The 247 Learning Academy uses Project Based Learning (PBL) as a central organizing principle for our teaching and learning. Our commitment to projects is based on the outcomes we plan to see in our students, who, over time, develop the ability to take on increasingly challenging tasks. This pedagogy, we believe, closely mirrors the expectations, demands, and responsibilities required to engage and succeed in a fast-changing world. The Academy develops projects that require students to think across academic disciplines, collaborate with each other, develop executive function habits as well as academic skills, and which always end with something being created, completed, and celebrated. If project-based learning is so effective, why don’t more schools and teachers implement PBL as a part of their regular practice?
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