Primary Learning

Explore

Experience

Reflect

Adapt

Our primary learning community brings increased awareness to the process of learning. As we interact socially, explore material intellectually, and navigate our experience emotionally, we uncover how we process diverse stimuli and how these interactions affect our experiences in learning and shape the building of our understanding. We model critical thinking and divergent inquisition so that learners internalize these practices and view experiences through multiple lenses. Primary opportunities serve as platforms for fostering independent learning, delivering instruction in foundational skill areas, supporting sustainable social navigation, and cultivating emotional intelligence.

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”

– Victor Frankl

As the complexities of our interactions and our perceptions expand from continued learning experiences, reflection becomes a tool for using our observations to shape our understandings and our intentions in ways that are life-serving and lead to future thriving. Primary learning values effective language and communication skills delivered across diverse mediums. From this foundation grows healthy social interactions, self-confidence, and academic ability.

The Facilitator Provides, The Student Decides

Primary learning offers additional platforms for learners to engage content specific opportunities. Direct instruction is provided at the level of the learner’s ability and willingness. Learners are supported in the development of language and communication practices that facilitate self-advocacy and compassion. Growing our ability to identify and communicate our needs and interests allows us to become more involved in the development and participation of our pursuits. With classes, workshops, and open classroom settings in areas surrounding the arts and humanities, digital programming and design, ecological literacy, the many sciences, health and wellness, social and emotional intelligence, etc., learners have various opportunities to support the development of unique needs and interests.

Honoring Diverse Social, Emotional, Intellectual, and Physiological Experiences

Primary learning is a time accompanied with growth in many ways – cognitive, emotional, physical. It’s a time when the uniqueness of our needs can become apparent, and its when we so deeply crave connection, belonging, and understanding. We value the unique experience of each learner and we utilize a variety of facilitator, mentor, and community resources to implement avenues for support.