Media Source: The Globe and Mail (Canada)
Date: 4 October 2024
Private schools afford students a wide range of opportunities to engage in projects off campus that allow them to see the practical applications of what they learn in the classroom. The classroom may be a place of learning, but so is the real world, which is why many private schools are taking lessons beyond the four walls of the…
Private schools afford students a wide range of opportunities to engage in projects off campus that allow them to see the practical applications of what they learn in the classroom. The classroom may be a place of learning, but so is the real world, which is why many private schools are taking lessons beyond the four walls of the classroom. For example, arts students visit the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto to explore non-Western examples of art. Grade 9 geographers study water through an active research project in the Don River. And STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) students are inspired by speakers who spark insight, curiosity and innovative thinking. “Our senior school co-op programme also provides authentic and expansive experiences for students wanting to focus their learning in a specific area,” says Dr. Kristen Clarke, dean of teaching and learning at BSS, a school for girls in Toronto. “Students have developed their science skills by working with an OB-GYN, experienced real-life animal medicine in a veterinarian’s office, and applied their design and technology learnings by designing work spaces.”