{"id":38,"date":"2012-03-30T11:11:09","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T11:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brokenhorse.info\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2024-03-14T13:21:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T20:21:43","slug":"grade-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/grade-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Grade School"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize'  >\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kywjyb8a-8eec4a925b17122cbd01ef992e1abab0\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-kywjyb8a-8eec4a925b17122cbd01ef992e1abab0__0 .avia-caption-title{\nfont-size:80px;\ncolor:#ffd104;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-kywjyb8a-8eec4a925b17122cbd01ef992e1abab0__0 .avia-caption-title{\nfont-size:26px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-slideshow av-kywjyb8a-8eec4a925b17122cbd01ef992e1abab0 avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 28.666666666667%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-kywjyb8a-8eec4a925b17122cbd01ef992e1abab0__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><div class='av-slideshow-caption av-kywjyb8a-8eec4a925b17122cbd01ef992e1abab0__0 caption_fullwidth caption_center caption_center_framed caption_framed'><div class=\"container caption_container\"><div class=\"slideshow_caption\"><div class=\"slideshow_inner_caption\"><div class=\"slideshow_align_caption\"><h2 class='avia-caption-title '  itemprop=\"name\" >Come Explore<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-5192 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-5192\"  src=\"https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grade-School-1-1500x430.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"430\" title='Grade School' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  style='min-height:250px; min-width:873px; ' \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id='after_full_slider_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-38'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-20eti-92403e714025960e3d56162633cf7c5b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Understanding &#8216;Feeling Intelligence&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>When children are ready to leave <a href=\"http:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/early-years\/\">kindergarten<\/a> and enter <a href=\"http:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/grade-school\/grade-1\/\">first grade<\/a>, they are eager to explore the whole world of experience for the second time.\u00a0 Before, they identified with it and imitated it; now, at a more conscious level, they are ready to know it again, by means of the imagination &#8211; that extraordinary power of the human cognition &#8211; that allows us to &#8220;see&#8221; a picture, &#8220;hear&#8221; a story, and &#8220;divine&#8221; meanings within appearances.<\/p>\n<p>During the elementary school years, the educator&#8217;s task is to transform all that the child needs to know about the world into the language of the imagination, a language that is as accurate and as responsible to reality as intellectual analysis is in the adult. The wealth of an earlier, less intellectual age &#8211; folk tales, legends and mythologies, which speak truth in parables and pictures &#8211; becomes the teacher&#8217;s inexhaustible treasure house.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever speaks to the imagination and is truly felt stirs and activates the feelings and is remembered and learned. The elementary years are the time for educating the &#8220;feeling intelligence&#8221;. It is only after the physiological changes at puberty, which mark the virtual completion of the second great developmental phase, that imaginative learning undergoes a metamorphosis to emerge as the rational, abstract power of the intellect.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; &#8220;Learning that Grows with the Learner&#8221; by Henry Barnes, Waldorf Education &#8211; A Family Guide<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='full_slider_2'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr   slider-not-first container_wrap fullsize'  ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-6vxq2-0840a1dc3cd9697618403bced0ab10ae avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-2' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 51.068883610451%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-6vxq2-0840a1dc3cd9697618403bced0ab10ae__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-2' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-8485 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-8485\"  src=\"https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/grade-1-jumping_web-842x430.jpg\" width=\"842\" height=\"430\" title='grade 1 jumping_web' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id='after_full_slider_2'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-38'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1mbc2-2a0c25b6efcc95030e26c08bab5cc07f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1mbc2-2a0c25b6efcc95030e26c08bab5cc07f{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1mbc2-2a0c25b6efcc95030e26c08bab5cc07f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_slideshow_full  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kyxjscpy-303cf6756d8f67d36a17b203b36275b5\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kyxjscpy-303cf6756d8f67d36a17b203b36275b5{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kyxjscpy-303cf6756d8f67d36a17b203b36275b5 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kyxjscpy-303cf6756d8f67d36a17b203b36275b5 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kyxjscpy-303cf6756d8f67d36a17b203b36275b5 av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Lower Grades<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kyxm0epm-1046a4e51df44d7247cdf6ce8aa30aad '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Fostering Imagination<\/h3>\n<p>During the elementary school years (Grades 1-4), the educator\u2019s task is to transform all that the child needs to know about the world into the language of the imagination, a language that is as accurate and as responsible to reality as intellectual analysis is in the adult. The wealth of an earlier, less intellectual age \u2013 folk tales, legends and mythologies, which speak truth in parables and pictures \u2013 becomes the teacher\u2019s inexhaustible treasure house.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-639pa-78e5e7288264b66bd83513f6f6fbdb78 entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  grid-row-not-first  container_wrap fullsize'  >\n<div class='flex_cell av-5j202-155b47bbfec27c655aea7fea860dbfdb av-gridrow-cell av_one_fourth no_margin  avia-builder-el-7  el_before_av_cell_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first '  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kyxk1fbu-727c9fb9e9993a879de0a1e96bcab3aa\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kyxk1fbu-727c9fb9e9993a879de0a1e96bcab3aa 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495px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kyxjuroa-c9d4b80544f254a30fe89c2b06a2a436 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Establishing a rhythm for learning through imagination.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left avia-builder-el-3 el_before_av_button avia-builder-el-first \"><a class=\"avia-button av-58c4g-0845057145c829f4153cb203bd4d2f9c avia-icon_select-yes-right-icon avia-size-small avia-position-left avia-color-theme-color\" href=\"https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/high-school\/grade-1\/\"><span class=\"avia_iconbox_title\">GRADE ONE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class='flex_cell av-4yhye-db7801c45a17e2dde365d106a39ae227 av-gridrow-cell av_one_fourth no_margin  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_cell_one_fourth  el_before_av_cell_one_fourth '  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kyxk2wkx-decf4073756367ced8761fb4de853174\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kyxk2wkx-decf4073756367ced8761fb4de853174 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kyxk2wkx-decf4073756367ced8761fb4de853174 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kyxk2wkx-decf4073756367ced8761fb4de853174 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-11  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-6879 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6879 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail-1-495x400.jpeg\" alt='' title='thumbnail-1'  height=\"400\" width=\"495\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail-1-495x400.jpeg 495w, https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail-1-845x684.jpeg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kyxjv970-f608b43650cd7d2c95bcc348dc845cf9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Awakening new faculties and subjective feelings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left avia-builder-el-3 el_before_av_button avia-builder-el-first \"><a class=\"avia-button av-58c4g-0845057145c829f4153cb203bd4d2f9c avia-icon_select-yes-right-icon avia-size-small avia-position-left avia-color-theme-color\" title=\"Grade 2\" href=\"https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/grade-school\/grade-2\/\"><span class=\"avia_iconbox_title\">GRADE TWO<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class='flex_cell 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avia-img-lazy-loading-not-8594 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0222-495x400.jpg\" alt='' title='DSC_0222'  height=\"400\" width=\"495\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0222-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0222-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kyxjvf2s-f326ed1f5c1d2864745c1db4e03d717d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Establishing the self, and reconnecting with the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left avia-builder-el-3 el_before_av_button avia-builder-el-first \"><a class=\"avia-button av-58c4g-0845057145c829f4153cb203bd4d2f9c avia-icon_select-yes-right-icon avia-size-small avia-position-left avia-color-theme-color\" title=\"Grade 3\" href=\"https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/grade-school\/grade-3\/\"><span class=\"avia_iconbox_title\">GRADE THREE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class='flex_cell av-3pdsy-63e2cf23d05cd6534a9e6e8d9cd66f6c av-gridrow-cell av_one_fourth no_margin  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_cell_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-last '  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kyxk576n-aec481bbe629ccc65d224393073b7c59\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kyxk576n-aec481bbe629ccc65d224393073b7c59 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kyxk576n-aec481bbe629ccc65d224393073b7c59 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kyxk576n-aec481bbe629ccc65d224393073b7c59 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-17  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-10819 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-10819 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gr.4-farm-trip_lama-495x400.jpg\" alt='' title='Gr.4 farm trip_lama'  height=\"400\" width=\"495\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gr.4-farm-trip_lama-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gr.4-farm-trip_lama-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kyxjvm87-d6da7788d8c500e6db8c955e4a41c588 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Strengthening individuality and collaboration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap 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.av-special-heading.av-kyxjsw4s-71e8891d2761656ee42bb3f1b0ab5112{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kyxjsw4s-71e8891d2761656ee42bb3f1b0ab5112 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kyxjsw4s-71e8891d2761656ee42bb3f1b0ab5112 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kyxjsw4s-71e8891d2761656ee42bb3f1b0ab5112 av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Middle School Classes<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-11l6y-727aa3a2cb1b0373382146ef1ec14efe '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Developmental experiences<\/h3>\n<p>In the middle school years (Grade 5-7), the curriculum includes real world activities and projects through travel, guest teachers and speakers, and a variety of outdoor experiences to provide new challenges, and fully support the students as they begin to develop their critical thinking capacities.<\/p>\n<p>At age 12 or 13, students are ready to expand their experience in the world. Students participate in field trips such as camping, surfing, hiking and sailing, incorporating real-life experiences into their studies and enriching the academic curriculum The social dynamics of the classes are nurtured and developed as the group must collaborate together as a team, but still respect each others individual strengths. They study business models and run fundraisers at school events, raise funds for humanitarian groups, and volunteer with local community groups.<\/p>\n<p>The middle school years at Whistler Waldorf are designed to prepare students for <a href=\"http:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/high-school\/\">high school<\/a>, through a rich academic curriculum, appreciation of the arts, special projects and physically challenging outdoor experiences.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av-layout-grid-2'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-9o6e-0c9980abbaa2d70ceb7b05d1b7b869bf entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_button  grid-row-not-first  container_wrap fullsize'  >\n<div class='flex_cell av-26lcm-3fcb14f76a76aaad0dc2d905cb29086f av-gridrow-cell av_one_third no_margin  avia-builder-el-25  el_before_av_cell_one_third  avia-builder-el-first '  ><div 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width=\"495\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grade-school_drama_print-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grade-school_drama_print-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kyxjx4kv-ba8d019c5b09da173a990573f1236639 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Deepening experience of human nature.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left avia-builder-el-3 el_before_av_button avia-builder-el-first \"><a class=\"avia-button av-58c4g-0845057145c829f4153cb203bd4d2f9c avia-icon_select-yes-right-icon avia-size-small avia-position-left avia-color-theme-color\" title=\"Grade 5\" href=\"https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/grade-school\/grade-5\/\"><span class=\"avia_iconbox_title\">GRADE 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decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-10815 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-10815 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ANA1408-495x400.jpg\" alt='' title='_ANA1408'  height=\"400\" width=\"495\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ANA1408-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/whistlerwaldorf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ANA1408-845x683.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kyxjx94l-c6b71ff6599a8c2a473e72016b8285c7 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Emphasizing the physical world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left avia-builder-el-3 el_before_av_button avia-builder-el-first \"><a class=\"avia-button av-58c4g-0845057145c829f4153cb203bd4d2f9c avia-icon_select-yes-right-icon avia-size-small 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