Students stay with these teachers for two years. They work in groups of all sizes and composition, engaged in activity-based, learning projects. They have many opportunities to make decisions about their own learning and to develop responsibility. All levels focus on the skills of communicating well in oral and written forms and using mathematical concepts to solve problems. A strong citizenship program emphasizes perseverance, responsibility, and other life skills.
Assessment of learning is based on individual growth and performance.
Many parents work in the classroom and throughout the school. It's like getting a new pair of lenses that make teaching a lot more exciting and help us look forward into the next century. It is helping students take control of their own learning. This teacher and student express an increasingly widespread enthusiasm for curriculum integration. While not necessarily a new way of looking at teaching, curriculum integration has received a great deal of attention in educational settings.