This week was a short one with just two days of Studio time. Two days is still a lot of learning if there is focus and coordination. How does that happen, especially if we believe that children can make choices and we respect them? Here’s how … the next important System: System #4: The Contract […]
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We have been sharing how systems & culture works at Acton Academy. After the Hero’s Journey and Studio Maintenance, System #3 would have to be: System #3: The Weekly Schedule Schedules! Such a dry subject! You might think it’s just a table of time + activity, but there is more, so much more to it
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It’s evident that the Hero’s Journey is the first process in Acton Academy. What is the second? Is it the Contract System, the Weekly Schedule, the SMART goals or Studio Maintenance? System #2: Studio Maintenance A logical second process would be Studio Maintenance, for three reasons: It’s the most tangible and concrete. You see
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Last week, we had a brief overview of the Systems & processes that go into creating a truly child-driven studio culture. This week, we will enter the first process, the process that is considered the most important of all – the Hero’s Journey. System #1: The Hero’s Journey The Hero’s Journey doesn’t seem to be
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When you enter Acton Academy, you will find Eagles self-disciplined. They engage in discussions with enthusiasm and respect; they move to Core Skills time, setting goals, getting on their work, and take breaks when necessary; they round up the day with studio maintenance, leaving the studio pristine like it was. Here’s the most remarkable thing.
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Acton Academy’s Mission: Each person who enters our doors will find a calling that will change the world. What does it exactly mean? Why every person; not just the Eagles? What is a calling? Why change the world? Isn’t that too grandiose? Are there not callings that do not change the world? I wanted to
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How did a triangle, square and a circle come together? Here is our story of learning, doing and design. Before Acton Academy, the team started with peer learning experiments. Inspired by ants, it was aptly named Ant Learning. Initially, we focused on mathematics, specifically geometry for 10–13 years old. While we drew inspirations from the
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Acton Academy Kuala Lumpur started with a series of experiments in peer learning. Does this mean that there are no more peer learning experiments? We think otherwise
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Acton Academy is named after the word action (without the “i”) and Lord Acton, who famously quote: Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. What does this mean to us? It means everything: from the freedom and choices for the learners; to the way we work, and ultimately, to the culture we breathe.
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