About Project-Based Learning

Project-based learning involves a student taking responsibility to apply existing knowledge to, and gain new knowledge and experiences from, doing a project. Project-based learning offers many benefits to students and other stakeholders including: promoting self-management, social, communication, and problem-solving skills, increasing student motivation, connecting school learning with the "real world," encouraging higher-order thinking, and allowing students to demonstrate their individual learning strengths. Projects may also involve student interaction with experts from the wider community and they provide an opportunity for students to pursue their interest in possible future careers.

Project-based learning requires students to manage a variety of project issues (time, cost, scope, risk, quality, and communications). This experience translates into life skills that are highly valued by employers, including the ability to work well with others, make informed decisions, take initiative, and solve complex problems.

Student documentation of the learning process, as well as showcasing the outcomes of their projects, can be shared with peers, parents, mentors, and the business community, all of whom have a stake in the students' education.