Weekly Updates   Preschool / Spark Studio (PS) Update Circle Time During circle time, the Eagles played Chinese Whispers. The first Eagle whispered a short message into the ear of the Eagle sitting next to them and the message had to be passed all the way around the circle until it reached the first Eagle […]

Weekly Updates   Preschool / Spark Studio (PS) Update The Allen Adventure Allen the alien is back! If you remember, Allen is from the planet Goopitor and he came to visit Earth for a week. On his visit, Allen joined a school and encountered some challenges in his new school. Week 1 The New Kid

Weekly Updates   Preschool / Spark Studio (PS) Update Growth Mindset For some time now the Eagles have been finding work time challenging and complaining about work being difficult. This week, we explored 5 video chapters on growth mindset. In Chapter 1, we talk about the brain being like a muscle. We grow the brain

Weekly Updates   Preschool / Spark Studio (PS) Update Natural Consequences Let me tell you a story about natural consequences. The PS Eagles use materials to learn Math concepts. These tools are displayed in trays on shelves in the studio. At work time, each Eagle is assigned to different materials that will challenge their work

“You’re not my friend!”, “I don’t friend you anymore!”, “She is my BFF.” “Everybody is my friend.” You’ve heard these kinds of statements in the playground countless times, right? What does friendship mean to a PS Eagle who is just learning to understand the concept of ‘you and me’ as opposed to just ‘me’? That’s

The first Exhibition of the year, and what a way to ring in the new year! Throughout the Sprint, the PS Eagles explored art – what it meant to them and its many facets, mediums and styles. In this creative exploration, they discovered what stimulates them, what they gravitate towards and what styles they themselves

From Cressa, our writer whose daughter thrives at Acton: I had a very interesting conversation with my Eagle this week. Amidst all the planning, practising and preparations, she shared that lunch was shorter one day and she didn’t have time to finish her food because the Eagles hadn’t kept track of their time. I asked

Week 4 was a week of intense preparation, intense feelings, intense discovery and intense exploration. This is what ActonKL is all about. Children working with purpose, understanding what they are doing and why they are doing it. Being fully involved in the process and not being led by anyone but themselves. Being fully engaged and free

Now that we are 3 weeks in, we are full steam ahead but able to turn around a bit and check in with our goals. At the Survival Camp that wrapped up ActonKL’s third year, the Acton Family spoke of what we hoped to see in the new year. Some shared about the growth of