Our Learning Approach & Values
We are a Christ-centered microschool that focuses on critical thinking from an early age. We strive to strengthen the child-family relationship by empowering families to be intentional disciplers of their children’s faith and education.
Collaboration
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Relationships matter. Our community matters. We value each other and engage in each other's thinking and perspective.
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Parents are our partners. They are the child's first and primary teacher. Parents offer expertise and they can benefit from being in the classroom to learn alongside our teachers.
Critical Thinking
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Our 21st century world needs students who can problem-solve and think critically. We are preparing them for jobs that don’t yet exist.
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We focus on process over outcomes & reasoning over rote-memorization.
Customized Learning
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Learning happens when students are ready, see purpose, make connections to their world, experience it and reflect on it.
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Students should be positioned to take ownership of their learning so that they are doing the heavy cognitive lifting (not the teacher).
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True learning is experiential, relational, emotional, spiritual, connected, and real-world.
Christ-Centered
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Identity comes from Christ, not from the world and not from being “good”.
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We study God's Word so that we can get to know God and know that He can be trusted.
Sample Schedule for Ages 3-5
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
A typical day might look like the following schedule.
9:00am - 9:20am
Drop-off and student centers
10:00am - 10:40am
Outdoor play + Snack
9:20am - 9:50am
Collaborative Learning:
sing songs, community building game, calendar time
10:40am - 11:40am
Independent story time
Personalized learning time
Inquiry-based play & craft
9:50am - 10:00am
Group story time and students pick a story to read after outdoor play
11:40am - 12:00pm
Community Circle
Clean-up
*Lunch Bunch until 12:30pm