Our Approach
Integrating STEAM & Outdoor Learning
All of our outdoor and indoor programs use an advanced skills development framework to teach STEAM subjects. Students learn to develop cognitive skills through STEAM application and achieve advanced levels of comprehension which positions them for future success in their lives and careers. In our ever-changing, fast-paced, and globalized world, our children need to be able to adapt, collaborate, and innovate, and STEAM education prepares them for this. Students gain interdisciplinary literacy skills in the realms of science, mathematics, arts, engineering, and technology through applied learning and a self-directed experimentation-based pedagogical approach. This interdisciplinary approach results in students who take thoughtful risks, engage in experiential learning, persist in problem-solving, embrace collaboration, and work through the creative process
“Our goal is to inspire every student to be a life-long learner, independent thinker, and future leader”
21st Century Skills
At iGen, our goal is to foster a learning experience focused on 21st-century skills, including the 4 C’s: Communication, Creativity, Collaboration, and Critical thinking. Students work on challenges and projects in the realm of STEAM and have the opportunity to work together to brainstorm, design, create, test, and problem-solve to find creative and innovative solutions. Through this process, students build important life and career skills, including negotiating, conflict management, teamwork, and leadership, which prepares them for their future success.
Students gain literacy skills in the realms of science, mathematics, arts, engineering, and technology. This focus on interdisciplinary competency results in students who take thoughtful risks, engage in experiential learning, persist in problem-solving, embrace collaboration, and work through the creative process
STEAM
Our science, mathematics, engineering, technology, and arts programs provide optimal early learning environments for students to work together on real problems, build their collaboration skills, use their creativity to generate innovative ideas, assess situations, and reflect critically on learning experiences and processes. Students engage with our STEAM programs through hands-on and experimental methods, and they are taught to analyze and evaluate evidence, arguments, claims, and beliefs, and ask clarifying questions to come to their own conclusions or find innovative new ways of doing things.
Students learn to develop cognitive skills through STEAM application and achieve advanced levels of comprehension which positions them for future success in their lives and careers. In our fast-paced and globalized world, our children need to be able to adapt and innovate, and STEAM education prepares them for this.
Growth Mindset
Lifelong learning requires a growth mindset. Our STEAM and outdoor learning programs allow students to find their passion, explore their interests, and discover their full potential. Only when they are perusing their passions will their hunger for knowledge be fueled, so we empower them to discover their passions and continuously foster that ongoing learning. Our students learn to take responsibility for their future, seek out opportunities to learn, and fuel their passions through projects.
In today’s rapidly changing work climate, a mindset of lifelong learning is essential to ensure we are adaptable to change and can aptly intersect our qualifications with emerging opportunities. This is the essential skills toolkit we aim to provide all our students with, so they will be successful now and in the future.
Global Citizenship
In today’s world, developing a globalized perspective is imperative for learning and teaching. Global thinking, the interconnectedness of all humans and nature, and the impacts of our actions – big and small – are concepts we approach through hands-on learning, dialogue and listening self-reflection, and engaged action.
Applied Learning
Using 21st-century skills development frameworks, our programs focus on applied learning both inside and outside the classroom. Students engage with course materials through outdoor education, experimentation, collaboration, and exploration to pursue knowledge and understanding of complex processes and concepts. Our project-based approach is driven by student inquiry and has real-world applications to position students for academic and career success.
Interdisciplinary Competency
Students gain literacy skills in the realms of science, mathematics, arts, engineering, and technology. This focus on interdisciplinary competency results in students who take thoughtful risks, engage in experiential learning, persist in problem-solving, embrace collaboration, and work through the creative process
Our Pedagogy
Reading comprehension, math and science literacy, and cognitive development are largely impacted by the learning environment – notably, the relationship-building between instructors and learners, and instructional delivery that is personalized to the student. We recognize that everyone learns differently, and therefore prioritize an individualized learning approach within the wider construct of the group learning environment.
Students are guided through our programs with the support of highly skilled STEAM educators to provide them with a personalized learning experience tailored to their self-directed goals. Our pedagogy of experiential project-based education engages students to be creative, reflect critically, adapt to situations, and develop advanced academic skills in the realm of STEAM.
