A feature of Redwood Day's mission is to inspire students to reach for their next challenge, which encompasses learning that promotes growth and recognizes that to learn well, each student needs challenge and success. To achieve this, Redwood Day provides instruction in what it describes as the Optimal Learning Zone.
The Optimal Learning Zone is where students are stretched just beyond what they can do independently with support and guidance to reach new levels of understanding and skill. Teaching and learning in the Optimal Learning Zone is underscored by a positive, trusting environment where students embrace challenges and where mistakes and errors are viewed as learning opportunities.
Meaningful, rich learning experiences that capture Redwood Day values, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), and social-emotional learning are at the heart of the K-8 curriculum. Informed by nationally recognized academic standards, the Redwood Day curriculum provides a spiraling scope and sequence that prepares students for their next level of learning, including high school and beyond.
