Middle School

This week we are closing the 11 part series of Systems at Acton Academy KL.  We have covered the 5 core processes that make a learner-driven community and other elements which can be tricky to manage, such as Eagle Bucks, Townhall, and the Badge process. Systems keep the learner-driven community functioning with a high dose

Badges This week, we look into Badges. There are two ways one can look at badges, portrayed beautifully in Disney’s Up.

We are still looking at systems and this week, we’ll dive into weekly points. Weekly Points Weekly Points? That sounds trivial doesn’t it? On the surface, it might seem so, but a Guide, who is a Gamemaker, will treat all the tools with respect. Weekly points is a fantastic balancing ball to indicate effort, risk,

And now we come to the most controversial system in the Acton Academy governance design… the Eagle Bucks System. Eagle Bucks System The Eagle Bucks System is an economic system that rewards and creates accountability, much like the monetary system in the real world. The #1 caveat for new studios: only introduce this when there

We’re back for Sprint 6 after a lovely but purposeful 2-week break during which everyone was super busy working towards the Children’s Business Fair! A huge shout-out to all the Eagles (and their families) as well as the Guides for the great work that was put in to make the CBF a huge success! During