Today is about Prototyping and Testing their toilet ideas! Demonstration of a rapid prototype. Off to work! Street and Alley game as a break. Result after two iterations: Unfortunately, we had an accident during lunchtime. K fell on his head. The heroes decided to make well wish cards. When emotions settled, we took this opportunity […]
Today, Dr. Shien introduced the toilet challenge! Teams present their, arhem… toilet ideas. We watched a video about Design Thinking and the company IDEO. Doing Design Thinking. Step 1: Empathy – Interviewing each other. They stretched themselves literally (game time): Step 2: Defining Toilet problems. A break from Design Thinking: Games time! We learned how to transport an injured person
Middle School Immersion: Design Thinking Program Day 1! The goal of today is team-building and getting to know each other. The heroes started their first day making decisions on how to divide small groups to cross the road. It was a heated debate! The first game played was Dog & Bone; where they learned how to set their
Briefing Day for Middle School Immersion: Design Thinking Program 15 July 2016 We started the journey together with a potluck gathering among our heroes and their families. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] After a quick briefing
The #1 question that any educator or parent ask: without a standardized test, how does one prove his/ her education? Previously, we explored this question and chose to ask “how do you prove one’s worth?” instead. This post explains how Acton Academy do it.
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The #1 question that any educator or parent ask: without a standardized test, how does one prove his/ her education? In this two-part series, we seek to first explore this question and second, to give an answer based on a deeper question “how do you prove one’s worth?”.
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Written on 22-Mar-2016.Can one learn to cope with jet lag without experiencing it? It has been 36 hours since I arrived in Malaysia from a 20-hour flight from California, where there is a 9 hour time difference. Yesterday, I felt floating for most of the day and by 7.00 p.m., I collapsed unconsciously in bed
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Young learners learn to set S.M.A.R.T. goals which are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timed. This process starts with the baby steps of small challenges in a fun environment and extends to the full spectrum of learning and their Hero’s Journey.
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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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If you have followed Laura’s blog, the main message for an Acton Academy parent is “letting go” and “trust your children”. It is one of the hardest things to do and I only understood why recently.
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