The Newbridge Approach to Learning.
Teacher Directed Learning
At Newbridge College the Teacher Direct Learning approach will be utilized in about 25% of total instructional time, and specifically, whenever the explicit teaching of a process is beneficial. This approach is particularly effective for teaching multistep procedures that students would otherwise have difficulty discovering on their own.
We believe that selective use of this approach is important as it will support students in efficiently acquiring foundational knowledge.
Discovery-Based Learning
At Newbridge College the Discovery-based learning approach emphasizes exploration and inquiry, allowing students to learn through their own experiences and investigations. Pursuing topics that resonate with them personally. This approach encourages students to actively engage with the material. Instead of passively receiving information, students are involved in hands-on activities that promote curiosity and investigation. Students are able to make connections between new information and their prior knowledge. This facilitates deeper understanding and retention of concepts. Furthermore it allows students to learn from their mistakes helping to build resiliency and a growth mindset.
Discovery-based learning also helps students develop collaboration and communication skills as these learning activities often involve group work. Students thus get ample opportunity to share ideas, discuss findings and learn from one another while the teacher, takes on the role of a facilitator or guide.
We believe that using this approach will foster a love for learning and help develop essential skills like problem solving, critical thinking and collaboration that will benefit the students throughout their education.
Inquiry-Based Learning
At Newbridge College the Inquiry-based learning approach will focus on emphasizing the student's role in the learning process, encouraging them to explore, ask questions, and engage with the material actively.
This approach targets and enhances critical thinking as students learn the value of asking questions. Questions promote higher-order thinking skills, analysis of information, how to evaluate sources, and draw conclusions based on evidence. This approach increases student engagement and allows opportunity to pursue personal interests, fostering greater motivation. Over time students will learn to be adept at tackling complex problems and generating solutions through exploration and experimentation.
This teaching approach often has students working independently at the initial stage and then transitioning to groups, which will help students develop teamwork and communication skills as they share thoughts with peers. While sharing its not unusual to uncover additional challenges and uncertainties, allowing students opportunities to adapt their strategies and persevere through difficulties.
This approach is a catalyst for building essential 21st Century skills like critical thinking, reasoning and independent thought.
Project-Based Learning (PBL)
At Newbridge College PBL will be centered on activities where students focus on addressing real-world problems that are aligned with their personal passions. This learning approach requires teachers to present an open-ended real-world problem. This type of learning activities provides students the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the subject matter as they research, explore options and apply their knowledge to these practical problems. These projects often integrate multiple subjects, providing a holistic understanding of how concepts connect across disciplines.
This learning approach enhances student engagement and motivation while fostering critical thinking and problem solving skills as students explore various ways to approach the problem. Working as part of a team supports student development of collaboration and communication skills. PBL helps students with skills required in the workforce such as teamwork, time management and organization.
We believe that using this approach will serve as a catalyst for the further development of teamwork, communication and problem solving skills that will benefit the students throughout their educational journey.
Designed for busy families.
In addition to all of our innovative approaches to maximizing learning and development outcomes for your child, we have also pragmatically designed the delivery of our program to support the needs of busy families.
Every student in Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6 at Newbridge College has their day defined by three core blocks:
Early Morning Programming
Core Programming [Required Attendance]
Afternoon Programming
While the specific times dedicated to each of the three core blocks will be shared in August. We can tell you that our school is open for students everyday from 7:15 AM to 5:30 PM. This includes all instructional and non-instructional days, Monday - Friday, between the start of the school year [September 1st, 2026] and the last day of the school year [June 25th, 2027]; excluding the dates defined for Winter Break and Spring Break.
In other words - a school designed to support the academic and care needs of your children and family.