The Logan School for Creative Learning is a private school in Denver, Colorado enrolling gifted students in grades K through 8. The school focuses on experiential learning as its educational method.
It was started in the 1981 as "The Denver School" by Patricia McKinnell, the current Dean of Students. Since 1999 Logan has been located on Lowry Air Force Base, where it is one of several independent schools on a 1,866-acre (7.55Â km2) former military site that is being redeveloped as a mixed-use urban community.
The mission of The Logan School for Creative Learning is to provide an experience-based educational opportunity for gifted children of all backgrounds that allows each child to develop individually to his or her full potential."
Markus Hunt is the current Head of School. His past positions include Assistant Head at Cathedral School for Boys (San Francisco) and Dean/Latin Teacher at The Trinity School in Manhattan.
Curriculum
Logan's curriculum is designed for gifted students ages four and a half to fourteen. Each student has an individualized curriculum based on their abilities, learning style, and personal interests. At the beginning of each school year, students each choose a unit to study (some older students choose more than one), with students encouraged to pick a unit subject that interests them, as they will spend a large portion of their time at school studying their units. The curriculum of units is designed to help teach reading, writing, math, science and other subjects, by helping students build connections between these subjects and their interests. Field trips are an important part of the program, often with an environmental emphasis.
The Logan School has 12 core classrooms, including students of varying ages, usually within 2 years of each other. Children typically spend 2 years with one teacher.
Accreditation
The Logan School is accredited through ACIS Association of Colorado Independent Schools and is a full member of NAIS National Association of Independent Schools
Recognition
Some Logan students received an award from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for their work. The Logan Cafeteria also houses many awards for their chess team, and band.
Sports and Fitness
Logan offers a variety of after school fitness and athletics. During the day, students may attend fitness classes, depending on which day it is and their current grade level. Logan also has a school basketball team, The Logan Lightning, where students can flourish their skills with classmates and intuitive coaches. Some words from the students are "We work hard, and coach always knows the right thing for us. I have so much fun during the basketball season. We play many games, against a variety of schools, and compete hard every time." Recently, Logan has added more sports teams including a girls volleyball team, a co-ed cross country team, a girls and boys soccer team and a co-ed ultimate frisbee team.
Admission Process
The admission process includes a parent tour and information session, application, student questionnaire, teacher recommendation and the completion of either a Wechsler or Differential Ability Scales test. Once all the paperwork is submitted, a parent interview and classroom observation may be scheduled. A panel reviews each application for compatibility, after which families are notified if they will be offered a position, or if their child will be added to a wait list.
References
External links
- Logan School