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Health & PE: Power up with Bravery!

Posted on March 23, 2023

Meet the GIRL!: Hiba is 11 years old and has deemed her girl power to be bravery. She used to be afraid of snakes but with a little bit of inquiry and trust she overcame her fear and now loves all things reptile. She is a great student as she studies the language Arabic with […] Continue »

 

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Math: Scale and Proportion

Posted on March 23, 2023

In this Let’s Learn video, Malika Khalsa from the Salvadori Center uses the story of Goldilocks and other examples to help students learn about scale and proportion. Continue »

 

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Math: Proportion

Posted on March 23, 2023

Learn about proportion and practice using scale and proportion in a drawing of the built environment with Andrew Coletti from the Salvadori Center. Continue »

 

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Science: Pollination

Posted on March 23, 2023

What is pollination and how do the parts of a flower influence the success or failure of bees and butterflies to pollinate the different types of flowers? Continue »

 

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World Languages: Give Me Some Direction!

Posted on March 23, 2023

In the online game, Lost and Found, children go on virtual scavenger hunts with Noah and Nell to collect items that Coco lost on her way to a pool party and a picnic. It’s a good thing that they have some friendly neighbors to help them with Spanish directional clues along the way! In this […] Continue »

 

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Social Studies: Eid-Al-Adha

Posted on March 23, 2023

Eid Al-Adha is a yearly four day celebration of the Islamic faith remembering the story of Abraham. Known as the feast of sacrifice, the celebration centers around sacrifice to Allah. Continue »

 

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Arts: Alhambra Nights and All the Flowers are for Me

Posted on March 23, 2023

Anila Quayyum Agha’s installation Alhambra Nights was selected to be included in the City of Cincinnati’s BLINK festival. The event spanned twenty city blocks and included light, interactive art, and large-scale projection mapping. Inspired by Agha’s visit to the Alhambra and her efforts to connect traditional Islamic art and architecture with contemporary technology and Western […] Continue »

 

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English Language Arts: Ashley Bryan

Posted on March 23, 2023

Ashley Bryan is an eclectic artist who uses painting, poetry, music, collage, and prose to tell stories. Bryan fuses these seemingly separate art forms within his books for children. “I try not to accept walls and boundaries and definitions in a strict way,” he says. “I would hope that everything I do is interrelated.” Bryan […] Continue »