Merfolk has expanded We are now a 1st and 2nd split class. We are looking forward to begin sharing our classroom with our new friends this week. Here are some known researched benefits of being in a split-class (blended grade level): Split-grade students are less competitive with one another and more cooperative as they learn to work together, supporting each other. Children learn at different paces. Blended classes offer a wider range of curricula across 2 grade levels. Advanced students can be more easily challenged with higher-level material; struggling students can more easily return to earlier material. Younger children gain self-confidence and maturity by being exposed to older students; older students learn to be positive, mature role models for the younger students. Students in blended classrooms tend to take greater personal responsibility for their learning. There is greater peer-to-peer learning in blended classrooms. Students develop friendships acros
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