Welcome to Launchpad’s sixth week! This week, learners focused on career planning, practiced job interviews with AI, explored ancient Greek societies, and enjoyed an outdoor adventure at Alpine Scout Camp. Here’s a look at what we accomplished! Quest: NGA Boards and AI-Powered Interviews This week in Quest, we focused on two main projects: our NGA boards and practice job interviews using AI. We designed and created content for our NGA boards, including our personal “Why” stat

Greetings, parents, grandparents, and families! Welcome to Week 6 of the Journey Studio newsletter. This week, learners continued exploring behavioral economics through Genre and Quest while studying influential entrepreneurs and the rise of Standard Oil in Civ. They also enjoyed a full day of outdoor activities at Alpine! Genre: Improving Our Behavioral Economics Experiments This week in Genre, learners continued researching behavioral economics and explored ways to improve

Hello, Discovery families! This week was full of creativity, learning, and hands-on activities in Discovery! We worked on our Carnival Quest projects, created our Hero Boards, played math games, explored art, and enjoyed a fun day at Alpine. Here’s what we’ve been up to! Quest: Getting Ready for Carnival! For Quest, we’ve been working hard on Carnival Quest, where you’ll get to be our customers at next week’s Exhibition! We’re working in different groups to prepare everything

Dear Sparks Families, Happy Friday! The Sparks enjoyed another wonderful week filled with creativity, teamwork, and exciting learning activities. Here’s a look at what we did! Monday: Finding the Sweet Spot On Monday, the Sparks: Began the day with a launch about finding the “sweet spot” when facing challenges. Set their daily learning goals and got to work on Core Skills. Enjoyed outdoor free time in the woods and on the soccer field. Took part in a drawing competition. Tues

Welcome to Launchpad’s fifth week! This week was filled with meaningful discussions, creative projects, historical exploration, and our first field trip of the year to New York City. Genre: Once Upon a Time… This week in Genre, we focused on drafting our origin stories—stories that tell our audience who we are, where we are headed, and what our mission and values are. These stories help us connect with others and build trust, an essential element in business, relationships, a

Greetings, parents, grandparents, and families! Welcome to Week 5 of the Journey Studio newsletter. This week, learners continued exploring behavioral economics through Genre and Quest while researching the inventions of radio and television in Civ. They also enjoyed an exciting field trip to a balloon museum! Genre: Exploring Behavioral Economics This week, learners participated in several experiments exploring how our brains process information and influence our decisions.

Hello, Discovery parents! We had another busy week in Discovery, filled with reading, writing, teamwork, and preparations for our upcoming Carnival. Here’s a look at what we did each day! Monday: DEAR and Carnival Quest On Monday, we had DEAR (Drop Everything and Read). Everyone continued reading their badge books, and it was a very focused session, with learners reading and working quietly. Later in the day, we had Carnival Quest! Everyone continued working on their carnival

Dear Sparks Families, Welcome to our fifth week of school! The Sparks had an exciting and action-packed week filled with learning, teamwork, creativity, and plenty of time outdoors. Monday: Asking for Help and Setting Goals On Monday, the Sparks: Started the day with a launch about asking for help. Set their learning goals and got to work on Core Skills. Enjoyed outdoor free time in the woods and on the soccer field. Voted on a few more studio committees. Wrapped up the day b

Welcome to Launchpad’s fourth week! Genre: Are Other People’s Opinions Always Bad? This week in Genre, we broadened the scope of our interviews. While last week focused on learning how we view ourselves, this week was all about understanding how other people view us. We rated each other on the traits included in the Big Five Personality Test, and later reflected on how accurate we thought our scores were. This gave us an opportunity to compare our own perceptions with the per

Hello, parents, grandparents, and family members! Welcome to the Week 4 Newsletter from the Journey Studio. This week, learners continued researching and reflecting on how the human mind works, with a particular focus on behavioral economics, behavioral experiments, and the factors that influence human decision-making. Genre: Optimism, Pessimism & Behavioral Economics This week in Genre, learners began exploring what it means to be optimistic or pessimistic. They considered h

Hello fellow learners, parents, and everyone else! This was quite a full week for our Discovery learners, so let’s get into it! Monday On Monday, we started with our morning launch and then moved into Core Skills. This was the first week using our new Core Skills System. Learners can earn different levels based on the points they complete through their Core Skills work: Level 1: 0–149 points Level 2: 150–249 points Level 3: 250+ points This was also our first week getting to

Dear Sparks Families, Welcome to our fourth week of school! The Sparks had a busy and exciting week filled with Core Skills, team-building activities, creative projects, Studio Committee voting, and plenty of outdoor time. Monday The Sparks began the week with a conversation about belonging while being different. They listened to a read-aloud of The Crocodile That Didn’t Like Water, which helped them reflect on the topic. They then continued working on their Core Skills befor

Welcome to Launchpad’s Third Week! This has been an extremely busy week! With our Lip Dub video and Studio Contracts complete, Session One has officially begun. This Session, our Genre is focused on interviews. While we will eventually work our way up to interviewing for our dream jobs, we are starting at the most basic level: with ourselves. To prepare for this challenge, we were introduced to the concept of the mask. A mask can be a form of protection—a way we hide parts of

Welcome, everyone! This week was filled with fun challenges and new discoveries. Even better, it marked the beginning of our Civilization and Behavioral Economics Quest! Genre This week in Genre, learners began researching and reflecting on rational versus irrational decision-making. Part of this work involved thinking about the decisions they make in their own lives and considering whether those decisions are rational or irrational. Afterward, learners researched different b

Hello, fellow learners, parents, and… everyone! We had a very busy week! Between WW, Quest, Core Skills, House Cup, Math Lab, Art, and more, there was a lot going on. So, let’s get into it! Monday On Monday, we started with a launch and then jumped into Core Skills. Lots of learners made great progress and finished a lot of work! We also started learning about Freedom Levels, which we’ll tell you more about later. After Core Skills, we had D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything And Read).

Dear Sparks Families, Welcome to our third week of school! The Sparks enjoyed a full and busy week filled with Core Skills, team building activities, birthday celebrations, and plenty of outdoor free time. Monday The Sparks began the week with a read-aloud of The Duckling Gets a Cookie? They discussed whether the way we use our words can impact what we receive from others. Afterwards, they continued working on their Core Skills before heading outside for plenty of free time i

This week began with the reintroduction of three very important activities in the Launchpad Studio: Core Skills, House Cup, and NGA time. On Wednesday, we officially launched this year’s House Cup, giving us an opportunity to connect more deeply with our Houses while strengthening our leadership and teamwork skills. We were also introduced to our NGA squads, where 100+ Launchpad learners from across the globe gathered on a Zoom call to meet and collaborate with others who sha

Hello from the Journey Studio! A lot has happened this week, and I’ll be telling you all about it in this edition of the Journey Newsletter. Genre: Discovering Our Gifts, Passions & Purpose This week, the learners spent time reflecting on their gifts, passions, and an injustice they would like to fix. These reflections are helping them think about the next steps in their own Hero’s Journey. On Wednesday, the learners began working on their Hero Boards. After receiving feedbac

Hello Discovery Parents! It’s the second week of the session, and we did so much! I’m excited to tell you all about what we did this week. Monday: Lip Dub Practice & All About Discovery On Monday, we had our first day of practicing the Lip Dub, and it was really fun! We also did an “All About Discovery” Circle, where some learners became mentors for new learners who joined Discovery this session. Others created presentations about different aspects of Discovery. For example,

Dear Sparks Families, Welcome to our second week of school! The Sparks had a full and fun week packed with team-building activities, Core Skills, Lip Dub practice, and outdoor time. Throughout the week, our learners explored kindness, courage, teamwork, and how to handle strong feelings while spending plenty of time learning and playing together. Monday: Kindness & the Spark O Meter On Monday, the Sparks: Began their journey by discussing what it means to be kind Were introdu