Multiage Education

Multiage classrooms offer a natural approach to education. While each child is expected to work to the best of his or her ability at the Taylor School, we recognize that each child is an individual, with her or his own intelligence, pattern of growth, learning style, personality, and background. In the multiage classroom, the emphasis remains on the child.   

In our classrooms, everyone understands that we are all different, with a variety of strengths and challenges. As students learn about each other more deeply, they develop mutual respect and understanding. This creates an environment of support and acceptance that allows the children to feel safe within the classroom. The multiage classroom allows all children to teach and model what they know well but also to strengthen developing skills and concepts through interaction with their peers. The younger children benefit from their older classmates’ knowledge and maturity, while the older children become leaders and gain confidence in their skills as they celebrate their own progress and teach others in the classroom.