Meliora: An Inquiry Based Approach to Learning

Meliora: An Inquiry Based Approach to Learning

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We use students’ interests and passions as a springboard to develop their ability to lead lives of purpose as competent, discerning, compassionate individuals. Meliora was created to provide a small, secondary level, learner-directed community that encourages investigative learning. Our goal is to inspire students to pursue their passions in order to develop their ability to lead lives of purpose

08/06/2024

In four weeks, Meliora: An Inquiry Based Approach to Learning will start another academic year. Open to middle and high school aged students, these full-year courses challenge students to dig deep into concepts, themes, and connections between times past and today. If you're not familiar with Meliora, I recommend you acquaint yourself as follows:
Visit the Meliora website overview page. (https://meliora.edublogs.org/.../meliora-project-based.../)
Visit the Meliora website FAQ page. (https://meliora.edublogs.org/faq/)
Visit https://meliora.edublogs.org/history-projects/ and https://meliora.edublogs.org/student-work-literature.../ to view student work from past years.
Ask me to refer you to Meliora parents and/or students to get their perspective.
Email me at [email protected] with any questions.
Course info:
Classes will begin September 5 and end May 8, with a two-hour live class time each Thursday (via Zoom).
Rights & Responsibilities: a comparative study of American and Russian citizens (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UaXPi6biNbe7kMzO5OVMcgO9tIheM-0CeEVsHp82Zs8/edit?usp=sharing) will be held from 10:00am to noon Central time.
Cinema across the ages (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bXJ1TNa-pZvzylbBDUKlKGwNvMfLi-uCyLN-JI8iqM4/edit) will be held from 1:00pm to 3:00pm Central time.
Register at https://meliora.edublogs.org/2024-2025-registration/.

07/10/2023

Calling all families with middle and high school aged students! Meliora courses for the 2023-2024 academic year are now open for registration. If you're not familiar with Meliora, I recommend you acquaint yourself as follows:
Visit the Meliora website overview page. (https://meliora.edublogs.org/2021/08/15/meliora-project-based-learning-in-the-humanities/)
Visit the Meliora website FAQ page. (https://meliora.edublogs.org/faq/)
Visit https://meliora.edublogs.org/history-projects/ and https://meliora.edublogs.org/student-work-literature-storytelling/ to view student work from past years.
Ask me to refer you to Meliora parents and/or students to get their perspective.
Email me at [email protected] with any questions.
Course info:
Classes will begin September 7 and end May 9, with live class time each Thursday. I teach via Zoom, with local students gathering at the home of a long-time Meliora family in West Chicago. Since we meet via videoconference, students from other geographies are welcome to participate.
Turning Points in Ancient History (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xa-MZJ1LiHl1fN3Cjeouo2Al-3nrxDAkV6UW6AqxIz8/edit) will be held from 10:00am to noon Central time.
World Mythologies (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S7xeVEoWLf3RwNORNrLs8E8uX6JFvIopWhmVVQ5AVLE/edit) literature and storytelling (composition) will be held from 1:00pm to 3:00pm Central time.
Register at https://meliora.edublogs.org/2023-2024-registration/.

Student Work: Literature & Storytelling – Meliora

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