Unique Learning Environment
Research demonstrates the benefit of multi-grade classrooms and Parkview Junior Academy offers students this unique setting which:
Creates a diverse, yet balanced mix of students of different ages and abilities
Improves social relationships and facilitates a family-like atmosphere
Provides an environment where younger children learn from older children and older
Children develop skills of responsibility as they serve as role models and leaders
Strengthens bonds between teachers and students/families
Helps student’s learn at their own pace
(Source: Song, R., Spradlin, T. E., & Plucker, J. A. (2009, January). The Advantages and Disadvantages of Multiage Classrooms in the Era of NCLB Accountability. Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED504569.pdf)