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Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 1, Urban Transportation and Data Analytics (7th – 8th)
Jul. 22, 2024—Today, we covered the topic of Urban Transportation, which is divided into three main sections: Transportation Timeline, Organizations, Modes, Demands, & Demographics; Understanding Urban Transportation; and The Future of Urban Mobility. The first section provides an insight into the evolution of transportation, starting from the construction of the first toll road in 1795 in...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 1, Science Communication and Immunology (7th – 8th)
Jul. 22, 2024—This week, we are diving into the fascinating world of the human immune system while also bringing in multidisciplinary skills such as experimental design, communicating science to a variety of audiences, and understanding how public health measures can improve human disease. This morning, we began our session by meeting six major players of the...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 1, Social Movements and Collective Action (7th – 8th)
Jul. 22, 2024—Dear Parents, Today, our students embarked on an exciting journey into the world of anthropology, the study of what it means to be human. Our morning began with an introduction to the discipline, where we explored how thinking deeply about culture, our own and others, can “make the familiar strange and the strange familiar.” This...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 1, Intro to Engineering (Green & Shuman) (5th – 6th)
Jul. 22, 2024—We have begun to journey through what it takes to be and think like an engineer. We also began to explore the four major types of engineering that we will dive into later this week. Today, we learned the engineering design process through building paper airplanes and a trebuchet. In the morning, we applied the...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 1, Individuality vs Conformity (5th – 6th)
Jul. 22, 2024—Hello SAVY families! Well, this course is sure to be full of fascinating personalities and ideas! It is already clear that many of our students have complex and interesting perspectives and ideas, and I can’t wait to see what we discover about each other as we investigate our similarities and differences and learn to...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 1, The Story of You! Autobiography (3rd – 4th)
Jul. 22, 2024—Day 1 of The Story of You was a great success! Our group began our morning by introducing ourselves and playing a “This or That” game. They had to choose between a beach day or a camping trip, candy or ice cream, and video games or sports. After getting to know each other, we discussed...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 1, The Science of Senses (3rd – 4th)
Jul. 22, 2024—Hello Parents, We had an exciting first day! Today, we dove into the wonderful world of matter and explored how our five senses help us perceive and interact with it. Here’s a recap of what we did, the key concepts we covered, and how you can support your child’s learning at home. What’s Popping in...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 1, Numbers Big and Small (3rd – 4th)
Jul. 22, 2024—Welcome to Numbers Big & Small! We really enjoyed the enthusiasm of your children today. Their contributions to our math discussions were impressive! We briefly discussed how we know students are coming to math class from different schools, grades, and background knowledge. We are having fun, and playing with, math! This week, in Numbers Big...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 1, Intro to Coding (1st – 2nd)
Jul. 22, 2024—It was a fun first day in Intro to Coding! We started our day learning about the rules and procedures of our classroom. We have motions to go with each rule, so we can learn them more efficiently. Our rules are ‘be respectful,’ ‘be safe,’ ‘be kind,’ and ‘flex your intellect.’ See if your kiddo...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 1, Creative Contraptions (1st – 2nd)
Jul. 22, 2024—What a great day we had at SAVY for Creative Contraptions! The emphasis was on problem-solving and work! How can we make work simpler and more effective? Can problems in my environment be scientifically solved through invention? What problems do I see around me in the physical world? What can I observe and what questions...