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Capitol School The
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The Capitol School, located in downtown Tuscaloosa, AL, is the state'
Address2828 6th St Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone(205) 758-2828
Websitewww.thecapitolschool.com
McGuire-LaMoreaux Cluster (ages 2.5 – 5)
Freeman-OConnor-Price Cluster (ages 2.5 5)

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If you have any questions, please feel free to call the School Office or send an eMail to rvparking@thecapitolschool.com.

Multiple Intelligence School founded in 1993 to “educate responsible citizens of the world”

The Capitol School’s mission is to educate responsible citizens of the world.
Since 1993, our faculty has worked to find ways to incorporate Multiple Intelligences opportunities for our faculty and students PK-12. Medical research indicates the capacities of the brain and how the mind is organized.
Harvard psychologist, Dr. Howard Gardner, wrote Frames of Mind: Multiple Intelligences in 1983 and identified multiple intelligences–rather than one general intelligence
Read more about Multiple Intelligences.
The Capitol School provides programs for children ages 2 1/2 through high school graduation with an Advanced Academic Diploma. Founded in 1993, The Capitol School is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). This agency’s report stated:

“The Capitol School offers its students the best practices in education.”

Across the 11 southern states, there are only 10 schools that have attained international accreditation International accreditation means that educational excellence, measured by world class standards, is practiced at The Capitol School. International accreditation ensures that all credits earned at The Capitol School are transferable to any accredited school throughout the world. Over the past decade, students from 57 different countries have been enrolled. Currently, one student in four was born abroad or has parents who are citizens of foreign countries.

Stroll down a corridor and you’re likely to hear a classroom of students practicing the pronunciation of Spanish nouns. In another building, you might notice a young man reviewing college biology notes on his laptop. Glance out the window and you might see the soccer team warming up for a match. Just a typical school day. Except, those Spanish students are 3 year-olds, the young man studying college biology is a high school sophomore and the soccer coach is speaking in German.
from “A Capital Idea” by Margaret Clevenger.
Read the entire article in Tuscaloosa Magazine

What do we believe about teaching and learning?

We believe that each student has multiple intelligences and should have experiences in all of these areas.
We believe that children must feel safe to learn.
We believe that parents must be involved in their childs school.
We believe that students need concrete experiences to ensure that teaching and learning are active and engaging.
We believe that instruction should be individualized to meet each childs needs.
We believe in using various methods of assessing a childs and methods reporting their progress to parents. These may include progress reports, narratives, checklists, portfolios, and video portfolios.
We believe our school building should provide a comfortable, clean, and home-like atmosphere.
We believe in utilizing the latest research on best practices in education.
We believe that while academically challenged students may not reach the same educational goals of gifted and talented students, that they can benefit from the Multiple Intelligences curriculum while contributing to the learning environment.

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