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[fade]About
Hayground’s unique model of education -- an individualized, mentor-based approach that integrates academics with hands-on work -- has brought together a collaborative group of teachers, scholars, scientists, and artists dedicated to the intellectual and creative growth of our children. [/fade]
[fade]Community
Hayground School’s mission is simple: to create a community of students and mentors who explore together the central questions of human culture in the natural world. Our shared tools are meaningful inquiry, authentic scholarship, a spirit of creativity, and a respect for different perspectives.[/fade]
[fade]Campus
Hayground School is located on 13 acres of farmland in Bridgehampton, New York. Our campus is a vital environment for learning, exploration, and play.
Multi-use Classroom Building
Culinary Arts Center
Gymnasium
Athletic Fields & Playscape Area
Gardens, Greenhouses & Livestock[/fade]
[fade]Age Groups
Although the younger children work mostly in similarly aged classrooms, all the students from ages 6 to 14 work together in mixed-age groups. As a result, surprising and fruitful friendships arise, collaborations emerge, and mentors develop.
Within these groups, children can zoom ahead, or proceed at their own pace, without the stultifying unnatural constraints of narrowly defined grades. [/fade]
[fade]Core Values
All children can develop the practice of compassion. We seek to build a community of adults and children who know how to use their expertise, ideas, and compassion, a community in which reflection and action depend upon one another.[/fade]
[fade]Curriculum
Hayground offers an innovative educational experience for children ages 3 to 14. Inspired by the ideas of John Dewey, Hayground’s educational philosophy maintains that children learn best through meaningful inquiry, hands-on experiences, and as active participants in their own learning.[/fade]