Growing Curiosity

Session 7 Week 1 Year 5

It’s hard to believe we have reached the last session of the school year! The learners have built their tribe, and worked hard for six sessions, and now they get to pursue their interests through our Growing Curiosity quest. We also introduce foreign languages in session 7 through duolingo!

Two learners read a book together at a classroom table

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Quest

This session the ES heroes are either completing a passion project or leading a 3-day quest for their studiomates! This quest is called Growing Curiosity and it allows the learners to explore topics they are interested in and share them with others. We can’t wait to see where their curiosity leads them and what they have to show at our last exhibition on May 15th!

Two learners work on laptops during a Growing Curiosity quest

Young hero sketches beside a laptop during a Growing Curiosity quest

Two boys in blue shirts write on large poster boards during the Growing Curiosity quest

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Cooking

Mrs. Molley led the heroes in cooking Spice Island Chicken and Sweet Island Rice from Madagascar! The chicken was grilled on skewers, and the rice was made with coconut milk and pineapples. The learners thoroughly enjoyed this treat!

Learners and a guide cook skewered chicken around a table in a classroom kitchen

A girl grills skewered chicken beside plates of rice during a cooking activity

Grilled chicken skewers and coconut rice on labeled plates and trays at a cooking table

Children and a guide pose in a classroom around a large eagle rug under hanging planet decorations

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Field Trip

We had a fabulous field trip to the Louisiana Arts and Science Museum! The heroes loved exploring the Ancient Egypt exhibit, getting to look at art, and a real mummy!! There was a fun STEM room as well with hands-on activities for the learners to do. We had a nice picnic lunch outside and then wrapped up the trip with a show in the planetarium.

Heroes in blue shirts sit in a circle and raise hands during a classroom discussion with hanging planet decor

Two young heroes in blue shirts smile and give thumbs up while riding a bus on a field trip

Two children in matching blue shirts sit on a school bus with lunch bags during a field trip

Two guides in teal shirts smile and pose with a peace sign on a bus seat

A hero smiles at a guide on a bus during the field trip

Two learners in blue shirts smile and give thumbs up on a school bus

Three heroes in blue shirts sit together on a teal couch at the museum

Children in blue shirts use tweezers and trays at a hands-on STEM activity table

Heroes explore a periodic table exhibit with a touchscreen kiosk in a museum STEM room

Hero making a necklace pattern at a hands-on Ancient Egypt exhibit table in a museum

A young learner writes on paper at a museum STEM table with colored pencils

A smiling girl in a Hero’s Academy shirt stands in front of a space exhibit display

Heroes in blue shirts follow a guide through an Egyptian exhibit with sarcophagi and wall art

Guides and children in blue shirts tour the Discoveries on the Nile exhibit in a museum hall

Two girls in blue shirts point up at a tall engraved stone monument in a museum hall

Two women sit back to back under a pavilion while a young hero stands beside them and looks off to the side

Three Heroes in teal shirts view a museum display with a black dog statue on a gold chest

Children in blue Hero's shirts listen to a guide in a museum gallery

A group of learners in turquoise shirts pose with bags in a brick entryway

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