If you have an idea for a more involved project, you might want to invite other schools to co-sponsor the project with you. This reduces the overall number of projects in a Learning Circle. Or, if you have an idea for a project that has wide appeal in your Learning Circle, the other classes might want to make it the only project in the Learning Circle. Your group may have already decided on a their Learning Circle projects. The Learning Circle project can be introduced to the circle by either the teacher or the students or both.
Teachers can make the decision based on the needs and abilities of their students.
Some teachers like to begin with a rough idea for a project, introduce it into the circle for comments and then have their students propose the final project. Other teachers prefer to have students take this role. There is no right or wrong way to introduce a Learning Circle project. Each teacher and class can decide how this will be accomplished at their site. Once you have a rough idea of the Learning Circle project you want to sponsor, you may want to send a teacher's project planning message .