Engendering, harnessing and promoting learner curiosity is one of the ‘must have’ tools in the outstanding teacher’s box of pedagogical skills. It is interest and engagement that ignites a student’s desire to know and understand more.
The carefully choreographed and personalised path through which teachers lead students—while maintaining motivation and capturing imagination—is the common thread experienced in truly outstanding lessons, and something I witness regularly on my walks around International Sharing School – Taguspark.
In my career, I’ve seen curiosity stay with students long after they leave school, leading them to become innovators, leaders, entrepreneurs and so much more. The response we experience when curious encourages deeper thinking and provides an advantage in every path they pursue.
A Curriculum Designed for Inquiry and Exploration
International Sharing School – Taguspark deliberately plans for and develops young people’s curiosity. The school’s curriculum treats students as investigators rather than passive recipients, structuring learning around inquiry, exploration and reflection.
It creates environments where questions matter as much as answers, and where students learn to think independently and creatively. This approach also prepares students for a world increasingly influenced by AI.
Through the IB programmes and innovations such as the Sharing Star Programme and Forest School, students are encouraged to think differently, transfer knowledge across contexts and pursue student-driven investigations.
As they mature, this develops curiosity into a true habit of mind.
Learning Environments That Inspire Creativity
The campus is carefully designed to promote interaction, collaboration and shared learning.
In the Early Years, the International Sharing School – Taguspark play-based learning merges fun and social interaction with exploration, nurturing imagination, problem-solving and the natural desire to ask ‘why’. Experiential, holistic learning embeds curiosity across both academic and social-emotional development.
Transversal skills like curiosity and creativity are reinforced through design thinking—inquiring, ideating, prototyping, testing and refining—applied across subjects and extra-curricular activities. Projects such as building a battery-powered vehicle for the Bufori Race Car Challenge combine new technologies, environmental awareness and engineering, providing real-world contexts that spark curiosity.
Reflection, Ownership, and Lifelong Learning
International Sharing School – Taguspark encourages students to take ownership of their learning, selecting topics, shaping questions and reviewing progress. This fosters ingenuity, engagement and deeper understanding.
Reflective practices such as journalling and discussions help students develop self-curiosity, self-awareness and resilience.
Graduates leave equipped to analyse, adapt and thrive in a changing world, prepared not just academically, but for life.
