However, we also knew that as in other professions, dedication is a necessary but insufficient condition for success. We built a plan that would bring the very best of what has been learned about learning and school organization to Brewster in a way that would accelerate the growth of our students, the faculty and the development of our school. We believe that when everyone in a school works together to build its capacity to serve students we improve not only the experience of each student but the capability of our school as a learning community. Building a learning community is not a random process. Our school design reflects the connections between everything from best practice in teaching and learning to the way classrooms are built and furnished.
Schools are complex places.
It makes much more sense to look at them as systems. A design approach means looking at a school not as a sum of the pieces but as a whole system where each aspect is connected to the other. Brewster's design is based on the Endeavour Group's model for school improvement. Brewster has recorded spectacular growth using this thoughtful approach to the development of a learning community. We have evolved the school program with a series of interconnected initiatives in each of the areas of the School Design Model.