CLASSROOMS

Hamline Elementary uses an Inquiry-based Model in all our classrooms.

Inquiry-based learning:

• Supports our student competencies of Collaborators, Communicators, Creators, Critical Thinkers, and Self & Community Aware
• Is a culturally-responsive approach that allows space for student ideas, cultures, and capabilities and connects learning to students’ lives
• Builds upon students’ strengths and interests to increase student engagement
• Builds student ownership by shifting the teacher-learner dynamic to being co-creators in the learning space
• Encourages students to wonder and direct their own learning by asking questions, investigating, and collaborating to make meaning