Tag: alf

  • End of March and Beginning of Spring

    This week, Will visited! He, @douglasawesome, Geva, and somewhat @ryanshollenberger took over the Makerspace to make an arcade-style cabinet for Galactic Nemesis (the game they designed and built last year). There was paint and sawdust and gas masks and silly pictures…They didn’t quite finish, but they’re very close! The project dislocated the Minecraft+RedCrucible crew to…

  • In which she has a weird[er so than usual] week and re-learns things she forgot

    This morning, there was a full solar eclipse and a super moon. Over other continents. I have astronomical envy…especially since we’re getting snow here in NYC, on this first day of spring. I’ve been trying to keep my personal life energies and ALC life energies separate this week more so than usual, and I felt…

  • From the mouths of Agile Learners: Graduation ideas

    Out of curiosity, I went around and asked all our students “What would/should a graduation process for ALC look like?” Here are the answers I got: There should be a test to see how long you can play Minecraft. There should be a test to see if you can survive after drinking a 5-hour energy…

  • Answer to “Are your facilitators ever students?” OR What Hamlet has to do with ALC

    Monday feels like a really long time ago. We had visitors from ALC Mosaic (who decided to come to school even though they were on spring break), a visiting week student, Tomis 🙂 , and some parents, so things were extra busy. Like four-field-trip-week busy. Which is how I prefer things, but cramming alll that…

  • Ending February

    We came back from mid-winter break to end February with visitors, trips, and lots to reflect on. Monday we played Werewolves and Town of Salem (a similar game, played online). Or rather, I made some jewelry with wire and pliers while playing Werewolves and spectating T.O.S. Tuesday @ryanshollenberger @themadhatter @failspy @thewitchqueen908 @douglasawesome and I went…