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Summer SAVY, Session 2 Day 1, Fission and Fusion: Nuclear Engineering 101 (5th-6th)
Jun. 16, 2025—Good evening, SAVY students and parents! WOW!! What a wonderful and fun first day of our nuclear fission and fusion camp! The nuclear scientists are off to an AMAZING start! I was so excited to meet the students as they entered our room! They are such a curious group with insightful questions and comments! We...
Summer SAVY, Session 2 Day 1, Culinary Anthropology: Exploring Food and Culture (5th-6th)
Jun. 16, 2025—We’re off to a great start to our week of Culinary Anthropology! It has been a joy to meet your students and to witness their curiosity, enthusiasm, and eagerness to explore the diverse aspects of human culture and tradition. We kicked off the day with an exploration of tereré, a South American tea ritual. This...
Summer SAVY, Session 2 Day 1, Timeless Tales: Archetypes All Around Us (3rd-4th)
Jun. 16, 2025—We had a fantastic day one here in Timeless Tales! Today, we focused on encounters and how they shape who we are as people and how they can shape characters in stories. We defined an encounter as an unplanned experience that brings about a change. Students thought about encounters they have had with people in...
Summer SAVY, Session 2 Day 1, Industrial Engineering: Machines at Work (3rd-4th)
Jun. 16, 2025—Today was an exciting kickoff to our SAVY course, Industrial Engineering: Machines at Work! We began by building our classroom community. Students got to know each other with a fun SEL check-in and engaged in a “Would You Rather” activity before learning about The Learning Pit, a visual tool that helped us talk about how we learn...
Summer SAVY, Session 2 Day 1, Adventures in Algebra (3rd-4th)
Jun. 16, 2025—Hello SAVY Parents! We’ve launched into Adventures in Algebra with an energetic and inspiring start! Our young mathematicians began the week by setting classroom expectations and diving into a creative “Math About Me” activity—an engaging way to build community and celebrate each student’s unique mathematical identity. From there, we jumped into the fascinating world of...
Summer SAVY, Session 2 Day 1, Forensic Science: Cracking the Case (1st-2nd)
Jun. 16, 2025—Happy Monday! We had a fantastic day kicking off our first session of Cracking the Case! We explored how forensic science allows us to test and observe evidence found at crime scenes. Forensic science combines biology, chemistry, and physics, and this week we will dive into how these sciences work together to help solve mysteries...
Summer SAVY, Session 2 Day 1, Biomedical Engineering (1st-2nd)
Jun. 16, 2025—Happy Monday, and welcome to Biomedical Engineering! Our class is off to a great start. We had a wonderful day getting to know each other and diving into the world of technology, engineering, and design. This morning, we explored what technology is and discovered that it is all around us. Technology can be almost anything...
Summer SAVY, Session 1 Day 5, Harry Potter: The Science Behind the Magic (Richards, Sect. 2) (5th-6th)
Jun. 13, 2025—Dear SAVY Wizarding Families, What a magical final day it’s been in our Harry Potter: The Science Behind the Magic class! Our young wizards ended the week with a flurry of science and magic, wrapping up everything they’ve learned with some memorable activities, magical experiments, and a big celebration. We kicked off the day with the much-anticipated House Cup Game,...
Summer SAVY, Session 1 Day 5, Harry Potter: The Science Behind the Magic (Owens, Sect. 1) (5th-6th)
Jun. 13, 2025—Today marked our final magical day in Harry Potter: The Science Behind the Magic, and we ended the week with fun, creativity, and celebration! We kicked off the morning with the Quidditch Cup Championship, where house teams competed in their final matches. After some fast-paced and exciting games, Ravenclaw soared to victory and claimed the Quidditch...
Summer SAVY, Session 1 Day 5, Molecular Genetics (5th-6th)
Jun. 13, 2025—Happy Friday the 13th! The only unfortunate thing that happened to us was the rain; otherwise, we had a good day. We started with a lesson about karyotypes, which included images of the 46 chromosomes arranged in their pairs. We talked about what makes the pairs different, that they have different genes on them, and...