On Saturday, some of our Rising Stars went to a team training in Waterford. They attended several different workshops. In one, they worked with another partial team to create a quick tower with paper (no tape). They used the folding trick they learned during last weeks DI meeting! In the instant challenge workshop, they had to build a structure that went under AND over the "bridge" without touching it. They earned extra points because their structure could also hold all the weights. We had a lot of fun and are so excited about the upcoming season!
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Our DI Lite Rising Stars group has kicked off and is up to the challenges their Managers are tossing their way. Today they had to create a bridge over "water" that would allow a "boat" to go under and that would span a distance longer than a pencil. They did a great job meeting the challenge. They learned how triangles are stronger than flat paper...they are so strong that cardboard is full of triangles!
E.C.A. held our first swap meet in honor of Earth day. Students were invited to bring in some of their old things that they never use anymore to trade for other things (shoes that are too small, old toys, knick-knacks, etc.) Children were asked to bring in 1-5 parent approved items to trade with their peers for new treasures. This awesome event came to E.C.A. after Destination Imagination participants shared their wonderful experiences with a similar event during our recent tournament. Our four teams had the opportunity to share the excitement with our student body. They performed their central challenges and invited other students and adults to participate in an instant challenge. We celebrated the end of an awesome season with team members and their families immediately following school. You can see even more pictures here. ECA sent four teams and a total of 21 students to the Destination Imagination tournament. We took two non-competitive Rising Stars teams comprised of kindergarten and first graders. We took two competitive teams, one from elementary with third and fourth graders and a middle school team. We had an amazing time and the children did a fantastic job! We are working on posting video of their competition here.
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