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Cultural Contact: Sharing Artifacts Across the Globe
The Quest Forward Learning Global Learning Program connects Foundation and Exploration students (traditionally freshmen and sophomores) at Quest Forward Academy in Omaha with students at Mtakuja Secondary school in Tanzania. These two... Read More
Good Habits Are Essential: How Quest Forward Learning Changes Classroom Behavior
The introduction of the Six Essential Habits of Quest Forward Learning has created positive changes in providing supportive discipline to students in Tanzania. Previously, the primary form of discipline used by teachers was corporal... Read More
Anatomy of a Course: Finding Your Voice
While students gain rich educational experiences through the Quest Forward Learning curriculum, a serendipitous effect of our course designs is that the skills they incorporate can serve as springboards for broader, more experiential... Read More
Custom Quests: Designed by Tanzanians, for Tanzanians
Question: Who designs quests in Tanzania? Answer: Teachers from different secondary schools in Tanzania. All Tanzania quests are designed in Tanzania by Tanzanians, based on our educational system and the physical environment, for... Read More
Adventures in Artifacts: Building to Learn
For most people, the term “artifacts” may conjure images from the Indiana Jones movies. But artifacts are part of everyday life for Quest Forward Learning students. They are the products students create while completing quests.... Read More
Get to Know: Lillian, Freshman
What is the hardest thing you’ve had to adjust to since the school year started? Has it gotten easier? Lillian: Before I began going to Quest Forward Academy, I went to a Waldorf school that used very little technology and... Read More
Frame Work: Building Context into Quests
Quests need to be able to stand on their own, providing mentors and students with the information and context they need to safely and critically complete them. Designing quests is a nuanced, complex process, which requires designers... Read More
Get to Know: Emanuel Mrema, Mentor
Emanuel Mrema is a Social Sciences Mentor at Natiro Secondary School in Tanzania. In this profile, he speaks on his experiences as a mentor in Tanzania, including why he became an educator, what he would design a quest on, and his #1... Read More