Discovery Year 6. Session 4. Week 2.

This week, Discoverers found flow and focus in Work Cycle, Art, and Quest. Here’s a glimpse into the Studio’s Week 2 experience. 

WORK CYCLE

In Work Cycle, Heroes participated in a Socratic Discussion on the badge submission process in Discovery. Learners identified the most important parts of this process as completing challenges with excellence, documenting their work, and receiving feedback from Fellow Travelers. In Math Power Hour, learners challenged themselves to set a tougher goal than last week, and in the Montessori Work Cycle, many learners found flow in the challenge of selecting a new work. 

ART 

In Session 4, Explorers and Discoverers collaborate in both Art and P.D. In Art, learners are becoming songwriters! Last week, Heroes from both studios started creating lyrics for the song. This week, learners created egg shakers and began using digital tools to create backing instrumentals for their song. At the end of the week, Discovery and Explore musicians joined together to share their songs so far. 

QUEST 

This week, learners were introduced to a new tool in Chess Quest: chess clocks! Their first challenge was to play one 30-minute timed game of chess and compare the experience to an untimed game. Learners shared that their timed games felt more exciting and nerve-wracking. In Socratic Discussion, Heroes shared their thoughts on sacrifice in chess, fast thinking vs. slow thinking and the importance of rules in a game. 

Happy MLK Day, enjoy the weekend!