Magic Mondays
Everyone should look forward to Mondays. Mondays should bring excitement, motivation and a refreshed mind. Hence, Magic Mondays! Yay!
Magic Mondays are days reserved for going out of our comfort zones to try new things. Whether this means going on a crazy jungle adventure or visiting a palm reader, we want Mondays to represent a fresh new perspective to how we begin our week. Mondays should always be fun!
As our projects move along, Magic Mondays will tend to relate more to the actual project, but they remain flexible to whatever we can think of.
Mini Missions
The first week of every Leap is intended to re-program student’s perspective of what school is supposed to be. We want them to forget their previous “school training” and come open to explore learning just for fun.
Mini missions are challenges that are all about exploring and exposing ourselves to all that is out there. They’re about embracing the possibilities of acquiring new passions, learning new skills and working with any type of idea. They’re also perfect for team building.
Previous mini missions have included a zombie apocalypse hike, a complete re-design of our classroom and a master chef inspired cook-off. Fun stuff!
Garuda's Nest
The majority of students are used to always being told what to learn, so it can be hard when they get complete and total freedom of choice. To help things move along, at the end of the first week of each Leap, we hold Garuda’s Nest.
Based on the famous TV show “Shark Tank”, we hold a space where people come in and pitch project ideas for the students to take on. Kids listen, question and scrutinise the ideas, while the adults try to convince them their idea is the best.
The pitches allow students to explore a wide variety of possibilities; it encourages them to ask deeper questions and to find a critical eye when looking at an idea.
Project Autopsy
The first week of every Leap is intended to re-program student’s perspective of what school is supposed to be. We want them to forget their previous “school training” and come open to explore learning just for fun.
Mini missions are challenges that are all about exploring and exposing ourselves to all that is out there. They’re about embracing the possibilities of acquiring new passions, learning new skills and working with any type of idea. They’re also perfect for team building.
Previous mini missions have included a zombie apocalypse hike, a complete re-design of our classroom and a master chef inspired cook-off. Fun stuff!
Projects
This is where the magic happens. This space is designed for students to make their ideas a reality, while understanding how to run a group project to completion. For a full five weeks, we focus all our efforts into this baby. It’s important to note, the students also define what success means for each venture.
Every project is different, but it’s almost certain there’ll be a share of failures and hurdles to jump through. There will be skills to learn, people to contact and prototypes to make. We’ll be problem solving like crazy and we’ll learn how to efficiently work as a team. We’ll also have tons of fun!
