Curionesty College is a lifelong learning community that guides youth in self-discovery and offers multiple forms of learning programs for personalized growth.
Curionesty College advocates for a gamified, project-based learning approach to personalized learning based on general education. Providing personalized learning paths that keep children happy and healthy.
- To Be a Genuine Lover
- The English name of Curionesty College is derived from the combination of 'curiosity' and 'honesty.' Curiosity and sincerity are two qualities we highly value, embodying the two fundamental educational values: truth and love. We explore the world with curiosity, seek the truth, treat others sincerely, and love others as ourselves. Everything is fleeting; cherish time to love. This is what it means to be a genuine lover.
- Broadening Education
- To prepare for the uncertainties of the future, we advocate personalized education based on general education. First, we enhance the breadth of education to open students' eyes to the world, improve their information processing abilities, and enable them to be flexible and adaptable in the VUCA era. The Curious General Education System is designed based on this philosophy.
- Engaging with Great Things
- On bookshelves, in fields, on the streets, in conversations, and deep within ourselves, there are always great and ancient wisdom that transcends time. We read classics, appreciate masterpieces, contemplate big questions, and actively embrace world-class challenges. We strive to understand the actions and thoughts of the masters in the history of world civilization and why their decisions were great. We draw inspiration and nourishment from them, aspiring to truth and creativity.
- From Consumer to Creator
- We advocate building self-worth based on one's own creativity rather than consumption. We do not oppose a life of material abundance, but we believe that, compared to the owners of expensive material products, their inventors and creators are even greater. We do not encourage self-satisfaction based on 'knowing' or 'having seen' but rather encourage deep thinking, high-quality communication, and creativity based on 'knowing' and 'having seen.'
- Antifragility
- We often think that the opposite of fragility is strength and resilience. Taleb said: Fragility is so named because we suffer losses in uncertainty. The opposite of fragility is that you benefit in uncertainty. This is antifragility. With a slight modification, Curionesty's antifragility means: gaining dignity in uncertainty. Not bending to the situation, not compromising integrity, not violating ethics, not selling one's soul, and taking action selectively.
- Growth Mindset
- A growth mindset is in contrast to a fixed mindset. People with a fixed mindset are more likely to give up when facing challenges and attribute their failures to innate abilities or objective conditions. People with a growth mindset are willing to continuously seek new solutions, are more willing to make mistakes, and have a stronger sense of conviction. It is a positive way of thinking that benefits people for a lifetime.
- Learning Through Play
- Voluntary participation, rules, goals, and immediate feedback are the four elements game designers use to arrange suitable challenges and guide players into a state of flow. We believe that high-quality education design should also use students' intrinsic motivation and zone of proximal development to arrange suitable tasks and guide students into immersive learning. Education should learn from games rather than complain that games are taking students away. Curionesty College's Game Center is established based on this philosophy, dedicated to combining games and education to make learning more engaging.
- Learning in Reality
- Living in reality has a dual meaning. First, it is to accept objective reality openly, without self-deception, avoidance, pretending, ignoring the elephant in the room, or inflating the value of the hothouse. Second, it is a form of idealistic reality. Regardless of the surrounding environment, we should take an ideal state as a guiding principle for our actions and live a normal life. Therefore, we do not engage in hothouse projects but, based on real needs, involve students in real projects where they receive real feedback from multiple sources. We actively create conditions to undertake those education projects that are very challenging but should be done, and are exciting to think about.
Curionesty College Founded
A innovative non-traditional micro-learning institution, derived from the KeyPlay School, formally established with only one student. Initially, the entire city served as our classroom, with doors open to enter the school. The first campus location was determined in November.
Development of Curriculum Framework
Focused on the goal of 'nurturing individuals with aspirations,' Curionesty College established three curriculum centers: Curiosity, Courage, and Awareness. These centers were supported by four major pillars - team sports, classic literature, internet tools, and real-world actions. Awarded the '2017 Global Education Trendsetter' title.
Second Campus Location Inaugurated, First Adult Ceremony
A substantial increase in the number of students. During the Engineering Week, the bus library at the new campus location was renovated. On November 11th, the first adult ceremony was held for 17-year-old students, marking it as Curionesty's Independence Day. Awarded 'Top 100 Educational Innovations Across the Taiwan Strait.'
Chuan Yue Plan
All teachers and students traveled to 21 prefecture-level cities in Sichuan, covering a distance of 6000 kilometers in four months. After returning to Chengdu, they organized the 'Chuan Yue Exhibition' at the A4 Art Museum in response to their observations and experiences during the journey. This innovative educational project was featured multiple times in the 'Get Global Education Report.'
First Graduation of Students
The first group of learners officially graduated from Curionesty College. Among them, some secured internship opportunities with 'Southern People Weekly' and received various job offers.
Upgrade of Student Support System, Third Campus Location Inaugurated
Curionesty College formally established three centers: Curriculum Center, Game Center, and Empowerment Center, offering comprehensive support for student growth from various perspectives.
Clear Path for Study Abroad Applications
The first Curionesty College graduate to apply for studying abroad was admitted to Reed College. The 'Hamilton' musical received widespread acclaim in society and secured three public performances at the Chemical Factory.
Curionesty College recruits young people from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds and educational experiences to become teacher interns each year, with an ongoing interest in innovative education, a unique perspective and a passion for education. These volunteers, who bring quality support to Curionesty College youth, are undergraduate and graduate students from prestigious universities such as Beijing Normal University, China University of Political Science and Law, Sichuan University, Shanghai International Studies University, University of California, Santa Cruz, University of London, University of Utrecht, University of California, Berkeley, and many others.
Full Time Team
Chi Xiao
Founder of Curionesty School
Lin WenPing
Dean of the Curionesty, Head of the General Education Center
Li Zeyuan
Curionesty School full-time teacher
Fan Caiying
Curionesty School Power Center Leader, Full-Time Teacher
Yang bo
Curionesty Partner, Chief School Administrator
Gao Shan
Curionesty School Teacher Training Leader, Full-Time Teacher
Course Teachers
Jiang Wenyu
Project Mentor
Fan Caiying
Curionesty School Power Center Leader, Full-Time Teacher
Liu Yang
Project Mentor
Gao Shan
Curionesty School Teacher Training Leader, Full-Time Teacher
Yu Wan
Program Mentor
Cheng Xinyu
Curionesty School Inaugural Graduates
Xue Ye
Curionesty College Course Teachers
Chen Dian
好奇学习社区舞蹈课老师
Special Invited
Zhang Shiwen
Special Invited Teacher
Li Yong
Curionesty College Guest Teachers
Cooperative training programs for numerous schools and institutions
In recent years, a number of schools and organizations have customized numerous collaborative projects to Curionesty College, including Discover Li Zhuang Study Tour, Love in a Fallen City: Exploring Chengdu, CDC Catch Up with Chengdu: One-Day Activity at an Old Teahouse, Genius Tabletop Bounce Festival, and Family Tabletop Workshop, which have been well-received by the collaborators and loved by the students.
