Heroes Chronicle Archive

Session 1 Week 4 At the Freedom Lights Festival this week, we had the opportunity to listen to many Hero's Journey stories. I am always grateful for the reminders of the sacrifices that were made to procure our freedoms. There was also a presentation on the process of...

Session 1, Week 3 There’s something beautifully disorienting about the start of a new school year - new spaces, new rhythms, new faces. And in a learner-driven environment like CHOICE, “finding our way” doesn’t mean following a map — it means building one together. In...

Session 1, Week 2 We often talk about giving 100%—whether in effort, focus, or commitment. But when it comes to accountability, we set our sights higher. At CHOICE, our heroes aim for 200% accountability: 100% for holding themselves to a standard of excellence and...

Session 1, Week 1 After a hero accepts their call to adventure they enter “the Special World.” CHOICE heroes accepted their call to start at CHOICE this year and this week began exploring their special world. What does that exploration look like in each studio? In the...

Session 1, Week 0 The first day of a new school year, with new studios, new guides, a new building and yet, the same old goals! What do we hope for on the first day? That heroes feel welcomed, get out of their comfort zone, begin getting to know one another and start...

Session 7 Week 3 On Thursday at the splash pad, a guide was sitting on a park bench watching the heroes play at the playground. She struck up a conversation with a grandma, unrelated to CHOICE, sitting next to her. The Grandma immediately said, “These children are so...

Session 7, Week 2 Thursday night/Friday morning I was at the school until 2am with the Wright Brothers! Ok, so they weren't the Wright Brothers, but they sure acted like it! These heroes have been working on their go-kart all year - and they wanted to finish it. I...

Session 7, Week 1 As we commence our final session, we are exploring the session question "How can I find joy in the JOurneY? Each studio is exploring this question in different ways. The Spark Studio explored some amazing inventions that children around the world...

Session 6, Week 6 Last week all studios had the wonderful opportunity to spend the week in the beautiful outdoors! For 4 days the Spark Studio took 21 learners ages 5-8 and spent 5+ hours outside each day. No matter the weather. We played. We explored. We read. We...

Session 6, Week 5 There are big moments like the Children's Business Fair this Saturday that bring great joy: And then there are small moments that bring great joy as well: In the Spark Studio this week our butterflies hatched from their chrysalis. All week we watched...

Session 6, Week 4 As the rain cleared Wednesday afternoon and the heroes came together in their matching shirts, it was hard not to get a little emotional looking at this group of truly incredible heroes. Each one has unique gifts and talents and struggles that are...

Session 6, Week 3 As I watched the DELTA heroes dress rehearsal for their Gala this coming Friday, I thought about what they were practicing. Yes, they were practicing musical numbers and sketch comedy, but far more importantly they were practicing: public speaking,...

The DELTA heroes arrived in Antigua on the very day that the Semana Santa (Holy Week) celebration began. Our timing was impeccable to witness this colorful, elaborate and meaningful tradition. It was truly a gift to experience this important part of the Guatemalan...