Spruce Street School Integrated Learning

Educational Program

Educational Program: Integrated Learning

Children at Spruce Street School encounter real world learning situations where multiple subjects are combined to broaden understanding of an activity. The arts, science, social studies, and use of basic skills all interplay in our students' education. This interdisciplinary approach prepares children for holistic lifelong learning rather than compartmentalized training on discrete subjects. Science and social studies give our students the opportunity to experience life rather than simply learn about it. The classroom experience includes music instruction twice weekly, visual arts, and a scholar-in-residence budget for each teacher. Each class creates an annual dramatic performance related to the themes they have learned over the year.

Main features of integrated curriculum are:

A combination of subjects
An emphasis on projects
Sources that go beyond textbooks
Relationships among concepts
Thematic units as organizing principles
Flexible schedules
Flexible student groupings.

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