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Philosophy: Intellect |
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Academic skills, knowledge, and tools for thinking |
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Our fundamental goal at Arbor School is to engage children's minds actively within
the context of a supportive, stimulating environment. We teach academic skills and
content as interrelated disciplines rather than as fragmented lessons.
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Thus, basic skills are learned in a meaningful context and become a means for
understanding the world, not ends in themselves. Our goals for cultivating intellect
encompass three areas: academic skills, knowledge, and the tools for thinking.
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 | Literacy: mastery of receptive and expressive language |
| Mathematics: conceptual understanding and arithmetical competence |
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| Scientific literacy |
| World/cultural awareness |
| Literature |
| Music |
| Visual Arts |
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| Attend and observe keenly |
| Recognize relationships, make comparisons |
| Analyze, synthesize |
| Interpret, draw inferences |
| Use inductive and deductive logic |
| Think critically, evaluate |
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