Cooperative learning ensures that all students are meaningfully and actively involved in learning, are achieving up to their potential, and are establishing friendships at all levels. The school has developed a strong sense of community in which all members actively seek to resolve conflicts and solve problems together. With cooperation comes conflict. The more committed the collaborators are to their goals, and the more closely they work together, the more frequent and intense the conflicts they may have. One of the more delightful aspects of visiting Highlands is watching students resolve conflicts.
Teachers often involve students in academic controversies.
Pairs of students in groups of four considered the issue. One pair advocated uniforms, and the other pair in each group took a stand against them. Learning research and critical thinking skills is complemented by learning about different perspectives, learning to listen, and learning to work cooperatively to reach solutions. Problem-solving negotiations and peer mediation. A cluster of students walking by laugh as one of them kicks the ball away from the player trying to retrieve it.