| Examples of Integrated Curriculum Many different kinds of education institutions have tried an integrated approach and found success. Hightstown High School in New Jersey, The Colorado School of Mines, Horton School in San Diego, and The Guggenheim Elementary School in Chicago are just a few examples. Connections, an experimental small school that helped develop this Online Classroom, experienced the highest standardized test scores in its five years the year it taught using integrated curriculum. Even Archeworks, the institution that created Connect 4 Education, uses an integrated approach. Archeworks is an alternative school of design that uses design to address social needs or problems. This Web site was created by the collaboration of a web designer, art historian, city building inspector, chemist, accountant, and graphic designer. The team was presented with a problem, facilitate fifth grade education, and attempted to address using a design application. |