A Full-Year, Project-Based Discovery Course for Kids Who Are Ready for More
Your child isn't a little kid anymore. But they're not a scholar yet either.
You've felt it. The endless "why" questions haven't stopped — if anything, they've gotten sharper. Your child is starting to finish things. To care about doing something well. To want their ideas taken seriously.
But they're still your child. Still full of wonder, still needing room to play, still not ready for the rigor and independence that "real" scholar work will one day ask of them.
So what do you actually do with a 9-to-12-year-old who is standing right in that gap?
I Wonder is built for exactly this season.
What a year of I Wonder actually looks like
Two semesters, two full worlds of curiosity:
Semester One: Scientific Wonder — students turn toward the natural world through hands-on science: the body, weather, animals, outer space, food science, invention.
Semester Two: Wonders of the World — students turn outward, exploring geography, ancient and modern wonders, natural wonders, world cultures, and their own community.
Empower Your Teaching with LEMI Discovery Projects
Every LEMI Discovery Project provides you with all the tools you need to confidently mentor your students:
Weekly lesson plans guiding you through each class
Instructional videos to prepare you for mentoring
Downloadable mentor manual for in-depth understanding and preparation
Downloadable Student workbook filled with engaging activities and assignments
Our thoughtfully designed materials ensure you're well-equipped for each session, allowing you to focus on what truly matters – inspiring your students and fostering their love for learning. With LEMI Discovery Projects, you have everything at your fingertips to create a transformative educational experience.
WHY “I Wonder…”?
A complete, flexible curriculum — two full semesters of topics, class books, poetry, projects, and weekly schedules, so you can walk in prepared without building it all from scratch.
A course built on real Leadership Education philosophy, not just activities, but a genuine framework for seeing students clearly and mentoring with confidence, even if you're new to LEMI.
Six meaningful projects that give students real opportunities to create, present, and contribute: from a Passion Presentation to designing their own imaginary world.
Flexible enough to make your own. Choose your topics, your books, your pace. The structure gives you a path without locking you into a script.
Everything a mentor needs in one place. Lesson plans, discussion questions, printable student pages, parent communication templates, and appendices full of book lists, poetry, and spotlight ideas, so nothing is left for you to figure out alone.
What makes this different from a typical curriculum
No grading. No red pen on the commonplace book. Ever. This is Discovery Phase work — the goal is ownership, not polish.
The content belongs to the student. An I Wonder can be about bugs, black holes, or bread. The structure is consistent; the curiosity is entirely theirs.
Presentations happen every week, not once a year — so every student gets repeated, low-stakes practice being seen and heard.
Parents are partners, not project managers. Clear guidance on how to support without taking over.
It flexes to fit your class. Mentors choose their own topics, their own books, their own pace. Two mentors could teach I Wonder completely differently and both do it right.