As parents push to get kids back in school, one local community is setting out to prove the value of a traditional schoolhouse approach for 21st century learning. Small class sizes, indoor/outdoor learning, and a single teacher per grade have long held nostalgic appeal. Add a dynamic curriculum, a science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) lab, and a hands-on makerspace where students can create, build, and learn, and you have a school perfect for our times.
“Small but mighty,” Marine Village School is a new K-5 charter school in Marine on St. Croix, slated to open in the Fall of 2022. Their commitment to traditional schoolhouse values coupled with a progressive approach to learning has captured the interest of area parents.
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