The Four Pillars of Learning Excellence

 

The Willow School’s highly acclaimed academic program exceeds the Sunshine State Standards, and is aligned with the rigorous International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) Standards.

Our academic approach is based on four essential pillars of learning excellence:

  • Experiential learning
  • Project based curriculum
  • Multi-age classrooms
  • Holistic approach

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    Experiential Learning

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    What Makes Experiential Learning so Exciting and Effective?

  • It’s ACTIVE - It engages all the senses
  • Brain research shows that using all the senses creates higher learning retention
  • It brings real life experiences into the classroom and makes learning fun
  • It is proven most effective for all types of learners

    • As an experiential school, Willow School students spend much of each day embarking on purposeful, rigorous, hands-on learning that involves intellectual, service, and kinesthetic dimensions. Experiential learning allows children to delve into subject matter in authentic ways. Rather than just talking or reading about a subject, children are immersed in content in as many ways as are possible (videos, field trips, music, arts, drama, food, projects) to enhance their understanding and knowledge.

    The experiential curriculum is stimulating and challenging and is designed to help children:

  • develop their innate ability to learn
  • communicate articulately
  • challenge themselves
  • develop higher order thinking skills
  • foster a love of learning

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