We designed an informal learning STEAM project where we used Kansas City, USA in many ways – both as a resource for learning (Critical Thinking, Science Research, Arts, Social Studies, and Engineering Design) and as the location for Community Service sites.
All students spend half a day a week working in art galleries, museums, not-for-profit agencies, learning centers to fulfill a community-based service requirement. Finally, students make extensive use of the city during the twice a year all-school-project – an intensive study resolving around a question such as: