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Building a learning environment where every student’s abilities
are valued, mixed-ability (inclusive, untracked) classrooms allow
students to interact with peers of differing academic levels,
encouraging a climate of collective responsibility for the achievement
of success by all students.
At the LCCS, students are placed in "looped" classrooms,
meaning that they will remain with the same teacher for at least
two years. Looping is a proven strategy that increases student
achievement. Schools that utilize the looping method have higher
parent involvement (families have more time to establish trusting
relationships with teachers), nurture and support the social and
emotional development of children (stability of learning environment
over time allows children to move at their own pace and strengthens
friendships between students, encouraging thinking and intellectual
risk-taking); demonstrate improved attendance; and yield higher
levels of teacher satisfaction.
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