About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of Mission Mondays at Oldenburg Academy on student engagement and learning experiences.

What if school felt less like a schedule and more like a mission? Jason Walke returns to the Disrupt Education Podcast to unpack the first full year of Mission Mondays at Oldenburg Academy. Instead of treating field trips, guest speakers, service, internships, and life skills as interruptions, Jason helped move them into a focused weekly experience built around purpose, relationships, and real world learning. Peter Hostrawser and Alli Dahl explore how Mission Mondays changed student culture, opened stronger internship opportunities, reduced stress, improved teacher focus, and gave students experiences they will actually remember. This episode is for educators, leaders, parents, and communities wondering what school could look like when we stop overvaluing information and start designing meaningful experiences. Go back to before Jason implemented Mission Mondays a year ago when it was in the planning stages on the Disrupt Education Podcast - https://youtu.be/CgmV0vLz7B8?si=8R_JcpGIxCvtL896 Powered by YouScience Brightpath.YouScience Brightpath, the next generation platform helping students make personalized decisions as they move from education to career. If you are serious about…

People in this episode

Host: Peter Hostrawser

Guests: Jason Walke, Alli Dahl

Topics covered

• Mission Mondays
• student culture
• real world learning
• education innovation
• internship opportunities

Keywords

• Mission Mondays
• education
• student engagement
• internships
• real world learning

Sponsors

YouScience Brightpath

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oldenburg Academy

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