Choosing the Right School
Choosing the right school for your child means considering different educational approaches and what they offer. We hear a lot about “alternative education”. At the Williamsburg Forest School, we see our style of education as the most natural and essential, developmentally appropriate, and flexible to support individual learning styles and passions. Based on Montessori and Reggio-Emelia approaches, we curate experiences that teach to the child’s interest and potential. We support mastery through project-based learning where essential skills and understandings prepare for higher level thinking. We inspire our learners for a future of creative expression, scientific thinking, cultural awareness, and empathetic stewardship.
Learning Philosophy
Like a young plant, a child’s natural curiosity blossoms in the right environment. We allow children to explore, question, and master concepts at their own pace, in their own way — leading to a lifelong love of learning. We also believe in a structure that allows freedom with responsibility in order to accomplish academic and social goals.
In the Classroom
The classroom should be a place where children feel safe, creative, and independent. It should inspire every child with hands-on materials and invitations to discover and explore as learner and leader. While we value our indoor spaces, we cherish the value of nature’s rich and varied classroom to ensure a healthy physical, emotional, intellectual, and social balance.
Independence and Growth
True satisfaction and success come from within. Instead of relying on external motivations like grades or rewards, we nurture self-discipline, confidence, and intrinsic motivation by empowering passion and a sense of self-worth. These habits become mindsets that lead to learning beyond the classroom. We DO provide feedback and self-reflection so that learners understand what and how they are learning. We document their journey’s as they make their thinking visible.
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