One of the great gifts about being a teacher is that we are constantly learning and growing along with our students. One day is never the same as the next, which leaves teachers and students excited to see what will come next.
Inquiry-based teaching relies on this type of atmosphere. It believes that students thrive when they are connected and responsible for their own learning. It believes that authentic learning cannot be accomplished when the students do not find the material relevant to their own lives. It believes that learning is best done when the students are challenged to participate in the design and direction of it. It believes that learning is a shared experience and it should be celebrated with those people around us, and that sharing experiences helps us to grow.
Inquiry-based teaching is a fundamental part of the learning environment at St. Jude's Academy. Instead of being given a question and told the answer. We want our students to learn by asking questions and creating questions of their own. We want them to research and collect evidence, and then design arguments of their own. This is just one of the many examples of how we promote inquiry in our classrooms at St. Jude's Academy.
Being inquisitive is a natural state of children. We hope to foster this important characteristic to help our students become the most successful and independent learners they can be.
Best Regards,
Mrs. Nelson
