Session 5, Week 1 We are well over half way through our school year and yet as the heroes fill the building for another session it feels fresh, new and full of energy! What contributes to the feeling? Some of it may be that we’ve all enjoyed a week of rest and...
Session 4, Week 6 Two weeks ago my family stopped by a historic fort built in 1867. As we walked through the daily life of the adults and children in that time period, we were all struck (again) by how hard people had to work just to survive. Driving home we reflected...
Session 4, Week 5 Leadership training is a multibillion-dollar industry. Books, seminars, retreats and coaching, provide all of us adults opportunities to learn about and practice leading. At CHOICE our heroes are getting these opportunities every day starting at age...
Session 4, Week 4 The first time through the Tuesday morning team building challenge, the Middle Schoolers pushed, pulled, yelled and even hit one another as they made their way blindfolded outside. After a meaningful discussion, they made a plan and tried again....
Session 4, Week 3 A parent recently shared this story: “I was looking through an old thick binder that contained all of the work I did in the 6th grade. My mother who had saved it and had given it back to me was proud of it. And rightly so. It was a lot of work...
Session 4, Week 2 At CHOICE, we mix things up! Not only are we mixing up ingredients for experiments this session, but we also mix up ages of heroes working together and the way heroes work together. Just like scientific experiments, sometimes the mixing works as we...
