I see children benefit by becoming confident, learning to take risks and coming up with a variety of solutions to problems. I was so excited to hear of an entire program devoted to children using hands-on approaches to construct knowledge. As a teacher, I love watching the way children create solutions. I love the energy and excitement they and their families bring to my classroom. We take LOTS of field trips.
Students do many design technology projects.
They conduct research and give oral reports on their findings. She has worked with all grade levels and taught 1st grade at our program from 1996 until the end of the 1999 - 2000 school year. Sue Denton our prior Third Grade Teacher left our program just prior to the beginning of the 2000 - 2001 school year when her husband accepted a promotion requiring to live abroad for two years. Sue will be missed and we wish her well. Upon hearing the news that Sue Denton was leaving us, Kris decided it was time for her to again teach Third Grade.