Prepared: What Kids Need for a Fulfilled Life

by Diane Tavenner

Like all kids I know, Isabella wanted an opportunity—not someone to save her.

1) the ability to work rapidly and for long periods of time, 2) memory for details and directions, and 3) arithmetic computation.2 But according to Forbes, the employees of 2020 need: 1) complex problem solving, 2) critical thinking, 3) creativity, 4) people management, 5) coordinating with others, and 6) emotional intelligence. Employers want innovative thinking, independence, initiative.3 These were not coveted skills in our grandparents’ time.

Summit, that

skills and habits

the real world every single day.

Well-designed projects are the most effective learning approach to achieving this goal, so this is how we’...

connection

Lectures are replaced with deep discussion, planning, research, model making, writing, and lots of critical thinking as student and teacher work side by side.

are high-quality presentations, models, simulations, websites, campaigns, building plans, and businesses.

critical-thinking work every day