Verdict: Not beautiful. More stuff lying around, including Chromebooks and a school library book, both of which we are supposed to steward faithfully (that morning in launch, we talked about being entrusted with small things so that one day God can entrust us with big things.)
Verdict: Beautiful. These two girls are using their Project Time wisely to study together without distracting anyone around them.
Verdict: Beautiful. Three students keeping the studio as a sacred place for learning (Covenant Item #1) by reading and researching together side by side, again without distracting each other or anyone around them.
On the subject of caring for the environment, we saw a marked improvement in ES studio maintenance this week after I talked to the kids about how it still felt like my responsibility at 3:00 to determine whether the work had been done and whether we were ready for inspection. I wanted to transfer that ownership to them. They agree to volunteer as leaders each week to oversee the cleaning of our room and bathroom and make sure all jobs are done by 3:00. Camryn and Milam stepped right up and did an exemplary job as cleaning leaders this past week!
On the subject of Project Time, I've enjoyed seeing the enthusiasm with which the kids are approaching this opportunity to delve into their particular area of interest about ancient Greek history. They are eager to research, they are learning to take notes, and they're developing loyalties to their Project Clans: Troy, Athens, Mycenae and Sparta (which by far has the coolest clan badges and spirited cheers to date! They're raising the bar for the rest of us.)
