8th Grade Progress Report (2024-2025)
Dylan completed middle school with high achievement, demonstrating autonomy and agency for independent learning, his schedule, and courses. He is now enrolled in the 10th-grade Acellus High School Honors Program as part of his curriculum.
Acellus High School (10th Grade Honors): Algebra1, PE, French1, STEM3 (requested advanced math, writing, and increased workload)
Big Fat Middle School Study Guides: LA, Science, U.S. & World History
Math: Art of Problem Solving Algebra, Addison, Memorized perfect squares 1-29 challenge
Tuttle Twins: entrepreneur, logic, critical thinking, civics, finance courses & books
Read-Alouds: First to a Million (FI) Checklist, How to Raise a Critical Thinker, How Not to Suck at Life, Backwards Blueprint series, current events
Reading: Musashi, Murtage, Lord of the Rings, Hobbit, Knights of the Borrowed Dark (4 days), Way of Kings (1,300+pgs each) and Name of the Wind series
Writing: Notes, copywork, dictation, stories, creative (D&D character & backstory), How to Play D&D Guide, Redstone Explanatory Guide, research (How Muscles Grow, Calculus), Keep Trees Argument, planning, goals, email feedback, self improvement
Science & Social Studies: Manga Calculus, Physics & Biochemistry, History Year by Year, Big Book of the World, Letters Afar, Tuttle Twins, Deep Time History (prehistory to present), History Timeline, State Map, geography & science research, microscope
Supplements: Khan Academy, Mystery Science, PBS Learning, Crash Course, Simple History, Curiosity Stream, YouTube, Legends confidence program
Classes (Recess & Outschool): Mindustry Cohort, Jippity Coding Club, Redstone (2hr/wk, Nov-Dec), Social Hour, Dungeons & Dragons (3.5hr/wk)
Homeschool since 2019 (3nd grade) advanced, year-round curriculum
Day: 8 AM Math, 9 Tuttle Twins/Read/Write, 11 Science/SS, 12 Workout/Project/Class
High School: Graduate Accelus Honors Program (2027), continue advanced math, reading, writing, projects, personal development & annual progress reports
Career: Exploration and education, observed Maui Community College esports
Competitions: Competed in a YouTube Wimzee Minecraft competition, online games
Athletics: Creates calisthenics workouts, gymnastics/parkour, surfs & swims
Hobbies & Interests: Games, Factorio, MarvelRivals, math, calisthenics, reading, archery
Certifications: Scuba, CPR & Safe Pet Certified
Volunteer: Maui Humane Society Kitten Foster & Maui Food Bank
6th & 7th: 4 ELA/3 Math, Lord of the Rings, Series, Saxon, Brave Writer, Creative Genesis, Space, Aviation, FI, Economics, Recess, History/Geo, Engineering, Colab, Coding, AI, Business, Latin, Game Design, D&D, Art, (6th-Independence, Kumon, Chapter books, Writing, Synthesis, Robotics, Electronics, Computer Science, Acting)
Work samples available upon request.
Projects
Final Project: Host a Factorio club, organize a club chat or MarvelRivals competition
Game Design & Engineering: Unity: Created an animated dragon bundle & character control for gameplay, Redstone: Learned Binary Logic & Boolean Algebra for Lights Out circuitry, Unreal & GoDot: Self taught the basics
Coding: Complete to Day 80 of 100 Days of Replit Python Challenge, Jippity, game jams
Creative: drawing, D&D characters, Built a bow & arrow, art competition
Digital Art: Aseprite: pixel art editor, Blender donut tutorial
Computers: Customized keyboard, installed graphics card
Strengths
Self-Evaluation - Leadership & Teamwork: Organizes and collaborates on challenges, group projects, and online communities
Academic Growth: Improved math problem-solving & organization, confidence, independent learning (asking writing & new curriculum), graduated earlier than expected
Initiative: Self teaches skills of interest, concept to creation for self driven projects
Curious: Seeks information, knowledge, asks questions, research & analyzes games
Dedication: Read books, learn advanced math, fulfill scholarship requirements
Creative: Imagination, critical thinking, problem solving & strategies
Determination: Prioritizes responsibilities to earn free time for video games
Improvement Areas: Focus, time management, self-regulation
Teacher Feedback
"Dylan is always learning. The little worlds he creates with sophisticated characters, his initiative, growth, dedication, confidence and helping others impress me. Now he has programming and design skills - assets, controls, and game actions." -Jacob, Recess
"It has been an absolute delight guiding them. I’m so proud of everything they’ve accomplished." -Matt Batwings, Redstone
"Dylan, I appreciate you reaching out about your project. You've shown me pride in your writing, and I admire that." -Amy, Brave Writer
“Dylan continues a steadying and calm presence. He works well with teams, maintains his focus, is skilled at team redirecting, and innate leadership skills.” Colab
“I'm amazed at how much he is learning; it's very complex, exceeding the expectations I had for the tool with 400 lines of code.” -Ben, Recess https://jippity.pro/projects/87
“Dylan demonstrates strong leadership, exhibiting patience, problem solving, game mechanic guidance, and technical expertise. His attention to detail and ability to ask clarifying questions show listening skills and understanding game strategies.” -Colab
“Dylan's strong technical knowledge, problem-solving skills, and willingness to support and guide his teammates greatly contribute to an effective team dynamic.” - Synthesis
