Edison Project

The Edison Project – Self-Directed Scholar Project

Students use the knowledge, skills, and abilities they have gained previously to start making an impact NOW as they create and implement their own projects.

They develop projects based on their passion, such as music, engineering, or a foreign language.

Some prepare themselves to tackle college or an apprenticeship. Sometimes those projects lead to businesses or careers, sometimes those projects help the students find and fill in some of the gaps in their education (and guess what? We all have gaps in our education!).

They stretch themselves further than they thought they could go.  But the students are not alone. They are guided by their Edison coach with a system of accountability, including deadlines and weekly self-evaluations to help them achieve their goals. By supporting and inspiring each other, they are able to join in the great conversation and overcome their roadblocks to find success.

The skills they gain in the Edison Project are invaluable tools they’ll use throughout their lives as they continue to fulfill their mission.

A few of the vital principles the study are:

  • finding heroes that had your same mission
  • securing mentors who can prepare you for your mission
  • showing initiative and dedication to your unique purpose
  • submitting to your mentors and inner feelings of doing the right-next thing

 

It's amazing! My daughter grew so much. She's become the woman I've known was inside of her. I am so grateful for how much she grew while taking this project. My daughter is going to college almost two years ahead of her peers and this project helped!`` Mother of Edison Project student
My son created the most amazing plan. It involved books, it involved classes; it involved working with professionals in his area of interest. It involved courage and compassion. And in the end he was a new person, filled with the confidence that he could achieve his dreams.
--Mother of Edison Project student

Students develop their own specific area of interest, create a detailed plan with the mentor and then pursue it.

They master the knowledge of the 6 Powers:

  1. Knowledge Power
  2. Task Power
  3. Authority Power
  4. Relationship Power
  5. Material Power
  6. Personal Power

They learn the skill of how to turn the seemingly unattainable into reachable steps.

They learn how to engage the specific mentors required to fulfill their dreams.

They become life-long learners.

They create.

They show courage.

And……  They change.