Events and Professional Learning Schedule
Join the Genius School’s Virtual Young Entrepreneur Academy ~ Next intake is August 2024 so Enrol Now.
The Genius School’s Young Entrepreneur Academy is a 2-week microschool empowering young people to launch their own digital businesses as young entrepreneurs. The program runs from 5th to 16th August 2024 (Monday to Friday for one hour each day).
40 young leaders will spend time learning how to launch their own business. From being a podcaster to building an app or having an online store. By the end of the 2-weeks, they will have their personal business plan ready to go. The academy is made up of two camps: For juniors (10- 13 years old) and teens (14-18 years old).
The course is delivered over two weeks with live mentor and implementation sessions. Each student has their own personal facilitator to guide them toward their final plan and awards will be given out at graduation for the winning plans.
Find out more about the Genius School’s Young Entrepreneur Academy
Join the Genius School’s The Quest Microschool ~ Next intake is September 2023 so Enrol Now.
The Genius School’s The Quest is a 2-week microschool designed to help teens and young adults develop critical innovative and thinking skills so they are future-ready for their world of work. The program runs from the 25th of September to 6th of October 2023.
40 young people will spend one hour a day online for mentor sessions and time offline completing personalised earning tasks and activities. Within 2 weeks, they will engage in an inquiry, purpose-based learning experience to ensure they develop essential skills for lifelong learning. They will also have access to an online learning portal that provides a rich repository of resources in multiple formats to suit individual learning needs.
There are two levels of participation: Senior Class (14-18 years old) and Graduate Class (18-24 years old).
Each student has their own personal facilitator to guide them towards their final presentation and completion of the The Quest.
Find out more about the Genius School’s Teen Quest
Join the Genius School’s Genius Educator Certification Training ~ Next intake is November 2023 so Apply Now.
The Genius Educator Certification program is a 5-day face-to-face training event to empower educators to ignite the genius in young people and to facilitate learning programs whilst developing their entrepreneurial mindset.
The program runs from the 24th to the 30th of November 2023 in Bali.
Educators will spend 5 days at a luxury resort in Bali learning about Genius School philosophy, its personalised learning approach to education, how to facilitate student-centred learning experiences in face-to-face and virtual environments, and frameworks of learning. In addition, you will receive access to tools and resources to support you, and ongoing professional learning with Genius Educator leaders for 12 months following the training.
Find out more about the Genius School’s Genius Educator Certification Training
Attend a fun-packed, 2-day non-residential event where you will discover your true genius and natural pathway to success.
Genius Camps offer child-centred, personalized learning pathways that ignite the natural genius in young people, creating self-aware lifelong learners.
Our Genius Campers identify their genius, recognize their unique strengths, connect with their passions and start to explore a purpose for their life. They are encouraged to think beyond what is taught in school and explore opportunities beyond traditional jobs. They look at what is possible as a leader, as an entrepreneur and explore examples of social enterprise.
Each Genius Camper is supported to build on their strengths and passions, develop life skills, and grow their confidence.
Find out more about our Genius Camps.
Parents with Purpose Program [Now open]
Parents are always looking for ways to help their children succeed in life. We want our kids to feel confident and valued. We want them to be successful at school, in extra-curricular and social activities and, ultimately, in their chosen career.
There are lots to juggle as we encourage and guide them to find their natural abilities and develop essential skills and capabilities. We want them to develop a healthy sense of self-worth; to know it is OK being who they are.
Here’s a great opportunity for you to participate in a 5-week program to help your child be successful at school.
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Teachers with Purpose [Online short course]
During the Teachers with Purpose short course Karen will share with you valuable insights into increasing your value and relevancy as a teacher.
Throughout the short course you will have the opportunity to embrace new learnings, maintain relevancy and job security in the school community by:
- identifying your natural strengths, talents and capabilities (your ‘pedagogical gifts’);
- gaining insight into the future world of work and the skills your students will require to be successful;
- exploring future learning scenarios and the impact on students learning and engagement;
- learning how to form dynamic school teams; and
- identifying goals to align with your purpose and develop an inspiring action plan.
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Professional Learning for K-12 Teachers ~ Webinars & Digital Events
Eduwebinar provides online professional development for teachers via a live and archived webinar service. If you are needing to build up your professional learning hours, then this is definitely an easy to access, stress-free learning environment. You will hear from knowledgeable colleagues and industry experts on innovative teaching and learning strategies and resourcing that applies to curriculum design and delivery, and a whole lot more. Find out more about Eduwebinar…