Desert Dragon Learning Community provides opportunities for self-directed, project-based learning, and group activities.

Each quarter, students choose at least one individual project based on their own interests. Students will present their work to families and the community at the end of each quarter. Students also work independently on ELA and Math curriculum,

We also bring in community members to provide engaging, interactive learning opportunities for students based on student interests.

PROJECT-BASED LEARNING: Rock by Rock, PBLProject

MATH: Amplify Desmos

ELA: Self-directed exploration using student-chosen texts

SCIENCE: Self-directed exploration using KiwiCrates and MEL Science

SOCIAL STUDIES: Monthly Geography Project (we pick a country and learn as much about it as we can), GeoGuessr, self-directed exploration

As a KaiPod Partner School and member of the National Microschooling Center, we also have access to a menu of curriculum should your student want to work with something else (i.e. Rosetta Stone, Lexia, Zearn). We are are exploring new platforms and programs regularly to find ways to engage the individual learners we have.

Monthly Field Trips allow students to experience learning in different settings. So far for the 2024-2025 school year, we’ve visited Pima Air and Space Museum, Mt. Lemmon, Reid Park Zoo, Tucson Village Farm, Creative Arts Teen Summit at the Tucson Festival of Books, and Mission Garden.

Bread making with Tucson Fun Science