The Eagles arrived Monday morning to a letter left by the Mess Monster. The Eagles were faced with a challenge: clean the studio to the Mess Monster's expectations and get to spend all day Friday outside! They rose to the challenge and had the freedom to spend all parts of their day outside. Sadly, it started raining during our Core Skills and we had to go in for a bit. Even with the cold temperatures, wind and slight drizzle they enjoyed their hard-earned time outside.
In Quest, the Eagles are diving into plant science by investigating the makeup of soil and testing how scarification works. They found that some soil is full of sand, while other soil is mostly clay.
Friday we had a honey taste-test and found that honey from various areas and pollinated flowers tastes different. Our favorite was the Texas Raw Honey. The Eagles were then challenged to create their very own species of flower that would attract a specific pollinator. Next week, the groups will set up their butterfly habitat to observe the pollinators' changes from caterpillar to butterfly.
This session, Eagles are challenged to use science to write a fictional story. The book Diary of a Worm gave us great examples of how an author can incorporate facts, while also creating an entertaining fictional story. The creators of Pixar provided us with a simple story spine they use to create some of the best animated movies! This story spine (or script) is helping Eagles to include the 5 elements of a fictional story; characters, setting, plot, conflict, and theme.
In drama, the Eagles were split into Prides and given a scene from the Lion King to reenact. They chose their characters, practiced their lines, and set up a scene. We saw Mufasa and Simba chatting at Pride Rock, Scar push Mufasa down into the gorge, and Simba confront Scar about his rightful place as King. The Eagles have greatly improved in their ability to use expression, act like a given character, and follow along with their lines.
This tied directly to Wednesday's Morning Launch where the Eagles spent time identifying the steps in Simba's Hero's Journey. We realized the movie follows the Hero's Journey perfectly! We had a great discussion about how Simba worked to atone for choosing to leave the Pride lands and if the animals should have forgiven him for leaving them under Scar's power.
The Eagles are continuing to take over more in the studio. This week PE was led by Blakely and Paul! They chose to split the Eagles into 2 groups, one to play tag football and the other group to practice gymnastics moves. We love seeing the Eagles take responsibility and ownership in the studio.
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