The traditional model of school was developed to train students for work in a very different world than we are living in now. Today’s student needs to be able to work and live in a project-based world. At Avalon we teach them skills such as time management, goal assessment, project management, and mediation techniques. Our students learn how to identify their passions and, more importantly, they learn how to learn, a necessary skill in a world where the job they may be doing post-graduation might not even exist today. At Avalon, students work closely with their advisor to chart their own course and develop an individualized educational plan that is both relevant and rigorous.
Students do not have to come to Avalon knowing how to undertake and manage projects. That’s what we teach them! Knowing how to identify your passions and your goals, and then how to develop a plan to reach them is fundamental to life in today’s ever-changing world. Graduates of Avalon are highly skilled learners and are ready to take on the world.
Check out this video which compares traditional public schools to “schools of the future…” or perhaps a certain school of today? (Avalon. I am referring to Avalon.)