Liberty School District

The Future Of Education Just May Be In Liberty, Missouri

By • Feb 29, 2016
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Remember the water cycle? 

It's typically first learned in elementary school, around third grade. You know, precipitation, evaporation, condensation? Many readers may remember filling out a graphic organizer to help them memorize the steps. Others may recall having to answer a question about the water cycle on a standardized test. 

A New Approach To A 'Broken' School Model

By & • Feb 25, 2016

Is the United States' education model broken? We ask an advocate for progressive education what's wrong with the current standard and look at a Liberty, Missouri school that has turned classrooms into innovative, project-based studios.

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Rethinking Middle School

By & • Mar 20, 2013

Think back to your middle school yearbook picture – do you cringe a little bit?  Do you remember a hormone-filled, socially awkward period of your life where your mind has developed faster than your body... or maybe the other way around.  Ages 11 to 14 can also be a time of intellectual and emotional awakening for young people – when they discover their talents and interests and meet lifelong friends.