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Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 1, Neurobiology of Learning (7th – 8th)
Jul. 7, 2024—Hello SAVY Families! I am writing to you from the conclusion of our first day of The Neurobiology of Learning. Today was a fun-filled day of getting to know each other, catching up on background material, and diving into the fascinating world of neuroscience! We started out by playing my favorite icebreaker game, the snowball...
Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 1, From the Page to the Stage (7th – 8th)
Jul. 7, 2024—Students of From the Page to the Stage, thank you for our first – and fabulous – day! I so enjoyed meeting you and getting to know you as young, thoughtful artists and creatives. You’ve left me eager for the week ahead. Our morning began with a handful of exercises and games, informed by the...
Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 1, Engineering 101 (7th – 8th)
Jul. 7, 2024—Today was a great first day in Engineering 101! We have begun to journey through what it takes to be and think like an engineer. We also explored 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...
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...