Students More Important Than Outcomes: How Two Schools are Innovating Education

Constant change in today's society has required schools to develop new ways of training their students to better prepare them for these demands. Two schools in the Greater Boston area are reportedly leading the way when it comes to these educational innovations.

These two schools may be on the different ends of the spectrum when it comes to their price point, but they do have one important thing in common. Instead of focusing on the outcomes first, they focus first on their students. This essentially allows them to accommodate their different learning styles for more efficient learning.

The first of these schools is Beaver County Day School, a school mostly for children whose families belong in the upper-middle and upper class. How Beaver County Day School is changing how education is pursued is its emphasis on the use of technology partnered with traditional hands-on learning, according to an article from Education Week.

The Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts private school may cost around $44,000 annually, but it does put its money to good use. It is prosperous in resources and is currently developing brand new, state of the art facilities to better accommodate its students' learning needs.

Bunker Hill Community College on the other hand caters mostly to students whose families are not as well off. The students here are most likely the first in their family to pursue higher education, says Josef Blumenfeld for the Huffington Post. What sets Bunker Hill Community College apart is how it responds to its students needs.

It has an on-campus pantry for students who are short of a budget for food. They also have classes on off-hours and on weekends so that students who work can still attend their classes. They also have a wide array of paid internships to give students the chance to earn.