Genius Hour
Genius Hour is a class-wide initiative that allows students to explore their own passions and interests during class time. Students are encouraged to creatively solve a problem, explore an interesting topic, and answer a question during a set time at school. During this time students will choose a passion project of their choice and will spend several weeks learning more in order to solve an essential question. Genius Hour uses a question-based approach to allow students to take part in process that incorporates creativity and critical thinking. Genius Hour is a socially academic part of our classroom that focuses on collaboration and communication, which are apart of the 4Cs. I think Albert Einstein best sums up this initiative when he said, "Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think."