Programs & Models.

Programs and Models Utilized include:

Enrichment Triad Model (Renzulli)

Autonomous Learner Model (Betts)

Core Knowledge Series (E.D. Hirsch)

Philosophy for Children (Lipman)

Integrated/Interdisciplinary Curriculum (Roger Taylor)

Cognitive Research Trust Thinking Skills (de Bono)

Newspaper in Education Program

Creative Problem Solving (Parnes)

Structure of the Intellect (Guilford, Meeker)

Great Books

Strategic Reasoning (Upton)

Junior Great Books

Values Clarification (Simon)

Theory of Moral Development (Kolberg)

Learning Styles (Dunn, Dunn)

Hands on Equations (Borenson)

Teaching Strategies for Thinking and Feeling (Williams)

Junior Achievement

Saxon Math, Algebra ½ and Algebra

Taxonomy of Educational Objectives (Bloom)

Cultural Literacy (E. D. Hirsch)

Critical Thinking Skills (Ennis)

“You don’t make a place in the sun for you by sitting in the shade.”