Cheshire Academy

Cheshire Academy has a rich historical tradition as well as a spirit that embraces an exciting and promising future. We hope you will spend some time in this section learning about our history, reviewing some “fast facts” about the school, coming to understand our guiding principles and educational philosophy, and meeting the Trustees who help create the path to Cheshire Academy’s future.

A student-centered school recognizes that students’ needs are the driving force in the learning environment. At Cheshire Academy, this model is called Cheshire Academy Student-Centered Learning Environment or CASCLE. In this kind of learning community, education is not done to students, it happens within students, between students, and among students and teachers. Student-centered learning places the learner at the center of an integrated process. It encourages asking questions and trusting intuition through connections and risk-taking. A student-centered learning environment is distinguished by the following:

* Students take responsibility for learning, rather than passively receiving it.
* Students use resources to construct their own knowledge, based on needs; this means students must participate in positively identifying their learning style and what they need to learn.
* Teachers provide students with clear expectations and desired outcomes before lessons begin.
* Students “learn how to learn” by developing problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and reflective thinking.
* Learning is considered in context of differences that account for, and adapt to, the various learning styles of students.
* Teachers guide and facilitate the learning process so that students encounter learning opportunities as they need them.
* Teachers are responsible for their own knowledge of content and of the learning process.

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