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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Progressive education is a pedagogical movement that began in the late nineteenth century and has persisted in various forms to the present. In Europe, progressive education took the form of the New Education Movement. The term progressive was engaged to distinguish this education from the traditional curricula of the 19th century, which was rooted in classical preparation for the university and strongly differentiated by social class. By contrast, progressive education finds its roots in modern experience. Most progressive education programs have these qualities in common:

•	Emphasis on learning by doing – hands-on projects, expeditionary learning, experiential learning
	•	Integrated curriculum focused on thematic units
	•	Strong emphasis on problem solving and critical thinking
	•	Group work and development of social skills
	•	Understanding and action as the goals of learning as opposed to rote knowledge
	•	Collaborative and cooperative learning projects
	•	Education for social responsibility and democracy
	•	Integration of community service and service learning projects into the daily curriculum[2]
	•	Selection of subject content by looking forward to ask what skills will be needed in future society[3]
	•	De-emphasis on textbooks in favor of varied learning resources
	•	Emphasis on lifelong learning and social skills
	•	Assessment by evaluation of child's projects and productions[/quote]

Based on this - Saint Andrews Episcopal School. They have a Center for Transformational Teaching and Learning that emphasizes much of these strategies.  [/quote]

Nope. I have a kid at Burke and another who recently graduated from SAES. The CTTL is well intentioned and has garnered a lot of attention, but SAES is still fundamentally a traditional school. Teacher led, not student led. It does not follow true progressive pedagogy as outlined above. 
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