Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts & Technology
149 Northside Drive East
Statesboro, GA 30458
(912) 764-5888
FAX (912) 489-8493
www.chartercat.org
A School of Choice / A Different Voice
CCAT's educational environment fosters a love for learning, student initiative and innovation. CCAT students learn in multigrade, student-centered classrooms that employ constructivist and multiple intelligence theory.
Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

We're All Gifted in Different Ways

Logical/Mathematical Intelligence
    * Abstract pattern recognition
    * Inductive reasoning
    * Deductive reasoning
    * Discerning relationships and connections
    * Performing complex calculations
    * Scientific thinking and investigation

Verbal/Linguistic Intelligence
    * Facility with words
    * Explaining, teaching and learning verbally
    * Convincing others of a course of action (persuasive speaking and writing)
    * Meta-linguistic analysis (language investigating itself)
    * Linguistically-based humor
    * Verbal memory and recall

Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence
    * Control of "voluntary" body movements
    * "Preprogrammed" body movements
    * Expanding awareness through the body
    * Mind-body connection
    * Mimetic abilities
    * Improved body functions

Visual/Spatial Intelligence
    * Active imagination
    * Finding your way in space
    * Forming mental images (visualizing)
    * Graphic representation (painting, drawing, sculpting, etc.)
    * Recognizing relationships of objects in space
    * Mental manipulation of objects
    * Accurate perception from different angles
    * Visual Memory
    
Musical/Rhythmic Intelligence
    * Appreciation for the structure of music and rhythm
    * "Schemes" or "frames" for hearing music
    * Sensitivity to sounds and vibrational patterns
    * Recognition, creation and reproduction of sound, rhythm, music, tones and vibration
    * Appreciating characteristic qualities of tones and  rhythms


Naturalistic Intelligence
    * Communion with nature
    * Sensitivity to nature's "flora"
    * Growing things
    * Caring for, taming and interacting with living creatures
    * Recognizing and classifying members of a species
    * Appreciating the impact of nature on the self and the self on nature

Intrapersonal Intelligence
    * Concentration of the mind
    * Mindfulness ("stop and smell the roses")
    * Metacognition ("thinking about thinking")
    * Awareness and discrimination of one's range of  emotions
    * Awareness of personal goals and motivations
    * Transpersonal sense of the self
    * Spiritual awareness

Interpersonal Intelligence
    * Effective verbal/nonverbal communication
    * Sensitivity to others moods, feelings, temperaments and motivations
    * Creating and maintaining "synergy"
    * Deep listening to and understanding the perspective of another
    * Empathy
    * Working cooperatively in a group