Day 1

My apologies for our day 1 post a day later.  We were so wrapped up in trying to kick off the program with a smooth start that time slipped right by us!  

Yesterday's program was started off with an assembly where we were reminded that we can learn anything:

We also introduced our Elementary Summer Academy (ESA) team commitments: we give our best effort and we do the right thing, even when no one is watching.  We are drawing inspiration from the Summer Olympic Games in Rio this year for our community building and study of growth mindset.  Specifically, we are finding examples of: optimism, persistence, flexibility, resilience, and empathy.  To do this, we are learning about real people who showed these mindsets when handling challenges.  In yesterday's assembly we watched this inspiring story:

The students identified the following mindsets after watching the video: optimism, persistence, flexibility, resilience, and empathy.  It was inspiring to hear them explain their observations of Derek Redmond's mindset in the '92 Olympic Games.  

We are looking forward to hear the mindset stories of our students this summer as they carry the torch for learning at ESA!