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We don’t have report cards, we have “check charts. We don’t have report cards, we have “check charts.” And students only level up to the next grade when their entire check chart is complete. And when they complete a “check” they ring the bell 🛎️ and everyone cheers! It’s awesome! And they can level up from 3rd grade to 4th grade, for example at any time during the calendar year. Some of the “checks” are academic in nature and some are life skills oriented, like this one shown here. It’s the life skill of “doing hard things.”
Can you remember life before the internet? Think o Can you remember life before the internet? Think of how it has revolutionized life as we know it. And today, half of jobs that our kids will do in the near future don’t even exist yet. We are experiencing an exponential technological growth period with AI. Yet schools are stuck in a 100 year old model. If at all possible, get your kid out of the traditional school model! If not possible, have them start embracing and learning AI!
Teacher erasure? Hardly. Our adult Guides are s Teacher erasure?

Hardly. 

Our adult Guides are still there every moment of the day (and with much lower student-to-teacher ratios than traditional schools). They’re just not burdened by teaching academic curriculum.
Creating ownership and agency starts even in Kinde Creating ownership and agency starts even in Kindergarten. All of our students know the power of “yet.” Adding “yet” to any “I can’t” statement switches them into a growth mindset. Something that all of us adults need to hear as well😜It’s amazing what kids can do when they are continually told that they are limitless! Hint-they start to believe it and act accordingly😀
Life skills life skills life skills! We hear it fr Life skills life skills life skills! We hear it from thousands of parents- they want their kids taught how to succeed in the real world! But not at the expense of academic rigor. Most schools have an emphasis on one over the other. We focus on both!
1️⃣ You wouldn’t go to work if you weren’t getting 1️⃣ You wouldn’t go to work if you weren’t getting paid, would you? So why do we expect kids to enthusiastically participate in school without some kind of reward? 

This is how real life works. Adults work for pay. Your kids are already likely incentivized in other areas. 

Video games reward players with rankings, extracurricular competitions (sports, debate or robotics clubs, etc) often offer rewards like trophies, medals, or cash prizes. 

Why can’t academic success also be incentivized? 

2️⃣ This teaches how to set and stick to goals. At our schools, our students work with their Guides to set realistic yet appropriately challenging goals. Students also decide what their reward will be.

This is something you can recreate at home no matter what kind of school your kids attend. 

A few examples of rewards students have chosen: 

🌮Chipotle with their Guide
👟New Adidas Sambas
🧱Lego set 
🛍️Shopping spree at Brandy Melville 
🚙A local excursion
💳 VISA gift card
🧸Squishy toy / stuffed animal
🎮A Nintendo Switch 
🍿Special snacks
🛋️Time in exclusive cozy spaces that we’ve created 

3️⃣This teaches kids financial literacy. They learn the value of hard work, how to save up for certain prizes, and delay gratification. 

So far, this has worked exceedingly well for our students who might not typically be as intrinsically motivated to succeed academically. 

What are your thoughts? Have you implemented this with your own kids or students?

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