Boosting Hands-On Engagement atStockton USD
The Challenge
In the Stockton Unified School District, the challenge was to ignite a true passion for learning among students and educators during their summer school program. They were looking for hands-on learning experiences that were fun and highly engaging for students and educators.
The Solution
The solution emerged as QUEST Camp, a program seamlessly integrating social-emotional learning and problem-solving through purposeful play. With its immersive and interactive gameplay, QUEST Camp not only makes learning enjoyable but also inspires active participation, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Through an immersive story, interactive gameplay, and collaborative teamwork, QUEST Camp provided Stockton USD’s extended learning programming with a solution that students found fun and motivating all the while building future-ready skills that will transfer across the school year.
The Results
of students had fun when playing QUEST
of students were excited to come to school to play QUEST
of educators reported high student engagement
of students shared ideas and discussions with their peers
Quotes
“Teacher engagement has been great... they always mention to us how much fun kids are having. I think it's great because it's not a curriculum where the teacher is just lecturing to the students the whole time. It allows the students to be the ones who are pretty much leading the activity with just the teacher being the facilitator and providing that extra guidance.”
Eric Yasui
Coordinator of Expanded Learning
“I enjoy facilitating QUEST very much. I love getting into character and becoming SAM.”
Gabriel Marrujo
QUEST Facilitator
“Our students have become a lot kinder since implementing QUEST. They are a lot nicer to each other; they respect themselves more. It creates that sense of 'I belong here, I'm a part of something, I have a purpose...'”
Alma Cuevas
ELOP Program Facilitator
“My team works together, and they ask 'Do you like this?' or 'oh I have an opinion'... they listen.”
Justus
5th Grade Student
“You might not know people if you're on different teams, so you get to know them and also you get to work together with them.”
Jayla
6th Grade Student
“It was fun, and I learned a lot of new things that I thought I would never, ever know!
Student
“I had more fun playing with my teammates than playing alone.”
Student
“The games are really fun. We had fun working together.”
Student