The “Theory of Multiple Intelligences” launched in 1983 by Howard Gardner, raises the very simple idea that not all children learn in the same way. Some are visual, some are verbal, some have kinetic bodily intelligence, while others may have mathematical logical intelligence. For 25 years, his theory of eight different intelligences has expanded through educational research, new theories about how the brain works, and research related to differentiated instruction and adaptive learning environments. We now know that not only do students have different learning styles, but also that they have different paces and different ways of understanding the world. Therefore, we have a differentiated education approach whose purpose is that students’ learning is adjusted to their strengths, needs, abilities and interests.

Colegio Granadino firmly believes that each of our students is a unique individual, and that, within our responsibility as educators, it is an important task to identify the best way to encourage each one to develop their strengths in an environment that at the same time respond to your particular needs. Through inclusion, we help our students with differentiated learning goals, alternative assessment processes, feedback processes, and multiple opportunities. Additionally, our School works under the Response to Intervention (RTI) Model “RTI is the practice of providing high-quality instruction/intervention tailored to the needs of students to make important educational decisions to guide instruction.” This model consists of three (3) levels of intervention and its philosophy complements the standards-based grading approach, as it is based on differentiated instruction and promotes and encourages the expression of different learning styles.