AAO Difference
Abundant with our love
Conservative in our values
Wildly unorthodox in our practice
At Apogee Augusta Outpost, our future leaders are taught to focus on the process of learning through:
Reflecting upon their words and actions
How they can learn from their peers
How they can impact their local and global community
Emphasis is placed on developing compassionate and considerate individuals who always strive to understand the world around them and its Creator.
The AAO Difference
Emphasis is placed on developing compassionate and considerate individuals who always strive to understand At Apogee Augusta Outpost, we pride ourselves on a strong foundation of core values that guide our mission and vision. We believe in transparency, integrity, and fostering a community that thrives on mutual respect and shared growth. Our commitment to these principles has been recognized and discussed across various esteemed outlets, each offering unique perspectives on what makes AAO stand out. We invite you to explore an insightful documentary, two podcast episodes, a book, and an article to gain a deeper understanding of our ethos and the world around them and its Creator.
Adopting a holistic approach is addressing a system in its entirety rather than focusing solely on its individual components. In education, this means considering all aspects of a child’s development. As Clark Aldrich speaks to in Unschooling Rules, “...learning to be, learning to do, and learning to know.” At AAO, we emphasize this three-dimensional perspective, integrating nature in all of our practices. We begin this process through the lens of faith, love, and community and are guided by these principles.
Community is cultivating a compassionate family culture. This fosters a safe and loving environment and supports the brain’s requirement for interdependence. Instead of viewing future leaders’ deficits, we focus on a growth mindset that recognizes and builds upon their strengths.
We believe each person has been given a gift that can impact their surrounding community and world greatly. Through evaluation, observation, and conversational engagement, we can understand each child’s unique developmental progress and gifts. This insight gives us the opportunity to come alongside students and families in designing an intentional personalized journey.
Our approach extends beyond traditional education, encompassing strategies to optimize brain function and physical well-being. This includes fostering interoceptive or bodily awareness through movement and proprioceptive play. Other ways we support holistic health is by combatting our society’s nature deficit and implementing measures to reduce stress, screen time, and toxic exposure.
Multidimensional, interdisciplinary methodologies underpin our academic curriculum: practical, physical, and emotional life skills, experiential self-led learning, and a diverse list of pedagogical approaches.
AAO seeks to foster the growth and resilience of students' minds, bodies, and souls, nurturing their overall well-being and development. This will produce children who are happy, calm, and independent, with restored joy as lifelong learners of our world!
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