A Quest for Passion

A Quest for Passion

Session 7, Week 1 While our whole school is built around passion driven learning, all three studios enjoyed Passion Projects as their Session 7 quests. What were the Spark Studio heroes passionate about this week? Here are just a few answers: Triangles! After creating...
Denouement

Denouement

Session 6, Week 5 Denouement = the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together, and matters are explained or resolved… a perfect way to describe the last week of Session 6. In the Spark Studio we closed this...
Practice isn’t supposed to make perfect

Practice isn’t supposed to make perfect

Session 6, Week 4 We’ve all heard the idiom ‘practice makes perfect’. But what if practice doesn’t need to, or even isn’t supposed to make perfect? What if perfection is not our goal, but the goal is actually the process of practicing?...
The unique stresses of letting children eat on their own

The unique stresses of letting children eat on their own

Session 6, Week 3 One day afterschool some Fire Studio heroes were trying to understand the difference between a guide and a teacher. Some didn’t even know what a lecture was. A teacher lecturing is like a parent spoon feeding a child. The parent decides what makes it...
To be heard

To be heard

Session 6, Week 2 Research suggests that a common human need is not to be agreed with, but simply to be heard. At CHOICE we focus daily on finding and sharing our voice. Heroes have diverse opportunities every day to be heard. And yet, sometimes they still don’t...
All things Spring!

All things Spring!

Session 6, Week 1 Welcome Session 6 and Spring! The arrival of both together brings new questions, explorations, quests, challenges, outdoor fun, energy and excitement! (jump to Fire Studio) (jump to MS Studio) In the Spark Studio this session we will be exploring...