Heroes Chronicle Archive

12/13-12-16 The holiday season is often a time of giving gifts. As we end our session (and the year) perhaps heroes will wrap up more gifts than they even realize. In the Spark Studio... We had so much fun this session learning about traditions around the world. Every...

12/6-12/12 With only two weeks left of the session and intriguing cultures and religions to learn about, heroes in both studios are focused. They are fascinated by what they are learning and quick to share their latest discoveries. In the Spark Studio... we continue...

11/29-12/5 "It's the most wonderful time of the year..." Heroes are familiar with and love the holidays and traditions that they celebrate during this time of the year. But what does the rest of the world do during this time of year? And what does the rest of the...

In the Spark Studio... the first part of Exhibition week isn't too much different from any other week. Heroes continue to enjoy outside time. Heroes continue to work hard on their works. We saw so many heroes giving presentations to one another this week. And heard...

11/8-11/14 Many founders of Acton Academies talk about running their school from afar. I have never wanted (or needed) to do so. I enjoy each day at CHOICE and love being in the thick of it. However, due to COVID quarantine our whole family has been at home this week....

10/1-10/7 As we walked into the jelly fish room a Fire Studio hero exclaimed "That's my animal! That's what I'm studying!" She then proceeded to share several interesting facts with us about jelly fish. The opportunity to see, touch and feed real life animals,...

10/25-10/31 What does learning look like? There is no simple answer to that question. Learning takes such a variety of forms. It looks different from studio to studio, from hero to hero, from day to day, and even from moment to moment. What did it look like this week...

10/18-10/24 Just as going deeper into the ocean provides a fantastic adventure for deep sea divers, CHOICE heroes enjoyed another marvelous week of adventures going deeper into social, emotional and intellectual learning. In the Spark Studio...this week we enjoyed...

10/11-10/17 The start of a new session means the start of a new quest. As we swam into our new "Marine Science quest," Tuesday morning, it was apparent we were all going to have blast exploring the underwater world as well as our session question "How does an...

9/27-9/30 At CHOICE we look at the year, sessions, weeks and even activities in learning arcs. We begin the year/session/week/activity with a launch, then enjoy the learning and experiences, and then end each year/session/week/activity with a landing. A landing is a...

6/20-6/26 My aunt, an expert in the field of children's music, always says that "a child's brain needs repetition but craves spontaneity." As we finish our fifth week at school we are starting to enjoy the daily routine and repetition that these young brains need. And...

9/13-9/19 We are four weeks into the school year now. Can you believe it?! In a learner driven environment every day is filled with spontaneity and surprises. And yet, there are some routines and consistency that help the heroes form good habits. In the Spark...

9/6-9/12 I talked to a few parents this week who commented that the only thing they know about school is that their child is playing and having fun! I love that school is fun! But sometimes I wish parents could see the richness of activities that their heroes are...

8/31-9/6 Allies and helpers are an essential part of every Hero's Journey. Sometimes an ally or helper may be your entire studio. Sometimes an ally or helper may be a designated "running partner" - someone to work with and hold you accountable. Whatever name(s) the...

And the journey has begun! What a fantastic beginning to our journey together! Witnessing each hero’s emerging personality, and watching the kindness and mentoring among the heroes were unanimously the guides’ highlights this week. The Spark Studio... had a blast...