alternative school
Nontraditional learning institution
An alternative school is an educational institution that operates outside the mainstream system, typically serving students who haven't thrived in conventional settings.
These schools may emphasize nontraditional teaching methods, smaller class sizes, or specialized approaches for students with behavioral challenges, learning differences, or other needs: He transferred to an alternative school after being expelled.
Child-led educational philosophy
- WaldorfSalad or school type
- democratic educationLearners co-decide their curriculum
- student-centeredPrioritizing pupils in education
- project-basedOrganized around distinct undertakings
inquiry-based · self-directed · constructivism · hands-on · personalized learning · collaborative learning · Socratic method · peer learning
Atypical developmental or learning conditions
- accessibilityEase of approach
- accommodationsPlaces providing temporary residence
- individualizedAdapted for one person
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
adaptations · universal design · learning differences · neurodiversity · IEP · mainstreaming · resource room · therapeutic
Improving learning institutions systematically
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- nontraditionalDeparting from established norms
- experimentalTesting new methods
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
pioneering · countercultural · anti-establishment · grassroots · child-centered · humanistic · liberatory · deschooling
Founding organizational document
- magnetObject producing attractive field
- homeschoolingFamily-directed academic instruction
- independent studySelf-directed academic project
- GED prepStudy for equivalency exam
Controlled by the learner
- modularMade of separable units
- open enrollmentDesignated benefits signup window
- rolling admissionOngoing application evaluation process
- competency-basedEvaluated by demonstrated abilities
credit recovery · block scheduling · multiage · nongraded · year-round · part-time · asynchronous · blended learning
Montessori
Child-led educational philosophy
- WaldorfSalad or school type
- democratic educationLearners co-decide their curriculum
- student-centeredPrioritizing pupils in education
project-based · inquiry-based · self-directed · constructivism · hands-on · personalized learning · collaborative learning · Socratic method · peer learning · facilitator
special needs
Atypical developmental or learning conditions
- accessibilityEase of approach
- accommodationsPlaces providing temporary residence
- individualizedAdapted for one person
supportive · adaptations · universal design · learning differences · neurodiversity · IEP · mainstreaming · resource room · therapeutic · at-risk youth
educational reform
Improving learning institutions systematically
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- nontraditionalDeparting from established norms
- experimentalTesting new methods
innovative · pioneering · countercultural · anti-establishment · grassroots · child-centered · humanistic · liberatory · deschooling · Sudbury
charter
Founding organizational document
- magnetObject producing attractive field
- homeschoolingFamily-directed academic instruction
- independent studySelf-directed academic project
self-paced
Controlled by the learner
- modularMade of separable units
- open enrollmentDesignated benefits signup window
- rolling admissionOngoing application evaluation process
competency-based · credit recovery · block scheduling · multiage · nongraded · year-round · part-time · asynchronous · blended learning · pass-fail
- schoolscollege, academy, university, preschool, kindergarten
- school typespublic, private, charter, magnet, boarding
- school disciplinesuspension, expulsion, detention, corporal punishment, paddling
- educationeducation, schools, teachers, students, learning
- high schoolteachers, classroom, classrooms, principal, principals
- juvenile justicejuvenile court, juvenile hall, juvenile detention, juvenile courts, youth court
alternative schoolpublic school
Free government-run education
normal school · state school · comprehensive school · traditional education · parochial school
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