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...
After accepting the call to adventure, the hero crosses the threshold and enters the unknown. Whether this week was your first day as a CHOICE hero, your first day as a CHOICE parent, your first day as a CHOICE guide, your first day in a new studio, or simply the...
