MVGATE is thrilled to announce the return of the mighty Ropes Course, led by SFSU’s Pacific Leadership Institute, on Sat Nov 9 from 9:00am-12:30pm at Fort Miley, SF (map).
Presidio Ropes Course: PLI Team-Building Adventure Challenge (11/9)
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Tagged grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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Mount Diablo Tarantula Hike
OK, that was pretty cool: Our MV GATE Tarantula Hike was awesome — 35 people, a half dozen wild tarantulas, a memorable time for all (look at those faces!). Big thanks to Naturalist Jim Holmes & all our attendees. More photos of happy kids & ginormous spiders below.
Now, how about YOU creating our next parent-led MV GATE program? It’s easy: do you know or have you heard about some place or activity that our kids & families should experience? What about your contacts with some eye-opening people or organization? Is there something you could teach or show kids and their families yourself?
Well then, get moving! Contact us at MV GATE with ANY idea. We will help you figure it out, pay for it, sponsor it, handle logistics, and market it to our 400 member families – and you can give our kids a cool new learning experience. Email us your ideas now at mvgateac@gmail.com. Arts, science, math, nature, technology, music, sports… you name it! We look forward to hearing from you.
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Helping Parents & Educators Guide Gifted Children, with SENG Founder Dr James Webb
UPDATE: Webb Talk Draws Engrossed Audience
Dr. James Webb’s talk “Parenting Gifted Children” drew a capacity audience to the Mill Valley Community Center as Jim worked though highlights of his encyclopedic knowledge and research on gifted children. The doctor’s 90-minute talk went two and a half hours as he passed along a steady stream of insights and resources for parents rising to the challenges and opportunities of raising gifted kids. We’d like to again thank Dr. Webb and our two co-sponsors, the California Association for the Gifted and the Gifted Resource Center. Watch his superb presentation today, and share ideas with other parents!
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Tagged grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8, grade K
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Math Contest at MV Mathnasium (10/20)
Fire up those brain cells: On Sunday October 20, Mathnasium of Mill Valley holds its annual math competition, free and open to all Marin kids in grades 2, 3, 4, and 5.
All kids receive swag including a wallet, keychain, math puzzles, and donation to their school. First place winner in each grade wins a medal and a $100 bill!
At Mathnasium, 247 Shoreline Highway, Mill Valley
Register for free now through Oct 20; their flyer here.
SF Opera Introduces Kids to Opera at MVPL (9/15)
Join the San Francisco Opera’s Education Department to explore the making of an opera! You’ll learn about the elements of opera and have a chance to try some of them yourself. The focus will be on The Barber of Seville, Rossini’s delightful comedy, which the SF Opera performs in November. (Age 5 and up, Main Reading Room at the Mill Valley Public Library, no sign-up needed.)
Sunday Special! September 15, 11:00-11:45am
This and more MVPL Fall Children’s Activities here.
Lego Play Day Open House at MVPL (9/29)
Drop in and see what they’re doing with Legos at the Mill Valley Public Library.
Stay and play — and find out how Lego play stimulates creativity and supports learning. (Ages 5 and up, Creekside Room downstairs, no sign-up needed.)
Sunday, September 29, 1:30-3:00pm
This and more MVPL Fall Children’s Activities here.
Join and Support MVGATE
MV GATE is Mill Valley’s district-wide parent group for gifted and talented education (GATE) and advanced learning. Parents make it go. Join and support MVGATE with your time, your money, and your voice.
Library card earns goodies in September
We all know libraries make you smarter, but how smart is this?
During September you can get discounts and freebies and goodies at dozens of beloved Mill Valley merchants, just by presenting your Mill Valley Library card.
One more reason to love our library.
Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club (10/15)
Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club
Grades 6-8 – Advance registration required
Tuesday Oct 15, 2013 from 6:30-7:30pm
Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue
The sixth meeting of the mighty “Pizza and Pages Book Club” will be Tuesday Oct 15, 2013. Read “Ship Breaker” by Paolo Bacigalupi and then join your fellow readers for a lively discussion over pizza and dessert.
You can borrow Ship Breaker from the library (of course) or buy a copy from The Depot or Amazon.
Register online or by calling the Library at 415-389-4292 x4741 to reserve your place.
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Super Saturdays at Dominican University start Nov 16
UPDATE 10/16: Four weeks ’til Super Saturdays at Dominican University! Apply now (pdf). Five courses will be offered for this first session: Build It, Written and Illustrated By, Tune Up, Advanced Rocketry, and Animal Safari.
Several universities offer their own Saturday programs for GATE kids; now Marin’s own Dominican will, too. Dominican’s beloved two-week Summer Odyssey program for grades 1-8 is expanding into a fall program over four Saturdays 11/16, 11/23, 12/7, and 12/14. They may offer a winter program, too, in March. Continue reading
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