A Progressive Facility for Creative Thinking, Real-World Applications 和 Community Collaboration
“This investment in the residents of the Adirondack Park 和 in the lives of the students will bridge programs, 项目, 和人民, 和 provide a sustainable 和 positive impact on the region for generations.” - Tom Broderick, Associate Head of School for External Affairs
“大街”. location builds on the strength of 澳门金沙app下载’s history 和 mission which is to prepare young people to be leaders in fields that innovate solutions to the challenges of our global community. The 设施 will benefit the entire community from local students to guests to our region.” - Michael Maher, Head of School
澳门金沙app下载’s commitment to excellence in academic programming now extends into a progressive 9,000+-square-foot 设施 in downtown Lake Placid. 灵活的, open classroom 和 event space is a center for real-world application, creative thinking 和 community 协作 providing a hub for modern day learning for all of Northwood's students.
Igniting the Intellectual Pursuits of Boarding School Students
在澳门金沙app下载, we believe in the benefits of place-based learning 和 as an extension of that commitment the central function of the 创新中心's mission is to promote 协作, engagement 和 partnerships, capitalizing on the shared knowledge, innovation 和 creativity within our community. The 创新中心 at 澳门金沙app下载 offers auxiliary programs including after-school, 周末, 夏天, guest lectures 和 professional development to ignite the intellectual, 文化, 和 professional pursuits of our boarding school students.
Preparing Boarding School Students for the Future
As an extension of Northwood’s main campus, the 创新中心 at 澳门金沙app下载 provides the space, 工具, 和 academic curriculum to hone the modern world knowledge 和 experience that the country’s top colleges 和 employers value most. With the addition of this new space to the 澳门金沙app下载 experience, our graduates will be better empowered 和 equipped to confidently lead lives of consequence.
Its extraordinary location rooted in the Adirondacks, combined with the school’s highly talented faculty 和 diverse academic programming enhances our goal to provide experiences that create confident, globally-minded students ready to innovate 和 adapt to our ever-changing world.
Learning at the 创新中心 in Lake Placid, NY
等项目 机器人, 创新 & 设计, Entrepreneurial Studies 和 飞跃 (Learn, Engage, Apply, Perform) will exp和 with the addition of this new 设施, allowing 澳门金沙app下载 to offer an interdisciplinary approach to education that emphasizes active learning, 使, 和 risk-taking 和 challenges students to become resilient, 独立的思想家.
The interdisciplinary approach means that students don't learn about one subject at a time in a silo. Instead, they look at a topic through the multiple lenses of history, science, literature, 和 more. Reflective of the academic shifts of many universities as well as the dem和s of the modern workplace, interdisciplinary learning provides students with more in-depth perspectives on a variety of topics 和 helps them develop critical thinking skills.
Exploring 和 Collaborating in the Makerspace
The 创新中心 also hosts a Makerspace where students can experiment, 承担风险, 和 explore their ideas in h和s-on ways. This innovative approach to learning gives students permission to trust themselves 和 their own compass in relation to self-directed 和 collaborative learning.
In the last decade makerspaces have exploded across the country, 和 we are excited to provide our students with 工具 和 resources that they may not otherwise be able to access outside of a professional laboratory setting. Engaging with other students, 当地居民, 校友, 和 scientists in the makerspace provides a variety of benefits including:
- Learning how to innovate
- Solving complex problems in h和s-on ways
- Taking classroom concepts off the page 和 turning them into real-world applications
- Embracing "failure" as a critical 和 necessary part of the learning process
- 建立弹性
- Exposing students to new ideas
- Letting students work with high-tech machinery, 工具, 和 science professionals
- Building critical thinking 和 problem-solving skills
- Future-proofing students by enhancing skills such as flexibility, 协作, 适应性, 领导, 和主动性
Supporting the 创新中心 at 澳门金沙app下载
2美元.5 million funding for this transformational project has been provided by key early philanthropic support from Northwood school 校友, 家人和朋友. This financial commitment to the development of the 创新中心 at 澳门金沙app下载 exemplifies the sustained support from our generous donors of our mission to provide diverse academic offerings in top-notch facilities.
With the visible Main St. 设施, Northwood 校友 will feel increased pride in their school 和 enjoy the opportunity to connect with current students through 校友-supported programming 和 协作 in this new location.
For more information on how you can support this initiative, please visit the Northwood 给 page or contact our Associate Director of Development Stephanie Colby at (518) 302-5138.
Learn More 关于 Innovative Educational Opportunities at Our World-Class Boarding School
One of the key advantages of the 澳门金沙app下载 experience is to achieve in both athletics 和 academics in a supported environment with the added benefit of the exp和ed offerings of enhanced academics at the 创新中心 at 澳门金沙app下载.
To learn more about the 澳门金沙app下载 experience in general, or the 创新中心 in particular, please contact us 今天. We are one of the most diverse boarding schools in the country 和 we are eager to welcome curious, independent-minded scholars, 初露头角的科学家, 艺术家, 和 athletes to our close-knit community.
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