FMS 2025-26 Morning Enrichment Courses
Please read the following information carefully
Welcome to the 2025-26 school year offerings for Morning Enrichment!
The interest sign up period for this year's classes is now open. Please fill out the form below to indicate the morning classes you are interested in. Please note that signing up as interested does not guarantee a spot in the class. Most years, classes either require a lottery or tryouts.
Student must have their own transportation and are to be dropped off at school at 7:45 am.
Students should complete the interest form using their Guilderland Schools Google Account, and they will receive a confirmation email. The form can be edited if something changes after signing up; however, it does not allow for additional responses from the same account.
The deadline to sign up is Wednesday September 17, 2025 by 3:30 pm.
Please read all course descriptions carefully before filling out the interest form. Further information about class expectations will be sent via email to both the student and parent(s)/guaridian(s) email addresses provided in the form beginning on September 3, 2025. At that time, students will be asked to confirm their continuted interest. Since all communication is via email, it is important that all email addresses be entered correctly into the form, please double check that information entered is correct, so that you do not miss important communications.
Further information on tryouts and lotteries will be sent out after the sign ups conclude on September 17th.
To express interest in any of the courses below, please click here.
Explorations In Agricultural STEM: It’s Not Just Farming!
Monday Mornings 7:45-8:35, Room 553
(Limit to 22)
Students will explore the world of Agricultural STEM. Lessons will examine how STEM plays a role in modern agricultural practice from farming to development of new products and beyond. Students will be introduced to different fields of the agricultural industry beyond farming. We will examine different forms of growing methods that are tied to STEM, such as aeroponics, hydroponics and more. If interest exceeds the seat limit priority is given to students who have not been in the class before. Depending on the number of sign-ups, a lottery will be held among those who have not participated before. This class is not open to students who have already participated in it.
Into to Broadcast Journalism
Tuesday Mornings 7:45-8:35, Room 553
(Limit to 22)
Come explore the world of broadcast journalism in this new morning enrichment class. Students who participate in this class will learn what broadcast journalism is all about and get hands on experience creating news content. Please note students do not need to be in this class to participate in our TV News Club and the regular TV news programming. This class is the same every year, students who have already participated should not sign up for it.
HISTORy Research (National History Day)
Wednesday Mornings 7:45-8:35, Room 553
In this course, students will choose a topic based on a given theme, research, and create one of the following: a paper, exhibit, website, performance, or documentary. These projects can then be entered in the National History Day competition if the student chooses. These projects require time and effort but will teach valuable research and presentation skills. These skills will be useful beyond History Day as students continue on into high school and college! Many of our students have gone all the way to the national level of this competition. For more information about National History Day please visit this website https://www.nhd.org/
Thursday Mornings 7:45-8:35, Room 553
Please note this class will alternate every other Thursday Morning from October to March then go to every Thursday Morning from Mid March to June.
(Limited to 22 students)
Students will learn the basics of engineering principles and some basics of architecture. This class is a hands-on experience with engineering challenges that use everyday materials, creativity and knowledge of simple machines to solve problems. If student interest exceeds the seat limit a lottery will be held to select students who will participate. This class is not open to students who have already had the opportunity to participate in it.
Thursday Mornings 7:45-8:35, Room 553
Please note this class will alternate every other Thursday Morning from October to March.
(Limit 35 Students)
This class will meet every other week from October through March. Students learn math word problem-solving strategies in preparation for once-monthly tests called "meets”offered through the Math Olympiad program. If student interest exceeds the 35 member team limit set by Math Olympiad rules, students will take an Olympiad placement test and the top scores will make the team. For examples of meets please visit moems.org. Procedures for tryouts will be explained in an email sent home to interested students.
Friday Mornings 7:45-8:35, Room 553
Do you like to express your opinions? Do you think you'd enjoy being an attorney or a witness in a mock trial? We will have the best of both worlds as we start the year with learning the art of debate, and finish with a Mock Trial. Come and learn the basics of argumentation and public speaking. Due to a seat limit of 32, tryouts are usually necessary for this class. Tryout date and information will be sent to the student prior to the end of the morning enrichment sign up period.
If you have any questions about these Morning Enrichment programs please contact our Enrichment teacher,