Yet we are also a place that has a compelling and exciting future guided by a focus on innovation and creativity in a global context.
“We worked together to plan a give-back dinner with 10% of each person’s total bill [going] to Habitat for Humanity Mexico. For instance, many traditional schools gauge progress through report cards, which give students lettered or numbered grades. It affects the brain, optic nerves, and spinal cord.
Someone can be really good at French, but maybe not so great in other subjects.” They seem to appreciate that latitude, and don’t feel the need to be good at all things. 12, Pickering College students perform an average of 2 hours of homework per night.This school frequently "flips the classroom": asks students to learn material at home and do the "homework" in-class (with teacher support).While all schools measure individual progress and achievement in students, they have different ways of doing this. High expectations and standards – and a challenging yet rewarding curriculum – are the common themes here.
“It took two weeks of real learning. A preschool's curriculum may or may not, though, reflect its higher-level curriculum (if it's part of a school with elementary or secondary programs) Reggio Emilia programs aim to develop curiosity and problem-solving skills through the liberal use of “projects”, (as opposed to “activities” or “lessons”). Students are encouraged to explore, reflect on their findings, and discuss answers or solutions. This does not mean the school is uncaring, unsupportive, or non-responsive -- far from it.
“I think it gives you a broader perspective,” says a parent who is himself an alumnus. Again, they don’t have to be on track to saving the world, but they should be curious about what’s happening in the world, both in their local communities and further afield.
Besides the overall size of school, there are other important facts you’ll want to know about a school’s enrolment. The students we spoke to agreed that a willingness to be involved in the opportunities that the school offers, including a full range of co-curriculars, is key to success. Students meet with advisors in groups of eight to 10.
“It wasn’t really formal,” says a boarding student from Turkey of her admission interview. Pickering (2016 population 91,771) ... the Durham College/Centennial College Joint Learning Site opened at the north terminus of the pedestrian bridge.
Our students experience a school that is intimate in size and global in perspective.
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The GLP culminates in a Capstone project where students are required not just to research and present on a global issue, but also to act on it, which is a distinguishing feature.
Associate faculty live in residence with the kids.