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YAT Presents: The Hobbit – Saturday, July 23rd & Sunday, July 24th @ 2:00pm
This upcoming weekend, Indianapolis’ Young Actors Theatre and the Learning Curve present an adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, dramatized by Edward Mast. Like always, it’s a free show for all-ages! This program will be held in Central Library’s Clowes … Continue reading
Posted in Partnership, Special Programs
Tagged fantasty, hobbit, plays, theater, tolkien, yat, young actors theatre
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More bugs & habitats!
On June 29th, summer campers from 100 Black Men of Indy visited the Curve, observed insect habitats, then created their own bugs and habitats using drawing software. Check out their results below.
Interfaith Hospitality Network
On Wednesday, June 22nd, Interfaith Hospitality Network visited the Learning Curve and completed a version of our iMap activity using Google Earth. The students learned the basics of navigating Google Earth’s layers, and then plotted three points unique to each … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Group Visits
Tagged google earth, maps, places, summer reading program
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Animal Cinquains!
On Wednesday, June 22nd, kids from the Interfaith Hospitality Network created their own cinquains, that they then recorded and created an accompanying picture. (What’s a cinquain? Click here to find out.) Check out the pictures and audio below!
Posted in Activities, Group Visits, Podcast
Tagged Animals, art, cinquains, Podcast, Poetry, science odyssey
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More Summer Monsters
This Monday, June 20th, kids from the Center for Inquiry visited the Learning Curve, where we read a few poems from Barry Polisar’s Curious Creatures. After talking about habitats, diets, distinguishing features, and life cycles; they then created their own … Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, art, KidPix, Science, summer reading program
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iMap – Jewel Academy, June 7th
Jewel Academy visited the Learning Curve last week and completed a version of our iMap activity using Google Earth. The students learned the basics of navigating Google Earth’s layers, and then plotted three points unique to each individual: Mark a … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Group Visits
Tagged google earth, iMap, places, science odyssey, world
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Summer 2011 @ the Learning Curve!
Summer activities begin Monday, June 6th! This year’s Summer Reading Program theme is Science Odyssey…most of our activities and storytimes will have a science-element, too. We’ll also have theater games with the Young Actors Theatre, lots of Special Programs, Summer … Continue reading
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Tagged activities, movies, Science, science odyssey, summer, summer reading program, theater
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May 2011 @ the Learning Curve: YAT, Harry & the Potters, and more!
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Young Actors Theatre – Teenz
YAT Teenz created informational postcards from across the globe, using the World Geography database available at IMCPL’s Just for Kids / Homework page. (Hint: look on the right column of the page.) Check out their results below.
Posted in Group Visits, Partnership
Tagged geography, High School, Middle School, young actors theatre
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Outside the Curve: New Questions!
Today, students from Park Tudor visited, along with exchange students from Spain & Puerto Rico. As part of their activities, they recorded questions for the ongoing Outside the Curve project with students in Paraguay. Listen to some of their questions … Continue reading
Posted in Group Visits, Outside the Curve
Tagged Middle School, outside the curve, Podcast
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