What is Genius Hour?
Genius Hour is an elective class for 6th, 7th and 8th grade students to study a new idea or skill they choose and are passionate about for a set amount of time.
Why is Genius Hour important?
Students take ownership in their own learning. They learn about something they want to learn about. These passion projects spark curiosity, and students have an opportunity to become their own Genius.
Genius Hour encourages life-long learning, imagination, perseverance, self-awareness, adaptability, as well as other life lessons.
Goals of this project:
to promote, support, and model creative, innovative thinking and inventiveness
to allow students an opportunity to discover/investigate one of their passions and reflect on/share their learning with others
provide students and teachers an opportunity to develop skill sets that are valuable in any learning situation (research, experimentation, collaboration, creativity, problem-solving and critical thinking)
to provide an opportunity for classes to share their Genius Hour projects with others
Looking for more information? Contact Jennifer Hammer at jhammer@prescott.k12.wa.us or call 509-849-2217
