Our primary underlying educational philosophy is hinged on Howard Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences (MI), where he posits that there are more than 8 ways to qualify one’s intelligence.

MI theory goes beyond the traditional norm of qualifying and quantifying intelligence solely by the use of a standardized IQ test by saying that people may not be book-smart, but they can be body smart, or music smart, or art smart, or language smart, or space smart, or numbers smart, or people smart, or self smart, or science smart. 

People are most often smart in a mix of several different intelligences.  At LALC, we strive to identify and nurture these gifts in each child.  We fill each learning day with diverse exercises that serve to stimulate the various facets of a child's individuality, enabling us to slowly discover how each student is best educated.

While we are hinged on MI, we appreciate the  positive value of other educational philosophies, specially Montessori’s purposeful play and Steiner’s holistic approach to development.  By incorporating these elements (and more) in our curriculum, we insure that our Little Archers grow into well-rounded and responsible adults in a global community!