The program respects diverse talents and ways of learning.

1. The program assesses learners’ strengths, needs, interests and learning styles.
2. The program builds on learners’ existing strengths, needs, interests and learning styles.
3. The program actively draws on learners’ knowledge and experiences, such as land skills, sewing or storytelling, and encourages learners to share these with others.
4. The program uses a variety of instructional strategies to accommodate individual needs, learning styles, etc., such as:

• Individual, group, one-on-one work
• Peer tutoring
• Labs, simulations and field trips
• Computer-assisted learning
• Multi-level instruction