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Launch Pad Studio: Year-End Projects & Leadership Growth | Acton Academy Bergen County (Session 6, Week 6)
We have reached the end of the year, and what a journey it has been. At Acton Academy Bergen County in Closter, NJ , Launch Pad learners...
Launch Pad Studio: Miami Trip & Creative Reflections | Acton Academy Bergen County (Session 6, Week 5)
This week, Launch Pad learners from Acton Academy Bergen County in Closter, NJ returned with big smiles and fresh inspiration after a...
Genre Letters, Art with Charcoal, Psychology Studies, and Holocaust Civ Discussions (Session 6, Week4)
Welcome back to Week 4! It was a rainy week, but learners kept their spirits high with meaningful work and deep learning experiences....
Met Museum Field Trip, Art Critiques, Psychology Presentations & Civ Discussions (Session 6, Week 3)
Welcome to yet another week! We had a great time this week, not only with our badges but also on our most recent field trip to The Met!...
Alpine Adventures, Hero Letters, Art Practice, Psychology & Civ Discussions (Session 6, Week 2)
Welcome back to Week 2, folks! This was a relatively uneventful week but we still have much to tell you. First and foremost, today we are...
Letters to the Future, Psychology & Art, World Wars, and Miami Trip (Session 6, Week 1)
Welcome, parents, we are back not only from break but from California too! We took many photos, and it was a very exciting time, but this...
Short Stories, World History, Quest Projects, and Spanish Food Market (Session 5, Week 6)
Welcome to the 5th session’s last newsletter! This week, we completely finished our short stories. We began the greenlighting process by...
Short Story Revisions, Spanish Practice, and Alpine Adventures (Session 5, Week 5)
Welcome to the 5th session’s fifth newsletter! This week, we started making final changes to our short stories. Based on the feedback we...
Short Story Revisions, Spanish Quest, and Alpine Overnight Adventure (Session 5, Week 4)
Welcome to the 5th session’s fourth newsletter! This week, we started revisions for our short stories. We recorded ourselves reading the...
Short Stories, Geography, Poverty, and Spanish Cultural Exploration (Session 5, Week 3)
Welcome to the 5th session’s third newsletter! This week, we began writing our short stories. On Monday, we read examples of excellent...
Short Stories, Geography, Poverty, and Spanish Cultural Exploration (Session 5, Week 2)
Welcome to the 5th session’s second newsletter! This week for Genre, we started our work as short story writers. We began the week on...
Short Story Genre, Spanish Quest, and French Revolution Civ (Session 5, Week 1)
Welcome to the 5th session’s first newsletter! This session, we started with very exciting genres and quests. For genre, we started the...
Podcasts, Quests & Enlightenment Discoveries (Session 4, Week 6)
Welcome to the final LP newsletter for the session! On Wednesday, we had our exhibition. Throughout the week, we all worked hard to be...
Podcast Greenlighting, Patient Stories & a Hands-On Hospital Visit (Session 4, Week 5)
Welcome to the fifth week of the LP Newsletter! During Genre this week, we finalized our very last draft and got our podcasts greenlit. ...
Podcast Drafts, Medical Simulations, and a Hero’s Visit with an Anesthesiologist (Session 4, Week 4)
Welcome to the fourth week of the LP Newsletter! On Monday, for genre, we split up into groups and gave each other a six-trait critique...
Podcasts, Medical Biology, Civics, and a Record-Breaking Field Trip! (Session 4, Week 3)
This is the third week of the LP Newsletter! We had a very special day on Wednesday this week, but we will discuss that later. If you...
Medical Biology, Civics, Podcasts, and Field Trip Planning! (Session 4, Week 2)
Welcome back to the second week of session 4! During this week's quest, the Falcons finished exploring the different bodily systems....
Quest in Medical Biology, Podcast Projects, and Global History (Session 4, Week 1)
This week marks the start of session 4! This week, we were introduced to the new Quest and Genre! In Quest, Launchpad and Journey...
Final Week of Session Three – Biology Quest, Hero Biographies, and Exhibition Prep (Session 3, Week 6)
Welcome to the last week of the third session’s Launchpad newsletter!! On Monday, we opened the week with a much-anticipated visit to...
Guatemala City Trip Highlights – Volcano Hikes, Chocolate Making & Team-Building (Session 3, Week 5)
This week, we did something unlike any other week in the history of AABC: the Launchpad took a trip to Guatemala City!!! This trip...
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