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Education

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Constructivism: Children learn best through active, hands-on, structured learning experiences that reflect their interests and take their developmental and inpidual needs into account.

Diversity: All children benefit from learning about life around the world, and from working alongside others who are both similar to and different from themselves.

Community: Schools and communities are enhanced when school districts, administrators, teachers, parents, children, and members of the local community work together.

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Diversity: All children benefit from learning about life around the world, and from working alongside others who are both similar to and different from themselves.

Community: Schools and communities are enhanced when schooldistricts, administrators, teachers, parents, children, and members of the local community work together.

  • Project-based learning and emergent curriculum that incorporates student questions, ideas, plans, and research
  • Curriculum meets all state and district academic standards
  • Multiple ways to express knowledge and assess learning
  • Parent and community member involvement and education
  • Global perspectives and multiculturalism
  • Collaborative activities and a non-competitive environment
  • Positive discipline and conflict resolution skills
  • Regular opportunities to engage in physical activities, visual and performing arts, and with nature
  • Multi-age grouping in small classes
  • On-going collaboration between teachers and SSU faculty
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