For 4 years now, the Children’s Business Fair has germinated the 3 Magic Seeds of Entrepreneurship in many a young entrepreneur. The thrill of creating something on their own, selling it safely to a stranger (having a stranger see value in their creation) and earning their own money is an empowering and valuable learning process. […]
KL’s First Virtual Children’s Business Fair! Read More »
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
Ancient Greece & Art + Creativity. 2019 Sprint 5 Week 3 Read More »
This week, we look into writing at Acton Academy. I will start by changing the mindset of writing, a quick brief at writing at Acton Academy, and then a recap of the week’s happenings. Of all the Core Skills, writing is by far the hardest—both for Eagles and Guides. It is a pain: writer’s block,
Growing Curiosity & Building the Tribe + Friendship Quest. Sprint 3 Week 4 Read More »
It’s exhibition week! The whole week was a dash to the finish line for our Eagles. Weeks of learning about psychology for our MS Eagles and detective science for our ES Eagles has culminated into this exhibition. The ES Eagles painstakingly crafted a crime scene for our guests. Luckily the perpetrator was sloppy and he
DETECTIVE SCIENCE & PSYCHOLOGY QUEST – 2018/19 SPRINT 2 WEEK 6 Read More »
Oh boy, what an interesting week. There were guts and intestines and a real heart in Acton today. Yes, that’s an actual heart that has been plasticised. Some of the ES Eagles were really brave and were touching the organs and exploring them, some were a little apprehensive. But it looks like everyone enjoyed themselves.
Detective Science & Psychology Quest – 2018/19 Sprint 2 Week 5 Read More »
What a week! The busiest we’ve ever been. Including a pre-school trial going on and some ES & MS trials, there were an additional 16 Eagles on trial in Acton this week. The week started with kindness. An ES Eagle fell and an MS Eagle took the time to give first aid. Then on Tuesday,
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It’s mid week! In the ES studio, the Eagles had an exciting guest. It was Dr. Yong, a forensic specialist from Hospital Putrajaya. In this picture she was showing the steps for post-mortem examinations. The kids were excited and the guides were mortified at the same time. School was fun as usual. With lots of
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If you are a Malaysian or being in any form or shape, affiliated to Malaysia, the General Election week of 9 May 2018 is THE WEEK in history. It’s the story that follows Lord Acton’s famous quote “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” It’s beautiful to be part of the positive change
Marine Science Quest. Sprint 5 Week 2 Read More »
We ended the first post with this question: Can students teach each other, instead of having teachers? I was inspired by nature. Exactly, it was an army of ants that found an impossibly connected path during one of the many hiking sessions with Shien Jin. The way the ants solved problems, signaled each other, worked together
ActonKL Founding Story : Part 2 – The First Experiment Read More »
What were the origins of Acton Academy Kuala Lumpur (ActonKL)? Here’s a short answer: “Curiosity, experiments, and the inspiration from resourceful children around the world, and a lot of luck…” OK, here’s the longer version. As promised a few weeks ago, I am going to tell you this story over a few blog posts. Here’s part
ActonKL Founding Story : Part 1 – Inspiration from Children Read More »
