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This Week in the Explore Studio The Explore learners journeyed to Hiring and Competition + Substitute Islands in E-Ship Quest, began drafting their persuasive essays in Writers’ Workshop, and celebrated the fall season in Art. QUEST This week, Explorers dove into an experiment on production efficiency, comparing assembly line and individual production methods. As […]
TOWN HALL The Explorers held their weekly Town Hall on Wednesday. They made announcements and shared what they perceived to be problems in the studio, then collectively agreed upon solutions to those problems. SUPPORTING SPARK On Thursday, the Explore learners joined the Spark learners to plant herbs and flowers in the Spark Courtyard. The Explorers […]
SESSION 2 BIG GOALS The Explore learners made maps for their Session-long goals. They denoted each week in Session 2 on their maps and wrote the smaller goals they want to achieve to help them reach their Session 2 Big Goals. ART The Explore learners discussed the meanings of colors and shared the emotions […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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