At the beginning of September, children in many countries return to school. In classrooms all over, students sit in lines of desks facing the teacher. The teachers talks about the subject of study. The students listen. They raise their hands to let the teacher know when they have a question or an answer.
But, this is not how things are done at Escuela Nueva schools. There, students of the same grade level sit together in small groups. They work on a lesson at their own speed. They work individually but also help each other learn the lesson.
Then, the older students in the room help the younger students understand the lesson before moving on to another.