The most wonderful time of the year…

Dec 6, 2021

11/29-12/5 “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” Heroes are familiar with and love the holidays and traditions that they celebrate during this time of the year. But what does the rest of the world do during this time of year? And what does the rest of the world...

What does exhibition week really look like?

Nov 22, 2021

In the Spark Studio… the first part of Exhibition week isn’t too much different from any other week. Heroes continue to enjoy outside time. Heroes continue to work hard on their works. We saw so many heroes giving presentations to one another this week. And heard such...

Watching from a distance

Nov 13, 2021

11/8-11/14 Many founders of Acton Academies talk about running their school from afar. I have never wanted (or needed) to do so. I enjoy each day at CHOICE and love being in the thick of it. However, due to COVID quarantine our whole family has been at home this week....

Real relationships

Nov 6, 2021

10/1-10/7 As we walked into the jelly fish room a Fire Studio hero exclaimed “That’s my animal! That’s what I’m studying!” She then proceeded to share several interesting facts with us about jelly fish. The opportunity to see, touch and feed real life animals,...

What does learning look like?

Oct 30, 2021

10/25-10/31 What does learning look like? There is no simple answer to that question. Learning takes such a variety of forms. It looks different from studio to studio, from hero to hero, from day to day, and even from moment to moment. What did it look like this week...

Going deeper

Oct 23, 2021

10/18-10/24 Just as going deeper into the ocean provides a fantastic adventure for deep sea divers, CHOICE heroes enjoyed another marvelous week of adventures going deeper into social, emotional and intellectual learning. In the Spark Studio…this week we enjoyed...

Under the Sea…

Oct 18, 2021

10/11-10/17 The start of a new session means the start of a new quest. As we swam into our new “Marine Science quest,” Tuesday morning, it was apparent we were all going to have blast exploring the underwater world as well as our session question “How does an...

Landing

Oct 1, 2021

9/27-9/30 At CHOICE we look at the year, sessions, weeks and even activities in learning arcs. We begin the year/session/week/activity with a launch, then enjoy the learning and experiences, and then end each year/session/week/activity with a landing. A landing is a...

Spontaneous yet Routine

Sep 27, 2021

6/20-6/26 My aunt, an expert in the field of children’s music, always says that “a child’s brain needs repetition but craves spontaneity.” As we finish our fifth week at school we are starting to enjoy the daily routine and repetition that these young brains need. And...

Habits

Sep 19, 2021

9/13-9/19 We are four weeks into the school year now. Can you believe it?! In a learner driven environment every day is filled with spontaneity and surprises. And yet, there are some routines and consistency that help the heroes form good habits. In the Spark Studio…...