Big Picture Learning
The Big Picture Learning model was created in Rhode Island U.S.A. 30 years ago and now has over 100 network schools spread around the world in other places such as Australia, Italy, The Netherlands and now even Barbados. It was created with the vision of having each student at the centre of their learning. WIth authentic assessment and real-world learning engaging students and helping them grow.
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​The Big Picture model has been supported by respected people such as Bill Gates and Barack Obama, who recognise the importance in inspiring young people to want to learn and giving them the opportunity to do so as individuals not part of a system.
In the Big Picture model, each student is part of an advisory, a small group of students that are led by an advisor (teacher). Advisors help students cultivate their interests and guide them through real-world learning experiences. Seniors are matched with mentors in the real world that they work with and learn from each term.
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At the end of each term, students showcase their learning journeys and Learning Through Interest (LTI) projects in exhibitions to peers, advisors, mentors, parents, and other members of the community that display their individual interests and learning processes.​