Inquiry-Based Learning:
          Supporting Quality, Intentional Enrichment After School
                                                                                         10 Hours; 1 CEU pending 

Trainers: Tim Porter and Cora Carey, Boston Children’s Museum

3 Wednesdays: April 24th & May 8th, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm; May 22nd, 9 am – 12:30 pm

Grove Hall Community Center, 51 Geneva Ave., Dorchester, MA 02121

Co-payment is $15

To apply, visit http://region6eps.bostonabcd.org/home/fy2013-courses

Priority A Deadline: April 10, 2013; Priority B & C: April 17, 2013

This session will explore how thoughtful inquiry-based experiences centered on developing process skills in children (observation, problem solving, teamwork, etc.) are so well-suited for the afterschool environment. This approach lends itself to STEM, cultural exploration, and service-learning programming.

Participants will:

• engage in hands-on experiences of activities from Boston Children’s Museum’s award-winning “Beyond the Chalkboard” curriculum; and
• be introduced to proven high-quality teaching methods that are being used in afterschools across the country and around the world.

Training is offered through the DEEC Region 6 Educator Provider Support Grant by the BPS Department of Extended Learning Time, Afterschool, and Services (DELTAS)