Riverview's mission is "to create a small, diverse learning community that actively engages students in meaningful and innovative learning experiences. Emphasizing "learning by doing", family and community involvement, and engaged citizenship, Riverview is committed to nurturing the whole child and preparing each student for a global society.
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Social & Emotional Development in Elementary Students:
What to Expect & When to Seek Help
At each grade level, Riverview's curriculum teaches basic academic concepts and skills, interwoven with interdisciplinary 21st century themes, through real-life experiences.
...Riverview students are challenged to practice their academic, social, and emotional skills through service projects they design and implement with community partners.
...Students develop their appreciation for the natural world through environmental education, guided experimentation, and fieldwork.
...They cultivate their natural artistic talents by actively participating in the visual and musical arts.
...Reading, writing, speaking, and mathematics are investigated through hands-on experiences and student-initiated projects.
...Students will come to know the world, embrace its cultures, participate in world language studies and learn its history through role play, interactive media and simulations.
...A wellness-focused curriculum promotes physical activity and healthy eating habits.
...Media literacy, collaboration, technology, and creative problem-solving skills weave their way through all content areas and foster critical thinking.
Using experiential principles as our guide, RCS will employ a variety of research-based educational approaches to help students accomplish the South Carolina Academic Standards through meaningful learning experiences. The strategies may include, but are not limited to:
Service-Learning
21st century interdisciplinary themes
Project-based learning
Environmental education
Reader's and writer's workshop
Learner-centered, developmentally appropriate classrooms
Integrated arts education
Learning profiles
Use of Garner's paradigm of multiple intelligences
Theme-based learning projects
Team teaching and collaboration
Inter-class mentorship
Inter-generational mentorship by family and community members
World language studies beginning in the early grades
Field trips and fieldwork
Authentic, evidence-based assessments
Academic, social, and emotional goal setting
Conferences with the teacher, parent, and student
Self-assessment and reflection for teachers and students
Through innovative instruction, RCS seeks to connect the theoretical perspective of experiential education and the art of teaching to create learning opportunities that nurture the whole child and prepare each student for a global society.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION:
21st Century Skills, Education & Competitiveness: A Policy & Resource Guide
The K-8 Solution: The Retreat from Middle Schools
Restructuring the Transition to Middle/Junior High School:A Strengths-based Approach to the Organization of Schooling
AFFILIATIONS:
ASCD Whole Child Initiative
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Ross School
Statement on the Learning Environment at Riverview Charter School
Riverview's experiential learning philosophy fosters learning by doing and constructing knowledge through experiences. Using an integrated curriculum with research-based methodology, students are encouraged to observe and explore their environment in a community that nurtures and respects each individual child.