| L.W. Beecher Museum Magnet School of Arts and Sciences uses a “hands-on approach” to learning, using theme based and object based studies to help students explore, apply and create knowledge in both individual and group projects. Students present their conclusions through exhibitions, reports and publications. During school-wide exhibitions, classrooms become museums and students become museum guides.
Beecher Museum School of Arts and Sciences has formed partnerships with renowned museums in New Haven. These partnerships enable pre-kindergarten through eighth grade students to use museum collections and exhibitions as a springboard to academic discovery and exploration. Students travel on field trips called “Learning Expeditions” to learn core subjects more in- depth, using the museum as a primary research source. Museum educators, artists and scientists visit the school and introduce students to museum collections featuring history, science technology, and the arts. Teachers use original documents, artifacts and other primary sources to make class lessons more relevant and allow children to form their own discoveries and connections. Beecher Museum Magnet School is a Paideia school. Paideia practices strongly support individual student thought, inquiry, and dialogue and encourages students to become lifelong learners. |
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