Today’s workplaces and communities need citizens who can think critically and strategically to solve problems and learn in a rapidly changing world. Galileo worked collaboratively with high school teachers to create strong inquiry-based environments that offered new possibilities for addressing these challenges. As a result the following new images of engaged learning and high school renewal began to emerge.

What are the implications of living in a democratic society within a larger global context? Working closely with a specialist in middle east politics from the University of Calgary, students examined democracy in light of the American invasion of Iraq.

Inquiry designed and published in io.

What matters about Shakespeare and why are we still studying his plays 400 years later?

As impossible as it is to imagine there are still some high school students who are not as passionate about Canadian history as their teachers. Examine how this inquiry into Canada’s past re-kindled a passion for history and heated debate about the significance of Canadian sovereignty.

Examine contemporary health issues written for teens by teens in this new high school publication.

In the midst of an unprecedented digital revolution, people of all ages are rediscovering the classic stories and archetypes. Young high school authors have begun a more detailed analysis of this phenomenon through an examination of film, literature, and pop culture.

Students from Edmonton and Ontario connected with one another and worked collaboratively with mathematicians from Mount Royal College and the University of Alberta. Together students and mathematicians worked to investigate problems belonging to the branch of mathematics called combinatorics. This area of mathematics has become increasingly important and widespread within a variety of fields ranging from computing science and engineering, to interior design and video game development.