Why progressive education is the best schooling system for modern generations

“A child wakes up in the morning dreading going to school” Do you as a parent relate?

Is your child miserable at school? Do they hate waking up in the morning? Are they struggling at school? What is wrong with them? Am I doing something wrong? What else can I do?

Is guilt suffocating you? Have you tried everything possible to make them love learning and failed? Well, we have good news for you… There is nothing wrong with you. There is nothing wrong with your child. There is something wrong with the system!

School should be fun. School should be safe. School should be a child’s second home. And this is what KOMPASS education introduced to Egypt.

So what is progressive education based on? Ignacio Estrada put it beautifully..

“If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn” Ignacio Estrada.

And this is exactly what KOMPASS Education believes in.

Here are 3 questions about progressive education that will help clarifies things:

So what is progressive education?

KOMPASS’ website was created in a way to simplify the concept and introduce parents and caregivers to progressive education. “KOMPASS is a trilingual progressive school in Maadi (Cairo, Egypt) and in Somabay (Red Sea, Egypt). The nursery, preschool, elementary school and middle school serve children from 1 to 14 years.

Educated and child-centered teachers work in small groups to be able to focus on the individuality of each child, and help him/her be the best version of themselves. By not only focusing on academic success, but also on strong social skills, we aim to prepare children to become responsible members of our global society.”

Does it take a special mindset to put your child in a progressive education school?

Short answer is No. Most parents who joined KOMPASS Education with their children over the past 15 years believed in the new idea. It was new, it was still in progress, but it took such an open and broad mindset to make a parent trust the system.

15 years later, most people who join with their children are more curious than sure. It is when they see the results for themselves they are sure and start advocating for KOMPASS.

Testimonial 1:

“My daughter has learnt in KOMPASS in 2 months, the equivalent of the 2 years she attended institutional schooling” – Luli (KOMPASS parent of 2)

Testimonial 2:

“I have found proper sand and nature in KOMPASS. My daughter is getting the same quality education I got in Norway as a child” – Imaan (KOMPASS parent of 2)

Testimonial 3:

“My child’s grades were very high in institutional schooling. KOMPASS has revealed his actual educational level. And now he is learning properly at his own pace” – Lillian (KOMPASS parent of 2)

Testimonial 4:

I saw how happy my niece is at KOMPASS. So when I gave birth, I knew KOMPASS would be the place for my child”. – Yasmine (KOMPASS parent of 3)

To learn more about progressive education, Check the KOMPASS website.

For further clarifications about the system, email KOMPASS on [email protected].

The KOMPASS crew is on a mission to raise awareness for progressive education. They believe that every child deserves the best education the world can offer.

In their own words:

The KOMPASS system is child-centered, hands-on and inquiry-based. Real learning for children of all ages happens while exploring and experiencing from collecting, analyzing and synthesizing information. Children’s learning is, therefore, process-oriented rather than product-oriented.

We give children the opportunity to recognize and follow their own interests. We encourage them to think for themselves and develop their own individual voices. We have built the KOMPASS system after researching international role models who were inspired by progressive educators like Maria Montessori, Jean Piaget and Lew Vygotksy, and by the experiences of the educational philosophy of Reggio Emilia and the German infans philosophy from which we have derived precious procedures and methods.

Stay tuned for the next KOMPASS Story, Why KOMPASS serves meals to students