THE INNOVATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITIES OF YEW CHUNG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL BEIJING
CREATIVITY. CRITICAL THINKING. COLLABORATION. FLEXIBILITY. PROBLEM SOLVING. WHEN THINKING ABOUT WHAT A 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION MODEL SEEKS TO TEACH CHILDREN, THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE ADJECTIVES THAT SHOULD COME TO MIND. WHILE THE CORE CURRICULUM REMAINS IMPORTANT, THERE IS AN INCREASING UNDERSTANDING THAT THE LAYOUT AND FUNCTION OF CLASSROOMS THEMSELVES CONTRIBUTE TO A CHILDREN’S BROADER EDUCATION IN SCHOOL – FACILITATING DIFFERENT TEACHING STYLES, LESSON PLANS AND WAYS OF LEARNING.
