A new program, Lifeliqe, has been launched at the West Geauga Middle School.Using iPad Pros, students are now able to experience district curriculum through 3-D imagery.
WGMS Students Use 3-D Technology
A new program, Lifeliqe, has been launched at the West Geauga Middle School.Using iPad Pros, students are now able to experience district curriculum through 3-D imagery. The Lifeliqe program offers more that 1,300 3-D and augmented reality models that students can use to better understand STEM concepts.
The program was funded by a grant to West Geauga’s media specialist Sarah Thrasher from the West Geauga Educational Foundation.
2nd-Graders Explore Force and Motion
Lindsey second-graders in Mrs. Mulica’s room have been working on incorporating writing skills into their science lessons.
Students in the class are learning to write informational text. During a class experiment on force and motion, the students created lab reports with a question, hypothesis, procedures, results and a conclusion.
Incorporating writing skills into the science curriculum helps second-graders integrate the concepts they have learned as they progress throughout the year.
Students Study Abroad in Peru
WGHS students recently visited Peru to learn about South American culture. As part of their trip, they visited Machu Picchu – one of the seven modern wonders of the world.
During the trip, the students were able to learn about Incan culture, see the geography of the Andes and experience the local culture. The students spent time in the jungle with Caimans and feeding wild monkeys.
Bill Bryan, a WGHS teacher and an advisor for the trip, commented, “It is so important that students see first hand how people on other continents live, and to connect with locals. The ‘field’ classroom can be so eye-opening and enlightening. It is so much fun for us as chaperones to see the transformation in the kids. These trips are life-altering experiences for teenagers.”
To add another dimension to the learning, the students that went on the trip participated in five after-school classroom sessions before their trip. They learned the culture, history, demographics, languages, ecology, wildlife and geography of Peru.
Students attending the trip included:Jenna Hoeh, Amirah White, Ivy Heim, Alexis Marin, Vivienne Weir, Maggie Timm, Lauren Madden, Sarah Harbert, Ellen Coffey, Ellie Benedict, Saffron Martin, Riley Renner, Gregory Goden, Chloe Lemieux, Jonah Mishaga, Jonathan Rash, Lily Martin, Lauren Ralph, Max Pesto, Taylor Orloski, Arden Frankmann, Mariana Valdez Punales, David Dela Cruz, Jennifer O’Donnell, Nicholas D’Alessandro, Allison O’Donnell, Eva Mulloy, Carlene Mishag and Jack Musser.
Trip advisors were Kelsey Fladda, Ernie Cavasinni, Mike Sustin, Chelsea Talty and Bill Bryan.
WGMS Presents “Xanadu Jr.”
West Geauga Middle School will present the Music Theatre International (MTI) Broadway Junior production of the pop-rock musical comedy “Xanadu JR.”Dec. 7 and 8 in the school auditorium located at 8611 Cedar Rodd, Chester Township. The student version of the award-winning Broadway musical is set in 1980, done in the style of a classic Greek tragedy and follows a Greek Muse named Kira who chooses to help and guide a struggling artist.
Showtimes are at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a 3 p.m. matinee performance on Saturday as well.
Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for students and may be purchased at the door.
