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  • The Hellerup School: Lessons from a school without walls

    Daisy Yuhas

    October 02, 2018 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: Denmark

    An innovative school and architectural endeavor in Denmark offers 16 years of lessons for the increasingly popular personalized learning movement. At the Hellerup School, students check in with their teachers at the beginning of the lesson and then disperse throughout the open-plan building to work where they are most productive. While the school has found the model highly rewarding, in recent years, Hellerup has grappled with how to build more group interactions into the intensely individualized curriculum.

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  • Lessons From A School Without Walls

    Daisy Yuhas

    October 02, 2018 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    A school near Copenhagen, Denmark utilizes a unique open floor plan - no walls and no separate classrooms - to help advance their mission of "personalized learning," a holistic approach to education that emphasizes student freedom and empowerment. While some students (and teachers) love the system, it isn't an approach for everyone; throughout the years it's been open, they school has made changes and adjustments using feedback and new ideas.

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  • Why Restorative Justice Is About More Than Reducing Suspensions

    Daisy Yuhas

    July 25, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Restorative justice, an approach commonly associated with international conflict resolution, is being brought into schools to replace harsh discipline with conversations about harm caused and opportunities for students to repair that harm. So far, research shows that this approach helps students feel respected and can curb the use of out-of-school suspensions.

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