Class Environemnt At Holiday Park

Environment For Learning At Holiday Park

In Helping Children Succeed, PaulTough writes about a new generation of researchers – neuroscientists, psychologists, and economists – who are questioning the idea that character strengths should be thought of as skills at all. Instead, these researchers say, qualities like perseverance or self-control are more like psychological states or mindsets – which means they’re mostly the product of a child’s environment. So if we want to help kids to persevere, these researchers say, we need first to figure out how to improve their environment, both at home and at school.

Research also shows, for schools, that we can positively impact the outcomes for these students in spite of not being able to have a direct impact on their home and family life.

The research is clear, and supported by all we know about social and psychological development, that one positive attachment with a caring adult changes the trajectory of the lives of children. Early interventions and support for parents and caregivers is certainly a necessary component for the future well being of our society. As they say, it takes a village.

Holiday Park, and every person connected to it, are important and crucial members of this village. We realize, and bring alive, the immense moral duty being a teacher carries. We have to be the best of the best, everyday. Owners of our own thoughts and actions. Driven by our internal locus of control with the courage to do better. Willing to set our “self" aka “ego” aside for the better good of raising a child and building a village. 

Through our regulated and best selves, we plan engaging rigorous lessons that allow our students to learn to think critically and take risks with their learning. We will purposely provide our students with opportunities to be successful and experience excellence in their learning. Weaving through every lesson our teachers model perseverance, a growth mindset, respect, and ways to handle conflict.