Common Ground Collaborative (CGC) Learning Ecosystem is focused on the development of each student's gifted qualities within a safe and supportive learning community that nurtures the growth of their academic, social, and executive function skills. Pine Street Middle School will be unparalleled by any other school in NYC in preparing students to enter the High School that is the best fit for them as confident, skilled, talented, passionate, and compassionate students. Common Ground Collaborative is fully aligned with the principles and practices of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program and an extension of the entire elementary school experience. Based on principles of shared agreements on quality learning, self-examination, and peer review, Common Ground Collaborative works to create learning ecosystems across a wide range of schools. By partnering with CGC, Pine Street School will provide a coherent, consistent middle school learning ecosystem through which we Define, Design, Deliver, and Demonstrate learning in ways that have optimal learning impact.