UPDATE: Dominican University had to cancel Super Saturdays for Feb-Mar 2013 because of low enrollment.  :-(  But they’ll try again to offer Super Saturdays this Fall and Winter, and the regular Summer Odyssey program (July 15-26) will proceed as scheduled.

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Great news: The much-loved Summer Odyssey program at Dominican University* is expanding to offer Saturday morning enrichments starting in February.

Super Saturdays will begin with your choice of five classes for GATE kids in grades 4-8, held from 9am-noon on four Saturdays (2/2, 2/9, 2/23, 3/2):

• Rocketry (for grades 6-7-8)
• Animal Art (6-7-8)
• Write and Publish Your Own Book (4-5-6)
• The Art and Science of the Microscope (4-5)
• Songwriting (4-5-6)

In addition to being a fun project-based learning experience, it’s a great way to build your GATE peer group.

Complete info & signup (PDF) at SODU’s website.  Register now, and tell ’em MVGATE sent you.

Interested in carpooling?  Got questions for other MVGATE families?  (e.g., “Any other girls plan to do the Rocket Course?”)  Put them in the comments below!
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* If you don’t know Summer Odyssey, it’s a great resource.  For years, Dominican University in San Rafael has offered a selective gifted and talented enrichment program unique to Marin County, in which high-aptitude kids grades 1-8 take project-based courses on-campus for two weeks during the summer.  At a time when many local districts’ GATE programs are contracting, SODU is a real asset for the Marin GATE community.  Check it out.