June 2024 Family Newsletter

Welcome June! What a phenomenal Showcase & Showshow we had on Thursday, highlighting the incredible things that happen when teenagers are allowed to pursue their passions as learning experiences. Please make sure you browse through the photos and videos linked below. 

Aside from Showcase highlights, in this month’s newsletter we highlight some good news regarding accreditation, our upcoming intensives, upcoming events and a special offer for all Learnlife families! 

Thank you for reading.

Important Dates for May & June

• June 3: AP Information Meeting

• June 3-13: Intensives Cycle 3

• June 5: Hot Drinks with Devin at the Urban Hub: 9 to 10 am. 

• June 7: Urban Hub PROM, 18:00 - 21:00

• June 10-14: Colonias

• June 18-20: 360 Presentations

• June 17: Family Potluck hosted by Parent Hub @ 17:00

• June 20: Graduation @ 19:00

• June 21: LAST DAY!

Reminders & Accouncements

Parenting Workshop
If you missed our workshop on Cultivating Leadership and Resiliency in Children, you can catch the video of Suzanne right here. Once again, the quality is not the best, but the content is exceptional!

2024-2025 Academic Calendar
You can find the full calendar here.

• • September 2: Start for NEW Urban Hub Learners

  • September 4: Start for ALL returning learners

  • December 19 - January 7: Winter Break

  • March 3-7: Semana Blanca

  • April 14-21: Semana Santa

  • June 20: Last Day 

Advanced Placement Information Meeting (APs)
The meeting will be taking place on June 3rd from 5 to 6 at the Urban Hub and online. Here is the link if you would like to attend online: 

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/4411151590?pwd=dDFUcUVHdDZwU2t5ZE5xTXJtRHlmUT09

Meeting ID: 441 115 1590

Passcode: 4EUiQx

360 Presentations
This is a reminder to all families, and very important for our new families. At the end of the cycle each learner has a culmination of their journey through the presentation of their 360. At this event parents, mentor, peers, and other learning team members are invited to hear about learning highlights and growth of the cycle. Sign ups for 360s will go out Friday, June 8. Please note the 360 schedule notes below. 

Extra Time
Throughout Intensives, learners are welcome to stay from 16:00-17:00 to finish (or iterate) any deliverables/outputs from Cycle 2. This is a great opportunity to make sure the work shared in both the 360 and the LV are of a quality that truly reveals the intensity of the learning process.

IMPORTANT June Schedule Reminders
Schedules are a little different this month - please look closely!

• • June 3-13: Intensives (ALL learners have the below schedule)

    • 10:00-16:00 on Monday through Thursday

    • 10:00-14:00 on Fridays

  • June 14 & 17: Normal schedules for 360 Prep

  • June 18, 19, 20: Learner 360 presentations. Learners are at the Hub all day leading up to their 360, and then through their presentations. 

    • Once a learner’s 360 is completed (and they have attended at least one as a guest), learners have the option not to come into the Hub.

    • Explorers & Creators need parent permission to not attend the days after their 360 presentation. Please email Benedetta at Urbanhub Barcelona if your child has permission to be absent.

Urban Hub Accrediation

It is FINALLY official! After years of work, and this year of anxious waiting, our official accreditation has come through! We are now recognised as an officially accredited international secondary school in Spain! 

This means that Learnlife can provide secondary-aged learning programs. Those learners who meet the required criteria will qualify for an American high school diploma through NEASC.

For more information, email: accreditation@learnlife.com 

End-of-Year Family Celebration Potluck

Our phenomenal Parent Hub will be hosting an end-of-year potluck for all Urban Hub families. Join us on Monday, June 17 from 5 to 7 pm at the Urban Hub. More information to come through the Parent Group.

Intensives

Intensives have launched today! Please read up on the descriptions here, and make sure you ask your learner(s) about what they are diving into over these three weeks. 

Mindvalley University

Learnlife has partnered with Mindvalley this summer to deliver their youth programme for children ages 6-17 years in Tallinn, Estonia. This initiative is part of the three-week Mindvalley University experience taking place from 1st to 21st July. 

Mindvalley University is a learning opportunity for adults and children alike, providing a holistic programme that explores personal growth and development, and which families are welcome to join, with their children (from age 3 years) for individual weeks, or for the full-three week programme.

As part of this partnership, Mindvalley will offer a 15% discount exclusively for Learnlife families on tickets for adult and youth programmes (6-12 years and 13-17 years). 

Sign up here: 

Learnlife Community Promo Code

We hope you can take advantage of this unique opportunity! For more information about the youth programme in Tallinn and the Mindvalley University partnership, please contact Emma Buckle. 

(emma@learnlife.com). 

Showcase & Showshow Highlights

Check out the photo gallery and a few videos of Cycle 3 Showcase & Showshow. Be sure to click through the images on the carousel!

As always, it was wonderful to see so many of you at the last Showcase yesterday! We are now on to the next adventure with Intensives starting on Monday. 

All the best,

-Joyce, Devin, Gaby & the Learning Team