Week 4: 9/15-9/21 As adults at CHOICE we struggle daily on our own Hero’s Journey. Not stepping in and fixing or solving or planning for our young heroes is a daily challenge for us. This week both studios saw the benefit of letting the heroes lead the way! From...
Week Three: 9/8-9/14 Despite winds howling, trees falling and power outages elsewhere, we were safe and cozy together at school this week. I was grateful we were able to maintain normalcy and have some fun while the winds blew! Most of all, I was grateful all of our...
Week Two: 9/1-9/7 As we came back together for Week 2, both studios met together for the first time and talked about apples! Apples??? We are all like apples; we all look very different from the outside, but we are all stars and have seeds of potential on the inside....
Week One: 8/25-8/27 Tuesday morning I watched 27 quiet and brave young heroes walk through the studio doors; individuals full of hope, anticipation, fear, nerves, and more than a little anxiety. Thursday afternoon I watched 27 loud and brave young heroes leave the...
In Utah, Pioneer Day is a big deal. It commemorates the day in 1847 when Brigham Young, the prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, arrived in the US territory that is now Utah and declared, “This is the right place.” This came after traveling a...
Freedom. The word holds so much meaning and symbolism. The common dictionary defines it as “the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.” A fair definition. But, if we were to pick the word apart and take it back to the...