Big Ideas

BIG IDEAS

Ages: Boys and Girls ages 9-11

Times: Session 1 (9:30 am - 11:30 am) 

Content: Children discuss core principles and explore ideas and topics they want to learn about through a classic chapter book read-aloud and weekly or multi-week student-driven projects.

• Core & Love of Learning principles: 

  • Allegiance to God

  • Good/bad, right/wrong, truth/error

  • All have divinity within

  • The “Power of Yet” from Carol Dweck’s “Growth Mindset” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ

  • “I am a creator”

  • I can learn/do anything I work hard at

  • I dream big

• Principle-based chapter book read in class