Traveling Educational Ministries TEM

Where are we during the week?

Blasdell: (pick 1 day to attend)                       

Tuesday: Ages 7-11 attend STEAM from 11-1. Ages 12 + (high school) may attend from 1-3pm.                                                           
Fridays are for students 7-13 and include STEAM from 1-3pm. Full day Fridays include a full day of core academics from 9-3pm.  *Highly qualified teachers work in small groups to support your child in math, reading and writing. We include daily recess and science activities. See a sample daily schedule below for more information. 

Greece: (pick Monday and Wednesday and/or Thursday to attend)

Monday and Wednesday classes are focused on our core academic subjects. Highly qualified teachers work in small groups to support your child in math, reading and writing. We include daily recess and science activities. Students must register for both days in order to maximize goals. We regularly assess and give parent feedback as to goals to support learning. We look to provide consistency with this group.                                                                                                            *Early Childhood Classes (ages 4-7) have a class size of 6. **Elementary and Upper Elementary tend to have 8 students with a max of 12
Thursdays focus on our STEAM specialty classes as well as a creative writing and reading groups (Humanities). Students may attend for a full day or just one subject. 

Daily Schedule SAMPLE Framework:

STEAM CLASSES

9:00-10:00 math 
  •       Individualized math: supports curriculum that your child works on at home. I will rotate around to guide and support learners at their own levels. 
  •       Interactive math games and social learning opportunities will reinforce and teach new upcoming concepts.
10-10:30 art activities, snack and break

10:30-11:30 Science labs that support our 6 major themes of the year.
  1. Engineering and Coding
  2. Dissection and Animal Science
  3. Cooking Chemistry
  4. Veterinarian: Horse and Cat Focused
  5. Microbiology
  6. Sports Health

Lunch bunch and PE
11:30-12:30 parents join in (optional) and parent volunteers teach PE class and lunch 
All adults must be background checked to join in 

HUMANITIES: Reading, Writing, and Social Studies
We typically include the following activities:

1.quiet reading or teacher read-alouds
2.small reading group with the teacher focusing on developmentally appropriate skills such as:
Decoding
Phonics
Fluency
Reading comprehension
Sight words/spelling patterns

3.free writing/ journaling/ research papers
4.stretch break and games, art, or music
5.whole group writing lesson
6. social studies project and learning