My name is Selim Tlili. I am the creator of Sketching for Science.

Sketching for science seeks to completely transform how science is taught to elementary through secondary school from a subject that is focused on memorizing facts to a creative discipline that sparks our inherent sense of curiosity and reignites a sense of joy that we feel when we are directly observing and exploring the secrets of life and the universe.  

Combining the best of what classical education has to offer with our current understanding of neuroscience, sketching for science seeks to help students:

• Appreciate nature and observable phenomena

• Develop focus 

• Demonstrate students development and improvement in scientific exploration and understanding

• Re-learn to approach science with a sense of joy and anticipation 

We seek to change how all disciplines are taught so that the onus of the learning is on the student.  The joy of creating something that is self directed will improve students memory, interest and ability to succeed on exams as the knowledge is stored in a new way. 

Traditionally we store our information in our short term memory.  Through sketching and journaling students transfer the short term information more easily into long term memory.  This enables them to retain the information longer and make more meaningful connections between ideas that they cover throughout their school career.  

We want nothing less than to transform students' education experience from a passive and short term regurgitation to a long term self directed and joyous process.