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Summer SAVY, Session 5 Day 2, “Water and Weather” (1st-2nd)
Jul. 15, 2025—Water, Wonder, and Scientific Discovery! Today was a big day of hands-on exploration in our Water and Weather course! Our young scientists suited up in lab coats and fully stepped into the role of real researchers! From the moment they put them on, the excitement was contagious, and the lab coats became a fun and powerful...
Summer SAVY, Session 5 Day 2, “Intro to Coding” (1st-2nd)
Jul. 15, 2025—Each day will have a theme, which will incorporate another academic discipline into the lessons. Yesterday, our interdisciplinary connection was geometry. Students wrote code to draw or outline shapes. Today’s connection is to biology and ecosystems. The coding objectives for today were to learn how to program lights and sounds. During our morning meeting, we...
Summer SAVY, Session 5 Day 2, “Encounters with Measurement” (1st-2nd)
Jul. 15, 2025—Hello SAVY Families! We had another fantastic day at SAVY Summer 2025 Session Five: Encounters with Measurement. Once again, the SAVY Mathematicians outdid themselves in their work today, and I know that each of them walked away with a better understanding of mathematical concepts such as perimeter, area, and the distributive property of multiplication. ...
Summer SAVY, Session 5 Day 1, “Writing History: Truth and Lessons in the Past” (7th-8th)
Jul. 14, 2025—We started our time together by watching M.C. Escher’s Day and Night. We made the connection between writing history as looking for what others may not see and bringing it to light. Then, we talked about perspective using the images in the woodcut. We also reviewed the work of the master historian, David McCullough, through a...
Summer SAVY, Session 5 Day 1, “Utopia or Dystopia: The Nature of Power” (7th-8th)
Jul. 14, 2025—Hello, Families and Students! Today was our introduction to the course and the concept of Utopia. What exactly is Utopia, and why are we as humans so obsessed with the idea of a perfect society? Is it even possible? Is it even something we SHOULD strive for? And why? Also, what causes theoretically perfect...
Summer SAVY, Session 5 Day 1, “Hidden Chemistry: Everyday Chemical Reactions” (7th-8th)
Jul. 14, 2025—Dear SAVY Families, What an exciting first day of Hidden Chemistry: Everyday Chemical Reactions! Your children brought incredible curiosity, thoughtful questions, and boundless energy into our classroom today. I am truly thrilled to spend this week exploring the hidden world of chemistry with such a bright and engaged group of young scientists. Today, we...
Summer SAVY, Session 5 Day 1, “The Origins of Math: Discovery or Invention?” (5th-6th)
Jul. 14, 2025—What a great first day in The Origins of Math: Discovery or Invention! After the initial introductions and curriculum overview, students were divided into four groups and asked to answer a two-part question in their notebooks: Has math been discovered or invented? What evidence do you have to support your opinion? Students did not share their...
Summer SAVY, Session 5 Day 1, “Programming and Robotics” (5th-6th)
Jul. 14, 2025—It was a fun first day in Programming & Robotics! 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,’ ‘always do your best,’ and ‘leave a place...
Summer SAVY, Session 5 Day 1, “From Myth to Modern Legend: Greek Mythology” (5th-6th)
Jul. 14, 2025—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...
Summer SAVY, Session 5 Day 1, “Space Academy: Exploring the Work of Astronauts” (3rd-4th)
Jul. 14, 2025—Today marked an exciting launch into our SAVY Space Academy journey! We began by getting to know one another through a fun icebreaker where each student shared an interesting fact about themselves. This helped us build a sense of community and curiosity—two essential ingredients for a successful week of exploration. We also established our classroom...