Teacher’s Role

"We provide the frame and the child paints the picture"

Many of the teachers at Meraki hold upper level degrees in education as well as special education. Our passionate and dedicated teachers have an understanding of  developmentally appropriate practices that examine the “whole child” . They do this by incorporating the six C’s of being successful today: Collaboration, Strong Communication, Knowledge of Content, Critical Thinking, Creative Innovation and Confidence to fail and try again. Teachers do all this while focusing on their sense of belonging within our Community.

 Our Teachers get to know our students so we can present projects that keep and expand their interests. They provide provocations that help them become researchers and discover on their own and with each other. Students learn about how their brain works, their strengths and their weaknesses as well as their peers ways of thinking. The teachers guide, support and scaffold the work through their well thought out questions. They help children know what  they need to thrive and uncover their desired future experiences by creating to-do lists and helping the children  understand the haves tos that get you to the want tos. Teachers help our students focus on what they want and why they want it, understanding their processes and effective evaluation which leads to accomplishment. Students are taught how to advocate for their ideas how to deal with frustrations, how to work together and how to respond in socially appropriate ways.