Our goal is to provide activities and a prepared environment that will create focused engagement or flow for each adolescent student. (‘Flow’, the optimum state for learning and well being from Dr. Csiskszenmihalyi: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience.)  A student who is focused and engaged is drawn to use and repeat activities that allow them to gain mastery.  A class of multi-ages can be set up to operate on the autonomous self-direction of the students guided by the ongoing observation and assessment of their teachers. Self-direction supports a student’s engagement in the activity, engagement that maximizes learning, mastery and a sense of well being.

The curriculum, activities and prepared environment (the physical environment, the schedule and the role of the adults) must be responsive to, and optimize the characteristics of these youth.

e1 Program

e2 Program