What do Luke Skywalker, Moana, Harry Potter, and YOU, have in common? They’re all heroes of their own stories.Welcome to The Heroes Journey! An 6-week adventure where 5th-8th graders will learn about Joseph Campbell’s famous Monomyth, the Hero’s Journey.Campbell discovered that every hero/heroine experiences a life disruption, starts a quest, meets friends, encounters obstacles, and transforms themselves before returning home to share what they have learned to challenge others. (Sound a bit like life?)Participants will explore these stages in pop culture, myth, movies, and more. Students will use personal reflections to create a guidebook to their best lives, where the main character is THEM!
Supply Fee: $15
Instructor: Robin Vivian
Minimum Student Enrollment: 5
Course Length: 50 min class per week / 6 weeks/quarter
Cost: $72.00 + $15 supplies = $87 per quarter