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Academic Challenge Teams and Enrichment Groups at Lemon Road

Academic Challenge Teams and Enrichment Groups at Lemon Road. Getting Started! The five W’s…. Why are we here?. Looking to enrich our children’s education STEM, Language Arts and Fine Arts Extra-curricular enrichment teams/clubs. Why we AREN’T here….

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Academic Challenge Teams and Enrichment Groups at Lemon Road

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  1. Academic Challenge Teams and Enrichment Groups at Lemon Road Getting Started! The five W’s…

  2. Why are we here? • Looking to enrich our children’s education • STEM, Language Arts and Fine Arts • Extra-curricular enrichment teams/clubs

  3. Why we AREN’T here… • To decide/determine what is done with instructional time (ie: in the classroom) • Those decisions are understandably and appropriately placed in the hands of the administration and faculty of LRES

  4. Who are we targetting? • Ideally everyone and everything! BUT we do not want to grow too fast…. • 3 or so events at first • Expand as we have interest and support in future years • Many groups target the older grades (3-6) • Different for Academic Enrichment Groups

  5. What do these type of activities take to succeed? • YOU

  6. And some other things…. • Training – offered by parent organization if required. Online vs. in-person • Time/Space – meeting space sometimes at homes, libraries, etc…. • Staff Support – need a staff liaison for some activitie • Money – some $ support from PTA, nominal fees for participation

  7. STEM ideas – Science Olympiad • Science Olympiad – two levels • Students works as partners in events • Parent coaching/leadership is key for success!! • Division A (3-5 grade) – • Jan/Feb start up date, April/May tournament • http://www.virginiaso.com/divisionA/update.php • Division B (6-8) - http://www.virginiaso.com/ • Registration and sign up ASAP, March State Tournament, Regionals prior to that. Coaches Clinic October 19 at Langley HS

  8. Other STEM groups • FIRST Lego League – (4-8) • http://www.firstlegoleague.org/ • Junior FLL – (K-3) • Uses LEGO NXT Mindstorm technology to design, build and program an automated robot to accomplish certain missions • Rubik’s Cube – (all interested grades, but usually 3-6) • http://www.youcandothecube.com/compete-now/ • MathCounts – (5-6) • http://mathcounts.org/ • GEMS Club – (All grades, group dependent) • (Girls Excelling in Math and Science) • http://gemsclub.org/ • Club at LRES run by parents exposing girls to STEM

  9. Language Arts Ideas • Scrabble Club – helps with vocab, math, spatial relations, language, interpersonal communication. (5-6 for competitions, but open for club play) • http://www2.scrabble-assoc.com/main.asp?id=1 • Great Books – leading discussions on literature, improving critical thinking skills, develops independent thinking and creativity. • http://www.greatbooks.org/ • Needs parents to undergo training and lead discussions

  10. Odyssey of the Mind • Creative problem-solving competition involving students from Kindergarten through college. (Altho we may do 2-6) • Encourages and rewards “outside the box” thinking • Summer training for coaches – Sept/Oct enrollment, year-long commitment • http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/ • Too late for this year, possible for next year

  11. Fine Arts and Humanities • GRACE Arts – Using art history lessons to feed the love of the Arts • http://www.restonarts.org/Education/graceart.htm?ver=1 • May be able to “morph” into an Art Club - free structure - • Picturing America – • Using classic works of art to teach American History while foster appreciation of art history • http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/

  12. What do you do? • Fill out the interest form • You need to let us know what sort of activities interest you and your children. • NEED NAMES AND CONTACT INFO!!! • No anonymous forms permitted  • Return forms to LRES by October 25th, but never think that the PTA/LRES Admin are closed to your ideas… • If you have any skills that would make you ideal to help with one of these activities, please list it. • Further comments and suggestions should be written on the back.

  13. What is our plan? • PTA and LRES Admin will meet and determine where there is enough student, parent and teacher interest. • We cannot do them all right off the bat  • Consider smaller group on your own if you want to do an activity!!! • If you build it, they will come…

  14. THANK YOU FOR COMING!!!! • Just by being here you are showing an active interest in your child….

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