I know I have to be careful here. I am just talking about the school. It cannot be a place that lacks structure.
I think creative learning is fine to some degree, but the teacher still has his or her hand on the learning options.
There may be some free reign in art class perhaps, but pretty much students who aren't grad students or doctoral candidates probably don't have the ability to set learning boundaries.
I can't answer the question of how it's done, maybe in my world I can try, but in your world, I can't even begin to try.
You'll find you probably already have the natural desire to want the best for your child.
Love rules the roost, but out of love, acceptance of certain things cannot be done.
I am uncomfortable though. I am not the person to ask for advice. I refer you to some people well more qualified who have dealt more with quantity of kids and number of years doing it. Some of these kids of GCG posters are honor students, Eagle Scouts, and some are out in the world doing well for themselves.
I don't feel qualified to answer - except for the fact that insisting on good behavior, good manners, and responsibility is not something that has to be draconian.
I cringe when I see some of the next generation in my 'inner circle'. It is almost heartbreaking.
So I just call out for structure. Hopefully people provide it in the home, some might only have the school to look toward. But somewhere it needs to be.