Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School (7319)
3960 TRAILBOSS LANE
CASTLE ROCK, CO 80104
342
Total Students Served
Half Day Kindergarten - Grade 6
School District:
Douglas County Re 1 (0900)
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About Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School (7319)
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Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School
2024-2025
School Mission, Expeditions and Engaged Learning: The Mission of Renaissance Elementary Magnet School is: At Renaissance Elementary Magnet School, we cultivate meaningful relationships through a culture of crew that empowers our community to learn with passion, act with courage, and change the world. Learning Expeditions are designed to promote critical thinking and academic achievement featuring units of study that require students to construct deep understandings and produce products or perfor…
mances for live audiences. Learning Expeditions engage students in active learning, support literacy, promote character development, create a sense of adventure, spark curiosity and foster an ethic of service. Active and engaged learning fosters character by inspiring each student to develop creativity, craftsmanship, perseverance, collaborative skills, and responsibility for learning. Critical thinking is also fostered as students are guided into making connections, understanding diverse perspectives, locating evidence for conclusions and generalizing to the big ideas of the discipline studied. Adventure Education is a significant and unique component that differentiates Renaissance from other educational establishments of its kind. In maintaining an Adventure Education curriculum the Renaissance community affirms its intention of not only educating each student academically, but also preparing each student for the challenges of life outside the walls of the school. With a deep investment in the idea of crew, everyone operating as a unit to support, engaging in crucial conversations, and holding one another accountable, we create a strong sense of community to foster resiliency. Adventure Education is an educational paradigm based upon the theory that experience with challenges require the student to step beyond the scope and comfort of his or her daily life and provide a unique insight into the student?s internal self and offer valuable opportunities for growth and character development. Community: The Renaissance community strives to create a culture that promotes belonging, independence mastery and generosity. Intentional rituals have been created to purposefully build the unique culture and enhance student ownership of learning and growth. Renaissance is a small, diverse community of learners. Our enrollment is approximately 365 students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade. Out of 365 students, 17.5% are from diverse backgrounds. We have a full-day kindergarten program and three Discovery (Gifted and Talented self-contained) classrooms that include grades 2 -6. We use Restorative Practices in combination with the Love and Logic philosophy for supporting students in making choices and taking ownership for their actions. We have 17 total classroom teachers, Visual Arts, Performing Arts Teachers, Physical Education teacher, two Learning Specialists for our moderate needs Special Education programming. We have one Literacy Specialist/Reading Recovery interventionist/teacher, a Math Interventionist and two Gifted and Talented Coordinators to support students who have been identified as Advanced Learners. We also have three Mental Health providers to focus on Social Emotional Learning from a holistic approach. ~ 48 students are on Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) ~ 79 students are on Advanced Learning Plans ~ 62 students are in our Discovery program ~ 20 students are on Free-Reduced lunch program A highlight of our school is our teacher leadership model. Our data team, comprised of a literacy and math specialists, Special Education providers, admin, two Gifted and Talented facilitators and grade level teams, utilize a schedule of monthly meetings in which we reflect on a body of evidence through assessment to collectively reflect and monitor student growth. This also produces our support of instruction and resources to meet students' and teachers' differentiated needs. Through this, we are able to collaboratively offer instructional team teaching and an embedded coaching model in which teachers can observe teachers in action within their own classrooms. This provides support for both the differentiated needs of students while building capacity, skill, and knowledge of the staff. The special service providers also guide the priorities of the content and the pacing to reach the intended goals. Another aspect of this model is the addition of educational assistants who can provide class coverage so the specialists are able to provide in class, in the moment coaching of teachers.
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