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Virtual Current Events Club for Grades 6+
Virtual Current Events Club for Grades 6+
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...
Virtual Current Events Club for Grades 6+
Virtual Current Events Club for Grades 6+
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...
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Bi-Weekly Dungeons and Dragons In-Person Game (Grades 6 and Up)
Bi-Weekly Dungeons and Dragons In-Person Game (Grades 6 and Up)
Learners in grades 6-12 are invited to join the Acton Curriculum Library to travel through the world of Dungeons and Dragons, a creative storytelling game. Together we'll travel together on a bi-weekly quest as we learn to work cooperatively together, solve problems as a group, and creatively write our characters into existence and through this...
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Tour
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Tour
The JPL Public Services Office offers a limited number of onsite, in-person tours, free of charge, for groups and individuals on an advance reservation basis.The tour lasts between 2-2.5 hours. The walking distance for the tour is approximately 0.8 miles with multiple flights of stairs.All tours commonly include a multimedia presentation on JPL entitled "Journey...
Virtual Current Events Club for Grades 6+
Virtual Current Events Club for Grades 6+
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...
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Book Club for Grades 3rd-5th: Brown Girl Dreaming
Book Club for Grades 3rd-5th: Brown Girl Dreaming
Third through fifth grade learners are invited to join this virtual book club opportunity. Brown Girl Dreaming is a memoir written in verse. It is Jacqueline Woodson's experiences growing up in South Carolina and New York during the changing landscape of the 1960s and 1970s. We will learn about Civil Rights leaders that inspired her. As...
Virtual Current Events Club for Grades 6+
Virtual Current Events Club for Grades 6+
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...
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Book Club for Grades 6th-8th: Greenglass House
Book Club for Grades 6th-8th: Greenglass House
Winter will be a little bit cozier while reading Greenglass House. The main character, Milo, is snowed in with a colorful cast of smugglers in his family’s hotel. A mystery unfolds and Milo and a new friend look to uncover the mysterious villain. Learners will explore the elements that make up a good story as...
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College Info Series: HOLISTIC ADMISSIONS – THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – 13 FACTORS
College Info Series: HOLISTIC ADMISSIONS – THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – 13 FACTORS
The UCs use 13 criteria for admission evaluation. We will explore how learners can take advantage of these 13 criteria. Even though this session focuses on the UC system, the criteria is a great guide for admission to other colleges that use holistic admissions. Theme: College Preparation Intended Audience: Learners & Parents Intended Grades: 8,...
Virtual Current Events Club for Grades 6+
Virtual Current Events Club for Grades 6+
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...
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Gifted Student Roundtable and Q&A
Gifted Student Roundtable and Q&A
Join this roundtable on February 2 at 1 pm to gather with other parents and get all your questions answered. Register HERE. See a list of all upcoming gifted webinars below: