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Explore Year 6. Session 1. Week 5.

The Explorers celebrated their many achievements from Session 1 this week. They shared their work with their community at their Exhibition of Learning, worked together to earn freedoms, and expressed feeling successful in their team building challenges.   TEAM BUILDING CHALLENGES The learners in Explore worked together to write a word using the “Robot Writing […]

Explore Year 6. Session 1. Week 4.

The Explorers set long term goals and reflected on their progress in Session 1. They practiced holding each other accountable and helping each other when they felt resistance or experienced distraction.   WORK CYCLE The learners in Explore were in deep flow during their Work Cycles this week. They set SMART Goals together challenged each […]

Discovery Year 6. Session 1. Week 4.

In Week 4, Discoverers developed rhythms in Work Cycle, created self-portraits in Art, and reflected on trust and safety during Socratic Discussions.  WORK CYCLE  Discovery Heroes strove for clarity and rigor in their daily SMART goal-setting practice this week. The Studio is starting to see the effects of their strong habits in Work Cycle. One […]

Explore Year 6. Session 1. Week 3.

The Explore learners kicked off week 3 of Session 1 with high energy. They worked together in team-building challenges, reflected on the culture they are creating, and held spirited debates while defining their Studio Contract.   WRITERS’ WORKSHOP The Explorers dove into poetry writing in Writers’ Workshop this week. They wrote Acrostic poems and Haikus, […]

Discovery Year 6. Session 1. Week 3.

Just like that, we are halfway through Session 1! In Week 3, Discoverers focused on Writers’ Workshop, Town Hall, and a campus-wide challenge.  WRITERS’ WORKSHOP Discovery Heroes launched Writers’ Workshop for the Session with one simple question: What is a poem? Working alongside their Squad members, learners explored poetry collections from the studio’s library to […]

Discovery Year 6. Session 1. Week 2.

Discovery learners entered Week 2 with energy and determination. The Studio launched Art, elected Squad leaders, and completed the tech challenge. As the world of online learning opened up in the studio, Heroes navigated the tech challenge, becoming equipped to accept the responsibilities that come alongside the great freedoms of internet use. Experienced Discoverers provided […]

Explore Year 6. Session 1. Week 2.

 The Explorers dove into the second week of Session 1 with a shared excitement to get back to work!   WORK CYCLE The learners in Explore completed a Tech Challenge this week. They discussed how to be safe while accessing the Internet, best practices in caring for their tech, and how they plan to hold […]

Spark Year 6. Session 1. Week 1.

Welcome Sparks! This week, the Sparks launched their new year with curiosity and excitement as they explored their various environments, making observations inside the studio and outside in Spark Play. Returning learners delighted in reuniting with one another and welcoming their new fellow travelers to Ascent. The learners expressed their existing and newly found connections […]

Explore Year 6. Session 1. Week 1.

WELCOME TO YEAR 6, EXPLORERS! The learners in Explore spent their first week of school getting to know fellow travelers and their spaces. BUILD THE TRIBE Laughter could be heard coming from the Explore Studio as the Explore learners played team-building games this week. They worked together to choreograph, practice, and film a Lip Dub […]

Discovery Year 6. Session 1. Week 1.

Discovery Heroes leaped into Week 1 with courage and curiosity. Here’s how the tribe set sail for their new adventure. BUILD THE TRIBE  Discoverers launched the year with a simple yet powerful call to action: get to know your Fellow Travelers and begin to explore the studio. Learners heeded the call with excitement! It wasn’t […]