When Anthony Rovente and I created ProjectWA with a group of Lopez Island students in 2016, one of our long-term goals was to extend this model of education to other schools. That goal came to fruition last week when St. John Catholic School in Seattle launched their own version of ProjectWA with their 7^th and 8^th grade students. Using the 468 Field Trip platform, St. John has created their own app, St. John Explorer.

 

In their social studies classes, the St. John 7^th and 8^th graders have begun the process of researching the historic locations they want to add to their app. I helped kick things off last week by telling the story of what we did on Lopez Island and showing the students how they can play a bigger role in educating others about history. The 7^th graders will create content associated with their spring history trip around Washington State à la ProjectWA summer road trip. The 8^th graders are focusing on the other Washington, where they plan to visit in May.

I can’t wait to see what places they decide to add to the St. John Explorer app (available on App Store and Google Play).