This quest is meant to:

•  Teach a life-long, versatile, skill that can be used every day of one's life.

• Teach the power of perspective.

• More fully enjoy and appreciate one's journey through life through memories caught "on film."

$225

The goal of this quest is to allow the Heroes to experience the benefits of playing Chess firsthand, and to apply those skills to other parts of their lives as well.

 

The benefits of regularly playing chess are plentiful and include: increase in strategic thinking, creativity, foresight & planning, memory, reading skills, and communication.

$225

In this study of agriculture, Heroes will increase their knowledge of crop and livestock production, aquaculture and fisheries in order to reduce the divide between farm and table.

 

Heroes will become more self sustaining by growing their own food and animals on campus while studying science through cell models, butterfly habitats, plant mazes and more. ​

$300

Through an introductory course on auto mechanics, Heroes will learn:

• The basic parts of an engine while assembling their own movable engine

• Car maintenance and problems

• How to analyze and solve real-world problems

• Tool names and how to use them

$300

Growing Curiosity is a learner-led quest in which the oldest learners, called “Quest Leaders,” take turns leading a week of hands-on challenges focused on a specific topic of their choice in order to “grow” the curiosity of others. Then, after growing their curiosity about several different topics, Heroes in the studio get to dive deeply into one topic of their choice during the last weeks of the Growing Curiosity quest.

$375

This quest is meant to:

• Equip Heroes with tools and confidence that will help them throughout the year and on their Hero’s Journey.

• Equip Heroes with a deeper understanding of self and others.

• Instill a deeper understanding of working on a team and the the value of collaboration.

• Inspire an appreciation for process and intentionality.

• Inspire a deep curiosity of the Hero’s Journey through heroes’ stories.

• Create laws and guidelines to govern their studio.

$450​

On this quest, Heroes become modern-day Magellans: cartographers and explorers attempting to circumnavigate the globe. Along the way, Heroes collect clues that lead them on a trip to their final destination, a trip outside of the U.S.A. to serve a less fortunate community.

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Although the location will not be revealed to the Heroes until they figure out the clues, Heroes will be able to communicate with local leaders, asses needs and plan a service project to complete during the break following the session.

(May 19-25-ish; exact dates to be set.)

$450 (trip expenses separate, if planning to attend)