Journey Meeting Preparations
This week, the Discovery heroes worked diligently to prepare for their journey meetings with their parents. Journey Meetings are Acton Academy’s version of parent-teacher conferences. However, rather than parents and teachers meeting to talk about a child, at Acton, we support the process of parents talking with their child. This is part of what it means for children to “take responsibility for their own learning” at Acton Academy Madison West.
What does this look like in practice? We launched the week with a discussion asking the heroes what they want their parents to come away with from their journey meeting together. Would they like to share their pride in their progress? Would they like to show how hard they are working? Or would they like to show their parents that, hey, I got this and I’m taking ownership over my goals and learning?
Next, they completed a progress report detailing how they are faring in each of the subjects on their badge plan, and set S.M.A.R.T. goals for the next two sessions. They created a meeting script and practiced it with a partner. They also read through a “question bank” of potential questions parents could ask so they can prepare.
The final step next week will be to draft an email to their parents, inviting them to the meeting and setting a date and time. Very real world and wonderful practice in the life skill of leading and engaging in a meeting.
