The Calhoun School

Location: New York City, New York

The Calhoun School is a progressive, independent school in New York City with 670 students from age 3 through grade 12. Amidst the competitive school culture of NYC, Calhoun proudly practices experiential, progressive education that "attends to the intellectual, emotional and social growth of its students as individuals and as members of a larger society." Calhoun's goal is to inspire a passion for learning through a progressive approach to education that values intellectual pursuit, creativity, diversity and community involvement.

Highlights:

Features of Calhoun School:

• a physical structure of open space learning
• experiential project-based learning - learning by doing
• annual school theme selected by the school community that connects to the broader world
• green roof used for school lunches, science, and other activities
• commitment to supporting progressive education in both public and private sectors
• module-based high school program that enables students to study topics in depth and go beyond the walls of the school

Links:

• The Calhoun School (website) - http://www.calhoun.org/

Submitted by Dana Bennis on: Thursday, February 03, 2011 - 4:59 pm

Tags for this entry:
community, diversity, experiential learning