29 Nov 2024
The High Scope curriculum emerged in the 1960s under the leadership of Dr. David P. Weikart. Through the "High Scope" method, a curricular approach that promotes active thinking, planning, critical reasoning, and problem-solving.
Child-Adult Interactions
The Learning Environment
Daily Organization
Meaningful Assessment
Our facilities are designed to create an environment that stimulates student learning. If a child is in a stimulating environment, they will have a 25% greater capacity to learn.
The classrooms are distributed into 4 areas: art, drama, construction, and language. This alternative education consists of implementing the "Work Hour" within the daily routine, where children gather in small groups with an educator to carry out the process, which distributes the children's time into:
Planning Time: The child decides what to do, with what materials to work with, whether to do it alone or with others, etc.
Work Time: The child carries out the plan. They have 45 minutes to complete their project, always accompanied by the educator who supports them, shows them their progress, and helps them see the strategies they invent to solve their conflicts.
Evaluation Time: Finally, they evaluate the result. They gather in the same groups and evaluate their work. The educator (who was with them the whole time) helps them remember what they did and recognize their achievements.
In High Scope, children are invited to try new things, test theories, and ideas. There is room to make mistakes and learn from these errors. This methodology maintains the concept of keeping a structured and consistent routine. The idea is that if the routine is the same every day and is known to the children, they feel more secure and are more willing to learn.
