What’s your role as a Guide?
Create the place to learn anything, by creating projects together.
Transform Education in Your Community
Deadline: 22nd of January 2025
Run weekly sessions
Start by organizing and running weekly Curiosity Club sessions in your community. Find a suitable time and place, promote the club, and invite people to join as learners.
Guide others through learning
You are not a teacher, you are a Guide. Encourage learners to explore and discover information on their own. If asked a question, it’s okay to suggest asking a peer.
Stay curious
Show genuine interest in learners' projects. Participate in activities, share your own curiosities, and inspire others by being an enthusiastic learner yourself.
Contribute to the community
Engage with the larger Curiosity Club community. Share ideas, resources, and experiences with other Guides and clubs, and support fellow learners.
Fail forwards
Mistakes are learning opportunities. When things don’t go as planned, analyze what went wrong, brainstorm new strategies, and try again. Embracing failure leads to growth and improvement.
Why open a Curiosity Club?
An opportunity for personal growth and community impact.
Transform education in your community
Give people the space to learn the things they are genuinely interested in.
Annual club budget (in reimbursements)
Get financial support to cover initial expenses and resources for your club’s activities and projects.
Curiosity Club App access
Utilize our app for managing your club efficiently, accessing resources, and collaborating with other clubs.
Grow your leadership
Benefit from weekly sessions every Saturday at 14:00 UTC, personalized one-on-one coaching, and the full-day Guide Training Experience to help you succeed.
Join a global community
Connect with passionate individuals worldwide committed to fostering curiosity and lifelong learning.
Frequently Asked Questions
Question not answered? Email curious@curiositylearning.org
Methodology
What is a Curiosity Club?
A group of people that meet once a week with the goal of learning and creating together. More information on how the idea came to be can be found on Ron's TEDx Talk.
Who can apply to start a Curiosity Club?
Anyone from ages 13-30 can apply to start a club. The idea is that you start a club for your peers and younger. So if you are 17, you start a club for those around 11-17. If you are 24, you start a club for those around 18-24, etc. You are not the teacher, but the creator and guide of the space. We will provide support, resources, training, to make sure anyone with the motivation can successfully run a club.
Who will join my Club?
People in your area will join your club. You can find them by handing out posters, doing presentations, partnering with existing communities, and more. It is different for every club. We will support you through the process of starting and growing your Curiosity Club.
What does it mean to be a Guide?
As a Guide you start and run a Curiosity Club. You guide the learning process of the club, plan the activities of the sessions, and develop meaningful relationships with the Learners. You create a space that nurtures curiosity.
Do I start a Curiosity Club alone?
It is encouraged to start and run a Curiosity Club with 2 or 3 friends. Please ensure you all apply to start the club and indicate who you are applying with in your application.
Administrative
What is the time commitment?
Guides spend 3 hours a week on the club.
1 hour - Weekly Guide's call (Saturdays at 14:15 UTC)
1 hour - Preparation for Curiosity Club Session
1 hour - Curiosity Club Session
The expected commitment is one year.
That said, we understand things happen and if you feel the need to step down early, please let us know 3 weeks in advance and support in finding someone else to keep the Curiosity Club alive.
Do I need to speak English perfectly in order to start a Curiosity Club?
The Guide's sessions, conversations and resources will be in English, so it is important that you are able to communicate in it. However, you do not need to speak or write it perfectly, simply well enough.
That said, your Curiosity Club sessions can be in any language you please! We won't interfere.
What is the application process?
Applications open: 20th December 2024 - 22nd January 2025
Interviews: 22nd - 29th January
Decision: 29th January
Guide Training Experience (online event): 8th Febuary, all day. Keep free.
Is travel required to start a club?
Support to start a club is mainly online, so no travel is required. However, there is one in-person event.
The Annual Curiosity Camp is an annual summer camp in the Netherlands embodying the Curiosity Club methodology for the span of 7 days. It is the place Curiosity Clubs from all over the world meet, learn, and create together. Learners are required to pay, but Guides do not. We can support with accommodation but not travel costs.
What if I want to stop running my Curiosity Club?
The goal is to start the club so that others can take it over and continue running it. Either by finding a new Guide, or letting a Learner step up and become a Guide. Ensure that there is at least a month of transition period between old and new Guides.
Any new Guides will be interviewed and chosen by you, we trust you to understand what is needed and find the right match. We can support you with the process.
What can I do the club budget?
With the annual budget, you can reimburse your costs for starting and running your Curiosity Club. Anything from printing flyers, project expenses, materials, etc. Only costs directly contributing the Club will be reimbursed, if uncertain, please contact us before making the purchase.
We ask for a picture a receipt before reimbursing the funds.
Stories from Guides
Guide in Amsterdam, Netherlands
"I’ve started Curiosity Club to create a more comfortable learning environment where learners can be themselves and enjoy learning. I felt like I couldn’t be open about the things I wanted to learn and had to stick to a strict curriculum."
Guide In Naxxar, Malta
"It's a great opportunity for people to learn more about what they are actually curious about. I want to see how learning can be more interactive and be based on the people's own questions."
