ECCHO Co-0p

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Hermit Crabs (ages 3-4) and Starfish (ages 5-6):

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Books, crafts, and music!

Let’s have fun reading books and making crafts and then get silly dancing to fun songs!

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Active Learners

Games, crafts and adventures using outdoor resources, themes, and unit studies while incorporating age appropriate educational content.

Nature inspired stem activities. 

Outdoor/electronic free games.

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Moving and Grooving

The students will practice all ways of moving: jumping, kicking, throwing, skipping, leaping, galloping, and hopping. We will incorporate fun activities to help aid in their ability to balance, keep their eye on the ball, and working as a team.

Good sportsmanship and learning how to share with our friends will be a focus in both indoor and outdoor play.

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Manatees (Ages 7-9)

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Human Body:

Let’s learn about the human body! With this class, students will immerse themselves in the fascinating study of the human body. Through hands-on activities, vivid illustrations, and interactive lessons, young learners will discover the intricacies of the skeletal, muscular, digestive, neurological and respiratory systems, fostering a deep appreciation for the marvels of human body.

 

Mason Jar Science:

Explore big scientific concepts in fun, messy hands-on experiments and learning what is actually happening too! We will explore chemistry, botany, and physics!

 

Florida Nature:

Calling all nature explorers! Discover and learn all about Florida's habitats and its wildlife!

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Storytime Crafts:

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Team sports:

Kids will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of different team sports. Apart from learning the rules of each game kids will be able to work on other life skills and character building as in : honesty, humility, and hard work to help their team excel.

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Board Games:

Bring your favorite board game to class and teach your friends to play, or learn to play a new game every week. We will be learning how to play new group games and individual board games.

Narwhals and Whales (Ages 10 - 12 and 13-17)

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Art Appreciation:

Let’s learn about various art forms through reprints, poetry, videos and audio. You’ll use a notebook to jot down thoughts and ideas to share with your classmates. We’ll even try our hand at some of the art mediums we study all while gaining a greater appreciation for the arts and the role it plays serving humankind.

 

Drama Club:

Students will be encouraged to use their imagination and creativity as we navigate through different games and scenarios. We will be learning about using our expressions to display emotion, quick thinking, and even some costume design. At the end of the semester we will plan on performing a skit-like production.

 

Logic:

The definition of logic is correct reasoning. A logical fallacy is an argument that may sound correct or convincing but is actually flawed. We’ll use the workbook The Fallacy Detective as a springboard for each class. The Fallacy Detective has been a best selling book for teaching logical fallacies and intro to logic for many years and is written from a Christian viewpoint. It uses humor, historical references, and real life situations to help teens learn to think and express themselves clearly. We’ll learn to spot common errors in reasoning, have great class discussions, and end each class with logic games and puzzles! 

 

Reverse Engineering / How Things Work:  

Find out what is inside.  We will open things up, see what's in there, and figure out how it works. Learn about gears, levers, and switches.  Discover electrical concepts and their use in common devices.

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Team sports:

Kids will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of different team sports. Apart from learning the rules of each game kids will be able to work on other life skills and character building as in: honesty, humility, and hard work to help their team excel.

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Board Games:

Bring your favorite board game to class and teach your friends to play, or learn to play a new game every week. We will be learning how to play new group games and individual board games.