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2024/2025 June
2024/2025 June
Dear Parents and Families,
Thank you for being here! It’s hard to believe that it’s already the end of June and the conclusion of our first year at the Village Hub. This year has been an opportunity to come together to build a community and we are so very grateful that you have been a part of this journey. We are already looking forward to the coming year and our team is working to build on our successes, reflect on opportunities, and continue to strengthen our Village. Next year will also bring some changes. Alena from the EcoHub will join our team as the Hub Lead, Kris and Paula will continue as Learning Guides, and we are expanding our Primary Years program. This also means that with these staffing changes, Michalis will be moving onto new opportunities and new adventures and not returning in September. We want to take this opportunity to thank him for his contributions over the course of the year and wish him all the best in his new endeavors.
This cycle learners have worked together, engaged in a variety of hands-on activities, and contributed to our experience in the hub. As part of Express, learners worked in teams to research, design, build, document, and market a parkour experience. Their work will continue to be an important part of the hub for both current and future learners. Further engaging design and carpentry skills in their Passion Projects, a group of learners created a bike stand for everyone at the hub to use. Another group added to the physical activity opportunities for all learners. In Human Systems, learners engaged with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Our Math Carnival at the Eco Hub strengthened our connection with the broader Learnlife community.
These experiences support the further development of skills and competencies across communication, literacy, numeracy, and systems thinking. In the coming year, as we continue to review studio experiences, space design, the use of technology to support and document learning, as well as the ideas of learners and their families, expect to hear more about how what we do at the Hub can engage sustainable social entrepreneurship and broader community participation. And as our space continues to evolve into the summer, we look forward to your ongoing partnership and collaboration.
On behalf of the entire Village Hub community, we wish you a restful summer break and look forward to welcoming learners and their families back for the first day on Wednesday, September 3rd.
Thank you,
The Village Hub Team
2024/2025 May
2024/2025 May
Dear Village Hub Families,
Welcome to our new Village Hub Family Website! This is a digital space to share information, stay connected, and keep up to date about everything that is happening at our hub. Moving forward, this will replace our Village Vine weekly newsletter communication with a monthly overview that will be posted here at the end of each month. However, you will still receive important updates and information by email as necessary. We are looking forward to adding to this site together as our community grows.
Warmly,
Kris & The Village Hub Team
✨Learning Highlights
In this section, you'll find highlights from our Building Blocks and programs
PIONEERS
Innovamat Math
-learners are building on their knowledge of multiples and factors to identify lowest common multiples and greatest common factors
Math Lab
-both Pioneers and Explorers are playing, designing, creating, and iterating a variety of games and stations that practice and teach others important numeracy skills learned in Innovamat; Village Hub will host a Math Carnival at the end of May, inviting learners from outside of our hub to participate
-while there are opportunities for both groups to work together to achieve a shared goal, learning experiences also align with our skills and competencies
Express (English)
-our entire hub community is engaged in the guiding question, how can we responsibly use digital technology and social media to design, promote, and sustain a parkour space that positively impacts our community?
-literacy experiences including digital safety and well-being, reading, writing, and interpreting texts, as well as media literacy are built into this building block
-while there are opportunities for both groups to work together to achieve a shared goal, learning experiences also align with our skills and competencies
Human Systems
-learners are exploring how our actions contribute to the SDGs (UN sustainable development goals)
-learners will develop and implement a community project linked to these goals
-while there are opportunities for both groups to work together to achieve a shared goal, learning experiences also align with our skills and competencies
Natural Systems (science)
-learners are exploring how different systems in the human body work together to help us move, compete, and stay healthy through hands and experiential learning opportunities
-while there are opportunities for both groups to work together to achieve a shared goal, learning experiences also align with our skills and competencies
EXPLORERS
Innovamat Math
-learners are consolidating their knowledge to operations with integers and beginning plane geometry
Math Lab
-both Pioneers and Explorers are playing, designing, creating, and iterating a variety of games and stations that practice and teach others important numeracy skills learned in Innovamat; Village Hub will host a Math Carnival at the end of May, inviting learners from outside of our hub to participate
-while there are opportunities for both groups to work together to achieve a shared goal, learning experiences also align with our skills and competencies
Express (English)
-our entire hub community is engaged in the guiding question, how can we responsibly use digital technology and social media to design, promote, and sustain a parkour space that positively impacts our community?
-literacy experiences including digital safety and well-being, reading, writing, and interpreting texts, as well as media literacy are built into this building block
-while there are opportunities for both groups to work together to achieve a shared goal, learning experiences also align with our skills and competencies
Human Systems
-learners are exploring how our actions contribute to the SDGs (UN sustainable development goals)
-learners will develop and implement a community project linked to these goals
-while there are opportunities for both groups to work together to achieve a shared goal, learning experiences also align with our skills and competencies
Natural Systems (science)
-learners are exploring how different systems in the human body work together to help us move, compete, and stay healthy through hands and experiential learning opportunities
-while there are opportunities for both groups to work together to achieve a shared goal, learning experiences also align with our skills and competencies
Updates
New Director of Learnlife Hubs
We are excited to welcome Leigh Fitzgerald for a visit to Barcelona the first week in May. We invite parents to join us for informal meet & greets in each location. Leigh and her family will officially relocate this summer, with Leigh's start date at Learnlife in mid-August.
Leigh will be visiting the Village Hub and available to meet parents and families on Monday, May 5, 15:30-16:00
We are excited to welcome Cycle 3, the sun and the warmer weather it brings. Please remind your learner to bring a water bottle, to wear sunscreen and a hat for sun protection. This will be especially important as we spend more time outdoors engaged in building blocks, learning experiences, and physical activity.
Our space continues to evolve! Learners have been busy gardening on our rooftop terrace and have worked together to install a new basketball hoop. Learners will be working with one another to set up our new 3D printer as part of our marker space studio.
📣 Announcements
In this section you will find relevant announcements
A reminder that Thursday, May 1st and Friday, May 2nd are holidays. All of our hubs are closed to learners during this time.
Join us for Parent Coffee May 9 at 09:00.
Our next excursion is on Thursday, May 15th to the Barcelona Olympic Museum. More information will be shared in an email to families.
Please join us on Saturday, May 17, for our first annual ALL HUB FAMILY event! This will take place at the Nautic Club at the Garraf Marina - just minutes from the R2 train station. Activities and the meal will begin at 13:00, and beach fun will continue through the afternoon. You can find all the details right here!
The joint parent hub planning committee would love to gain a sense of numbers to inform the restaurant. Please let them know if you plan to attend (and possible activity interest) on this sign up sheet.
And just a reminder that this is a family event, so Learnlife staff will not be responsible for supervision of any learners!
024/2025 April
024/2025 April
✨Learning Highlights
In this section, you'll find highlights from our Building Blocks and programs
PIONEERS
Innovamat Math
-learners are applying their knowledge of multiples and factors
Math Lab
-learners are engaged in solidifying new concepts from innovamat in station activities and hands-on experiences to further develop numceracy skills
Express (English)
-using the features and textual elements of autobiography, learners have been writing their own autobiographies to tell their stories and build connections with others
Human Systems
-learners are exploring the evolution of inventions throughout history, making connections and analysing their current and future impacts
Natural Systems (science)
-learners are applying their knowledge of geology to finish comics they have created to teach others about the rock cycle
-they are learning about the age of the earth to develop and apply scientific reasoning and to interpret and analyse information from a variety of sources
EXPLORERS
Innovamat Math
-learners are working with integers and applying their knowledge to operations with integers
Math Lab
-focusing on financial literacy and math for life, learners have completed their own board games to teach others about these concepts, including budgeting, consumption, and debt, they are further iterating and play testing each other's games
Express (English)
-learners are using visual persuasive techniques and elements of podcasts to share their stories and convince others
Human Systems
-having researched two additional historical time periods of their choosing, learners are using this information to create interactive escape rooms
Natural Systems (science)
-Explorers are learning about the principles of genetic diversity, heredity, and their implications
Updates
After some much needed rain, we are excited to welcome the sun and the warmer weather. Please remind your learner to bring a water bottle, to wear sunscreen and a hat for sun protection. This will be especially important as we spend more time outdoors engaged in building blocks, learning experiences, and physical activity.
Please find the preliminary calendar for the 2025-2026 academic year below. This is intended to allow families to plan in advance, particulary around holidays and vaction breaks. While some items for Cycle 1 have been set, updates will follow for the remainder of the year in advance. In alignment with the Urban Hub, the Village Hub will also follow an annual two cycle calendar and our younger learners will have their academic year divided into quarters. More information will follow.
📣 Announcements
In this section you will find relevant announcements
Semana Santa is from Monday, April 14 to Monday, April 21 inclusive. All of our hubs are closed to learners during this time.
Join us for Parent Coffee April 4 at 09:00.
Our Village Hub Showcase is on Thursday, April 3rd at the Hub from 15:00 to 16:30.
Cycle 2 Learner 360s are between April 8 and April 10 during the day. You can book your time and date using the link shared by email.
The first day of Cycle 3 is on Tuesday, April 22.
You're Invited! Save the date of the All-Hub Party on May 17th from 13h Nautic Club at the Garraf Marina.
Our outings this month have included experiential learning opportunities to engage and build on persevenrance and resilance across building blocks. This included a trip to the Sharma Climbing Gym in Gava as well as a new opportunity with the Logitech School in our community.
The culmination of our Team Up! intensive was a friednly game played again the Olive Tree School. It was a tremendous afternoon and a great way to finish our week of intensives.
2024/2025 March
2024/2025 March
✨Learning Highlights
In this section, you'll find highlights from our Building Blocks and programs
PIONEERS
Innovamat Math
-learners are exploring order of combined operations
-they are building on their knowledge of decomposing natural numbers
Math Lab
-learners have applied their knowledge of surface area to a hands-on challenge to reduce packaging waste
-they will be applying new concepts from innovamat in station activities and hands-on experiences to further develop skills
Express (English)
-using the narrative structure, learners are using the stories they wrote to develop a theatre piece that emphasizes building connection
-they are developing their abilities to plan, write, edit, and revise texts
Human Systems
-learners are exploring the evolution of inventions throughout history, making connections and analysing their current and future impacts
Natural Systems (science)
-having learned about the rock cycle, learners are building on this knowledge by exploring geology and the age of the earth to develop and apply scientific reasoning and to interpret and analyse information from a variety of sources
EXPLORERS
Innovamat Math
-building on this past focus on natural numbers and operations, learners are working with integers and will be learning about operations with integers
Math Lab
-engaging our focus on financial literacy and math for life, learners are designing and creating their own board games to teach others about these concepts, including budgeting, consumption, and debt
Express (English)
-learners are using storytelling techniques to build connections, they are exploring how media messages use and manipulate possible perspectives and bias
Human Systems
-having completed a deep dive research of the Renaissance and its impacts on society and culture in the period and beyond, learners are applying these skills to research two historical periods of their choosing, they will use this information to create interactive escape rooms
Natural Systems (science)
-after Semana Blanca, Explorers will begin a new area of focus, learning about the principles of genetic diversity, heredity, and their implications
Updates
We have updated our bring your own device policy to ensure that all learners at the Village Hub are able to responsibly and safely use those devices.
For learners who bring their own devices, here’s what you need to know:
All devices need to be approved by the mentor of the learner as safe for appropriate usage. Safe and appropriate usage means:
Learners’ browsers must allow them to safely surf the internet. They will need to have installed child protection software and/or use child safe browsers. Chrome, Safari and other browsers’ safety settings are insufficient protections. See our recommendations below.
Learners always need parental consent to download apps.
The family and the learner take full responsibility for the device and the content accessed thereon. Further, they take responsibility for any content that is shared with other learners on that device.
Learnlife accepts no responsibility for lost, stolen or damaged devices.
The device is only used for learning purposes, and is only used with learning guide permission and supervision. Devices are stored away when they are not being used.
If a learner’s device or usage of that device does not follow the above expectations, the learning guide will take the device until the end of the day and a conversation with parents will need to happen.
Some child safety apps for devices on the market. We strongly encourage you to test the device after the app is installed to ensure that it is able to provide a safe experience for your learner.
● McAfee Safe Family
● Kaspersky Safe Kids
● Google Family Link
● FamiSafe
● Kidgy
On February 21, Village Hub welcomed visiting Pioneers from the Eco Hub. It was a great day of cross hub integration, preparing potential transitioning Pioneers, and fun!
Our outings this month have included experiential learning opportunities to engage and build on the inquiry we have been doing across building blocks. This included a trip to Les Tanques in Viladecan as well as a guided visit the Amazonias exhibit at the Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona.
📣 Announcements
In this section you will find relevant announcements
Semana Blanca is from Monday, March 3rd to Friday, March 7th. All of our hubs are closed to learners during this time.
The Village Hub will be participating in a Device Free Week Challenge. Starting on Monday, March 10 and running for the entire week, we will all explore our relationship with technology as we unplug and go device free for an entire week. Families are also invited to participate beyond the hub!
Join us for Parent Coffee March 14 at 09:00.
Cycle 2 Village Hub Intensives March 24 - 28.
Our Village Hub Showcase is the evening of Thursday, April 3rd.
Cycle 2 Learner 360s are between April 8 and April 10. Stay tuned for more information.
Our space continues to evolve. Thank you for being a part of our community!
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