REDI Lab at CA

Design Principles + Student Work

Student Projects

REDI Lab student projects represent the best of what young people can produce when given the opportunity. The REDI Lab at Colorado Academy amplifies this potential.
Past Student Projects 

Colorful Hidden History: articles about contributions by Black Americans in Colorado. 

Painting Herstory: reproductions of 6 famous Western paintings with a feminist twist. Read more.

COVID PSA: wrote, pitched, and directed COVID PSA videos targeting Latinx communities that were produced and promoted by Comcast in Denver.

The Synapse Project: a resource to engage more young women in neuroscience. 

Alternative Truths: a study of the complex dynamics of climate change. 

AnyWhair: a business model for a new type of air travel system.
 
How Are You?: a public-safety campaign for high schools to combat gun violence. 

People Thinking: a podcast about people whose passions became careers.

Resonance: an original album composed and performed by a self-taught guitarist.

Read about more student projects.

REDI Lab Design Principles

Agency as Mental Model:
Engage students as decision-makers in learning. 

Permission is a Mindset:
Always start with “Yes!” unless it is illegal or dangerous.

Build for Human Scale:
Students have jagged learning profiles. There is no average.

Be Responsive:
Allow for experimentation. Provide feedback. Support iteration.

Orient with Process:
Maintain discipline, intention, and trust. Promote metacognition.

Diana Reidy '23: The Impact of REDI Lab

Zoe Cope '23: The Value of REDI Lab

Watch: REDI Lab Video Presentations

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