Schoolofatlantis

Hi Hannahforsyth, we have high hopes that this idea will revolutionise the world one step at a time. Let me answer that with something I posted on Facebook this morning, if you don't mind.

“The dropout crisis is just the tip of an iceberg. What it doesn't count are all the kids who are in school but being disengaged from it, who don't enjoy it, who don't get any real benefit from it.” - Sir Kenneth Robinson Ph.D

The School of Atlantis adopts this mentality and yearns to create an environment where students wake up in the morning excited to learn and explore at their own pace. A student who physically goes to school but is mentally detached from it, is simply not a student at all. By creating a "game school," we can hold the interest of students without sacrificing education.

We understand that yes, there are a number of parents whom may see or feel that this is not something that they would like for their children. Current research (I don't have the links right now but can provide later) shows that 45% of parents play and agree that games have a huge educational impact on their children, Minecraft is a perfect example of this. The great thing about games, and hopefully we will be able to show this to the world is, we can reinforce educational concepts through interactive game play. For example, if a student learns about the pyramids in history, they can revisit the pyramids with their avatars and experience it to scale reinforcing the concepts taught. I was recently at an educational seminar in Australia where educational leaders were discussing that games are the next stage of education. I was also recently in Malaysia where I had a number of conversations with educational groups about this and entrepreneurial theories that may benefit education. The great thing is, education is on a new path. Thanks for your question!

Currently, distance education is growing at a rapid rate, and we hope to take advantage of that by pushing the School of Atlantis, and testing the boundaries of education at the moment. Thank you for the good luck! It's always great to read questions and comments that get discussions going!

At this point in time, our prices will be equal to the price of local/public schools in the respective student's country/location. We want to provide "private school teaching" at public school prices. If you look on the website, we're currently asking advice on whether we should choose the Cambridge system or International Baccalaureate (IB) system of schooling. Thanks for the question!

Hi nightwork, as we are based in Australia at the moment, we were putting forth the costs in regards to our own country. What are your suggestions on costs in California, USA? We will only really be charging on any software (think cost of buying a PC game) and any costs to cover hardware (necessary workbooks that students have to fill in by hand so that are taking much need breaks from staring at a computer screen for hours!) Please check back on our website for more updates, and we will be sure to add in costs for the US soon! Thanks so much for your question!