What is active participatory learning in a High/Scope Preschool program?
The High/Scope educational approach is based on the belief that young children build or “construct” their knowledge of the world – they are “active learners.” Active participatory learning means that learning is not simply a process of adults giving information to children. Rather, children discover things through direct experience with people, objects, events, and ideas. The adults thoughtfully provide materials, plan activities, and talk with the children in ways that both support and challenge what children are experiencing and thinking.
