Upper Elementary Group
Period I (10:00 am - 11:30 am)
Literature Exploration
“[Honey is sweet] and so is knowledge, but knowledge is like the bee that
made that sweet honey, you have to chase it through the pages of a book.”
― Patricia Polacco, Thank You, Mr. Falker
Just as we developed a writing community during this school year, next year we plan on developing a reading community. We will read novels throughout the semester, exploring what makes great literature through discussion, hands-on activities, games, and writing assignments. Basic literary elements will be woven throughout, as students develop the ability to thoughtfully critique a novel. Outside work will consist of reading assigned chapters and preparing for class discussion through writing and projects.
Instructor: Kim Rodgers
Tuition: $420 (may be paid in full by 7/15 or three payments of $140 with the first due 7/15). Pay Kim Rodgers using PayPal.Me
Supply Fee: $10
Required Supplies: You will need to buy or check out the books we’ll be reading from the library. The books listed below are the books we’ll be starting with. After that the students will be involved in picking our literature.
Required Books:
The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
“[Honey is sweet] and so is knowledge, but knowledge is like the bee that
made that sweet honey, you have to chase it through the pages of a book.”
― Patricia Polacco, Thank You, Mr. Falker
Just as we developed a writing community during this school year, next year we plan on developing a reading community. We will read novels throughout the semester, exploring what makes great literature through discussion, hands-on activities, games, and writing assignments. Basic literary elements will be woven throughout, as students develop the ability to thoughtfully critique a novel. Outside work will consist of reading assigned chapters and preparing for class discussion through writing and projects.
Instructor: Kim Rodgers
Tuition: $420 (may be paid in full by 7/15 or three payments of $140 with the first due 7/15). Pay Kim Rodgers using PayPal.Me
Supply Fee: $10
Required Supplies: You will need to buy or check out the books we’ll be reading from the library. The books listed below are the books we’ll be starting with. After that the students will be involved in picking our literature.
Required Books:
The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Period II (11:30 am - 12:30 am)
Chess
Chess helps to develop skills such as critical thinking in a changing environment and problem solving. The Dean of Chess is a premier chess instruction company whose world-class instructors provide stimulating, entertaining lectures that motivate students to master the game of chess. Interactive lectures coupled with supervised play provide reinforcement for the new concepts introduced each week. This class is open to both UE and MS students.
Instructor: The Dean of Chess Academy
Tuition: $300 for the 15-week semester (payment instructions will be provided once registration is complete)
Chess helps to develop skills such as critical thinking in a changing environment and problem solving. The Dean of Chess is a premier chess instruction company whose world-class instructors provide stimulating, entertaining lectures that motivate students to master the game of chess. Interactive lectures coupled with supervised play provide reinforcement for the new concepts introduced each week. This class is open to both UE and MS students.
Instructor: The Dean of Chess Academy
Tuition: $300 for the 15-week semester (payment instructions will be provided once registration is complete)
Lunch Break (12:30 am - 1:15 pm)
For students taking our afternoon classes, there will be a forty-five minute lunch period. Students are responsible for bringing a nut-free lunch and beverage.
For students taking our afternoon classes, there will be a forty-five minute lunch period. Students are responsible for bringing a nut-free lunch and beverage.
Period III (1:15 pm - 2:45 pm)
Creative Thinking Circle
This is a hands-on problem solving class where the focus will be on creative, critical, and divergent thinking. These are areas rarely covered in a typical school setting, but highly sought after in the real world settings of business, academia, and modern high-tech industry. Each week students will be encouraged to solve challenging and complex problems individually and collaboratively in small teams where they will learn to appreciate each other's input and value alternative approaches. We will discuss multi-step and open-ended problems, brain teasers, math puzzles, and logic problems as students learn to distinguish what is relevant for obtaining a solution. We will even make mistakes and enjoy them!
For more information on the history of this approach (inspired by an ideology which employs more problem solving vs. computational or textbook math) please visit the web-site Mathcircles. We are using curriculum from Bright, Brave Open Minds: Engaging Young Children in Math Inquiry.
Instructor: Christine Coleman
Tuition: $210 for the 15-week semester (payment instructions will be provided once registration is complete)
This is a hands-on problem solving class where the focus will be on creative, critical, and divergent thinking. These are areas rarely covered in a typical school setting, but highly sought after in the real world settings of business, academia, and modern high-tech industry. Each week students will be encouraged to solve challenging and complex problems individually and collaboratively in small teams where they will learn to appreciate each other's input and value alternative approaches. We will discuss multi-step and open-ended problems, brain teasers, math puzzles, and logic problems as students learn to distinguish what is relevant for obtaining a solution. We will even make mistakes and enjoy them!
For more information on the history of this approach (inspired by an ideology which employs more problem solving vs. computational or textbook math) please visit the web-site Mathcircles. We are using curriculum from Bright, Brave Open Minds: Engaging Young Children in Math Inquiry.
Instructor: Christine Coleman
Tuition: $210 for the 15-week semester (payment instructions will be provided once registration is complete)
