A Dream...

Embracing childhood…

                             transforming learning, leadership, and civic engagement

                                                                                                                   for a lifetime.

 

 

Imagine a school where questions lead learning, where wondering is a habit of mind, where children engage the city and their studies as full participants. Imagine an environment where musing is an esteemed occupation and skills are developed to venture beyond “here”, where great ideas become real. Imagine an education that values childhood and its wisdom, sensitivity, and vitality. Imagine learning that makes dreams possible. Imagine a life built on a foundation of engagement that creates a love of knowing, and a knowing that allows us to stand on the edge of each day, assured there will be more…

A Renaissance School… Arts, design, engineering, and the sciences are lively, natural contexts for the introduction, development, and application of skills. Multi-layer projects unfold with collaboration and adult guidance as each child develops confidence and competence as a learner. As community members, children are empowered to find their voices and contribute their signatures through service, leadership, and civic engagement, shaping unique questions and interpretations of their expanding world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Design:

form and function, design process, collaboration, balance of critical and creative thought

 

Design Technology (Engineering):

tools, materials, systems, conceptual application/realization

 

Analytical Studies:

Math computation/conceptualization/application/problem-solving,

physics, life science, earth science, social sciences, logic

 

Inquiry and Research:

stewardship, service, connoisseurship, contribution

 

Technical Reading and Writing:

expository texts, graphic organizers

 

Integrated communication:

reading, writing, speaking, listening, context, appreciation

 

Expressive Literacy and Reflective Documentation:

genres of image-generation, exhibition/publication,

journals, non­traditional evidence of thinking/learning

 

Arts:

fine arts, performing arts, performance, appreciation, history, medium exploration, personal expression

 

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