Antioch Center for School Renewal

Students and teachers benefit with student-centered education.

What really matters?

How can we better serve young people who come to school with an ever-broadening spectrum of need?
How do we engage students in deeper, more meaningful learning experiences while simultaneously addressing an expanding set of curriculum frameworks and standards?
How do we measure what really matters through multiple assessment methods that capture the rich tapestry of student learning?
How can classroom innovation be both desirable and highly effective in a world where content learning, accountability, and testing play dominant roles in school policy and decision-making?
How do we create classrooms that are powerful, collaborative learning environments that focus on real-world learning?
How do we assess the competencies developed through such real-world learning?
How do we build schools, teaching faculties, and support staffs into strong, professional learning communities that use research and real data to drive school and district decision-making?

The Antioch Center for School Renewal has answers to these questions. As the service division of the Department of Education at Antioch University New England, our unique staff of highly skilled, experienced K-12 teacher-leaders and core university faculty are part of an educational institution that dates back to Horace Mann and embodies the values of progressive, student-centered education.

The mission of the Antioch Center for School Renewal is to support and nurture the creation of equitable, inspiring, personalized learning communities and to make them the common experience for young people and educators everywhere.

ACSR is rooted in three distinctive programs, through which the Center provides a broad range of services for schools:

Innovative classroom learning with hands-on activity. Teachers and school administrators turn to the Center for help and guidance, support and resources, coaching and consultation, training and professional development to address their pressing issues and worthy aspirations.

Over the last twenty years, we have worked with thousands of educators from over five hundred schools throughout New England and around the world to support the development of classrooms and schools into strong, dynamic learning communities.

Expansion of Critical Skills Model

ACSR is proud to announce the expansion of the Critical Skills model for instruction across the United States. The Critical Skills Program is an instructional model created by educators which combines problem-based, experiential learning methods that honor local curricular standards in order build rigorous, engaging, authentic learning communities. We are currently seeking sites for the 2008-2009 school year.

Last Updated: 4/21/08