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Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 1, Greek Mythology (Waxman) (5th – 6th)
Jul. 7, 2024—We had a wonderful first day in Greek Mythology: Myth to Modern Legend! Throughout this week, we will be focusing on course goals that revolve around the following questions: What makes something a myth? Why are myths so interesting and pervasive? How and why do myths change over time? How are myths interconnected with storytelling...
Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 1, Greek Mythology (Young) (5th – 6th)
Jul. 7, 2024—We had a wonderful first day in Greek Mythology: Myth to Modern Legend! Throughout this week, we will be focusing on course goals that revolve around the following questions: What makes something a myth? Why are myths so interesting and pervasive? How and why do myths change over time? How are myths interconnected with storytelling...
Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 1, Coding and Robotics (5th – 6th)
Jul. 7, 2024—The Exciting Adventures of Our Future Robotics Engineers: Day One at SAVY-Robotic Engineering! Welcome to an exciting journey into the world of robotics! The first day of class was nothing short of extraordinary. With anticipation and curiosity in the air, our budding engineers embarked on a thrilling adventure that would unleash their creativity, problem-solving skills,...
Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 1, Space Academy (Whiting) (3rd – 4th)
Jul. 7, 2024—Welcome, astronauts, to Space Academy! Today, we got some exciting news from NASA. They are launching a new program called Cosmic Cadets. With this unique program, our students are training for their own missions in space. Before lunch, we analyzed the Cosmic Cadet program and wrote letters to NASA explaining our qualifications and presenting our...
Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 1, Space Academy (Jahn) (3rd – 4th)
Jul. 7, 2024—What an exciting first day of Space Academy: A Study in Exploration! Students began the day by writing thoughtful letters to NASA, asking questions about astronauts’ lives, and sharing what they could bring to the NASA team as astronauts. Our class was eager to learn about everything from daily routines in space to the challenges and...
Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 1, Mathematicians in History (3rd – 4th)
Jul. 7, 2024—Hello SAVY Families, The mathematician in your family had an engaging, informative, and, for many, challenging first day of SAVY Summer 2024: Mathematicians in History. This course requires deep mathematical thinking skills beyond computational fluency, and the mathematicians learned that quickly. I am so grateful for the opportunity to work with each of them this...
Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 1, Water and Weather (1st – 2nd)
Jul. 7, 2024—Greetings parents! Today was a really fun day! We had to go over the expectations and procedures at the beginning of class, and we did some activities to get to know each other. We then got into the science of water! Our attention grabber (and first foray into science hypotheses) was to try to figure...
Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 1, Beyond the Pyramids (1st – 2nd)
Jul. 7, 2024—We had a great first day in Beyond the Pyramids! Read Aloud: Today’s book is an illustrated version of the Egyptian Cinderella story. While many cultures have versions of this tale, literary historians believe the original version is from ancient Egypt and was made famous by Aesop. In this version, Cinderella is a Greek slave living...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 5, Math and Music (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 28, 2024—I am so sad to see these Math and Music students leave! We had a great last day full of final performances and special guests! The morning began with an engaging math session focused on measurement. The children used tape measures to measure the length of our Boomwhackers. They had to make a song using...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 5, The Road to the White House (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 28, 2024—We began today by going over our learning from the week and discussing the exit ticket from yesterday. The students have been so engaged and excited about our learning this week. Their discussions were very advanced and demonstrated an in-depth understanding of the processes for their age. After that, we hosted our debate! For our...