At MLSS there is no separation or grouping by age, instead there is a community of people with different skills and different interests. The competition often created by putting kids of the same age together is transformed into friends helping each other move through life in a natural and supportive way.
Children thrive in a diverse sociocultural environment. When younger and older students freely-associate, learning accelerates. Younger students engage in more complex activities than they could with same-agers. They gain exposure to more advanced skills and knowledge and form role models. Older students practice assuming different roles in a variety of interactional situations. They develop leadership, nurturance and a sense of responsibility for others while consolidating their own abilities through demonstration and explanation.
The staff's role at a Sudbury school is multifaceted: they complete the age continuum, they model responsible behavior, and they handle the administrative work of running the school. Staff members are friends, advisors, sounding boards, counselors, and most importantly, they support the environment that allows freedom, trust and responsibility to flourish in each student.
Children thrive in a diverse sociocultural environment. When younger and older students freely-associate, learning accelerates. Younger students engage in more complex activities than they could with same-agers. They gain exposure to more advanced skills and knowledge and form role models. Older students practice assuming different roles in a variety of interactional situations. They develop leadership, nurturance and a sense of responsibility for others while consolidating their own abilities through demonstration and explanation.
The staff's role at a Sudbury school is multifaceted: they complete the age continuum, they model responsible behavior, and they handle the administrative work of running the school. Staff members are friends, advisors, sounding boards, counselors, and most importantly, they support the environment that allows freedom, trust and responsibility to flourish in each student.
