2010 Christmas Programs

(Available on December 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30 and 31)

Math Strategies

Science Workshop's Math Strategies Program is spear-headed by Dr. Zuming Feng.  Dr. Feng is a Distinguished Award Winning Teacher from Phillips Exeter Academy.  He is also the US Mathematical Olympiad Team and US Girls Mathematical Team Head Coach.  Our program focuses on advancing and challenging individuals to perform better in school as well as achieving higher grades.  The goal of the Math Strategies program is to help students build solid foundations for future academic studies. (Click here for course details.)

Math Strategies has 5 stages of progess which for students who are 7-8 years old through 12th grade in High School.

Science Odyssey

Our science curriculum is based on the benchmarks and standards developed by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the National Research Council (NRC). Through “hands-on” activities, your children will learn such skills as observing, inferring and experimenting. They will gain “minds-on” experiences as they are encouraged to describe objects and events, ask questions, construct explanations and communicate their ideas to others. In this way, they can develop their understanding of science by combining scientific knowledge with reasoning and thinking skills. We design our science-class levels according to the most widely accepted learning theories and research on cognitive development. Our courses are developed to cover a wide variety of topics for children in a broadly-defined developmental stage. This program is different from and independent of Sciencesploration® and Young Scientist Convention™ offered during the school year and complements their areas if study.

Math Odyssey

Research studies have shown that although rote-learning in mathematics may help your children complete their assignments faster, it can hinder their higher-level thinking when they enter secondary school. At Science Workshop, our courses are designed to present abstract mathematical theories in a concrete manner, providing opportunities for your children to understand the concepts through activities that are relevant to everyday life. The activities are different from Mathsploration® that is offered during the school year. As we always say, “Kick away torturous math drilling!”

During Christmas, Xīn Nián and Easter, Math Odyssey is offered as a combined course with Science Odyssey.  It is offered as an independent course during the Summer.

Tech Odyssey

Our multimedia technology program uses graphical programming software developed at the Media Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Graphical programming is designed for your children to work with programming logic without the burden of programming syntax. They are developed with a focus on learning through design. Your children will be able to learn structured programming as well as the principals of engineering and mechanical designs. Students will be engaged in an extensive, theme-based, design-and-build project that lasts for the entire duration of the course. The curriculum and accompanying programs are designed for both girls and boys in mind.

Tots Odyssey

For 2-year-old toddlers, this is a child-development-based learning program for science and mathematics through a variety of hands-on open-ended learning experiences. Your child will be exposed to a wide range of mathematics activities such as sorting, patterns, shape recognition, numbers, counting and measurement that are intertwined with biological and physical science topics. They will observe common phenomena and explore different materials to learn about vehicles and simple machines, the human body, water and other natural elements on planet Earth. They will work in a mentally-stimulating environment through an assortment of hands-on teaching medium. Through exploring their environment, a touch, a smell, or some physical contact will eventually become an idea as the intellect creates abstraction through the senses. (Click here for course details.)