Saturday 23 April 2016

FIELD DAYS (Homeschool Enrichment) at The Knowing Garden

FIELD DAYS (Homeschool Enrichment) at The Knowing Garden
Field day with The Knowing Garden is designed to enhance academic learning through an extended connection to nature and a community with which to explore social/emotional, physical and cognitive growth. Homeschool and families who want a day off from traditional settings are welcome to join this drop-off experience. This adventure is open to students ages 7 to 11. Registration covers the program and materials: Schedule of the Day 9:00am - Students are dropped off (location confirmed upon registration) for a relaxed community time followed by P.E. options such as running club 9:45am - A morning gathering to ground us and prepare students for the offerings of the day and take a snack break to replenish our energy and care for ourselves. 10:15am: M.E.A.P.P.S. Groups 11:15am: Travel to "Base Camp" 11:30am: Open Play/Choice Time (Deep Learning) 12:00pm: Lunch @ Base Camp; Deep Learning continues 1:30pm: Pack up and travel self and back-packs to Meadow; Read-aloud 2:00pm - Students are picked up at drop off location What you'll learn within TKG's MEAPPS scaffold: MATH - measurement, estimating, map making, graphing, organization, calculations and score keeping ENGINEERING - building, crafting, exploring, experimenting, problem-solving ART & SOCIAL SCIENCES - sewing, painting, ink transfering, drawing, writing, imaginatitve play, anthropology PHYSICAL EDUCATION - dancing, running, sports, climbing, health and native skills PLAYFUL CONNECTION - developing relationships, conflict resolution, team building, social-emotional exploration SCIENCE - geology, geography, physics, biology, biodiversity, environmental studies Learn about our teachers, here. What to Pack: A backpack including: water, a snack, a separate lunch, sunscreen. Homeschool Benefits This program will expose students to: (a) English, including knowledge of, and appreciation for literature and the language, as well as the skills of speaking, reading, listening, spelling, handwriting, and composition. (b) Mathematics, including concepts, operational skills, and problem solving. (c) Social sciences, drawing upon the disciplines of anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology, designed to fit the developmental readiness of students. (d) Science, including the biological and physical aspects, with emphasis on the processes of experimental inquiry. (e) Visual and performing arts, including instruction in the subjects of art and music, aimed at the development of aesthetic appreciation and the skills of creative expression. (f) Health, including instruction in the principles and practices of individual, family, and community health. (g) Physical education, with emphasis upon the physical activities for the pupils that may be conducive to health and vigor of body and mind, for a total period of time of not less than 200 minutes each 10 schooldays, exclusive of recesses and the lunch period. Contact TKG with any questions.

at South Bay Park (location varies and will be confirmed upon registration)

Redondo Beach, United States

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