What is game-based learning?
At Quest we believe that kids learn best when curricular content is presented in an inquiry-based format that contextualizes learning, promotes real world problem solving and creativity. We do this by creating immersive game-like learning environments. At Q2L, students learn by “taking on” the behaviors and practices of the people in real life knowledge domains. Students learn to be biologist and historians and mathematicians instead of learning about biology or history or math. By using the structure of games, Quest to Learn creates powerful educational tools to teach it 6th-12th graders. Games work as rule-based learning systems, creating worlds in which players actively participate, use strategic thinking to make choices, solve complex problems, seek content knowledge, receive constant feedback and consider the point of view of others. It is important to note that Quest is not a school where children spend their day playing only commercial video games. Instead is a school that uses
