Session 1, Week 5 One of my father’s favorite poems is “A Builder or a Wrecker” by Charles Franklin Benvegar. The poem asks the question, “Am I builder who works with care, measuring life by the rule and square? Or am I wrecker who walks the...
Session 1, Week 4 What is Lip Dub? You may have heard about it. The Lip Dub is an annual worldwide Acton tradition. Heroes spend time choosing a song, choreographing a dance, learning the lyrics to lip sync, filming the production and if you are in the Middle School,...
Session 1, Week 3 “The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.” – John Steinbeck It often seems that the older we get the more we lose our ability to explore. One of our overarching goals as a school this...
Session 1, Week 2 Critical components of a learner driven environment are the contracts and promises the heroes make to one another. Because there is not a teacher defining the boundaries and rules, the heroes must do it themselves. Creating contracts and promises is...
