Discovery Year 6. Session 4. Week 1.

Learners returned to campus after winter break with energy and intention. Here’s how the Studio kicked off Work Cycle, Quest, and Writers’ Workshop in Session 4. 

WORK CYCLE

Learners displayed excitement and, naturally, some uncertainty for Math Power Hour and the Montessori Work Cycle on Monday. To set long-term goals for the Session in these two areas, learners first audited their Montessori progress and set benchmarks in their math programs. As a community, Heroes reflected on the experience of publicly tracking Montessori work and challenging themselves in math. 

   

QUEST 

What if you learned there was a way to increase your focus, strengthen your mathematical abilities, improve your memory, and elevate your time management skills? What if you learned that way by playing a game? Could you guess the game? If you said chess, you’re right! Ascent Heroes have set out to travel the checkered road in Session 4’s Chess Quest. In Week 1, learners memorized the names and abilities of each chess piece, practiced notating games, and played games! 

 

WRITERS’ WORKSHOP 

The Studio continued the chess story on Tuesday when launching Writers’ Workshop. This Session, Discovery authors will explore creative writing. To start, Heroes learned about the structural elements of a story and plot diagrams. During Socratic Discussion, the Studio collaborated to complete a plot diagram based on the prompt of bringing an inanimate object in the studio to life. After practicing together, Discoverers focused on drafting their first fiction piece: The Story of the Pawn. 

And the Session is only getting started!