Kabul
Afghanistan
Age 9-18
Afghanistan National Institute of Music
ANIM provides a dynamic, challenging and safe learning environment for all students regardless of their gender, ethnicity, religious sect, or socio-economic circumstances.
They focus especially on supporting the most disadvantaged children in Afghanistan – orphans, street-working vendors and girls.
Learn more about ANIM.
Methodologies
Learning by tinkering / making
Challenge-based learning
Roermond
Netherlands
11-18
Agora School
We start with you. What do you want to learn? What are your talents, interests, and ambitions? You can use everything in the world that’s worthwhile to investigate, make or develop as your personal starting point for learning.
Your personal coach will support and supervise your learning process. At Agora we traded courses, timetables, classes, and tests for challenges, collaboration and coaching by teachers. Learn more about Agora School
Methodologies
Passion projects – learning without limits
Design thinking
Learning by tinkering / making
Project-based learning
Challenge-based learning
Al-Bayan Bilingual School
Al-Bayan Bilingual School was created with a vision to prepare students for the world of today and the challenges of tomorrow. The school offers a bilingual program in which the Arabic and English languages carry equal emphasis and status, the goal of which is to bridge global progress with the traditional values of Arab culture.
The school aims to foster an environment for students to develop the intellectual qualities, ethical values, and positive attitudes required for effective participation and leadership in the overall development of Kuwait and the rapidly changing world.
Learn more about Al-Bayan Bilingual School
Methodologies
Multilingual learning (culture tribes)
Anji County
China
Age 3-6
Anji Play
Anji Play is the internationally recognized philosophy and approach to early learning developed and refined over the past 18 years by educator Cheng Xueqin. Anji Play redefines the relationship between learners and systems of learning through reflective systems founded on the discovery of the true capacity of the learner.
Through specific practices, free and open indoor and outdoor environments, designed and found materials, a reflection-centered use of technology, and a philosophy that views each child and teacher as a highly capable discoverer of knowledge, the Anji Play ecology of learning has established itself as a new global standard for early childhood education, and continues to redefine understandings of learning, cognitive development, architecture and design. Learn more about Anji Play
New York
United States of America
PK-12
Avenues: The World School
A school with many campuses, providing transformative, world-focused learning experiences to students around the globe.
A student admitted to one campus is admitted to all Avenues campuses: New York, São Paulo, Shenzhen and Online. They focus on preparing children for the global challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.
Learn more about Avenues: The World School.
Methodologies
Learning by tinkering / making
Social entrepreneurship learning
Experience-based learning
Place-based learning
Sustainability-based learning
Barefoot College
Barefoot College forges a first-of-its-kind, women-centred, global network dedicated to sustainable development in every community where poverty exists.
The school methodology is based on what the students need to learn, and they are the ones that design their learning.
Learn more about Barefoot College.
Methodologies
Passion projects – learning without limits
Design thinking
Social entrepreneurship learning
Peer-to-peer, crowd-sourced and social learning
Project-based learning
Place-based learning
Kelowna, British Columbia
Canada
K5-12
BC Online School
BC Online School students can learn in a way that fits them personality and start and finish to suit their own schedule.
BC Online offers the opportunity to learn at any pace, any place, any time. Learners can take courses that meet graduation requirements at no additional cost while still enrolled in another school. Learn more about BC Online School
Methodologies
Mobile learning
Flora Hill
Australia
Grade 7-10
Bendigo South East College
Its vision is that every student develops the knowledge, skills and attributes needed to positively contribute to the global community as a responsible and caring citizen.
Emphasis on developing learner characteristics and learning to learn through projects, as well as the development of student-centred and self-directed learning.
Learn more about Bendigo South East College.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Project-based learning
Berwick
Australia
Primary
Berwick Lodge Primary School
Students create a personal learning map, collaborating and discussing findings with their peers and teachers and then, subsequently, developing a ‘Change Priority’.
At Berwick Lodge Primary School they value their children. They recognise that the future lies with them and so they encourage students to embrace “Learning For Life”, not simply as the motto of the school, but as a life-long process of development.
Learn more about Berwick Lodge Primary School.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Agile learning
Peer-to-peer, crowd-sourced and social learning
Brisbane
Australia
Primary
Bethany Lutheran Primary School
Students in all classes in a single year level work collaboratively in one learning space.
Their aim is to prepare students to be positive contributors in our world and believe everyone has the ability to make a difference.
Learn more about Bethany Lutheran Primary School.
Methodologies
Agile learning
Peer-to-peer, crowd-sourced and social learning
Providence
United States of America
Age 5-18
Big Picture Learning
Big Picture Learning was established in 1995 with the sole mission of putting students directly at the centre of their own learning.
Education is tailored to each student's interests, talents and needs which results in a student-centred learning experience where students are actively invested in their learning.
Learn more about Big Picture Learning.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Passion projects – learning without limits
Internship based learning
Project-based learning
New York
United States of America
PK-8
Blue School
Blue School set out to reimagine education for children in a changing world. As the world develops at a greatly accelerated pace, Blue School’s primary purpose is to combine the best educational practices with the most current innovative approaches to learning that are steeped in human development and neuroscience.
As part of the curriculum, kids in grades 2 to 8 come up with ways to improve recycling, create 3D models of New York City, and fix home appliances. They gain an intimacy with real-world problems that few kids are exposed to when learning their times tables with flash cards.
Learn more about Blue School.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Design thinking
Project-based learning
San Francisco
United States of America
K-12
Brightworks School
Brightworks is a K-12 school that reimagines education. By taking the best practices from both early childhood education and hands-on, project-based experiential learning, they strive to meet students’ needs in a flexible, mixed-age environment that breaks the conventional walls between school and the community outside the classroom.
The school takes some of the most dangerous things parents tell their kids not to do and makes an entire curriculum out of them. Kids in grades K through 12 get dirty, play with fire, take apart home appliances and complete art projects all in the same day. The school is housed in an expansive warehouse filled with art, forts and makeshift theatres — items all meant to tap into kids' creative side.
Learn more about Brightworks School.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Design thinking
Learning by tinkering / making
New York
United States of America
Age 12-21
Broome Street Academy
Learning based on sharing experiences to build grown, persistence and resilience.
Their equitable, holistic and student-centred approach provides students with access to a rigorous, standards-based curriculum that equips them with the skills they need to make a positive impact on their communities and the broader world.
Learn more about Broome Street Academy.
Methodologies
Experience-based learning
Phenomenon-based learning
Newcastle
Australia
Secondary
Callaghan College
Callaghan College is a community of three school campuses. Each school offers something slightly different depending on the community, like the creation of a virtual reality school. Students design their own immersive learning using Minecraft and the Occulus Rift HMD.
Callaghan's multi-campus design provides dedicated learning environments for middle and senior school years. This provides a safe and secure learning environment where all students have an equal opportunity to reach their full potential.
Learn more about Callaghan College.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Passion projects – learning without limits
Design thinking
Centro de Formación Padre Piquer
The learning spaces are characterised by how students multi-task by combining different methodologies: teacher-led explanations, individual work, cooperative work, individualised tutoring, guidance and an in-class library.
The key elements of the project are defined by an inclusive education. It's a learning community that goes beyond traditional subjects and exams.
Learn more about Centro de Formación Padre Piquer.
Methodologies
Passion projects – learning without limits
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Place-based learning
Challenge-based learning
Decatur
United States of America
K-3
Clairemont Elementary School
Curriculum based on learning through collaborative exploration, methodology based on learning by doing.
Their motto is "Learning together with our heads, hearts, and hands".
Learn more about Clairemont Elementary School.
Methodologies
Passion projects – learning without limits
Design thinking
Learning by tinkering / making
Detroit
United States of America
Grade 9-12
Clintondale High School
Clintondale Community Schools is known as a worldwide leader in classroom innovation, including its Flipped Schools model.
Teachers use laptops to record lectures on video and post them to the school's website, Youtube and other outlets. Students watch the videos after school at home, in the school computer lab, on a smart phone in their most convenient time. The next day in the classroom, building on the material they studied, students work on maths problems, write essays, build science projects. Teachers are at their side, coaching and answering questions.
Learn more about Clintondale High School.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Passion projects – learning without limits
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Project-based learning
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Age 2-12
Colegio Aletheia
Colegio Aletheia is a discoverer of pedagogies. It is a true school of learning unveiled through art. More than poetry and prose, more than paintings or plays, it is devoted to awakening the talents that lie within each student and convert them into expression.
This institution prioritises a bilingual humanistic and social training, offering an area for research and exchange, projecting itself in the constant search for new approaches that allow deepening knowledge in a meaningful and responsible way.
Learn more about Colegio Aletheia.
Methodologies
Passion projects – learning without limits
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Design thinking
Learning by tinkering / making
Colegio Cardenal de Cracovia
Colegio Cardenal de Cracovia, in Santiago de Chile, is "state-school".
It's an independent republic with an elected Student President, a student-led Department for Education that design their own learning, and a join staff-student Ministry of Justice.
Learn more about Colegio Cardenal de Cracovia.
Methodologies
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Agile learning
Design thinking
Colegio Rochester
This bilingual school has developed an ecological model, and what is more, all its classes, structures and corridors are circular, promoting community decisions and cooperative learning in classrooms at all times.
Healthy relationships with others and the environment are the engine of the comprehensive education they offer. They provide permanent support, a warm environment and motivation so that every student is successful and happy.
Learn more about Colegio Rochester.
Methodologies
Nature-based learning
Authentic learning – real world activities
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Learning through adventure
Colegio Santa María
Colegio Santa María uses Lezama Method, which makes it possible to evaluate work being done in order to identify areas needing improvement in real time, and establish means of improvement in every school year.
The school promotes a comprehensive and quality education, with a focus on service, justice and peace in the 21st century context.
Learn more about Colegio Santa María.
Methodologies
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Experience-based learning
Challenge-based learning
Col·legi Montserrat
Col·legi Montserrat is committed to “global” education. It aims at shaping the minds and souls of children by providing the tools they need to achieve physical, intellectual, spiritual and social excellence.
The teachers do not try to explain things to the children. The teachers find interesting questions, challenges and then they research about them, pulling knowledge to them. Any problem that the students are given has to be real to them.
Learn more about Col·legi Montserrat.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Agile learning
Santa Monica
United States of America
K-12
Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences
Model pioneering socio-emotional and holistic education.
Crossroads School strives to prepare students to think critically, express themselves openly and commit themselves to lives that value community, justice and activism.
Learn more about Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences.
Methodologies
Service learning
Learning by tinkering / making
Project-based learning
Sydney
Australia
Grade 7-12
Delany College
Learning with emphasis on 4 C’s: creativity, critical reflection, communication and collaboration.
Through Delany Connected Learning - their approach to learning and teaching - they aim to transform the lives of the students so that they can become successful in their adult lives and be dynamic community leaders.
Learn more about Delany College.
Methodologies
Learning by tinkering / making
Project-based learning
Place-based learning
Game-based learning
Challenge-based learning
Door Step School
Door Step School brings education to thousands of kids unable to attend regular centres due to their long workdays. To do this, schools have been turned into buses.
Large lorries have been emptied out and transformed into schools with chalkboards. Several educators transport children to and from work, and teach them on the way.
Learn more about Door Step School.
Methodologies
Mobile learning
Learning through adventure
Place-based learning
Stockholm
Sweden
Preschool
Egalia Pre-School
The Egalia school system, in Sweden, is founded on total equality between students.
The system is made up of two schools, Egalia and Nicolaigården, which both reject gender-based pronouns in the hopes of grooming kids to think of one another on equal terms.
Learn more about Egalia Pre-School.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Learning by tinkering / making
Project-based learning
Eltham
Australia
Age 3-11
Eltham Primary School
At Eltham Primary School they believe the best student outcomes are achieved when families, teachers and students work together towards common goals.
A strong partnership between teachers and parents supports the growth of the children's knowledge and character. Curriculum has emphasis on numeracy and literacy, and outdoor teaching areas ensure hands on experiences.
Learn more about Eltham Primary School.
Methodologies
Nature-based learning
Learning by tinkering / making
Experience-based learning
Play-based learning
São Paulo, Salvador, Ribeirão Preto
Brazil
K-12
Escola Concept
Escola Concept is an international bilingual school where innovation and education come together to re-imagine traditional schooling through relevance, meaning, purpose, and intentionality.
Escola is designed to nurture the dispositions of lifelong learners who collaborate to co-create, embrace an entrepreneurial mindset, understand the meaning of living sustainably, and adopt technology to become digitally fluent citizens of the 21st century.
Learn more about Escola Concept
Methodologies
Passion projects – learning without limits
Project-based learning
Escuela Nueva
Escuela Nueva challenges conventional thinking and promotes small effective changes in the classroom.
The Escuela Nueva model focuses on the child. It improves retention and academic achievement, lowers the dropout and grade repetition rates and develops values and social skills of civic, democratic behaviours and peaceful coexistence.
Learn more about Escuela Nueva.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Project-based learning
Evangelische Schule
A community school with a vision is to empower students to become responsible, sustainable and responsible citizens of the world, to help shape a future worth living for.
These basic needs of young people for recognition, appreciation, affection and trust can only be built up through successful interpersonal relationships. Learn more about Evangelische Schule
Methodologies
Service learning
Challenge-based learning
Play-based learning
Hawaii
United States of America
Grade 7-9
Ewa Makai Middle School
Ewa Makai Middle School offers a unique approach to physical education, one that integrates the physical with the technological.
Their vision of Empower, Explore, Excel Together is seen throughout the school campus. The school has a strong academic core program, thriving arts program, developing STEAM programs and a progressive athletics program.
Learn more about Ewa Makai Middle School.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Agile learning
Project-based learning
Ballarat
Australia
University
Federation College
Federation's program focuses on P-TECH to address STEM-related future employment opportunities and to enrich the VCAL experience for students.
Federation College provides opportunities to students by teaching high quality, educational programs and courses.
Learn more about Federation College.
Methodologies
Design thinking
Experience-based learning
Project-based learning
Place-based learning
Columbia
United States of America
K-5
Forest Lake Elementary School
This school is tuned in to technology. Fifth-graders write, film and produce a live daily news show that's broadcast in every classroom.
Forest Lake Elementary School, in partnership with families and the community, provides for all students, through relevant and engaging learning experiences, a rigorous literacy infused STEM academic program in a safe, nurturing environment.
Learn more about Forest Lake Elementary School.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Design thinking
Learning by tinkering / making
Project-based learning
Challenge-based learning
Alexandria
United States of America
Grade 6-8
Francis C. Hammond Middle School
At Francis Hammond and other International Academy schools, instead of studying English at separate times from other coursework, students have language lessons integrated into their academic curricula.
Additionally, students are not divided into groups based on their English proficiency level, but rather work together on collaborative projects.
Learn more about Francis C. Hammond Middle School.
Methodologies
Multilingual learning (culture tribes)
Passion projects – learning without limits
Design thinking
Fuji Kindergarten
At Fuji Kindergarten they believe that the environment where children grow is very important, especially in early childhood when they are expressing interests in the world around them.
Opening boundaries between the indoors and outdoors, Fuji Kindergarten has turned its school roof into a circular, endless playground and put nature at the forefront of its teaching with trees growing right through the middle of the classrooms.
Learn more about Fuji Kindergarten.
Methodologies
Nature-based learning
Place-based learning
Play-based learning
Teacher network
South Korea
Teachers
Future Class Network
Future Class Network spreads the idea of what future education should look like and designs 21st century education through a network of collaborative teachers to make a change in South Korea.
Their goal is to empower children to develop skills such as creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking.
Learn more about Future Class Network.
Methodologies
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Design thinking
Project-based learning
Grand Rapids
United States of America
Grade 6-7
Grand Rapids Public Museum School
The Public Museum School and other institutions within the Grand Rapids Public School System are redefining what a classroom looks like. Museums, zoos, and other public centres are no longer relegated to field trips, but instead serve as schools themselves.
The school uses progressive teaching utilising design thinking techniques, an immersive environment and real-life experiences that inspire passionate curiosity, nurture creative problem solving, cultivate critical thinking, and instigate innovation.
Learn more about Grand Rapids Public Museum School.
Methodologies
Mobile learning
Learning through adventure
Experience-based learning
Perth
Australia
Grade 1-12
Hale School
Hale School is a world-renowned boarding school offering comprehensive and tailored education experiences to boys from Pre-Primary to Year 12.
Creation of numerous contemporary learning spaces, establishment of a virtual reality lab for immersive learning experiences, development of a contemporary integrated curriculum to provide real-world challenges for students to develop and implement newly acquired skills through a design thinking model.
Learn more about Hale School.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Design thinking
Experience-based learning
Project-based learning
Challenge-based learning
Lincolnshire
United Kingdom
Age 3-11
Hartsholme Academy
At Hartsholme Academy they strive to ensure that all pupils achieve their full potential and are fully prepared for the next phase of their education and beyond.
Teaching by using children as the starting point. School that treats learning as understanding rather than knowledge transfer.
Learn more about Hartsholme Academy.
Methodologies
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Design thinking
Place-based learning
Challenge-based learning
New York
United States of America
Grade 10-12
Harvey Milk High School
The mission of Harvey Milk High School is to establish and promote a community of successful, independent learners by creating a safe educational environment for all young people.
The school pedagogy is based on empathy, warmth, courage and confidence to students who would struggle to develop these qualities anywhere else.
Learn more about Harvey Milk High School.
Methodologies
Agile learning
Place-based learning
Phenomenon-based learning
Hello Ruby School
Hello Rubi School provides tools for kids, parents and educators to learn to understand programming in a fun and creative way.
They teach computational thinking to children by combining artistic activity with learning about algorithms. Children also discuss intriguing ideas related to the topic, such as how computers and humans differ.
Learn more about Hello Ruby School.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Peer-to-peer, crowd-sourced and social learning
Project-based learning
San Diego
United States of America
K-12
High Tech High School
High Tech High was the first high school to open a graduate school of education within a K-12 institution. Students learn through extended, multi-disciplinary projects and teachers also learn, with their own in-house school of education.
High Tech High is guided by four connected design principles - equity, personalisation, authentic work and collaborative design - that set aspirational goals and create a foundation for understanding their approach.
Learn more about High Tech High School.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Design thinking
Learning by tinkering / making
Place-based learning
Adelaide
Australia
Grade 7-12
Immanuel College
Students enrich their learning as they design and discover solutions using creativity and critical thinking.
Immanuel College has been recognised for their innovative approach to education, progressive learning environments and world class sporting, arts and learning facilities.
Learn more about Immanuel College.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Design thinking
Learning by tinkering / making
Experience-based learning
London
United Kingdom
University
Imperial College
Active learning that discourages lecture based classrooms towards more interactive learning.
Imperial College London focuses entirely on science, engineering, medicine and business.
Learn more about Imperial College.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Passion projects – learning without limits
Design thinking
Challenge-based learning
Several locations
Peru
K-12
Innova Schools
The school methodology has been developed hand in hand with the University of California Berkeley, focusing on blended learning.
Students spend half their day deeply immersed in guided online education and the other half receiving more traditional instruction.
Learn more about Innova Schools.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Passion projects – learning without limits
Design thinking
Geneva
Switzerland
Age 3-19
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
IB programmes challenge students to excel in their studies, and encourage both personal and academic achievement.
Learning based on inquiring, knowing, open, caring, risk taking...
Learn more about International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
Methodologies
Service learning
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Learning by tinkering / making
International School of Brussels
We are committed to developing Independent Learners and International Citizens in an environment where all students are included, challenged and successful.x
The ISB learning journey supports students from preschool to grade 12. The school is divided into four Divisions, each of which is specially designed to provide an environment in which students can engage, connect, innovate and be empowered. Service Learning at ISB is defined as a learning method where skills and knowledge are applied through planned action that addresses an authentic community need. Service learning is an integral part of the ISB learning experience for all students. Learn more about The International School of Brussels
Methodologies
Service learning
Online
United States of America
Teachers
Khan Academy
Online platform providing support for teachers to promote use of online material and resources.
Their mission is to provide a free, world‑class education for anyone, anywhere. A personalised learning resource for all ages.
Learn more about Khan Academy.
Methodologies
Passion projects – learning without limits
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Peer-to-peer, crowd-sourced and social learning
Kiama Public School
Kiama Public School utilises several outdoor learning spaces, which include a large garden, hobby farm and living kitchen.
The school has embedded practices in areas such as 3D printing, robotics and coding. Every student has access to these technologies and areas of learning and they aim to embrace these innovations to further continue this progression.
Learn more about Kiama Public School.
Methodologies
Nature-based learning
Authentic learning – real world activities
Mobile learning
Place-based learning
Several locations
Sweden
Age 10-16
Kunskapsskolan
At Kunskapsskolan, everything is designed to allow students to learn at their own pace, following their own interests.
Their mission is to develop and operate outstanding schools where students, through personalised learning and clear goals, will stretch their boundaries and learn more than they thought possible.
Learn more about Kunskapsskolan.
Methodologies
Mobile learning
Project-based learning
Place-based learning
Arlington
United States of America
K-5
K.W. Barrett Elementary School
Barrett Elementary School is a diverse community of students, families and staff who are engaged and motivated to learn.
All students go to the school's Project Discovery lab and participate in science enrichment classes two or three times a week, where they conduct experiments and join projects like tracking the migration of whooping cranes.
Learn more about K.W. Barrett Elementary School.
Methodologies
Learning by tinkering / making
Project-based learning
Place-based learning
Game-based learning
Challenge-based learning
Chicago
United States of America
Grade 9-12
Lake View High School
The school offers four tracks — STEM, humanities, music/visual arts, and world language — though its overall STEM focus integrates computer science, design process, and project based learning into all areas of the curriculum.
Through this approach, students in every track develop technological literacy, critical thinking and collaborative skills.
Learn more about Lake View High School.
Methodologies
Multilingual learning (culture tribes)
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Place-based learning
Several locations
Finland
K-9
Liikkuva Koulu - Finnish Schools on the Move
Finnish Schools on the Move is a national action programme aiming to establish a physically active culture in Finnish comprehensive schools.
Schools and municipalities participating in the programme implement their own individual plans to increase physical activity during the school day. More than 90% of municipalities and of comprehensive schools are involved in the programme to make exercise a natural part of every child's daily life.
Learn more about Liikkuva Koulu.
Methodologies
Passion projects – learning without limits
Place-based learning
Play-based learning
Several locations
Brazil
Age 0-14
Lumiar
At Lumiar, knowledge is structured by identifying competencies and skills, including what would be “school subjects” inside projects, learning modules, workshops and other dynamics.
Staff roles are split between coaches who support and mentor students and 'masters' of particular skills who design projects and help students develop skills. At these schools there are no lessons, no fixed schedules, and no old-school teachers – as they put it. Quite the contrary, each day students freely work in three or four different projects that they themselves have chosen and defined with the aid of their tutors.
Learn more about Lumiar.
Methodologies
Passion projects – learning without limits
Design thinking
Learning by tinkering / making
Project-based learning
Place-based learning
London, Rome & Paris
UK, Italy & France
Age 11-18
Marymount International School
An old school that teaches 21st century skills in modern ways.
Marymount International School is an independent, Catholic, all-girls, IB world school that empowers young women. It offers a strong academic programme based on the International Baccalaureate curricula to meet the needs of its international student body, providing a unique environment of cultural exchange and understanding.
Learn more about Marymount International School.
Methodologies
Multilingual learning (culture tribes)
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Place-based learning
Challenge-based learning
Rochdale
United Kingdom
Age 11-16
Matthew Moss High School
At Matthew Moss High School they want to empower young people for a life of learning both satisfying to themselves and of significant value to others.
Learning is driven by students' passions: they choose their own extended projects and are empowered to use the school budget to procure the supplies they need.
Learn more about Matthew Moss High School.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Passion projects – learning without limits
Project-based learning
Phenomenon-based learning
New York
United States of America
Grade 6-12
Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School
Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School empowers students by helping them understand the impact of their daily actions as well as the actions of others.
By using New York City as our extended classroom, students learn that sustainability means meeting our current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Students are involved in lots of discussions in teams and as a whole class.
Learn more about Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School.
Methodologies
Internship based learning
Experience-based learning
Project-based learning
Challenge-based learning
Napa
United States of America
Grade 9-12
New Tech High School
New Tech High School has developed a project-based learning methodology and an intelligent use of technology.
Students and teachers organise course projects and calendars together, creating products related to real life, especially digital ones.
Learn more about New Tech High School.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Passion projects – learning without limits
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Project-based learning
Northern Beaches Christian School
A change in paradigm, in learning space design and in the way they empower students to take charge of their own learning.
Northern Beaches Christian School aims to develop a culture that brings out the best in their students: in their learning, in their character, in the opportunities they take and in the friendships they develop.
Learn more about Northern Beaches Christian School.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Design thinking
Project-based learning
Place-based learning
Boston
United States of America
Age 5-18
NuVu School
NuVu is a place where young students grow their spirit of innovation. They use curiosity and creativity to explore new ideas, design solutions and make their concepts come to life.
Their mission is to empower the next generation of young designers, entrepreneurs, makers and inventors who will impact their communities and world through their work and ideas.
Learn more about NuVu School.
Methodologies
Design thinking
Learning by tinkering / making
Social entrepreneurship learning
Place-based learning
Sustainability-based learning
Wilmington
United States of America
K-5
Odyssey Charter School
Odyssey has strong academics, insight into the classical learning ideals of Hellenism, a small-school environment and a fresh approach to learning.
Since opening its doors, Odyssey Charter School has provided a classical approach to public education. A rigorous standards-based curriculum and instruction in the Greek language is delivered in a challenging, yet nurturing, learning environment.
Learn more about Odyssey Charter School.
Methodologies
Multilingual learning (culture tribes)
Design thinking
Omega Schools
Omega Schools offer an innovative model: a chain of low cost private schools with specialised curriculum, assessment, technology and management modules benefiting the poor and empowering aspirations of low income families and their communities.
The latest grand achievement is the design of the digital infrastructure. They have managed to personalise learning through an individualised plan for each student.
Learn more about Omega Schools.
Methodologies
Passion projects – learning without limits
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Learning by tinkering / making
Place-based learning
Ørestad Gymnasium
Ørestad Gymnasium is a high school leaving examination with a special profile focusing on media, communications and culture. They offer specialised study programmes within the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities.
Learning is done in an open setting, one giant classroom, where 358 high school students learn in an expansive glass cube — a "gymnasium".
Learn more about Ørestad Gymnasium.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Agile learning
Peer-to-peer, crowd-sourced and social learning
Place-based learning
Parvarish - The Museum School
The Museum School provides quality education to underprivileged children through museums.
It focuses on reducing educational inequality by bringing school to underprivileged children in the form of their local museums, giving them high quality infrastructure, teachers and materials, as well as access to a whole world of knowledge.
Learn more about The Museum School.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Mobile learning
Learning through adventure
Place-based learning
West Palm Beach
United States of America
K-5
Pine Jog Elementary School
The school weaves environmental education throughout the entire curriculum.
A dynamic collaborative multicultural community where education and lifelong learning are valued and supported, and all learners reach their highest potential and succeed.
Learn more about Pine Jog Elementary School.
Methodologies
Nature-based learning
Service learning
Learning by tinkering / making
Project-based learning
Place-based learning
Project DEFY - Design education for yourself
A system of learning that believes anyone can teach themselves anything by using the Internet and the community around them to find solutions.
Project DEFY is challenging conventional mainstream education and enabling communities around the world to create their own self-learning spaces called Nooks, where each individual can design their own education.
Learn more about Project DEFY.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Passion projects – learning without limits
Learning by tinkering / making
Brooklyn
United States of America
Age 9-14
P-TECH (Pathways in Technology Early College High School)
P-TECH intensively supports and mentors its students, providing all learners with personalised paths that guide them through the curriculum according to their individual needs and achievement.
P-TECH is a collaboration among the New York City Department of Education, the City University of New York, New York City College of Technology and the IBM Corporation. The goal was never to create a single school. Rather, the express intent was to create an innovative, replicable model for education — one that united the expertise of the public and private sectors to provide new opportunities for young people, and addressed the need to strengthen the continuum from school to college and careers.
Learn more about P-TECH.
Methodologies
Internship based learning
Agile learning
Project-based learning
New York
United States of America
Grade 6-11
Quest to Learn High School
At Quest to Learn, students are engages in their own quests to be inventors, designers, innovators and problem solvers.
The school uses game design and systems thinking as the basis for the school’s pedagogical approach to engage learners in academic content.
Learn more about Quest to Learn High School.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Place-based learning
Game-based learning
Ahmedabad
India
Educators
Riverside Learning Center
The Riverside Learning Center is a pedagogical research and training organisation with a global reach in over 12 countries. It offers customised training programs that provide ecosystem wide solutions to transform school cultures with processes and pedagogical practices designed for the 21st century learner.
The organisation provides the educational application of multiple intelligences and supports the development of global competition and design thinking, creating a new methodology that has conquered the world in order to transform and improve it: "Design for Change".
Learn more about Riverside Learning Center.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Design thinking
Project-based learning
Place-based learning
San Francisco
United States of America
Adults
Samaschool
The school gives adults who struggle to find employment a leg up, with an education focused on the digital and entrepreneurial skills necessary in today's market.
Samaschool trained thousands of people to succeed as freelancers and leverage independent work to achieve their long-term career goals.
Learn more about Samaschool.
Methodologies
Passion projects – learning without limits
Service learning
Learning by tinkering / making
Social entrepreneurship learning
Project-based learning
School on the Move
School on the Move stands for holistic and transformative education in the sense of education for sustainable development. The focus is on the threefold responsibility: responsibility for oneself, responsibility for fellow human beings and responsibility for our planet.
School on the Move show that children and young people can already become active designers of our society if they are given enough space to maintain and promote their innate enthusiasm and creativity. Learn more about School on the Move
Methodologies
Passion projects – learning without limits
Project-based learning
Sevenoaks
United Kingdom
Age 11-18
Sevenoaks School
Sevenoaks is a co-educational day and boarding school with an innovative approach to education.
Sevenoaks started its own curriculum for middle school to develop skills and promote global outlook and an interdisciplinary approach to study. The freedom to construct the curriculum steered exciting, distinctive elements designed to elicit strong sense of personal engagement with students, and need to prepare students for learning in the digital age.
Learn more about Sevenoaks School.
Methodologies
Learning by tinkering / making
Social entrepreneurship learning
Experience-based learning
Place-based learning
Sustainability-based learning
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
5-18
Shidhulai
Shidhulai brings meaning to the life of 80,000 students in Bangladesh. It has created school-boats, and in Numa, it has used rivers as primary communication channels.
Shidhulai operates a fleet of floating schools, libraries, health clinics, playgrounds and floating training centres with wireless internet access, serving close to 122,000 people in flood-prone areas. Learn more about Shidhulai
Methodologies
Nature-based learning
Authentic learning – real world activities
Sustainability-based learning
Smethwick
United Kingdom
Age 11-19
Shireland Collegiate Academy
The school puts traditional method of learning into reverse - by asking students to do homework first and discuss the topics in the classroom afterwards.
Learners are asked to find out about subjects on their own, using resources provided by the school such as videos which can be viewed on the tablets. Time in classroom is spent on project work and discussions, which gives more time for teachers to spend time with individual learners.
Learn more about Shireland Collegiate Academy.
Methodologies
Passion projects – learning without limits
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Learning by tinkering / making
Project-based learning
Several locations
Global
All
SOLE (Self-Organized Learning Environment) School
A school that any child in the world can attend by going online and thus learn by him or herself, or alongside his or her classmates.
A Self-Organised Learning Environment, or SOLE, can exist anywhere there is a computer, Internet connection and students who are ready to learn. Within a SOLE students are given the freedom to learn collaboratively using the internet. An educator poses a Big Question and students form small groups to find an answer.
Learn more about SOLE.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Mobile learning
Learning by tinkering / making
Social entrepreneurship learning
Peer-to-peer, crowd-sourced and social learning
Springdale
United States of America
K-5
Sonora Elementary School
Kids learn through dance, drama, poetry and drawing, which are seamlessly woven into all subjects, making lessons more memorable and fun.
Sonora Elementary School challenges all students to a rigorous, create and innovative academic curriculum. Student-directed learning and vibrant enrichment activities, coupled with the arts, encourage students to develop confidence and character.
Learn more about Sonora Elementary School.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Game-based learning
Play-based learning
Virginia
USA
K-12-Adult Learning
Springhouse
Springhouse is an intergenerational learning community with life at its centrE.
Springhouse are actively reimagining education and believe learning is a lifelong journey that should be centred around vitality, meaning, and cultivating wholeness to better serve the world’s emerging needs.
Learn more about Springhouse
Methodologies
Nature-based learning
Learning through adventure
Sra Pou Village
Cambodia
All
Sra Pou Vocational School
The Cambodian school was built by community members, for community members, to learn how to turn their passions into full-fledged businesses. The school allows families to gain independence.
Rather than toil away in low-paying jobs, men, women and children can learn the ins and outs of pricing their homemade goods and selling them to people in their area. When it's not in use as a school, the building also serves as a town hall for democratic decision making and community meetings.
Learn more about Sra Pou Vocational School.
Methodologies
Learning by tinkering / making
Social entrepreneurship learning
Experience-based learning
Project-based learning
Auckland
New Zealand
Primary
Stonefields School
Stonefields School promotes and delivers four overarching vision principles - building learning capacity; collaborating; making meaning and breaking through.
Developing each learner holistically is critical in creating curious individuals who think and relate well to others. There are four overarching vision principles that Stonefields School believes are important for each individual will acquire; Building Learning Capacity; Collaborating; Making Meaning and; Breaking Through. Learn more about Stonefields School
Methodologies
Passion projects – learning without limits
Learning through adventure
Game-based learning
Challenge-based learning
Play-based learning
Seattle
United States of America
Grade 9-11
Summit Sierra
Summit Sierra is a small, personalised college-prep public high school in the Seattle's Chinatown International District. They provide a rigorous and supportive learning environment for a diverse group of passionate young people.
A form of education that uses technology to empower students to guide their own instruction is one of the most effective ways to teach kids.
Learn more about Summit Sierra.
Methodologies
Passion projects – learning without limits
Design thinking
Project-based learning
Renton
United States of America
K-4
Talbot Hill Elementary School
Kids learn through practice. They learn a lesson and then apply it in their mini market community. This real-world approach takes time away from structured lessons.
Talbot Hill Elementary School micro-society builds on the belief that students can and should be prepared as citizens of a democratic society through civic engagement and participation.
Learn more about Talbot Hill Elementary School.
Methodologies
Agile learning
Social entrepreneurship learning
Experience-based learning
Project-based learning
Place-based learning
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Koutu
A co-educational Māori immersion school offering education within a unique Māori environment.
Every school is taught within a cultural context and every learning is interdisciplinary.
Learn more about Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Koutu.
Methodologies
Multilingual learning (culture tribes)
Passion projects – learning without limits
Learning through adventure
Experience-based learning
Melbourne
Australia
Age 11-18
Templestowe College
Dynamic education system through development of more holistic measures of students success, creativity, problem solving and resilience.
Their philosophy is based on the concept that students have far greater skills and abilities than they are generally given credit for and with the support and guidance of parents and staff, they have the ability to manage their own education.
Learn more about Templestowe College.
Methodologies
Nature-based learning
Project-based learning
Bali
Indonesia
High school
The Green School
Green School’s mission is to create a global community of learners, making the world sustainable.
The school has special programmes designed for entrepreneurial learning, as well as green studies and creative arts.
Learn more about The Green School.
Methodologies
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Social entrepreneurship learning
Sustainability-based learning
The Knowledge Society
The Knowledge Society is a global human accelerator focused on developing young people (ages 13-17) to impact billions.
In TKS, students learn about solving problems using emerging technologies, develop foundational mindsets, and build real-world skills, while being part of a global community of like-minded people. Our vision is to help create the next generation of unicorn people - people who impact billions. Learn more about The Knowledge Society
Methodologies
Mobile learning
Social entrepreneurship learning
Boot Camp (bootcamp) learning
Challenge-based learning
Vershire
United States of America
Grade 11
The Mountain School
The Mountain School cultivates a diverse and interdependent community of scholars who learn to know a place and take care of it. Through collaborative learning and shared work, students emerge from their semester prepared to reach beyond the self and focus on the common good.
They enable 11th-graders, who hail from public and private schools across the country, to spend a semester of tightly-packed days cultivating the food they eat and working closely with professors in rigorous courses that involve experiential learning and public speaking.
Learn more about The Mountain School.
Methodologies
Nature-based learning
Authentic learning – real world activities
Sustainability-based learning
San Francisco
United States of America
K-12
The Nueva Schools
School pioneers in teaching design thinking to students through their hands-on, project-based curricula.
The Nueva Schools community inspires passion for lifelong learning, fosters social and emotional acuity, and develops the imaginative mind.
Learn more about The Nueva Schools.
Methodologies
Design thinking
Learning by tinkering / making
Social entrepreneurship learning
Place-based learning
Sustainability-based learning
New York
United States of America
Grade 11-12
THINK Global School
THINK Global School is a travelling high school where learners live in four countries per year, making unforgettable connections between education and the world around.
Learning happens through a combination of real-world exploration, skills mastery and project-based learning.
Learn more about THINK Global School.
Methodologies
Learning by tinkering / making
Social entrepreneurship learning
Experience-based learning
Place-based learning
Sustainability-based learning
Tomorrow Now Learning Lab
The Tomorrow Now Learning Labs offer a future focused approach to personalised learning and assessment. Help your child confidently grow through the Tomorrow Now adaptive and project based learning framework.
This program uses the most innovative digital learning ecosystem, an evidence based critical thinking assessment platform and immersive learning technologies to create an authentic learning experience.
Learn more about Tomorrow Now Learning Lab
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Mobile learning
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Project-based learning
Game-based learning
Pollenzo
Italy
University
University of Gastronomic Sciences
The school encourages learning through first-hand experience of produce with food-centric study trips around the globe as part of the curriculum.
Its goal is to create an international research and education centre for those working on renewing farming methods, protecting biodiversity and building an organic relationship between gastronomy and agricultural science.
Learn more about University of Gastronomic Sciences.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Mobile learning
Experience-based learning
Vail
United States of America
Grade 5-12
Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy
Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy allows serious winter sports athletes the opportunity of world-class training and competition in their sport at Ski & Snowboard Club Vail in a challenging, college-preparatory academic environment.
In order to accommodate the frequent travels and demanding training schedules, the school adopted creative ways of effectively delivering lessons, including via a computer based flipped classroom model for all students.
Learn more about Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy.
Methodologies
Mobile learning
Learning by tinkering / making
Project-based learning
Vega School
A school thoughtfully designed to facilitate project-based learning, with a school culture centred on flat leadership, collaboration and international sharing.
At Vega School they are challenging the status quo, using problem-based learning to empower their learners with life skills that will stay relevant, whatever the future may hold.
Learn more about Vega School.
Methodologies
Passion projects – learning without limits
Project-based learning
Place-based learning
Challenge-based learning
Helsinki
Finland
Grade 1-12
Viikki Teacher Training School
The Viikki Teacher Training School is an inspiring and safe place to learn and work together. They strive to take sustainable development into account in all their operations.
The classrooms are grouped into subject-specific units, creating several common rooms for students to use in its large school building.
Learn more about Viikki Teacher Training School.
Methodologies
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Design thinking
Learning by tinkering / making
San Francisco
United States of America
Grade 6-8
Visitacion Valley Middle School
Through transformative relationships, Visitacion Valley Middle School creates an inclusive and collaborative learning community that is relevant to the lives of our students, families and staff.
The school implemented a program that emphasises the importance of holistically caring for students, and in the process, created a model with the potential to transform education in underserved communities.
Learn more about Visitacion Valley Middle School.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Experience-based learning
Several locations
Sweden
Preschool to Secondary
Vittra Schools
The learning spaces are colourful and smart, coupled with a unique education project offering more autonomy and dialogue between students and teachers.
Motivational learning is about all students feeling competent and eager to learn more. It's based on the belief that all people are curious and learning individuals.
Learn more about Vittra Schools.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Deep dive learning & Deeper Learning
Project-based learning
Place-based learning
Whittle School & Studios
Whittle School & Studios seeks to modernize education by building the world’s best physical and connected environment for learning and development.
Whittle instructors guide students down personalized, exploratory pathways in a learning environment that is student centered and connected to the world. They are masters of their content areas, and are committed to the growth of every student.
Learn more about Whittle School & Studios
Methodologies
Experience-based learning
Melbourne
Australia
Primary
Wooranna Park Primary School
The school has organised its curriculum by focusing on students, allowing them greater autonomy in the learning process and greater participation in matters of school organisation.
The school’s philosophy is based on the need to maximise children's options, present and future, so that they might achieve social flexibility, economic well-being and personal satisfaction.
Learn more about Wooranna Park Primary School.
Methodologies
Authentic learning – real world activities
Passion projects – learning without limits
Design thinking
Project-based learning
Doncaster
United Kingdom
Age 11-19
XP School
The school covers curriculum through project-based learning rather than teaching separate subjects, and bases its practices on technology and expeditionary learning.
At XP School they believe that schools should be tightly integrated into the community, and be focused on creating academically rigorous, authentic experiences that bring children closer to this goal.
Learn more about XP School.
Methodologies
Experience-based learning
Project-based learning
Grand Rapids
United States of America
Grade 6
Zoo School
Zoo School students study and learn at John Ball Zoo. This experience allows students to go beyond the classroom and into the zoo and the over 100 wooded acres surrounding it.
Zoo School courses emphasise experiential and project based learning. At the end of the school year, students are required to present an individual project, which encourages them to hone their research and presentation skills.
Learn more about Zoo School.
Methodologies
Passion projects – learning without limits
Design thinking
Experience-based learning
Project-based learning
Place-based learning
