Connecting learning with personal purpose and real-world impact,
Connecting learning with personal purpose and real-world impact,Connecting learning with personal purpose and real-world impact,Connecting learning with personal purpose and real-world impact,Connecting learning with personal purpose and real-world impact,Connecting learning with personal purpose and real-world impact,
About The Learning Lab
Our Mission
SoloQuest reimagines education by connecting learning with personal purpose and real-world impact, and by blending cutting-edge technologies with human-centered design. By recognizing every student’s unique strengths and neurodiversity, our model cultivates confident, creative thinkers ready to innovate in a complex world. Digital portfolios, innovation labs, and personalized pathways nurture essential 21st-century skills (creativity, collaboration, resilience) for the connected age. SoloQuest’s vision is future-facing: adaptable, transformative learning that unlocks each learner’s potential.
About The Learning Lab
Purpose Driven
21st Century Skills
Strengths Based
Learning is anchored in each student’s passions and goals. Projects connect coursework to students’ own interests and to community or global challenges, making education feel relevant. Students develop personal mission statements or “purpose maps” so that their studies align with what matters to them. This focus on purpose transforms the
Learning is anchored in each student’s passions and goals. Projects connect coursework to students’ own interests and to community or global challenges, making education feel relevant. Students develop personal mission statements or “purpose maps” so that their studies align with what matters to them. This focus on purpose transforms the question “Why do I learn this?” into “How can I make a difference?”—boosting motivation, engagement, and self-direction
Real-World Projects: Students tackle local and global issues tied to the curriculum, seeing how academic skills can solve real problems.
Personal Mission: Activities help students clarify their passions and values (what they love vs. what the world needs) to guide their learning choices.
Meaningful Choice: Lessons emphasize the “why,” giving students options to pursue projects that reflect their long-term goals and passions.
Strengths Based
21st Century Skills
Strengths Based
SoloQuest celebrates every learner’s talents and thinking style, highlighting each student’s top strengths and preferred learning modalities. Instruction is flexible and multi-modal (visual, auditory, hands-on, etc.), so neurotypical and neurodiverse students can thrive. By focusing on what students do well, we boost confidence and creat
SoloQuest celebrates every learner’s talents and thinking style, highlighting each student’s top strengths and preferred learning modalities. Instruction is flexible and multi-modal (visual, auditory, hands-on, etc.), so neurotypical and neurodiverse students can thrive. By focusing on what students do well, we boost confidence and creative problem-solving. Acknowledging students’ unique abilities gives them “opportunities to shine”.
Personalized
21st Century Skills
21st Century Skills
Education adapts to each learner through AI and tech. Adaptive learning platforms analyze student performance in real time, adjusting content, pacing, and difficulty to match individual needs. Each student follows a customized learning plan: accelerating in areas of strength and receiving extra support in other areas. Educators coach lea
Education adapts to each learner through AI and tech. Adaptive learning platforms analyze student performance in real time, adjusting content, pacing, and difficulty to match individual needs. Each student follows a customized learning plan: accelerating in areas of strength and receiving extra support in other areas. Educators coach learners to set goals and reflect on progress while data dashboards inform instruction. This ensures students remain challenged and supported at the right level.
AI-Driven Adaptivity: Intelligent systems tailor lessons by continuously assessing each student’s strengths and weaknesses.
Curated Resources: A rich library of open educational resources (videos, simulations, articles) lets learners choose materials that suit their learning style.
Self-Paced Learning: Students work at their own pace, moving faster through mastered topics and reviewing as needed.
Teacher as Mentor: Instructors use data insights to guide one-on-one coaching, freeing class time for deeper discussion and individualized support.
21st Century Skills
21st Century Skills
21st Century Skills
SoloQuest weaves modern skills throughout every activity. Learners practice critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, and digital literacy in project-based work. They also develop personal character traits—integrity, resilience, empathy, curiosity—through reflection and coaching. Educational experts note that today’s s
SoloQuest weaves modern skills throughout every activity. Learners practice critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, and digital literacy in project-based work. They also develop personal character traits—integrity, resilience, empathy, curiosity—through reflection and coaching. Educational experts note that today’s students need this mix of cognitive skills and character qualities to succeed in an innovation-driven economy. Our curriculum explicitly builds both academic competencies and dispositions like persistence and initiative.
Critical Thinking & Creativity: Open-ended projects challenge students to analyze problems and invent solutions.
Digital Fluency: Coursework includes coding, data analysis, AR/VR tools, and responsible online practice to build tech literacy.
Collaboration & Communication: Team projects and presentations develop students’ ability to work with diverse peers.
Character & Mindset: Regular reflection, mentorship, and activities foster traits like empathy and a growth mindset, reinforcing the human values that give learning meaning.
Unlock Your Potential with Innovation Labs
Innovation Labs
Innovation Labs are hands-on maker spaces where students design, build, and test ideas. Equipped with 3D printers, robotics kits, AI/VR gear, and multimedia tools, these labs let learners apply STEM and creative skills to real challenges. Experience shows that “hands-on projects make learning more meaningful and fun,” improving analytical and problem-solving abilities. In SoloQuest labs, students work in teams to address real-world problems (e.g. sustainable engineering, biomedical design), practicing design thinking and iterative prototyping. This experiential learning builds confidence and inventiveness.
STEM Projects: Students experiment with coding robots, engineering models, and science simulations to reinforce technical concepts.
Creative Making: Labs encourage digital art, music tech, and VR design, integrating the arts to spark creative expression.
Design Thinking: Each lab project emphasizes empathy (considering real users), ideation, prototyping, and testing.
Real-World Impact: Challenges often align with societal needs (clean energy, health, infrastructure), linking innovation labs to global goals.
Digital Porfolio Studio
Portfolios
The Digital Portfolio Studio lets students document and showcase their learning journey online. Each learner curates a living portfolio of projects, artifacts, and reflections. This digital record is updated continuously and can be shared with teachers, mentors, and family. Moving from physical binders to digital portfolios “engages students more” and “tells a powerful story of 21st century learning”. Portfolios also teach students about digital citizenship as they practice building a positive online presence.
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Students organize their work (videos, designs, reports) under categories (Academics, Skills, Community, etc.) for clarity.
Reflect & Plan
Guided prompts ask students to highlight their strengths and set next steps, mirroring an Individual Plan of Study.
Real-Time Feedback
Peers, parents, and teachers can view and comment on portfolios, turning assessment into an interactive dialogue.
Digital Citizenship
The studio includes lessons on online safety and professional networking (social media etiquette), reinforcing a positive digital footprint.