The Expedition Series
A four-week project built around your child's interests and the way they think, designed from their PRISM profile and supported throughout by U.S. certified instructors and a mentor.
We use what we learned about your child to design a project that fits them specifically. That means their interests, their cognitive strengths, and how they engage with ideas. Not a template with their name on it, but something built from scratch.
It is designed to be genuinely challenging in the way that bright, curious kids often don't get to experience. Not harder versions of the same thing, but a different kind of thinking altogether.
What The Expedition Series looks like.
The project has a central question your child will investigate across four weeks. Each week has a different focus: asking questions and finding sources, then analysing and connecting ideas, then building something, then pulling it all together. Every week has tasks, and every set of tasks gets real written feedback from an instructor before the next week begins.
Each student finishes with a real body of work. Things they actually made and thought through, not exercises. The format of the final piece depends on the student and their topic and may include written essays, research papers, short films, illustrated explainers, designed objects, or websites. Depending on the scope of the project, students often produce some combination of the following:
Finalised inquiry questions and an annotated source list
An argument map and analytical response
A systems map connecting ideas across disciplines
A research synthesis and design rationale
A personal learning narrative written by the student
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Framing and inquiry
Refine the central question. Find and assess sources. Begin structured note-taking. First reflection entry.
Analysis and connections
Organise findings into themes. Work through competing perspectives. Map how ideas connect across disciplines.
Building something
Choose a format, write a proposal, create a first version. Revise based on instructor feedback.
Finishing and reflecting
Revise the final piece. Write a synthesis of what was found, a rationale for the choices made, and a reflection on the whole project.
Feedback and check-ins
The instructor is the constant throughout. They designed the project pathway, review everything your child submits, and give written feedback each week, not a score.
Instructor feedback
Each week's work is reviewed and responded to before the next week's tasks. The feedback focuses on the quality of thinking, not just the output.
Written, specific, timely
Mentor check-ins
Optional live conversations, one around the midpoint and one at the end. A chance to talk through what is hard, what is going well, and
what your child is making of the experience.
The check-ins are opt-in. Some students find talking through what they are stuck on more useful than they expected.
Two sessions, 30 minutes each
Scheduling and
getting started
There are three cohorts a year: Spring, Fall, and Winter. Each cohort has two consecutive four-week blocks, so there are two points in each season where a new student can start. You pick whichever block fits your schedule. A student can only run one expedition at a time, and once a block ends they can pick up another in the next cohort. Students can complete up to five expeditions in total, each one a completely different project.
Once you sign up, the instructor goes through your child's PRISM profile and the notes from the consultation to finalise the expedition design: the driving question, the structural approach, and the week-by-week tasks. When that is ready, both your child and you receive an invitation to the course platform around your course start date. You join as an observer, so you can see everything that is happening. Your child can see all the tasks from the start and work at their own pace within each week.
Join The Expedition Series
Date of Fall Cohort (Block A): September 21 to October 18, 2026
Date of Fall Cohort (Block B): October 19 to November 15, 2026
Date of Winter Cohort (Block A): November 30 to December 28, 2026
Date of Winter Cohort (Block B): December 29, 2026 to January 26, 2027
Date of Spring Cohort (Block A): March 1 to March 28, 2027
Date of Spring Cohort (Block B): March 29 to April 25, 2027
Frequently Asked Questions
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The Expedition Series is designed for students in primary through secondary school. The challenge level is set individually using the PRISM profile, so it works across a range of ages. The key factor is whether the student is ready to engage with sustained, independent work over four weeks.
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Most students spend somewhere between three and five hours per week on their tasks. It varies depending on the project and how deep a student goes, but each week has a defined scope so they are not left guessing how much to do.
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The instructor designs the expedition using your child's PRISM profile and the notes from the consultation, then reviews everything submitted each week and gives written feedback before the next week begins. The feedback is substantive and specific to what your child produced.
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The check-ins are optional 30-minute live conversations with a mentor, one around the beginning of the expedition and one at the end. They are a space for your child to talk through what they are finding challenging, what is energising them, and how they are making sense of their thinking. There is no obligation to use them.
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It depends on the student and their topic. The format is chosen based on what best communicates their ideas. It is always something that suits their strengths.
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Yes, students can complete up to five expeditions in total. Each one is a completely distinct project with a new topic, new driving question, and new outputs. Only one expedition can be active at a time, and a new one can begin in the next available cohort block.
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The weekly scope is designed to be manageable. Your child can see all tasks from the start, so they can plan ahead if they know a particular week will be busier. If they are struggling to keep pace, the mentor check-in is a good moment to name that. The program is built around productive challenge, not anxiety.
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Once the instructor has finalised the expedition design, both you and your child receive an invitation to the course platform around your course start date. You are added as an observer, so you can see everything that is happening. Your child can view all tasks from the start and work through them at their own pace within each week.