Forum Commons™
Connecting learning with community.
Currently in Development
Forum Commons is a framework designed to help schools, organizations, and communities build meaningful partnerships that connect learning with authentic experiences beyond the classroom.
Learning becomes most powerful when it has purpose beyond grades. Forum Commons helps organizations create intentional opportunities for learners to apply their knowledge, contribute to their communities, and develop meaningful relationships with the people and places around them.
Rather than treating community partnerships as occasional enrichment, Commons positions them as an integrated part of a coherent learning system.
Potential applications include:
- Community-based learning
- Service learning
- Local business and industry partnerships
- Mentorship opportunities
- Career exploration
- Authentic projects
- Public exhibitions of learning
- Portfolio review and defense
- Civic engagement
- Cross-generational learning experiences
Forum Commons is designed to help organizations create learning experiences that are:
- Authentic
- Community-connected
- Purpose-driven
- Collaborative
- Flexible
- Sustainable
Whether connecting learners with local professionals, nonprofit organizations, civic leaders, higher education, or skilled community members, Commons seeks to strengthen both learning and the communities in which it takes place.
A Framework, Not a Program
Forum Commons is not a collection of predetermined partnerships or activities.
It is a framework for helping organizations thoughtfully design community-connected learning experiences that reflect their own strengths, priorities, and local context.
Every community is different.
Commons is designed to help each organization build partnerships that are authentic to the people and places they serve.
Currently in Development
Forum Commons is being thoughtfully developed as part of the Forum Learning ecosystem.
Its purpose is to help organizations transform community relationships from occasional opportunities into an enduring part of coherent learning.