Community reviews for Wayfinder

The crisis of meaning and community has plagued schools for decades. As an English teacher, I have tried to bring in texts and offer choice of texts to help students develop a solid sense of who they are as individuals and as a class community. But nothing in my 31 years has worked as well and as quickly as Project Wayfinder to help students build self-awareness and community-awareness. Wayfinder also helps them to take charge of their learning by developing the skills and tendencies of motivated, self-directed learners who are capable of discovering not only what matters to them, but who also exercise their agentive muscles to actually do something about it. While almost all the lessons, done right, will take more than a 45 minute class period unless something is cut out (easily done given the different versions of the lessons on their amazing digital portal), there is no wasted time in any less. All activities are intentional, research - based, and crucial to the next step/lesson in the project. As the project has evolved some of the lessons have changed in response to feedback. I still, however, run the first four lessons from the original 2018 iteration as their focus on building community through humor, active listening, improve, and group problem solving is one of the highlights of my school year...and it occurs in the first month of classes!