Wayfinder is a transformative purpose learning curriculum
Community Review for Wayfinder
My Take
Wayfinder has been a transformative curriculum for my students. The following students comments are representative of most students experience with Wayfinder, “This class gave me an opportunity to examine what actually matters to me and how I can make that relevant and purposeful in my life. No other class I’ve taken has provided me with that experience.” Another student captured their experience with this reflection, “Project Wayfinder allowed me to slow down and reflect on my own accomplishments, ambitions and intrinsic motivations. By writing everything down and analyzing my experiences and life values, I have found what it is to be present, to create meaningful goals and seek purpose in all that I set out to do.”
How I Use It
I have used Wayfinder as an elective for seniors and have integrated the curriculum into a required 10th grade class that blends world religion and purpose learning to explore traditional and contemporary ways our species cultivates meaning.
The lessons explore themes such as self-awareness, world awareness, and purposeful action. Underpinning each activity are “big life questions” such as: what do you value, what holds me back from new paths, how do I fit into the world? As students progress through the toolkit they begin to develop a purpose compass. The purpose compass enables students to distill their values, strengths, and concerns into a discernible orientation in life. Purpose isn’t singular and it can evolve throughout one’s life. This is why the metaphor of wayfinding is powerful. It helps shape our perceptions and actions so that we are more attuned and adaptable to life’s inevitable shifts and changes.
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