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Students attending Exploration Academy at Perry Middle School this summer have the option to take two enrichment classes in their areas of interest. Students in Ms. Polascik’s “Just Move” class are learning the basics of Jazz, hip-hop, ballet, and contemporary dance. Students learn the moves of each style and plan their own choreography. Students learn to cooperate and work as a team as they plan and practice their performance. Exploration Academy classes will continue through June 29.

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Students attending Exploration Academy at Perry Middle School this summer have the option to take two enrichment classes in their areas of interest. Students in Ms. Jones’ “YouTube Me” class are learning what it takes to make a successful YouTube video. Students understand that preparation is key to successful engagement. The students learn how to develop storyboards to plan out the order of their shots. Background music, copyright issues, and props are explored. Students prepare dialogue before shooting and learn that any video production involves prior planning. Exploration Academy classes will continue through June 29.

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Students identified as Gifted and Talented have the option to attend SAGE at Perry Middle School during the summer. First-grade students in SAGE 1 class are inventing new ways to do things with their imaginations. Students are learning how inventions make our lives easier. Using cardboard, plastic cups, tape and other objects, students in SAGE 1 are building their own versions of refrigerators, dishwashers, and other objects they’re familiar with, yet have some room for improvement. This is just one of many projects these students engage in as they solidify their understanding of more complex topics for their age-group. SAGE classes will continue through June 29.

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Students identified as Gifted and Talented have the option to attend SAGE at Perry Middle School during the summer. Kindergarten students in Ms. Tolliver & Ms. Carter’s SAGE K class are learning about fruits and vegetables and how to distinguish them. Students write down their own theories as to what separates the two into their respective categories. Students follow up by making vegetable and fruit salads they can eat. This is just one of many projects these students engage in as they solidify their understanding of more complex topics for their age-group. SAGE classes will continue through June 29.

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Students identified as Gifted and Talented have the option to attend SAGE at Perry Middle School during the summer. Third-grade students in Ms. Gray & Ms. Owen’s SAGE 3 class are learning about forensics and crime-solving methods. Students are learning about the structure of DNA and how each individual’s DNA is unique. While solving crimes, students learn to check for forgeries vs. authentic documents and conduct various forms of research and problem-solving. SAGE classes will continue through June 29.

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Students identified as Gifted and Talented have the option to attend SAGE at Perry Middle School during the summer. Fourth-grade students in Ms. Brantley & Ms. Lyons’ SAGE 4 class are learning to program with Lego Mindstorms to solve programming problems. Whether racing their vehicles against those of other students or completing a maze with specific criteria, students are learning to solve complex programming problems. Much like the unmanned rover on Mars, these young programmers are having to take into account the weight of the vehicle, its center of gravity, its speed along the course and the tasks it needs to perform. Students are able to update their programming via iPad. The competitive nature of the activities is very motivating for students to solve challenges with increased complexity.  SAGE classes will continue through June 29.

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Students attending Exploration Academy at Perry Middle School this summer have the option to take two enrichment classes in their areas of interest. Students in Ms. Troutman’s “Mallet Mania” class are learning to rock! Students learn how to play and perform music on percussion-family instruments, sing, and dance. Students learn to follow a conductor, improvise musically, and learn a bit about music theory while playing in different scales. Exploration Academy classes will continue through June 29.

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Students attending Exploration Academy at Perry Middle School this summer have the option to take two enrichment classes in their areas of interest. Students in Mr. Perez’s “Code Breakers” class are learning to code using fun games and activities such as Minecraft, Frozen, and Star Wars. Students are able to explore the world of coding through code.org and using MIT programs such as Scratch. Students start with simple algorithms to more advanced techniques. Students create fairly complex video games that can be shared with friends. While using both drag-and-drop and raw code elements, students are learning the higher concepts of programming and problem-solving.  Exploration Academy classes will continue through June 29.

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Students attending Exploration Academy at Perry Middle School this summer have the option to take two enrichment classes in their areas of interest. Students in Ms. Solorzano’s “Tecky Kids” class are learning to explore, create, and collaborate through various coding tools such as Bloxels and Spheros. Students and design complex maps for their Spheros to follow. Students also learn how to make complex games with Bloxels. With each colored block representing a block of corresponding code, students learn concepts in object-oriented programming.  Exploration Academy classes will continue through June 29.

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