Remake Learning Days 2025

Remake Learning Days is a joyful celebration of hands-on learning events across Pennsylvania.RLD launched in May 2016 in Pittsburgh, PA as the largest open-house for families featuring hands-on learning. In 2025, RLD will take place in northwestern PA, throughout the entire commonwealth of PA, across America, and internationally in Christchurch, NZ, Doncaster, UK, and Uruguay!

Consider hosting a family-engaging learning event (virtual OR face-to-face) related to one or more of these themes: arts, maker, outdoor learning, science, tech, and youth voice. Events can be for any age group – from age pre-K through high school. The goal is to create an event calendar of 100+ events with schools and community partners across Northwest PA where parents and caregivers can learn alongside their kids, find new interests and passions and make new community connections. Event Host awards ($150/$250/$500) will be available to offset the costs of hosting an event.

With the festival being held in May, many organizations use these events as opportunities to showcase work from the school year, highlight opportunities for youth during the summer or year, or engage parents and families alongside their children.

Interested, but not sure where to begin? Check out the links below for some inspiration!

• Watch: Video with interviews by past RLD event hosts

• Look Through: Brochure of Past Remake Learning Day Events
  

When you're ready to register your event, click the links below! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Are Pennsylvania’s learners ready for the Career Ready PA Backpack Challenge? Would students want to meet a scientist, fly a drone, draw a cartoon, go to a state park VIRTUALLY, and more, during Remake Learning Days Across PA? Plus, students can earn artifacts for their career portfolio and a banner for their school!

As part of the festival, Remake Learning and PDE will partner again for the Career Ready PA Backpack Challenge. Earn a banner for your school by getting over 100 artifacts during Remake Learning Days!

On May 6, 2025, first and second grade classrooms across the state of Pennsylvania will be invited to virtually swap schools to experience how STEAM and maker pedagogies are thriving in classrooms different from their own. Participating schools will connect virtually, and students will plan, create and iterate their own catapult using maker design skills. A live feed of this event will be streamed between classroom partners as we launch Remake Learning Days across Pennsylvania!

Pro Tip: if you register for the Backpack Challenge AND discoverED, you can earn your 100 badges very easily! 😃

Click HERE to learn more.

Key Dates

• January 27, 2025: Interest form opens

• February 10, 2025: Join us at the Hershey Lodge during PETE&C on 2/10/25 from 2:30-3:20 p.m. in Wild Rose A to learn all about discoverED, the launch of Remake Learning Days, from Dr. Megan Collett & Mrs. Melissa Wiest from Fox Chapel Area School District, and Mrs. Sasha Juarez from Freeport Area School District.

• March 21, 2025: Interest form closes

• March 24, 2025: Materials request form opens

• April 4, 2025: Materials request form closes

• April 8, 9, or 10, 2025: Connect virtually with other classes for a fun virtual icebreaker activity on the date and time selected

• April 14-25, 2025: Receive supplies for the Save the Salamander challenge

• May 6, 2025: Connect virtually with other schools and tackle the Save the Salamander challenge on the platform
  and at the time selected

• May 1-23, 2025: Remake Learning Days across Pennsylvania

The Remake Learning Days Ambassador Program is an opportunity for parents & teachers to increase awareness, enthusiasm, and attendance during Remake Learning Days (RLD). We know that parents trust information from other parents and from teachers. We want to use that influence to promote Remake Learning Days to families across Pennsylvania!

RLD Ambassadors will cover two Remake Learning Days events taking place in your region. “Coverage” of an event includes the creation of an event promo, attendance of the event, and an event review. Ambassadors are eligible for a honorarium of up to $250.

We are looking for a total of 105 Parent/Teacher Ambassadors for the 2025 Remake Learning Days Across PA festivals. Ambassadors are eligible for a honorarium of up to $250.

No prior experience is necessary! Apply by February 14, 2025, to be considered as a RLD Ambassador.

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Help celebrate 10 years of hands-on learning: Become a Youth Ambassador of Remake Learning Days Across PA!

In partnership with Saturday Light Brigade, the Remake Learning Days Youth Ambassador Program is an opportunity for youth to increase awareness, enthusiasm, and attendance during Remake Learning Days (RLD).

Youth Ambassadors will cover two Remake Learning Days events taking place in their region. “Coverage” of an event includes the creation of an event promo, attendance of the event, and an event review. We are looking for 100 Youth Ambassadors for the 2025 RLD Across PA festivals. Ambassadors are eligible for a honorarium of up to $250.

RLD Youth Ambassadors will receive expert guidance from SLB Radio in the form of virtual training and check-in sessions, as well as a digital toolkit with self-help resources. Successful Youth Ambassadors will think creatively and act independently as they create their promos and reviews. Key to this success is communication: students should be ready and able to stay in touch via email in order to communicate their needs and provide feedback.

No prior experience is necessary! All students in grades 9 – 12 are welcome to apply. Simply fill out the form below. Applications close on February 14.

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