PBL Around the World

Dennis M. Kenney fifth-graders recently assembled and raced hovercrafts during a daylong lesson. Building upon their classroom studies of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, students measured and cut materials and once assembled, created hypotheses and tested out the hovercrafts using different variables to achieve the best results. This inquiry-based learning provided students with an opportunity…

The National 4-H Council and the Smithsonian Institution announced a new partnership to increase access to civic and cultural experiences for thousands of teens. Through a variety of shared resources and activities such as visits to Smithsonian museums, national 4-H events, digital storytelling projects, and online content, 4-H and the Smithsonian will provide increased opportunities…

Poway Unified students showcased their innovative projects and career aspirations at the Career Technical Education EXPO. At the May 18th event, students were able to show off visual displays of their class activities. Five comprehensive high schools and a continuation high school plus two middle schools and an elementary school participated in the EXPO. The…

University of Maine Cooperative Extension recently launched its new 4-H Tick Project, a community science program where youth collect, identify and learn about ticks while contributing to university research. In this project, children and teenagers have an opportunity to explore ticks and tick-borne diseases and understand the connections between climate, ecosystem change and public health.…

In Leland & Gray Union Middle and High School in Vermont, students presented the fruits of their project-based learning labor, exploring everything from sewing to women’s rights to fantasy football drafting to aerial rocket launching. All students in grades 6 to 12 presented their projects in groups. They were stationed at tables, answering questions and…

On June 3, 2023, Soap box cars raced down South Chevrolet Avenue towards the finish line during Flint’s 2023 Soap Box Derby. The race is part of a project, in which community participants take part in a series of building workshops on Saturdays throughout April and May. During those workshops, participants collaboratively build their vehicles…

Teams from schools across the UAE will use their STEM skills to develop their own F1 team brand and model racing car for a chance to compete in F1 in Schools National Finals in June. Yas in Schools is a youth-focused, nationwide initiative offering schools a pathway into project-based STEM learning. The program provides students…

Students in an environmental program at Madison’s Shabazz high school not only learn about ecology and sustainability first hand. They also engage with the environment through sports, like fly fishing and paddling, that can serve them all their lives. It all started when the science teachers were looking for ways to get students hooked on…

The Studio School in Perth Australia, is rethinking education as we know it. As the world continues to change and progress, they felt that they had to ensure that students thrive – not just survive – in their education and in today’s world. Compared with a mainstream, traditional schooling system, The Studio School (TSS) represents…

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation announced a $1.5 million grant from American Student Assistance® (ASA) – a national nonprofit changing the way kids learn about careers and navigate a path to postsecondary education and career success. The grant was designed to address the challenge of access to authentic work-based learning and soft or employability…

Luther Jackson Middle School in Falls Church Virginia allows its students to choose their own projects as part of their ESTEEM Center for Equity in science, technology, engineering, english and math program. In one of these projects, engineering students are running a futuristic farming operation. In an ordinary-looking shed, plastic towers are bursting with green…

A group of 10 students from Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary School, Naxxar, recently took part in a five-day student mobility experience in Turin, Italy, as part of the Erasmusplus project Augmented Reality Toolkit for Sustainable Education (ARTse). In this three year collaboration between Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary School and Istituto Superiore Tommaso D’Oria from Italy,…