{"id":229,"date":"2020-10-23T14:44:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T14:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiltonschool.org\/?page_id=229"},"modified":"2023-03-31T08:44:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T08:44:45","slug":"personal-pursuits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tiltonschool.org\/mastery-approach\/self-discovery\/personal-pursuits\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Pursuits"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"229\" class=\"elementor elementor-229\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68d41ff content-offset-left elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68d41ff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50bdfb9 padding-top-none\" data-id=\"50bdfb9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c6dbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4c6dbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Personal Pursuits<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d6b451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d6b451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-size-xlarge\">We believe that when adolescents become truly aware of their own strengths and weaknesses they are more engaged in setting goals and paths that are meaningful to them. This personalized experience awakens a drive to know more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b827765 content-offset-left elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b827765\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b950ee\" data-id=\"4b950ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3bcfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0b3bcfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=fs6JOeYLLLk&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-071b1f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"071b1f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f5a908\" data-id=\"5f5a908\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147891b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"147891b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We encourage our students to seek their own questions because it naturally provides a focus on learning how to learn and promotes critical thinking.<\/p><p>Tilton&#8217;s personalized approach engages each student to ask and answer: What do I know? What am I good at? and What does the world need? These questions are at the heart of how we assess learning and growth, how we provide academic support, and how we encourage independent learning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a90d64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a90d64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var(--t-global-color-text); font-family: var(--t-global-typography-text-font-family); font-size: var(--t-global-typography-text-font-size); font-weight: var(--t-global-typography-text-font-weight);\">Extensive facilities\u2014and round-the-clock teaching faculty\u2014 that students have the opportunity to pursue personal projects in a way that&#8217;s not available at day schools. Want to investigate the biomechanics of hockey? Head over to the rink. Working on a long term project in plant biology? The greenhouse is just steps away. Need help on the 3D printing project you&#8217;re pursuing? Knock on your teacher&#8217;s door.<\/span><\/p><p>Perhaps most importantly, peers and collaborators abound. Students can work as pairs, small groups, and teams when they wish: we live together, so we can learn together.<\/p><p>When it comes to students&#8217; ability to pursue their passions, the advantages of a boarding school make the difference of day and night\u2014because we are here, day and night.<\/p><ul><li>Personal Projects<\/li><li>Internships &amp; Work Experience<\/li><li>Cultural Explorations<\/li><li>Independent Studies on Campus<\/li><li>Hobbies &amp; Interests<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d0baa8\" data-id=\"1d0baa8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389115a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"389115a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/tiltonschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MMK-3188-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13454\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiltonschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MMK-3188-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tiltonschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MMK-3188-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tiltonschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MMK-3188-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tiltonschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MMK-3188.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-441fc8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"441fc8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Following FarmBot<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a782a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57a782a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn more about Jake \u201924 and his work with FarmBot!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a51a423 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a51a423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/tiltonschool.org\/about-tilton-newhampshire-prep-school\/the-compass\/the-compass-winter-issue-2022\/always-experimenting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Personal Pursuits We believe that when adolescents become truly aware of their own strengths and weaknesses they are more engaged in setting goals and paths that are meaningful to them. 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