HOW WE LEARN
PLACE AND NATURE-BASED EDUCATION
By placing importance on expanding learning beyond the traditional four-walls of a classroom and using the community as a campus students develop a strong connection to nature and place.
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
Project-Based Learning (PBL) is a student - led, interdisciplinary approach to learning in which students learn collaboratively about a subject through the experience of solving open - ended, interdisciplinary, real-world problems.
SOCIAL - EMOTIONAL LEARNING
We employ the framework of Conscious Discipline to support self-regulation in ways that strengthen relationships and help children to build respectful relationships with themselves, peers, parents and each other.
MIXED-AGE CLASSROOMS
Multiage classrooms are composed of students with a diverse range of abilities and ages. Educators focus on teaching each child according to his or her own strengths and challenges to increase engagement and growth.
COOPERATIVE SCHOOL COMMUNITY
As a nonprofit, cooperative school, Verdi EcoSchool continues to evolve and grow into the best version of itself: an organization in which the entire school community shares responsibility for running the school. In cooperative schools, which are also sometimes referred to as parent participation schools, the focus is on creating a school in which all stakeholders work together for the collective good and benefit of the student body.
Cooperative schools are based on the premise that strong and positive school-family relationships are the foundation of an effective education. Parent involvement/participation is not just about volunteering/attendance at events but a recognition that the health of the School Family extends into the parent-child relationship.
ECO-COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY PARTNERS
The process of using the local community as a classroom to create an immersive curriculum forms the basis of the Place-Based Education philosophy. Hands-on, real-life experiences create profound learning moments that offer context for traditional academic subjects. Our Eco-Collective is a partnership of institutions, businesses and individuals primarily within the immediate area of the Eau Gallie Arts District who have come together to cultivate a dynamic campus.
ALEXA DELISLE PHOTOGRAPHY
ANAYA COFFEE
ART MORE PLACE
BARRIER ISLAND SANCTUARY
BREVARD CULTURAL ALLIANCE
BREVARD ZOO
CODECRAFT WORKS
EAU GALLIE LIBRARY
EGAD MAINSTREET
ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER
FLEAGAD
FLORIDA FIELDS TO FORKS
FPAN
FOOSANER ART MUSEUM
GROOVE SHACK
HARBOR STAY
HEY, BLUE!
INTRACOASTAL BREWING COMPANY
MARINE RESOURCES COUNCIL
MELBOURNE POLICE DEPARTMENT
NOT QUITE RIGHT COMEDY IMPROV
PIZZA VOLA
PLANT-BASED BREVARD
RRAC
ROCKLEDGE GARDENS
ROSSETER HOUSE MUSEUM
SALTY FOX
STANDARD COLLECTIVE
SPACE COAST PRIDE
VICTORIA LANDING ASSISTED LIVING
YOGA GARDEN
PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT BY:
NANCY AND RICK DILLEN
NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
The Verdi EcoSchool admits students of any race, color, religion, creed, gender, disability, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local law, to all the rights privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. The School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender (which includes a person’s actual or perceived sex, as well as gender identity and expression), age, marital status, disability, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, familial status, predisposing genetic characteristics, actual or perceived domestic violence victim status, unemployment status, caregiver status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local law, in carrying on its educational activities or in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, employment policies, financial aid programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.
The Verdi EcoSchool, a 501(c)3 not for profit organization, provides a
complete educational program for students in grades PK- 12.
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A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL FREE WITHIN THE STATE. THE REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. The toll free number of the department is 1-800-HELP-FLA (435-7352) - calling from within the state of Florida, or (850) 410-3800 - calling from outside of Florida.
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