Launchpad prepares Acton Academy Eagles for real world adventures as adults, whether it is a life changing apprenticeship or admission into a selective college.

Yesterday Launchpadders held their first Exhibition, where each Eagle showed his or her accomplishments to date; talked honestly about stumbles and missteps and asked for help from parents, fellow travelers and Launchpad Guides.

Even a partial list of accomplishments over the last few months is impressive:

•  Completing a course in Arabic with a grade of 98;
•  Finishing a University of Pennsylvania Law School course ;
•  Ambitious writing projects and an Eagle created film soon to be shown at the Cannes Film Festival;
• Mastering Pre-Algebra; Algebra I and Geometry.
• Taking on Quest Creations in Culture; Psychology; Anthropology; Biology; Law and a host of other personal passions;

Even more impressive was the humility to admit shortcoming and mistakes, all real but solvable problems:

• A lack of structure;
• A need for better time management and project management skills;
• Too much procrastination.

The most impressive moment of all, however, was the commitment of all the Eagles to a world changing vision and mission;

and the outpouring of love and support from the adults in the room, each of whom pledged affirmation and accountability

What a grand experiment!