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In search of relevant, student-centered learning, many traditional high ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵs are adding internship programs and capstone projects to their curriculum. This innovative Rhode Island high ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ built its entire curriculum around each individual child’s curiosity about the future. Listen in as one girl, who had lost her way in a traditional high ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, found her North Star.

In the third season of Like a Sponge, we explore how high ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵs need to change, and the ways some educators are rethinking assumptions and remaking their ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵs to actually work for students. In this episode, we look at how in Rhode Island built its entire curriculum around helping kids follow their passions, learn about the world, and discover what they would like to do.

Learn more about student-centered learning

• Watch: Why student-centered learning should be the norm
• Watch: The power of giving students voice and choice
• Read: Giving students voice and choice
• Read: Does your child’s high ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ offer internships?
• Read: The value of senior capstone projects

Thank you to the high ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ featured in this podcast

Thank you to The Met High ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Co-Founder and Co-Director Dennis Littky and Co-Director Nancy Diaz. Thank you to former student Maddie Gillissie for sharing her story.

This episode of Like a Sponge was produced by Carol Lloyd and Jessica Yarmosky for ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, thanks to the generous support of the Barr Foundation. Sound editing and design by Christopher Ferreira. Editorial support from Jessica Kelmon and Charity Ferreira. Special thanks to Nancy Diaz, Dennis Littky, Maddie Gillissie, Big Picture Learning, Todd Rose, Transcend Education, and Springpoint Schools.

This season of the podcast is part of our Transforming High School series, a collection of stories, videos, and podcasts exploring the practices that prepare students for success in college and beyond.