EXPANDING HORIZONS FOR HIPPY KIDSOur HIPPY kids expand their horizons with a trip to the Liberty Science Center. NCJW BCS is proud to sponsor this enrichment program. Our thanks go to Rachele Ventrone, HIPPY Director, for a great project. Rachele wrote: Children have a marvelous sense of wonder and exploration. They are interested in the natural world and enjoy asking questions about the world around them. When we nurture this sense of wonderment, we can help to create scientific thinkers who explore, experiment and think logically. HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) develops scientific skills by engaging children in exploring with different materials, talking about their observations, and reading or listening to stories that encourage asking questions, interpreting and looking for different solutions. HIPPY collaborated with National Council of Jewish Women Bergen County Section, New Jersey’s Liberty Science Center and STEM (a curriculum based on science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to enhance the science activities brought into the home with the HIPPY curriculum. HIPPY provided an enrichment outing to Liberty Science Center where an outstanding turnout of 54 families, 120 people, had full access to the twelve exhibition galleries and a Hands-On Science Presentation, “Finding Fossils.” It doesn’t stop there! HIPPY will host a series of Science Workshops at the center, conducting investigations using flashlights and light boxes AND observing dry ice! THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS, STAFF and LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER for this unforgettable experience!
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