Educators around the world love Cura’s PBL program
Educators around the world love Cura
Cura brings learning to life
“All the kids are really engaged with the projects we’ve chosen. They’re loving the chance to work collaboratively and be more hands on - all the things they don’t usually get the opportunity to do in their normal classes.”
Maggie Kamel, Head Teacher (Humanities), Cambridge Park High School
“My students were engaged in the Black Death project from start to finish. By the end of the project, even the less outspoken students were keen to share their views and their opinions about the Black Death and COVID-19.“
Karolina Curic, History Teacher, Bossley Park High School
“Cura’s engaging unit and resources had our students consistently engaged with the topic and solving real-world problems. Through the Abandon or Adapt unit, Cura has enhanced the scope of our students understanding of the climate crisis and how to better address the issues.”
Daniela Borkovic, Geography Teacher, Cronulla High School
“Students really enjoyed it – they were as engaged as we have seen them all year!”
Paul Shanahan & Melissa Galea, Head & Assistant Head of Science, Chisholm Catholic College
“I’m enjoying the buzz and creative energy in the classroom. If I had to evaluate the success of the program based on learner engagement, this tops anything else that I’ve seen!”
Gail Botha, Head of Academics, Hatfield Christian School
“The program was definitely a success. When we surveyed the students about whether we should run the unit next year, the answer was a resounding ‘Yes!’”
Kellie Saunders, Head of Science, Mentone Girls Grammar
“The teachers and students are LOVING the program. They’re already looking forward to their next units!”
Jasmyn Ridings, Humanities Teacher, Tyndale Christian School
“I asked students how they enjoyed it and they said they loved it. Then I asked if they would like to go back to how we normally have class - they said absolutely not!”
Roslyn Hurinui, History Teacher, Beenleigh State High School
“You could really see how passionate the students were from how they got into it with such gusto. There was lots of different end products, some taking action within the school, others wrote letters to politicians. There was a brilliant depth of ideas”
Nola Francis, Humanities Teacher, Penola Catholic College
“Previously, my students didn’t want anything to do with the wellbeing topic. But now they’ve changed their entire opinion on what human wellbeing is. We had kids who had been really disengaged actually engaging and talking in class, they were turning up and they and they had something to say. The kids really loved it!”
Marnie Ward, Humanities Teacher, Ferny Grove State High School
Cura builds 21st Century skills
“Students benefited a lot as future citizens, the discussions they were having were more global and broadened their perspectives. I felt it made them more conscious of how they go about recycling and plastics in their own homes and are now excited about and noticing the changes being made in the world outside their classroom!”
Joumana Youssef, Deputy Principal Instructional Leader, Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School
“I would rate the program a 10/10. The most pleasing aspect of the program was how it challenged our students to break away from a mindset of wanting the answer upfront. Students found it hard at first to work through a less structured problem and identify which problem to solve or what information they needed to proceed, but the confidence they developed when they were able to overcome these obstacles was exactly what we were hoping for.’’
Danielle Dalton, STEM Specialist, Keysborough Secondary College
“I love the project. It really takes the pressure off me as these were kids who always liked to ask me “what is the answer? just tell me the answer” and now they’re not asking that as much. They’re asking really good questions and have really embraced it. I never trusted my students to work in groups, I thought they’re just going to waste time but they’re working well together. They’re engaged, on task and having productive discussions, even arguments while exploring the content and videos.”
Karolina Curic, History Teacher, Bossley Park High School
“We just finished the Collaboration Toolkit and absolutely loved it. It helped us easily teach students the soft skills they need when working as a team member.”
Vanessa Brand-Ho, Teacher, Glenwood House School
Cura makes hands-on, real-world learning easy
“What I found most rewarding was how open-ended the unit was, it was a great topic for all learners. I was able to extend the high achievers and also keep things simple for the lower ability students.”
Emma Fahri, Teacher, Amity College
“The sequencing of the program in conjunction with explicit teaching helped the program run smoothly and ensured that just the right amount of time was allocated to each activity.”
Mirvet, Science Teacher, Amity College
“Cura provided our teachers with the skills and framework to plan and present highly effective, engaging and relevant project based learning units.”
Elizabeth Giles, Head Teacher of Curriculum (Innovation), Robert Townson High School
“Cura’s online platform is so simple to use.”
Jasmyn Ridings, Humanities Teacher, Tyndale Christian School
“I didn’t have to think about anything so in terms of reducing my planning that was a massive win.”
Merav Chait, English Teacher, South Oakleigh College
“I’d definitely recommend the program, it’s one of the best ones I’ve seen out there!”
Sabrina Taylor, Year 6 Teacher, Carey Baptist College (Forrestdale)
“The resources were clear, engaging and appropriately tailored to the students. They allowed me to facilitate engaging discussions within my Year 9 History class. Overall, this was a fantastic project to run - it took pressure off me as students directed their own learning.”
Karolina Curic, History Teacher, Bossley Park High School
“It’s so good for the teachers because they can each work to their own strengths and focus on different areas within the units whilst playing with the structure and resources.”
Maggie Kamel, Head Teacher (Humanities), Cambridge Park High School
"I loved the unit because it was so easy to implement."
Holly Hasswell-Smith, Humanities Teacher, Yeronga State High School
“The assessment resources were extremely helpful in identifying how students were travelling. They gave me vital feedback across the unit and excellent reporting data at the end of the semester. Thank you Cura!”
Jordan Harris, Teacher, Carey Baptist College (Forrestdale)
“The content was amazing. And we loved the new micro-unit format! It was new and it was challenging, but so much fun. It also fitted seamlessly into our teaching schedule. We are planning to start more micro-units next term!”
Marlune Erasmus, Teacher, Thorntree Preparatory School
“Your units are interesting and popular. ‘Making a Better World’ is a fantastic project. I enjoyed how it was organized in a systematic manner with a variety of activities.”
Mehdi Gaytaranov, MYP Individuals & Societies Teacher, European Azerbaijan School
“The units are engaging, easy to deliver, and well-structured. We are about to start our next unit and our teaching group and students are excited to begin!”
Vanessa Brand-Ho, Teacher, Glenwood House School
"We love Cura. The hands-on, real-world projects are fantastic. It’s great to know the units are ready to begin and also meet our curriculum requirements. It makes our lives a lot easier. Now there is a lot less time spent planning and preparing the content. Which means we have more time to focus on our students and the delivery of the projects!”
Jason Wilmans, Teacher, St Andrew’s Preparatory School
Cura gives your staff the skills to shine
“The eduSTEM PBL Professional Learning was exceptionally well received by all our senior staff. It had its desired effect – our people are very excited about the prospect of integrating PBL into their teaching!”
Ryan Gill, Head of Teaching & Learning, Masada College
“Cura’s Professional Learning was an invaluable experience. It was clear and provided many strategies for teachers and students to successfully approach PBL. I have no hesitation in recommending Cura’s work to others.”
Caroline Blackshaw, Humanities Teacher, St Clare’s College