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The Elevated Learning Model

Every family partners with an Elevated Cohort Teacher to create a Personalized Learning Plan that can include Elevated virtual classes (taught live online),  teacher-approved alternative curriculum or classes (online or in person), experiential learning activities, or a blending of all of these. Learning Plans also include interest-led electives and extracurricular activities that foster life long love of learning. Students and parents have choices in how learning is demonstrated, including Learning Conferences, Learning Samples consisting of workbook pages, photos with description of learning, or Learning Summaries. 

Elevated follows a competency-based education approach, which means that students take the class or use curriculum or resources in each subject that is at the right learning level for them - challenging enough to be interesting, without being frustrating. Elevated Teachers focus on skills progression and help students recognize their wonderful progress and look forward to what they are ready to learn next! 

Elevated learning involves living books, (not textbooks), visual slides, short videos, hands-on activities, personal projects, and games to help students achieve competencies. Students have choices in books and projects so learning connects to their lives and interests

Partnering with Parents

Partnering with Parents

Parents are the experts on their own children. Elevated teachers partner with parents to create a personalized learning experience. ECS provides laptops with 5G internet, instruction through live online classes, learning materials shipped to you, access to alternative curriculum or classes, in-person electives and field trips. Parents support students by ensuring students have a quiet place to attend classes, setting out materials for classes, and helping with personalized assignments.
Parents are the experts on their own children. Elevated teachers partner with parents to create a personalized learning experience. ECS provides laptops with 5G internet, instruction through live online classes, learning materials shipped to you, access to alternative curriculum or classes, in-person electives and field trips. Parents support students by ensuring students have a quiet place to attend classes, setting out materials for classes, and helping with personalized assignments.

Personalized Competency-based Learning

Personalized Competency-based Learning

Elevated offers classes, in each subject, organized by skills level that include mixed ages/grade levels. Elevated learning includes living books, discussions, games, and projects to teach and reinforce skills & concepts. Competencies, not textbooks, means that teachers focus on gaining skills & concepts, not completing a certain number of pages. Personalized learning plans & funds mean we can create the best holistic learning experience for each student.
Elevated offers classes, in each subject, organized by skills level that include mixed ages/grade levels. Elevated learning includes living books, discussions, games, and projects to teach and reinforce skills & concepts. Competencies, not textbooks, means that teachers focus on gaining skills & concepts, not completing a certain number of pages. Personalized learning plans & funds mean we can create the best holistic learning experience for each student.

Project & Inquiry-based Learning

Project & Inquiry-based Learning

Project & inquiry-based learning uses real-world problems to help students develop knowledge and skills. Students are encouraged to ask questions and complete interest-led projects to demonstrate learning in a variety of ways. This approach builds goal setting & time management skills that, foster initiative & creativity, foster a love of lifelong learning, and develop strategies that carry into higher learning, career, and life.
Project & inquiry-based learning uses real-world problems to help students develop knowledge and skills. Students are encouraged to ask questions and complete interest-led projects to demonstrate learning in a variety of ways. This approach builds goal setting & time management skills that, foster initiative & creativity, foster a love of lifelong learning, and develop strategies that carry into higher learning, career, and life.

Elevated teachers understand psychosocial and cognitive development and create learning experiences that not only build skills and knowledge, but do so in a way that is developmentally appropriate. Elevated classes are grouped by skills level and are mixed age to facilitate peer collaboration and mentoring. The ages below each group of learners are the typical ages found in those classes, but students are not restricted to any age or grade level material. Each learner group overlaps in ages as well, because each child is an individual.

Pathfinders

Pathfinders

Pathfinders, typically ages 5-8, are discovering pathways to learning, and our Elevated teachers are helping them navigate the first steps along their learning path. Instruction focuses on developing initiative, creativity, and learner confidence through gentle guidance, modeling, and a lot of positive encouragement.
Pathfinders, typically ages 5-8, are discovering pathways to learning, and our Elevated teachers are helping them navigate the first steps along their learning path. Instruction focuses on developing initiative, creativity, and learner confidence through gentle guidance, modeling, and a lot of positive encouragement.

Explorers

Explorers

Explorers, typically ages 8-12, are curiously exploring new learning paths, led by their interests. Instruction focuses on building confidence, empowering students with learning strategies, and providing choices in reading and projects so students can engage in interest-led learning.
Explorers, typically ages 8-12, are curiously exploring new learning paths, led by their interests. Instruction focuses on building confidence, empowering students with learning strategies, and providing choices in reading and projects so students can engage in interest-led learning.

Adventurers

Adventurers

Adventurers, typically ages 11-14, are boldly engaging in learning that has personal connection and figuring out their most effective learning styles and strategies. Instruction focuses on helping students explore their personal interests and roles in society, provides engaging simulations, and choices in final projects so that students can demonstrate learning in ways that are personally meaningful.
Adventurers, typically ages 11-14, are boldly engaging in learning that has personal connection and figuring out their most effective learning styles and strategies. Instruction focuses on helping students explore their personal interests and roles in society, provides engaging simulations, and choices in final projects so that students can demonstrate learning in ways that are personally meaningful.

Mountaineers

Mountaineers

Elevated high school students are Mountaineers, embarking on a learning journey that is challenging and rewarding, to identify their future purpose and life journey. These teens are in the identity social-emotional stage, during which peer interactions are highly valued. We give these elevated learners opportunities for leadership, service, and personalized learning projects.
Elevated high school students are Mountaineers, embarking on a learning journey that is challenging and rewarding, to identify their future purpose and life journey. These teens are in the identity social-emotional stage, during which peer interactions are highly valued. We give these elevated learners opportunities for leadership, service, and personalized learning projects.