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Goodbye Session 3, Hello Session 4!

By Hero's Journey Academy

Year 4, Session 3, Week 3

This session was over in the blink of an eye! Session 3 was a short one, but it is onto Session 4 where the quest will be focused on chess! The Elementary Studio had a fabulous exhibition and we can’t wait to see what the next session brings!

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Two boys play chess at a table in the elementary studio

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Two children stand by a fenced tarp-covered enclosure, looking inside and holding a green measuring tape

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Elementary Studio

It was exhibition week for the ES heroes and they put in a lot of preparation to ensure it was great! For writers’ workshop they revised their pitches and practiced delivering them. Each learner wrote a pitch trying to persuade the studio to get a pet rabbit. They researched the costs and needs of rabbits in order to make their pitch more convincing. 

The ES heroes were able to demonstrate what they learned on the Cartography Quest at exhibition. They shared their World Fact books which compiled researched information on 7 different countries of their choice. Each learner also drew a map of a different continent and presented that, with facts about that continent, to parents and guests. 

Thank you to everyone who attended! The ES heroes received great feedback and are excited to make next session’s exhibition even better!!

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Tables set up for an exhibition with worksheets, folders, and blue chairs in a classroom
Exhibition table with certificates, worksheets, and yellow folders laid out in plastic bins
Certificates, papers, and folders laid out on a table for an exhibition
Certificates and award cards for Harper B laid out on a table at the exhibition
Empty classroom set for an exhibition, with blue folding chairs, tables, laptops and wall displays
Exhibition table with World Fact books, continent maps, a laptop, and a singing bowl
Colorful World Fact book pages with a hand-drawn continent map spread on a table at exhibition
A learner's hand-drawn, colored map of Europe on a table at exhibition
A boy and girl with laptops present their work while two adults watch at an exhibition
Heroes and a guide review country research and continent maps at an exhibition table with parents nearby
Elementary heroes present continent facts to parents and guests in a classroom exhibition
Children and adults sit in a classroom exhibition feedback session with a laptop and maps on a table

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Four children sit at a table with papers, crayons, and a laptop during a classroom exhibition

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Little Heroes Studio

In the Little Heroes studio, when a conflict arises they get the “Peace Rose” . The person who grabs the rose asks the other person to talk about the problem with them. Only the person who is holding the rose can speak. Each learner takes a turn saying how they feel and how they would like to resolve the issue going forward. It is a beautiful thing to witness our youngest heroes resolving their own disagreements!

They enjoyed outside time through playing board games outside and taking care of the plants! They spend time carefully removing the dead parts of leaves and watering the plants for the classroom. 

On Friday, they had a boys vs girls competition where each team decorated a box for us to collect donations to the Food Bank. Mrs. Molley voted and chose the girls as the winners! If you would like to donate non-perishables or canned goods the boxes are set up in the lobby.

Two learners sit cross-legged on a classroom rug facing each other during a discussion

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Boy and girl sit face to face on a floral rug, holding hands around a white flower in the classroom
Two learners sit on a classroom rug talking and holding a white flower
Children play on the grass around colored paper squares, with a child sitting on a blanket nearby
A boy in a Mario shirt holds a small card while other children play on the grass near colorful papers and boxes
Two boys work with magnetic toys at a classroom table while one tends shelves and a plant in the background
Two boys pose beside a classroom table with a colorful magnetic block house centerpiece
Four children tend a potted plant outdoors while a black chicken walks nearby
Four children outdoors around a potted plant, carefully tending its leaves near a chain-link fence
Children and a guide sit on the classroom floor working with crayons around a large eagle rug
Two decorated Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank donation boxes covered in children's drawings стоят on the floor
Six children sit and kneel beside decorated food bank donation boxes in a lobby
Children pose behind a decorated cardboard display in a classroom
Three young children write in workbooks at a classroom table during session work
A young girl in a dress and pink glasses stands on the grass with two chickens nearby

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