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Establishing S.M.A.R.T. goals and studio culture!

By Hero's Journey Academy

Session 1, Week 2, 2022

This week at Active Leadership Academy the eagles soared beyond our expectations deciding how they will run the studio this year. They held town meetings and started their studio covenant. This year the eagles did not waste anytime voting on committee members and starting systems of accountability.

There were a lot of changes to the schedule and we physically moved into new classrooms this week. This was a bit stressful for some Eagles - structure and routine are important. Change can be hard! Now that we have switched rooms and have things dialed in, it should be smooth sailing for the rest of the session!

Eagles sit in a circle on the studio rug with a guide, discussing goals beside whiteboards and bookshelves

(Team Meeting to discuss edits to studio promises)

Children warming up for PE on gym mats, stretching and crawling in a large studio space
First warm-up for physical education this school year.
Children and a guide gathered on a martial arts mat during a team meeting at Active Martial Arts
A guide watches learners play with balls and cones in a studio classroom
Two young eagles read a picture book together at a small table in the classroom
Older eagle reading to Little Eagle
Two children read books on blue bean bags during D.E.A.R. time in the studio
D.E.A.R.

Writer’s Workshop

Heroes who are going to change the world need to be able to communicate in multiple genres. This week we launched writer’s workshop where the eagles learn different writing processes.

Children sit on the floor in a library studio, writing and drawing on notebooks during writer's workshop
Creating drawings and evoking vivid imagery using metaphors
Three learners hold up papers in front of studio culture posters during a Poetry Challenge
Poetry Challenge

Town Meeting

Children sit in a circle with a guide during a town meeting on the studio rug

Studio Maintenance

Teams work in one area of the studio for one week. The following week they rotate to a new area.

One Eagle is selected at random each day to judge which team has done the best job. At the end of the week, the team with the most votes from a judge gets to choose the area they will clean the next week.

Guide and learners gather in a studio kitchenette for a Town Meeting about studio maintenance teams

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