ISK Educational Philosophy
I.S.K. Educational Philosophy
“If you study to remember, you will forget, but if you study to understand, you will remember.”
Our Students
- You want to be successful and are interested in how you learn
- You value teachers who are both knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the subjects they teach
- You know that learning is a whole body experience; you want to do/create/investigate what it is you are learning about
- You desire the freedom and responsibility of independent studies
Your High school
- We are looking for our founding students
- We value an individualized approach to your education program
- We believe in the value of independent thinking, and are interested in YOU
- We know that successful teachers are open, flexible, knowledgeable, and are continually learning
Learning for Life
At I.S.K. we believe that education is about life-knowing how to figure out things, how to make things, invent things, and most of all how to understand things.
Sometimes these things are:
- mathematical functions
- works of literature
- a woodwork project
- the first pottery plate you’ve ever made
- creating a community plan to help a village in Africa have easier access to water
- getting along with a fellow student
- deciding what independent project you will focus on
- developing a black and white photograph
- editing a film
Using our head to think and research, our heart to imagine and perceive with feelings, and our hands to crate with, education becomes an experience of learning more about who are, what we can do, and about our relationship to other people and the world at large. Learning is dynamic.
At I.S.K. our team are teachers, researchers, mentors and co-learners. They know that learning doesn’t ever stop, and that students have the wisdom to share in their own learning process.