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Some activities are perfect for exploring the 4Cs of Success: Critical Thinking, Communication, Creativity, and Collaboration, and our Energy-Conscious Buildings activity is one of them.  It is a great example of how iSchool for the Future combines Creative STEM Programming with 21st Century Life Skills. In this activity, children must collaborate in teams to decide […]

We are always challenging our students to think outside of the box and persevere at something hard.  Our latest activity, making Homopolar Motors, embodies this spirit and adds creativity and some advanced STEM Concepts to the mix. In this activity children use special magnets, copper wire, and batteries to make a creative, moving sculpture. Getting […]

Hands-on learning, creativity, motion, and movement… The fun never stops with the Rubber Band Car activity! In our classes we do this project both to introduce engineering and STEM terms and to allow for creative, innovative thought. It’s a winning combination that is offered in all of our programs. The activity is challenging for young […]

Children love fractals! They are beautiful, entrancing, and relevant to our daily lives because they are found in nature.  Fractals also represent some of the newest, most creative mathematical research being tackled right now by researchers, and thus can inspire creativity in our children! Creativity is an essential 21st Century Life Skill that drives innovation. […]

Did you know that the top 10 in-demand jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004?  Are we equipping our children with skills for the jobs that don’t yet exist? iSchool for the Future is helping children gain 21st Century Life Skills that will help them be resilient, confident and collaborative adults, innovators, and leaders. […]

Our Winter Wonderland Science Camp for 2015 was an exhibition in many of our new lessons and curriculum.  We expanded on our 21st Century Life Skills curriculum to include formal lessons on essential skills such as finding Personal Strengths, show Grit, working in Partnerships, and having a Growth Mindset. As with all our long-term programs, […]

We finished our inaugural afterschool enrichment program at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Falls Church City with fun, hands-on STEM lessons that children loved, self-reflection that generated amazing feedback, and an invitation to return! We’ll be back at TJ in the Winter and Spring! Read the course catalog and register for our Innovation Lab: Winter […]

Articles about iSchool for the Future’s Renovation-themed Family Science Night at Forestville Elementary School were published in two local papers.  Read the articles in the Sun Gazette and the Great Falls Connection.        Great Quotes from the articles and press release: “It was so exciting to see the students of all grade levels […]

We help children become Compassionate Innovators, bring families together to learn science and math, and help children learn how to learn. Featuring both personalized attention and community events, our impact is both deep and broad. We help children learn how to be their best selves.  We create Compassionate Innovators. We help children develop 21st Century […]

iSchool for the Future is an education nonprofit promoting 21st Century Learning and helping children unleash their Inner Genius. We inspire children to become the world’s next generation of Compassionate Innovators through personalized, hands-on, and playful Creative STEM programs. Our Organizational and Impact Goals include:   – Modifying our 21st Century Life Skills curriculum for […]