Assessment in an Inquiry-based learning environment

The overall focus of our inquiry-based curriculum is to encourage children to:

• Make choices and decisions
• Use materials in flexible and imaginative ways
• Initiate inquiry and ask questions
• Work collaboratively with others
• Sustain their interests and extend their knowledge
• Develop understanding of themselves and the world around them

Assessments of a child’s development and acquisition of skills are conducted on a regular basis by teachers, using varied assessment methods that will allow children to demonstrate their achievement.

These include:

• open-ended, problem-solving activities
• creative summative tasks
• investigations
• hands-on experimentation
• reflection

Our close partnership with parents is an integral part of our school philosophy.  We place great importance on regular communication to fully support the development of our students in a positive and consistent manner.  We provide detailed school reports two times in the academic year.