Discovery: Session 6, Week 6
Just another week in Acton Academy of Bergen County. The birds were chirping, learners were frantically preparing for the exhibition, and...
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Discovery: Session 6, Week 5
This week we had a special Hero Visit. The mayor came to visit Acton Academy of Bergen County. The learners asked him many questions...
Discovery: Session 6, Week 4
The week started with a Hero’s Visit: Angie, Zoe’s mom came to talk about her educational journey discovering many different career...
Discovery: Session 6, Week 3
This week we had survival skills in the Growing Curiosity Quest. The learners who were in charge of the quest gave two options. Make a...
Discovery: Session 6, Week 2
The learners did some awesome things this week in AABC, like a new GC/growing curiosity quest, a new WW challenge, and more! Only on the...
Discovery: Session 6, Week 1
This week in AABC, the Falcons had some new encounters with A new Falcon who joined us for tryouts A fantastic quest that Colin and Zohar...
Discovery: Session 5, Week 6
This week started with Discovery learners promoting the Children's Business Fair. They made flyers for the event and went around town...
Discovery: Session 5, Week 5
This week we had a morning launch about leadership during which we discussed the question, “Who is your favorite leader?” It was...
Discovery: Session 5, Week 4
Week 4 started with the Discovery Falcons visiting Acton Verona. Many of the learners played team-building games with the Verona learners...
Discovery: Session 5, Week 3
We are halfway through the session, which means we only have three more weeks until the Children's Business Fair! This week the learners...
Discovery: Session 5, Week 2
Week 2 started with the Discovery learners going to Tenafly Nature Center. We went on a few hikes and saw a turtle and frog at the...
Discovery: Session 5, Week 1
The long-awaited E-Ship Quest has finally arrived! To launch the quest, we had two Hero Visits this week. The first was Discovery Guide...
Discovery: Session 4, Week 6
In Discovery Studio, this week has primarily been about wrapping up Session 4 and preparing for the end-of-session exhibition. On Monday,...
Discovery: Session 4, Week 5
This week, Discovery learners had a launch about charities and service projects done in third-world countries. The learners discussed...
Discovery: Session 4, Week 4
The week started with a morning discussion about the importance of trust in relationships. The learners were asked, “Is it important to...
Discovery: Session 4, Week 2
Only three weeks left for this session! Does anyone else feel like this session is flying by? Smoothies, fruit salads, and other...
Discovery: Session 4, Week 2
This week the learners had a few intellectually stimulating discussions. During one morning launch, learners discussed how much...
Discovery: Session 4, Week 1
We are more than halfway done with the school year! Session 4 has started with a BANG. We have Detective for Quest, Podcasts for Writers...
Discovery: Session 3, Week 6
This week in robotics, the learners continued working on their maze for the Mbots. They worked hard to fix all the codes making the Mbot...
Discovery: Session 3, Week 4
This is the biggest week for Quest! The Hackathon! The learners will create their video games using the Scratch computer program. There...