DHEAI STUDENT LIFE
Innovation Happens
Everywhere at DHEAI
At DHEAI, learning happens everywhere—on campus, at home, and in the community. Our innovative spaces include:
Technology-Integrated Classrooms: Equipped with interactive smartboards, learning tablets, and virtual reality (VR) for immersive and hands-on experiences.
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Flexible Learning Zones: Indoor and outdoor spaces designed to encourage collaboration, exploration, and focused study.
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Off-Campus Experiences: Learning extends to field trips, nature explorations, and service projects that bring lessons to life in real-world settings.
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Home-Based Learning: Supported through online platforms like Seesaw and Google Classroom, families assist students as they engage in flexible, teacher-planned independent learning.
Enrichment Activities
Our students engage in hands-on learning experiences that encourage creativity and skill development, including:
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STEM Workshops: Projects involving coding, robotics, and engineering challenges.
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Art and Design: Creative sessions that celebrate self-expression through visual arts.
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Project-Based Learning (PBL): Real-world projects that develop problem-solving, teamwork, and critical thinking skills.
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Faith-Inspired Values Education: Activities that cultivate kindness, service, and integrity.
Community Service & Leadership
Our students are encouraged to give back and serve their communities through projects like:
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Local Volunteer Opportunities: Partnering with charitable organizations and community groups.
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Service Learning: Integrating meaningful service activities into academic projects.
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Student-Led Initiatives: Encouraging leadership by organizing supply drives, events, and clean-up projects.
These opportunities instill empathy, leadership, and a lifelong commitment to serving others
Indoor/Outdoor Act
Students enjoy regular outdoor learning and movement breaks that promote balance and well-being. Whether participating in structured physical activities or free play, students stay energized, healthy, and engaged.
Tight-Knit Community
With small class sizes of 12 students or fewer, DHEAI fosters a close-knit, supportive environment where every child is seen, valued, and celebrated. Meaningful friendships and strong teacher-student relationships create a culture of respect, trust, and collaboration.
OUR LEARNING SPACES
Purposely-Designed
for Engagement
Students at DHEAI move fluidly between vibrant, intentional learning environments throughout the week, designed to mirror real-world collaboration, exploration, and innovation:
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Literacy & Language Room: Whole-group reading, writing labs, structured literacy groups, and research-based literacy interventions.
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Math & STEM Room: Hands-on math investigations, math talks, engineering challenges, and real-world problem-solving labs.
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Innovation & Discovery Lab: The PBL headquarters where students design, create, build, and present integrated projects across science, social studies, technology, and the arts.
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Community Commons: A flexible space used for gatherings, chapel, community-building activities, presentations, and collaborative showcases.
Intentionally Designed to
Support Student Growth
Each space is intentionally designed to support progression through Gather, Grow, Guide™ Framework, a gradual release model that centers on whole-child learning, giving students ownership of their learning while providing structure and support through the HAYES Method™.
STEAM and PBL Integration: Innovation in Every Classroom
DHEAI is proud to be a STEAM-Integrated and Project-Based Learning (PBL) Environment.
Every child applies reading, writing, math, and science skills to meaningful, real-world challenges — designing experiments, writing proposals, solving community-based problems, and presenting innovations to authentic audiences.
We don’t just teach for mastery
We teach for meaning, mindset, and momentum.
Through inquiry, innovation, and leadership development, every student is prepared to thrive in a rapidly changing world.