9/26/25
PSII Field Trip: Jeff Hopkins Presentation
Today we listened in on a presentation from Jeff Hopkins who talked about the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry. It was very interesting to get to tour the school and see the students in action. Through his presentation I learned how student oriented the school was how it focused on personal curiosity and personal learning paths, shying away from traditional school where curriculums were so heavily enforced, it was nice to see how much freedom students had to explore different interests and their ability to be able to develop projects based on their own inquiry. It was refreshing to hear that their were minimal requirements to be able to get into the school and how it is first come first serve. As well as hearing how low tuition is, around $8000 a year which is on the low end compared to other private school. This presentation has made me think of how I want to be as a teacher, in letting my students have more freedom to build curiosity in their learning and let their interests grow.