Themes
Celebration Education utilizes year-long themes to really make the learning come alive. All school subjects are integrated into the weekly themed topics.
Travel through time to discover cultures and farming practices throughout the world. Experiment to unearth the best farming practices today.
Theme for 2023-2024
Ways this theme can be experienced:
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Themed Workshop Classes
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Enrichment Classes
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Field Trips
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Special Events
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On Your Own - Get a family membership at LearningOutsideTheBox.com to access weekly
ideas to experience the theme at home.
Below are the proposed weekly
workshop activities for the year.
Actual activities may vary.
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Please note that the schedule is subject to change and may vary by location.
Fertile Crescent
September 11 - October 20
Recommended Reading:
The Golden Bull
by Marjorie Cowley
Week 1
Sep 11 - 15
Origins of Agriculture
Mesopotamian necklace
How to dress for farming
Farm Journal
Measure height
Weed a garden
Garden scavenger hunt
Exercise routine
Week 2
Sep 18-22
Sumerian Inventions
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Gilding
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Sumerian farming tools
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Irrigation model
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Hammurabi's Code
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Sumerian calendar
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Plat fall garden
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Sumerian guilds
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Simple machines
Week 3
Arts and Animals
Sock puppets
Farm animals
Painting or photographing the harvest
Write a script
Create a puppet theater
Class animals
Puppet show performance
Animal behavior
Week 4
The Incredible Sun
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Sun Prints
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Sun Facts
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Ziggurat
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Storytelling
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Sumerian sundial
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Potato obstacle course
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Dried foods
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Photosynthesis
Week 5
Delightful Dirt
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Ancient Sumerian cylinder seals
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Soil investigation
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Descriptive writing
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Royal game of Ur
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Worm farm
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Composting
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Inchworm race
Week 6
Delightful Dirt
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Pumpkin carving
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Sumerian foods
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Poultice
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"How to" instructions
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Pumpkin math
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Seed preservation
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No-bake pumpkin pie
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Pumpkin bowling