At Long-View, we recognize that the information learners explore in various content areas is not the end, but rather a means to an end. The content explored, then, serves primarily as a way of refining or honing important learning skills. Thus, our goal is to ensure that learners are able to access content at the highest possible levels by allowing them to have experiences that are as authentic as possible to the various disciplines. For example, wanting our learners to grow as writers, our learners immerse themselves in a specific genre, thoroughly examine the approaches of professional writers, and are provided the space and guidance to apply these approaches in their own writing. Long-View learners write, receive feedback on their writing, and iterate their works; they simply write, in many of the ways that professionals do, in order to become better writers. And in facilitating these authentic experiences, learners continue to refine the skills of critical analysis, communication, & collaboration, as well as the ability to devise new ideas or design novel works based on understandings they have acquired….

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