Session 7 Sneak Peek

Spark Studio

Have you ever wondered how insects move their bodies without bones?

In our final session of the school year, learners will focus on insects. Learners will begin the session by learning what insects are and look into its many different types. Learners will be introduced to the foods insects need to eat to survive and explore how insects are different from other groups of animal families. Learners will explore how insects adapt to changes in their environment and why insects are attracted to different surfaces.

The project room will become an insect lab with loose parts, art materials, and science tools to explore and create. Spark learners will work together to create an “insect hotel” that provides both basic necessities for life and also added fun features that stem from using our imaginations to consider possibilities beyond what we know and see.

Discovery Studio

In this final session, Discovery learners will embark on a virtual journey around the world. We will learn about explorers, interpret maps, and dive into stories from each continent. Each learner will complete their own handson project to synthesize what they have learned. These projects include World Factbook, Cartography, and DIY Historian. Learners creating a World Fact book will explore different countries around the world and document their findings in their own hardcover book. Those diving into Cartography will explore maps before trying their hand at making their own of a continent. Lastly, participants of DIY Historian will choose an event in history to research and design a way to share their findings with the studio.

Keeping with tradition, the final Writer’s Workshop invites learners to reflect on their year in Discovery Studio. Learners will consider their most important lessons learned and use these insights to craft an inspirational speech aimed at uplifting and empowering the TVS community. As a right of passage, the learners endeavoring to transition to Adventure Studio next fall will share their speech during the Discovery End of Year Celebration along with speeches voted on by the studio!