Joy… in unexpected places!

Joy… in unexpected places!

Week 15: 12/15-12/18 With Christmas right around the corner, it was not unexpected that it was a joyous week at CHOICE.  However, what brought the joy surprised us at times… From the Spark studio From Miss Anna: We had an amazing last week of the session! My big...
Just along for the ride!

Just along for the ride!

Week 14: 12/8-12/14 From the Spark Studio From Miss Anna: We had a week of big accomplishments! There are a few materials in the studio that require you to master a significant amount of other activities before you can begin working with them. One is our rainbow...
In the Flow

In the Flow

Week 13:  12/1-12/7 From and Spark Studio Miss Anna: We had a great first week back with the introduction of our Zoology quest! We kicked off the week by learning about an important skill scientists need in order to be successful – being great observers of...
In the Flow

Goals, Goals, Goals!

Week 12: 11/17-11/19 From the Spark Studio From Miss Anna: We had a whirlwind final week of our session! One of my hopes with our mastery system was that we’d be able to use it as a framework to start learning about the process of setting and achieving goals. This...
In the Flow

Meaningful Conversations

Week 11: 11/10-11/16 From the Spark Studio From Miss Anna: This week we had some of the most productive work cycles thus far this school year! Although they were still full of energy and excitement, those big emotions were channeled into productive, challenging work....
Real Challenges

Real Challenges

Week 10: 11/3-11/9 From the Spark Studio From Miss Anna: Our highlight this week was holding our first ever Spark Election! Our poll workers were prepped, eager, and performed their duties honorably. We had two ballot counters, a poll watcher, a sticker hander-outer,...