The CLS is used by the College as a model classroom setting where NMC students pursuing AA and BA degrees in Early Childhood and Elementary Education can observe and experience ideal methods of teaching and working with young children. The College Lab School provides a rigorous, creative, well-rounded education for a diverse student body. The school is committed to helping each student master important subject matter, learn to think critically and creatively, understand the values and traditions that underlie our society, and develop a sense of personal and community responsibility. The CLS believes that students have different needs at different developmental stages.
Students learn through active participation.
The school sees itself as a community of students and teachers, responsible to one another. Every student is viewed as an individual in his or her combination of developmental readiness, culture attributes, personal preferences, learning style, temperament, and special talents. We assist and encourage each student to reach his or her potential for making positive contribution in the classroom, at home, and for the community as a whole and to develop a love and capacity for life-long learning. The curriculum is cognitive-based. We foster mental growth, curiosity, creative problem solving, and decision-making abilities.