With these funds, we will take our 31 international students to the Downtown Aquarium for a day of experiential learning following a rich science unit over animals and sea life.  Most of these students are missing years of formal science instruction but they are catching up VERY quickly!  With the right activities we are able to teach grade-level content WHILE we are building basic English reading and speaking skills.  Most of them do not have a Science class so without a lab environment it is difficult for us to help them connect to hands-on Science concepts.  

With the right activities, we are able to teach grade-level content at the same time we are building basic English reading and speaking skills.  We will do an extensive Animal Kingdom and Aquatic Science unit prior to visiting the Aquarium.  Students will report learning upon returning so as to have more language practice and concept reinforcement.

The funds will pay for each child to have an all-access pass to the Aquarium Adventure Exhibit!  None of our international students have ever been to the aquarium and their lives prior to coming to America 5 months ago, did not afford them this type of opportunity.  We are excited about the fact that the Aquarium will also allow us to have lunch there and to ride rides after our morning tour.  This is an added bonus for these very hard-working children.

This video is an example of how they will work to acquire language when they are motivated. bit.ly/ChoralReading

That boy did not even realize that he could read yet.  He is so proud.  We know we can get a lot of motivation out of this trip!

The funds pay $10 per child (32 students) and the bus which will be $35 round trip.  We will take a sack lunch.

This tour will reinforce the grade-level learning standards outlined below plus MANY standards for English Language Proficiency (ELPS).   These standards will be covered well before and after the trip.  

Grade 6 Science: 1A, 2C, 4A, 4B; Grade 7: Science: 1A, 2A, 2C, 4A, 4B, 12A; Grade 8: Science: 1A, 2A, 2C, 4A, 4B

Grade 7: Science: 1A, 2A, 2C, 4A, 4B, 12A; Grade 8: Science: 1A, 2A, 2C, 4A, 4B

Grade 8: Science: 1A, 2A, 2C, 4A, 4B

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