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Hannah, Education Director • Mar 30, 2020

A Message from our Education Director, Hannah...

Hi all! 
Your energy, enthusiasm, and laughter are very much missed in the Club, especially the Education Room! If you are a regular participant in Ed Room activities and miss the programming (Club H2- Oh!, Jr. SMART Girls, Media Club, etc.) or if you are want to try something new, check out this blog for different at home activities each day! Missed a day? No problem! Check out the search bar to look up keywords like “Education” or “Hannah”, and previous posts will come right up. 

Stay healthy, safe, and enjoy time with your family! 

All the best wishes,
Hannah 

  • Daily Activity
  • STEM

    Check out the amazing skulls that an OCTOPUS uses to survive. After, explore how CAMOUFLAGE is used by many different animals to thrive. Then, create your own camouflage octopus with this PRINTABLE ACTIVITY. Just color in a repeating pattern or design in the grid making both pieces of paper match. Then, cut out the outline of the octopus, crease it down the middle, and line it up with the pattern. You’ll notice it’s quite difficult to tell the two apart Check out Hannah's example HERE! Share your designs with wbgc.virtual@gmail.com when you are complete!

  • Health & Wellness

    Energize yourself with this yummy, quick, no bake recipe! 


    Energy Balls 

    *Contains Peanuts* 


    Ingredients:

    • 1 Cup of Rolled Oats 
    • ½ Cup of Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips 
    • ½ Cup of ground Flaxseed 
    • ½ of Peanut Butter 
    • 1/3 cup of honey
    • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 

    (If you do not have flaxseed, you can adjust by putting a little more peanut butter in to bind the ingredients) 


    Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Roll into little bite-sized balls. Stick in the fridge to cool for 30 – 40 mins. Serve as a snack! 


  • Featured Resource

    Check out Duolingo to  learn a new language, or strengthen your language skills outside of classwork! Learn how to read, write, listen, and speak with different games in Spanish, French, German, English,  Arabic, and more! 

  • Adventure Corner

    After watching Tim and Moby’s video on camouflage, check out real life countershading on penguins at the San Diego Zoo. You can see a live Penguin Camera footage. To learn more about the endangered African Penguin, click HERE.



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