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Not Just For Kids! features news, fun activities and places to visit in the Metro St. Louis area for the entire family.    |
ST. LOUIS, MO, (SLFP.com) November 6, 2004 - The St. Louis Public Library's Annual Great Paper Airplane Off returned to its traditional home, Central Library's spectacular Great Hall, 1301 Olive Street, on Saturday, November 6. Pilots of all ages spent the morning on the third floor creating paper airplanes from material supplied by the Library. At 10:15 a.m., the Flyoff began in the Great Hall with pilots throwing their planes toward an X in a circle on the floor of the Great Hall. It was fun for all with parents and librarians offering encouragement as amateur aviators aimed for top honors and bragging rights in their category. Young pilots thew with abandonment and then raced gleefully across the room to pickup their plane and try again. Older participants carefully aimed and then gave it their best shot. The event was part of the Library's Aviation History Month, supported by the Adela Riek Scharr Endowment. Author of The Polar Express to Conduct Interactive Workshop With Kids ST. LOUIS, MO, (BUSINESS WIRE) October 24, 2004 - Teachers and elementary school students across the country will climb on board at 97 Regal Entertainment Group movie theatres across the country for a special Big Screen Classroom event featuring a live, interactive workshop with Chris Van Allsburg, award-winning author and illustrator of 15 children's books including The Polar Express and Jumanji. Hosted by Regal CineMedia(SM) (RCM) entertainment services, Warner Bros. Pictures and Houghton Mifflin Company, All Aboard With Chris Van Allsburg will be simulcast nationwide, November 9. In a unique, virtual classroom setting made possible by Regal CineMedia's satellite and digital video technology, Van Allsburg will share stories about his writing and inspiration, as well as answer pre-selected questions live from students in the theatres. Allsburg will also talk about how his book, The Polar Express, was transformed into the new movie The Polar Express, from Warner Bros. Pictures, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Cast Away), about a doubting young boy who takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. To help illustrate the discussion, students will get an exclusive preview of select segments from the film, which opens nationwide on November 10th. In addition to the All Aboard With Chris Van Allsburg Big Screen Classroom event, the National Education Association (NEA)'s Read Across America program, Warner Bros. Pictures and Houghton Mifflin have created a special Polar Express teacher's guide featuring classroom activity suggestions, writing exercises, and ideas for group discussions. Teachers and educators may order group tickets for the event by calling 1-800-792-8244. St. Louis Science Center Takes Education to the Classroom and Beyond ST. LOUIS, MO, (PRNewswire) October 3, 2004 - The St. Louis Science Center is leading a team developing space-themed, educational guides to provide teachers with hands-on science activities that link field trips to classroom learning. The new materials were developed as a complement to the largest traveling exhibition ever on tour, SPACE: A Journey to our Future, through November 28, and were designed to assist educators in teaching students about space exploration. Carol Valenta, senior vice president, St. Louis Science Center, raves about the usability of the packets. "With input from many teachers, the end result was an activity-driven packet, in a simple format, that works well in the classroom. The learning materials all follow the same format, making it easy for teachers to use." The space guides include hands-on activities as well as directions on how to conduct experiments. There are explanations telling students what is happening and answering the all too familiar question, "Why?" If teachers and students want to explore some more, or find more experiments, they can access websites provided in the packet for more space adventures. Students also can learn about different careers in the space field besides just being an astronaut or an engineer. They see how technical jobs are equally important in space exploration. This feature, of job exploration, is fun for all ages, but especially beneficial to older students who are considering science as a career path. When teachers bring a class of students to the exhibition, the students begin the visit by obtaining a passport with biographical data of an actual astronaut. Throughout the exhibition they collect stamps at different stops along the way chronicling events such as meeting Galileo, landing on Mars and packing for a trip to space. Students follow some of the most exciting moments in space history leading up to the exploration of the Moon and a reenactment of a Saturn V launch. Students interact with a motion-simulated mission to Mars as they navigate an orbiting space station to a recreation base camp on the surface of Mars. Activities designed for young learners allow children to go from inspiration to imagination and design a space station. Learning about contributions from famous scientists and engineers is also part of the incredible journey for students. For more information, call 314-289-4400, or see feature page on Saint Louis Science Center. City Library Offers Free Computer and Homework Help ST. LOUIS, MO, (SLFP.com) September 26, 2004 - The St. Louis Public Library is now offering free computer guidance from trained Public Technology Assistants (PTAs) and free homework assistance from Homework Helpers. The Library is addressing two persistance issues: how to help St. Louisans bridge the technology gap and how to help area students make the most of their education. PTAs will assist Library users make the most of their computer time at thirteen of the sixteen Library locations that feature state-of-the-art computer facilities. In a statement, Barbara Knotts, manager of Electronic Content and Collections for the Library, said "We feel that by showing patrons how to do something, rather than doing it for them, we can make them more self-reliant and more self-confident." Beginning this fall, the Library will launch a new program, "Start the School-Year Smart". The program, which runs through November, features two parent/student education seminars at each Branch and three study-skill seminars for middle schoolers. As a special incentive, "Library Bucks" are awarded to kids for attending. "Library Bucks" can be redeemed for school supplies such as pencils, calculators and dictionaries. 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Trenton Kaiser (age 4) energetically threw his paper airplane across the floor in the Grand Hall while Cierra Russell (age 3) contemplated on which direction to fly her plane.