As the session drew to a close, the Sparks studio concluded its focus on environmental science by immersing themselves in the gifts from the natural world. Following their harvesting of Mexican plums from the orchard, Sparks pitted the fruit during Spark Play, later donning aprons to head into the kitchen to prepare plum jam and […]
To quote one learner on their Week 5 experience, “It feels like freedom.” After a session of great challenges and great responsibility, Discovery Heroes celebrated their journey with an Exhibition of Learning, a Work Cycle reflection, and a Badge Ceremony. EXHIBITION OF LEARNING: QUEST E-Ship Quest came to a powerful culmination at the Trade Show. […]
Explorers stepped into the last week of Session 2 reflecting on their Hero’s Journey and discussing the obstacles they faced, the accomplishments they felt proud of, and the failures they learned from in this session. QUEST The learners in Explore discussed the Key Success Factors of starting a business such as customers, cost competition, […]
As the Sparks dove deeper into their studies of environmental science, their curiosity led them outside of the studio onto a school bus to attend their first field trip of the year- Crowe’s Nest Farms! The Spark learners gained a deeper understanding of a working farm and animal sanctuary by enjoying a hay ride to […]
This week, E-Ship Quest set sail for Product Island, the Studio celebrated its first badge ceremony, and Heroes learned about sacred traditions in Ancient Egypt! QUEST Discovers dug into the product creation process as their entrepreneurship ideas entered the prototyping phase. In Week 4, learners explored 2D prototypes, like design sketches, and 3D prototypes, like […]
Explorers began the week with revisiting themes of Excellent SMART Goal setting and boldly sharing their SMART Goals with each other. QUEST The learners in Explore acted out a skit about unit economics as part of their E-Ship Building A Business Quest. They discussed the importance of sunk costs, variable costs, and fixed-period costs when […]
Sparks’ exploration of environmental science, moved into everything bats and what the fall seasons bring for the largest urban bat colony in the world that calls their city of Austin home. While exploring, Sparks discovered many aspects of bats including they are also mammals (and the only ones that can fly), that they can range […]
It’s hard to believe that we are over halfway through Session 2! This week, the tribe trekked forth in E-Ship Quest, Outdoor Play, P.D., Civilization, and Work Cycles. QUEST Week 3 of Quest led learners to Economics Island. The Studio took a deep dive into unit economics and the act of counting money. Discovery entrepreneurs […]
Explorers started this cold week off by warming up their minds and bodies through socratic discussions in the studio and playful movement around campus. QUEST This week in the E-Ship Build A Business Quest the learners in Explore conducted market research and used the Studio Bucks they earned from completing previous challenges to purchase materials […]
As the Sparks’ curiosity grew around this session’s focus on environmental science, they shifted their attention to pumpkins! Groups of learners enjoyed working together to empty pumpkins, separating seeds from the flesh, seasoning them with cinnamon and salt, and preparing them for roasting. They engaged in a chicken pumpkin carving experiment, removing part of the […]
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