Join us as we "dig" into ecosystems! Through making our own terrariums, we will investigate the role of sunlight and how environmental matter cycles in a system. We will also explore plant growth and survival through our seed starting activity and lima bean dissection. This event focuses on 3rd-5th grade science topics, but all grade...
Middle Schoolers are invited to participate in the Current Events Writing Club, where they will meet daily to watch CNN10. Learners will then participate in a discussion about the topics and complete a writing project at the end of the week. Learners are not required to attend daily to participate. They can join whenever it...
This journal-style writing lab will have learners reflecting on their school year and making big plans for the summer and next year! Together, we’ll walk through memory lane as we explore all the things that made this year so fun! Register below.
During this book club, learners will follow Mimi as her fictional town of Comity, MA is turned upside down by new neighbors. We'll compare this book with the plot of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream as many familiar characters begin to appear. Learners will write their own stories full of allusion and foreshadowing as we become experts...
Join local iLEAD staff and learners for a Berry Fun Day! Bring a sack lunch and join us for games and crafts. *This location is ADA accessible
Middle Schoolers are invited to participate in the Current Events Writing Club, where they will meet daily to watch CNN10. Learners will then participate in a discussion about the topics and complete a writing project at the end of the week. Learners are not required to attend daily to participate. They can join whenever it...
Join us in the Acton Curriculum Library where we will be conducting an exciting ELA adventure focused on investigating crime scenes. Over the course of three sessions, learners will play the role of forensic technician, detective, and even journalist. In this lab, learners will keep an investigator's notebook as they explore crime scenes, both real...
Middle Schoolers are invited to participate in the Current Events Writing Club, where they will meet daily to watch CNN10. Learners will then participate in a discussion about the topics and complete a writing project at the end of the week. Learners are not required to attend daily to participate. They can join whenever it...
The South Coast Botanic Garden, “The Jewel of the Peninsula”, is located 10 miles south of the Los Angeles Airport in California on the beautiful Palos Verdes Peninsula. Conveniently accessible to many South Bay communities, this 87-acre Botanic Garden has more than 2,500 different species of plants from as far away as Australia, the Mediterranean,...
Middle Schoolers are invited to participate in the Current Events Writing Club, where they will meet daily to watch CNN10. Learners will then participate in a discussion about the topics and complete a writing project at the end of the week. Learners are not required to attend daily to participate. They can join whenever it...
As school winds down and we head towards summer, learners are invited to gather at the Acton Library to read the story of one brave crab who rallies his fellow sea creatures together to rebuild their community after disaster. We’ll also explore how tide pools work to create a beautiful ecosystem and create seashell bracelets...
Middle Schoolers are invited to participate in the Current Events Writing Club, where they will meet daily to watch CNN10. Learners will then participate in a discussion about the topics and complete a writing project at the end of the week. Learners are not required to attend daily to participate. They can join whenever it...
As school winds down and we head towards summer, learners are invited to gather at the Acton Library to read the story of one brave crab who rallies his fellow sea creatures together to rebuild their community after disaster. We’ll also explore how tide pools work to create a beautiful ecosystem and create seashell bracelets...