At Praxis we believe that each student can change the world through innovation and creative thinking and that capacity is multiplied many times over when students from around the world work together. Global Citizenry: We believe that the next generation must be globally educated and the best way to do that is to live, learn and work together.
Entrepreneurship: We believe that entrepreneurship is a fundamental way to develop and implement new ideas both as a business owner and as an employee within an organization. Entrepreneurship is about thinking creatively and critically and being able to act with the tools of an enterprise.
Environmental Sustainability: We believe that the earth is our home and needs to be respected and maintained and enhanced. We will learn how to do this together with ideas from around the world.
Technology: We believe that technology is a tool that can create positive change by connecting people and ideas from many cultures, disciplines, and philosophies. Learning how to use technology responsibly and creatively is critical for change. Multiple learning styles: Every person learns differently so we determine the best approach for each person through initial and ongoing assessments.
Experiential learning: Learning by doing is one of the most effective ways to discover and retain knowledge so we set up many opportunities for students to experience the curriculum first hand.
Experimentation: Discovery is essential to developing thinking capacity. We encourage students to come up with ideas, research, and experiment. This is where new knowledge is discovered and failed experiments become opportunities for learning and trying again.
Critical thinking: Being able to question what we learn is the basis of innovation. Students are asked to question what they learn, and answer their questions through research, discussion, experimentation, and analysis. They are asked to come up with problems to solve and then to solve them.
Group and individual: Learning is achieved through self-reflection and group discussion. Both will be used to develop internal and external communication skills.
Practitioner supported: We believe that learning from people who are practicing in their field is an excellent way to connect theory to reality – these are our Praxis Points. We connect our students with people such as engineers, architects, entrepreneurs, and others so that they start to learn what is needed in the working environment and begin building bridges with potential mentors.
Qualified and experienced instructors: We only hire the instructors that are the best fit for our model of learning. They are skilled in working with multiple learning styles and in communicating with youth. They are supportive of student-centered learning and are credentialed teachers. We are part of a movement to Change Education Paradigms!
Praxis International Institute offers an alternative education designed to prepare students for the world that they will eventually inherit, and, in collaboration with other approved Saskatchewan educational institutions, support for the completion of the traditional government-approved high school curriculum. In both cases, we offer an in-depth, practical, and applied education to students from around the world. In addition to teachers, we work with practicing professionals, business owners, and leaders, and community members to provide our students with both theoretical and real-life knowledge and experience.
While we consider the Saskatchewan government curriculum when working with learners, we think outside the box of traditional education and enhance the curriculum with our teaching approach and subject matter. We are looking for young people interested in understanding and practicing being global citizens learning how to create ideas and think critically actively participating in the community working with technology and building their entrepreneurial toolkit.
Although we do not provide Saskatchewan Education credits directly, if learners wish to earn them they can do one of two things: prepare for and write departmental exams set by the provincial government and/or work with our distance educational partner to earn the credits they are interested in.
For learners wishing to continue to post-secondary education, they can use the credits earned through the process above to create an educational portfolio (sampling of their work and achievements) write entrance exams, or any combination of the above. We can work with the individual to achieve the goals they set out for themselves.
For prospective international learners, Praxis is an English immersion school. Students whose first language is not English will have access to tutors and language coaches if needed.
Semesters: Our school year currently runs from September to June with the first semester starting in September and the second semester in February. There are several national and provincial holidays we observe during the year as well. Focused on excellence, students learn in a student-centered environment with an opportunity to build on their interests and passions while studying an enhanced Saskatchewan high school curriculum.
