Multi Age Classrooms - the Advantages You Might Not Expect

🎙️ Welcome to The Prodigy Way Podcast, where we break down our highly successful, unique, individualized educational structure. Why do we have Multi Age Classrooms at Prodigy? There are some incredible benefits you might not expect. Join in and listen to Mrs. Amy Grammer and Mrs. Becky Campbell as they break down this topic.

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Jump to Specific Topics:

Intro: 00:00

Removing unhealthy comparison: 1:33

Leadership - a benefit of the two year cycle: 3:08

Picking up where we left off last year: 6:16

Safety, trust, and removing the shame of failure: 7:17

Foundation for natural leadership: 8:10

Challenges of working with a 2-year age range: 10:28

Seeing progress in your students: 12:34

Parent-teacher partnership in guiding students: 13:28

Classroom planning for a multi age class: 14:12

Having a collaborative teacher goes a long way: 16:26

Removing the “one-size-fits-all” expectation: 18:24

Individualized approach: 19:11

The natural, family model: 20:10

The Prodigy 21 are fairly dependent on each other: 20:50

Approaching science and history: 21:27

Special needs students are no longer isolated from their peers: 23:53

Outro:

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3 Key Takeaways from This Episode:

Younger students have natural role models in the older students who are placed in a natural leadership position:

As in a traditional family structure, the “younger siblings” of the class naturally look up to their older peers not in a competitive light, but as examples to strive for. On the other hand, the older students are placed in a natural leadership role. Additionally, when older students move on to the next classroom, they are again placed in the shoes of the younger group of the class–a natural humbling process, which is an important aspect of creating quality leaders.

Having two grade levels combined removes the “one size fits all” environment:

One size does not fit all. This is one of the major flaws of the traditional educational setting. Combining what would have been two grade levels in a traditional setting strips the “one size fits all” expectation. As such, students are able to work from their own ability level without fear of criticism or a sense of falling behind.

Special needs students are not singled out as in a traditional setting:

In traditional schools, special needs students are often isolated. At Prodigy, our 9:1 student-teacher ratio fosters inclusion, allowing special needs students to learn alongside peers while still receiving personalized attention.

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