All about Astra Nova School

Astra Nova is an experimental school. It was born at Space X, Now it is available to children between the age of 10-14 years.  

The journey from Ad Astra to Astra Nova

AD Astra was located in a rocket factory under the vision of Elon Musk .  Ad Astra was designed with its own principals. They did not have to follow any curriculum or structure. It had very limited number of students. Elon Musk's only dream was to make it great, the idea to make it available to all gave birth to Astra Nova.

According to Josh Dahn the founder of Astra Nova, "Ad Astra was the school at SpaceX that served 50 students; Astra Nova is the online school that aims to reach millions by sharing the insights from our work"

What makes Astra Nova unique?

Astra Nova aims at designing better learning experiences for students, they have been known for scaling the ideas like Conundrums, Synthesis, The Network and made it available to schools and parents.

So basically they are bringing the best to students by collaborating with future thinkers.

The school aims to build multicultural and global environment for students where children learn the skills in a community .

What are conundrums by Astra Nova?

Class Dojo has teamed with Astra Nova to create Conundrums. This learning series comes with activities that introduces the idea that not all problems have a clear right answer.

The series will help kids in problem solving and critical thinking skills, they are used widely by parents.

What is Synthesis?

Synthesis is game based learning that challenges young critical thinkers through complex games and simulations.

Its open to children of age between 6 to 14 years.

Synthesis works on 3 main principals

• Think Critically
• Learn by Doing
• Make meaningful connections

The focus of synthesis is to help kids develop areas that are relevant in all possible futures - judgement, collaboration and sense-making.

What is The Network ?

Its a program that aims to create a  space to connect, learn, and create a future-focused education.

The Network is an inclusive global community of students, parents and educators who are passionate about learning, sharing resources, and progressing educational experiences, which makes this a great community.

Astra Nova challenges itself to be creative with focus on what is essential for children's growth, their learning needs and requirement, their ability to work in teams and finding creative ways to help take ethical decisions.  

What is the curriculum like?

Astra Nova has a flexible curriculum which helps the students to be creative and work on their problem solving skills. There are no textbooks or worksheets. The students have to find their own resources and make their own projects.

Who can apply?

They are  based on Pacific Time (PT) and they offer two programs:

a full-time comprehensive program and

a supplemental part-time program.

Its open to children between the ages of 10 and 14 on every continent.

How to apply?

There give the option to apply all the year round.The next deadline is June 15, 2022.

Here is the link to apply https://www.astranova.org/xyz/apply

Astra Nova is not a traditional school but an online learning platform that uses technology for the benefit of the students.

The school provides an education that is project-based, where students can learn by doing. The focus is on bringing out the creativity in each child.