Every year we hold our Learning Exhibition with the objective of modelling our students' knowledge, skills and learning in an open forum. This is done in a public setting to challenge our students to an ever higher set of expectations. Students present their learning achievements in a variety of forms that allow them to express their creativity both in teams and individually.

The exhibits could take many forms such as:

We use project-based learning as it is filled with active and engaged learning, it inspires our students to obtain a deeper knowledge of the subjects they're studying. Research also indicates that students are more likely to retain the knowledge gained through this approach far more readily than through traditional textbook-centered learning. In addition, students develop confidence and self-direction as they move through both team-based and independent work.

In the process of completing their projects, students also hone their organizational and research skills, develop better communication with their peers and adults, and often work within their community while seeing the positive effect of their work.

This helps our students quickly see how academic work can connect to real-life issues -- and may even be inspired to pursue a career or engage in activism that relates to the project they developed.