EC Brochure 1st Grade 2015
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First Grade
Enrichment Clusters
Catalog Offerings Spring 2015
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? .................... 5
Multiple Intelligences .......................................... 7
Enrichment Cluster Offerings ............................ 11
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Dear Parents,
With excitement we announce our Enrichment
Cluster Program for First Grade beginning on April
15th. This broad enrichment initiative reflects our deep
commitment to enabling each student to discover and
take pride in the gifts and talents with which she or he
is endowed.
Your child will explore an area of interest, talent,
or passion in depth, in a small group, with a facilitator
who also shares this interest. Enrichment Clusters are
organized around major disciplines, interdisciplinary
themes, or cross disciplinary topics. They are built on
inquiry and advanced content and methodology, which
allow students to secure and then apply new skills to
real-world issues that are personally meaningful. The
challenging learning pursued is in consonance with the
project-based learning approach, and as such has a
driving question (which accompanies each cluster
description) that “drives” the exploration. These
explorations are grounded in the production of a
product, performance, or service for an authentic
audience.
Our program is also modeled after the
Schoolwide Enrichment Model designed by educational
researcher, Dr. Joseph Renzulli, who is renowned for
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“Every child should have the chance to be excep-
tional without exception.” ~Dr. Joseph Renzulli
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championing a broader conception of giftedness. En-
richment Clusters are a delivery vehicle for dissemi-
nating enrichment pedagogy to every student and is
founded on the belief that everyone has the potential
to demonstrate gifted behavior. Our ultimate goal is
to help children develop their interests and talents
and understand how they can share their gifts with
the world.
We are excited to send along our Enrichment
Cluster Brochure for you and your child to together
consider their talents and interests. Then please fill
out the Student Selection Form to indicate his or her
choices among the offerings by Thursday, March
12th.
Please feel free to be in touch with Sharon
Marson at [email protected] or at 718-548-
1717 x1212 with any questions.
Enjoy!
Rabbi Binyamin Krauss
Principal
Sharon Marson
Schoolwide Enrichment Coordinator
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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 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 Grade 1 by
Thursday, March 12th.
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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, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9,
11,12, 14
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, 5, 12, 13
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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, 4, 5, 6 8, 10, 11, 12
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, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13,
14
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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: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 14
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: 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14
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: 3, 4, 7, 9, 14
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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: 11,13, 14
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: 7, 14
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Enrichment Cluster Offerings . . .
Welcome to our Enrichment Cluster Program!
1. OUT OF THE BOX LEGO EXPLORERS Do you enjoy thinking creatively? Is it fun solving
problems that have more than one right answer? Are
you a Lego lover? Then “Out of the Box Lego” is for
you! We’ll explore ways to use Legos to construct
marble runs, to design structures with numeric values,
and to experience diverse building challenges: Lego
storytelling, Lego architectural design, an Attribute
Lego game, and more! Then, with your creative ideas
flowing, create a “More Than One Right Answer” Lego
Challenge of your own to challenge others!
Facilitators: Alyssa Moore and Michelle Sarna
Morah Alyssa has a Masters in Elementary Ed and
Jewish Ed from Brandeis University. She loves helping
children think creatively and is excited to explore
different ways to use Legos with them! Michelle has a
PhD. in School Psychology and has worked in several
academic, community, and school settings. She loves
engaging with children as they challenge themselves to
realize their potential and gain new skills, in this case,
creating with Legos!
Multiple Intelligences: Logical-Mathematical,
Spatial, Kinesthetic, Interpersonal, Linguistic
Driving Question: How can a Lego exploration
develop creative thinking and guide us in creating
open-ended challenges for children our age?
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2. IMPROV 101 ENSEMBLE!
Do you love to act, imagine, make believe? Through
Improv games and your own creativity develop and
practice basic performance skills such as acting,
improvisation, eye contact, public speaking, memory,
and poise. Consider: How do we stand in front of an
audience? How can we create characters and create a
scene? How do actors learn to interact with one
another on stage? Develop Improv skills as you master
techniques like: “Zip Zap Zop”, “World’s Worst Doctor”,
“Can you lift a gigantic rock?”, and more! We will have
fun and be creative as we laugh out loud with this
Enrichment Cluster’s improvisational fun!
Facilitator: Morah Davida Fried
Davida Fried has a Masters in Jewish Education from
Azrieli Graduate School. She has a background in
acting and directing and has worked as a drama
teacher at the JCC of Boston. She looks forward to
sharing her love of drama, improvisation, and acting
with her students!
Multiple Intelligences: Kinesthetic, Interpersonal,
Linguistic
Driving Question: What are the acting and
improvisational skills needed in order to put on a
show?
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3. JEWEL OF THE CROWN: An Exploration of Indian Jewelry Rubies, sapphires, emeralds, diamonds, pearls, gold, platinum, silver . . . Do you love sparkly things on your fingers, ears, arms, and toes? Come join us in exploring Indian jewelry and making discoveries about the precious gems and metals that have made it the love of kings, queens, and brides. We will learn about jewelry from various regions in India. We’ll try our hand at making our own jewelry creations. We will also explore our own family’s jewelry box and tell stories about the special things we find there. Come join us and share your interest in Indian culture and your flair for design!
Facilitators: Soo Greenfield & Sharmilla Klestzick
Both Morah Soo & Morah Sharmilla were born in India and share a love of Indian culture. They have been teaching at SAR Academy for many years, and love to impart knowledge of their birth country to their students. They are particularly interested in the role jewelry plays in our families.
Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Naturalist, Intrapersonal, Interpersonal Driving Question: How can jewelry connect us with our family history and stories of our heritage?
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4. KILOMETER KIDS
Calling young athletes! Come develop your technique at running with a major focus on fun while at SAR’s field and on SAR HS’s oval track! The activities will inspire a love for running and being active, and promote a healthy lifestyle. With running, consider the basics of proper form, stride, stretching, running etiquette, nutrition, and cool-down techniques. From speed, starts, passing baton in relays, fun running games, intervals, some longer runs, and simple body conditioning for core strength (and the importance of that in running) you will experience this and more in the world of Kilometer Kids! Develop fitness, confidence, and build teamwork. Discover inspirational stories of track stars including the story of Wilma Unlimited. Maybe even decide with this Cluster to run for a cause. Bring your running shoes!
Facilitator: Morah Lisi Mandel
Lisi is a General Studies teacher with post-graduate
work in education and a master’s degree from NYU.
She is excited to share her love for running, exercise,
and nutrition (and healthy snacks!) with children.
Multiple Intelligences: Kinesthetic, Interpersonal,
Intrapersonal, Spatial, Naturalist
Driving Question: How can we as athletes promote
a healthier lifestyle for ourselves and others?
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5. GAME DESIGN INC: Israel Connect!
What makes a game very popular? What goes into
creating a game people want to play again and again?
Which games have been popular through the ages in
Eretz Yisrael? Let’s use Hebrew vocabulary and
phrases to play! Then, apply your knowledge and with
members in your Cluster, design the next slam-dunk
original Connect-To-Israel game using iPads and 21st
Century technology. Come up with your own rules and
share your game with others, maybe even publish it on
Haiku!
Facilitator: Gaby Zevi & Miriam Friedman
Morah Gaby is a 1st Grade Hebrew Teacher who loves
to have fun playing games, especially with children,
any chance she gets.
Morah Miriam has been teaching Judaic Studies for the
past 5 years and more recently is supporting students
in reading and writing Hebrew & learning the language.
She loves using games in encouraging learning.
Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Interpersonal,
Linguistic, Logical-Mathematical
Driving Question: How can we as game designers
create a Hebrew game that is appropriately
challenging for kids our age?
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6. iBook PUBLISHING INC.: Photographs &
Memories*
Have you ever wanted to know more about an
interesting animal? Do you want to learn about an
exciting place? Come tell all the interesting things you
research in a creative way! Imagine collecting
photographs and facts about a person, animal, or place
you have always wanted to know more about! Would
you like to create a photo book that illustrates all the
new information you have gathered and learned? Then
you will enjoy learning to use “Shutterfly” to turn your
favorite facts into a custom-made book! Explore
various ways to arrange your photographs in a unique
layout and design and add some text. Come preserve
and publish in iBook Publishing!
Facilitators: Alana Gelnick & Keren Ginzberg
Morah Alana, Reading Specialist, looks to capture
special moments in her life. She found designing photo
books makes her memories come alive again & again.
Morah Keren loves to learn new things and then
keeping them alive with a photo journal. She can’t wait
to share this experience with first grade students!
Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Linguistic,
Intrapersonal
*25-35 personal photographs related to a theme are
required. Photos need to be brought in digitally on
a USB flash drive to the first session.
Driving Question:How can photos reflect research?
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7.GET IN THE SWIM OF THINGS INSTITUTE!
Do you love to swim? Do you look forward to summer
when you can jump in the pool? Now you don’t have to
wait until school is out! Get out your bathing suit and
take a dive into this Enrichment Cluster. Explore pool
safety, the importance of learning to swim, and what
makes an Olympic swimmer so phenomenal. Visit the
Riverdale Y’s pool to practice swimming techniques.
We will consider: Why is it so important to learn how to
swim? Why does the Torah say a father has to teach
his child to swim? Come explore swimming both in and
out of the water! This Cluster is for children who
already have beginning swimming experience.
Facilitators: Morah Aliza Ainsberg & Ken Gleason
Aliza is a certified pool operator and lifeguard. She
works at Scarsdale’s Pool as pool manager and has
loved teaching swim lessons for over nine years.
Mr. Gleason 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 all things sports with our students.
Multiple Intelligences: Kinesthetic, Naturalist,
Existential
Driving Question: What’s important for a first
grader to know about swimming and why is it so
important that even the Torah says a parent must
teach their child to swim?
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8. MASTERPIECE MASTERCLASS with the
Jewish Museum
Did you ever notice pattern and repetition in the world around you? Look around right now! How about in art? How does the change in pattern tell us an artist’s hidden message? Look for repetition and difference in The Jewish Museum’s art collection and among their ceremonial objects including: menorahs. kipot, besamim containers, mezuzot, and Torah binders. Then be an artist yourself! Explore the art of print and using repetition in your artwork! Discover a variety of printmaking techniques like block printing and printing with vegetables. Inspired by printmakers throughout the ages, you will think creatively and develop your own design skills. Facilitator: Jewish Museum Educator, Alison Clarick Gottsegen Alison Clarick Gottsegen has been a Museum educator, passionate about teaching school-age students for 20 years. She plans programs for museums across the nation. Alison currently divides her time between the Jewish Museum and The Center for Architecture. When she isn’t helping make art accessible for children, she enjoys spending time with her family exploring the gems of New York City.
Multiple Intelligences: Lingistic, Spatial,
Intrapersonal
Driving Question: How can we as artists notice and
communicate what we discover?
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9. MONKEY BUSINESS!
Are you curious about these active, playful, and
intelligent creatures that “monkey around”? Did you
know that some monkeys fly? Or that some are white,
some red, and some are even green? How about that
all of them use their feet as hands? Using iPads,
research the world of monkeys! Discover what makes
up their habitats and then with various materials create
them. Take a virtual visit to the Bronx Zoo. Explore how
monkeys are trained to perform in movies and to learn
sign language. How do they develop a social culture?
What are the differences between a chimpanzee and
an orangutan? What unusual work did Jane Goodall do
with chimpanzees? Let’s have a “barrel full of
monkeys” good time at “Monkey Business!”
Facilitator: Hillary Edelson
Morah Hillary joined the 1st grade English team this
year. She is studying General and Special Education in
Graduate School. Hillary has always had a fascination
for animals and is excited to share that interest with our
students.
Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Naturalist
Driving Question: How can our understanding of
the world of monkeys teach us something about
positive ways to live together?
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10. ArtLaB: GRAPHIC DESIGN COMPANY
Be creative with an iPad and hands-on approach to exploring art with Mrs. Schloss’ graphic design prompts and MoMA’s Art Lab app. This Enrichment Cluster will explore how artists use shape and line in art through creative explorations of MoMA’s collection. Use the Art Lab’s app to create a sound composition, a shape landscape, collaborate on a group drawing, design individual masterpieces, and more. Play with shapes, lines, and colors on the iPad, “draw” with scissors, and explore the works of Henri Matisse, Elizabeth Murray, Jean (Hans) Arp, Jim Lambie, Brice Marden, and other
inspiring artists. Come to ArtLab and make
compositions come alive!
Facilitator: Debby Schloss
Debby Schloss, a veteran SAR faculty member will be
combining her love of art and computers in “ArtLab” When Debby isn’t at SAR Academy, she loves spending family time trekking around Manhattan or tiyuling around Israel.
Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Intrapersonal
Driving Question: How can we as digital and hands-on artists transform the way we look at and create
art in the 21st Century?
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11. :))) ☻ ♥ :(( ♥ ;)) Expression Forum! !
What do music, art, photography, and movement all
have in common? These mediums express one’s self
in a positive and creative way. You will dabble in each
of the creative arts and explain how they can evoke a
variety of feelings and emotions. What happens to you
when the rhythm of the drums starts to fill the room?
How do your facial expressions tell a story? How do the
emotions express what you want to say using an iPad
or an iPhone. Let’s go on an expressive art journey and
see how much we can learn about one another by
using creative and new ways of expression.
Facilitators: Rina Maggid & Janis Altman
Rina is part of our 1st grade team. She has studied Art
History and Psychology and is now a student at Bank
Street. where she is getting a dual masters in
Education and Literacy. She’s excited to share her
passion for the expressive arts, especially dancing!
Janis has been a psychotherapist for 30 years. She
holds a unique Masters degree in Dance/Movement
Therapy from New York University. She is author of an
award winning self help book that is a nine week
journey toward self-awareness.
Multiple Intelligences: Musical, Spatial, Kinesthetic,
Linguistic, Intrapersonal, Interpersonal
Driving Question: How can understanding of
feelings develop how we communicate?
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12. HOW DID YOU DO THAT? Reading For
Construction Consortium
Did you ever wish you could create drawings, origami,
and 3D constructions, but felt you just couldn’t?
Creating a prefabricated project is easy when you have
good directions. What makes some directions good
and others not? In this Enrichment Cluster you will
explore iPad apps that allow you to create origami and
drawings. You will evaluate and recommend the
easiest ones to follow. Later on, we may build a Lego
kit and maybe a piece of furniture, evaluating directions
for ease of use. Perhaps we will write our own
directions. Either way, we will investigate the quality of
different directions and learn that we can construct
almost anything with good instructions.
Facilitator: Rivka Heisler
Rivka is Technology Integrator at SAR Academy. Her 4
children’s many constructions turned her into a Lego
whiz. She prides herself on her ability to build
prefabricated furniture to create anything that has
directions, even if she can't draw a straight line!
Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Spatial, Logical-
Mathematical, Kinesthetic
Driving Question: How can good directions help
kids facilitate creativity and build and construct
things?
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13. MUSICAL ZOO ENSEMBLE
Do you love music? Do you think making music is
cool? Have you ever wondered how a guitar is like a
cello or a piano is like the harp? Using the Dalcroze
approach you will play musical games and use songs
to understand beats and to learn how to read music.
Discover what different notes are worth mathematically.
Then try beating them out on drums. Even compose a
simple rhythm composition of your own. Explore live
and online, musical instruments from around the world,
from ancient times to today and musical performances
of children. Perhaps even design an instrument of your
own out of recycled materials that can make more than
one kind of sound. Come to the Musical Zoo Ensemble
and develop your love for musical instruments!
Facilitator: Miriam Filer
SAR Mom, Miriam Filer is a Suzuki parent who studied
cello and guitar alongside her children. She has spent
several years learning new and exciting ways of
exploring music through the Dalcroze method. Miriam
is excited to share her love for learning music with the
second grade students.
Multiple Intelligences: Logical-Mathematical,
Kinesthetic, Musical
Driving Question: How can our understanding of
musical sentences help us create original musical
stories?
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14. 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, 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 will hike outside, collect
samples of earth around the school, catch the wind in
kites we design, 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 13 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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Student Selection Form For Enrichment Clusters
We are asking the children to consider with you
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 “Out of
the Box Lego Explorers,” or “Reading For
Construction,” might be exciting Cluster selections. Or
if their interest lies in the naturalist arena (Science
Smart) then he or she might enjoy exploring, “Window
To The Wild” or “Monkey Business”.
It is also OK to explore new disciplines when it is
compelling for your child.
Please make 3 selections on the
online form by Thursday, March 12th.
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 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
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Phone: 718-548-1717
Fax: 718-601-0082
SAR Academy
655 West 254th Street
Riverdale, N.Y. 10471
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