multigrade
/ˈmʌltiˌɡreɪd/
adjective
- Involving or combining multiple grade levels, especially in education.
- The small school had a multigrade classroom where first and second graders learned together.
- They developed a multigrade curriculum that works for students from kindergarten through third grade.
- Multigrade teaching requires special skills to manage different age groups.
noun
- A class or school that includes students from more than one grade level.
- The rural school operated as a multigrade because of low enrollment.
- She taught a multigrade of 20 students ranging from ages 6 to 9.
- In a multigrade, older students often help younger ones with their lessons.