United We Stand : US Citizenship Exhibition coming up!

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LE Studio Update
ES/MS Studio Update
This week’s Badge Celebrations
Studio Spotlight

Session 4, Week 2, 2022

Edited by: Athen Sweet

There was a lot of hustle and bustle this week for the Eagles. There was a surprise visit from The Grinch and 2 hero visits in the older Eagle’s studio. The Little Eagles will not be having an Exhibition this Session but this time next week we will host our Session 4 Exhibition! The Holidays are approaching fast!

Eagles, guides, and the Grinch pose in a martial arts studio under a “Leaders are not born” sign

Whiteboard with a Grinch puppet and holiday camp notes about parent night, role models, and Dec. 22-Jan. 14

Children pose with the Grinch in a gym in front of a large academy sign

We found out that a few of the Eagles are scared of the Grinch! Little Eagles and older Eagles ran out of the studio trying to steer clear of the green monster. Using his stunning good looks and grinch charm Eagles were corralled together for the perfect photo opp. In other news Ninja Noel has been running around the studio wreaking havoc. He was caught erasing the board in the studio and playing video games during CORE skills.

The Grinch in a Santa suit waves as learners sit and stand around tables in a classroom

LE Studio Update

Child places purple clay on an Australia card in a blue tray with labeled continent cards

Handmade world map collage labeling continents and oceans on blue paper

Continent matching cards covered with colored clay on a table

This week the Little Eagles have been learning a ton about the geography of the Earth. They started by creating a world map and exploring all the lands in the world. After exploring they started making models of continents. The fun didn’t stop there! Learning about volcanoes was cool but making their own volcano was a blast!

Three young children make continent models and sort map cards at a classroom table

Four children make a hands-on geography model with paper cones and colored squares at a classroom table

Kids' volcano and continent model made of paper and colorful squares

ES/MS Studio Update

A learner sits at an info desk with a laptop and papers during the citizenship exhibition

This week the older Eagles were immigrants seeking to become naturalized citizens of the United States. They started the week choosing a country of origin and completing challenges immigrants would face throughout this process. The next step was taking the real naturalization Civics Practice Test online. When they felt they were ready they came to the mock Immigration and Naturalization Office where they would apply and test to become naturalized citizens.

Learners work on laptops and papers at tables in a mock citizenship exhibition classroom

With Eagles anxious about the holidays and initially bored with quest; civility seemed to be at bit low. Usually these are the times that miscommunications are at an alltime high. However today in Town Hall Eagles laid everything on the line! Using their tools and resources the Eagles found solutions to all their lingering issues; and all was united within the studio. Peace at last! What amazing visits from our guest heroes this week. Our first visit was from Mr. Spicar who is an immigrant from the Czech Republic that spent 11 long years becoming a citizen of the US. The second hero we met today was an immigration attorney from Brazil who came to the US for a law degree earning citizenship through marriage. What are some lessons your Eagle took away hearing about the guest speaker’s journeys to the US?