Hello parents, families, and friends! Welcome to this week's Discovery Newsletter. It was another exciting week filled with creativity, collaboration, and plenty of summer fun! Monday We kicked off the week with learner-led Morning Launches. In the North Studio, Tadek and Marcos led a discussion about clouds, while in the South Studio, Emmy and Vivi explored the topic of the evil eye. Learners then focused on Core Skills and D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read). In the afterno

Hi parents, families, and learners! Welcome to this week's newsletter! Here's a look at everything we explored, created, and experienced this week—if your learners haven't already shared all the exciting details! Monday We started the week with our Morning Launch, reflecting on memories and why they are important to us. Next, learners focused on Core Skills and D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read). In the afternoon, Vivi, Emmy, Maya, and Livia launched their Curiosity Quest, d

Hello Discovery families! Here’s what we explored this week. We began with gardening, memory books, and our mural project. In gardening, we mixed coffee grounds and dried leaves into the soil to see how they affect plant growth. Many plants are thriving, especially morning glory flowers and different types of lettuce. In parallel, learners continued working on their memory books while others painted the background of our growing mural. We also had a Hero Visit from Kiera, who

This week has been fabulous in Discovery Studio! We are excited to announce that there will be a Session 6 Party—thank you to the Party Planning Committee for organizing it! Many learners are earning FFs, and everyone is looking forward to celebrating together. Learners are also bringing snacks for the party, including Cheetos, pretzels, and many other favorites. This week's newsletter includes: Core Skills Mural & Memory Books Gardening WW Reflections Learner Tips Core Skill

Hello Families! This week was a little different than usual because it was the end of the session! We had some special events, including Water Day, studio cleaning, and elections for next session. Because of all the extra activities, we didn't have as much time for things like Art and Civ, but we still had a fantastic week. Monday Monday was a pretty normal day. We had D.E.A.R., lunch, and then Quest for North Studio and Writers Workshop for South Studio. During Quest, we had

Hello Families! In this week’s studio newsletter, we’ll be covering Writer’s Workshop, Quest, Civics, and Art. Writer’s Workshop This week in Writer’s Workshop, learners continued developing and refining their sales pitches. Once drafts were complete, they received feedback focused on grammar, spelling, and punctuation before recording their final pitches. After milestone approval, learners who finished early designed flyers for the upcoming business fair, including important

Hello Discovery Parents! This week in Discovery Studio was filled with creativity, teamwork, entrepreneurship, and plenty of fun activities! In Art, learners voted on the top six mural ideas for the Makerspace wall. The finalists will now create small sketches of their concepts, and next week the studio will vote to choose one final design. Once selected, the entire studio will work together to paint the mural on the blank Makerspace wall. On Tuesday, learners took a short br

Hello Discovery Families and Learners! Here’s a look at what Discovery accomplished during Session 5, Week 3! Quest: Profit & Loss Week This week in Quest, learners explored the concepts of profit and loss and learned how businesses calculate profit based on revenue and expenses. Through partner challenges and game-show style activities, learners practiced solving real-world business math problems and determining whether a business earned a profit or experienced a loss. Later

Hello Discovery parents! Here’s a look at what we explored this week: 🎨 Art: Mural Project We kicked off an exciting mural project! Discovery learners brainstormed creative ideas and used Canva to design concepts for a mural that will be created in the makerspace. We also learned about public art and how it can impact a community. 🏛️ Civics: Revolutionary War Figures In Civics, learners studied important figures from the American Revolutionary War. Each learner researched a

Hello parents and family members,I hope you all had a great week—Discovery certainly did! This session, our learners are diving into a financial literacy quest. We began by discussing needs vs. wants, with everyone sharing examples from their own lives. For instance, food is a need, while video games are a want. Learners explored how needs are essential for survival, while wants are things we enjoy but don’t require. The next day, learners created lists of items they wanted t

Dear Discovery Parents, This week was full of exciting milestones, celebrations, and hands-on learning experiences in Discovery Studio. We focused on completing and logging our Writers Workshop Milestones, where learners created podcasts. We are excited to announce the winners of the 2026 AABC Podcast Competition: 3rd Place: Aviya, Emma C., and Yahli 2nd Place (tie): Maya and Livia 1st Place: Ella E., Ofri, and Emmy Congratulations to all participants for their creativity

Hello Discovery Families, I hope everyone has been doing great! Here’s a look at our exciting week in the Discovery Studio: Let’s start with Art! We have been learning about the Seven Elements of Art, and this week we focused on value. Learners created artwork using dark subjects on light backgrounds or light subjects on dark backgrounds to explore contrast and depth. Everyone created such unique and impressive pieces! In CIV, we learned about the thirteen colonies, including

Hello parents, learners, and family members, This week was full of exciting learning across Quest, Writers’ Workshop, Civ, and Art. We explored new ideas, collaborated in groups, and created some amazing projects! Let’s start with Quest. In Quest, we continued working on our weather experiment challenges in groups. As always, we tracked and measured the weather using our instruments. This week’s highlight was creating a weather map. Each group chose a location around the worl

Hello parents, learners, and family members, This week was full of fun and meaningful learning across all areas! In our Podcast Writer’s Workshop, learners began developing their own podcasts. They completed a brainstorm sheet to generate ideas and explored different podcast formats, including topic-based discussions, debates, and interviews. After brainstorming, learners moved on to planning their podcasts and making final decisions before beginning their scripts. In this se

Hello parents, learners, and family members, This week was filled with exciting learning experiences, creative projects, and hands-on activities across Writer’s Workshop, Quest, and collaborative learning time. In this session’s Podcast Writer’s Workshop, learners explored different types of podcasts and began developing their own ideas. They listened critically to podcasts and completed research papers analyzing what they liked, what they would improve, and why. The number o

Hello parents, learners, family members, and friends, We’ve reached the final week of the session—and while it’s exciting, it’s also bittersweet! With the Exhibition approaching, learners had many important responsibilities. They prepared presentations, elected new squad leaders, deep cleaned the studio, and celebrated together at a festive Valentine’s Day party. Our Exhibition Hosts worked incredibly hard all week to prepare a meaningful and engaging experience. They practic

Hello Parents, Learners, and Family Members, This week was full of creativity, collaboration, and exciting progress across Writer’s Workshop, Quest, Art, and Civics. Writer’s Workshop: Field Trip Pitch Presentations Learners continued developing their “Pitch a Field Trip” persuasive speeches . This week, they focused on giving and receiving meaningful feedback. Learners presented their pitches to peers, who evaluated them using structured feedback forms. On Friday, learners g

Hello Parents, Learners, and Family Members, This week was full of exciting learning across multiple subjects! From persuasive writing and game design to studying the Lenape language and exploring 3D form in art, our learners stayed curious and engaged. Writer’s Workshop In Writer’s Workshop, students continued working on their “Pitch a Field Trip” persuasive writing project . We learned about persuasive techniques such as ethos (credibility), addressing objections and rebutt

Hello parents, learners, and family members, This week was full of creativity, thoughtful discussions, and exciting projects at Discovery! We kicked things off with Writer’s Workshop , where learners began working on persuasive writing by crafting pitches for a potential field trip. Using a planning sheet to help launch their ideas, learners explored how to convince others through strong arguments and creativity. The field trip ideas were incredibly diverse—ranging from museu

Hello parents, learners, and family members, This week was so exciting! Let’s start with Writers Workshop. Writers Workshop As you know, this session’s focus is Persuasive Writing. This week, we began brainstorming pitches for a Field Trip Challenge. Learners had to choose a place they wanted to visit while staying within a $800 budget. They researched how much the trip would cost and explained why it would be a fun and worthwhile destination. On the second day, most learners