Hello from the Journey Studio! This week, we began designing our space stations in Quest and enjoyed a super fun field trip to the Cradle of Aviation Museum . Genre In Genre, we received critiques on our stories with a focus on word choice and writing style. On Friday, learners created new drafts based on the feedback they received. Quest This week in Quest, we received feedback on our space station designs. After reviewing the suggestions, we created our plan for the week an

Welcome to the Week 4 Journey Newsletter! Even though this was a short week, we accomplished so much. In Quest, we began designing our space stations. In Genre, we received feedback and revised our drafts. And of course, we wrapped up the week with a super fun Thanksgiving feast! Genre This week, learners both gave and received thoughtful feedback on their drafts. The feedback included suggestions on what to add, remove, change, or move. On Tuesday, everyone revised their fir

Hello, everyone! Even though this week was shorter than usual, Journey still packed in plenty of learning. We completed a Quest competition and made great progress on the rough drafts for our Genre stories. Quest – Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer & Rocket Launching On Tuesday, we researched thermodynamics and the chemical reactions involved in heating and cooling. After taking detailed notes, we created a plan for how we would heat or cool our rockets. On Wednesday, we put our

Hello, parents of the Journey Studio! This week, the Studio made batteries in Quest, explored perspective and verb tenses in Genre, and enjoyed a super fun visit from another Journey studio! Genre In Genre this week, we dove into verb tenses—present, past, future, present perfect, and more. We also studied point of view, including second person, first person, third person, third person limited, third person omniscient, and third person dramatic. Learners received feedback on

Hello parents of the Journey Studio! This is the first week of Session 2. For Session 2, our Genre is Flash Science Fiction, and our Quest is Space X Chemistry and Rockets. This week we had so much fun. Are you ready to hear about all we did? Quest: This Session, our Quest is Space X Chemistry and Rockets. This week, we learned about what chemical reactions make the rocket go up, and then we created and tested our rockets. Most of the rockets did not launch, and the groups wo

Field Trip! - This week, Journey Learners finished the Intentionality Game. In the game, after each working period, a learner rates themself on how focused they were, and at the end of the day, if their total score is above 8.5, they receive a star. At the end of Week 6, these stars were counted, and the learners with 16 or more total stars went on a field trip to the Arte Museum in NYC. The Arte Museum is an immersive experience with screens, smells, mirrors, and even fog.

Quest! This week, we finished and reflected on the conversation we had with a friend or family member outside of the Studio. We also started preparing topics for the Exhibition and learned how to avoid arguments in conversations, as the goal of any conversation is not to take part in an argument. To practice this skill, we spoke with other learners about our opinions on different topics since these types of conversations often lead to arguments. Genre! This week, we finished

Quest! This week, in Quest, we talked about vulnerability and why it is important to ask for help or share your emotions and feelings with others when needed. We also had a conversation with a Discovery learner, wrote a brief summary of that conversation, and then prepared to have another conversation with a family member or a friend outside of the Studio. This week, we had a lot of interesting experiences in Quest and learned many things. Genre! This week, in Genre, we prepa

Civ! - This week, for Civ, we researched Christopher Columbus and what occurred after he had reached the New World. We learned about how...

Civ! - This week, we began our Civ studies for this session, covering the period from Gutenberg and the Printing Press through King Henry...

Hero Boards This week, learners completed the writing for their hero boards and were ready to bring them to life. On Thursday, they...

Introduction Hello, Parents of Journey Studio! Welcome to our very first Journey Studio newsletter of the year at Acton Academy Bergen...