In Hilliard, OH, administrators, teachers, kids and parents make a school a "community." Visualize, if you will, a symphony orchestra. The violins play as one, led by the concertmaster in the first violin section, who is first among equals. As the music builds, the cellos add their glorious tone while the woodwinds may introduce the theme. Concurrently, the brass sections add harmony and depth while the percussionists contribute special touches as they keep the beat. Yes, that's a symphony?but, in reality, a "Basic School" has just been described. Such a Basic School, is peopled by a community of intimately connected, highly trained and extraordinary performers - artists, really - who happen to be teachers. Like musicians, they are professionals who, through practice, are determined to perform better tomorrow than they did today. It can only be described as a colossal team effort, providing a boatload of connections across the curriculum and across the grades. A Basic School is, in fact, a community of learners. It is children learning from teachers, teachers learning from children and everyone learning from everyone else- especially, teachers learning from teachers.