Academics — How We Teach
Teaching &
Learning.
The goal for teachers and students alike — deeper learning.
Our Approach
Deeper learning, by design. Curriculum at The Storm King School is built to spark creativity, encourage risk-taking, promote critical thinking, and foster collaboration. Broad course offerings and a flexible academic schedule let students discover their passions and take a leading role in shaping their own trajectories.
Our faculty rely on approaches that actively engage students — traditional, experiential, and project-based — as they master content across the disciplines and perfect the academic and life skills that go with it. Discussion and collaboration are active components of every class. Wherever possible, learning grows from authentic, interdisciplinary problems and projects: content matters, but the way information is processed, verified, and used comes first. Students learn how they learn — evaluating, deciding, and mastering knowledge by constructing it themselves.
In Practice
Content and skills across disciplines
Necessary content and skills in the disciplines of Math, Science, Humanities, English, Arts, and Foreign Languages.
Critical thinking
How to think critically, thoughtfully dissect a subject or issue, ask incisive questions, solve problems, and bring solutions.
Risk-taking and persistence
How to step beyond one’s comfort zone, take risks, fail gracefully, and succeed through persistence and hard work.
Collaboration and adaptability
How to collaborate, be flexible, and be adaptable — in the classroom and beyond it.
The arts as expression
An understanding and appreciation for the Arts — music, theater, creative writing, visual arts — as a means of personal and creative expression.
Global and cultural awareness
Global and cultural awareness, developed in one of the most international student communities in the country.
Leadership and citizenship
How to be effective leaders and citizens of their local and global communities.
Responsible technology
How to maximize benefits from using technology, and how to use it responsibly and ethically.
Research and inquiry
How to use information, conduct research, create a hypothesis, acknowledge sources, and present findings.
Beyond the Classroom
Learning that leaves the room. Project-based application, international travel, collaborative and interdisciplinary work, and experiential vehicles such as Community Service, the use of Black Rock Forest, and trips throughout the surrounding Hudson Valley and New York City are built into our academic and student life programs.
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