Classrooms
Unique Learning Environment
Research demonstrates the benefit of multi-grade classrooms and Parkview Junior Academy offers students this unique setting which:
*Creates a diverse, yet balanced mix of students of different ages and abilities
*Improves social relationships and facilitates a family-like atmosphere
*Provides an environment where younger children learn from older children and older
children develop skills of responsibility as they serve as role models and leaders
*Strengthens bonds between teachers and students/families
*Helps student's learn at their own pace
(Source: Song, R., Spradlin, T. E., & Plucker, J. A. (2009, January). The Advantages and Disadvantages of Multiage Classrooms in the Era of NCLB Accountability. Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED504569.pdf)