THE NEW SCHOOL

The New School employs a "project approach" to curriculum. Rather than dividing subject matter into discrete timeslots, units and individual facts, we draw together academic subjects into large scale projects, incorporating the interests and ideas of the students along the way. Plans for projects may be generated by one child, a group, a teacher, or a parent, and may end up involving just one individual, the entire school, or any sized group in between. This approach ensures that students don't get bored or "burnt out," while simultaneously empowering them in many ways. It also makes their work and their time more meaningful to them, and results in a deeper understanding of concepts, as opposed to a mere retention of data. Our students learn to take ownership for planning and carrying through on their work, and they find satisfaction in their own processes, as opposed to finding it merely in the approval of others... We believe that real learning is an integrated process that occurs..

Also known as: New School

Primary location: Holmdel United States