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Every year KIDLAB goes through a sort of transformation. Some years the room changes due to an influx of students. Other years it changes because I get some cool new science equipment. And sometimes it changes because I visit another school and get some awesome ideas, which is what happened in 2011.
At the end of 2010, I visited the Mission Hill School, a pilot school in Boston where Heidi Lynn (the NHCS lower school dean) used to work. The program at Mission Hill is really neat. Students have a lot of choice in their day and are able to lead themselves through different activities. Classrooms are set up in centers where kids have access to a variety of materials and are able to work independently. I spent a whole day there, observing the teachers and students as they worked, learned and played. It was wonderful.
I love the idea of student-led learning. I think it is incredibly important that students have the ability to choose what and how they want to learn. I think learning how to work independently is a skill many students lack and one that is vital to a successful future in education. Based on these beliefs along with the excitement I saw at Mission Hill, KIDLAB got a makeover and launched as KIDLAB 2.0 in 2011.
Click on the pictures below to take a look at the different areas in KIDLAB. See what they are, how they look, and what kids do there. Make sure to check out the links in the menu to see pictures of the kids at work!
At the end of 2010, I visited the Mission Hill School, a pilot school in Boston where Heidi Lynn (the NHCS lower school dean) used to work. The program at Mission Hill is really neat. Students have a lot of choice in their day and are able to lead themselves through different activities. Classrooms are set up in centers where kids have access to a variety of materials and are able to work independently. I spent a whole day there, observing the teachers and students as they worked, learned and played. It was wonderful.
I love the idea of student-led learning. I think it is incredibly important that students have the ability to choose what and how they want to learn. I think learning how to work independently is a skill many students lack and one that is vital to a successful future in education. Based on these beliefs along with the excitement I saw at Mission Hill, KIDLAB got a makeover and launched as KIDLAB 2.0 in 2011.
Click on the pictures below to take a look at the different areas in KIDLAB. See what they are, how they look, and what kids do there. Make sure to check out the links in the menu to see pictures of the kids at work!