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November 1999 | Volume 57 | Number 3 The Constructivist Classroom Pages 63-65
Perry Rush
A classroom in the Wellington, New Zealand, business district is home to a program that teaches students that freedom, ownership, responsibility, and openness are at the heart of a good education.
At Tawa School, a suburban school 20 kilometers from Wellington, New Zealand, we are passionate about being constructivists. Over the past year, we developed a class for Years 7 and 8 students (age 11, 12, and 13) in the middle of Wellington's central business district. A corporate sponsor provided the space for the City Site classroom that is home to a richly personalized program that builds strong relationships between students and business and arts organizations in the city.
Each of the 70 Years 7 and 8 students at Tawa School can opt for a city experience. The City Site classroom has three terms a year, and students can choose to attend the program for a term or for the whole year. Although some students decide not to participate in the City Site class at all, 20 students attend each term.
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