At Escola Concept we strive to develop mindful, caring, and joyful citizens who are committed to their personal growth, the growth of others, and the growth of their community.
The set of 16 problem-solving strategies called the "Habits of Mind" are used as a foundation to support this positive mindset that permeates our community of learners.
Take time to consider available options;
Think before speaking or acting;
Remain calm when stressed or challenged;
Thoughtful and considerate of others;
Proceed carefully.
Pay attention to and do not dismiss another person's thoughts, feelings, and ideas;
Make an effort to perceive another's point of view and emotions;
Tell others when you can relate to what they are expressing;
Hold thoughts at a distance in order to respect another's point of view and feelings.
Be able to change perspective;
Consider another's input;
Generate alternatives;
Consider options.
Be aware of own thoughts, feelings, intentions, and actions;
Know what you do and say affects others;
Be willing to consider the impact of choices on yourself and others.
Check for errors;
Measure at least twice;
Nurture a desire for exactness, fidelity & craftsmanship.
Ask yourself: “How do I know?”;
Develop a questioning attitude;
Consider what information is needed, choose strategies to get that information;
Consider the obstacles needed to resolve.
Use what you learn;
Consider prior knowledge and experience;
Apply knowledge beyond the situation in which it was learned.
Strive to be clear when speaking and writing;
Strive to be accurate when speaking and writing;
Avoid over-generalizations, distortions, minimizations and deletions when speaking, and writing.
Stop to observe what you see;
Listen to what you hear;
Take note of what you smell;
Taste what you are eating;
Feel what you are touching.
Think about how something might be done differently from the “norm”;
Propose new ideas;
Strive for originality;
Consider novel suggestions others might make.
Be intrigued by the world's beauty, nature's power and vastness of the universe;
Have regard for what is awe-inspiring and can touch your heart;
Be open to the little and big surprises in life; see others and yourself.
Be willing to try something new and different;
Consider doing things that are safe and sane even though new to you;
Face the fear of making mistakes or of coming up short and don’t let this stop me.
Be willing to laugh appropriately;
Look for the whimsical, absurd, ironic and unexpected in life;
Laugh at yourself when you can.
Be willing to work with others and welcome their input and perspective;
Abide by decisions the workgroup makes even if you disagree somewhat;
Be willing to learn from others in reciprocal situations.
Be open to new experiences to learn from;
Be proud and humble enough to admit when you don't know;
Welcome new information on all subjects.
At Escola Concept, the slogan "Learning the meaning of learning" comes to life through the Thinking Culture. Learners are continuously stimulated to pose questions, develop their curiosities and share impressions.
The approaches and techniques for teaching these skills are called Visible Thinking Routines. They began to be researched at Harvard's Project Zero and are taught to Concept's educators by one reference in the subject, Mark Church, the co-author of "Making Thinking Visible" (Harvard).
Escola Concept selected the most integrated, relevant, meaningful, and purposeful international curriculum that aligns with who we want our learners to be: happy, action-oriented, and inspired individuals who seek to better the world we live in.
Fieldwork Education provides our thinking and learning environments with three different curricula appropriate for the grade levels we serve: the International Early Years Curriculum (ages 2 to 5), the International Primary Curriculum (ages 5 to 11), and the International Middle Years Curriculum (ages 11 to 14). Fieldwork Education currently has an international presence in over 2,000 schools, distributed among 98 countries, with over 15,000 teachers.
