The level of collaboration and teaching and learning activities linked to the projects offered at these sites varies. The Evergreen Sudbury School is a very unusual school. Here, students initiate all their own activities. The staff, the plant, the equipment are there to answer their needs. Learning takes place in formal and informal settings, in large and small groups, or individually.
All ages are free to mix at all times.
The dynamics among students of different ages, helping each other learn about everything from human relations to math, is one of the greatest strengths of the school. When we try to define what children take away from their years in Montessori, we need to expand our vision to include more than just the basic academic skills. Our model is dynamic in nature. We constantly research and evaluate new educational methods and tools to guarantee effective, top-quality instruction. When children relate what they learn to their own experience, they are interested and alive, and what they learn becomes their own.