Setting and Context
CULTURE AND COMMUNITY CONTEXT
The Lab School for Creative Learning is part of Poudre School District and is located in the heart of Fort Collins on 1905 Orchard Place. The Lab School is K-5th grade but shares a campus and staff with Polaris High school 6th-12th. At the Lab School students learn in multiple age combination classrooms ( K/1, 2/3, 4/5) resulting in students staying with the same teacher for two years. Students are given a chance to share their progress, a discovery, or a celebration and the teachers bring closure to the lesson by reviewing learning targets. The Lab School for Creative Learning is an experiential, child centered school for children kindergarten through fifth grade. Here students are challenged to make the connections between the classroom and the outside world. Learning is hands-on, minds-on. The Lab School is a place where kids are encouraged to ask questions, think critically, and develop a love of learning. The lab school is truly a unique learning environment. Some highlights include a weekly school-wide "town meeting", a community garden, and student led conferences with their parents and teachers.
SUPPORT SYSTEM
The Lab School is a school of choice which means that the parents are responsible for delivering and picking up their children everyday. School Nurse At Lab School for Creative Learning, multi-aged classrooms and cross-aged mentoring help students understand that learning is an ongoing, changing process. Student self-directed education and self-evaluation are encouraged, as are a strong sense of community and respect for others, the environment, and self. There is a strong sense of community that's felt at the lab school, students are brought together by events like the weekly town meeting that provide time where students and faculty celebrate birthdays, student successes, welcome guests and discuss issues or concerns. Their teachers are a strong support for students and with a small student-to-teacher ratio in classes, students receive valuable one and one time.
DEMOGRAPHICS
129 students and 9 teachers making for a approximately 14 to 1 teacher-to-student ratio. 87 % white
7 % Hispanic/Latino
2 %Asian, 2 % other
31 % participating in free/reduced lunch
Reflecting the demographics of the school, Denise's class is all Caucasian students. There are 16 in the class total, 8 boys and 8 girls
CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT AND STUDENTS
As you enter Denise’s room the first thing you notice is the Geckos drawing on the door welcoming you to the classroom. Upon entering, the west wall makes up the front of the classroom where the smart board and calendar are located. Directly in front lies the big circle rug where the morning routine and other group activities are held. The reading nook, library, and pet snake are located in the back left and sink in the back right corner of the classroom. The seating of students are grouped into 5 different table groups with a corresponding table color and shape.
Student Profiles:
1. Ln enjoys interacting with her table mates during art making and is confident to speak her mind to teachers and peers.
2. Rg is an outgoing student who approaches art with a positive and fun-loving disposition.
3. Pp is a unique character who often makes herself and others laugh during art making.
4. Ln is mathematical thinker who often uses numbers and letters to represent visual patterns
5. Si is a high-functioning first grader who is quick to finish her work and benefits from extensions
6. Ar is a polite but talkative individual who is eager to work hard. She has an interest and aptitude for art, specifically drawing.
7. As is the youngest student in the class. He is imaginative but tends to be limited by his age, which often creates a stubbornness toward work.
8. Is is a loving and willing student who is on the Autism spectrum, which makes it difficult for him to think abstractly.
9. Pk is described by his classroom teacher as “generally apathetic,” but he gets excited by many things such as building with cardboard and talking about the animals he has at home.
10. Wl is an amicable and fun-loving student who works well with others. He is also high-functioning and benefits from extensions.
11. Pt is a highly sociable student who experiences art class through storytelling.
12. Lx is an intelligent, imaginative, and sociable student. She enjoys being put in leadership roles, such as helping the teachers with specific clean up tasks.
13. Ml is a quirky kindergartner who is consistently engaged in class and takes pride in her work. She has a strong affinity to her sister who is a first-grader in the other K-1 class, and this bond inspires much of her art.
14. Fn is a quiet, intelligent, and imaginative student with strong leadership potential. Finn is very interested in geckos and has a myriad of facts about them to inform his art making.
15. Rv is a reserved and sensitive individual who enjoys taking risks and receiving praise.
16. Vi is a quiet student who often keeps to herself, but surprises us with moments of humor.
SCHOOL WIDE POLICIES
Remember to address each part of this section. Information on School-wide Policies and Safe Schools can be found on the district website. Write about “conflict management” with regard to your particular classroom. Describe the management plan in place; established by the classroom teacher. Describe how special needs are addressed by the classroom teacher and school.
The attending skills is the management plan that Denise has set in place. She also has a bell which signifies different things, like 3 rings=stop what your doing and eyes on the teacher.
The Lab school does not focus on any specific structure of a special needs program but facilitator who makes sure that students get the aid they need in each of their classes.
Poudre School District policies for safe schools:
1. A designated and trained crisis response team
2. Lock down, fire evacuation and severe weather procedures
3. Access and building check-in procedures
4. Staff training and a plan for yearly drills of procedures
The Lab School for Creative Learning is part of Poudre School District and is located in the heart of Fort Collins on 1905 Orchard Place. The Lab School is K-5th grade but shares a campus and staff with Polaris High school 6th-12th. At the Lab School students learn in multiple age combination classrooms ( K/1, 2/3, 4/5) resulting in students staying with the same teacher for two years. Students are given a chance to share their progress, a discovery, or a celebration and the teachers bring closure to the lesson by reviewing learning targets. The Lab School for Creative Learning is an experiential, child centered school for children kindergarten through fifth grade. Here students are challenged to make the connections between the classroom and the outside world. Learning is hands-on, minds-on. The Lab School is a place where kids are encouraged to ask questions, think critically, and develop a love of learning. The lab school is truly a unique learning environment. Some highlights include a weekly school-wide "town meeting", a community garden, and student led conferences with their parents and teachers.
SUPPORT SYSTEM
The Lab School is a school of choice which means that the parents are responsible for delivering and picking up their children everyday. School Nurse At Lab School for Creative Learning, multi-aged classrooms and cross-aged mentoring help students understand that learning is an ongoing, changing process. Student self-directed education and self-evaluation are encouraged, as are a strong sense of community and respect for others, the environment, and self. There is a strong sense of community that's felt at the lab school, students are brought together by events like the weekly town meeting that provide time where students and faculty celebrate birthdays, student successes, welcome guests and discuss issues or concerns. Their teachers are a strong support for students and with a small student-to-teacher ratio in classes, students receive valuable one and one time.
DEMOGRAPHICS
129 students and 9 teachers making for a approximately 14 to 1 teacher-to-student ratio. 87 % white
7 % Hispanic/Latino
2 %Asian, 2 % other
31 % participating in free/reduced lunch
Reflecting the demographics of the school, Denise's class is all Caucasian students. There are 16 in the class total, 8 boys and 8 girls
CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT AND STUDENTS
As you enter Denise’s room the first thing you notice is the Geckos drawing on the door welcoming you to the classroom. Upon entering, the west wall makes up the front of the classroom where the smart board and calendar are located. Directly in front lies the big circle rug where the morning routine and other group activities are held. The reading nook, library, and pet snake are located in the back left and sink in the back right corner of the classroom. The seating of students are grouped into 5 different table groups with a corresponding table color and shape.
Student Profiles:
1. Ln enjoys interacting with her table mates during art making and is confident to speak her mind to teachers and peers.
2. Rg is an outgoing student who approaches art with a positive and fun-loving disposition.
3. Pp is a unique character who often makes herself and others laugh during art making.
4. Ln is mathematical thinker who often uses numbers and letters to represent visual patterns
5. Si is a high-functioning first grader who is quick to finish her work and benefits from extensions
6. Ar is a polite but talkative individual who is eager to work hard. She has an interest and aptitude for art, specifically drawing.
7. As is the youngest student in the class. He is imaginative but tends to be limited by his age, which often creates a stubbornness toward work.
8. Is is a loving and willing student who is on the Autism spectrum, which makes it difficult for him to think abstractly.
9. Pk is described by his classroom teacher as “generally apathetic,” but he gets excited by many things such as building with cardboard and talking about the animals he has at home.
10. Wl is an amicable and fun-loving student who works well with others. He is also high-functioning and benefits from extensions.
11. Pt is a highly sociable student who experiences art class through storytelling.
12. Lx is an intelligent, imaginative, and sociable student. She enjoys being put in leadership roles, such as helping the teachers with specific clean up tasks.
13. Ml is a quirky kindergartner who is consistently engaged in class and takes pride in her work. She has a strong affinity to her sister who is a first-grader in the other K-1 class, and this bond inspires much of her art.
14. Fn is a quiet, intelligent, and imaginative student with strong leadership potential. Finn is very interested in geckos and has a myriad of facts about them to inform his art making.
15. Rv is a reserved and sensitive individual who enjoys taking risks and receiving praise.
16. Vi is a quiet student who often keeps to herself, but surprises us with moments of humor.
SCHOOL WIDE POLICIES
Remember to address each part of this section. Information on School-wide Policies and Safe Schools can be found on the district website. Write about “conflict management” with regard to your particular classroom. Describe the management plan in place; established by the classroom teacher. Describe how special needs are addressed by the classroom teacher and school.
The attending skills is the management plan that Denise has set in place. She also has a bell which signifies different things, like 3 rings=stop what your doing and eyes on the teacher.
The Lab school does not focus on any specific structure of a special needs program but facilitator who makes sure that students get the aid they need in each of their classes.
Poudre School District policies for safe schools:
1. A designated and trained crisis response team
2. Lock down, fire evacuation and severe weather procedures
3. Access and building check-in procedures
4. Staff training and a plan for yearly drills of procedures