Every May, thousands of learners, families, educators, and community partners come together to celebrate Remake Learning Days, a multi-day festival of hands-on, learner-centered experiences that spark curiosity and creativity across South Central Pennsylvania. From May 1–23, 2026, communities in Lancaster, Lebanon, Adams, Franklin, and York counties will host events where youth can explore, tinker, build, and collaborate — reinforcing that learning can happen anytime, anywhere.
For educators, Remake Learning Month is also a moment to highlight the power of project-based learning (PBL), an instructional approach where students actively explore real-world problems and challenges, developing deeper understanding and transferable skills along the way.
Why Project-Based Learning Matters
Project-based learning moves beyond textbooks and tests. Instead of passively receiving information, students investigate meaningful questions, design solutions, and share authentic outcomes — building engagement, critical thinking, and collaboration skills in the process.
Research shows that PBL:
- Encourages deep understanding through active exploration, not rote memorization.
- Boosts student motivation and ownership of learning.
- Supports development of 21st-century skills such as problem-solving, teamwork, and communication.
These benefits make PBL a powerful way to connect school learning to real-world problems students care about — whether they’re designing community gardens, engineering solutions to local challenges, or creating digital media projects that reflect their identities and interests.
Educators as Innovators
In classrooms and community spaces across Lancaster County, educators are embracing PBL as a way to innovate practice and deepen student engagement. With support from LCSA’s network, educators can:
- Access PBL resources and professional learning opportunities
- Connect with local partners from businesses to nonprofits to bring authentic challenges into student projects
- Share best practices with peers across schools and districts
Supporting educators in this work is a core part of building a vibrant, equitable STEM ecosystem where all learners can see themselves as creators, problem-solvers, and future innovators.
Remake Learning Month: Explore & Participate
Remake Learning Days brings hands-on learning experiences to libraries, schools, museums, community centers, and more all designed to be engaging, inclusive, and rooted in play, curiosity, and exploration.
These events show that innovation in teaching and learning doesn’t just belong in specialized spaces; it can happen in classrooms, parks, makerspaces, and community gatherings wherever learners can ask questions, take risks, and create meaningful work.
Find Remake Learning Events Near You
Looking for ways to celebrate Remake Learning Month this May? Whether students are exploring robotics, designing solutions to community problems, or creating cross-disciplinary projects, Remake Learning Month celebrates the idea that learning is an active, creative, and collaborative process, one that educators help bring to life every day.
Here are the kinds of hands-on, project-based activities happening in South Central Pennsylvania.
Looking Toward Next Year and Beyond
As this school year winds down and educators begin planning for next year, Remake Learning Month offers an inspiring reminder: innovation doesn’t wait for the perfect setting or the next school year. It happens when educators and learners come together to ask meaningful questions and explore solutions through authentic, project-based experience.
Because when students do — not just hear — they learn with purpose, confidence, and a sense of agency that can shape their lives beyond the classroom.
