What Is E.L.

 

EL Education was founded in 1992 by the Harvard Graduate School of Education in collaboration with Outward Bound USA based on the belief that learning and achievement flourish when teachers and students are engaged in work that is challenging, adventurous, and meaningful.

 

For over 25 years, EL Education has been bringing to life a three-dimensional vision of student achievement that includes mastery of knowledge and skills, character, and high-quality student work. EL Education promotes active classrooms that are alive with discovery, problem-solving, challenge, and collaboration. EL Education drives results: teachers fulfill their highest aspirations and students achieve more than they think possible. EL Education students have both the capacity and the passion to build to a better, more just world.  

 

Learning is active. 

Students are scientists, urban planners, historians, and activists. They investigate real community problems and collaborate with peers to develop creative, actionable solutions. 

Students at all levels are pushed and supported to do more than they think they can. Excellence is expected in the quality of their work and their thinking. 

Learning is meaningful. 

Students apply their skills and knowledge to real world issues and make positive change in their communities. They see the relevance of their learning and are motivated by understanding that learning has purpose. 

Learning is public. 

Through formal structures of presentation, exhibition, critique, and data analysis, students and teachers build a shared vision of pathways to achievement. 

Learning is collaborative.

School leaders, teachers, students, and families share rigorous expectations for quality work, achievement, and behavior. Trust, respect, responsibility, and joy in learning permeate the school culture.  

 

  Learn more at ELeducation.org.