Neurodiverse Approach
Everyone in the world's brains learn differently. With our increased knowledge of educational development, we see that more people are affected by Neurodevelopmental conditions than ever before. Neurodiversity follows the view that brain differences are normal rather than deficiencies. When following a Neurodiverse approach, students with learning and thinking differences benefit greatly.
Our goal is to ensure that our approach will allow for an individual style, rather than trying to fit the child into another person's style. It is therefore a big part of the educational approach at The Bridge to ensure that we eliminate outdated perceptions around learning and thinking differences.
What is Neurodiversity?
Neurodiversity is in concept a viewpoint that certain people have learning and thinking differences rather than inferiorities. The concept has been around for many years, but in a nutshell, it means that brain differences are just that, differences.
Neurodiversity includes people with variations of learning differences. Some of these differences may include: ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, etc. but they are not flawed. People with neurological differences are not broken or incomplete versions of 'normal' people. They approach life just a little differently, are highly intelligent human-beings and can live rich and meaningful lives.
Teaching with a Neurodiverse Approach
Teaching with a neurodiverse approach begins with helping children understand their own strengths and needs. Once children understand themselves, they realise everyone else has their own assortment of abilities as well, and when they work together as a group, classroom or community, they can do great things.
At the Bridge Assisted Learning School we follow a Neurodiverse approach. It includes more hands-on learning, experiential learning, project-based learning, expeditionary learning, arts-based learning, brain-based learning, universal design learning, and other programmes to support the children with their neurodiversities in order to succeed with what will benefit each student in school and life.
"Neurodiversity is having a brain that functions in ways that diverge significantly from
the dominant societal standards of ‘normal’, but is far from flawed” - Anonymous
The Bridge School might be the perfect fit for your child.
We understand that you may have questions or seek further information regarding our schools, and we believe a meeting with our principal would provide an excellent opportunity to address any questions and gain a comprehensive understanding of our school's offerings.
The meeting will serve as an open forum for discussion, during which you can learn more about our assisted learning school, the methodologies we employ, and the support systems we have in place for students. Our principal will be available to share valuable insights, answer your queries, and provide detailed explanations about our school's commitment to enhancing the learning experience of each student.
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