Santa Monica Alternative School House (SMASH) is an alternative school in Southern California established in 1973 to emphasize "non-authoritarian, non-competitive, non-sexist methods." Initially serving kindergarten to 12, SMASH was relegated to kindergarten through a high school curriculum in the late 1980s. In 2005-2006, SMASH had 193 students enrolled in the K-8 class.
SMASH is a school in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. They use a constructivist approach to learning that provides opportunities for students to take ownership of their education. SMASH provides an interactive and collaborative learning experience in which teachers, students, and parents work together to harness child curiosity, curiosity, and emphasize the development of "whole person" through critical thinking, problem solving, and responsibility as a community member. interdependent.. Rather than a "top down" approach to education in which children are seen as a container to be filled, and potential test scores, SMASH students are taught through the concept of understanding and the life of the methodology of experience. Academic, social, artistic collaborative projects offer rich education not only in the area of ​​ordinary content but in socializing. SMASH students see themselves as citizens of their community and the world intends to make a positive difference.
Schools divide the class into "core" mixed age groups that allow for mentoring and the curriculum and interconnected communities. Core 1 consists of kindergartners, first and second graders. Core 2 consists of third and fourth graders. Core 3 consists of fifth and sixth grade students, and Core 4 of seventh and eighth grade students.
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