Mar 17, 2024
Session 5, Week 4 “I forgot.” “I can’t remember.” “Nothing.” As I look around each day and see all the incredible, challenging, meaningful and fun work the heroes are engaged in, I am amused and stunned (and sometimes even sad) by the responses parents get to the...
Mar 11, 2024
Session 5, Week 3 I don’t like chocolate. Never have. As I got older, I recognized an intolerance to dairy. And nuts, I like them a lot, but they definitely don’t belong in ice cream! No chocolate? No dairy? No nuts? Most people do not want to share ice cream with me!...
Mar 4, 2024
Session 5, Week 2 On the night my daughter came to me 5 years ago and asked me to start an Acton Academy, I asked her what we should call it? Her immediate reply was “CHOICE, because choice has two meanings and it will mean both of those.” Choice as in: “an act of...
Feb 26, 2024
Session 5, Week 1 No matter the philosophy, I think all schools should adopt the 6-week session followed by a one-week break schedule. It’s a long enough session to have time to focus and develop ideas and short enough to sprint/work hard most of the time. The week...
Feb 10, 2024
Session 4, Week 6 Exhibition week: The conclusion of collaborative and individual hard work – beautifully showcased and presented. The last minute touches on models, plays, posters, presentations, pitches, and items to sell. The finishing of papers and badges and...
