In their social and natural world studies, students work both as individuals and in groups. They focus on guiding questions, looking for underlying concepts, processes, and patterns. Students are given a variety of activities that they may choose in exploring the guiding questions, or they may develop their own activities with teacher approval. They develop both individual and group products, with their culminating projects integrating what they learn with their studies in other areas. The school day is divided into individual and group work.
Individual work is designed to match the skills, abilities, and interests of each student.
There are a variety of work choices for students in every academic area. Students may work alone or in small, self-chosen groups. Individual work is self-paced, and is usually assessed individually with mastery tests. There are opportunities for modified and advanced work in most individual study areas. Group Work Group work is performed by the students in randomly chosen collaborative groups that change each cycle.