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3rd and 4th Grade Enrichment Clusters

Catalog Offerings Fall 2013

SAR’s Schoolwide Enrichment Program Table of Contents Welcome To Our Enrichment Program

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How Can I Help My Child Choose?

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Multiple Intelligences

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Enrichment Cluster Offerings

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SAR’s Schoolwide Enrichment Program “Every child should have the chance to be exceptional without exception.” ~Dr. Joseph Renzulli Dear Parents,

Welcome to the Fall semester of our Enrichment program of Enrichment Clusters for Grades 3-4, to begin on Wednesday, October 16th. It will be followed by a second semester beginning in January. This program affords every child an opportunity to participate in a weekly E-slot, or Enrichment slot. This broad enrichment initiative reflects our deep commitment to enabling each student to discover and take pride in the gifts and talents with which she or he is endowed and in our commitment to championing a broader conception of giftedness.

Your children will once again have the opportunity to explore an area of interest, talent, or passion in depth, while in a small multi-age group with other students and a facilitator who also share this interest. Enrichment Clusters are organized around major disciplines, interdisciplinary themes, or cross disciplinary topics. They are built on inquiry and advanced content and methodology, which allow students to secure and then apply new skills to real-world issues that are personally meaningful. Many clusters will have a visiting

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SAR’s Schoolwide Enrichment Program speaker who is a professional in a related field of study to act as both a resource for the students’ inquiries as well as to model what is possible as a 21st Century real world problem-solver. The challenging learning pursued is grounded in the production of a product, performance, or service for an authentic audience.

Our program is based on the Schoolwide Enrichment Model created by educational researcher, Dr. Joseph Renzulli, director of The National Research Center on the Gifted & Talented, which works to design high-end, academically rigorous learning experiences for all children. In his model, Enrichment Clusters are a delivery vehicle for disseminating enrichment pedagogy to every student and is founded on the belief that everyone has the potential to demonstrate gifted behavior.

Our Enrichment Cluster Program, as Dr. Renzulli suggests, aligns with Multiple Intelligence Theory, and our many varied enrichment learning 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 marsos@saracademy.org or at 718-5481717 x1212 if you would like to be involved in this program or if you have any questions.

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SAR’s Schoolwide Enrichment Program ment learning including articles, photographs, and video clips about our Schoolwide Enrichment Program and of our students in action can be found on our website and in the Chadashot.

We are excited to send along our Fall Enrichment Cluster Brochure for you and your child to together consider their talents and interests. Then please fill out the Student Selection Form to indicate his or her choices among the offerings.

Enjoy!

Rabbi Binyamin Krauss Principal Sharon Marson Schoolwide Enrichment Program Coordinator

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SAR’s Schoolwide Enrichment Program 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 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 Sunday, September 22nd. Every student is guaranteed a place in one of his or her three selections. If only one selection is made, we cannot guarantee placement in that Enrichment Cluster.

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SAR’s Schoolwide Enrichment Program Here is a Venn Diagram that can be used as a tool to consider your child’s talents (strengths) and interests:

Talent

Interest

What did you discover? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________

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SAR’s Schoolwide Enrichment Program Linguistic Intelligence (Word Smart) Using language, spoken or written, to make connections and derive meaning.

You may like to read, play word games, tell stories, discuss ideas, or learn foreign languages.

See Enrichment Clusters: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24

Logical-Mathematical Intelligence (Logic Smart) Using numbers and reasoning to make sense of information.

You may like to play chess, decipher strategy games, brainteasers, or logic puzzles.

See Enrichment Clusters: 1, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 21, 25

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, 3, 4, 7, 9, 12, 14, 15, 17, 22, 24 9

SAR’s Schoolwide Enrichment Program Kinesthetic Intelligence (Body Smart) Using movement to express thoughts and ideas.

You may like physical activity, sports, dance, roleplaying, acting, or hands-on activities including building things.

See Enrichment Clusters: 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

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.

See Enrichment Clusters: 1, 2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25

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.

See Enrichment Clusters: 7, 9, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24 10

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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: 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 21, 23, 25

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: 11, 19

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SAR’s Schoolwide Enrichment Program 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: 2, 6, 11, 24

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Welcome to our Enrichment Cluster Program!

Semester Dates: October 16th– December 18th Have fun selecting among the offerings!

Please remember to fill out the Selection Form by Sunday, September 22nd. Please make 3 selections, not in priority order.

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1. Come Fly With Me Institute 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. A guest speaker pilot will visit your cluster and 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 be a pilot and learn how to fly is how Shim began too!

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, LogicalMathematical, Spatial, Kinesthetic, Interpersonal

Driving Question: How can learning to navigate an airplane help develop teamwork and decisionmaking?

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2. Rufff! Dog Lovers Society How smart are dogs (VERY!) and why are they called “man’s best friend”? Do you want to learn about different kinds of dogs and how to take care of a pet?

Are you curious about what it takes to be a veterinarian? How are dogs and their needs similar to people? What does the Torah say about our relationship with animals? Discover what is involved in raising a puppy to be a grown well-behaved dog and also a wonderful companion. Meet a service dog and hear from experts who spend their days training dogs and caring for their medical needs. If you find dogs of all shapes and sizes irresistible then this Enrichment Cluster is for you!

Facilitator: Sarah Braum Sarah has been working at SAR for four years. She loves dogs and the special connection they have with their humans. If you ever saw someone with long blonde hair, early morning circa 1995, walking down Park Avenue with 4 dogs in each hand, that was Sarah.

She is very excited about her Enrichment Cluster.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Interpersonal, Kinesthetic, Naturalist, Existential Driving Question: How can our interactions with dogs teach us about our impact on others and develop our compassion?

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3. 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.

Multiple Intelligences: Logical-Mathematical, Spatial Driving Question: How do we use different shapes to design and build a baseball stadium?

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4. www.buildasign.com Do you like to build things? Are you interested in creative construction? Would you like to have parts of what you build on display at SAR? Then come use your imagination, digital design skills, and building acumen to create signs that represent SAR. They will welcome and inspire people as they arrive in our driveway. In building the signposts we will explore screwdrivers, pliers, drills, hammers, and drill bits and consider the important things these tools do. We will then customize the signposts by uploading and printing images and sayings that represent SAR to complete the design.

Come have fun being creative in building one-of-a-kind signs!

Facilitators: Nick Fadda Nick loves to build and fix things and help all of SAR run well. 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 involving them in the excitement of beautifying our school.

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Kinesthetic, LogicalMathematical, Linguistic Driving Question: How can our understanding of construction develop our creativity?

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5. Snap, Crackle, Pop! Kitchen Chemistry Lab 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.

Multiple Intelligences: Logical-Mathematical, Naturalist, Linguistic

Driving Question: How can our exploration as kitchen chemists help us organize our knowledge and understand our world?

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6. Jewelry Box International: Discovering World Cultures Through Jewels Rubies, sapphires, diamonds, pearls, gold, platinum, silver. Do you love sparkly things on your fingers, ears, and toes? Come join us in learning about jewelry and about the precious gems and metals that have made it the love of kings and queens, brides, and various cultures throughout history. We will learn about jewelry in the Torah, in art, and in famous museums. We’ll try our hand at making our own jewelry creations and have a special visitor talk to us about the colored gems that have cornered the modern jewelry market. We’ll explore our own family’s jewelry box and tell stories about the special things we find there. Come discover the significance of heirlooms that are all your own!

Facilitator: Alice Lebowitz Alice is an SAR Mom and family law attorney who has loved jewelry since her mother first introduced her to 47th Street in Manhattan, also known as the Jewelry District. She is particularly interested in the role jewelry plays in history and in our families.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguisitic, Naturalist, Interpersonal, Existential Driving Question: How can jewelry connect us with our family history and stories of our heritage?

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7. Lights, Camera, Action! Video Production Company We've all seen movies- whether home-made or in theaters! Ever wonder what it takes to make one? Who is involved in the creation of movies? Experience the magic of moviemaking! Come feel the thrill of creating an original video production. Explore how to plan, storyboard, shoot, and document a story for film. Meet with professional and award-winning filmmaker, Joseph Cedar-Kellner. We will use iMovie to focus on editing, formatting, and assembling with music and text to create a video montage from footage that we collect.

Facilitator: Melissa Rothwax Morah Melissa, has always had a passion for taking pictures. You can count on her to “snap-in!� with her camera at every photo-op. Over the past few years, she has transformed her photos and short video clips into professional, entertaining videos and video montages for Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, as well as for an end of the year video for her students.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Kinesthetic, Interpersonal, Spatial, Intrapersonal Driving Question: How can we use iMovie and videography to demonstrate and express our creativity?

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8. From Farm To Table Team: Food Becomes You Expand your palate and your mind while cooking with your friends. Come discover the delicious flavors and textures of various whole foods. Have you ever heard of bok choy? Purple sweet potato? Kohlrabi? How about sea beans? Discover how to make easy, healthy snacks. We will also discuss what the difference is between whole foods and processed foods and explore the medicinal properties of some foods. Have you ever read the ingredients in what you are eating? Some strange stuff may be written on the food labels. We will become smart consumers and educated whole food shoppers. Join us in becoming food detectives and amateur chefs.

Facilitator: Abby Rocker Abby is the mother of 4 children at SAR. She grew up on a moshav in Israel where it was the norm for families to grow their own organic food and make things from scratch. She is a certified health coach and a strong believer that you are what you eat.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Naturalist Driving Question: How do we as food explorers design a menu that includes whole foods?

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9. 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. 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

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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10. Science Is THE Story Seminar 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 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.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, LogicalMathematical, Naturalist, Kinesthetic

Driving Question: How is science like a story?

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11. Window To The Wild Workshop: Connecting Kids To 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, LogicalMathematical, 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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12. Risk, Monopoly, and Life, It’s How You Play: Game Design Guild Which game is your favorite to play? What makes a card game or board game very popular? What makes you want to play again and again? You probably love playing a particular game, but what goes on behind the scenes in creating that game? Use the SMART Board to explore these questions and the world of the game marketplace. Meet a professional in the game industry to discover what makes games fly off the shelves. Then, apply your knowledge and individually or with members in your cluster, design the next slamdunk original game using a variety of materials. Come up with your own rules, cards or gameboard and pieces. Then teach your game to others!

Facilitator: Renata Cohen Morah Renata Cohen is an artist, a curious math thinker, a scientist, and an innovator. She taught biology for many years and now works with SAR Specialty Teachers with students in grades 1-5.

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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13. Top Secret: Say It With Sign Can your really speak without using your voice? Come listen with your eyes, let your fingers do the talking, and discover how fun and easy it is to learn American Sign Language. We’ll start with basic vocabulary and fingerspelling, then develop our conversation skills as we build fluency. Explore how, when, and why sign language began. Discover the power of visual expression and this wonderful and creative way to communicate with others. Develop the tools necessary to communicate with the deaf and hard of hearing.

Most of all, empower yourself by learning this visual language and you can teach others to sign with you.

Facilitator: Lauren Lieberman Lauren Lieberman holds an M.A. in Cognitive Studies in Education from Teachers College as well as a B.A. in Economics and Religion from Columbia University.

She has taught both at the elementary and high school level & is currently pursuing an MA in the Teaching of English Literature. Lauren has been studying American Sign Language for over a year and converses frequently with members of the deaf community.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Kinesthetic, Interpersonal Driving Question: How can sign language get us thinking about spoken language, connect us with others, and develop our communication skills?

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14. 3D Castles League: Knights, Dragons, and Architects Discover all about castles, how to build them, what makes a castle a castle, and who inhabited them. Visit local castles, photograph and design your own, or concentrate on the real and fictional people who lived in them. Students focusing on construction may choose to meet with an architect and draw up plans to build 3D castles using a variety of construction materials, design their own structure on computer and/or make a Google Earth tour of castles they have studied. Students focusing on castle inhabitants may choose to use castles as an inspirational theme for digital storytelling through film or picture books. The direction of this project is up to you.

Facilitator: Rivka Heisler Rivka Heisler has been reading fiction and non-fiction books about castles and those who live in them ever since she was 12. As a mother of four with curiosity about how things are built, she has built countless Lego/Connex structures, as well as innumerable sandcastles. As SAR's technology integrator, she looks forward to joining her tech expertise with her interest, and seeing the direction students take with this project.

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Kinesthetic, Linguistic, Logical-Mathematical Driving Question: How is a castle different from a regular or large house?

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15. SAR Gets Tanked: Aquarium Builders Society Calling beginning and experienced aquarists! Are you fascinated by fish and their many shapes and colors?

Come explore their intriguing world and design an ecofriendly aquarium for a variety of fish and invertebrates that you help choose. Discover how fish best thrive and which fish can go together and why. Build a stable community of sea creatures. Explore with aquarium expert Michael Stern how to organize a saltwater environment that promotes health and growth and understand the impact of a filter system and lighting on the aquarium, using the easy set-up of a 28-gallon innovative tank.

Facilitator: Michael Stern Michael Stern is father of 4 SAR students. Many of you have seen his in-class demonstrations of various sea creatures, and noticed the tanks he maintains for the 2nd and 4th grade areas. He's been keeping saltwater aquariums for the past 15 years and importing saltwater fish from around the world for the past 5 years, for sale on his website, www.nyaquatic.com.

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Kinesthetic, Naturalist Driving Question: How can our understanding of what fish need guide the building of an aquatic community?

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16. Four Star Dining Forum* Yes, we’ll be sampling the food at area restaurants, but we’ll be doing much more than that! Be prepared to learn about nutrition, practice math facts, and study different parts of the world. Then we’ll be revving up our writing so that our reviews are as tasty and exciting as the food. Restaurant reviewers are well-respected professionals, who take pride in their work. Their reviews can help determine if a restaurant becomes popular or not, and the reviews themselves are sometimes the most widely read column in newspapers and magazines.

Facilitator: Kathy Kafer While she has never been a professional restaurant reviewer, Mrs. Kafer has enjoyed dining & writing since she can remember. Before coming to SAR, Mrs. Kafer worked as a newspaper reporter, and she has also written plays and screenplays. She is looking forward to working together with SAR's new restaurant reviewers.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, LogicalMathematical, Intrapersonal, Naturalist Driving Question: In what ways can thinking analytically and creatively hone our “Restaurant Review” writing skills?

*Please be careful in selecting this Enrichment Cluster for children with food allergies as the establishments visited may not be nut free, etc.

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17. i-Book Publishing Company: 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 an on-line publishing program 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 record personal as well as collective history.

Morah Alana, Bank Street Reading Specialist, looks to capture special moments throughout her life. She found designing photo books makes memories come alive and is a way to revisit them over and over again.

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Linguistic, Intrapersonal *25-35 personal photographs related to a theme are required. Photos need to be brought in digitally on a USB flash drive.

Driving Question: How can pictures tell a story?

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18. It’s All On Stage Ensemble: Fables Alive Are you a kid who loves to perform? Do you like to act?

Might you enjoy creating mood with puppets or with props? What’s the recipe for a good play? Let’s find out when we enter the world of theatrical production with the fable, “Stone Soup,” a tale that illustrates that when people cooperate they can achieve a goal. We’ll explore the story, create a series of scenes to retell this fable as a play, and perform it for an audience. Join the adventure and be part of the cast that will stage this interesting, smart, funny tale as we stir up a delicious “soup” of our own!

Facilitator: Sharon Salamon Sharon majored in theater and speech at Brooklyn College and enjoys both the performing arts and the behind the scenes mechanics of theater. Sharon became a Speech and Language Pathologist, working at SAR for a number of years. She sees this work as an extension of her interest in theater, as she uses her love of language and performance every day.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Kinesthetic, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal Driving Question: How can our love for theater help us express empathy and communicate it to others?

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19. 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 a percussion instrument of your very own 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 David Glazer is beginning his 4th year at SAR. He holds a Masters Degree in Educational Administration from Fordham U and recently completed a certificate program 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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20. Whose Line Is It Anyway? Improvisation Ensemble 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 improve your storytelling skills, develop techniques to think quickly on your feet, explore the craft of Improv, and become more creative. 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!

Facilitators: Tali Cohen Tali Cohen has been a teacher at SAR for the past 10 years. She found her love for Improv at Brandeis University, when taking a class called, "Psychology of the Stage Performer.� She enjoys sharing her love

for Improv with her students.

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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21. 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, LogicalMathematical, Kinesthetic Driving Question: How can understanding our bodies better keep us healthy?

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22. 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. Use camera tricks to get the best possible pictures. Develop a photographic eye. 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: Chavie Wilner Chavie has been taking photos for Chadashot for more than 10 years. As a lover of reading, writing, and the arts, she is looking forward to working with students to find the amazing, the funny, the beautiful, even the simple things around us to photograph and write about.

Multiple Intelligences: Kinesthetic, Spatial, Linguistic Driving Question: How can we as photojournalists notice the happenings in our community and communicate what we discover?

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23. 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 about the physiology of muscles and how they work and which muscle groups to concentrate on for specific sports? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then join us 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 entire 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, Interpersonal

Driving Question: How can what we discover about athletes help us understand how to achieve greatness?

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24. Torah, Paper-Making, and Collage Workshop What do Matisse, Picasso, Braque, Eric Carle, and now you, have in common? Collage! Did you know collage techniques were first used when paper was invented in China? Did you know collage can include photos and is called photomontage? We’ll paint our own paper, create texture in it, and use collage to represent our exploration of kavod in the Torah, SAR’s theme of the year. What is the meaning of kavod? Where is it mentioned in the Torah? As collage artists, discover what you’re inspired to create based on what was studied and design one-of-a-kind, meaningful artworks for collaborative display. Bring your creativity and your sense of fun!

Facilitator: Chani Jaskoll Professional artist Morah Chani’s passion lies at the intersection of art and Torah. She loves bringing the beauty of Torah to children through artistic expression.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Kinesthetic, Spatial, Intrapersonal, Existential

Driving Question: How can Torah inspire us as artists?

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25. International Culinary Arts Institute Transport your taste buds around the world and explore new flavors of cuisines from exotic countries!

International cuisine is an exploration of a foreign country's history, plants, animals, spices, and unique tastes. Let’s discover which ingredients are frequently used in the native country, how the people typically cook their food, and how specific dishes reflect the countries’ culture. What can we learn about Jewish communities in different places through cuisine? Let’s investigate how local culture influenced the food eaten in Jewish communities around the world and even prepare and sample some of the food. Let’s meet with master chefs from various countries to ask your culinary questions! Perhaps you would enjoy applying your knowledge to creating an International menu or to planning a special meal for people at SAR. Facilitator: Stephanie Minkove Stephanie, SAR parent and alum, teaches in informal, experiential Jewish Education at Camp Ramah. She is looking forward to sharing her love for cooking and for different cuisines, and her interest in Jewish communities around the world with our students.

Multiple Intelligences: Naturalist, Kinesthetic, Interpersonal, Logical-Mathematical Driving Question: How does culture influence food in a particular region?

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SAR’s Schoolwide Enrichment Program 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

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

It is also OK to explore new disciplines when it is compelling for your child.

Please make 3 selections on the online form by Sunday, September 22nd.

Every student is guaranteed a place in one of his or her three selections. If only one selection is made, we cannot guarantee placement in that Enrichment Cluster.

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 marsos@saracademy.org or 718-548-1717 x 1212.

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“Every child should have the chance to be exceptional without exception.” ~Dr. Joseph Renzulli

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SAR Academy 655 West 254th Street Phone: 718-548-1717 Fax: 718-601-0082