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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Beyond Montessori, are any of these progressive models (TOTM, Reggio, Expeditionary) put into practice in post early childhood/elementary school?[/quote]

Do you mean after 6th grade?[/quote]

I believe TOTM is geared specifically to Pk and thereafter it's application has not been formally tested anywhere, but perhaps the PP teacher could weigh in there.

In DC public schools specifically, many charter schools (mundo verde, yu ying come to mind) and some DCPS (those that refer to themselves as "museum magnet" programs) claim use of expeditionary learning, but how it's actually put into practice at each school varies widely.  I think expeditionary learning just poses some natural hurdles in a public school setting. If you look private there are some awesome expeditionary programs through high school in the area; schools in which students actually spend substatial amounts of their time "in the field."

SWS is, to my knowledge, the only Reggio focused ELEMENTARY, (it will go through 5th but only goes through second right now.  I think most schools that claim its use in preschool phase out the bulk of Reggio concepts for more traditional programs by first grade.  [/quote]

PP (teacher) here. TOTM only goes to kindergarten. There are two "phases" of the curriculum. One of which focuses on PK (which encompasses PS3 and PK4), the other being Kindergarten. The purpose of each model is essentially the same, but adjusts the activities to best fit the developmental needs of the students. [/quote]

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