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Thinking, Creating, Reflecting: Impacting the Future
Let’s think about the absolute most important values we have regarding children and childhood. Reflect about learning, and what makes it meaningful, exciting, and relevant. Let’s wonder about this institution called “school” and all we have learned, especially during the pandemic, about the way schooling provides experiences that align or diverge from child-centered values.
What do we MOST WANT for children from their time in school? As a professional learning community, we have asked ourselves this question, and share below some of our thinking and organizing towards making it happen.
For this year, under the theme EVERYONE COUNTS (puns intended) we are naming and organizing Spectrum by the values of BELONGINGNESS, EMPATHETIC HEARTS, and UNHACKABLE BRAINS.
Teachers are intentional, collaborative, and creative in how they are planning and implementing a program of learning that supports opportunities to experience and nurture these values in every child. We are publishing a library of short vlogs to explain each of these organizing values in detail. Bold blue words above are our first few videos, with more on the way.
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Spectrum School Curiosity!
Knowing HOW to think critically through any situation is necessary for success in life.
Cultivating creativity helps children bring their unique thoughts, feelings, and identity to the world.
Reflecting allows students to assess the effectiveness of their thinking, work, and interactions.
Learning should be purposeful. It allows children to make a positive difference in their own lives, communities, and the world.
Life as a student at Spectrum Progressive School is a unique and fun experience. Both inside the classroom and out, students are encouraged to think, create, and reflect on their learning.
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CLUBS & PROGRAMS
Student choice and ownership of a variety of learning enrichment options.
STUDENT DIRECTED LEARNING
Leveraging children's interests and passions helps them to learn how to learn.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Grounded in experiential, developmental, and intelligence based approaches.