Research and Resources
The KCS Senior School model emerged based on the research of many.
It reflects the observations of leaders in education, business, government, global organisations, as well as psychologists, parents and students. Significantly, it also reflects the observations of the pioneering schools who are the earliest responders to how the world and students are changing.
Why a Web of Connections, Not a Single Relationship, Should Surround Students, Fisher, Julia Freeland
Infographic: The Potential of Place-Based Learning, Getting Smart
Great Design Process Wins: Senior School of Kingsway College, Toronto, Lichtman, Grant
It’s not just about jobs. Colleges must help students find their passions, Pérez, Angel B. - Washington Post
Sir Ken Robinson’s TED Talks on creativity, passion, and education, Robinson, Sir Ken
Participatory Creativity: Introducing Access and Equity to the Creative Classroom, Clapp, Edward P., 2017
The Innovator’s Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity, Couros, George, 2015
#Edjourney: A Roadmap to the Future of Education, Lichtman, Grant, 2014
In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High School, Mehta, Jal and Fine, Sarah, 2019
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, Pink, Daniel, 2009
The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, Robinson, Sir Ken, 2009
Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World, Wagner, Tony, 2012
The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need
– And What We Can Do About it, Wagner, Tony, 2014
Living Learning Equinox Blueprint, from the Waterloo Global Science Initiative “Learning 2030” Brooks, Michael and Holmes, Bob, 2013
What is place-based education and why does it matter?, GETTING SMART in partnership with eduInnovation & Teton Science Schools
The Future We Want: The Future of Education and Skills, Education 2030, OECD, 2018
Future Proof: Preparing Young Canadians for the Future of Work, RBC Report, 2017
Humans Wanted: How Canadian Youth Can Thrive in the Age of Disruption, RBC Report, 2018
Schools of the Future: Defining New Models of Education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, World Economic Forum, 2020