Principles of Ideal Learning in Action: A Look at The Brooklyn New School
Identify the principles in the video.
What examples from your own practice can you describe that put these principles into action?
What challenges have you encountered in enacting these principles?
What supports do you need/have to enable to make these principles come to life?
Play is an Essential Element of Young Children’s Learning
What are children learning through the different activities you see in the video? The farm? The mud kitchen? The classroom?
The Time of Childhood Is Valued
What do you notice in the video that makes you think children, their learning process, and their work are valued?
Interview with Principal Diane Castelucci
What are the values that underly the practices of the school as expressed by the principal?
Continuous Learning Environments Support Adult Development
What structures are in place to support teacher learning at BNS?
What qualities of a learning community are evident?
How does the BNS handle the mandates they face in their public school context?
What are your thoughts about it?
Resources for The Brooklyn New School
https://www.bns146.org
Shore School images: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19WGPDLzf6JDaP6JTVMMDAtePblXOqiW3
Other BNS photos:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hnWB_GgFwof6Kt9T5ndI0sJv-Nx8NGln
