Sam Templin-Page

Discover a the Project Approach to elementary Education Rohan Woods School prepares every child for success by providing a challenging and engaging Project Approach and academic program that encompasses respect, responsibility and leadership. Before incorporating the Project Approach into our curriculum, Rohan Woods faculty and staff visited and studied at Duke School in Durham, North Carolina – a leader in Project Learning. As the project approach evolved, students built on their unique interests and talents and became experts in a particular area of the project topic. Through project work students not only learn new concepts and content, they develop the competencies essential for future learning: the ability to formulate essential questions, conduct research both independently and collaboratively, evaluate and synthesize results, present those results to others, and reflect on the strengths of their work and the ways they can improve. Project provides a platform for engaging students with challenging academics that put the emphasis on student involvement. This approach also encourages leadership skill development in teamwork, planning and presentation. Project Approach Model Rohan Woods School bases its project work on the Project Approach model developed by Lilian Katz and Sylvia Chard. Katz and Chard define a project as an in-depth investigation of a real-world topic worthy of the children’s attention and effort (Chard, 1998). The Project Approach projects follow four distinct stages: PROJECT APPROACH STAGE 1: PRELIMINARY PLANNING STAGE 2: BEGINNING A PROJECT STAGE 3: DEVELOPING A PROJECT STAGE 4: CONCLUDING A PROJECT