New approach to learning allows kids to explore their own areas of interest

Grant Quarry

By Grant Quarry
Published July 28, 2015

If you were to visit a classroom at Silkwood School, you might find young designers, bloggers, cookbook authors, computer programmers and environmentalists, all working diligently on their various projects.

This approach is called Project Learning and has been taken from The Big Picture Education Australia Model, education advisor Alicia Kent-Rooney says.

“We’ve got ...

This story appeared in the August 2015 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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