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Kids pursue passions during genius hour at Centennial Arts Academy
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Fifth-graders Haylee Truong, left, and McKenna Filson discuss a project.
For an hour a day at Centennial Arts Academy, a group of fifth-graders get to take a break from the usual structure to learn about anything they want to. The students are part of teacher Dallas Thompson’s genius hour, where kids get to pursue a “passion project” that really interests them — no tests or curriculum, just the joy of learning. William Scott, 10, used genius hour to build a model roller coaster, learning about engineering and math in the process.