AXL Academy seeks to understand scholar perspectives through focus group interviews oriented around specific topics. Seeking out scholar perspectives empowers our youngest community members to influence change in AXL Academy’s decision making and systems. In the 2022-23 school year AXL Academy will conduct quantitative climate surveys to couple with the qualitative focus group data. 

 

In the 2021-22 school year Grades 4-8 were asked questions about their Crew Time and Social Emotional Learning in their focus groups. These Word Clouds exhibit the words and language they used to describe their experiences: