Traditional classrooms of 25 or more students with one teacher cannot meet the unique needs of individual learners. At Spectrum, small groups and one-to-one conferencing allow for teachers to understand every student’s specific strengths, interests, and opportunities for academic growth.

Progressive approaches to education ARE 21st Century, abandoning the factory model from their inception. They focus on thinking, collaborating, problem-solving, creativity, and the learner’s experiences of school, not a static curriculum based on a child’s age.