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Globe Project In this task, students will begin their exploration of world history by becoming familiar with geography and creating their own globe. This task includes: |
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I Am an Artist In this task, students will explore self expression by creating a double sided painting, with each side representing their inner and outer selves. This task includes: |
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Judo Math In this task, students will take place in a new math program which is more individualized and set at their own learning pace rather than the entire class moving forward at the same speed. This task includes: |
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Open Ended Math Problems In this task, teachers will be intructed on how to implement open ended math problems in their teaching. This task includes: |
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School Leadership Project: HTH Structures in Action In this task, teachers will be learning how to structure their classes to implement problem based learning. This task includes: |
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Self Exploration Through Yoga, Art, and Writing-Intersession In this task, students will participate in daily yoga and read the book Esparanza Rising. They will then create a blog to aid as a reflection journal about all the activities they are taking place in. This task includes: |
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Sesame Treat for Our Street In this task, students will explore how writing can have a positive influence by working alongside fellow students of all ages in creating a puppet show that will teach about cross-cultural acceptance. This task includes: |
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Soul Surf In this task, students will research the physics of surfboards and use their knowledge to craft a handplane for bodysurfing. They will then research a question and write an article to be posted in Soul Surf magazine. This task includes: |
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The Bike Tour In this task, students will create a 10+ mile bike route in San Marcos and map out a route that passes historical sights and points of interest. The students will then ride their collaboratively created bike path. This task includes: |
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The Parchitecture Project In this task, students will use Google Sketch Up to design a play area for the new school. They will have total creativity freedom with the one guideline that it must be accessable to everyone. This task includes: |
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