This winter, the Environmental Resource Center is offering SAS! (Science After School!) to Bellevue and Hemingway Elementary and our new program, WASS (Winter Adventure Science School), to the Wood River Middle School.
SAS! and WASS are FREE eight-week programs that allow students opportunities beyond the school day to participate in project-based learning, within the context of natural science, the environment, and sustainability issues. Program instructors are mindful of the BCSD curriculum standards for the grade levels, and work to incorporate these, as appropriate, into the curriculum. Students explore science through games, art, journaling, observation, exploration, service learning, and scientific research, and with an 8:1 student teacher ratio, participants engage in more meaningful teamwork and are given more individual attention. The ERC provide snacks, journals, and other program supplies for each student to ensure that finances are not an obstacle in their participation. In addition to working with the students each week, we have created an online journal for parents where they can discover what their student is learning via stories and pictures.
Although the specific focus of each program will be different, all students will work together to discover and unravel the mysteries of our winter world. Our experiences will include winter ecology, animals in winter, and snow science. All students should come ready to spend time outside together - investigating, collaborating, and connecting with the natural world.
SAS! Bellevue is open to all 4th and 5th grade students and will run Tuesdays, starting January 17th, from 2:30-4. SAS! Hemingway is also open to all 4th and 5th grade students and will run Wednesdays, starting January 18th, from 2:30-4.
WASS is open to 6th and 7th grade students and will run Thursdays, starting January 19th, from 3:30-5:30. We’ll meet at the Community Campus and head out on foot from there.
For more information about these FREE programs, check out our website (www.ercsv.org) or email us (hadley@ercsv.org). An after school bus is available for each program. Registration is required and space is limited, so if your student would like to participate, register by calling our office (726-4333).