Millennium School

We know a lot more about educational science than we have successfully implemented in schools today. Modern research in neuroscience teaches us how our brains learn. Developmental psychology outlines the optimal environment and experiences for healthy identity formation. Experiential, student-centered learning is more effective than traditional ins... truction. So how do we integrate this growing body of research into practical school design on an ongoing basis? To be effective, schools themselves must become Learning Organizations, constantly applying research, assessing impact, and adapting techniques to optimize student development. Weekly faculty observation, reflection, and professional development is woven into the schedule. Following three years of research, Millennium School was launched in Fall 2016 as an innovation lab for adolescent developmental science. We actively partner with professors from several leading universities such as Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UCSF among others, to study and implement transformative learning methodologies. For students, this translates into an engaging educational experience that breaks many molds. Students co-construct their own learning environment, projects, and assessments. They are actively involved in the action research of what works and doesnt. And nothing drives engagement in middle school like empowering students as architects of their own adventure. The heart of justice is truth telling, seeing ourselves and the world the way it is rather than the way we want it to be. More than ever before we, as a society, need to renew a commitment to truth telling.” At Millennium School, we know it takes commitment and prioritization to offset systems of oppression and implicit bias. We are committed to becoming a fully anti-racist multicultural organization helping to transform society. This means we are constantly learning about personal, cultural, and systemic barriers in our society to better understand how to create structures of accountability that increase equity. ...Read More