What You Will See in the Classroom

  • Problem solving is a clear focus of the program.
  • Children have extended work time.
  • Teachers guide children in identifying questions and problems to work on.
  • A wide variety of materials are available to play/work with during work time. They are available for several days in a row.
  • Most of the materials in the room are related some how. This encourages children to experience the physical attributes of the objects in many ways and then to form relationships between the materials.
  • A unit of study permeates all activities and parts of the day.
  • The curriculum incorporates processes and broad concepts into the content.
  • Children and teachers discuss the records they make of ongoing work on a daily basis.
  • Cooperation and responsibility to the group are built into the day.
  • Units of study last several months.