AT A GLANCE: CHR ISTIAN EDUCATION Our school currently serves 230 students in grades PreK2-6th (ages 2-12) who benefit from St. Philip’s rigorous, nurturing, and dynamic Christian-based education.
PBL Showcase and Curriculum Shines at St. Philip’s Most schools aren’t typically known to provide the active
redesign buildings in our community to encourage families
skills such as critical thinking and cooperation necessary
to move into our neighborhood?”, “What ways can I show
for students to learn to solve problems and overcome
kindness?”, “How do humans interact with nature in urban
challenges; however, St. Philip’s isn’t the typical school. For
ecosystems?”, and “What are some ways that public art can
the last two years, Project Based Learning (PBL) has been
affect our community in a positive/negative way?”
incorporated into every aspect of the school’s curriculum. In fact, on February 26, St. Philip’s held its first school-wide Project Based Learning Showcase featuring projects from every grade level, including our pre-school scholars.
“My PBL was fun because I got to use my imagination and work with my friends,” shared a third grade student. Peer-to-peer learning is a proven strength of Project Based Learning. In years ahead, St. Philip’s hopes to see the impact
The final products were the result of students’ voices
this methodology has in preparing its students for the
and choices and addressed a broad range of issues that
world and the growing collaborative work environment.
connected to class curriculum. Some of the driving questions our students explored included “How can we
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