Session 2, Week 3 Acton Academies all over the world claim that Learning to Learn, Learning to Do, and Learning to Be are more important than Learning to Know. At CHOICE we propose that Learning to Be is the most important of all. Learning to Be is learning who we...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
