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Week 10: Famous bears, genius, and remembering
For the week before Remembrance Day, we spent a lot of time on books and stories that tell the tale of this sacred day, of the poppy we...
Sheryl - Lead Guide
Nov 11, 20245 min read
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Week 9: Bats, Halloween, and the Monsters of the Journey
We fully embraced the excitement of Halloween this week and found many ways to tie this spooky holiday to our learning. We started off...
Sheryl - Lead Guide
Nov 2, 20245 min read
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Week 8: Wonders of nature, a new hero, and the power of the human spirit
Our week got off to a thrilling start when we noticed some fish jumping upstream in the river! Spawning season has begun, and we're here...
Sheryl - Lead Guide
Oct 26, 20245 min read
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Week 7: Astronauts, goal setting, and big dreams
After a long weekend away with family and friends for Thanksgiving, we came back together on Tuesday morning with stories to share about...
Sheryl - Lead Guide
Oct 19, 20244 min read
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Week 6: A cocoon, catch & release, and 1st time readers!
Acton Academy Nanaimo is many things. Challenging, fun, engaging, empowering....did I mention fun? One thing it is not, is utopia. ...
Sheryl - Lead Guide
Oct 13, 20246 min read
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Week 5: A report card, building the Buddy Bench, and the first ringing of the bell!
There's truly never a dull moment on campus. Our week kicked off with a surprise visitor on Tuesday morning...a local volunteer...
Sheryl - Lead Guide
Oct 5, 20244 min read
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Week 4: Scavenger hunts, new materials, and an animal rescue operation!
Our first three weeks were full of excitement and adventure, and week four was no exception! We began our week by reading West Coast...
Sheryl - Lead Guide
Sep 29, 20244 min read
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Week 3: SMART Goals, celebrations, and a new Wednesday tradition
Week 3 had the whisperings of a rhythm taking shape in the studio. We began our week by setting our first SMART ( S pecific M easurable...
Sheryl - Lead Guide
Sep 22, 20243 min read
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Week 2: Turtles, owls, and core skills!
There was lots of excitement on campus as we came back together for our first full week in studio, and also our first week with dedicated...
Sheryl - Lead Guide
Sep 15, 20244 min read
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Week One at Acton Academy Nanaimo!
We had an incredible first week, with heavy focus on building bonds between these young learners. The inaugural morning launch was spent...
Sheryl - Lead Guide
Sep 8, 20242 min read
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