Philanthropist’s Ross School recognized for unique curriculum

Founder of the Ross School in the Hamptons on Long Island, N.Y., Courtney Ross is celebrating some great press as her school has been lauded for innovative curriculum on Toronto’s http://www.thestar.com/.

The article reads: “(This school) offers the best glimpse in the world of how the brain can be the great social democratizer and how education could provide a level playing field for all.”

The school was founded in 1991 to challenge the way traditional schools operate, according to the article. It uses findings specifically about “multiple intelligences,” recognizing links between emotion and learning to shape curriculum.

The Ross School also implements a technique called the “spiral curriculum,” which introduces concepts across grades in the order in which human civilization developed, and in the order in which humans discovered concepts.

“Each grade represents a turning point of cultural history or rapid transformation,” according to the article.

“I like frontiers,” said Courtney Ross. “And the brain is one of the most fascinating frontiers we have.”