Habits

Habits

Session 2, Week 2 What came first, the chicken or the egg? An age-old question which can be argued on either side. Similarly, our school’s question of the year can be argued on either side: What has a greater influence on your Hero’s Journey: Your mindset...
“On the road again…”

“On the road again…”

Session 2, Week 1 “Just can’t wait to get on the road again!” That was what it felt like as we all arrived for school Monday morning. Heroes were ready and anxious to see one another and get going on their new session! Along with week highlights,...
Reflection: landing the learning arc

Reflection: landing the learning arc

Session 1, Week 6 “Reflective thinking turns experience into insight.” – John C Maxwell Acton Academies organize their days, weeks, sessions and years into learning arcs. We begin each learning arc with a “launch.” A launch is a challenge...
Builders

Builders

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...
Life lessons learned from a lip dub

Life lessons learned from a lip dub

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,...