It is a rainy day at Lake Myra today, but the sounds of our students at our Lake Myra Camp definitely brighten the mood! Our fabulous ESL teacher, Jane Ferguson, helped write a grant to enable us to offer a week of “camp” for some of our students that needed just a little bit extra. We were able to add a little bit of tutoring money to the mix and we currently have over 85 students receiving an additional week of instruction.
Our staff is working hard and has created tremendous 21st Century activities within the camp theme of the Winter Olympics. It is amazing to see the engagement and smiles on faces as students use the Wii to slalom ski and then graph their own results as they rank order them. OR to watch a student research the curling on an Apple iPad – OR watch a community outreach member from the Carolina Hurricanes teach them how to use a hockey stick and talk about perseverance OR how about students using Google Earth to study vocabulary terms on landforms. The list goes on and on for the incredible activities our students are having. They are creating, critically thinking, collaborating, and communicating to high levels. These opportunities are incredibly rich and provide the extra push to help these students reach their goals.
This week, the Lake Myra community is walking the walk on their school vision – we are definitely preparing our learners for their future!
Our staff is working hard and has created tremendous 21st Century activities within the camp theme of the Winter Olympics. It is amazing to see the engagement and smiles on faces as students use the Wii to slalom ski and then graph their own results as they rank order them. OR to watch a student research the curling on an Apple iPad – OR watch a community outreach member from the Carolina Hurricanes teach them how to use a hockey stick and talk about perseverance OR how about students using Google Earth to study vocabulary terms on landforms. The list goes on and on for the incredible activities our students are having. They are creating, critically thinking, collaborating, and communicating to high levels. These opportunities are incredibly rich and provide the extra push to help these students reach their goals.
This week, the Lake Myra community is walking the walk on their school vision – we are definitely preparing our learners for their future!
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