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SOAR in Schools

SOAR offers educational programs for both elementary and secondary school classrooms.

SOAR programs will help your students learn about the world of entrepreneurship while facilitating a unique and engaging learning experience. Our school programs provide students with the opportunity to develop vital 21st-century "SOAR Skills" that they will be able to immediately leverage to be successful in their futures. We focus on preparing students to prepare themselves for any challenges that the future may bring!

Our school programs are offered in two models:

1- Project-Based Learning Experiences

2- Problem-Solving Experiences

In both models SOAR uses its adapted iterative design framework,SOAR Cycle, and the concept of a SOAR Mindset to reinforce the curriculum.

Please see below for details regarding each of the program models.

If you have another program structure in mind, SOAR can create a unique program specifically geared to your school's needs. It is all about whatever best allows student learning to SOAR !

If you are interested in having SOAR work with your students, let us know how we can support your vision.

Model 1: SOAR Project-Based Learning Experiences

What is Project-Based Learning?

Project-Based Learning is a highly effective teaching method in which students complete a project-based experience over an extended period of time. SOAR PBL experiences are offered in six to eight week cycles. Students learn through investigation and seek to respond to an authentic question, problem, or challenge. Rather than the project being a culmination of a particular unit of study, SOAR PBL experiences are the unit itself and are integrated within the curriculum. They include smaller tasks within a larger entrepreneurial project. SOAR's Project-Based Learning experiences conclude in a public exhibition of student work in which students present their projects to an authentic audience.

Why Project-Based Learning

Project-Based Learning experiences are an effective approach in engaging students in learning. When students are invested in a purposeful project, overall engagement and achievement increases. SOAR’s PBL experiences are designed to incorporate multiple curricular areas into one interdisciplinary experience. Naturally our programs have connections with the Language Arts, French, Math, Social Studies, and Science curriculum. SOAR collaborates directly with the classroom teacher in offering the program, supporting them in all aspects of the experience. Project-Based Learning experiences also offer students an opportunity to engage in solving real-world problems and develop essential skills needed to thrive in the 21st century innovation economy.

Sample Programs

The Toy Design Challenge
Sustainability Challenge
App Design Challenge
The Ideal School
Food Truck Challenge

If there is another problem or area of interest in your school, SOAR can design a completely original program to suit your school needs. Contact us to begin planning your Project-Based Learning experience today.

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Model 2: Problem-solving workshops

If you are looking for a one-day program, SOAR'S Problem-Solving Workshops are an excellent option.

SOAR's Problem-Solving Workshops are exciting one-day experiences in which students work collaboratively to solve an authentic problem. SOAR facilitates the day as students work their way through the design thinking process to solve a real-world problem.

Topics included in SOAR's Problem-Solving Workshops include but are not limited to:

Empathy
Social Entrepreneurship
Global and Digital Citzenship
Marketing
Leadership
Sustainability

If there is another problem or area of interest in your school, SOAR can design a completely original program to suit your school needs.

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For Educators

SOAR is committed to supporting educators as well as students.

SOAR offers consulting services for educators looking to infuse entrepreneurship education into their programs. Whether you are looking for a co-collaborator on lesson plans, a PD presenter, or simply some advice, reach out and we can do our best to support you.

In addition to SOAR's consulting services, we are in the process of developing educational resource guides, challenge kits, and workshops for educators. Please reach out if you are interested in these services.

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