Model’s curriculum incorporates the following beliefs, creating a learning environment unlike any other in Bloomfield Hills Schools.
Education research suggests that to graduate autonomous, life-long learners, schools need to be smaller, with more parent involvement and more personalized curricula. Learning theory supports the value of hands-on experiences. Developmental psychology reminds us that children thrive when surrounded by nurturing adults.
Each student’s learning plan grows out of his or her unique needs, interests and passions. Rather than the traditional “top-down” educational approach, where students learn material in the order and manner in which it’s laid out in a textbook, Model students work with faculty to build a personalized curriculum around their unique needs and interests. They take theory and abstract knowledge and apply them practically.
This approach creates a school culture where students take pride in their work and internalize elevated standards.
Model courses are described in the High School Course Description Book.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 14 November 2008 )
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