Academics
Innovation at All Saints
Innovation at All Saints Academy is a creative-based example of teaching our students to embrace and embody the New Basics.
In our Discovery Zone, students in PreSchool - Grade 1 take ordinary objects and transform them into new creations, engage in sensory and engineering activities, and conduct science experiments with local field experts. As students progress through Grades 2-5, they explore innovation through a robotics STEAM curriculum.
In Middle School, students continue their innovation experience through MS Studio courses. These project-based classes encourage students to collaborate and think critically while exploring software and hardware.
The Innovation Studios course in the Baldwin Center for Innovation & Collaboration is the culmination of innovation at All Saints. Students in Grades 9-12 use the Center to creatively solve real-world challenges through courses we call Innovation Studios.
The New Basics
List of 9 items.
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Collaboration
Partnerships and Leadership -
Creative Problem-Solving
Application of mixed content in novel situations -
Documentation
Reflection and communication -- written and graphical -
Empathy
Sense of audience -
Innovation
Creative perspective -
Iteration
Willingness to refine concepts -
Presentation
Ability to express ideas effectively to a larger audience -
Synthesis of Critique
Response to feedback -
Technology and Media Literacy
Demonstration of skills
Take a look at ASA’s innovation in action:
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Students across all grade levels receive regular time and instruction to work creatively in our dedicated innovation makerspaces.
