The QUESTion Project

09/21/2024

This is an interview by Heather Malin who did the impact study of our program, the QUESTion Project. She is interviewing Ross Wehner, Founder of World Leadership School. Like our project, they are doing amazing work in schools around purpose. I think it will be very interesting so I’ll be listening. You can sign up for free here:

Register here for the Interview with Ross Wehner Ross WehnerOctober 8th, 2024 at 4pm PST Since 2008, Ross and the World Leadership School have been offering innovative leadership and purpose development opportunities for educators, school leaders, and students. In this session, Ross will share insig...

08/12/2024

Please vote for the QUESTion Project!

Josh and I are applying with two amazing education researchers Heather Malin (Stanford) and Wendy Fischman (Harvard) to present at the South by SouthWest conference.

Our topic is "What Makes Us Human? - Preparing Young People for the AI Age". This panel explores how we can place students' humanity at the core of their learning experience. We'll examine strategies for fostering human connection, self-discovery, and purpose in high school students.

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Voting ends Aug 18. Let's bring this profound conversation to SXSW together! 🙌

03/04/2024

Ellen Galinsky's new book, The Breakthrough Years, out on March 26th, provides a paradigm-shifting yet practical understanding of adolescence. I so appreciate the life positive view of adolescence the book conveys. To learn more about the book:

Blending cutting-edge research with engaging storytelling, The Breakthrough Years offers readers a paradigm-shifting comprehensive understanding of adolescen...

05/11/2023

Education’s Role in Creating the Future: Humanity at the Heart of Learning

https://www.thegoodproject.org/good-blog/2023/5/2/introducing-the-question-project

An Interview with Howard Gardner (Harvard Graduate School of Education) and Gerard Senehi (Founder, QUESTion Project).

"If we continue to fail to prepare students in a substantial way for their lives and future, we will continue to experience a mental health crisis. We will perpetuate barriers that stem from our inability to see our common humanity in our differences. And we will continue to be unprepared to respond to the needs of this moment in history…not to mention the challenges of an even more rapidly changing world.

On the other hand, at a time when the educational system fully supports students to develop their authentic identities, to take their lives into their own hands, and to pursue a life of purpose, we will be standing on completely different ground." - Gerard Senehi, Founder, The QUESTion Project

Project Zero The Good Project Gerard Senehi

We would like to introduce our readers to the QUESTion Project ! Howard Gardner interviewed founder, Gerard Senehi, to get a sense of what this important project is all about. Their conversation below will give you an outline, but please read this paper ( Education's Role in Shaping the Future )

02/28/2023

A New Vision for Education - Becoming a Role Model - Principal (BCSM)

"Society creates these parameters as to who we should aspire to become...What we're here to do with The QUESTion Project and at our school Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics is to tell the kids that 'You become the role model for others to aspire to become''"

- Ed Tom - Former Principal at the Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics speaking about The QUESTion Project.

The QUESTion Project creates a learning environment where students explore and develop their sense of self, strengthen their agency, and pursue purpose in their lives.

A project of Open Future Institute. .ofi

02/02/2023

Our Leaders Questioned Themselves

"Our leaders didn't stay in the status quo. Our leaders questioned themselves. They raised themselves up, and through that, they raise other people." - Natalia, a Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics graduate, and QUESTion Project Alumni.

The QUESTion Project creates a learning environment where students explore and develop their sense of self, strengthen their agency, and pursue purpose in their lives.

A project of Open Future Institute. .ofi

01/27/2023

Bonding Through the Pursuit of Purpose

"If we don't have a purpose, or if we don't even think about the idea of purpose, how are we going to be going about our life?... How are we going to make ourselves happy?"
- Michelle, a Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics graduate, and QUESTion Project Alumni.

The QUESTion Project creates a learning environment where students explore and develop their sense of self, strengthen their agency, and pursue purpose in their lives.

A project of Open Future Institute. .ofi

01/23/2023

Valuable insights are gained when we have permission to open up and express ourselves vulnerably. What lies dormant within us can be just as profound as what lies undiscovered in the world.

A high school student (and QUESTion Project Alum) shared this quote in an interview with Stanford University after taking The QUESTion Class, as part of their two-year impact study, investigating our program's impact on young adults.

Stanford University

01/20/2023

Keep Questioning, and Purpose Will Come To You.

"If you believe you don't know what your purpose is, and you just keep asking questions, eventually that purpose will come to you. And once you find that purpose, and if it's something that you really enjoy, make sure you never let it go."
- Tahj, a Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics graduate, and QUESTion Project Alumni.

The QUESTion Project creates a learning environment where students explore and develop their sense of self, strengthen their agency, and pursue purpose in their lives.

A project of Open Future Institute. .ofi

01/17/2023

Seeing a 360° View of Life

"There are some kids who are just tired of life, but it saddens me because I feel as if they haven't seen it (life) yet..."
- Brandon, a Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics graduate, and QUESTion Project Alumni.

The QUESTion Project creates a learning environment where students explore and develop their sense of self, strengthen their agency, and pursue a life of purpose.

A project of Open Future Institute. .ofi

01/13/2023

What It Takes To Flourish

"When you are closed-minded you're a seed that's buried under the dirt and if nobody waters you then you're never going to grow. So, once you find that person or those people that are willing to water you, you can grow."

- Hector, a Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics graduate, and QUESTion Project Alumni.

The QUESTion Project creates a learning environment where students explore and develop their sense of self, strengthen their agency, and pursue a life of purpose.

A project of Open Future Institute. .ofi

01/12/2023

We create space in public high schools for students to share the depth of their experiences so they develop stronger connections with each other, and become stronger through those connections.

A high school student (and QUESTion Project Alum) shared this quote in an interview with Stanford University after taking The QUESTion Class, as part of their two-year impact study, investigating our program's impact on young adults.
Stanford University