ENRICHMENT CAMPS KEYBOARDING VIRTUOSO (TYPING) NEW Grades 2nd-5th with Synapse School staff Want to improve your student’s typing skills? We teach touch-typing to kids using a combination of modern, interactive games and traditional instruction. Based on skill level, students will be provided with an individualized plan for the week. Students learn mnemonic tricks, sing QWERTY songs, and practice proper ergonomics through team-games, drills, and one-on-one coaching. There will be incentive prizes and more! Location: Synapse School 3375 Edison Way, Menlo Park, 94025 th
Grades 3 -5
11.330
M-F
1-4pm
7/16-7/20
$250
Grades 2nd-5th
11.331
M-F
1-4pm
7/23-7/27
$250
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CHESS NEW Grades 2nd-5th with Synapse School staff Students will have two 15-20 minute lessons in the beginning of every hour. Each day, students will have an internal tournament and at the end of each day, a review of strategies will be conducted in the class where students will share about their experiences in the games they played. Beginning: Students will learn chess fundamentals. Intermediate: Students will learn advanced strategies engage in more sophisticated chess skills and notation. Location: Synapse School 3375 Edison Way, Menlo Park, 94025 Beginning
11.332
M-F
1-4pm
6/18-6/22
$250
Beginning
11.333
M-F
1-4pm
7/16-7/20
$250
Beginning
11.334
M-F
1-4pm
8/13-8/17
$250
Intermediate
11.335
M-F
1-4pm
8/20-8/24
$250
THE ART OF MATHEMATICS NEW Girls, Grades 4th-6th with Synapse School staff A constructivist mathematics course, exploring fractals, networks, number theory and more. Have you ever been to a math classroom where students are engaged and talking with one another, where teachers allow students to question and think about the mathematics and mathematical relationships? Learn different strategies to solve problems, apply mathematics to real-world situations, and expand on what students already know. More importantly, make sense of math! Location: Synapse School 3375 Edison Way, Menlo Park, 94025 Girls only
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11.336
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9am-12pm
Summer 2012 Camps & Aquatics
7/23-7/27
$250
EXPERIENTIAL MATH NEW Grades K-1st & 1st -3rd (plus Girls only option) with Synapse School staff Math and Stories! Children enjoy listening and telling stories. Students will explore mathematical thinking through stories that incorporate logical thinking, number sense, and more. They will learn to see patterns, build things, and count with shapes and connect fairy tales and everyday stories with counting and computing. The young learners will measure with their hands, feet, strings, and rules. Solve problems faced by story characters. Children’s stories spark a child’s imagination. If your child loves to listen and tell stories, s/he will love to learn math in this way. Location: Synapse School 3375 Edison Way, Menlo Park, 94025 Boys & Girls K-1st
11.337
M-F
9am-12pm
6/18-6/22
$250
Girls only K-1st
11.338
M-F
9am-12pm
7/9-7/13
$250
Boys & Girls 1 -3
11.339
M-F
1-4pm
7/23-7/27
$250
Boys & Girls K-1
11.340
M-F
9am-12pm
7/30-8/3
$250
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VISUAL & TACTILE MATH NEW Grades 2nd-3rd & 4th-5th (plus Girls only option) with Synapse School staff Number Play! Learn to make reasonable estimates and see numbers as useful. Learn to reason your way using mathematical expressions and form solutions. Deepen one’s number sense and see numbers as tools and not as obstacles. Students will explore numbers through games and fun investigations, providing practice with operations. Students with good number sense make good numerical intuition. Location: Synapse School 3375 Edison Way, Menlo Park, 94025 Grades 2nd-3rd
11.341
M-F
9am-12pm
6/25-6/29
$250
Grades 4th-5th
11.342
M-F
1-4pm
6/25-6/29
$250
Grades 2 -3 Girls 11.343
M-F
9am-12pm
7/16-7/20
$250
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Grades 2 -3
11.344
M-F
9am-12pm
8/6-8/10
$250
Grades 4th-5th
11.345
M-F
1-4pm
8/6-8/10
$250
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