Congratulations! You have reached our info page about a wonderful two year program called the Multiage Primary Class. We call it Multiage because we have a mixture of 5 to 9 year olds in our class, and Primary because we are 1st and 2nd Graders.
This is not a combination class (sometimes called a "split") where students in each grade study a different curriculum (2 Math classes, 2 Science classes, etc.) This is a place where all students participate in the same units at their own level.
Multiage classes take the focus off meeting the needs of the whole group of students and instead meet the needs of each individual student. So, unlike many same-age classes where children view their successes by how well they compare to others in their class, each child will learn to focus on his or her personal progress.
Whether reading, writing, or 'rithmetic-ing, each child will be
- building on what s/he already knows
- making choices
- showing what s/he knows in different ways
- working together and by her/himself
- knowing that what s/he says is valued by teachers and classmates
- finding out that s/he can learn from others and that others can learn from him/her
- seeing teachers as learners
- having fun learning
- excited about sharing what s/he is doing with others
- talking about what s/he is doing and how s/he is doing it
Morning Meeting
Reading
Math
Spelling
Themes
Writing
Class Community
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