Which curriculum is known for active learning and the 58 key experiences associated with hands-on exploration?

• A. Montessori
• B. High/Scope Curriculum
• C. Creative Curriculum
• D. Developmental Interaction Approach / Bank Street

Answer: (B)

Active learning is about children engaging directly with materials, ideas, and each other to construct understanding. The High/Scope Curriculum makes this the central approach by having children plan what they will do, carry out their plans, and then review what happened and what they learned. This plan-do-review cycle keeps learning active, purposeful, and ongoing.

The 58 Key Experiences are a distinctive feature of High/Scope. They’re a carefully organized set of hands-on activities across domains like language and literacy, science, math, art, social-emotional development, and physical exploration. These experiences guide teachers to provide concrete, meaningful opportunities for children to explore, solve problems, and express themselves through real materials and purposeful play. That pairing—active, student-driven participation plus a curated menu of hands-on experiences—is what defines this curriculum.

Other approaches focus on similar ideas in different ways, but they don’t pair the active, plan-do-review process with the exact 58 key experiences in the same structured way.