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 # How To Build a Commons
 This organization exists to teach a class in the present and document the process for the future.
+We recognize the existence of a Common Pool Resource bequeathed to us all by our students - their valuable time and attention and trust.
 
 ## Scope & Sequencing
 This repository hosts the Scope & Sequencing document for the How To Build a Commons curriculum