The Leisure Project
This project is mostly a self-directed project where you work on any project you would like throughout the year. Come and discuss what you are working on and learning through the process. We will also focus on one of the 7 Keys of Thomas Jefferson Education each month and apply it to your project. You will set goals with the group to help you stay on target. Projects can be anything. Here are some examples:
• Learn an art such as sculpture, music, oil painting etc
• Do service work
• Study great works like poetry, history, literature
• Participate in a political activity
• Perfect a physical skill
• Build an organization that gives valuable skills, services, or products
• Work on your character
• Teach others in ways that enrich them in their lives
• Study the sciences or experiment
Band link
September- Read and discuss A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille
October- You, Not Them-Read and discuss Selections from The Parts of Life by Mortimer Adler and Invitation to the Pain of Learning by Mortimer Adler. Read with the following mentor prompt: What are these essays teaching me about the kinds of projects and goals I should be setting for myself for this year and the amount of time and effort I should be putting into them? Set project goals for the year applying what you learned from these essays. Share goals with the class.
November- Classics, Not Textbooks-Review The Hero’s Journey in class. Report on project
December- Mentors, Not Professors-Report on project
January-Inspire, Not Require-Read and discuss the Shakespeare play that the Battle with the Bard project will be performing. TBA
February- Structure Time, Not Content-Report on project
March-Quality, Not Conformity-Report on project
April-Simplicity, Not Complexity-Write a paper on what you learned working on your projects this year. Discuss with the group.
• Learn an art such as sculpture, music, oil painting etc
• Do service work
• Study great works like poetry, history, literature
• Participate in a political activity
• Perfect a physical skill
• Build an organization that gives valuable skills, services, or products
• Work on your character
• Teach others in ways that enrich them in their lives
• Study the sciences or experiment
Band link
September- Read and discuss A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille
October- You, Not Them-Read and discuss Selections from The Parts of Life by Mortimer Adler and Invitation to the Pain of Learning by Mortimer Adler. Read with the following mentor prompt: What are these essays teaching me about the kinds of projects and goals I should be setting for myself for this year and the amount of time and effort I should be putting into them? Set project goals for the year applying what you learned from these essays. Share goals with the class.
November- Classics, Not Textbooks-Review The Hero’s Journey in class. Report on project
December- Mentors, Not Professors-Report on project
January-Inspire, Not Require-Read and discuss the Shakespeare play that the Battle with the Bard project will be performing. TBA
February- Structure Time, Not Content-Report on project
March-Quality, Not Conformity-Report on project
April-Simplicity, Not Complexity-Write a paper on what you learned working on your projects this year. Discuss with the group.