What is Paideia?
Paideia is a three-columned approach to teaching and learning. It is founded on the principles that all children can learn and deserve a quality education. The goal of Paideia is that all students become life long learners and productive members of society.
Paideia stresses a rigorous academic program and secure, caring learning environment. Paideia classrooms nurture a sense of collective purpose and meaning while also allowing students to construct their own personal response to the world. Critical thinking, reasoning, and communication are emphasized.
Elements and Goals of a Paideia Classroom
- Ability to see and understand multiple viewpoints
- Cooperative learning
- Discussion is valued as a means of learning
- Focus on critical thinking
- Focus on lifelong learning
- High expectations
- Improved reasoning and decision making abilities
- Increased student pride in their work
- Increased student responsibility for their own learning
- Increased understanding of ideas and values though discussion with classmates
- Limited lecturing
School Specific Program Features
- K-2 remediation focus is primarily literacy instruction for 60 minutes a week
- 3-6 students receive 30 minutes of math intervention and 30 minutes of literacy intervention
- Bi-weekly analysis and disaggregation of student data by both teachers and administration
- Students have an opportunity for after school intramurals
- Students have an opportunity for Build Our Kids Success before school wellness program
- Mobile Dentist visits and eye doctor field trips
- Adult and Child Mental Health Services
- Thanksgiving Food Drive and Christmas Help Giveaways
- School Bells uniform help and shoe program
Parent Educator Resources
- http://www.discoveryeducation.com/parents/
- http://www.parenting-resources.com/
- http://childparenting.about.com/cs/discipline/a/parented.htm
- http://parenting-ed.org/for-professionals/parenting-education/parenting-resources/
