Curriculum
" I am not young enough to know everything. " James Barrie
Emphasis is placed upon thinking as a substantive part of life Challenges, problems and dilemmas are presented without concrete resolution, as are many of life's problems. We endeavor to empower young scholars to make deep, reflective thought processes deliberate, frequent and, most important, habitual. When attitudes toward thinking evolve into habits of questioning and processing (not merely possessing) information in a clearly purposeful manner, we establish a lifetime perspective that will derive incalculable benefits.
We endeavor to develop the characteristics considered attributes of the gifted, talented and creative. Benefits derive from exposure to a multiplicity of opportunities designed to cultivate and expand the skills associated with these characteristics. Curricular modifications are derived from research on the characteristics of precocious children. They are comprehensive in design and qualitatively differentiated.
Core scholastic subjects are accelerated and compacted. Frequent pre testing and post testing qualifies individual children for rapid acceleration though the curriculums. Mastery of instructional objectives is attained at ninety (90%) percent and is recorded in individual continuous progress profiles. Traditional grades and report cards are not issued.
The Anderson Private School provides specialized activities and experiences intended to enhance the sophistication of both analytical and divergent reasoning skills. The cultivation of aesthetic sensitivity together with the development of artistic skills is addressed within varied learning contexts.
We strive to prepare each student to become an "autonomous learner" - one who solves problems or develops new ideas through a combination of divergent and convergent thinking and functions with minimum external guidance.
