A WEEK IN
THE G GRADE
4 HUB
I used to think grade 4 would
be very crowded. Now I think
grade 4 teachers are managing
everything nicely.
(Tvarita)
A group of children quietly listening to
instructions from their teacher in one corner,
another group of kids thoughtfully following
a read-aloud picture book, in another
corner, yet another group drawing a creative
inspiration; this is the new norm in the ICS
Grade 4 Hub.
The entire room projects a home and
work environment. With 66 students, and
9 educators, the Hub is proving to be a
quite productive and engaging learning
environment for our grade 4 students.
The grade 4 Hub space is large and divided
into several areas including connected
spaces, separate rooms. For David “Cal”
Callaway, elementary school Co-Principal,
“The Hub is about optimization of resources
and a collective teacher approach to
supporting students. It is also about student
choice in which students are given ownership
over their learning.”
The grade 4 community, students and
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