Interdisciplinary learning – creating connections, enlarging understanding

LJA applies the principles of interdisciplinary learning in which students explore a question from several different perspectives.This enables them to develop a broader and more complex understanding of the subject.

For instance, students learn how to formulate good questions when solving a community recycling issue. Acting as historians they discover how the problem came to be; as artists and writers, they create a production presenting several solutions to a community problem; as scientists they explore the problem’s root cause; and as mathematicians, they figure out the complex patterns and equations for a better solution.

LJA incorporates interdisciplinary learning in  Science, Math, Language Arts and Social Studies. Classes will have a ratio of 25 students to 2 teachers in 90 minute blocks. These subjects will also be integrated with Art, Music, Health, and Physical Education.