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=Welcome, all Parents for Innovation !=

OUR MISSION

 Rondout Parents for Innovation support teachers in a student-centered, creative approach to learning that aims for deeper critical thinking and understanding. We advocate for challenging and project-based collaborative learning experiences that support passionate engagement and greater student learning.

__** OUR GOALS **__  more team teaching  More project-based learning  More creativity & challenge  Whole child, student-centered perspective  Goals of deeper understanding beyond factual knowledge Earlier instruction in languages More integration of science <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Place-based learning

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ff0000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">**POSSIBILITIES** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Team teach social studies & English, or math & science <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Use field-experiences (e.g., research & create solar panels to develop more sustainable energy for Rondout schools; Create an oral history video project of Ulster County for English & social studies) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Use local resources (alternative energy businesses; art, music, & film practitioners; etc.) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Teach languages beginning in the elementary school