In a country where state education does not exist, except for the government setting a basic curriculum and giving sporadic funding, Santina's remaining children do not attend school.

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Each community organises the schooling for its own children, setting a separate curriculum for subjects as contentious as history and as universal as mathematics.

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At a later stage, groups would need to give a full business plan, setting out the school's financial viability and a detailed breakdown of its curriculum.

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The curriculum has been broken up into 90-minute, biweekly teaching nuggets on subjects such as setting goals and ensuring accountability.

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