Projects
Self-directed projects are an important part of the Realms experience. These projects give our students the opportunity to develop 21st century learning skills that are sometimes difficult to obtain in a traditional classroom setting. Projects require students to think creatively, take intellectual risks, develop new ways of thinking and improve upon their learning. Students learn that there are often many steps to create a successful project and that failure can be a necessary step to deeper learning.
“Prince of The Ivory Woods” Written by Emma Kerkman
Leading with strengths is important for all students but especially our creative, gifted and 2e (gifted with a disability) students. Projects give students the ability to explore things that they may not have had the opportunity to do in their core classes. This model of learning allows them to explore and identify strengths and interests that may have otherwise remained unnoticed.
Study of Infectious Disease
Examples of individual student projects:
Computer game design
Wildlife photography
TedED-”Essence of Nationalism”
Novel writing
Guitar making
Study of infectious disease
Designing and constructing Long Boards
Group Projects give students the opportunity to work together to achieve a common goal.
Examples of group projects:
Designing and constructing long boards
Song writing, creating and performing in a band
Writing and publishing a novel
Writing, producing and directing a play
Designing and building a yurt
