Sociology (studying the transplant of European civilization into the upper eastern coast of North America, seeing how that impacted both the European and existing native Wompanoag cultures)
Entrepreneurship (building personal finance skills in order to run a successful micro-business and be a wise consumer of goods offered by others' micro-businesses)
Upward Mobility (in our case, not courageously scaling the socioeconomic ladder of success, but rather, the walls, ropes, and stretch-bands of the Renaissance gym.)
King Phillip's War
The case study we just completed was a look at a conflict that arose between some native tribal people lead by "King Phillip" (Sachem) and Plymouth Bay Colonists in the mid 1600's. Here are some of the ways we experience learning through an expedition:Using Frameworks to Guide How We Approach Our Topic
Building Knowledge and Assimilating Ideas
Analyzing Ideas and Combining them with Our Own Thinking
Debating Ideas to Deepen our Understandings and Develop Communication Skills
Role Playing to Gain Perspective and Empathy for People Involved in Historical Events
Using Creativity to Show Ways We've Expanded our Understandings and Connect It With Related Concepts
Climbing Week
An integral part of a Renaissance education is the opportunities students encounter to step into their physical and character challenge zones. Our fall climbing week was one such challenge.
Market Day
Another challenge crew members experience is seeing how much business moxie they have. In addition to running a retail outlet, they need to use self-discipline to save enough money to pay for their stall rental ($20) and the income tax bill (10%). Usually, as in real life--for reasons often inexplicable--some merchandise and stores really catch on while others flounder. However, a good time is had by all and valuable lessons are learned.
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