Dimensions of Holistic Student Development
We nurture a transformational learning culture that supports our students in becoming conscious, compassionate, and capable world citizens. In keeping with this broad goal, our school fosters four dimensions of human development.
Scholarship
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Engage in higher-order thinking
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Master academic content and apply it to real problems and projects
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Inquire, research, and solve problems
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Appreciate the arts
Transformative Moral Action
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Personal transformation
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Interpersonal transformation
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Social transformation
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Moral and ethical values
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Service toward others
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Collaboration and community building
Integral Well-Being
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Socially-emotionally aware
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Physically healthy and fit
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Autonomous and self-regulating
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Organized
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Goal-oriented and responsible
Global Citizenship
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Communicate effectively
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Understand and embrace diversity
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Care for the earth
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Be an agent of positive change
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Use technology fluently, effectively, and ethically
Our Learning Definition and Principles
Definition
Learning is to construct new or modify existing understanding of oneself, others, or the world, and develop and apply skills and competencies as world citizens.
Principles
We believe:
• Learning takes place best in context.
• Learning is facilitated through reflection and metacognition in which feedback of the right type and time frame is essential.
• Learning is most effective when it is inquiry based to promote creative problem solving.
• Learning experiences should address all learners through differentiation.
• Learning is a social process that involves diverse cultural backgrounds, construction of meaning, and communication through
more than one language.
• Learning is dependent on multiple opportunities to practice and apply what is learned in a positive, supportive, and risk-free environment.
• Learning should take into account that human beings have both a spiritual and material nature with latent potentials (spiritual, cognitive, emotional, and physical).
• Learning more than one language at a level of academic mastery fosters the intellectual, cultural, and social development of children.
• The purpose of learning is to develop and transform individuals and society to impact our world positively.
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Three Diplomas & Three Languages
At School of the Nations, students may earn up to three diplomas—the Brazilian Diploma, the American High School Diploma and the AP Capstone Diploma—regardless of the Program they choose. Our National and International programs address content required by the Brazilian Ministry of Education and meet the requirements of the U.S. accrediting agency, New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), to confer the two diplomas.
It is an innovative diploma program that allows students to develop the skills that matter most for their future college success: research, collaboration, and communication.
As of Grade 6, students are immersed in the third language - Spanish - and leave our School fluent in three languages.
Nations as an IB World School Candidate
School of the Nations is an authorized IB World School for the Diploma Programme (DP) and is an official Candidate School* for the Primary Years Programme (PYP). These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education that the School of the Nations believes is important for our students. In October 2024, we will undertake a crucial phase in our pursuit of full authorization for the Primary Years Programme (PYP) as we prepare for the PYP Verification Visit.
*Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme, or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org.
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