It isn’t about doing more, faster, or harder. Imaginal Learning sets the conditions for something deeper: stretching, challenging, broadening, deepening, connecting, thinking, reflecting, and contributing.
The goal isn’t more content — it’s real understanding.
The evolution
Built on a proven foundation, designed from the future.
For nearly three decades, that foundation — Profound Learning — proved itself at Master’s Academy and College: ranked #1 in Alberta for more than a decade, with roughly 95% of students meeting the standard of excellence, and deployed across three continents.
Profound Learning 1.0 gave students ownership of their learning and the ability to reach mastery — a strong foundation in academic excellence and student empowerment. Imaginal Learning (PL 2.0) builds on that foundation and reaches further — developing future-ready competencies and the capacity to innovate, so students don’t just master today’s knowledge; they imagine and create tomorrow.
From mastering today to imagining and creating tomorrow — that is the journey from Profound Learning 1.0 to Imaginal Learning (PL 2.0).
The model
One foundation, one next generation.
A proven foundation. A future-ready advance. Foundation and next generation work as one — delivered through Learning Adventures, the I.D. Program, and the Geenius platform.
The Foundation · Profound Learning 1.0
Ownership
Empowering students to own their learning journey — increasing motivation, engagement, and learning effectiveness.
Mastery
Students take control of their learning and reach high levels of mastery against clear outcomes and benchmarks.
The Next Generation · Imaginal Learning (PL 2.0)
Future-Ready Competencies
Competency-based learning that develops creativity, innovation, collaboration, communication, leadership, and Imaginal Thinking.
Innovation
Encouraging real-world problem-solving — students design, create, and contribute to a better future.
From Master’s Academy & College
See Learning Adventures in Action
A glimpse into real Learning Adventures designed and delivered at Master’s Academy & College, the prototype school where Imaginal Learning was developed.
Ownership
The foundational layer of student Ownership is achieved by providing the student with tools and processes to track their own learning and take ownership of where they need improvement. The Geenius digital platform allows for real time data to be collected and monitored by teachers. Putting the responsibility for learning in the hands of the students requires shifting one’s thinking about teaching and learning.
Quantum Trailblazers
What does Ownership look like?
Student perspective and opinion is recognized
Student feedback is gathered and interpreted
Students are given choice
Students track their learning and set goals
Students are given leadership opportunities
Students are managing their own projects
Students are given the responsibility for learning
Mastery
The second layer is Mastery, where the vast majority of students attain a high level of academic success. Mastery is the result of students self-assessing against curricular outcomes and quality benchmarks. Student learning is elevated through differentiated instruction and the timely feedback of formative assessment. Each of these factors, and more, are possible due to students engaging in meaningful brain-compatible Learning Adventures designed by teachers using the Geenius platform.
Medieval Learning Adventure
What does Mastery look like?
Learning is customized (environment, passion/interest, ability levels)
Instruction is differentiated (amount/type)
Quality is fixed
Time to learn is personalized
Success for all is the goal
Learning gaps are identified and closed
Innovation
The third layer is Innovation, where students experience the process of becoming Imaginal Leaders. An Imaginal Leader can see future scenarios, learn from these futures and create their preferred future. Seeing future scenarios is based on our ability to recognize and interpret strong signals or trends from the future but which are present today. By researching and analyzing trends, students can construct probable, plausible and possible scenarios of the future. From these scenarios, opportunities for innovation are explored and considered while designing a preferred future.
Chocolate Inventors
What does Innovation look like?
Uniqueness is encouraged
Thinking beyond improvement to transformation/design
Use of creative processes and tools
Use of problem solving/critical thinking skills
Creating that which has never been done before
Pursuing personal passion and vision
Becoming Imaginal
Future Ready
The fourth layer is the purposeful development of the students’ future ready competencies and skills, enabling them to thrive in the world of massive change.
Future by Design
What does Future Ready look like?
Personal development with a growth mind set, skills and habits
Developing character through the 7 Habits
Finding your Big Why through the 5 Keys
A Graduate Profile that promotes the Leader, Risk-taker, Explorer, Innovator and Builder
A global worldview
The Nine Essential Elements
What makes learning profound.
Most of these elements are not new to education. What makes learning profound is the combination of all nine — each replacing a practice that holds learners back with one that propels them into deep, meaningful learning.
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Culture
The way of life of the learning community; the catalyst for every other element.
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Shifting Roles
The teacher becomes designer and mentor; the learner owns the learning.
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Brain-Based Learning
Experiences designed around how the brain actually learns best.
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Quality
A clear standard of excellence, defined by outcomes and benchmarks.
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Formative Assessment
Ongoing, in-process feedback that guides learning forward.
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Personalized Learning
Learning tailored to each learner’s needs, pace, and strengths.
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Closing Gaps
Coach Geeni
Identifying what is known and unknown — and closing the difference on the road to mastery.
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Collaboration
Learning deepened by working together; the highest learning is teaching another.
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Future Ready
The capacity to acquire knowledge and skill for a successful, God-honoring future.
What we believe about every learner
The convictions underneath the model.
Mastery for all
Every learner has the opportunity to reach mastery.
Giftedness of all
Every learner is uniquely gifted.
Uniqueness of all
Every learner learns in a personalized way.
The system causes variation
Every learner can thrive under the right conditions.
Growth over fixed
Every learner must — and can — develop a growth mindset.
Brain-compatibility
Learning is most effective when the learner’s brain is engaged.
Joyful learning
Learning should release joy in both teacher and learner.
Learning Adventures
How Imaginal Learning is delivered.
A Learning Adventure is an engaging, ten-step learning experience designed to deliver every aspect of Imaginal Learning. Learners enter captivating, real-world scenarios crafted by the teacher — going far beyond a textbook or a teacher-directed lesson, with genuine academic rigour built in. What sets Adventures apart from ordinary project-based learning is their focus on innovation and the discovery of future trends — and how naturally they weave in experiential Christian discipleship. Fun is simply a by-product of a well-designed Adventure.
Learning Adventure steps
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Title
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Big Idea
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Driving Question
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Scenario
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Launch
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Scan
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Investigate
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Create
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Present
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Connect