enrichment cluster offerings - sar academy

Enrichment Clusters

Catalog Offerings Winter 2014

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Enrichment Pro

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SAR’s Schoolwide Enrichment Program

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Table of Contents

Welcome To Our Enrichment Program 3

How Can I Help My Child Choose? 4

Multiple Intelligences 6

Enrichment Cluster Offerings 10

Dear Parents,

We are excited to send along our Spring

Enrichment Cluster Brochure for you and your child to

together consider their talents and interests. Our En-

richment Cluster Program aligns with Multiple Intelli-

gence Theory, and our many varied enrichment learn-

ing offerings address the diverse abilities and strengths

children possess. Our ultimate goal is to help children

develop their interests and talents and understand how

they can share their gifts with the world.

Please feel free to be in touch with Sharon

Marson at [email protected] or at 718-548-

1717 x1212 if you would like to be involved in this pro-

gram or if you have any questions.

Please fill out the Student Selection Form to in-

dicate his or her 3 choices among the offerings by

December 20th.

Enjoy!

Rabbi Binyamin Krauss

Principal

Sharon Marson

Schoolwide Enrichment Program Coordinator


“Every child should have the chance to be excep-

tional without exception.” ~Dr. Joseph Renzulli

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How Can I Help My Child Choose?

To help your child explore his or her interests

and strengths, you may want to consider the

accompanying list of Multiple Intelligences. Along with

each multiple intelligence description is a numeric list of

the Enrichment Clusters in which that intelligence is

engaged. There is also a Venn Diagram on the next

page to guide your child in making selections among

the offerings.

We are also asking that each child select 3

enrichment learning opportunities in which he or she is

interested.

Please fill out the online Student Selection

Form for each of your children in grades 3 & 4, by

Friday, December 20th. After December 20th some

Clusters will close.


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Use this Venn Diagram as a tool to consider

your child’s talents (strengths) and

interests:

Talent Interest

What did you discover?

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Multiple Intelligences

Linguistic Intelligence (Word Smart)

Using language, spoken or written, to make connec-

tions and derive meaning.

You may like to read, play word games, tell stories, dis-

cuss ideas, or learn foreign languages.

See Enrichment Clusters: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11,

14, 17, 19, 20, 23

Logical-Mathematical Intelligence (Logic Smart)

Using numbers and reasoning to make sense of infor-

mation.

You may like to play chess, decipher strategy games,

brainteasers, or logic puzzles.

See Enrichment Clusters: 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 14, 15,

17, 18, 20, 21


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Spatial Intelligence (Picture Smart)

Using mental pictures to learn and remember

information.

You may like puzzles, mazes, creating art, or building

models.

See Enrichment Clusters: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11,

12, 13, 18, 21, 22

Kinesthetic Intelligence (Body Smart)

Using movement to express thoughts and ideas.

You may like physical activity, sports, dance, role-

playing, acting, or hands-on activities including building

things.


15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24


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Interpersonal Intelligence (People Smart)

Understanding and caring about relationships and

people and their moods and feelings.

You may like group games, working cooperatively in a

group, or have the ability to motivate people and

communicate well with them.


13, 19, 20, 24

Intrapersonal Intelligence (Self Smart)

Using thought and reflection to understand information.

You may like to be alone, are self-motivated, enjoy

your independence, and know yourself very well.


22, 24

Naturalist Intelligence (Nature/Science Smart)

Understanding natural patterns and cycles to explain

how things work in nature and science.

You may like to learn about nature, enjoy being

outside, or appreciate the environment.

See Enrichment Clusters: 4, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19,

20, 23


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Musical Intelligence (Music Smart)

Using rhythm, musical patterns, tones, sounds, or

melody to understand information.

You may like to sing, play an instrument, compose

songs, remember songs, or are sensitive to noises or

sounds, and typically have strong language skills.

See Enrichment clusters: 9, 19. 24

Existential Intelligence (Religious Smart) Some proponents of multiple intelligence theory proposed spiritual or religious intelligence as a possible additional type. It certainly reflects our learning community and environment. You may like to learn Torah, think about G-d, pursue dedication to mitzvot, consider the workings of the universe, and make connections between Torah and life.

See Enrichment Clusters: 12, 19, 22, 23

Enrichment Cluster Offerings . . .

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Welcome to our Enrichment Cluster Program!

Semester Dates: January 15th– March

19th.

Have fun selecting among the

offerings!


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1. Robotics and Video Game Programming

Have you ever played a video game and wished you could build one yourself? Are you a Lego lover who would love to bring your creations to life? Discover how to write a program (a series of instructions) to make your computer or robot follow your commands. (It’s so cool!) Learn to follow a Lego design blueprint to construct robots that use interlocking gears. Remember, your robot will not be able to do your homework for you!

Facilitator: Rivka Heisler

Rivka Heisler is the mother of 4 Lego crazy kids, who has built countless constructions with her children. As the technology integrator at SAR, she has taught herself several computing languages including LegoNxt, Scratch, and Enchanting. She was accepted as part of an educational cohort to spend a week at MIT to learn more about teaching Scratch to elementary school students. She wishes she could play video games as well as she can program them.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Logical-

Mathematical, Spatial

Driving Question: How can we write clear directions that computers can follow and follow

directions to build a specified construction?


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2. Write/Click Photojournalism Group: Life

in Pictures

Imagine seeing something so beautiful or interesting or funny you want everyone else to see and know about it too. Get ready to grab a digital camera and an iPad and become an SAR photojournalist! Learn to shoot like a pro. Explore the history of photojournalism and how to use a digital camera and try out its many features. During one special session you will visit Wave Hill to focus on nature photography. Use camera tricks to get the best possible pictures. Welcome a guest speaker and professional photojournalist to your cluster. Join Write/Click Photojournalism Group to explore topics of interest, photograph them, write accompanying captions, and then publish your work. Facilitator: Debra Apfelbaum Morah Debra's photography debut was in sixth grade

when she exhibited pictures of her pet beagles and

Greenwich village neighborhood. Since then she has

been snapping away, eager to record the beauty inside

and outside her classrooms. As a lover of all creative

arts, she looks forward to helping students sharpen

their focus and capture the funny, unique and simple

beauties around them in pictures as well as words.

Multiple Intelligences: Kinesthetic, Spatial,

Linguistic, Intrapersonal

Driving Question: How can we as photojournalists

notice the happenings in our community and

communicate what we discover?


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3. Mad Hatters Studio

Do you have an eye for style? Do you appreciate

beauty in accessories and notice beautiful hats that you

see at SAR, in shul, in stores? Are you creative? Then

you will enjoy ,“Mad Hatters Studio.” Explore the

millinery world. Discover the parts of a hat, hat styles

through the ages, and hats around the world. Take

measurements of your friends’ heads to get a sense of

sizing. Start with a simple paper hat to get the idea of

dimension. Consider color theory and accessorizing

and be innovative as you use a wealth of materials in

interesting and sometimes usual ways to make what is

plain, beautifully accessorized. Deepen your

understanding of design when meeting a professional

in the fashion industry. Then, create your own hats,

one to keep & one to donate to a worthy organization.

Facilitator: Shoshana Bender

Morah Shoshana, third grade Judaic Studies teacher,

has style! Having studied at F.I.T. she loves fashion

and especially hats. She can’t wait to share her

passion for designing hats with our students.

Multiple Intelligences: Logical-Mathematical,

Spatial, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Kinesthetic

Driving Question: How can we as hat-makers

create original works of art that someone in need

will enjoy and benefit from?


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4. Spice Caravan Cafe: Exploring Spices

From Around The World

Spice Caravan is going to take you on a journey

around the world. From Morrocco to France and South

America to Israel you’ll taste-test your way across the

globe. There are so many different kinds of spices.

What are spices anyway? How are they harvested?

What is their history? Did you ever hear of cardamom?

What is za’atar’s flavor like? Come taste how amazing

it is on pitot. Discover possible health benefits of some

spices, design a besamim box, create your own teas,

explore the science of salt, develop an interestingly

blended spicy balm and bottle it, and more! This will be

a fun exploration using all five of your senses. Jump on

the Spice Caravan for a culinary arts adventure!

Facilitators: Daniella Fuchs & Deborah Shapira

Daniella Fuchs, mom to Ben, Yair, and Lev is a social-

organizational psychologist by training. She is an avid

cook and lover of new tastes and of exploring new

cuisines. Daniella loves cooking with her kids and is

looking forward to sharing this love with our students.

SAR mom, Deborah Shapira loves to bake, and to

travel and experience other cultures and cuisines. She

is a teacher by training and taught 2nd and 3rd grades

for a few years. Her kids are Pearl, Kayla and Matan.


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Spice Caravan Cafe: Exploring Spices From

Around The World (con’t)

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Naturalist,

Kinesthetic

Driving Question: How can we create a spice

assortment that reflects an understanding of how

spices from various parts of the world can

fragrantly blend together?


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5. Risk, Monopoly, and Life, It’s How You

Play: Become A Game Designer

Which game is your favorite to play? What makes you

want to play again and again? What makes a card

game or board game very popular? What goes on

behind the scenes to create that game? Explore these

questions and the world of the game marketplace.

Meet a game industry professional to discover what

makes games fly off the shelves. Then, apply your

knowledge and individually or with friends, design the

next slam-dunk game using a variety of materials.

Come up with your own rules, cards or gameboard

and pieces. Then teach your game to others!

Facilitators: Renata Cohen & Paulette Morris

Morah Renata Cohen is an artist, curious math

thinker, scientist, and innovator. She taught biology for

many years and now works with all the SAR Specialty

Teachers with students in grades 1-5.

SAR mom and alum, Paulette loved games as a kid

and enjoyed when teaching using games to reinforce

learning. She made original games then and plays

games all the time at home with her kids, 4-13. She

says, “Games are a great way to unwind and connect!

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Interpersonal,

Linguistic, Logical-Mathematical

Driving Question: How can we as game designers

create a game that is appropriately challenging for

kids our age?


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6. i-Book Publishing, Inc.: Photographs &

Memories*

Tell your personal story in a creative way! Do you have

photographs of a time or place or people that you

cherish? Would you like to create a photo book of that

favorite part of your life? Then you will enjoy using the

on-line publishing program, My Publisher, to turn your

favorite memories into a custom-made book! Explore

various ways to arrange your photographs in a unique

layout, design and embellish your backgrounds, and

add some text. Come preserve and publish in the

Photographs & Memories Enrichment Cluster!

Facilitators: Beth Pepper & Alana Gelnick

Morah Beth, General Studies Principal, has a passion for stories and books that chronicle people’s lives and that record personal as well as collective history.

Morah Alana, Reading Specialist from Bank Street, looks to capture special moments throughout her life. She found that designing photo books is an avenue for making memories come alive and is a way to revisit them again and again.

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Linguistic

Driving Question: How can pictures tell a story?

*25-35 personal photographs related to a theme are

required. Photos need to be brought in digitally on

a USB flash drive.


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7. What’s Your Favorite Ice Cream Flavor

And Where Were You When The Yankees

Last Won The World Series?

Real lives. Real questions. Grab an iPad to record and

ask away like a real journalist does. But first . . . what

makes a good question? How do you ask something

personal in a gentle way? What is it like to interview an

author? A semi-professional athlete? Rabbi Krauss?

Take the game “20 Questions” to a whole new level!

See how interviewers ask questions of famous people.

Watch a video clip of kid journalists asking questions.

Come join professional journalist (& interviewer!) Vered

Kellner in exploring the world of interviewing, design

your own interviews, & meet with interesting people to

conduct the interview. This is your chance to ask Rabbi

Krauss what he thought about homework as a kid or if

he slid down the banisters when he went to SAR!

Facilitator: Vered Kellner

Vered Kellner has been a journalist for 18 years. She

has written feature articles for Kol Ha’ir, a Jerusalem

paper, for Ma’ariv, and for G, the weekly publication of

Globes. She’s excited to share her love for journalism

and for asking questions with our students!

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Interpersonal,

Intrapersonal

Driving Question: How can we shape questions to

best learn about another person?


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8. Gears! Gears! Gears! Lights In Action

Do you like to build things? Are you interested in creative construction? Would you like to have parts of what you build light up when your construction is in motion? Plan a layout for gears on a template using your mechanical creativity and design a unique configuration. Discover how a gear is a simple machine that can increase speed or force. Explore the world of gears: driver gear, gears train, follower gear, gear-up train (like a bicycle), gear-down train (like a carousel). Meet a person who works professionally with gears. Come experiment and be creative with gears and lights, from the simple to the complex.

Facilitator: Nick Fadda

Nick loves to build and fix things and help all of SAR

work. He is a sports coach for his children’s teams and

a soccer and baseball player himself. Nick is looking

forward to coaching our kids at building things and the

excitement of making them go.

Grade: 4th grade only

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Kinesthetic, Logical-

Mathematical

Driving Question: How can our understanding of

construction and the force or speed of gears guide

our creativity?


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9. Looking To Listen: I Spy With A Twist

What did you just hear? Music is filled with

unforgettable images. Do you hear a bee hovering over

a Georgia O’Keeffe flower when listening to Nikolay

Rimsky-Korsakov’s, Flight of the Bumblebee? Or the

animal sounds in Rousseau’s forest when hearing

Sergei Prokofiev’s, Peter and the Wolf? The paired

examples invite listeners to identify solo instruments

(Do you hear marching knights in the timbrel of the

drum or a waterfall splashing in the playful scales of the

flute?) or orchestral themes in classical music that

characterize an image found in visual art. As we gaze

at beautiful, interesting artwork while listening to music,

we will be inspired to create artwork of our own using a

variety of mediums: watercolor, craypas, mosaics, and

more! Come join this interesting Enrichment Cluster

and look so you listen, as you never have before!

Facilitator: Esti Schwartz

Morah Esti enjoys teaching Judaic Studies to her

students. She also loves classical music and playing

the cello. She plays in an orchestra in Manhattan.

Multiple Intelligences: Musical, Spatial,

Intrapersonal, Interpersonal

Driving Question: How can art inspire musical

listening skills?


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10. Whose Line Is It Anyway? Improv

Comedy Troupe

Do you love theater and improv? Are you creative?

Would you like to know the secrets and tricks of the

improv trade? In this cluster you will develop

techniques to think quickly on your feet, explore the

craft of Improv, enhance your creativity and strengthen

your sense of self-confidence. This spirited, fun cluster

is designed for anyone who wants to improve

teamwork and communication skills, develop the ability

to take risks, and work at overcoming shyness. You will

learn how to be more spontaneous, trusting, and

cooperative, and how to listen in a fun, creative

atmosphere. Come laugh out loud with this

improvisational fun!

Facilitator: Shoshana Cohen

Shoshana is Director of the SAR Middle School sports

teams and an Assistant Phys Ed Teacher. She has

worked in summer camps and youth organizations ,

focusing on group dynamics and fostering individual

growth. She’s looking forward to inspiring students to

step outside their comfort zones & experience success.

Multiple Intelligences: Kinesthetic, Linguistic,

Interpersonal, Intrapersonal

Driving Question: How can we work as a group

while still maintaining our individual sense of

humor and creativity?


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11. Come Fly With Me!

Aspiring flight aviators will explore the world of

aviation and come fly away with us as we use

computer flight simulation on iPads to reenact what

happens in a real plane. Take-offs, landings,

navigation, radar readings . . . In this hands-on,

interactive Enrichment Cluster we will explore famous

aviators such as the Wright Brothers and Amelia

Earhart. We will compare the aircraft of today with the

aircraft from the early days of flight. On an iPad

choose which cities you will fly to and from, determine

which airports you will depart from and arrive at, and

pick your scenery along the way. Join this Cluster and

come share the thrill of piloting an aircraft.

Facilitator: Chazan Shim Craimer

Shim has taken flying lessons and is keen to share

his passion for flying with our students. Using ipads

to learn how to fly and be a pilot is how Shim began

too!


Mathematical, Spatial, Kinesthetic, Interpersonal

Driving Question: How can learning to navigate an

airplane help develop teamwork and decision-

making?


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12. Be A Lego Master Builder And Build It

Like Betzalel: Lego and the Mishkan

Are you good with Lego and do you enjoy a creative

challenge? Do you wonder what the Jews carried as

they traveled through the desert and what it really

looked like? Which colors were used in the curtains

surrounding the golden aron? How high was the

menorah? How tall were the walls? Become a detective

and find the answers using an interactive computer

app, through illustrations and computer-based

diagrams, and in the Chumash. Then use 1,000s of

pieces of Lego as an inspiration to construct a mini-

Mishkan and all of what it held for public display.

Facilitators: Sharon Sturm & Tami Sklarin

Morah Golda adores teaching Parashat HaShavua all

year, but especially the 2nd half of Sefer Shmot when

we learn about the Mishkan. Morah Tami also loves

learning Chumash and bringing it alive for her students.

Sharon and Tami are SAR moms who love building

interesting Lego structures at home with their kids.

They are looking forward to combining these two

passions and sharing them with children.

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Existential,

Kinesthetic, Interpersonal

Driving Question: How can Lego help us

understand the construction of the Mishkan?


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13. What If Picasso Had An iPad? Using Art

Apps That “Real” Artists Use

With iPads we will paint, sketch, and print our artwork

while delving into and exploring art apps like ArtRage.

Did you know that with art apps you can use a virtual

brush and enhance digital images. Imagine what van

Gogh’s Starry Night might have looked like if he used

apps to paint this masterpiece? Let’s explore the work

of various artists and the techniques they used to

imagine what the design and composition of their art

might be if they were living in the 21st Century and had

an iPad to create. Come create computer generated

masterpieces of your very own. Perhaps you will

choose to put them on gallery-display!

Facilitator: Debby Schloss

Debby Schloss, a veteran SAR faculty member will be combining her love of art and computers in “What If Picasso Had An iPad?” When Debby isn’t at SAR Academy, she loves spending family time trekking around Manhattan or tiyuling around Israel.

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Intrapersonal ,

Interpersonal

Driving Question: How can we as digital artists

transform the way we look at and create art in the

21st Century?


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14. Snap, Crackle, Pop! Kitchen Chemistry

Ever wonder what makes soda fizz, candy crystallize,

brownies stay soft, and hot pretzels rise? A kitchen is

one big chemistry lab! Use common kitchen chemicals

and think like a young scientist and kitchen chemist to

problem-solve, probe scientific principles, and think

creatively. Observe. Record. Hypothesize. Experiment.

Consider Results. Meet a professional kitchen scientist

and create some delicious chemistry experiments of

your own with some dramatic results. You will explore

the “hows,” “whys,” and “what-ifs” of basic scientific

principles by combining kitchen chemistry, a little bit of

magic, and lots of fun!

Facilitator: Miriam Friedman

Morah Miriam is part of our third grade team. It is her

sixth year at SAR Academy. She loves science and

experimenting and is excited to share that interest with

children.


Naturalist, Linguistic

Driving Question: How can our exploration as

kitchen chemists help us organize our knowledge

and understand our world?


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15. Blood & Guts: What’s Inside? Medical

Discovery Lab

Do you wonder where the food you eat goes and how it

helps our bodies? Ever wonder how your fingernails

and hair grow? Or why your heart beats faster when

you exercise? Are you curious about why your

temperature gets higher when you are sick? Or why we

need boogers? Your body is an incredible machine

composed of thousands of working parts. Join us to get

the inside scoop on how our insides work. Watch your

pulse and make a stethoscope to hear your own

heartbeat. Why do you get dizzy when you spin

around? Learn why and how your bones keep you

standing. Find out how doctors figure things out, use

tools of the trade, conduct some experiments, and

explore the world of medicine.

Facilitator: Dr. Laura Michaeli

SAR mom, Laura Michaeli is an Emergency Physician

at Sound Shore Hospital. She graduated Tufts

University majoring in Biology and Environmental

Studies, attended Tufts U. School of Medicine, and

practiced Emergency Medicine at Jacobi/Montifiore.

Multiple Intelligences: Naturalist, Logical-

Mathematical, Kinesthetic

Driving Question: How can understanding our

bodies better keep us healthy?


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16. Institute For Sports Science: Exploring

Human Movement

Who is your favorite athlete? What makes the top

athlete so much better than others in their sport? Are

you interested in the human body, its muscles and

bones? Have you ever wondered which muscle groups

to concentrate on for specific sports? If you answered

yes to any of the above questions, then sign up for

“Sports Science: Exploring Human Movement.”

Analyze outstanding plays by your favorite athletes,

and show your friends how those best in the game

make a difference.

Facilitator: Ken Gleason

Mr. Gleason has been around sports and athletes his

whole life. He is a former Division I baseball player at

Manhattan College and current basketball and baseball

coach on the high school level. He looks forward to

sharing his love of athletics with our students.

Multiple Intelligences: Naturalist, Kinesthetic

Driving Question: How can what we discover about

athletes help us understand how to achieve

greatness?


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17. Experiments, Discovery, Delight! Where

Science Is THE Story

Circus books + spinning. Animal tales= zebra stripes +

pigmentation. People + reflections in water= fables.

Did you know that hiding inside stories are basic

principles of science? "Science is THE Story" will bring

together best-loved children's literature published in

Israel (and pre-State Israel) over the past 80 years

along with simple principles of science and technology.

This Enrichment Cluster interweaves Hebrew texts and

illustrations with interactive, fun science exploration

that relates to stories and their main characters. We’ll

explore scientific questions that we encounter in every

corner of our lives. Come enjoy magical story moments

and discover with hands-on experimentation where

literature and science meet. Science is everywhere–

even in stories!

Facilitator: Donna Salamon

Donna Salamon is an SAR mom, an artist, and a

creative thinker. Donna is excited to share the joy that

she shares with her children in learning about the world

with SAR students.


Mathematical, Naturalist, Kinesthetic

Driving Question: How is science like a story?


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18. PC Builder’s Academy How do computers work? What’s inside of them? Are you curious about what makes computers intelligent? Would you like to build a brand new computer? Let’s explore what it takes to actually assemble a personal computer and figure out how to build a working one from scratch. Understand what makes computers connect and have the hands-on experience of building those connections. Discover how to upload software to PCs and then run them. Come have fun and express your passion for computers and technology in PC Builder’s Academy. Warning! Mastering this cluster will keep you busy with family and friends!

Facilitator: Caleb Fitzsimmons

Caleb is part of SAR’s tech team and has worked in the

computer industry for the past 20 years. This career

reflects his passion for technology. Caleb has built

many computers from scratch and enjoys sharing the

excitement and fun of building a PC from the ground up

with our students.


Spatial, Kinesthetic

Driving Question: How can we as computer

technicians build working computers for someone

else’s benefit?


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19. Window To The Wild: Connecting Kids

With Wonder

Do you like nature? Are you creative? Do you love to

explore? Then this cluster is for you. Through hands-on

outdoor adventures, science experiments, and art and

music activities we will explore the sounds and sights of

the elements: Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water. In creative

exploration of the outdoors, we’ll hike outside, we’ll

collect samples of earth around the school, catch the

wind in kites we design, work with Park Rangers to

build a small campfire, and walk to the Hudson River

and paint there. This cluster will open your eyes, inspire

new thoughts, and warm your heart to the beauty and

wonder of Hashem’s world.

Facilitator: Adiella Shem Tov

Morah Adiella has a BFA in Art Education with a

specialization in Project Based Education. She has

been teaching for 12 years and loves to incorporate

adventure and self-motivated learning into all her

teaching. Adiella is a fine artist, a singer/songwriter, and

a recording artist.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Musical,

Kinesthetic, Naturalist, Existential, Interpersonal,

Intrapersonal

Driving Question: How can connecting with the

elements develop a sense of wonder for creation?


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20. Idea Bake Company: Out Of The Box

Cooking

What are all the different ways you can use a banana?

How many different ways can you decorate a carrot

cupcake? How can you create a patterned snack with

soy butter and jelly on matzah? What different

combinations of fruit salad can you make from grapes,

apples, oranges, and pears? Can you compare a tuna

fish sandwich with a birthday and write a recipe that

combines both sets of attributes? How can you classify

the ingredients of a salad? Can you design a healthy

cookie that would symbolize the loss of a tooth? You

will discover how creatively you can be, thinking

fluently and flexibly, and creating unusual solutions and

new products. Relaxing and having fun while cooking is

an essential ingredient in producing creative

brainstorming ideas!

Facilitator: Joyce Kurz Raskas

Morah Joyce has been an Early Childhood Director,

teacher of young children, and an educator who enjoys

encouraging children to think creatively. She loves

cooking with young people and is looking forward to

sharing her passions with children at this cluster.


Mathematical, Interpersonal, Naturalist

Driving Question: How can cooking be a new way

to use your bean?


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21. The Baseball Project: Circling The

Bases

Did you know that one of the great features of baseball

stadiums and fields is that no two are alike? Outfielders

need to know the dimensions and special

characteristics of the fields they play in to help them

decide how to field the ball - do they play the fly ball off

the wall or try to jump and catch it for an out? In this

blended learning experience meeting with The

Cooperstown Hall of Fame we’ll spend time in a

“virtual” dugout full of shapes, area, perimeter,

diameter, and other aspects of geometry while

exploring some of the "angles" of playing baseball.

Perhaps you would like to use a simple computer

program to create 2D and 3D polygons, diamonds,

lines and other geometric shapes to design and build a

baseball park of your own!

Facilitator: Yehuda Najman

For almost 15 years, Yehuda Najman has been

coaching kids between the ages of 5 and 14 to circle

the squares of the diamond in a counterclockwise

direction. Yehuda is beginning his 3rd year as a

member of the SAR family.


Spatial, Kinesthetic

Driving Question: How do we use different shapes

to design and build a baseball stadium?


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22. Paint Your HeART Out: Fine Arts Studio

Would you like to work like a fine artist does and paint

with acrylics on your own professional canvas? Then

roll up your sleeves and come explore the world of fine

arts. You’ll first sketch and then paint a landscape in a

traditional/abstract style. What landscape lays outside

SAR, what landscape do you see at your favorite

vacation spot, what landscape exists in your

imagination? Consider the natural elements in the

compositions outside our door and inside ourselves.

Explore the work of great impressionist painters up

through modern artists to deepen your visual

vocabulary and develop your skill. Perhaps you would

like to display your art work in a local eatery or meet an

art gallery owner. Come enjoy expressing yourself at

“Paint Your Heart Out.”

Facilitator: Chani Jaskoll

Morah Chani loves to paint! She is a fine artist who has

her acrylic and watercolor paintings exhibited in

numerous art shows. She is excited to share her

passion for painting with our students.

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Intrapersonal,

Existential

Driving Question: How can we as landscape artists

deepen our appreciation for Hashem’s beautiful

creations?


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23. Chavaya Yisraelit: The Israel Experience!

Can you feel the hot desert sand outside your ohel? Do you like the taste of fresh pitot handmade by you and your friends? How about experiencing what a chayal does on a hike? Come experience in this Cluster all the meaning and excitement that Israel has to offer from north to south and east to west with our Israeli friends, Adi and Yosef. Have a taste of life in the land through hands-on experiences, games, and fun, all while speaking Ivrit. Deepen your connection to Eretz Yisrael as we travel back in time together. Love the wonder of being transported across many miles to our home. Sababa!

Facilitators: Adi Frankel & Yosef Frankel

Adi and Yosef Frankel joined SAR this year. Adi is part of our third grade Judaic Studies team and Yosef is our Head of Security. They have a strong connection to Camp Moshava and when in Israel they enjoy all that the beautiful country has to offer. They are excited to share their love for Eretz Yisrael with our students.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Naturalist,

Kinesthetic, Existential

Driving Question: How is Israel similar and

different from life as we know it in America?


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24. The “World” of Percussion Group

What is percussion? What kinds of instruments are

considered percussion instruments? What different

kinds of percussion are used around the world? This is

a hands-on and unique approach to studying rhythm in

all its forms. Let’s make music as we explore rhythms

and musical instruments from diverse cultures and

explore the history of percussion, from ancient times to

today. We will play on congas, shakers, cowbells,

tambourines, hand drums, keyboards, and more. Let’s

apply what we discover to create percussion

instruments using a variety of materials. Then we’ll

record a CD of ourselves playing an original percussion

piece that we write together.

Facilitator: David Glazer

This is David’s 4th year at SAR. He has an MA in

Educational Administration from Fordham U and is

certified in Experiential Jewish Education from YU.

David also studied at Jerusalem School of Cantorial Art

& Music and is a regular Baal Tefillah. David has been

musical director at Camp Moshava for 13 years and

enjoys singing, playing keyboard, guitar, and

harmonica. He is now learning to play the bagpipes.

Multiple Intelligences: Musical, Kinesthetic,

Interpersonal, Intrapersonal

Driving Question: How can drumming and

percussion instruments tell a

story?


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Student Selection Form For Enrichment Clusters

We are asking the children to think about the 3 Enrichment

Clusters they are most interested in attending. In reading

through our selections with your child, please guide him or

her in recognizing how he/she might be interested in several

different clusters. For example, if your child is “Logic Smart”

then Robotics and Video Game Programming, Come Fly

With Me, Experiments, Discovery, Delight!: Where Science

Is The Story, or PC Builder’s Academy might be exciting

cluster selections. Or, if their interest lies in the naturalist

arena (“Science Smart”) then perhaps he or she would be

drawn to Spice Caravan Café: Exploring Spices From

Around The World, Blood and Guts: What’s Inside? Medical

Discovery Lab, Idea Bake Company: Out of the Box

Cooking or Chavaya Yisraelit: The Israel Experience. It is

also OK to explore new disciplines when it is compelling for

your child.

Please make 3 selections on the online form by

Friday, December 20th.

Every student is guaranteed a place in one of his or her

three selections. Students will receive their cluster

registration prior to the first session.

If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Marson,

our Schoolwide Enrichment Program Coordinator, at

[email protected] or 718-548-1717 x 1212.


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“Every child should have the

chance to be exceptional

without exception.”

~Dr. Joseph Renzulli

Phone: 718-548-1717

Fax: 718-601-0082

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