Aa Open School ESP

Ann Arbor Open offers a radical educational alternative to students teachers and parents in the Ann Arbor Public School District. Parents and Teachers founded Ann Arbor Open in the belief that children come to school already immersed in their learning and have their own strengths and interests. We seek to support the individual and provide guidance stimulation and support. Ann Arbor Open strives to be a leading educational force in open education.

As an open school Ann Arbor Open promotes social and emotional development. Children learn to share knowledge and feelings to solve interpersonal problems to develop common goals and to respect each other’s values. The emphasis is on challenging students individually based on cooperation rather than competition. Freedom responsibility self-discipline and consideration of others are learned by daily practice. When combined with the richness of the school’s diverse population and a daily commitment to multicultural education these various components challenge the barriers of sexism racism and classism.

Our school is a community of life-long learners. School and home are blended into a larger community as children teachers and parents work together. Ann Arbor Open draws families from the entire Ann Arbor school district. The community extends beyond the classroom walls to other classes to our urban community and out into the world.