09/09/2024
What is LEAP??
LEAP is an immersive, experiential and project-based learning program that is community service-based and adopted from Green School Bali, where I had the honour of working as the Program Developer.
Project-based learning (PBL) is a method of education that involves completing projects that result in a realistic product or presentation, and places student inquiry and active involvement at the centre of learning. Through this, learners encounter key concepts and practice critical skills applicable to real-world problems. Due to the many merits of this approach, schools around the world are increasingly practicing PBL in diverse ways. LEAP takes this practice to a whole new level. LEAP teaches kids how to think, not what to think. In my 25 years of teaching experience, it is the most dynamic and effective project-based learning program I have witnessed.
LEAP stands for Learning through Experiential and Authentic Processes and is an immersive learning experience where students engage as a group on real-world, community service projects, pitched to them by community members. Its wall-less design takes students outside and into the community, collaboratively working through the emergent process of investigating and responding to a problem or challenge. Through this, LEAP sees challenges as opportunities where students learn from one another and alongside their facilitators. It is naturally interdisciplinary, and provides students with multiple layers and diverse facets to explore and engage. This rich learning landscape allows each student to flex their unique skills while building and practicing new ones. LEAP’s holistic approach aims to engage the whole person in an academic, emotional, and physical experience, and encourages students to reflect on what they are doing and why it matters. And it's fun!
One local project included designing and building a greenhouse for Little Red Preschool; picked out of a total of 5 different project ideas pitched to them by community members. The LEAP kids learned how to assess a project, break it down into details, create a time management plan, troubleshoot, raise money, create a budget, brainstorm design ideas, apply mathematical theories in real life, and work together as a team. And this is just some of the learning! LEAP celebrates and activates all learning styles. Students are given a greater degree of autonomy and initiatives are student-driven, making learning relevant and meaningful.
Registration is now open for September. 9:30-12;30 Wednesdays
Max. 14 kids. Ages 8 -14.
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