Badge Basics
Heroes earn this many Quest, Genre, and Civilizations badges during their time in Discovery Studio.
What is 15
The weekly meeting where heroes celebrate successes and discuss new ideas, or issues in the studio.
What is Town Hall Meeting?
The number of cards each hero starts with in their card bank.
What is 3?
A Running Partner did not meet their SMART goals this week; what are the next steps?
Ask the hero if they received their one warning for the session
If they did not, they pull a card
The total hours of a hero’s first job shadow.
What is 8 hours?
One of the three Servant Leader badges every hero must earn.
What is Heart of a Hero, Running Partner, or Socratic Leader?
These weekly check-ins happen every Thursday to review SMART goals, screenshots, and badge progress.
What are Boat Group Check-ins?
The consequence of receiving a third strike in Discovery Studio.
What is an Honor Code Violation?
This happens if a hero is caught copying someone else’s badge work
What follows the Honor Code Violation process?
When a hero misses an exhibition on campus, they must hold their own at home and invite at least three guests. Is this true or false?
Heroes can earn more than one of these core academic badges in a single year.
What is a math or ELA badge?
The first step a hero receives if they break the Studio Contract.
What is a verbal warning?
A hero may use this process if they believe a card pull was unfair.
What is appeal to council?
If one challenge is forgotten before a badge deadline, this may be done if 80% of the badge is complete.
What is make it up after the deadline?
In the Discovery Studio, this is the typical rate at which points are earned for one hour of focused work.
What is 20 points per hour?
The total number of book reviews heroes must complete, including Great Books and Courage to Grow.
What is 10?
Heroes are unable to move up multiple Freedom Levels in a single session, making this statement true or false.
What is False?
Actions such as lying, cheating, stealing, plagiarism, fighting, or leaving campus without permission could result in this.
What is an Honor Code Violation?
A hero does not complete their job shadow and/ or the challenges for their Servant Leader badge by the end of the year. What happens next?
What is: they will start session on a cautionary contract.
Heroes use this method to handle conflicts peacefully with a guide present if needed.
What is Peaceful Conflict Resolution?
This is the total number of hours required for a hero’s final apprenticeship.
What is 20 hours?
This system allows heroes to govern themselves on the playing field while the guide observes from the sidelines.
What is the Card Pull System?
Points do affect a hero’s Freedom Level, making this statement true or false.
You should submit a badge for approval to a guide when most of your challenges are complete and approved, and you are only missing one or two approvals. Is this statement true or false?
What is false?
The three areas of growth badges are encouraged at Acton Academy.
What are Learning to Learn, Learning to Do, and Learning to Be?