Today, in recent memories, dozens of students gathered at the Clare Creek School Gymnasium for the first science festival at the school during the first science festival.
Completed with community judges, donated prizes and countless voluntary times, a science festival held at a small rural school located on Mc -Courtney Road, thanks to the memories of a parent’s choice and permanent idea.
“We are happy to bring in the old -fashioned science fair to our school. As a school community, we are gathered to incite a leisurely opportunity for students who are old for most of us.
The Shafer believed that it would be fun to re -establish his childhood experience for kindergarten and his two daughters in the third grade.
“I don’t remember much about the elementary school, but I remember I didn’t know it by seeing white flowers in the science fair, but I was already learning biology. Such experiences were very basic for my love for my science,” said the Shafer who is now a nurse and says that the initial exposure of science helps to open the door.
Last summer, the shaffer did not find the idea of a science fair from his head. So, she reached the Principal Divine Triplet and the Parent Teacher Club, who fully supported the idea.
When 113 of the 167 students at the school enrolled for the science festival, the Shafer and Principal Triple knew they were on something.
“This number is really impressive. Kate did a great job. It is a great pleasure to see the enthusiasm in our school community. The principal triplet said, “For two years, the principal triplet in the school said,” We have a science festival.
Triple says joining parents’ planning and organizing helps to carry the burden of teachers who have a lot already going on. Now the school is trying to create an annual or two -year program with more parents’ voluntary participation. For now, the Shafler has enrolled his friends, family, neighbors and colleagues.
The shaffer had to work for projects, instructions for registration forms, schedule important dates and give a presentation to every class with his sister and children to gain interest. She also arrived to collect money from the community and collect donated goods.
Nevada County’s Superintendent of Schools Office became sponsored for this program and helped buy goods with California Mathematics Science and Computer Science Learning Partnership Funds (CAL-MSCS), which is dedicated to science, mathematics, computer science, professional education and family engagements.
Cooperation for the Science Fair has come from many local community sponsors, including: Northern Sierra Forestry Services LLC, C and D. Contractors Inc., Bright Electric LLC, Art Coffee, B and C, Grocer Outlet and Hanson Brothers.
In addition to the Student Science Plans at the Clare Creek Science Fair, there were many learning booths such as engineering “blood at booth,” a “bathroom bomb booth” that contains a “bathroom bomb booth”, which had step -by -step leader for DIY bathroom bombs and “photo booth”.
“I think such events are very beneficial to our children. They look for investigative science-seeing a topic from the beginning to the end, analyzing ‘why’ and ‘what’ and ‘what’ ” how things work. The overall purpose is to have a memorable experience through science activities, “said the Shafer.
In his own home, he has witnessed his daughters that they are now looking for science in a whole new light. The daughter of her third grade will enter into a “mental study” for the science festival.
Designed to empower students, the science festival also encourages friendly competition. A panel of 10 community judges gives the first, second and third awards for each grade level. Students can enter different categories such as “experience,” robotics “and” inventions “and are scored on full, understanding, creativity and overall effort. A voting booth allows all participants to vote for their favorite project to win the People’s Choice Award. The school will celebrate the winners in the school assembly on Friday and we will bring your results.
Parents’ participation to create this extracurricular activity gives teachers an opportunity to expand classroom learning. Even some teachers entered the science fair into their curriculum.
Kindergarten teacher Andrea Hanson is supportive of the pilot project. It helped the pitch on the weekend and helped create a flight for the event. She says that the science festival provides students with the opportunity to develop academically and personally.
“It gives rise to the love of science and helps students to practice critical thinking and skills to solve the problem. This is a great way to enhance confidence and the teaching of learning allows them to look for the topics they are interested in. Hanson said that the judges also include their plans for their plans.
On the way, the Shafler offered to help students who needed additional help after school. Others worked with the classmate or worked with the family on their science plans at home. She is very excited about interest and participation in the opening year of the event and hopes that other schools will be encouraged to start science fairs.
“Many of these children have never experienced science. We do not want it to be a threatening process, rather than we provide entertainment to science.
There are already plans for the next Science Fair, “I haven’t tested the results with the principal triplet about the results, but I think it’s really fine. Next time I just need a little funding and more volunteers. If you are interested or know a parent who likes to help you, I can help you get a mere on PTC. (@Clear Creek) Can
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