Agents of The Pillar Years program focuses on developing innovative, courageous and compassionate learners with the intellect, ethics, and confidence to understand themselves and their potential as agents of change.
In Middle School, learning about the world is important, but developing the skills to think creatively, to solve problems and to know how one learns best is even more important. The landmark position statement This We Believe (2010) by the Association for Middle Level Educators (AMLE) asserts that one of the major goals of a middle level learner is to “be able to think rationally, critically and to express thoughts clearly.� In order to develop into engaged learners and global citizens our students must have the opportunity to cultivate ideas and practices about civil responsibilities, participate authentically in critical-thinking tasks and learn how to solve problems creatively and thoughtfully.
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