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Wrapping Up Session 1!

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Year 4, Session 1, Week 5

Week 5 was all about exhibition prep and tying loose ends as we wrapped up session 1. Our learners had a fabulous first exhibition of the year and we can’t wait to see what the next one brings!

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Poster with colorful handprints in red, purple, blue, yellow, green and orange labeled Tribe 2024
Handprint poster reading Tribe 2023 with colorful handprints and small names around the edges

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Building the Tribe

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It was a shorter school week but still jam packed! Our tribe came together to create paper flowers as the last art piece to go on display for exhibition. In the last five weeks they have created work in the style of Henri Matisse, painted the Blue Moon, made yarn planets, and tribal art.

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Three children make paper flowers from cups and green stems at a classroom table
Children make paper flowers at a table for the first exhibition display
A hero makes a pink paper flower at a table during exhibition prep while another hero works nearby
Two learners make pink paper flowers at a classroom table for exhibition display
Two boys make paper flowers at a table during exhibition display setup
Children sit around a table making paper flowers in a classroom for exhibition
Paper flowers in a decorated cup on a wooden picnic table outdoors
Paper flowers in cups on a patterned table, made by heroes for exhibition

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The Little Heroes baked pumpkin bread for parents and guests. They have enjoyed learning how to read recipes and practicing fine motor skills such as cracking eggs.

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Little Heroes sit around a table with bowls, tasting pumpkin bread together

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The ES finalized and signed their studio contract this week. The contract lists the promises they came up with and agreed to hold each other accountable for. The document was made to look like a historical artifact using coffee and torn edges!

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Mason jar stained with coffee sits on torn paper, made to look like a historical contract
A hand holds a torn-edged studio contract over a baking sheet
Torn paper studio contract listing promises and signatures for Hero’s Journey Academy studio rules

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Our Elementary Heroes had the responsibility of being the oldest learners on site when it came to exhibition prep. They underwent the tasks of assigning roles, creating a schedule and pamphlets, writing scripts, and leading the little heroes through mock exhibitions. They rose to the occasion and shined brightly!

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Three Certificate of Completion pages for Harper Borne stacked in a clear sleeve
Three laminated certificates of completion for Kain Plaisance on patterned fabric
Two certificate of completion pages for Charles Walley on a floral tablecloth
Girl at a classroom table raises her hand beside papers during exhibition prep

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Lastly, we had a kindness challenge in the ES studio. The elementary heroes were challenged to demonstrate kindness to their peers throughout the day and affirm peers, in writing, who were caught doing kind acts. The written votes, combined with verbal feedback from the Little Heroes studio, decided the winner. The Little Heroes overwhelmingly recommended Charlie for the kindness challenge for helping them throughout their day. Way to go Charlie for being a “Kindness Champion” and earning an eagle buck!

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Boy holds a championship belt in front of an Active Leadership Academy banner

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Other Photos from this Week

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Five children gather around a microscope at a classroom table
Young girl in a white dress stands at a green table beside a fence and grassy field
Children stand at an outdoor station by a fence, using cups and tools on a bench
Six children sit on a bench under a large umbrella, holding animals and a bowl by a chain-link fence
A young hero pours liquid into a glass bottle beside flowers on a classroom table
Yellow flowers in a small glass vase on a wooden table with a blurred classroom behind them
Children work in a classroom while one boy sweeps with a dustpan and broom near small tables
A child kneels on the floor holding a colorful puzzle board in a classroom
Five young children smile around a picnic table with lunchboxes and snacks under a pavilion
Children with painted hands pose around a table in a classroom, including a girl in pink glasses
Three children play on a green climbing dome under a cloudy sky on the school lawn
Four children play on a green climbing dome on the grass outside the building
Two learners draw on a picnic table bench while another crouches beside them on the deck
Three children paint rocks at an outdoor picnic table during a session activity
Three children play with sand tools at a sandbox table under a pavilion
Two heroes reach into a black bucket together at a picnic table outdoors

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