Process
Partnership education process is how we teach and learn. Partnership schools and programs integrate new and time-tested approaches that engage children in the joy of lifelong learning.
- Children are seen as partners in the learning process
- Adults model facilitation rather than control
- Every child’s unique abilities are fostered
- Children are treated with empathy and caring
- Diverse learning styles are honored
- Children's voices are heard and their ideas are respected
- Emotional needs are understood and addressed
- Cooperative learning and individual responsibility are combined
- Learning is a reciprocal activity between teacher and child
- Students learn through experiential opportunities
- Young people think for themselves and trust their observations and experiences
- Students develop and use skills of caring and ethical behaviors
