Unit topics rotate over the course of 2 years within the multiage classrooms with two each school year. The unit topics selected each year focus on one social studies based topic and one science based topic. The unit classes provide students the opportunity to dive deeper into a specific content area and provide cross-curricular connections. Critical thinking, creative thinking, problem solving, project based learning and hands-on activities foster students’ growth and development. While the topics are specific, the deeper understanding of the content and unit provide students the ability to learn the structure and elements of the topic area helping them be able to make connections to other topics and similar studies.
For example, when studying the unit of the Arctic and Antarctic, students understand the elements that exist within a biome such as animal adaptations, climate, layers within the biome, and biodiversity. These elements can then be applied to other biomes such as deserts or the rainforest.
