Visit to Pacific Institute of Innovation and Inquiry

Our Visit to this school was truly inspiring. Before arriving I had not idea that a school like this existed in Victoria. I was blown away by the hard work and passion that went into the schools creation. Throughout the first few months of the PDP program I have found it inspiring to meet so many educators who truly go above and beyond in their practice. I still have many questions about the students productivity and ability to maintain focus in such a free environment, yet I am hoping to volunteer at an institution such as this and observe the answers to my questions.

I had two wonderful conversations with students. One was studying the difference between performance transmissions in race cars and regular transmission. They explained to me that they loved the way they educate themselves at this school because they felt they were a hands-on learner so didn’t desire to do the type of book learning that many regular schools facilitate regularly. The other student was writing a play and after explaining their ideas we had a great conversation about American politics. I was impressed with how knowledgable they were.

This visit inspired me to dive deeper into this type of learning. I am so excited to converse with my friends an family about it.