Education
The ConocoPhillips Hub for Inspired Learning
Welcome to the ConocoPhillips Hub for Inspired Learning, a Campus Calgary School Site, where Arts Commons becomes the springboard into curiosity and imagination!
Ready for an adventure? This award-winning program invites both students and teachers to dive into a five-day creative journey, exploring your year-long big question or inquiry in a whole new way. Imagine working side-by-side with visual, performing, and technical experts, all while making exciting connections to your curriculum, your community, and—most importantly—yourself. It’s a hands-on, minds-on experience that invites curiosity, problem-solving, and big ideas. Plus, it’s a whole lot of fun!
This isn’t just about learning—it’s about discovering the joy of creating, collaborating, and growing together. As students explore, they’ll develop critical thinking skills, mindfulness, and an appreciation for diversity. Teachers? You’ll be there to guide and inspire, helping your students unlock their full potential. Everyone, from the class to the experts, is in it together, exploring ideas that matter.
So, what big question will you explore? Here are some possibilities:
• How can our past help shape our future?• What does it mean to be a change-maker?
• How can creativity and innovation improve the way we live?
• How are we all connected?
• How does our city respond to change?
• What happens when we take responsibility for our actions?
• How can we create a sense of belonging and community?
• How do we take risks and build resilience?
• What stories are waiting to be told? Who do we need to listen to?
• What is empathy, really?
• How do the arts show us what’s important in society?
• How can we work together to solve problems?
The Application deadline for 2024-2025 school year has passed. We encourage teachers to apply for the 2025-26 starting in May 2025. To find more information about applying for our next year of programs, please email education@artscommons.ca or call 403-294-7414.
Find more information about applying to the ConocoPhillips Hub for Inspired Learning through the Campus Calgary / Open Minds portal.
Questions? Contact our Education Team at 403-294-7414 or education@artscommons.ca.
“This is what makes my teaching relevant. I wished we could spend even more time in this space. It is also inspiring spending time with educators who understand the arts. It is reinvigorating and enriches my own experience as a teacher. Thank you for such an incredible week.”
“I just think that I would give this place 80 million stars out of ten!”
“The Calgary Board of Education is pleased to partner with Campus Calgary Open Minds and Arts Commons to provide our students with unique, experiential learning opportunities outside of the classroom that uncover curriculum through the lens of the arts.”
– Trina Hurdman, Chair of the CBE Board of Trustees
“It has really shown me how differing ways of teaching and experiential education can impact the students. It has shown me what the value of taking time to unpack things and find story and meaning in the experience can have on students.”
- Teacher
"At ConocoPhillips Canada, we think the best way to prepare a community for the future is to equip the next generation with the education and skills necessary to help them achieve their full potential. In that vein, we are proud to support Arts Commons, including as the Named Sponsor of the ConocoPhillips Hub for Inspired Learning, as the organization provides students with innovative applied learning and integrated educational programming. Nurturing the critical thinking and problem-solving skills in today’s youth is a tremendous investment in tomorrow."
- Bij Agarwal, President, ConocoPhillips Canada, and member of the Arts Commons Board of Directors
“Thank you so much for helping provide my students with experiences they would not have without you and your support. My class was inspired and shown many wonderful things they are capable of doing. They met artists who they could relate too! Thanks so much!!!”
- Teacher
“The Calgary Catholic School District is excited to continue our collaborative relationship with Arts Commons and Campus Calgary Open Minds. With the generous support of ConocoPhillips Canada, our current and future students will have opportunities to discover arts learning in an innovative and vibrant community setting.”
– Cheryl Low, Former Chair of the CCSD Board of Trustees
“My students think more deeply about things and have built a strong social community through their time at Arts Commons.”
- Teacher
“This experience was unlike anything we could provide our students in the classroom. The artists brought out new creativity and confidence in the students that I, as their teacher, had never seen before. It was really a once in a lifetime experience. Thank you!!”
- Teacher
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