The MET East Bay (https://www.themethighschool.org/) is a part of the Big Picture Learning Network of schools (https://www.bigpicture.org/). The East Bay high school is a smaller school, with only about 120 students in grades 9-12. I had the opportunity to visit the school and speak with principal, Brad Martin. I was also given an amazing tour, … Continue reading Visit to the MET →

St. Georges in Rhode Island (https://www.stgeorges.edu/) is a grade 9-12 co-ed independent boarding school that has approximately 350 students, 80 faculty members and a very rich history. As I drove up the road to the school, I was struck by the beauty of the campus. From the historic gothic chapel at the top of the … Continue reading Visit to St. Georges →

I had a wonderful visit to McDonogh School (https://www.mcdonogh.org/) and was welcomed by Kevin Costa, Director of Innovation and Learning. I chose to visit McDonogh for a few reasons. First, they have been influenced greatly by Harvard’s Project Zero research around teaching for understanding. Second, they recently launched their Life Ready (https://www.mcdonogh.org/academics/lifeready)framework, focused on authentic … Continue reading Visit to McDonogh School →

Hawken School (https://www.hawken.edu/) is a prestigious independent school located outside of Cleveland, Ohio. The school was founded in 1915 and shares quite a lot in common with HSC. I had heard about the Hawken School because it was one of the schools featured in CAIS’ Project 2051. The school is very progressive in its vision. … Continue reading Visit to Hawken School →

Washington International School (WIS) (https://www.wis.edu/) is an IB PK-Grade 12 school located on two campuses in Washington, DC. I chose to visit WIS for two reasons, one was its focus on inquiry-based learning and the other was its partnership with Project Zero at Harvard. I had the pleasure of meeting with Jim Reese, the Director … Continue reading Visit to Washington International School →

I was able to squeeze in a short visit to HB Woodlawn Secondary Program (https://www.apsva.us/school-overviews/h-b-woodlawn-secondary-program/) on my way home from visiting another school. What is intriguing about HB Woodlawn is its model that allows more student control over their education than other, more traditional, schools permit. The focus at HB Woodlawn is on self-motivation and … Continue reading Visit to HB Woodlawn Secondary Program →

I had the opportunity to visit Two Rivers Public Charter School (http://www.learnwithtworivers.org/) while in Washington, DC. Two Rivers is a Pre-K to Grade 8 school located on three campus (two elementary campuses for PK-Grade 5, and one middle school campus for grades 6-8). Two Rivers has been around for 15 years and is an Expeditionary … Continue reading Visit to Two Rivers Public Charter School →

Horace Mann Elementary School (https://www.horacemanndc.org/) is a public elementary school in Washington DC. About 400 students from PK-Grade 5 attend the school. The first thing that struck me about the school was the welcoming entry way filled with light and a two story living wall. The principal, Elizabeth Whisnant met with me, answered my questions … Continue reading Visit to Horace Mann Elementary School →

My visit to the Apollo School (https://theapolloschool.weebly.com/) at Central York High School was very inspirational. The Apollo School is a semester long, 4 hour program that combines social science, language arts and art. The program began 4 years ago by Greg Wimmer (social science), Wes Ward (language arts) and Jim Grandi (art). Truth be told, … Continue reading Visit to the Apollo School →

The administrators at the two schools in the Yellow Springs School District were very accommodating and made special arrangements for me to visit when my original plans got cancelled due to a snow day. The Yellow Springs School District is made up of two schools, Mills Lawn Elementary, which is a K-6 school, and Yellow … Continue reading Visit to Yellow Springs School District →