What is Multi-Age? Print E-mail

Observations regarding multi-age classrooms:

  • In the diverse culture of the classroom, students build relationships that reflect family and community life.
  • Older students practice servant leadership as they nurture and guide younger ones. Younger students rise to new academic challenges without the limits or social pressures of age-segregation.
  • Authentic assessments are used in the form of portfolio records, with tests that measure progress toward targeted learning goals.
  • Children naturally learn different things at different rates and have unique strengths and weaknesses. In a multi-age classroom students are free to progress at their own pace in every subject.
  • Learning centers are used to encourage observation and discovery.
  • Unit studies and activities target all learning styles and multiple intelligences.
  • Math is taught using distinct groups with students assigned according to acquired skills and ability

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