By Science & Arts Academy As kids and families settle into the new realities of distance learning, the challenges that they face extend beyond their daily school work. On Wednesday, May 20 SAA's Director of Enrollment, Mindy Hildebrandt hosted two Snapshot virtual 30-minute events for parents on two very timely topics.
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SAA's November public parent education event, IQ Testing: Understanding the Process, featured Dr. Vinita Patel. Guests learned more about the process of IQ testing, the various subtests used to determine IQ, the use and interpretation of scores, and more.
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by Science & Arts Academy Last week Janice Tobin and Rush Sabiston Frank, co-founders of The Institute for SEL spent the day at SAA leading powerful workshops for both students and faculty, helping to inspire us to evolve into compassionate leaders and resilient learners. The institute's mission is to empower educators, young people, and parents to transform their schools into caring, inclusive communities.
By Science & Arts Academy SAA students were treated to an afternoon with Artist Nicolosi, a top contemporary artist known for his signature Pop art portraits of many of today’s top luminaries in entertainment, sports, political and corporate arenas.
Nicolosi ’s friendship with "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee led to the creation of his documentary, Song of the Mockingbird: Monroeville Memories. Together he and 7th & 8th grade students watched the film after learning more about his work and life. Learn more about his documentary here. Nicolosi shared many words of wisdom with our students about the power of commitment, staying true to yourself and your gifts, and having the courage to pursue your talents and interests! By Science & Arts Academy Inventor Steve Bayer and Patent Attorney Matt Dicke visited SAA students last week and shared stories with SAA students about the process of developing and pursuing an idea. Students participated in an exercise about patent law and how to obtain a patent.
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By Science & Arts Academy SAA students and faculty were treated on Friday to a special visit from Shane Larson, research associate professor of physics at Northwestern University, and the Associate Director of CIERA (Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics). Professor Larson’s research interests are primarily in gravitational wave astrophysics and data analysis, but he is also interested in various aspects of cosmology, binary star evolution, gravitational dynamics in exoplanetary systems, and Earth’s climate. Shane works works in gravitational wave astronomy with both the ground-based LIGO project, and the future space-based detector LISA. Learn more about Shane at http://sciencejedi.com
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