“Since we cannot know what knowledge will be needed in the future, it is senseless to try to teach it in advance. Instead our job must be to turn out young people who love learning so much, and who learn so well, that they will be able to learn whatever needs to be learned”.

John Holt

Our Learner Profile

Our Learner was…
  • Apathetic
  • Dependent
  • Dogmatic
  • Timid
  • Fragile
  • Extrinsically Motivated
Our Learner is…
  • Curious
  • Independent Minded
  • Thoughtful and Open Minded
  • Adventurous
  • Resilient
  • Intrinsically Motivated

21st Century Needs

The world our young people are about to go out and inhabit is nuanced, complex, and demanding.

It is characterised by uncertainty and conflicting values.

It desperately needs people with emotional and social competencies who can solve problems. Resilient, agile people, able to learn in unfamiliar contexts.

We need new classroom designs. Learning environments for the 21st Century.

Our learning environment is…

  • Active
  • Guided by teachers
  • Differentiated
  • Social
  • Collaborative
  • Creative
  • Relevant and rooted in the world we live
  • Encouraging of critical thinking
  • Safe for taking on challenges and “floundering intelligently” (Nottingham, 2017)
  • A place of learning partnerships
  • Where high academic standards are a natural by-product of deep and effective learning

Our Learning Choice

A Student Centred Approach