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That's a Wrap for Session Three!

By Hero's Journey Academy

Session 3 Week 6 Year 5

We completed session three and had a great time on our HJA camping trip! We are beginning a new session all about Ancient Greece. Soon your hero will come home talking about Greek food, architecture, art and mythology!

Two children sit inside a colorful straw-and-stick fort on the floor, smiling indoors

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Quest

This week our heroes completed their final challenge of the session - orienteering! They learned how to use a compass and practiced map reading by going on an imaginary wilderness adventure around the dojang. They used their first aid skills on a “snake bite”, practiced scaring away a bear, came in contact with “poison ivy”, learned how to make a bear bag, and practiced what to do in a lightning storm. They wrapped up the week completing their Feedback 360s on each other which will help determine their freedom levels for the next session, and give them focus points to work on for improvement.

Two printed worksheets on a dark table show leaf illustrations, a leaf photo, and an Orienteering Challenge: Plants page
A bear figurine sits beside an orienteering challenge sheet on a foam mat and wooden floor
Three learners on dojang mats with papers and a green drawstring bag during Feedback 360s
Three heroes sit on a mat with clipboards and papers during Feedback 360

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Art

We wrapped up our Mona Lisa art project this week and they turned out fantastic! Every hero’s interpretation of Leonardo Da Vinci’s work is unique. They drew Mona Lisa’s body and shaded her in using colored pencils then modge podged it to their painted canvas.

Heroes use colored pencils at a table in the art room, working on Mona Lisa drawings
Child’s painted Mona Lisa-style portrait with a green, brown and black background on canvas
Child’s Mona Lisa drawing on a painted canvas with green and brown background
Child’s Mona Lisa drawing on painted canvas with green background and shaded dress
Child’s Mona Lisa drawing on a painted canvas with a green and brown background
Hero's Mona Lisa-inspired self-portrait on a painted canvas with a green and black background
Two Mona Lisa-inspired student art pieces hang on a wall, including a printed Mona Lisa and a quote poster

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Guest Hero

Thank you to Ms. Beth Alford for coming to talk to our heroes about her journey as a realtor and explain the house selling process to them. Our learners were very interested and had a LOT of questions. She even brought a cool gadget to demonstrate how she measures square footage of rooms.

Children sit on a rug with hands raised while a guide sits at a table in a classroom
Children and a guide stand in a classroom holding a board with three house photos

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Cooking

Mrs. Molley led the heroes in making Italian hot chocolate this week! Italian hot chocolate is thicker and richer than the drink we are used to in the United States.

Cooking ingredients labeled on a patterned tablecloth with whisk, ladle, spatula, and vanilla extract
Vanilla extract, a saucepan, measuring cup, and baking tools set out for heroes making Italian hot chocolate
Guide and learner stir Italian hot chocolate in a pot at a table
A hero stirs hot chocolate ingredients in a measuring cup at a classroom table
Learners and a guide stand around a table as one child whisks thick hot chocolate in a blue bowl
Two heroes whisk a bowl of hot chocolate mixture in the kitchen during cooking
A young hero stirs Italian hot chocolate in a cup at a table
Smiling girl holds a spoon over a cup of thick hot chocolate in a classroom

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Birthday Announcement

Happy birthday to Eden! Thank you for sharing cupcakes with the studio!

A smiling child in a birthday hat flashes peace signs beside a tray of frosted cupcakes

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Camping Trip

Our annual HJA camping trip was so much fun! The older heroes helped their parents pitch tents and demonstrated their fire starting skills. We went on bike rides, played in the woods, made s’mores, and watched the sunset on the beach. At night we held a fire ceremony where we wrote down bad habits that we wanted to break and burned them in the fire. Thank you to all of the families that braved the cold with us and made this trip special. We can’t wait until next year!

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A guide kneels to build a small campfire while a learner and three adults watch at a wooded campsite
A smiling boy stands by a small campfire near tents during the camping trip
A hero tends a small campfire with a stick while adults stand near tents at a wooded campsite
Child and adult crouch by a small campfire starter pile with sticks and kindling on the ground
Two heroes sit by a small campfire in the woods while a guide stands nearby
A guide helps a child burn a paper at a fire ceremony beside a tree
Four children wade and walk along a sandy beach in shallow water under a clear blue sky
A smiling child stands barefoot at the water’s edge on a sandy beach
Two girls sit barefoot on a brick wall outside, with a pair of colorful shoes beside them
A girl rides a small bike on a paved road while a guide and other children walk ahead
Three young children outdoors watch one hold a small striped snake
Sunset over calm water with the sun setting behind a long bridge and its reflection on the surface
Children and guides gather around a campfire at night, with sparks flying and a metal fire pit in the center

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