The Embankment School (TES) was founded by career educators with advanced degrees in education.
TES teachers have taught across a rich array of school systems and settings, they have designed a high-quality curriculum.
As Jersey City-based teachers (and mothers of school-aged children), they are committed to a vibrant local alternative for educating children and preparing them for success.
Feel free to contact us with any questions about The Embankment School. Email: info@embankmentschool.com .
To engage our students in inquiry-based experiential learning
that sparks their passions, challenges them academically, and
promotes social and emotional intelligence
Our Vision:
Inquiry and Experiential Learning
Nurturing curious, inquisitive and entrepreneurial minds is the
cornerstone of our approach. The Embankment School seeks first and
foremost to foster and cultivate each student's love of learning
and inspire understanding from self-driven experimentation,
examination, and investigation. Our curriculum is driven by the
philosophy that children learn best by doing; hands-on experiences
and activities help children internalize foundational skills and
strategies for problem solving.
Imaginative Play and Creativity
The Embankment School believes in creating a context for
learning where imagination and play intersect with problem solving.
Whether it is adapting a play from a book we've read, making a map
of our neighborhood, or using games to reinforce number sense,
students realize a purpose for learning in an engaging and fun way.
The importance of play is confirmed in research from Piaget forward
as an important role in cognitive development and intrinsic
motivation.
Social-Emotional Learning and Character Development
No matter what disciplines or career choices we make, we are
seldom completely self-reliant for success. The Embankment School
has a strong commitment to social-emotional learning. Not only does
this foster an understanding of the need to work together to
achieve a common goal, additionally, the learning that students
gain from one another in this setting is incalculable. Learning
from one another begins within a safe community, where communal
engagement helps us gain new perspectives and guides our future
decisions. This social-emotional experience is directed through our
morning meetings and extended with games and interactive modeling
throughout the day. Whether through reading projects, role-playing,
or team-building games, students develop character by learning
values, social-emotional principles, and life skills.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
The inquiry-based program at The Embankment School is perfectly
complemented by a focus on analytical and scientific approaches to
problem solving. Quantitative and numerical literacy is fundamental
to success. Furthermore, as technology becomes more interwoven in
the fabric of everyday life, learning to use technology not only as
a tool to facilitate discrete problem solving, but as a way of
finding solutions for abstract and undefined problems, is critical
for future success. The Embankment School curriculum uses
real-world situations, hands-on experimentation and manipulatives,
combined with an emphasis on self-driven experimentation,
examination, and investigation to support student success in
applying quantitative and analytical principles from day one.
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