GIFTS was recently featured in a new UBC study by Dr. Kit Grauer. Dr. Grauer and her colleagues studied GIFTS’ model of learning by doing, concluding that “the value of [GIFTS and other such institutions] is in the lessons they offer for creating a democratic place where the curriculum and pedagogy foster communication, collaboration, and collective problem solving.” The study features in-depth research on the educational model of the school as innovatively different from the traditional classroom setting.

Read the entire report by Dr. Grauer. (pdf format)

Read the second report by Dr. Grauer’s team. (pdf format)