Revel Recap: January 6 - 10, 2025
Spark Studio
Mindfulness and Launch
We are so excited to be back in the Spark Studio! On Monday morning, we went around the circle, introducing ourselves to two new learners and sharing our favourite part of the holiday break. We then talked about how the year has changed to 2025 and learned about some New Year traditions worldwide. The Sparks shared that many of them stayed up until midnight to ring in the new year with their families. We also learned that some people make resolutions or set goals to start the year with intention. In our studio, we brainstormed some words we could use to help guide our year. Each learner decorated a piece of paper and chose a word such as fun, happy, reading, chess, joy, and funny. We can't wait to see everything they accomplish and enjoy this year! On Tuesday, we completed a directed drawing of a party hat and fireworks. We practiced writing the new year by adding 2025 to our design. We then began a series of Launches this week that focused on practical life skills. On Tuesday, we practiced folding a basket full of clothes. We started with yoga for mindfulness on Wednesday, and our Launch focused on practicing our sweeping skills. Many tiny pieces of paper were spread along the floor and teams of three worked together to sweep it into one big pile and then get all the pieces into the dustpan. On Thursday, the Sparks enjoyed starting their day with a high-energy workout with strength training exercises. Afterward, we worked on dusting. Some learners used small brushes to dust the leaves of the plants, while others used dusters to clean the shelves. We also used a lint roller to clean off our couch. To start our Friday morning, we completed an entry in our Gratitude Journal about what the Sparks were most thankful for over the holiday break. We then had a Launch where the learners imagined their dream studio and what we wanted to accomplish together in this session. We asked them if we should focus on initiative, kindness, energy, or excellence. After voting for kindness, we brainstormed ways to be kind to each other daily. To help give us a deeper understanding of this, we read the book How Full is Your Bucket? In this story, the Sparks learned that everyone has an invisible bucket. Throughout our days, things can happen that either dip or fill up our own and other people's buckets. Ultimately, we discussed what kinds of things fill up our buckets and how we feel when they are full. In this session, the Sparks will start an experiment where they have their own buckets that we hope will be filled with pom-poms and positivity at the end of the session!
Quest
Our new Quest theme was revealed, and the Sparks were excited to learn that this session would be full of ART! On Monday, we learned about the importance of the colour wheel. First, we discussed the primary colours: red, yellow, and blue. We then learned about the secondary colours made when the primary colours are mixed. We explored how each primary colour has a secondary colour that complements it and learned about warm and cool colours. We talked about how using these colours can affect the art we create. The next day, we were introduced to our artist of the week, Henri Matisse. We read a 4CatsPrint biography introducing the Sparks to Matisse's life. We learned that he didn't start his artistic journey until he was twenty. Once he started, he painted for 12 hours a day for almost 60 years! We explored how he liked to experiment with his art, try new things, and used lots of colours and patterns. Then we learned about a style he started using later in life: painting with scissors! He would cut colourful shapes and arrange them to create pictures. The Sparks then set off to create their own works of art in this style and made some really unique collages.
The next day, we read Snail Trail: A Journey Through Modern Art. This book introduced the learners to one of his famous artworks, "The Snail." The Sparks were asked some discussion questions after looking at a piece. For example, What do you see in this picture? What kinds of materials do you think the artist used to make this? What is your favourite thing about this picture? How does this picture make you feel? Is there anything you would change about it? The Sparks then worked step by step, to recreate this famous image!
Henri Matisse was a painter for over 60 years, so on the last day of Quest, it was important to look at some of his paintings. We started off by doing a directed drawing of a still life in Matisse's style. Next, the artists coloured their pictures with crayons, adding many colours and patterns. Then, we worked with a new medium, liquid watercolours. We painted over the crayon with these vibrant paints. The Sparks were particularly amazed when they painted over a white crayon and saw the patterns emerge. Check out some of the pictures of the amazing art they created this week!
Math Lab
This session will continue building on our studies of 2D and 3D shapes. Group One continued their studies of geometry through games and hands-on activities. To start, they played a game called What's Missing? The Sparks began with a guessing game that sparked critical thinking and visual memory. Five shapes were placed under a cloth, and one shape was secretly removed by the Guide. The Sparks eagerly uncovered the remaining shapes, analyzed the remaining shapes, and worked together to determine which was missing. The Sparks' second game was called Hot and Cold with Shapes. The Sparks took turns hiding shapes while their peers searched for them using the classic "hot" and "cold" hints. Once a shape was found, the learners counted the sides to understand its structure, traced it with their fingers to feel the edges and corners, and named the shape aloud to reinforce recognition.
Group Two reviewed three-dimensional shape names by playing a round of the game "What's Missing?" In this game, we put all the shapes in the middle and closed our eyes. One learner took two shapes away, and the group guessed the missing shapes. Next, we worked together to read 3D shape word riddles. We identified the shape they were describing and worked on sounding out its name to write down.
Reader/Writer
For Reader/Writer this week, Group One started with the alphabet. To get familiar with the letters, we played a game where the Guide hid a letter, and the Sparks had to figure out which letter was missing. Following this, the learners had the choice of letters B, C, T, and S to trace 10 times with their partner using the sandpaper letters, saying the letter and its sound. Each letter had a pair of learners. They then branched off and completed a handout that had them write the letter in uppercase and lowercase. At the end, we shared words that started with each letter.
Group Two shared about their break, wrote two sentences, and drew a picture of what they did. It sounds like everyone had a great time! Afterwards, we focused on learning about verbs. We talked about how a verb is an action word. It describes what someone or something is doing. The learners split into two groups and were given cards with verbs written on them. They each took turns reading the verb and completing the action. The Sparks were then introduced to the grammar symbol box. This material includes colour-coded shapes that represent different parts of speech. We found the big red circle, which symbolizes verbs. They placed the circles above the verb cards they had read and wrote them in their books. These grammar symbols help to sensorially reinforce each part of speech, and we will continue to use them as we explore language further.
Geography
During our geography lesson this week, we introduced an important continent, North America. We focused on one country within it - Canada. We began by using the North American map to locate Canada, identifying it as the large brown piece of land on the map. Following this, we read the book All Around the World - Canada, which provided insights into Canadian geography, culture, and traditions. After the reading, we discussed and answered questions such as, "How many provinces and territories are in Canada?" "What is Canada's favourite sport?" and "What are some of the most common foods eaten in Canada?" The Sparks learned that there are 10 provinces and three territories, hockey is our favourite sport, and maple syrup and poutine are eaten a lot. To end the lesson, we stood together and sang "O Canada" to show respect for the land we have learned about. Finally, the learners coloured their very own Canadian flag.
Some learners are also starting a map project this session. They will be tracing, colouring, and labelling the countries found in North America. The completion of this big work will culminate in a North American mastery badge!
French
Monday, we read «Raton-laveur lave ses vêtements» to review clothing vocabulary and learn the words "wet" and "dry." We played BINGO (Clothing Edition) on Tuesday to continue practicing our vocabulary. Wednesday, we sang songs that corresponded with the theme, and on Thursday, we went to the gym to solidify our skills by playing a game of Bulldog.
Additional Highlights
This week was filled with joyful moments, exploration, and celebration in the studio! The Sparks braved the colder weather in the fenced-in area, the field, and the park during recess.
During Free Exploration, the Sparks have been enjoying using a variety of materials. One of many Sparks asked, "Where is Dazzle?" When the Guides let them know that Dazzle the Dino has lost her superpowers and they can play with her again, they were excited! Much time was spent with the animals and dinosaurs, setting up stores with the cash register, building with many different types of material, Lego creations, and lots of imaginative play!
A special highlight of the week was a birthday celebration! Together, we sang The Earth Moves Around the Sun to mark the learner's journey through the years. The birthday Spark shared memories from their first six years of life and shared two things they wanted to learn or do for their 7th year!
Discovery Studio
Mindfulness and Launch
For our first Mindful Monday of the year, we played "How's The Water?" a game gifted to the studio by one of our Rebels! This game uses conversation cards and a companion emotions wheel to ignite curiosity, kindness and community building. Rebels showed bravery in sharing some things they have been struggling with and had fun sharing what their daily life's theme song would be! For Launch, we shared our joys over the Winter Break, and one of the Rebels suggested we share something we got for Christmas or Hannukah. We then reviewed who this session's Squad Leaders are, Core Skills expectations, and 3B4G (seeking help from our Brains, Buddies, and Books) before asking a Guide.
On Tuesday, we did some mindful drawing of a New Year's Mug wishing us Happy New Year! For Launch, we rebooted the Let Grow project by closing the loop on November and December's theme projects and introducing January's new theme: Think Outside the Box! A few learners decided they would like to form a Let Grow Committee to help develop a badge that learners can earn for working on the Let Grow experiences as well as a display for the studio.
On Wednesday, we played the Wordle and Connections puzzles created by the New York Times. Rebels solved the Wordle on their fifth guess with just one life to spare! We successfully connected two out of four categories in Connections but were stumped by a grouping of misspelled band names. For Wednesday's Launch, we continued working on our Joy booklet. We brainstormed what we are good at today and created a list in pictures and words.
Due to the chilly weather on Thursday, we stayed warm inside, learned about meditation, and tried our first practice from Calm. The Rebels did extremely well for their first time and easily dealt with some interruptions.
For Feel-Good Friday, we warmed up the Boomwhackers and then tried a version of Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble" song. Our weekly Current Events presentation began with a news story about Justin Trudeau stepping down as the leader of the Liberal Party. The Rebels were confused about why he was stepping down, and some Rebels mentioned they had seen signs that said inappropriate words on flags and stickers on cars regarding Trudeau. We had a great discussion about freedom of expression, and learners felt that messages should be appropriate since everyone, including small children, sees the flags and stickers. Rebels also voiced that being a leader is complex, and making difficult decisions that will not please everyone would be hard.
Reader/Writer
Draw and Anchor Rebels are learning about how to write descriptively in Reader/Writer this session. We began by reading the book "The Best Part of Me" and then played guessing games with descriptive clues.
For Aim and Release, we are using The Book of Awesome as inspiration to create our own book! This week, we introduced the Book of Awesome, which is all about simple, everyday joys. We read "Hot Chocolate in Cold Arenas" and "Carrying the Ice Cube Tray from the Sink to the Freezer without Spilling" and discussed what we noticed about the writing. The learners then brainstormed their own 15 Awesomes and will be choosing their top 3 to write paragraphs on.
Math Lab
Session 4's Math Lab theme is Patterning! At Monday's lab, Aim and Release Rebels worked on their first patterning problem of the session: When is a triangle a square? Using old badges as a manipulative for modelling solutions, Rebels tried to organize the pins into triangles and squares of various sizes and assign a numerical value to each. From there, they looked for patterns and tried to find a number that could be both square and triangular. After lots of time to explore, we came together to consolidate pattern information in a double t-chart.
Wednesday's lab with Draw and Anchor featured two task sequences for the Rebels to explore different types of patterns. However, the Rebels were so engaged with the first task sequence we didn't get to the second! Beginning with geometric patterns, Rebels worked in pairs to extend various repeating cores. Slightly more challenging, they also had to determine the prequel to a pattern given its end. Lastly, and with one level that still has everyone (including the Guides) stumped, Rebels worked to fill in the random blanks of a pattern, relying on varying degrees of missing pattern information.
Civilizations
This week in Civilizations, we learned about the chaotic period in 17th-century England marked by war, political change, and disaster. The English Civil War erupted between King Charles I, who believed in the divine right of kings, and Parliament. Led by Oliver Cromwell, the Parliamentarians defeated the Royalists, executed Charles I in 1649, and established the Commonwealth. Cromwell ruled as Lord Protector with strict Puritan policies until he died in 1658. The monarchy was restored in 1660 with King Charles II, bringing back celebrations and a more relaxed rule. We also learned about the Black Plague of 1665, which devastated London, and the Great Fire of 1666, which destroyed much of the city but helped end the plague by killing infected rats and fleas.
French
This week, we practised vocabulary about family by making a terminology sheet and then playing guessing games to practise asking "Who is...?" questions. We then listened to songs about the family and played a Kahoot to review what we'd learned.
Physical Development
On Tuesday, our warm-up for P.E. was a Wizard of Oz-themed yoga sequence. We then played a different version of Dodgeball called Pinball Knockout. In this game, opposing teams throw dodgeballs to knock over the other team's plastic bowling pins. The first team that knocked over all ten pins got to choose an exercise for the other team! On Thursday during recess, some learners tested out the skating rink! Later in the afternoon, we headed to the sledding hill for P.E. We are so lucky to have these great winter activities in our neighbourhood!
Quest
Welcome to The Needs Quest, Rebels! On Monday, we revealed this session's Journey Map, arranged in a giant hierarchy diagram, and Rebels used their powers of observation to break down meaning. They had a lot to say and wonder about, sharing that a scientist made this special triangle to help us understand what we need to be happy. After watching a short video, Rebels revised their ideas to identify psychologist Abraham Maslow as the pyramid's creator and that the levels of the diagram matter. Up next: the first deliverable of the week was to create an infographic about Maslow's hierarchy. The goal was to use a combination of words of different sizes, colours, backgrounds, and pictures to help our future audience understand our focus of study. On Tuesday, we watched two engaging videos to prompt a discussion about healthy eating, nutrition, and the government's role in educating the public on these issues. For instance, Rebels looked at a case in Philadelphia where the governor raised taxes on sugary drinks. They also considered what would happen to the body if a human ONLY ate Lay's Classic potato chips. Using the incredible collection of books in our non-fiction library, Rebels then had to go on a fact-finding mission to understand our digestive system and what the body needs from what we consume. The follow-up mission was for Rebels to use these facts to try and create a Public Service Announcement for young Canadians on the topic of nutrition. Wednesday, we dove into the science of sleep. Rebels researched what happens while we sleep, how much sleep we need, how to sleep better, and everyday things we might be doing wrong that impede good sleep. Using what they learned, Rebels had to design a sleep schedule and wind-down routine for optimal rest. On Thursday, Rebels had a chance to catch up on these amazing challenges and reflect on lessons learned about the first level of Maslow's hierarchy. Lastly, one final challenge was extended. Rather than track water consumption, Rebels were challenged to track signs of (de)hydration such as quenched thirst vs. dry mouth, pale or darker urine, or clear focus vs. foggy mood or headaches.
Additional Highlights
In DEAR this week, we finished reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The Rebels suggested books for our next Read Aloud, and we will choose one next Tuesday! The Rebels also had a listening party to our first episode of the Discovery Rebels Podcast. Check it out on Band now!
Exploration Studio
Mindfulness and Launch
Happy New Year! To begin Session 4, we brainstormed what we want to learn, try, and achieve in 2025. We then viewed a list of 100 words to aid us in choosing a Word of the Year that would inspire us to reach our personal goals. Health, focus, grit, chinchilla, joy, and present were a few of this year's selections. We then had an introduction circle as we welcomed three Rebels to the studio this session! On Tuesday, we began with Boomwhackers and reviewed how to play them. We then warmed up with the C scale and finished with a lively rendition of Dance Monkey.
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Lao Tsu After watching Honda's "Unstoppable Dreams"commercial, we discussed how one small change can make a big difference. Rebels talked about the hardest part about taking the first small step and voted that changing their mindset and figuring out what the first step actually is are the most challenging. We also devised strategies for helping our friends who are stuck, as many of our goals are becoming more difficult as the year goes on. We spent Wednesday morning creating our Word of the Year art pieces. Some chose to use watercolour paint, while others used markers, stickers, or Canva to design their work of art that we will hang to remind us of our 2025 goals. Thursday's first yoga practice of the new year was lovely and calming to ease back into our routine - we used a mix of wall-supported Pilates moves like wall angels and side-to-side reach combined with reclined yoga stretches like cradling our legs and poses such as extended child's pose. When the Rebels returned to the studio, we discussed the difference between joking and teasing and tried to determine where the line was. We also discussed what we should do in various scenarios, including standing up for others, voicing how comments make us feel, and thinking before we say something sarcastic.
Reader/Writer
Welcome to Character Development and Creative Writing! In this session, Rebels will design a character, create a backstory, and "become" their creation at the Exhibition. On Monday, we began by brainstorming all we knew about the Grinch. Learners mentioned his physical characteristics, personality, and motivation for his actions. We discovered that the characters we love are complex, so as we create our own, we want to infuse them with as much detail as possible. Rebels then got to work answering a series of prompts about their character.
Math Lab
This session's Math Lab theme is Our World in Data. As the Rebels engage in worldbuilding for their Quest, we'll dive into the data sets that inform us about important aspects of our real world. For starters, this week's lab featured a warm-up using link cubes (or unifix cubes) to model what mean means. Thinking about the scores of a hockey team, Rebels made a tangible graph of the data and then reworked it to show how averages "flatten out" the data so its distribution is more uniform. Then, we worked with several data sets about hurricanes. Rebels formed small teams to discuss the shape, center and spread of a data set for 2017 and then began to compare and contrast other years in different representations. Many teams transformed sets from one form to another, like a table of values into a line plot, in order to more directly compare the amount and strength of hurricanes over time. At the end of the lab, Rebels were invited to make meaningful notes about things like mean, median, mode, range, and which data representations were easiest to use.
Apprenticeship Prep
"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be." - Ralph Waldo Emerson We began our apprenticeship preparation course on Tuesday by introducing what apprenticeships are, their benefits, and a few examples from past Rebels. Learners then had time to think about and identify their strengths, develop a "Success Formula," and list their values. Next week, we will determine who our heroes are, our gifts, and when we find ourselves in flow.
French
This week, the Rebels started working on the session's project to explain something new to others in less than 15 minutes IN FRENCH ONLY. We started by making teams; then, Madame Marianne modelled an example of an activity with the whole class - "How to Make an Origami Frog in 15 minutes!"
Quest
Welcome to Worldbuilding, Rebels! After an introduction to worldbuilding and reviewing the plan for the next six weeks, Rebels got into their Squads to work on a one-day team worldbuilding simulation. They were asked to name their country, place their settlement on a map, decide on their currency, design their flag, and choose their priorities for the first year of their settlement. Through this exercise, learners recognized the pros and cons of creating a world with others and the importance of making decisions rather than getting stuck in an analysis paralysis loop. On Tuesday, we learned about three different types of worldbuilding: building a whole new fictional world, taking a real place and creating an alternative past or future, and developing a real place with a parallel fictional world. Rebels then made a copy of the Worldbuilding Workbook full of prompts to help them build their world. Their main task on Tuesday was brainstorming a list of potential ideas and narrowing it down to the world that most excited them. In order to make our world "realistic," we reviewed landforms and their effect on climate. In groups, learners completed a series of stations that included videos, slide shows, logic puzzles, and matching cards. Once they had completed all of the stations, they opened their Worldbuilding Workbooks and wrote about the landforms, waterways, and biomes they wanted to include. We ended our first week of worldbuilding by thinking about and creating a rough draft of our map. Imagine our characters are travelling from A to B. If in one chapter or part of our game, B lies west of A, and then, suddenly, it's south, we will confuse and confound our audience. Hearing the Rebels discuss where they wanted to place particular locations, buildings, biomes, or planets on their maps was incredible, as they discovered new aspects of the world they hadn't yet thought of!
Civilizations
This session is all about Cartography in Civilizations! We began by studying two maps of Africa, one from 1554 and one from 1584. There were remarkable differences in just thirty years of exploration, and Rebels discussed why and how maps change over time. We then reviewed the parts of a map and their importance, including title, key, compass and/or scale. We then learned how maps can also be a window into a civilization's culture and politics and have great influence based on the information they choose to include or not include. We then learned about different map projections and their pros and cons before putting ourselves in the shoes of a mapmaker and debating whether we had a stronger ethical obligation to portray information accurately like an engineer or to tell the "whole story" like an artist. If we were commissioned in the 16th century to create a map of Flanders that obscures some important borders as a political peace offering to an angry Charles V., would we comply because borders are a political issue, not a part of the land itself, and you don't want to start a war; or ignore the request because you have an ethical obligation to create the most accurate map possible, even if it leads to the deaths of thousands of innocent people? We ended our Civ class by attempting to draw the most accurate map we could of our drive from home to Revel, recognizing if we personally knew more about street signs and directions or landmarks.
Additional Highlights
Those interested began reading The Westing Game this week to prepare for our first Book Club meeting on Thursday. We discussed chapters one through four, reviewed each character, as there are several, answered some comprehension questions, and made predictions for the novel. While the learners found the beginning of the book confusing, with a better understanding of who is who, we believe next week's chapters will be clearer.
In Elective, we enjoyed hearing the progress the band is making, and the Yearbook Committee got to work on creating the layout in Canva with the help of some new recruits!
This week in PE, Rebels led games in the gym, participated in a Peloton yoga and core workout, and braved the cold to go ice skating at the park!
Launchpad Studio
These teens never cease to amaze us! Even battling illness and University applications, the Rebels came with a positive attitude and willingness to help out wherever possible! Thank you, Launchpad!
Canadian and International Law
In Canadian and International Law, our learner worked on a final project which included reading a prepared script they wrote, editing the raws into something that's pleasing to listen to, curating a selection of music to add in the background, and beginning to edit all the elements into a cohesive video essay. They also finished an essay on human rights and disability law in Canada.
Archeology
Due to their growing interest, one Launchpad learner sought out an Archaeology course to take this session. They quickly completed modules where they deeply examined the Turkish archaeological site Gobeklitepe (lit "Potbelly Mound") and its sister site, Karahantepe. The former site is considered to be one of the oldest archaeological sites in the world, and it is a megalithic site that contains huge animal and human carvings dating as far back as 11,500 years ago. Likely built by hunter-gatherers in the pre-pottery neolithic A (PPNA) age, the site was in use approximately between the beginning of PPNA and the beginning of PPNB, or about a thousand years -- although precisely what function these dwellings served remains hotly contested.
Communication & Literature
Before diving into Franz Kafka's book Metamorphosis next week, Launchpad Rebels explored existentialism. Using cartoons, a Crash Course Philosophy video, existentialist poetry including Siegfried Sassoon's piece "Survivors," and three short stories by Daniil Kharms, Rebels considered how existentialism, absurdism, and the meaning of life were treated in each piece. On Wednesday and Thursday, Rebels learned about Franz Kafka's upbringing, adult life, and personality to better understand his perspective. Next week, Part 1 of Metamorphosis!
AP Language and Composition
In AP Language this week, there was an analysis quiz and Unit 5's synthesis essay about whether university is worth the cost. There was also a free response questions revision and Unit 6's rhetorical essay on the opening of a speech criticizing the current field of journalism.
AP Biology
This week in Biology began Unit 9, Ecosystems, which included the usual reading and quiz, a discussion about the effects of climate change on ecosystems, a lab about predicting allele frequencies, and a unit test. Our learner also spent significant time preparing for the midterm they will take next week.
Worldbuilding
One of our Launchpad Rebels is also participating in a Worldbuilding course during this session, and we can't wait to see what they create!
The rest of their time was spent tackling new languages, creating websites, reviewing for the next SAT, working on their math courses, and helping to create our Apprenticeship Tracker.
Potential Discussion Ideas or Questions to Ask Your Rebel:
Spark Studio
What word did you choose for the year?
Which Henri Matisse art project did you like making the most? (Painting with scissors collage, The Snail, or the directed still life painting?)
What did you like about Henri Matisse's "The Snail" piece? How did this picture make you feel?
Could you help with sweeping or folding the laundry this weekend?
French: How do you say « wet » in French? (mouillé) How do you say « dry » in French? (sec)
Discovery Studio
Aim/Release Math Lab: When is a triangle a square? What is the pattern for finding triangular and square numbers?
Draw/Anchor Math Lab:
Write the previous shapes in the pattern: __ __ __ 🔺🟥🔺🔺
Fill in the blanks in the pattern: 🟥🔴__ 🟥🔴🔴__🔴__
Extend the pattern and write a pattern rule: 50, 42, 34, __, __, __
Quest: Thinking about Maslow's hierarchy, which level do you think you're at and why? What could we do to help you move up to the next one?
Which Physiological Needs BINGO challenge should we try as a family?
French: How do you say your «great-grandmother» in French? (arrière-grand-mère)
Exploration Studio
What is hardest about taking that first small step towards change?
Changing your mindset to believe something CAN change
Figuring out the first step, what action should be taken in order to change?
Something else?
Tell me about the character you are creating in Reader/Writer. If you are stuck, what could you use for inspiration?
Can something that started as a prank or joke turn into teasing? If so, where is the line crossed?
Math Lab: Based on your investigation into hurricane data, what would you say constitutes a bad hurricane year? A mild one? What trends, if any, did you observe in Atlantic hurricanes from 1977 to 2017?
What is the most important piece of information a map portrays?
Physical features – rivers and mountains;
Political features – country borders;
Orientation – what part of the map is center and which way is up;
Scale – how zoomed in or out;
Proportion or relative size – how big things are next to each other;
Colour choices – geographic, political, or social; or
Story or narrative
French: What did you choose to present to the class for your French project?
Important Upcoming Dates
Spark and Discovery Field Trip to the Ottawa Art Gallery - Friday, February 7th
Session 4 Exhibitions
Discovery Studio - Tuesday, February 11th at 4:15 pm
Spark Studio - Wednesday, February 12th at 4:15 pm
Exploration Studio - Thursday, February 13th at 4:15 pm
Sessional Break and Camp: February 18th - 21st