2027 Summer Institute for Imaginative Inquiry

Workshop participants will:

• utilize active and creative methods to engage all students in authentic inquiry and critical thinking skills
• reflect on how to deepen their anti-bias and social justice lens
• see examples of how these methods work in the classroom
• plan lessons around their curricular units of study
• build a cohort of progressive educators and practitioners of Imaginative Inquiry
• enhance their progressive practice by connecting their teaching of Social Studies to children’s innate ability to imagine and play

Course Breakdown:

Day 1 – Setting up the Framework for Imaginative Inquiry
Day 2 – Tools for Teaching an Imaginative Inquiry Lesson
Day 3 – Student Engagement in Imaginative Inquiry
Day 4 – Synthesis and Innovation

$1,400 per person

includes workshop and breakfast/refreshments

Registration info:

Early Bird Registration and Discounts:

10% discount by January 31 [CODE: EARLY]
20% discount for public school educators [CODE: PUBLIC]
10% discount for groups of 3 or more [CODE: GROUP]
5% discount for PEN member schools [CODE: PEN]

Discounts cannot be combined. Groups must register at the same time to receive discount.

Limited Scholarships Available

Application deadline: May 15, 2027
Notification date: June 1, 2027

Click here to apply

Refund Policy: We can refund 50% of the registration fee (minus the administrative fee) up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the workshop, after which no refund will be provided.