Geocaching helps pupils really focus on the landscape, encourages them to consider their environment and has the added benefit of helping them create their own niche tourist attraction.
Designed for students 13 to 17 years old, the program helps pupils enhance their understanding of math while fostering their ability to study and work independently.
Meredith Berman, a former nursery school teacher who runs the school, offers guidance about safety, hygiene and healthy eating and helps pupils make their own cookbooks.
This activity for secondary students from the British Red Cross helps pupils understand the consequences by asking them questions like what they would take with them if they had to leave their home at a moment's notice.
It details key points for comparison – such as windows, lintels, doors and the materials used for construction – and helps pupils work out how to date buildings by analysing these features.
Hallgarten says that what goes into giving a school a "soul" actually helps pupils to achieve highly – in other words, it's not just focusing on results as such that gives the best exam outcomes.
