Session 4, Week 2 Do you truly believe that each child is on their own journey? Do you still believe that Learning to Be is more important than Learning to Know? If ever I start to waiver on these ideals, I merely need to hold a Journey Meeting with one of our...
Session 4 Week 1 Welcome to Session 4! I love the first week of a new session. New quests and a new session question bring new energy and excitement. I am excited to introduce to you what each studio is exploring this session… In the Spark Studio we are diving...
Session 3, Week 3 There is a familiar conversation that goes something like this… “How was school today?” “Good!” “What did you do?” “I don’t remember” Every time I hear that conversation between parents and...
Session 3, Week 2 You are 4 feet 2 inches tall. You weigh 73 pounds. I finished blue drawers! I made it to Island 8 in Nessy! I got 93% on my Khan Course Challenge! I did 5 pull ups! I scored in the 90th percentile. I finished my 4th book! These are all measurable...
Session 3, Week 1 Frodo is the main character In the epic tale of Lord of the Rings, However, many LOTR fans will tell you that Sam is actually their favorite. Sam is Frodo’s main ally and helper throughout Frodo’s Hero’s Journey. We are typically...
Session 2, Week 6 I always thought I was quoting my mother when I said “Gratitude is not only the greatest of the virtues, but the parent of all of the others.” As is turns out I was quoting the Roman philosopher, Cicero! Regardless of whom I was quoting,...
Session 2, Week 5 As our family and friends were standing, jumping, and collapsing around the T.V. screen screaming at the top of our lungs last weekend, it would have appeared to an onlooker that there was much more going on than a college football game! This is a...
Session 2, Week 4 As the weather turned this week, it quickly became apparent which heaters were working and which heaters were not working around the school. For a few days it was pretty darn cold in some parts of the studios! It was awesome to watch the heroes...
Session 2, Week 3 Halloween week is fun! Bits and pieces of costumes creep in all week until the day finally arrives and heroes are dressed in full disguise. As I watched the Halloween happenings it occurred to me that the heroes in costume were not the only things in...
Session 2, Week 2 Thomas Edison said “If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.” We see both sides of this in our heroes every day. Sometimes heroes choose not to do everything they are capable of, and they can take...
