Hero Boards, Contracts of Promise, and Lip Dub Filming (Session 1, Week 2)

Hero Boards

This week, learners completed the writing for their hero boards and were ready to bring them to life. On Thursday, they received their posters, cut them to size for framing, and began printing and arranging paragraphs, images, and other elements. Some learners chose to handwrite parts of their boards, including names, quotes, and even full paragraphs, giving each project a personal touch. Many finished their boards this week and had them approved by their squad leaders.

Contracts

On Wednesday, the Journey learners gathered in a circle to draft two important agreements: the Contract of Promises and the Falcon Buck Contract—both designed to guide accountability throughout the year. Squads proposed ideas, and the group discussed whether to add, keep, or remove each item.

For the Falcon Buck Contract, learners agreed on items such as consequences for being unkind, distracting, talking over others, or not cleaning up. For the Contract of Promises, commitments included respecting studio property, respecting learners’ boundaries, never lying or cheating on work, and refusing to cut corners. On Thursday, learners reviewed both contracts, voting on items that needed more consensus.

Lip Dub

This week, every Journey learner played a role in creating our lip dub video—from scriptwriting, scene planning, and directing to editing, filming, acting, and even prop-making. All scenes were filmed, and editors are now working hard to bring everything together.

The lip dub follows the hero’s journey of a learner, with different studios representing stages of life:

• Sparks – Baby Shark + Waseca

• Discovery – Launch

• Journey – Computer Filled with Red Challenges + Ramp Song

• Launchpad – Graduation

• Work

• Death – Here Comes the Sun

Every learner participated in at least one scene, and the project closes with the entire studio gathered together—celebrating the whole journey.

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