WONDER | High School

WONDER | High School

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$100.00
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WONDER | High School
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WONDER | High School

WONDER | High School
$100.00
$100.00
High School

One semester of story-led, cross-curricular learning built around wonder, made for high school learners ready to use curiosity as a critical tool.
High School | 14-18
Anchor Artists

Leonardo da Vinci and Alexander Calder return as familiar throughlines across every Wonderpath level, studied here with more critical depth. Kara Walker joins as an artist whose silhouette work confronts history directly, using a centuries-old visual technique to tell stories that are anything but quiet.
Themes Explored

Wonder here becomes a critical tool rather than a soft entry point. Students examine how curiosity can challenge accepted history and identity, not only admire it. Da Vinci's inventiveness, Calder's engineering of motion, and Walker's confrontation with memory each ask a version of the same question: what do you do once you notice something you cannot unsee.
What's Inside

An illustrated digital guide or printed binder with deep biographies, critical analysis prompts, essay starters, and cross-curricular projects connecting philosophy, history, and art. Reflective journal pages support portfolio building for students working independently or in a co-op setting.
Who This Is For

Built for High School learners, ages fourteen through eighteen. Well suited to self-directed students, homeschool co-ops, or classrooms wanting a rigorous humanities elective.
Full Description

Theme: WONDER | Ages 14–18
Artists: Leonardo da Vinci, Alexander Calder, Kara Walker

Dive deep into the transformative power of wonder in this sophisticated curriculum designed for high school learners. Journey through the inventive genius of da Vinci, the kinetic innovation of Calder, and the provocative storytelling of Kara Walker. This quarter invites students to explore wonder not only as curiosity but as a force that challenges history, identity, and perception.

Each week unfolds as a living biography chapter filled with rich visuals, critical theory prompts, and interdisciplinary projects that connect art, history, literature, and social justice. This curriculum encourages independent research, reflective journaling, and thoughtful discussion, empowering students to find their own voice in the ongoing conversation of creativity and culture.

Included:

  • Comprehensive, illustrated digital guide or printed binder

  • Deep-dive artist biographies and context

  • Critical analysis prompts and essay starters

  • Cross-curricular projects connecting philosophy, history, and art

  • Reflective journal pages and portfolio-building activities

Perfect for self-directed learners, homeschool co-ops, or classrooms seeking a rigorous yet inspired humanities elective.

Wonder at this level stops being comfortable. It becomes the discipline of looking directly at something difficult and staying curious anyway.

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