This week, the Eagles were blessed with two Hero Sharing from seasoned travelers. Each of them had travel for extended periods of two years around the world. They shared stories and adventures of their experiences, people they met, food they ate, and the various incidents. Eagles were curious with questions.

Special Thanks to Alison who shared an engaging story of her journey with her family on a Nissan 4×4. Adrian, her son was only 3 years old when they first set their journey from London.

How was Adrian like when he was traveling?

Highlights of this week:

Hero Sharing – stories from seasoned travelers
Travel Equipment Trip
Eagle Buck Role-plays
Core Skills & the Pomodoro Method
Playing Hard
Counting down to Exhibition Day

Hero Sharing – stories from seasoned travelers

Eagles started the week with a Hero Sharing session with Alison Murugesu. She traveled with her family for 2 years on a 4×4, starting from London, around Europe and then to Africa, and the rest of the world.

Their journey was featured in a few media, including our local newspaper. Eagles asked plenty of questions, many relating to the 4×4 vehicle that they fitted for such journey.

This is how we entered Morocco, through a ferry. Eagles see the world from a traveler’s shoes.

During mid-week, Mr. Jia shared his stories of backpacking two years around the world. In light of the current events, the Eagles were curious particularly with North Korea. Eagles saw the world from a different perspective and explored large lands.

Mr Jia stepped out of Guide mode! A guide answering questions. Eagles probed deeper about the intricacies of the world.

Travel Equipment Trip

Did you know that there is such thing as dried nasi lemak?

Eagles who have completed their Travel the World Quest so far discovered various items in Explorer Outfitter, a specialized outdoor shop.

There is so much to discover that it becomes confusing. So the question is which is a want, which is a need?

so many things…

Last week’s birthdays and sugar high triggered lower studio intentionality on Monday. Eagles were eating chewing games, and had been snarky in the way they used their accountability systems—Eagle Bucks.

The challenge has always been to ask if Eagles can uphold standards that they have promised or introduce important tools on a needed basis.

Eagle Buck Role-plays

Eagles revisited their Eagle Bucks, through doing role-plays. While the bad examples were comical, they did serve a reminder of how one uphold the standard of asking Eagle Bucks firmly.

Series of warning just doesn’t work

Still, there is much work to be done before Eagles can be fully self-governed. Intentionality, respect, promises and learning how to resolve conflicts are central to the “Learning to be” at Acton Academy.

Core Skills & the Pomodoro Method

In mid-week, Eagles were introduced to the Pomodoro Method. They received this with enthusiasm.

Immediately, Eagles used tomato timers and worked in a Pomodoro. A Pomodoro follows a cycle of 30-mins: 25-minutes of focused work with 5-minutes of rest or break. On the next day, the Eagles decide to work altogether and pushed themselves to four Pomodoros.

Counting down in 3,2,1… Silence and Focused for 25 minutes. Entirely self-governed.

It was an 180-degree change from the unintentional days of the early week.

The next challenge is to be a ninja at blocking distractions, becoming more productive within individual Pomodoro time-slots, and being able to plan a task using this method. Companies and individuals are known to improve their productivity by 3-4x using this method. What changes will we see with these Eagles?

Playing Hard

With hard work together, Eagles let off steam together too. They played games in-between breaks, PE, and sometimes with the ES too.

Fly-walking Kyeran-style 😛

100% of the Eagles giving their 100% on frisbee.

Can you see the drone?

Counting down to Exhibition Day

We have started counting down to the Exhibition Day. This time, it will be open to the public. There will be intense work ahead. What surprises will they bring?

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