Themes
Celebration Education uses themes to organize our K-6 learning for the year. Each year is a different theme, as chosen by families. Each week we explore a different topic inspired by the theme. Weekly classes integrate several school subjects such as math, reading, social studies, science, language arts, etc.
Theme for 2020-2021:
Explore!
This theme was first done in 2012-2013.
This theme is heavy in nature studies as we explore five unique biomes, where will experience survival, exploration, flora and fauna, ancient cities, lost treasures, and natural wonders.
Ways this theme can be experienced:
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Explorer's Workshop
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Enrichment Classes
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Academic Day
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Field Trips
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Theme Park Meetups
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Special Events
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On Your Own - Join our Facebook group to get weekly ideas of how to expand on the theme at home.
2020-2021 Weekly Topics and Activities
September 2
Special Event: Opening Celebration
Introduce exploring, compasses, five biomes, discuss preparedness
September 7-11
Calling All Explorers - The Adventure Begins, explorer record book, world coordinates, bedrolls, Hardcastle's rules
September 9 - Theme park meetup: Welcome to the Wilderness Explorers
September 14-18
Into the Jungle: Special Equipment and Preparation
dangers of the jungle, first aid kit, first aid
September 21-25
Into the Jungle: Seek Out New Lands
Livingstone and Stanley, jungle diorama, rain forest food, Stanley's adventure
September 28 - October 2
Into the Jungle: Find New Creatures
Jungle animals, safari, lashing
October 5-9
Into the Jungle: Search for lost Cities
El Dorado, Incas, Mayas, Aztecs, Seven Cities of Cibola, worry dolls, Aztec society, Aztec calendar, Maya glyphs, maiz
October 11-16
Into the Jungle: - Discover Natural Wonders
jungle diorama, true treasures of the jungle, conservation, photosynthesis
October 13 - Theme park meetup: Into the Jungle
October 21
Special Event: Celebration in the Jungle
October 26-30
Explorer's Tool Kit: Survival and emergency supplies
November 2-6
Polar Quest: Special Equipment and Preparation
Dangers at the poles, igloos, weather, fire safety, seasons
November 10 - Theme Park Meetup: Polar Quest special Equipment for explorers
November 9-13
Polar Quest: Find New Creatures
Huskies, polar bears, Inuit soapstone carvings, pets, animal classification, bird count
November 16-20
Polar Quest: Seek Out New Lands
John Frankling, Scott of the Antarctic, Race to the Pole, Polar fashion show, Polar waste management
November 23-27
off
November 30 - December 4
Polar Quest: Discover Natural Wonders
Icebergs, glaciers, northern lights, Polar temperatures, telegraph science
December 7-11
Polar Quest: Search for Lost Cities and Treasure
Endurance, Santa's Village, base camp, time zones, letter writing, holidays
December 8: Theme Park Meetup: Polar creatures & natural wonders
December 14
Special Event: Celebration in the Snow
January 4-8
Training for Adventure
Reading, studying, languages, physical preparation, library, map making, learn to observe
January 11-15
Desert Adventures: Special Equipment and Preparation
finding water, desert temperatures, water cycle
January 18-22
Desert Adventures: Find New Creatures
Camels, Scorpions, animal tracks, desert diorama, desert dichotomous key, 72-hour kits, bush tucker, desert web of life
January 25-29
Desert Adventures: Seek Out New Lands
Howard Carter & Lord Carnarvon, Burke & Willis, Aboriginal craft, Timbuktu, Arabic calligraphy, tell time by the sun, Australia Day food, boomerangs
January 29 - Theme Park Meetup: Desert special equipment and survival
February 1-5
Desert Adventures: Search for Lost Cities and Treasure
Exploring a tomb, Egyptian death mask, papyrus, oil candles, Egyptian food, Egyptian artifacts
February 8-12
Desert Adventures: Discover Natural Wonders
Mirages, sandstorms, Grand Canyon, Adrinkra cloth, Senet, emergency survival kit, experiment with erosion, sandstorms, and mirages, game from Zimbabwe
February 17
Special Event: Celebration in the Desert
February 22-26
Famous Explorers
Magellan, Lewis & Clark, Vikings, runes, spice trade, mapping, Viking treasure hunt
March 1-5
Across the Oceans: Special Equipment and Preparation
Boats, diving equipment, submarine, sailing skills, dangers at sea, starfinder, ocean water experiments, word roots, knots
March 8-12
Across the Oceans: Find New Creatures
Sea monsters, creatures of the deep, concrete poetry, squid dissection, ocean food chain
March 15-19
Across the Oceans: Seek Out New Lands
Northwest Passage, Columbus, Ancient Explorers, Atlantis, daGama, Cook, Darwin, Amunsen, Galapagos Islands, ocean currents, Bermuda Triangle, timeline of exploration, signal mirrors, water density
March 16: Theme Park Meetup - Across the Oceans, Beneath the Sea
March 22-26
Across the Oceans: Discover Natural Wonders
Volcanoes, hydrothermal vents, ocean abysses, ocean water layers, Great Barrier Reef, military time, Hawaiian language, emergency sanitation supplies
March 29 - April 2
Across the Oceans: Search for Lost Treasure
Famous Shipwrecks, sunken treasure, Titanic, emergency shelter, shipwreck survival
April 7
Special Event: Celebration on the Ocean
April 12-16
Survival Tips
Ancient hunting tools, survival food, food pyramid, staying safe
April 13: Theme Park Meetup: Conquering Mountains
April 19-23
Conquering Mountains: Special Equipment and Preparation
Dangers of the peaks
April 26-30
Conquering Mountains: Seek Out New Lands
Mallory and Irvine
May 3-7
Conquering Mountains: Find New Creatures
forest types, bird watching, tree cookies, tree circumference
May 10-14
Conquering Mountains: Search for lost Cities
May 11: Theme Park Meetup - mountain expeditions and treasures
May 17-21
Conquering Mountains: Discover Natural Wonders
highest peaks, press flowers, trail maps, cliffhangers, survival scenario, how mountains are formed, forest consumers
May 24
Special Event: Closing Celebration and Survival Campout
conservation activity, survival hike, build emergency shelters, nature hunt