What Lights Me Up
“I’ve been building with Legos since I was little. Now I build working robots with the Mindstorms kits. My best subject in school is art, because I like to draw—people say I do good faces and superhero drawings. I play a lot of video games too. I think it would be cool to do art for those someday.”
My Day at EXPLO
Breakfast + Quad Time
8:00 AM
My roommate and I debate Minecraft physics over our Cheerios.
Morning Greeting
9:05 AM
Today’s Joke of the Day was “Why are pirates called pirates? They just ARRRR!”
Elective Period
9:20 AM
Woodworking
I never built anything out of wood before—we’re actually building a gumball machine.
Morning Activities
11:00 AM
Yesterday I did Quiet Reading so today I went to the Paper Airplane Test Lab to see who could make one that flies the farthest.
Lunch + Quad Time
11:45 AM
My favorite dance move in The Numa is when we get into the kickline.
Community Meeting
12:50 PM
Today’s Minute to Win It challenge was to keep two balloons in the air without touching the ground.
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Workshop
1:30 PM
Mystery of Marvels: Superhero Lab Science
I worked with dry ice today—it was so cool! Actually, really cold, like -100°!
Snack
2:40 PM
An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
Workshop
2:55 PM
Wilderness First Aid + Survival
We’re building our own shelter just using what we can find in the woods—kind of like building a pillow fort except with trees.
Advisor Group Time
4:15 PM
My advisor set up a scavenger hunt on our floor, so we had to find all of the clues. The prize at the end was freezie pops!
Dinner + Quad Time
5:15 PM
Dinner was spaghetti and meatballs– my favorite! I had to go back for seconds.
Evening Activities
6:30 PM
Me and my living group are playing Capture the Flag tonight after dinner.
Evening Event
7:30 PM
There’s a magician coming tonight that they say can read minds.
