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4/3/12
Third Graders Inquire into "How the World Works"
Third grade students working with the transdisciplinary theme: How the World Works explored the concept of space. Using the "Star Dome" portable planetarium from the Lawrence Hall of Science, students continued their research into the solar system, stars and constellations.
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3/28/12
Third Grade Students Visit the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View
Third grade students exploring the central idea: “Planet Earth moves within an enormous and complex system”, went to the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA. Students had the opportunity to take a virtual tour through the Universe (beginning in our solar system and ending with the Oort Cloud). Students also looked at exhibits including model rockets and a model space station.
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3/23/12
Movement Workshop for First Graders
First grade students participated in a workshop organized by Holly Shaw, EBI Parent and our physical education teacher, Luis Guerra. Students were able to express themselves through body movement and dance. Through this workshop, students had an opportunity to experience that music expresses values, feeling and emotions, which develops our imagination.
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3/23/12
The New York Times Says Bilingualism You Smarter
This past weekend, “The New York Times” published yet another article on the benefits of bilingualism. The kind of evidence discussed by the author indicates that being bilingual enhances the brain's executive function, the “command system that directs the attention processes that we use for planning, solving problems and performing various other mentally demanding tasks.” The author goes on to say that bilinguals may have “a heightened ability to monitor the environment”. There is also great news for those who did not grow up bilingually: “the bilingual experience appears to influence the brain from infancy to old age (and there is reason to belive that it may also apply to those who learn a second language later in life).” Click here to read the article.
EBI supports people of all ages to become bilingual - find out more about our adult offerings at: http://www.ebinternacional.org/en/index.php/site/page/28
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