According to their website, "our mission, ambitious yet achievable, is to ensure that every student in Silicon Valley - from South San Francisco to San Jose - has the opportunity to not only attend, but succeed in, a four year college or university. While some students will select career paths or community colleges, the preparation for four-year college will help them avoid the academic and skill deficit that results from being placed in a non-college prep, high school diploma program. These children are our future and it is our responsibility as the public education system to prepare them to be active, productive citizens" (www.summitps.org).
Summit is a huge believer in 21st
Century Learning and the active learning environment. They put an emphasis on
space and how it can truly affect the student learning experience. They believe
in group collaboration and uphold a vision far from traditional forms of
teaching. Currently One Workplace is working on a large pilot space - a center
room where multiple classes take place, with four classrooms on each corner. Each
room has a different product, verb, node, etc. We will be gathering research
and 'best practices' for what has been beneficial for them and their school.
Check out some images below of the pilot space. Great job team!!
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