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Enrichment Clusters
Catalog Offerings Winter 2014
SAR’s Schoolw
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Enrichment Pro
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SAR’s Schoolwide Enrichment Program
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Table of Contents
Welcome To Our Enrichment Program 3
How Can I Help My Child Choose? 4
Multiple Intelligences 6
Enrichment Cluster Offerings 10
Dear Parents,
We are excited to send along our Spring
Enrichment Cluster Brochure for you and your child to
together consider their talents and interests. Our En-
richment Cluster Program aligns with Multiple Intelli-
gence Theory, and our many varied enrichment learn-
ing 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 [email protected] or at 718-548-
1717 x1212 if you would like to be involved in this pro-
gram or if you have any questions.
Please fill out the Student Selection Form to in-
dicate his or her 3 choices among the offerings by
December 20th.
Enjoy!
Rabbi Binyamin Krauss
Principal
Sharon Marson
Schoolwide Enrichment Program Coordinator
SAR’s Schoolwide Enrichment Program
“Every child should have the chance to be excep-
tional without exception.” ~Dr. Joseph Renzulli
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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 also 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
Friday, December 20th. After December 20th some
Clusters will close.
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Use this Venn Diagram as a tool to consider
your child’s talents (strengths) and
interests:
Talent Interest
What did you discover?
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Multiple Intelligences
Linguistic Intelligence (Word Smart)
Using language, spoken or written, to make connec-
tions and derive meaning.
You may like to read, play word games, tell stories, dis-
cuss ideas, or learn foreign languages.
See Enrichment Clusters: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11,
14, 17, 19, 20, 23
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence (Logic Smart)
Using numbers and reasoning to make sense of infor-
mation.
You may like to play chess, decipher strategy games,
brainteasers, or logic puzzles.
See Enrichment Clusters: 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 14, 15,
17, 18, 20, 21
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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, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11,
12, 13, 18, 21, 22
Kinesthetic Intelligence (Body Smart)
Using movement to express thoughts and ideas.
You may like physical activity, sports, dance, role-
playing, acting, or hands-on activities including building
things.
See Enrichment Clusters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 12,
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24
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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: 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12,
13, 19, 20, 24
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: 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 13, 19,
22, 24
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: 4, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19,
20, 23
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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: 9, 19. 24
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: 12, 19, 22, 23
Enrichment Cluster Offerings . . .
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Welcome to our Enrichment Cluster Program!
Semester Dates: January 15th– March
19th.
Have fun selecting among the
offerings!
Enrichment Cluster Offerings . . .
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1. Robotics and Video Game Programming
Have you ever played a video game and wished you could build one yourself? Are you a Lego lover who would love to bring your creations to life? Discover how to write a program (a series of instructions) to make your computer or robot follow your commands. (It’s so cool!) Learn to follow a Lego design blueprint to construct robots that use interlocking gears. Remember, your robot will not be able to do your homework for you!
Facilitator: Rivka Heisler
Rivka Heisler is the mother of 4 Lego crazy kids, who has built countless constructions with her children. As the technology integrator at SAR, she has taught herself several computing languages including LegoNxt, Scratch, and Enchanting. She was accepted as part of an educational cohort to spend a week at MIT to learn more about teaching Scratch to elementary school students. She wishes she could play video games as well as she can program them.
Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Logical-
Mathematical, Spatial
Driving Question: How can we write clear directions that computers can follow and follow
directions to build a specified construction?
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2. 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. During one special session you will visit Wave Hill to focus on nature photography. Use camera tricks to get the best possible pictures. 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: Debra Apfelbaum Morah Debra's photography debut was in sixth grade
when she exhibited pictures of her pet beagles and
Greenwich village neighborhood. Since then she has
been snapping away, eager to record the beauty inside
and outside her classrooms. As a lover of all creative
arts, she looks forward to helping students sharpen
their focus and capture the funny, unique and simple
beauties around them in pictures as well as words.
Multiple Intelligences: Kinesthetic, Spatial,
Linguistic, Intrapersonal
Driving Question: How can we as photojournalists
notice the happenings in our community and
communicate what we discover?
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3. Mad Hatters Studio
Do you have an eye for style? Do you appreciate
beauty in accessories and notice beautiful hats that you
see at SAR, in shul, in stores? Are you creative? Then
you will enjoy ,“Mad Hatters Studio.” Explore the
millinery world. Discover the parts of a hat, hat styles
through the ages, and hats around the world. Take
measurements of your friends’ heads to get a sense of
sizing. Start with a simple paper hat to get the idea of
dimension. Consider color theory and accessorizing
and be innovative as you use a wealth of materials in
interesting and sometimes usual ways to make what is
plain, beautifully accessorized. Deepen your
understanding of design when meeting a professional
in the fashion industry. Then, create your own hats,
one to keep & one to donate to a worthy organization.
Facilitator: Shoshana Bender
Morah Shoshana, third grade Judaic Studies teacher,
has style! Having studied at F.I.T. she loves fashion
and especially hats. She can’t wait to share her
passion for designing hats with our students.
Multiple Intelligences: Logical-Mathematical,
Spatial, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Kinesthetic
Driving Question: How can we as hat-makers
create original works of art that someone in need
will enjoy and benefit from?
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4. Spice Caravan Cafe: Exploring Spices
From Around The World
Spice Caravan is going to take you on a journey
around the world. From Morrocco to France and South
America to Israel you’ll taste-test your way across the
globe. There are so many different kinds of spices.
What are spices anyway? How are they harvested?
What is their history? Did you ever hear of cardamom?
What is za’atar’s flavor like? Come taste how amazing
it is on pitot. Discover possible health benefits of some
spices, design a besamim box, create your own teas,
explore the science of salt, develop an interestingly
blended spicy balm and bottle it, and more! This will be
a fun exploration using all five of your senses. Jump on
the Spice Caravan for a culinary arts adventure!
Facilitators: Daniella Fuchs & Deborah Shapira
Daniella Fuchs, mom to Ben, Yair, and Lev is a social-
organizational psychologist by training. She is an avid
cook and lover of new tastes and of exploring new
cuisines. Daniella loves cooking with her kids and is
looking forward to sharing this love with our students.
SAR mom, Deborah Shapira loves to bake, and to
travel and experience other cultures and cuisines. She
is a teacher by training and taught 2nd and 3rd grades
for a few years. Her kids are Pearl, Kayla and Matan.
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Spice Caravan Cafe: Exploring Spices From
Around The World (con’t)
Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Naturalist,
Kinesthetic
Driving Question: How can we create a spice
assortment that reflects an understanding of how
spices from various parts of the world can
fragrantly blend together?
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5. Risk, Monopoly, and Life, It’s How You
Play: Become A Game Designer
Which game is your favorite to play? What makes you
want to play again and again? What makes a card
game or board game very popular? What goes on
behind the scenes to create that game? Explore these
questions and the world of the game marketplace.
Meet a game industry professional to discover what
makes games fly off the shelves. Then, apply your
knowledge and individually or with friends, design the
next slam-dunk game using a variety of materials.
Come up with your own rules, cards or gameboard
and pieces. Then teach your game to others!
Facilitators: Renata Cohen & Paulette Morris
Morah Renata Cohen is an artist, curious math
thinker, scientist, and innovator. She taught biology for
many years and now works with all the SAR Specialty
Teachers with students in grades 1-5.
SAR mom and alum, Paulette loved games as a kid
and enjoyed when teaching using games to reinforce
learning. She made original games then and plays
games all the time at home with her kids, 4-13. She
says, “Games are a great way to unwind and connect!
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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6. i-Book Publishing, Inc.: 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 the
on-line publishing program, My Publisher, 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 that record personal as well as collective history.
Morah Alana, Reading Specialist from Bank Street, looks to capture special moments throughout her life. She found that designing photo books is an avenue for making memories come alive and is a way to revisit them again and again.
Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Linguistic
Driving Question: How can pictures tell a story?
*25-35 personal photographs related to a theme are
required. Photos need to be brought in digitally on
a USB flash drive.
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7. What’s Your Favorite Ice Cream Flavor
And Where Were You When The Yankees
Last Won The World Series?
Real lives. Real questions. Grab an iPad to record and
ask away like a real journalist does. But first . . . what
makes a good question? How do you ask something
personal in a gentle way? What is it like to interview an
author? A semi-professional athlete? Rabbi Krauss?
Take the game “20 Questions” to a whole new level!
See how interviewers ask questions of famous people.
Watch a video clip of kid journalists asking questions.
Come join professional journalist (& interviewer!) Vered
Kellner in exploring the world of interviewing, design
your own interviews, & meet with interesting people to
conduct the interview. This is your chance to ask Rabbi
Krauss what he thought about homework as a kid or if
he slid down the banisters when he went to SAR!
Facilitator: Vered Kellner
Vered Kellner has been a journalist for 18 years. She
has written feature articles for Kol Ha’ir, a Jerusalem
paper, for Ma’ariv, and for G, the weekly publication of
Globes. She’s excited to share her love for journalism
and for asking questions with our students!
Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Interpersonal,
Intrapersonal
Driving Question: How can we shape questions to
best learn about another person?
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8. Gears! Gears! Gears! Lights In Action
Do you like to build things? Are you interested in creative construction? Would you like to have parts of what you build light up when your construction is in motion? Plan a layout for gears on a template using your mechanical creativity and design a unique configuration. Discover how a gear is a simple machine that can increase speed or force. Explore the world of gears: driver gear, gears train, follower gear, gear-up train (like a bicycle), gear-down train (like a carousel). Meet a person who works professionally with gears. Come experiment and be creative with gears and lights, from the simple to the complex.
Facilitator: Nick Fadda
Nick loves to build and fix things and help all of SAR
work. 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 the
excitement of making them go.
Grade: 4th grade only
Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Kinesthetic, Logical-
Mathematical
Driving Question: How can our understanding of
construction and the force or speed of gears guide
our creativity?
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9. Looking To Listen: I Spy With A Twist
What did you just hear? Music is filled with
unforgettable images. Do you hear a bee hovering over
a Georgia O’Keeffe flower when listening to Nikolay
Rimsky-Korsakov’s, Flight of the Bumblebee? Or the
animal sounds in Rousseau’s forest when hearing
Sergei Prokofiev’s, Peter and the Wolf? The paired
examples invite listeners to identify solo instruments
(Do you hear marching knights in the timbrel of the
drum or a waterfall splashing in the playful scales of the
flute?) or orchestral themes in classical music that
characterize an image found in visual art. As we gaze
at beautiful, interesting artwork while listening to music,
we will be inspired to create artwork of our own using a
variety of mediums: watercolor, craypas, mosaics, and
more! Come join this interesting Enrichment Cluster
and look so you listen, as you never have before!
Facilitator: Esti Schwartz
Morah Esti enjoys teaching Judaic Studies to her
students. She also loves classical music and playing
the cello. She plays in an orchestra in Manhattan.
Multiple Intelligences: Musical, Spatial,
Intrapersonal, Interpersonal
Driving Question: How can art inspire musical
listening skills?
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10. Whose Line Is It Anyway? Improv
Comedy Troupe
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 develop
techniques to think quickly on your feet, explore the
craft of Improv, enhance your creativity and strengthen
your sense of self-confidence. 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!
Facilitator: Shoshana Cohen
Shoshana is Director of the SAR Middle School sports
teams and an Assistant Phys Ed Teacher. She has
worked in summer camps and youth organizations ,
focusing on group dynamics and fostering individual
growth. She’s looking forward to inspiring students to
step outside their comfort zones & experience success.
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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11. Come Fly With Me!
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. Join this Cluster and
come 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 fly and be a pilot is how Shim began
too!
Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Logical-
Mathematical, Spatial, Kinesthetic, Interpersonal
Driving Question: How can learning to navigate an
airplane help develop teamwork and decision-
making?
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12. Be A Lego Master Builder And Build It
Like Betzalel: Lego and the Mishkan
Are you good with Lego and do you enjoy a creative
challenge? Do you wonder what the Jews carried as
they traveled through the desert and what it really
looked like? Which colors were used in the curtains
surrounding the golden aron? How high was the
menorah? How tall were the walls? Become a detective
and find the answers using an interactive computer
app, through illustrations and computer-based
diagrams, and in the Chumash. Then use 1,000s of
pieces of Lego as an inspiration to construct a mini-
Mishkan and all of what it held for public display.
Facilitators: Sharon Sturm & Tami Sklarin
Morah Golda adores teaching Parashat HaShavua all
year, but especially the 2nd half of Sefer Shmot when
we learn about the Mishkan. Morah Tami also loves
learning Chumash and bringing it alive for her students.
Sharon and Tami are SAR moms who love building
interesting Lego structures at home with their kids.
They are looking forward to combining these two
passions and sharing them with children.
Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Existential,
Kinesthetic, Interpersonal
Driving Question: How can Lego help us
understand the construction of the Mishkan?
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13. 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 to create. 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 ,
Interpersonal
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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14. Snap, Crackle, Pop! Kitchen Chemistry
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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15. 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, Logical-
Mathematical, Kinesthetic
Driving Question: How can understanding our
bodies better keep us healthy?
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16. 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 which muscle groups
to concentrate on for specific sports? If you answered
yes to any of the above questions, then sign up 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
whole 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
Driving Question: How can what we discover about
athletes help us understand how to achieve
greatness?
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17. Experiments, Discovery, Delight! Where
Science Is THE Story
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, fun 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, Logical-
Mathematical, Naturalist, Kinesthetic
Driving Question: How is science like a story?
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18. PC Builder’s Academy How do computers work? What’s inside of them? Are you curious about what makes computers intelligent? Would you like to build a brand new computer? Let’s explore what it takes to actually assemble a personal computer and figure out how to build a working one from scratch. Understand what makes computers connect and have the hands-on experience of building those connections. Discover how to upload software to PCs and then run them. Come have fun and express your passion for computers and technology in PC Builder’s Academy. Warning! Mastering this cluster will keep you busy with family and friends!
Facilitator: Caleb Fitzsimmons
Caleb is part of SAR’s tech team and has worked in the
computer industry for the past 20 years. This career
reflects his passion for technology. Caleb has built
many computers from scratch and enjoys sharing the
excitement and fun of building a PC from the ground up
with our students.
Multiple Intelligences: Logical-Mathematical,
Spatial, Kinesthetic
Driving Question: How can we as computer
technicians build working computers for someone
else’s benefit?
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19. Window To The Wild: Connecting Kids
With 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, 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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20. Idea Bake Company: Out Of The Box
Cooking
What are all the different ways you can use a banana?
How many different ways can you decorate a carrot
cupcake? How can you create a patterned snack with
soy butter and jelly on matzah? What different
combinations of fruit salad can you make from grapes,
apples, oranges, and pears? Can you compare a tuna
fish sandwich with a birthday and write a recipe that
combines both sets of attributes? How can you classify
the ingredients of a salad? Can you design a healthy
cookie that would symbolize the loss of a tooth? You
will discover how creatively you can be, thinking
fluently and flexibly, and creating unusual solutions and
new products. Relaxing and having fun while cooking is
an essential ingredient in producing creative
brainstorming ideas!
Facilitator: Joyce Kurz Raskas
Morah Joyce has been an Early Childhood Director,
teacher of young children, and an educator who enjoys
encouraging children to think creatively. She loves
cooking with young people and is looking forward to
sharing her passions with children at this cluster.
Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Logical-
Mathematical, Interpersonal, Naturalist
Driving Question: How can cooking be a new way
to use your bean?
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21. 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, Kinesthetic
Driving Question: How do we use different shapes
to design and build a baseball stadium?
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22. Paint Your HeART Out: Fine Arts Studio
Would you like to work like a fine artist does and paint
with acrylics on your own professional canvas? Then
roll up your sleeves and come explore the world of fine
arts. You’ll first sketch and then paint a landscape in a
traditional/abstract style. What landscape lays outside
SAR, what landscape do you see at your favorite
vacation spot, what landscape exists in your
imagination? Consider the natural elements in the
compositions outside our door and inside ourselves.
Explore the work of great impressionist painters up
through modern artists to deepen your visual
vocabulary and develop your skill. Perhaps you would
like to display your art work in a local eatery or meet an
art gallery owner. Come enjoy expressing yourself at
“Paint Your Heart Out.”
Facilitator: Chani Jaskoll
Morah Chani loves to paint! She is a fine artist who has
her acrylic and watercolor paintings exhibited in
numerous art shows. She is excited to share her
passion for painting with our students.
Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Intrapersonal,
Existential
Driving Question: How can we as landscape artists
deepen our appreciation for Hashem’s beautiful
creations?
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23. Chavaya Yisraelit: The Israel Experience!
Can you feel the hot desert sand outside your ohel? Do you like the taste of fresh pitot handmade by you and your friends? How about experiencing what a chayal does on a hike? Come experience in this Cluster all the meaning and excitement that Israel has to offer from north to south and east to west with our Israeli friends, Adi and Yosef. Have a taste of life in the land through hands-on experiences, games, and fun, all while speaking Ivrit. Deepen your connection to Eretz Yisrael as we travel back in time together. Love the wonder of being transported across many miles to our home. Sababa!
Facilitators: Adi Frankel & Yosef Frankel
Adi and Yosef Frankel joined SAR this year. Adi is part of our third grade Judaic Studies team and Yosef is our Head of Security. They have a strong connection to Camp Moshava and when in Israel they enjoy all that the beautiful country has to offer. They are excited to share their love for Eretz Yisrael with our students.
Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Naturalist,
Kinesthetic, Existential
Driving Question: How is Israel similar and
different from life as we know it in America?
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24. 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 percussion
instruments 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
This is David’s 4th year at SAR. He has an MA in
Educational Administration from Fordham U and is
certified 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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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 Robotics and Video Game Programming, Come Fly
With Me, Experiments, Discovery, Delight!: Where Science
Is The Story, or PC Builder’s Academy 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 Spice Caravan Café: Exploring Spices From
Around The World, Blood and Guts: What’s Inside? Medical
Discovery Lab, Idea Bake Company: Out of the Box
Cooking or Chavaya Yisraelit: The Israel Experience. It is
also OK to explore new disciplines when it is compelling for
your child.
Please make 3 selections on the online form by
Friday, December 20th.
Every student is guaranteed a place in one of his or her
three selections. 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
[email protected] or 718-548-1717 x 1212.
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“Every child should have the
chance to be exceptional
without exception.”
~Dr. Joseph Renzulli
Phone: 718-548-1717
Fax: 718-601-0082
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