Contact the Elective Team
Teacher
Kyle Chamberlain
chambkp@d11.org
SCHOOL OF MATH & SCIENCE
Physical Education / Success Maker
Encore Science at Galileo Jessica English englijm@d11.org The Encore Science program at Galileo allows scholars to explore science beyond the core curriculum. Through exploration, imagination, and scientific reasoning, scholars will develop in-depth concepts of physics. Encore Science is hands-on, experimental science! Space Travel and Astronomy explores telescopes, meteors, comets, and rocketry. Flight is an exciting course on how objects fly, gravity, and how many flying machines work. Simple Machines and Inventions will allow scholars to create inventions using the basics concepts of simple machines. The Need for Speed is a thrilling course about renewable and non-renewable energy. Scholars will be asked to create different types of vehicles and race them! Structural Engineering is a course all about building! Scholars will have the opportunity to build bridges, towers and cranes. Electricity and Magnets is a class that studies magnetic fields, circuit boards, and electrical experiments.
Jessica English
GALILEO
Bolinjm@d11.org
Encore Computers Gloria Hurtado
Hurtag@d11.org
Arts Enrichment Derek Swanson
Swansdt@d11.org
Encore Computers
GALILEO SCHOOL OF MATH & SCIENCE
1600 NORTH UNION BOULEVARD COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909 (719) 328-2200 †ENCORE TEAM ¢ High expectations and rigor are important to the members of the Galileo School of Math and Science Middle School Encore Team as we work with students to provide an opportunity to explore diverse subjects, including: Physical Education, Arts Enrichment, Encore Computers and Encore Science.
Galileo Encore: Rigor, Opportunity, Achievement, & Relevance
Encore Computers at Galileo Physical Education at Galileo Kyle Chamberlain chambkp@d11.org The Encore Physical Education class at Galileo will consist of a variety of individual activity, team sports, fitness testing and integrated core curriculum.
Arts Enrichment at Galileo
Gloria Hurtado hurtag@d11.org
Arts enrichment is an introduction to drawing painting and ceramics. Scholars will develop an understanding of the visual Scholars will be exposed to arts and skills that enliven scientific-based learning in them. Scholars will gain a their Physical Education knowledge of art class with graphing of results from use of heart rate materials, tools, monitors and learning to maintain a techniques, and healthy lifestyle. processes. Scholars will relate the visual arts to Physical Education classes will be a balance of inquiry, fun and fitness. Galileo scholars will be various historical and cultural traditions. Scholars will gain an challenged physically and mentally on a daily understanding of how science and math basis. are a vital part of art throughout history. Galileo will have guests from USA Triathlon, Olympic Training Center, Cool Science and more to establish the relationship between physical education and the real world!
Derek Swanson swansdt@d11.org The computers classes at Galileo offers scholars an opportunity to work with a variety of technology devises. Apple iMac computers with a variety of programs will be used by scholars in their computers classes. Courses will be both rigorous and relevant to scholars. Classes offered include: • Introduction classes will provide scholars the occasion to work on typing skills and basic Office programs. • Video production uses a state of the art studio, featuring Neutek Tricaster for broadcasting and Final Cut express for editing. • Animation uses a variety of software to create animated shorts in which scholars will explore a variety of subjects. • Photoshop utilizes the Adobe Suite to create a variety of compilation and standalone images.