Montessori style high school?
doris said:
I was just wondering if there is such a thing as high schools that have alternative teaching styles that are closer to the Montessori methods or something? Less structured and grade-based etc...If so, are there any in New Jersey?
My first thought about something unstructured, but maybe not exactly Montessori, is the Democratic Free School in SOMA. http://www.southmountaincoop.org/
South Mountain Co-op’s approach to education is individualized and curiosity driven; students
are free to explore the world around them at their own pace and
according to their own interests, with the support of the adult staff
and school community at large.
School governance is collaborative and participatory; each
member of the community, regardless of age or role, has an equal say in
the consensus decision-making process and running of the school.
alp said:
doris said:My first thought about something unstructured, but maybe not exactly Montessori, is the Democratic Free School in SOMA. http://www.southmountaincoop.org/
I was just wondering if there is such a thing as high schools that have alternative teaching styles that are closer to the Montessori methods or something? Less structured and grade-based etc...If so, are there any in New Jersey?
South Mountain Co-op’s approach to education is individualized and curiosity driven; students
are free to explore the world around them at their own pace and
according to their own interests, with the support of the adult staff
and school community at large.
School governance is collaborative and participatory; each
member of the community, regardless of age or role, has an equal say in
the consensus decision-making process and running of the school.
this is interesting. thank you.
Red Oaks School in Morristown is a Montessori style school that goes up to 8th grade. I bet they would know which high schools fit the bill.
My son attends South Mountain Co-op. They are no longer in Maplewood, they moved to Montclair, but we find it well worth commuting to. They just had an open house, but if memory serves me right they usually have about one open house a month. If I hear when the next one is I'll post it here.
It is a mixed age school, very curiosity driven and with lots of hands on creative projects. Oh, and when I was there helping out the other week some of the kids in the math class were working on algebra problems. I point this out because class attendance is voluntary, yet math class isn't empty.
The one thing I hear from parents (and even my old pediatrician) in regards to the educational model is "my kids wouldn't take any classes if they didn't have to, they would just play all day." And in the begining this might be true, but from what I've seen once the novelty of not having to do anything wears off and they see how much fun the other students are having in class, they tend to start participating voluntarily.
spontaneous said:
My son attends South Mountain Co-op. They are no longer in Maplewood, they moved to Montclair, but we find it well worth commuting to. They just had an open house, but if memory serves me right they usually have about one open house a month. If I hear when the next one is I'll post it here.
It is a mixed age school, very curiosity driven and with lots of hands on creative projects. Oh, and when I was there helping out the other week some of the kids in the math class were working on algebra problems. I point this out because class attendance is voluntary, yet math class isn't empty.
The one thing I hear from parents (and even my old pediatrician) in regards to the educational model is "my kids wouldn't take any classes if they didn't have to, they would just play all day." And in the begining this might be true, but from what I've seen once the novelty of not having to do anything wears off and they see how much fun the other students are having in class, they tend to start participating voluntarily.
That school intrigues me. Are there many High school students there?
spontaneous said:
My son attends South Mountain Co-op. They are no longer in Maplewood, they moved to Montclair, but we find it well worth commuting to. They just had an open house, but if memory serves me right they usually have about one open house a month. If I hear when the next one is I'll post it here.
It is a mixed age school, very curiosity driven and with lots of hands on creative projects. Oh, and when I was there helping out the other week some of the kids in the math class were working on algebra problems. I point this out because class attendance is voluntary, yet math class isn't empty.
The one thing I hear from parents (and even my old pediatrician) in regards to the educational model is "my kids wouldn't take any classes if they didn't have to, they would just play all day." And in the begining this might be true, but from what I've seen once the novelty of not having to do anything wears off and they see how much fun the other students are having in class, they tend to start participating voluntarily.
That school intrigues me. Are there many High school students there?
There are some teens, I don't know the exact number or the exact age range. The school accepts students ages 5-18
I was just wondering if there is such a thing as high schools that have alternative teaching styles that are closer to the Montessori methods or something? Less structured and grade-based etc...If so, are there any in New Jersey?