The learner-centered ecosystem
School Design is one layer of a rich ecosystem.
School Design is one layer of a rich Learner-Centered Ecosystem that starts with identifying clear academic and whole-learner outcomes that will support learners in navigating post-secondary life. In order to develop those outcomes, learning experiences must be authentic, personalized, competency-based, and grounded in a learner-centered community and environment where there is a sense of belonging and strong relationships are built. The school structures we create from there can either empower or stifle this learning model.
School Redesign, supported by systems-level enabling conditions and a learner-centered culture, is about catalyzing this learner-centered paradigm through intentional redesign of school structures such as schedules, use of space and programming so that every learner can know who they are, thrive in community and actively engage in the world as their best selves.