How We Learn
Project Based, Student Centered
San Francisco Schoolhouse was founded as a progressive school. For us, progressive education is all about putting students first.​​​
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Students learn by having experiences and doing things.
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Students understand how traditional disciplines (math, English, science, history) are connected. The curriculum is designed around cross-curricular themes, skills, problems, and questions.
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Students become innovators — they come up with new ideas and put them into practice.
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Students learn to ask specific questions, solve challenging problems, analyze in rigorous detail, and think from an objective, critical point of view.
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Students are encouraged to understand and learn how to take action.
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Students collaborate with one another.
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Students value democracy.
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Students have different learning goals according to their different learning needs.
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Students learn individually, in pairs, and in groups.
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Students learn skills that will be needed in future society.
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Students learn by serving the local community.
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Students learn using varied learning resources.
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Students are assessed in a variety of different ways, including projects and productions.
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Students are prepared for life.
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