Day 2 from Stephen Modell - A Parent's Perspective

Hi to 5th Grade Parents,

Today the kids got into full swing. Those in the Space Group did various space simulation piloting activities (I saw three campers in the Space Shuttle control room looking like they knew what they were doing); those in Robotics had their first crash course in robot construction plus did one Space activity -the Space Shot (a Cedar Point-style ballistic ride). A few parents caught their youngsters rock wall climbing in the museum; this evening several of us saw them spinning at a fairly fast clip in a Leonardo DaVinci type series of concentric circles (somehow their food seems to stay down O.K.!). They also watched a moon trip animation in the I-Max with Armstrong, Aldrin, and Dean characters and three stow-away bugs dressed in space suits for the flight!

Parents had a delightful fish fry for dinner; the kids enjoyed beef stroganoff in the cafeteria. We noticed small band-aids on two of our youngsters - one on a finger; the other a knee. These scratches seemed adequately and swiftly taken care of, all kids in full action mode at present. The youngsters seem to be mingling more than they would in a standard classroom setting, with more conversation between boys and girls since they are sharing activities in common / in close proximity / at the same time. Some of the kids are voicing pride in getting on the space rides.

- Marrisa Modell's Dad Stephen
Robotics 2 Chaperone