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Board Game Club, Emma Georgia, Katelyn Stewart May 2023

Board Game Club, Emma Georgia, Katelyn Stewart

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

No abstract provided.


Nature Nurturers Sustainability And Journalism Club, Bruce Baker, Shelby Rickert May 2023

Nature Nurturers Sustainability And Journalism Club, Bruce Baker, Shelby Rickert

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

Afterschool club that teaches basic sustainability and journalism knowledge to kids in a fun, hands-on, and engaging way. Kids will learn over the course of several weeks and then make posters about their environmental interests.


Comfort Club, Cecilia Duong, Kathy Ho Apr 2023

Comfort Club, Cecilia Duong, Kathy Ho

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

There are many cases where children are dependent or heavily reliant on a particular item, whether a blanket, plushie, or nightlight. Therefore, Comfort Club aims to create a safe space for children to develop connections with emotionally supportive items that can be taken home and continuously nurtured beyond the classroom. Students also experience the impact of positivity and appreciation within the school as they learn how to effectively work with others, receive optimistic statements from their club leaders, and place their creativity into projects catering to their plushies.


Math Club, Lily Rippeteau, Sarah Cunningham Apr 2023

Math Club, Lily Rippeteau, Sarah Cunningham

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

No abstract provided.


Science Club, Danielle Gibson, Krista Andersen Apr 2023

Science Club, Danielle Gibson, Krista Andersen

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

Honors After School program for elementary age children to engage with scientific principles. Students performed hands-on experiments to explore various STEM fields. Each weekly lesson consisted of a different concept to be learned or explored by early elementary aged students.


Sustainability Club, Brianna Bernhardt, Marissa Lindemann Apr 2023

Sustainability Club, Brianna Bernhardt, Marissa Lindemann

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

An environmental and agricultural-based club focusing on sustainability. Results in a cleaner school environment, knowledge about various sustainable practices, art projects, and an appreciation of nature.


Gross Science Club, Hannah Lamaster, Bethany Everts Apr 2023

Gross Science Club, Hannah Lamaster, Bethany Everts

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

Gross Science is an engaging and interactive club designed to teach basic science concepts in a fun yet understandable way.


Basketball Club, Jenna Wakefield, Cadi Wilbeck Apr 2023

Basketball Club, Jenna Wakefield, Cadi Wilbeck

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

Basketball Club is built around the goal of teaching real-world skills such as teamwork, leadership, and communication through basketball. Students will develop these skills while expanding their knowledge of basketball and improving their dribbling, shooting, passing, and defense in an environment that is inviting and fosters growth.


City Build 2040, Riley Bruno, Marisa Dendinger Apr 2023

City Build 2040, Riley Bruno, Marisa Dendinger

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

"City Build 2040" is a creative after school club that allows students to experiment both collaboratively and individually on creating a product of their choice. This club is uses cardboard, other materials and the creativity of its students to create a city full of various buildings and objects.


Science Club, Maryam Sule, Tyler Gaspers Apr 2023

Science Club, Maryam Sule, Tyler Gaspers

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

Afterschool Club called Science Club introduces basics STEM concepts to kids using direct learning like experimenting. Teaching prominent scientists with their significant impact on STEM.


Origami Club - A Gateway Into The Art Of Self Expression, Minjae Song, Noah Vincent Rachwitz Apr 2023

Origami Club - A Gateway Into The Art Of Self Expression, Minjae Song, Noah Vincent Rachwitz

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

The Nebraska Honors Program's Origami Club is an engaging platform for 3rd-5th graders that uses the fascinating Japanese art of origami to create a rich, interactive learning environment. Under the guidance of experienced instructors Minjae Song and Noah Rachwitz, and supplemented with YouTube tutorials, the club facilitates a captivating journey from simple projects to complex designs, skillfully developing each student's creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving capabilities. Each session is planned meticulously to ensure an immersive experience, starting with anticipation-building project reveals and culminating in the production of personal origami masterpieces. As a hands-on club, students are encouraged to question, explore, assist …


Craft Club, Vanessa Hubing, Jaycee Mcfadden Apr 2023

Craft Club, Vanessa Hubing, Jaycee Mcfadden

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

No abstract provided.


Card Game Club, Abigail Klapp, Isabel Pillai Jan 2023

Card Game Club, Abigail Klapp, Isabel Pillai

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

No abstract provided.


Tactile Arts Club, Hayden Hauge, Rowan Havranek Dec 2022

Tactile Arts Club, Hayden Hauge, Rowan Havranek

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

Students will build tactile skills while learning how to crochet, knit, and sew, and they will have a finished project in their hands at the conclusion of the club.


Green Genius, Zoe Zingler Nov 2022

Green Genius, Zoe Zingler

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

No abstract provided.


Tutoring Club, Ryan Hruby, Ally Jay Oct 2022

Tutoring Club, Ryan Hruby, Ally Jay

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

Tutoring Club connects high-school students with club leaders who are able to assist them with understanding and completing their class concepts, assignments, and projects.


Spanish Cultural Club, Carolina Barraza, Katya Reason Oct 2022

Spanish Cultural Club, Carolina Barraza, Katya Reason

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

The goal is for students to learn essential Spanish words and phrases and learn more about the culture of Latin America.


Stem Club, Spencer Knight, Rohan Tatineni Oct 2022

Stem Club, Spencer Knight, Rohan Tatineni

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

Afterschool club that focuses on teaching young students about the scientific method and the engineering design process through brief presentations and hands-on activities.


Girls In Stem! Elementary Afterschool Six-Week Curriculum, Jess Li, Samavi Rafique Aug 2022

Girls In Stem! Elementary Afterschool Six-Week Curriculum, Jess Li, Samavi Rafique

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

No abstract provided.


Active Club, Tenley J. Katt, Sophia L. Schell May 2022

Active Club, Tenley J. Katt, Sophia L. Schell

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

No abstract provided.


Music Basics, Rachael Huxley, Laurel Carder May 2022

Music Basics, Rachael Huxley, Laurel Carder

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

For students to learn elements of music and how to apply them in their everyday lives.


Physics And Music Club, Lars Pedersen, Rohan Tatineni May 2022

Physics And Music Club, Lars Pedersen, Rohan Tatineni

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

The Physics and Music Club provides elementary students with a basic knowledge of music, instruments, the scientific method, and the physics of waves. Activities reinforce their learning, including an experiment of their choosing. These lesson plans detail the club's week-by-week composition.


Sprouting Systems, Abaigeal Aydt, Cassidy Smith May 2022

Sprouting Systems, Abaigeal Aydt, Cassidy Smith

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

After taking a class at UNL about environmental awareness, two honors students paired up to start a hydroponics club at a local Lincoln school. In reaching out to the LPS director of sustainability, they were paired up with Prescott Elementary School. Over the course of a semester, they developed a club that got a hydroponic grow tower functioning for the school and taught students about nutrition and sustainability. This club is only in its beginning stages, but the impacts that it is making around the school can already be seen.


Spanish Culture Club, Emily Taylor May 2022

Spanish Culture Club, Emily Taylor

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

No abstract provided.


Stem Club, Camden Jones, Erica Gesner, Amber Gadeken May 2022

Stem Club, Camden Jones, Erica Gesner, Amber Gadeken

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

The goal of this club is to introduce various topics stemming from different fields in science. We hope to excite the students about science and show them how important it is to their everyday lives. This club also aims to provide free education to underserved communities.


K-2 Theater And Art Club, Hailey Revord, Madelyn Kreifels Apr 2022

K-2 Theater And Art Club, Hailey Revord, Madelyn Kreifels

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

No abstract provided.


Healthy Living Club, Rachel Arens, Alex Curtis Apr 2022

Healthy Living Club, Rachel Arens, Alex Curtis

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

No abstract provided.


Math Basics Afterschool Club, Lexi Soukup, Meg Williams Apr 2022

Math Basics Afterschool Club, Lexi Soukup, Meg Williams

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

This is a compilation of Lexi Soukup and Meg Williams’ work as Club Leaders in an Afterschool Club run through the University of Nebraska- Lincoln and YMCA Afterschool Programs titled Math Basics. Our club is an interactive, hands-on math exploration where students are challenged to change their perspective of math, and it is meant to occur once weekly. During this club, we try to challenge their current views of math and expand their knowledge on math concepts they learn in class through activities and games. This is meant to make math FUN! Our compilation of lesson plans are sure to …


Stem Exploration, Caitlyn Scott, Erin Case Jan 2022

Stem Exploration, Caitlyn Scott, Erin Case

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

After school club for middle school students consisting of individual and partner activities that will building teamwork and problem-solving skills. The club will also introduce the students to many different areas of STEM.


Sustainability Around The World, Haley Withuhn, Ethan Halman Gonzalez Dec 2021

Sustainability Around The World, Haley Withuhn, Ethan Halman Gonzalez

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

No abstract provided.