Author: Ray Ravaglia
More In-Depth Work Means Better Learning Performance
One of the unique features of Quest Forward Learning is our approach to assessment of a student' learning performance. Rather than having a small number of high stakes exams drive everything, we instead have a large number of low... Read More
What We’ve Learned So Far
While Opportunity Education has been developing Quest Forward Learning for over 4 years, it has been only slightly more than 2 years since the model was deployed on a whole-school basis in Tanzania, and just under 2 years since it was... Read More
The First-Ever Quest Forward Graduation
On the evening of June 7, 2019, Quest Forward Academy Santa Rosa Director Dr. Karen Kenkel, in accordance with the laws of the state of California, conferred the Academy's high school diploma to the eight students comprising the first... Read More
If the Shoe Fits: College Is More Than Getting In
Amidst the intensity of the application process, it is easy to lose track of the purpose of a college education. Too often college admission is seen as an end in itself. But the goal of an education is not to get into college.... Read More
New Ways to be Old School
Quest Forward Learning is a modern, skills-forward approach to education. While this may seem different than the traditional educational system, but it's really just a new way of being old school. ... Read More
The Road Forward: Beyond High School
A distinguishing characteristic of Quest Forward Academy is a relentless discussion of mindset, habits, and skills. OE believes these characteristics will help students in college, work, and beyond. ... Read More
Building a Course: The Skills Framework
OE refers to the Quest Forward Learning curriculum as “skills-forward." In this blog, you can learn more about what that means, how it's applied, and what we hope students gain from this curriculum approach. ... Read More
The Myth of Digital Natives
Today’s students are fundamentally different as they are “digital natives", which some people believe gives them unique cognitive abilities. However, our experience with Quest Forward Learning has shown this assumption to be wrong.... Read More