The Beautiful Outdoors!

May 19, 2025

Session 6, Week 6 Last week all studios had the wonderful opportunity to spend the week in the beautiful outdoors! For 4 days the Spark Studio took 21 learners ages 5-8 and spent 5+ hours outside each day. No matter the weather. We played. We explored. We read. We...

Joy in the big and the small

May 11, 2025

Session 6, Week 5 There are big moments like the Children’s Business Fair this Saturday that bring great joy: And then there are small moments that bring great joy as well: In the Spark Studio this week our butterflies hatched from their chrysalis. All week we...

World changers

May 5, 2025

Session 6, Week 4 As the rain cleared Wednesday afternoon and the heroes came together in their matching shirts, it was hard not to get a little emotional looking at this group of truly incredible heroes. Each one has unique gifts and talents and struggles that are...

Practice Practice Practice

Apr 28, 2025

Session 6, Week 3 As I watched the DELTA heroes dress rehearsal for their Gala this coming Friday, I thought about what they were practicing. Yes, they were practicing musical numbers and sketch comedy, but far more importantly they were practicing: public speaking,...

The culture we love

Apr 21, 2025

The DELTA heroes arrived in Antigua on the very day that the Semana Santa (Holy Week) celebration began. Our timing was impeccable to witness this colorful, elaborate and meaningful tradition. It was truly a gift to experience this important part of the Guatemalan...

The Adventure of Life!

Apr 13, 2025

With new quests focused on life in the Spark and Fire studios and the DELTA heroes exploring a new way of life in Guatemala, this week has been a grand adventure! The Spark Studio kicked off this session by introducing our study of plant life…botany! The...

Celebrating our dragons

Mar 31, 2025

Session 5, Week 5 Week 5 was a celebration – a celebration of overcoming dragons, of hard work, of Exhibitions, and of where we still want to grow and improve! This week the Spart Studio reflected on what our dragons are and what we are doing to conquer those...

Winter and Spring?

Mar 24, 2025

Session 5, Week 4 March in Utah is always a fascinating month to me. It vacillates between days that are a continuation of the long Utah winter, and days that give me beautiful hope that spring is coming! It is a mix of old and new – a reminder of the past and...

Did You Think You Would Hear…

Mar 17, 2025

Session 5, Week 3 On Wednesday, I walked into the Quest area to see two heroes carrying lady liberty under their arms another hero spreading garbage all over the floor purposefully and another hero share with me in excitement “We just got the best dumpster scene...

Surprise!

Mar 10, 2025

Session 5, Week 2 During our Open House on Tuesday evening a 12-year-old hero came running in breathless and said “We have a parking problem out there, can we take care of it?” The next hour saw 4 heroes (2- 12-year-old boys, a 12-year-old girl and an...