Blue School

BLUE SCHOOL'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP AND SHARE AN INQUIRY-BASED APPROACH TO EDUCATION THAT FOSTERS CREATIVITY, PROMOTES ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, NURTURES HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND INSPIRES A LIFELONG PASSION FOR LEARNING.

BLUE SCHOOL OFFERS A DYNAMICALLY BALANCED EDUCATION TO OVER 300 STUDENTS FOCUSING ON ACADEMIC MASTERY, SELF & SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND CREATIVE THINKING. IN ORDER FOR DEEP ACADEMIC WORK TO TAKE PLACE, A CHILD MUST BE KNOWN AND SEEN AND MUST BE GIVEN ROOM TO BRING THEIR FULL SELF, THEIR MYRIAD QUESTIONS AND THEIR BOLD IDEAS INTO THE CLASSROOM.BLUE SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE GIVEN THE SKILLS TO BE PROBLEM SOLVERS AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXAMINE EVERY FACET OF A CHALLENGE. STUDENTS ENTER THE SCHOOL BUILDING KNOWING THAT THEIR IDENTITIES WILL BE EMBRACED. CLASSROOMS ARE BUILT FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING, MUTUAL RESPECT, UNDERSTANDING OF SELF AND OTHERS. EVERY DAY, CHILDREN MUST HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD, INVENT, PROBLEM SOLVE AND DREAM WHILE TEACHERS MEET THEM WITH CURIOSITY AND UNDERSTANDING.YOUNG CHILDREN SEEK TO UNDERSTAND, CREATE AND CONNECT WITH OTHERS AND WITH THE WORLD AROUND THEM. FOR THE PRE-PRIMARY PROGRAM, WE ENCOURAGE THIS INNATE MOTIVATION TO EXPLORE AND LEARN BY LISTENING AND RESPONDING TO CHILDREN'S QUESTIONS AND IDEAS, OFFERING DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS AND INVITING MATERIALS THAT ALLOW CHILDREN TO ENGAGE ALL OF THEIR SENSES, AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION, DISCUSSION AND MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS. PRIMARY CHILDREN-GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 5TH GRADE-ENTER A STAGE OF DEVELOPMENTAL INTEGRATION IN WHICH THEY ARE ORGANIZING AND COMBINING VARIOUS SKILLS TO ACCOMPLISH INCREASINGLY COMPLEX TASKS AND TO UNDERSTAND CONCEPTS. CHILDREN DEVELOP MORE FULLY INTO UNIQUE AND CURIOUS INDIVIDUALS WHO COMPREHEND AND FORMULATE QUESTIONS AND IDEAS ABOUT THEIR IMMEDIATE WORLD. THEY LEARN TO THINK LOGICALLY, ANTICIPATE OUTCOMES, CLASSIFY OBJECTS AND SOLVE PROBLEMS. CHILDREN ARE GUIDED AND CHALLENGED TO REFLECT ON THEIR LEARNING PROCESS, RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL FEEDBACK, AND VIGOROUSLY REVISE WORK. THE WORK CARRIED OUT IN THIS PROCESS MIRRORS THE AUTHENTIC AND COLLABORATIVE WORK OF THE REAL WORLD.ADOLESCENTS HAVE ENORMOUS POTENTIAL FOR COURAGEOUS AND CREATIVE WORK. IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS, THE HUMAN BRAIN CHANGES AT A RATE MATCHED ONLY BY THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF LIFE, AND CHILDREN'S CAPACITIES ARE NATURALLY STRENGTHENED. BLUE SCHOOL'S MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HARNESS THE POTENTIAL OF ADOLESCENTS TO ACT ON THEIR IDEAS, PURSUE HIGH LEVELS OF SCHOLARSHIP, AND BECOME MORE FULLY REALIZED AS PEOPLE AND LEARNERS.