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Healthy Habits After-School Club, Taylor Schendt

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

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Putting The I In Science, Naomi Kirkvold

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

This club gets kids interested in science in ways that they may not have experienced in a classroom by doing weekly experiments.

Computer Science Club, Jack Rowen, Lara Quiring

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

The purpose of the Computer Science Club is to introduce foundational computer science material to students for teachers to build off of in future courses.

Arts Around The World, Katja Roberts

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

This Arts Around the World club introduces students to other countries and cultures through engaging crafts.

Mad Scientists Club, Olivia Taylor

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After school club that used demonstrations and experiments to teach elementary level students basic natural science fundamentals in an exciting, hands-on way.

Healthy Hedgehogs After School Program, Sophie Johnson

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Mythology Club, Lauren Dubas

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Mythology club aims to teach students the importance of learning about the past through the beliefs of ancient civilizations. Students can find an appreciation for history in a way they might not have exposure to during their normal time in school.

Clc Expanded Learning Opportunity Club: Living World, Celeste Kenworthy, Aurora Kenworthy

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

An afterschool club that focuses on building understanding and enjoyment of nature and the environment through interactive and collaborative activities.

Adventure Book Club: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Rose Wehrman

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An afterschool book club, through these lesson plans, is exploring Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The integration of hands-on activities serves to help students connect to the story, think critically, and build interdisciplinary skills.

Tour The World Club, Joy Karges

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This Tour the World club gives students the opportunity to interact with the world, other cultures, and people groups. Through six or seven different countries and many hands-on activities, students will learn what it means to keep an open mind, they will develop a curiosity for the world, and they will be encouraged to prioritize learning and asking questions over giving judgments when faced with something new.

Creative He(Arts) Club, Lizbeth D. Chavez, Karen Martinez

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

The goal of the club is for students to explore different areas in the visual arts–including drawing, painting, printmaking, and pottery– and gain knowledge about a variety of materials and skills. By the end of club, students will have expanded their knowledge in art history and have learned about the components, elements, and principles of art. At the same time, the projects planned will allow students to apply what they learn to their own creativity and ideas.

Exploring Engineering Club, Samantha Corey, Stephen Yaghmour

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Exploring Engineering Club provides an introduction to a variety of engineering problems and piques the students’ interest in engineering by accompanying the information with hands-on problem solving activities mainly related to structural engineering. The activities will often be done in teams which will teach good teamwork skills, as well as problem solving and critical thinking.

"How It Works" After-School Club, Katharina Dvorak

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This after-school club (intended for grades 3-5) will help students put their science learning in context by discussing how science (biology, chemistry, and physics) is important to our everyday lives.

Science Club, Riha Karney, Brandon Vogel

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

Science Club is an after school program that explores different concepts and activities in scientific disciplines, such as biology, chemistry, and physics, and allows students to open their minds and curiosity to the constantly changing scientific world.

Dr. Seuss Fine Motor Development Club, Nicole Borcyk, Madelyn Beck

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After school club that helps students develop fine motor skills by doing hands-on activities relating to Dr. Seuss's most popular books.

Girls Who Code 3rd-5th, Khristina Polivanov

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The goal of the club is to encourage girls to be confident in themselves and their abilities while teaching them basic concepts used in computer science.

Art Club, Elizabeth Griggs

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

The goal of this art club is to introduce students to various painting techniques. This club is designed for those students who enjoy being creative and learning various painting techniques.

Makerspace Club, Carolyn Brady

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

This is a unique club that allows children to explore the world around them and make projects using materials provided by educators, and to get children thinking about how things work in the world, and how they do. They gain knowledge about success and failure of these things by recreating them.

Adventure Book Club, Rose Wehrman

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Afterschool club that reads "The Boxcar Children" and integrates hands-on activities to help students connect to the story, think critically, and build interdisciplinary skills.

Health And Nutrition, Sydney Williams, Lauren Larson

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

The goal of this club was to inform and build upon the knowledge about health and nutrition of 4th and 5th graders. We did different activities to engage the children in a fun way of learning about health and nutrition so that it wouldn't feel like an extension of school.

Nebraska’S Wildlife Club; Nebraska Honors Program Clc Expanded Learning Opportunity Clubs, Alexandrea E. Otto

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The goal of the club is to educate and explore with students the wildlife and nature that surrounds them every day. The main focus was to educate students on wildlife native to Nebraska; ranging all the way from West Nebraska to the wildlife found in cities such as Lincoln.

The Future Is Now Science Club, Shane Stan

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The Future is Now! What will our planet look like in 10, 20, 50, or even 100 years? Where will we live, what will we eat, how will we travel? Believe it or not, in the coming decades, many ideas that were once science fiction will come through to realization. With this, many of the discoveries and technologies making all of this happen are being developed right now as we go about our daily lives.

In this club, appropriately titled, The Future Is Now Science Club, students will be inspired to think larger about the present world they live in. …

Museum Exploration Club, Aurora Kenworthy

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This club focuses on exploring topics in art, science, and history through a focus on museum exhibits.

Knit Kit: Create, Craft, And Code, Alison Cloet

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Space Venture, Mickey Tran

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The Great Escape, Caleb Kowalsk

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Mind Craft, Dana Hoppe, Alison Cloet, Mickey Tran, Caleb Kowalsk

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3-D Mapping | Topography, Dana Hoppe

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

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