Wolseley School offers a small, intimate child-centered learning environment that strives to be a safe, happy and dignified place for both students and adults to grow and develop.
	Teachers try to instill a spirit of cooperation and collaboration in each student. Competition, in the main, has meaning only in terms of a learner’s desire and courage to forge a better self through a continuous pursuit of excellence.
	Flexible groupings of children are used based on children’s needs and the teacher’s purpose.
	The services of support teachers and teacher assistants may be utilized as extensions of the classroom teacher’s program.
	Parents/guardians are viewed as resources and partners in the education and guidance of children. Their active involvement and input are encouraged and valued.

	Teachers differentiate their instruction taking into account children’s abilities, interests, experiences, learning styles and needs.
	Teachers may use themes and integrate subject areas as much as possible.
	Emphasis is on assisting children in linking their learning to what they already know and what they need to know about the world in authentic learning experiences.
	A major focus is placed on making learning meaningful to students and involving students in their own learning. Authentic learning is stressed, i.e. learning by doing.
	Process of learning is viewed as important as mastery of content. Getting there is as important as having arrived.
	Students are taught to reflect on their own learning.
	Diverse teaching styles, methods and materials are used to foster learning.
	Homework is a meaningful extension of what is learned at school. It can be a means of involving parents in their children’s learning at home.

	The teaching staff believe that assessment and evaluation are continuous and on-going processes during the course of instruction.
	A variety of materials and methods are used in the assessment and evaluation of student performance.
	Students take ownership and responsibility for their learning by being involved in the assessment process , and by evaluating their progress.
	Student-led conferences provide students with the opportunity to reflect on what they are learning, what their strengths are, and what learning goals they have set for themselves.