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Critical Thinking
Spy Kids Academy: Your Mission for Fun Appreciation Week
In this weekly, ongoing class, recruits learn what it takes to be a spy through S.T.E.A.M. activities. Learn to crack and decipher codes, build gadgets, use your powers of observation to solve puzzles, and more.
Class Schedule(s)
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This one day class is being offered Free during Appreciation Week. The following is what a full course would be like:
Each day will start with a "briefing" on the area of spy training for the day. Discussion is encouraged as "intel" is shared through slides and video clips. Activities and "training exercises" will focus on mental and physical (at home activities) spy “training” as we dive into puzzle solving, code cracking, gadget design, and mastery of disguises.
**Some preparation before class is required such as printing out documents and cutting out materials.
This class is designed to inspire your student for further exploration of the activities learned in class beyond the day's session. It can be fast paced at times, but activities that are not finished in class (like code cracking) are encouraged to be completed after camp. Additional activities will be suggested daily and posted on the class page after camp. PARENT'S PARTICIPATION is ESSENTIAL as each day there will be a set of supplies needed for the activities in the class and after.
Intro to Spy Kids
Briefing: Secrets: Good & Bad Secrets
Areas of spy training and a sample of the activities to be studied
o Observation
o Intelligence
o Health
o Disguises
o Gadget building
o Tracking and Trailing
Observation: Paying attention, differentiating, recalling information (Worksheets need to be prepared)
Life lessons on "never giving up" and finding solutions to our problems will be discussed and encouraged every day as problems arise.
Intelligence: Code cracking, deciphering, lateral thinking (Worksheets need to be prepared)
Spy Gadgets Challenge
Disguises & Secret Messages
Riddles, group problem solving puzzles
Trailing and Tracking
Following weeks: Repeat with different content for each subject
Additional Information
Class size: 2-15 students
Supplies:
Some preparation before class is required such as printing out documents and cutting out materials.
Prerequisites
PARENT'S PARTICIPATION is ESSENTIAL as each day there will be a set of supplies needed for the activities in the class and after.
Class tags:
Critical Thinking
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About Gina Conroy
I love when students get excited about writing, even reluctant writers. Whether they love to write or find it difficult, I make it fun and show them how to use their writing super powers! After graduating with a degree in communications and journalism, I published several fiction and nonfiction books as well as hundreds of newspaper, magazine articles and blog posts. I hosted a podcast called Teen Writers Publish for teens of all ages based on the bestselling Amazon book “Release the Novel in You.” While attending writing conferences for 20 years, I designed courses to teach my homeschooled kids how to write more descriptively. Aside from being a private writing tutor, I’ve taught in private schools, homeschool co-ops as well as writing programs to the public. While there’s no greater reward than seeing a confused or frustrated child light up with understanding, I love challenging the gifted to reach their full potential. No matter where your child’s writing falls, I’ll encourage, challenge, and take their writing to the next level. My guidance will inspire your child’s voice to be released, and my instruction will shape ideas into creative, cohesive, and impactful writing, which benefits every subject.
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