We educate for life
We prepare students to live and work in the modern, global society with its ever-changing challenges and difficult choices. ‘Education for life’ gives students the ability to see context and patterns, understand and interpret events, take decisions and make choices. It is a driving force for a continual deepening and broadening of their knowledge, skills and understanding.
How we do it?
We provide personalized learning for students in K-12 education. Our education is tailored to the needs and abilities of every individual student – regardless of age and educational level. All learning resources are organized to support the student’s goals and learning strategies at each point in the learning process.
Through the coaching, the student learns to set goals, to develop personal learning strategies to reach the goals, to prioritize and manage time – and over time s/he develops ownership over her/his learning process. This constitutes the foundation for lifelong learning. The personal coaching also ensures that the student’s learning is structured, supported and followed up on.
The focus of the coaching depends on the student’s needs and maturity. For a new student in a KED school, the personal coach provides firm guidance and support. As the student develops, the focus gradually shifts to the student’s learning process and to guide the student towards new, challenging goals. The coach ensures that the student assumes the responsibility s/he can manage– no more and no less.
Due to the importance of the regular coaching of students, the set personal coaching sessions occur at least every week for every student. Though the one-to-one personal coaching sessions, the logbook, the development discussion and the individual study plan comprise the basis for personal coaching, the ongoing dialogue between the student and coach is essential.
By working in this way, we believe that we develop close, warm and good relationships with our students. When our students get to know themselves, are trained to set goals, use different strategies and continuously evaluate their learning, they also develop their self-regulation.
Regardless of the students’ age, educational level and maturity, the quality and core of the couching is the same- characterized by respect, positive expectations, trust, open questions, active listening and full presence. And again – always adapted to the students needs.
We believe that life is what you make it
We give each student a foundation for personal development where self-discipline, self-knowledge, sense of responsibility and confidence in one’s own ability provide the basis for a constructive attitude, the essence of which is that “life is what I make it”.
