Imagily Studios is a Montreal based-alternative to school designed for 21st-century superheroes. Inspired by Montessori and based on the Acton Model we empower children to find their unique calling and change the world.
At Imagily studios we believe that every child is a genius with unique gifts and passions that are theirs to discover, cherish and share. We believe that childhood should be about self- discovery and that the role of guides and parents is to inspire and equip young learners to reach the limitless potential that exists within them. We all work collaboratively to make Imagily studios the perfect blend of individuality, curiosity, and community, filled with Heroes that will indeed find their calling and change the world.
Our mission is to create an environment where learners stay curious, challenge themselves, take ownership of their journey and make a difference in the world. Young people need an experience where passion, curiosity and real-world projects, replace test-taking, grades, and homework. They need to make hard decisions, fall down, get back up, and work on things that have purpose and meaning to them.
A network of state-of-the-art Micro-schools started in Austin in 2009– and is considered by many to be a leading model of K-12 innovation in the United States.
—Tom Vander Ark, CEO of Getting Smart
The Imagily Studios environment creates a strong sense of self. Our heroes have the freedom to set goals that challenge them and the ability to work at their own pace in any way that enables them to be the most productive towards their goals.
They collectively decide on how the studio will run, what rules they need as a community to thrive together and what consequences need to be put in place.
Remember, with great freedom comes great responsibility, our heroes learn from a young age how to take ownership of their decisions, learn from them and allow their choices to shape their destiny.
We join our learners on a journey of self-discovery, empowering them to find and nurture their passions and develop a vision of who they want to be in the world. Imagily Studios focuses on developing the whole person – mind, heart, body and soul – because anything less is a failure to our children.
An entrepreneur knows what they want out of life and they’re not afraid to go out and get it. They are resourceful, problem solvers who value failing often and fast. By building a business from the ground up, each hero has the opportunity to step into the shoes of an entrepreneur from a young age and more than once!
It is not our job to teach young heroes WHAT to think, but rather HOW to think for themselves. By utilizing the Socratic Discussions, students are challenged to listen to and question different ideas, investigate further and formulate their own intelligent conclusions.
The quality of your relationships determines the quality of your life, this is why we focus on building a closely connected family of lifelong learners! We believe that honesty, compassion, connection, kindness and vulnerability allow authentic friendships to grow. Imagily Studios is more than just a learning centre, we are a community. We know that children thrive when the whole family is thriving, this is why we provide parent education, volunteer opportunities and family events on a weekly basis.
What skills do you need to change the world? Hands-on project-based Quests to master the tools and skills needed to solve problems in the real world. Whether it’s launching a business, playing a musical instrument, or programming a robot, Imagily Studio’s Heroes are building real-life skills every day.
The world is changing fast, the skills of tomorrow are not the skills of today. Socratic discussions and self-paced challenges equip our learners to be lifelong independent learners who know how to trust their intuition and challenge the status quo.
No other accomplishment matters unless you’ve built a life that you are proud of. A deep focus on self discovery and character building allows our heroes to be equipped with a solid tool box of self
