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Last year\u2019s eighth grade students on their Grand Canyon trip in May. Food sold at the Mancos open house next week will help raise funds for this year\u2019s trip.<\/span>Courtesy of Mancos School District Re-6<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Project-based learning will take center stage at the Mancos schools\u2019 open house next week.<\/p>\n

The school district\u2019s annual open house will happen Wednesday night in the Mancos Elementary School, and it will feature project work by students of various age groups.<\/p>\n

Food will be sold at the event as a fundraiser for the eighth grade Grand Canyon trip.<\/p>\n

And the event will offer parents and community members a chance for a deeper insight on the initiative, which has been underway in recent years but ramped up this past fall after the district hired Ed Whritner as PBL coordinator and hosted a PBL training over the summer.<\/p>\n

The Mancos open house is typically an opportunity for students to showcase their work, and so this year they\u2019re just incorporating more PBL components in it, Whritner said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is moving toward having actual project exhibitions become more of a common occurrence at the district,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Currently, district staff have been wrapping up the Portrait of a Graduate project, in which they surveyed students, teachers, staff, and some community members in order to detail what they hope a Mancos graduate will walk away with, in areas including having a growth mentality, being civic minded, having integrity, and more. Having this project complete will help \u201canchor\u201d their project-based learning efforts.<\/p>\n

One reason that project-based efforts are important is because they match a new work landscape, in which \u201cinformation is everywhere,\u201d Whritner said, making rote memorization less necessary post-graduation.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to have kids that can think critically and learn independently, and push through their own learning obstacles \u2013 that seems to be where education is going,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

As part of the initiative, classes have been collaborating with local entities including the Mancos Town Board, Mancos Trails Group, and the Four Corners Recycling Initiative.<\/p>\n

The lengthy time required for government projects creates some obstacles in collaborating with the Town Board, since students may have graduated by the time the project comes to fruition. But the engineering and physics class presented some project proposals to the Mancos board in October, and the relationship has been established, Whritner said.<\/p>\n

Students will also be assisting the Mancos Trails Group in creating signs for a trail network connecting the parks in town, and a group of students is focusing on recycling efforts in Mancos.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to flip the classroom to make it more student-centered, rather than teacher-centered,\u201d Whritner said. \u201cAnd projects are a piece of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The open house is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Jan. 22 and will take place in the new cafeteria and the Little Jay Gym, both located in the Mancos Elementary School building. Dinner \u2013 which includes a baked potato, salad, and dessert \u2013 will cost $5, with proceeds going toward the eighth grade Grand Canyon trip.<\/p>\n

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