The Howard Gardner School is a small independent school based in the tradition of progressive education, serving college-bound learners in grades 7-12 in Alexandria, Virginia.
With a focus on environmental science and the arts, the school's mission is to help bright, creative non-traditional learners use their unique strengths to thrive academically, intellectually and emotionally.
Learning at HGS is active and hands-on, based on Howard
Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, rooted in a tradition
of progressive education, and clearly related to students own
lives.
Cooperative learning plays an important role in facilitating
learning and group skills.
Teaching of course content is fully integrated with weekly
field studies trips throughout the area, and internships in the
student's field of interest.
The school environment and procedures are based on
well-researched principles of adolescent development. The most
fundamental tasks in adolescence are establishing identity and
developing relationships. So, we make sure that our curriculum
feels relevant to our students, that their internships help them
explore different aspects of themselves, and we include a lot of
group work so they can work on their relationship skills.
We also believe in making learning fun.The Howard Gardner
School features: enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff, very small
classes, exciting, active hands-on learning, creative, college-prep
curriculum, experienced college counseling, support for different
learning styles, reduced homework load, 10:00 A.M. start time for
high school, 9:30 A.M. start time for middle school, accelerated
graduation for academically gifted students
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The average private school tuition in Alexandria, VA is $25,007 for elementary schools and $40,141 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
