EXPLORE@GUS Spring 2022
We are excited to launch our Spring 2023 EXPLORE@GUS programs! Please find more information on each of the offerings below, and don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions to auxiliary@gus.org or 978-927-1064 x131.
Registration Deadline: February 15, 2023
Maple Sugaring Fun
In this interdisciplinary program, students will learn all about the process of maple sugaring, tap maple trees on campus, and make their own maple syrup. Each week students will explore and learn about a different topic. Some of the topics included are: the steps to collect sap, how to make syrup, and the layers of a tree trunk. Students will have a chance to try a variety of recipes that incorporate maple syrup as an ingredient. Weekly projects will be completed in individual science journals and be sent home at the end of the session.
Facilitator: Alana Catalfamo, GUS Faculty
Mondays, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
8 Weeks: 2/27, 3/6, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/24, 5/1 , 5/8
Grades 1-3
Cost: $230
Lego Knex - Things that Move
Have you ever wondered how things move? Students will explore the basic concepts of force and motion. Using different building materials (Legos, K'Nex, cars, gears), we will design experiments and demonstrations to show some of Sir Isaac Newton's fundamental laws of physics.
Facilitator: Chris Doyle, GUS Faculty
Tuesdays, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
8 Weeks: 2/28, 3/7,3/28, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/16
Grades 1-4
Cost: $230
Woodworking
Want to build a house? Just kidding! But how about making some other objects out of wood? Do you want to use a hammer, drill, saw, and all sorts of wood tools and learn the basics of how things are made with wood? By the end of class you will have made one or more wooden crafts that you can use in your home or give as a gift and have enough knowledge to create your own projects at home!
Facilitator: Dawn Southworth, GUS Faculty
Wednesdays, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
8 Weeks: 2/22, 3/1, 3/29, 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26
Grades 3-5
Cost: $230
After School Art!
Arts After School is a place to get your creative spirit going, working on place based photography, observation based drawing, and flash fiction or poetry inspired by your surroundings. While we will use GUS, the greenhouse, indoor and outdoor spaces, as a springboard for our creativity, the only limit is your imagination! Each week, we will undertake a different creative project, and the final class will be devoted to putting together a journal of our work and exhibiting our images.
Facilitator: Margaret Monteith, GUS Faculty
Fridays, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
8 Weeks: 2/24, 3/3, 3/31, 4,7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5
Grades 4-8
Cost: $230