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Fox West Academy Summer Learning Challenge
All current, former, and incoming Fox West Academy students as well as past and future visitors of Fox West Academy are invited to take on the Summer Learning Challenge...
The Challenge: Incorporate few activities that connect to things we learn at school and record your experiences through pictures, words, or a combination of both. Our goal is to make learning fun, relevant, and start the upcoming school year in the best way EVER! We want to recognize that learning is happening every day – outside of school! Countless experiences and activities tie into our school curriculum; by striving to recognize, acknowledge, and reflect about the connections we make during our summer fun we bring our learning back to Fox West to enjoy and share with others.
The Rationale: Being aware of how we are surrounded by learning opportunities and sharing a record of our summer learning adventures is not only fun but allows us to make meaningful connections between academics and everyday life outside of school; occasional, purposeful time spent reflecting or engaging in fun skills practice or investigation can help minimize the “summer slide” that most students experience. Please check out this article for more information: 10 Facts About Summer Slide for a Productive School Break.
The Details: Through hand written journal/diary entries, online reflection, or photo journaling (i.e. a blog or photo journal with captions) students are encouraged to consider what they enjoyed or struggled with during the summer and occasionally make connections with areas of academics that are relevant (ideal average of about once per week—or more). Students are welcome to use any medium available, including notebooks, a personal or school email or Google document, a HASD-provided Office 365 account, or even vlogs on Youtube (with parent permission and privacy settings enabled).
The Prize: Students that participate in the summer learning challenge will be eligible to join us for a movie (or other summer learning celebration) shortly after the beginning of the school year (details to be determined with input from students).
Eligibility requirements:
- 8-10 reflection/experience entries with roughly 1 paragraph summary each
- May include summer school experience
- Ideally includes fun activities and/or travel or vacation experiences
- Identify possible academic connections to one or more subject areas:
- Science, Technology
- Art, Music, Health, Foreign Language
- Language Arts, Social Studies/History
- 2-4 hours total logged in online math learning or practice (a simple spreadsheet or list of times/dates and program/game used) may include, but is not limited to:
- Sumdog, Prodigy, Redbird, Khan Academy, Math Help
- Other math practice games or online sites
- At least some math skills—number operations, geometry, vocabulary should be incorporated
Students are welcome to take up the challenge at any time this summer, but evidence of summer learning is required to enjoy the celebration. Please email danlundstrom@hasd.org if you have questions or would like more specific information regarding online resources.
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