| At Elysian... |
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Students will be taught to live in the real world.
Elysian is modeled after the Bank
Street School for Children. Its tried and true approach is
built on the belief that the world is a laboratory for students.
Even our youngest students are constantly looking to their
families, their school and their community as the basis for study.
Our students learn to view learning as a life long process - one
of the most important lessons taught at the school is how to
understand something. These critical thinking skills help our
students get more out of their lives - now and in the future.
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Literacy and responsible social interaction are
valued and promoted.
- Basic skills will be mastered.
- 15 students in each class assures that our teachers understand
each student's stage of development in order to teach him or her
effectively.
- Teachers help students face new educational challenges as they
gain a firmer grasp of skills they've already acquired.
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| And at Elysian, we believe
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- The most important thing our school does is provide an
atmosphere in which children feel secure enough to take risks.
- We must cultivate a diverse community of children who learn
together and from each other.
- Members of our educational community contribute to the school
through commitment, action and reflection.
- The values and educational agenda we can instill in the
children of our local community will lead them to become
outstanding contributing members of the global community.
- Academic growth can't be separated from personal and social
growth. The desire to understand the world is built into human
beings, and we learn about ourselves and the world through
experience.
- Student development doesn't follow a straight line - it
involves changes in the way a person understands and copes with
the world.
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