My favorite after school program this year was Harry Potter Palooza,
a class I created to bring together Harry Potter fans to celebrate the best
wizarding story ever. What surprised me about the class was how enthusiastic
Times Squared students were about Harry Potter, and how much they wanted to
learn about the books, characters, and spells. Some activities we did were
house sorting, wand making, and cauldron cake decorating. This was my most
enjoyable class because every student wanted to be there, and they all had
suggestions for making it more authentic. Students definitely learn better when
they are working with something they enjoy, and I was glad to bring them Harry
Potter once a week. It is great to connect with students using a shared
interest, no matter how old they are!
~ Leah, 6th Grade
The Science of Happiness, was one of my favorite after school
programs. This focused on Positive Psychology and ways to increase happiness.
This program ran during the winter, so it was nice to focus on teaching happy
things during a period that can be a little dark and dreary. This was a topic
that Leah and I were both interested in so we co-taught the class together,
which was nice to collaborate and share ideas.
- Nicole
My favorite Freedom Friday was when we taught the kids about our culture. It was great to
teach the students about my country which they never heard of. I had fun
teaching my students greetings in creole (Cape Verdean language), and showing
pictures of how people live there. I brought in some sweets and juice that they
really liked,, but most of all they I loved that they enjoyed dancing to Cape Verdean music even though they didn't understand the words, they still had
fun.
- Kerry
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