Our curriculum team designs engaging, collaborative, and purposeful workshops. Your child will never sign on to a boring lecture or wonder "Why are we doing this?" at Prisma. We use a variety of workshop formats throughout the weekly schedule, and also vary workshops based on the theme.
Here are a few examples of common workshop activities:
- Real-world simulations, where learners collaboratively solve problems like rehoming an endangered species, solving a historical mystery, or figuring out how to power a city. These workshops feel like a fun story or escape room, but incorporate academic content!
- Group discussions and debates, where they review information on multiple sides of an issue and practice sharing their opinions using evidence
- Project studio time, where learners work on their independent projects with support from their coach & peers
- Small group instruction in tricky skills in Math, Writing, and other subjects that apply to the projects
- Hands-on experiments and STEM design challenges
- Writing prompts & live writing feedback
- Peer feedback on projects and writing
- Presentation practice in the lead-up to when learners present their projects on Expo Day
- Expert guest visits from adults with cool professions (we've had everyone from archaeologists to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists to a famous anime voiceover artist!)
See How live time is structured at Prisma.
