Reimagining the learning journey.
Grasshopper Academy was created in 2020. Our programs strive to broaden access to dynamic and holistic learning based on the natural world and its systems.
About Grasshopper Academy
Mission: Providing the tools for sustainable, individualized learning through a dynamic + holistic program inspired by nature and its vibrant, interacting systems.
Vision: To fuel youth leadership and innovation in a dynamic and evolving world.
Guiding Principles:
- To emphasize systems thinking – exploring the interconnections within and between systems.
- To provide essential tools that help with the understanding and preparation for the complex challenges of today and tomorrow.
- To encourage consideration for our unique selves and each other.
- To increase awareness and empower leadership for our planet; all of its species and the natural systems we are a part of.
- To strengthen pathways for practicing critical thought.
The Grasshopper Academy core curriculum:
The Grasshopper Academy core curriculum program is in development as of Winter ’22-23. It is a comprehensive and dynamic curriculum inspired + informed by the natural world and its systems, for use in a variety of applications and optimized for ages 8-12.
The core program materials will consist of 12 units with 4-6 lessons each. Topics will include earth and life sciences, environmental leadership, critical thinking, and more.
The Grasshopper Academy core curriculum will:
- support systems and critical thinking.
- be applicable in a variety of settings (for example in the homeschooling, unschooling, and after school learning environments).
- be adaptable and customizable for an experience as unique as each learner.
- provide a myriad of real life examples of the interconnection of natural and human-made systems.
- empower students to understand and explore their own unique and vibrant creativity.
- reinforces concepts through practical application.
- provides ample opportunities to reinforce connections.
- expand value by offering a “layered” framework that can be revisited again and again as the student learns, enabling them to continue making connections and benefiting from the content (the program grows with them).
For Program Inquiries:
For in-person or live virtual presentations or workshops please contact info@grasshopperslanding.com and describe the nature of your request or idea!
