Our school district implements the Responsive Classroom approach to teaching and learning! The Responsive Classroom approach teaches students to take care of themselves, others and the school environment! The core principles to Responsive Classroom are…
Teaching social and emotional skills is as important as teaching academic content.
How we teach is as important as what we teach.
Great cognitive growth occurs through social interaction.
How we work together as adults to create a safe, joyful, and inclusive school environment is as important as our individual contribution or competence.
What we know and believe about our students—individually, culturally, developmentally—informs our expectations, reactions, and attitudes about those students.
Partnering with families—knowing them and valuing their contributions—is as important as knowing the children we teach.
These expectations will be taught and modeled to the students throughout the school year.