The significant problems facing the next
generation are big, complex, and global.
They will require highly agile ways of thinking and communicating to solve.
How will young people learn to ask questions, burst the boundaries of their thinking, and feel inspired in the process? “Integrative learning” is an approach to education that excels at teaching a high-level, holistic perspective and creative connections. Research shows its results:
- Better application of skills to real situation
- Fast retrieval of learning from memory
- Increased depth and breadth in learning
- A more positive attitude toward learning
- More connections different areas of the curriculum
Integration demands that students look at themselves and each other and the relationships in their lives. How do we participate in the world that we are studying? What choices do we make? These are the kinds of questions that produce change makers and ethical citizens.
Integrative studies at Trū is organized into a three-year cycle of broad and philosophical themes: Beginning, Living, and Becoming. These themes are applied to every area of study and provide a unifying influence for the entire school year. They ask questions that lead us to better knowledge of ourselves — individually, collectively, and globally. These themes lead us to reflect on fundamental questions: Where do we come from? How do we exist? How do we aspire to change?
“Trū taught the children not only with intellectual depth and intense curiosity, but by engaging their wisdom, hearts and souls. It nurtured the artist in writers and scientists as much as their technical prowess. They fostered deep thinking, exploring big questions and varied perspectives on them.”
– a Trū parent
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