Springs Homeschool held its math extravaganza with 130 students participating and Homeschool staff facilitating a day of game-based educational math activities. Play-based math allows students to “tackle activities with their creativity and perseverance, not memorized formulas or procedures,” explained Nikkole McAdoo, events and community engagement coordinator. “It strengthens physical, cognitive, social and emotional health. Self-directed exploration increases a student’s creativity and problem-solving skills.” The students worked together on strategic math puzzles and even made their own playdough as part of their measurements and fraction rotation.
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Springs Homeschool has completed the first of three six-week TK Hub sessions at the Enterprise, Hemet and Pathfinder Learning Centers. The hands on-classes utilize the Starfall Pre-K curriculum which integrates essential early literacy and math skills, science, health, creative arts, social studies, physical movement and social-emotional development, all under a framework of guided instruction and imaginative play.
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Springs Homeschool hosted the Imagination Machine Assembly at Springs’ Riverside Pathfinder site with more than 75 students in attendance. Students participated in a creative writing workshop, including creating characters, establishing a setting, and resolving conflict in the plot. Some students’ stories will be selected to be acted out by Imagination Machine in February.
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Sydney Lujan is a 12th grade student in Springs’ Journey Homeschool High School program. As part of her education, she completed the CTE photography course pathway and internship. She had the opportunity to work alongside several photographers and was part of a weekend surf photography camp. She also likes to go to car shows with her father and take photos.
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Springs’ Homeschool and Temecula Enterprise held Springs’ first Student Parent Regional Educational Event (SPREE) reported Nikkole Mcadoo, Events & Community Engagement Coordinator, followed by events at the Santa Ana and Hemet Student Centers. The events feature parent workshops to help families to be more successful with their children’s education, and assemblies and “Mad Science” projects for students.
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With the increasing number of students joining Springs homeschool programs, Senior Director Tammy Jackson reported, “We are excited to share that this year’s leadership team comprises six homeschool leaders.” The six include: Nancy Branchaud, Rebecca Fabozzi, Renee Hanson, Jacquelyn Hunter, April Jacoby, and Lori Loucks.
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Tammy Jackson, senior director of individualized learning programs, reported, “It is with great sadness that we say farewell to our incredible Marla Martindale, director of learning centers, who has been a vital member of the Springs staff for over 20 years. Marla will be retiring and now solely sharing her talents with her grandchildren and the rest of her very lucky family.”
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Families were able to enjoy open houses at Springs’ learning center sites, meeting teachers and staff, learning about resources available to them, and enjoying student projects and artwork on display. At Pathfinder, parents were able to view products created by the students enrolled in Springs’ Bizworld class, a fun, project-based entrepreneurship program that promotes financial responsibility, leadership, and teamwork skills for students.
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Springs’ Homeschool Leadership team reported that Homeschool Staff had nominated 700 students to receive Certificates of Achievement based on ESLRs. Tammy Jackson, senior director of Individualized Learning Programs, remarked, “We love and appreciate our amazing Homeschool families, students and staff that support their unique educational journey!”
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Teacher Mary Hering, who has served students at the Santa Ana Learning Center since 2010, has retired, reported Marla Martindale, director of learning centers. Mrs. Hering taught art, musical theater, and literature; classes performed musicals and plays such as James and the Giant Peach, Aladdin, and musical medleys which introduced students to musical hits on Broadway.
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