{"id":9,"date":"2011-05-16T19:52:30","date_gmt":"2011-05-16T19:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foa.wpengine.com\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2015-02-12T02:34:58","modified_gmt":"2015-02-12T07:34:58","slug":"21st-century-student","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/academics\/21st-century-student","title":{"rendered":"21st Century Student"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3565\" title=\"FOA 21st Century Outdoors\" src=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Outdoors-270x179.jpg\" alt=\"Education Through Inquiry\" width=\"270\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Outdoors-270x179.jpg 270w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Outdoors-540x359.jpg 540w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Outdoors-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Outdoors-125x83.jpg 125w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Outdoors-60x39.jpg 60w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Outdoors-85x56.jpg 85w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Outdoors-80x53.jpg 80w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Outdoors.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/>In a progressive world, we need progressive and integrated education. In\u00a0educating the 21st Century Learner, we prepare children for the global experience. At Five Oaks Academy, children learn critical thinking skills, application of knowledge, analysis of information, comprehension of new ideas, communication, collaboration, problem solving, and decision making. All of these concepts and skills are blended with the core curriculum areas, expression of creativity, foreign language, technology, inquiry, and entrepreneurialism to give the children a diverse, demanding, and progressive education.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3566\" title=\"FOA 21st Century Technology\" src=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Technology-270x166.jpg\" alt=\"Middle School Students Technology Based Research\" width=\"270\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Technology-270x166.jpg 270w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Technology-540x333.jpg 540w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Technology-200x123.jpg 200w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Technology-125x77.jpg 125w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Technology-60x37.jpg 60w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Technology-85x52.jpg 85w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Technology-80x49.jpg 80w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Technology.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/>The 21st century has redefined the needs of education by its participation in a global economy in an ever-changing world.\u00a0 The educational system that was designed to fit a factory model and was designed to encourage conformity and compliance no longer fills the needs of the 21st century student.\u00a0 Students today need to be problem solvers, inquiry-based learners, creative and adaptive, self confident, high in executive functioning, technologically grounded, and skilled in research and solutions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3567\" title=\"FOA 21st Century Confidence\" src=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Confidence-270x215.jpg\" alt=\"Students Show Leadership and Self Confidence\" width=\"270\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Confidence-270x215.jpg 270w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Confidence-540x431.jpg 540w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Confidence-200x159.jpg 200w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Confidence-125x99.jpg 125w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Confidence-60x47.jpg 60w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Confidence-85x67.jpg 85w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Confidence-80x63.jpg 80w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOA-21st-Century-Confidence.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/>The Montessori approach has been the academic choice\u00a0of the parents of\u00a0many successful entrepreneurs; the benefactors of these educational experiences include\u00a0the founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin; the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos; the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales; American chef, and author, Julia Child, just to name a few.\u00a0 Montessori education allows children to develop their strengths and to become confident learners in whatever field or career they decide to pursue.\u00a0 By becoming grounded in a method of education that celebrates independence and individuality, Montessori students become successful adults and lifelong learners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a progressive world, we need progressive and integrated education. In\u00a0educating the 21st Century Learner, we prepare children for the global experience. At Five Oaks Academy, children learn critical thinking skills, application of knowledge, analysis of information, comprehension of new ideas, communication, collaboration, problem solving, and decision making. 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