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Show A foir Ealldreri art ul(gii(Bs py AttdltiOTI December 11, 2003 - The Springville Herald - Page Eleven all veterans The City for Children and Teens, located in the former Jefferson School on South' Main in Springville, are inviting young people from K-12 to attend their unique accredited school. They have an individualized curriculum approach to education with the goal of reaching each student's mind, interest and need. In grades 6-12, each student is constantly learning new mathematical concepts and working individually on skills that they struggle with. The teachers help each student stu-dent find out what they have questions with and build understanding from there. Another unique way they learn math is to pick an idea, such as rocketry, and then learn math concepts needed to understand the equations for flight paths and the parametric para-metric equations for trajectory. trajecto-ry. Students then build a rocket and predict how high and far it will go from the launch pad based on the math they learned. Students also explore math through class discussion and hands-on creativity to discover new math concepts. Different learning styles are important because no two students learn the same way. Teachers encourage stu-. dents to do their best but mistakes are ok. They help students to find their problem and learn what didn't work. Through trial and error, students learn to see relationships relation-ships among types of problems prob-lems and find patterns in relationships in all that they do. They also conduct math experiments that relate to real life, such as exploring time and number of sit-ups a student can do, and then learning to write this relationship rela-tionship in mathematical terms. This makes math real. The science program at the school is also individualized individual-ized according to student ability and interest They follow the state's curriculum, but are also flexible to explore ex-plore areas students are interested in. Class sizes are small, 7 to 10 students, so teachers can help students to become problem-solvers and make them aware of scientific and environmental issues so they can make informed decisions in their lives. The school takes numerous numer-ous field trips to get firsthand first-hand science experience. This fall secondary grades went to Arches National Park to study geology and ecology. ecolo-gy. They also learned math and wrote scary stories. The trip served to show how all of their academic subjects come together and how the world is their classroom. Students learn English literature, grammar, spelling and punctuation through many different ways. They all have many opportunities to express themselves inside and outside of the classroom. Active involvement, small class size and individualized learning are the key at A City For Children and Teens. Students speak in front of class, work in groups and express thoughts in papers, journals and poetry, all the while learning to write, spell muv i f ... It a J, y K 1 AN a n in "St - :. 5 v 4 . jcS vv ' r " -ft A group of students from A City For Children and Teens in Springville practiced etiquette while enjoying lunch at the Chefs Table in Orem where they demonstrated what they had learned. I I wmm-Ui 1 . X 7 JL j I tJ ! St : 1 3 m A small group of students is shown brainstorming in physics class at the City for Children and Teens school in Springville. This helps clarify student's understanding of the subject. and speak correctly. In social studies students focus on discerning truth by looking at multiple points of view. Instead of working with a textbook, they read authentic sources from that time. When they read letters by Cortes to King Charles I about his impressions of the Native Americans or see original art work of the Native Americans, they get a sense of what it must have been like to live in that time. In World Civilizations class, students are currently researching the Emperors of Ancient Rome. After collecting collect-ing data about their lives, they will make puppets and perform puppet shows for their classmates about individual indi-vidual emperors. This will teach them to document, interpret and appreciate these turbulent historical times. Students learn Spanish with a hands-on approach too, by interacting with the real, multi-cultural world outside of school. Students from kindergarten kindergar-ten through learn by the individualized approach. Every subject is adapted to the individual student. For example, students quickly become better readers as they read daily one-on-one with the teacher, practice daily with reading peers and secondary sec-ondary students, listen to books on tape and weekly take trips to the Springville Library for personal reading choices. "Learning is enjoyed because they have such a rich variety of curriculum," said Dr. Lillian Zarndt, school administrator. After school ends at 2:30, they have daily art classes through the Incredible Journey Jour-ney Arts Foundation. And in conjunction with Family Literacy, they offer free classes in reading and writing skills in both English and Spanish. Creative Parenting workshops work-shops are taught by Zarndt upon request. Scientific brain-mapping testing is administered by a certified counselor so learning difficulties diffi-culties and learning talents can be accurately traced and worked with. Tutoring for credit in all K-12 subjects and special request subjects are offered year round and set to the convenience of the student and the teacher. You are welcome to visit-the visit-the school. For questions call 489-0673. For personal or educational questions, e-mail "Dear Dr. Lillian" at lzarndt-city-for-children-and-teens.org and anonymously receive an answer in the Springville Herald. The City For Children arid Teens is open to all. Porcelain is made with ground up conch shells. The Service Officer from the American Legion, Salt Lake City will be in Provo to assist you in understanding and applying for VA benefits, bene-fits, including compensation, pension, hospitalization, education and other benefits. This is a free service and veterans need not be a member mem-ber of the American Legion to receive assistance. The Service Officer will be at the Provo Employment Center, 1550 N. 200 West from 1 to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Thurs-day, Dec. 18. Please bring the following documents so that we may better serve you: DD form 214, marriagedivorce papers, pa-pers, birthadoptiondeath certificates, children's social security numbers. There are thousands who can see that a statement is nonsense and yet are quite unable to disprove it formally. formal-ly. -G.C. Lichtenberg i i ' ' ' I AJi JO The SpringvilleMaplcton Senior Center is sponsoring their annual raffle to raise money for the Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake. The event will be held on Friday, Dec. 19, following lunch at the senior center. Tickets are three for a dollar. You do not have to be present to win the quilts, but you do have to be present to win the other prizes. The quilts were made by the ladies at the senior center. 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