This is it! We’ve completed all the Civ and Quest challenges for this session! All that’s left is the finalization of Genre work and the compilation of badges. Besides that excitement, this week was definitely very interesting.
Much like in previous weeks, Learners led a few of the Morning and afternoon Socratic Discussions. Two notable topics for these discussions were “Voting systems in principle democracy” and “Gaming and the success of Minecraft.” The learners leading them were very passionate about what they spoke about, and some first-time launches turned out to be much more fulfilling successes than imagined.
Quest challenges were exceptionally fun and engaging. They focused on getting to know our other Falcons through the hero boards they perfected at the beginning of the session. We also created another set of posters showcasing our goals and values regarding friendship. Learners enjoyed making them, and they look really good! Civ for this week was incredibly interesting, as shared by many other Falcons and me. The topics of collective learning and agriculture allowed for calm and engaging arguments and questions that led to interesting discussions.
Continuing last week’s genre challenges, our “Friendship strategies” were nearly perfected using feedback via critique. Soon, they’ll be ready to share with each learner’s parents at the exhibition.
Speaking of the exhibition, It is a big event held at the end of each session, showcasing the important events and projects the Journey Studio experienced. This week, three learners were chosen to plan and host the exhibition; they spent lots of time working hard to perfect their plans and speeches.
Other than the challenges found on the Journey tracker platform, the studio tackled a separate, unique challenge—functioning without a guide. Michal (our guide) was out on a field trip with the Launchpad studio, and, for the first time this year, Journey was an absolute, 100% learner-driven studio. Everything from wrap-up times to conflict-resolution discussions was controlled and organized by the learners, and we did a really good job!
This week, though full and a bit overbearing, was a nice reality check for the difficulty of work in later sessions and a source of motivation to get to next Monday—when Journey has its first field trip of the year!
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