Enrichment projects and clubs

IMSU is open to all students (6-8) interested in expressing themselves and their ideas through writing.  

We will meet virtually in google meets to get ideas, share some writing, and get some moral support!   If you can't join a virtual meeting, no worries.  You can still participate in the group activities.

The club is a safe space where students can use their imagination to create works of poetry, short stories, songs, memoirs, and there is even a novel writing challenge in November if you wish to participate!  More info to come. 

Tinkercad is a free, online 3D modeling program that runs in a web browser, known for its simplicity and ease of use. Since it became available in 2011 it has become a popular platform for creating models for 3D printing as well as an entry-level introduction to constructive solid geometry in schools 

We also have a 3D printer on site for students to print designs created for specific use, assignment or just for fun.

Hour of Code and Coding Exploration

The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code", to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities but expanding to all sorts of community efforts 

Chesskers

Chess and Checker Club

Students in 6th through 8th Grade can join Chesskers.  All abilities welcome.  The club meets weekly on Thursdays.

Waters to the Sea

Mississippi Adventure

Waters to the Sea® is a series of internationally acclaimed, interactive, multimedia, learning programs about North America's waterways and the watersheds that sustain them.  They are produced by Hamline University's Center for Global Environmental Education.   

Each Waters to the Sea® program provides an in-depth exploration of a different waterway and watershed area. Regional images, music, historical characters, and events bring to life the story of how human activities past and present have depended upon and impacted water resources and terrestrial ecosystems. Each program includes dozens of videos, animation, dynamic maps,  and interactive simulations organized by topic that make learning fun.

Waters to the Sea

Kaua'i Adventure

Waters to the Sea® is a series of internationally acclaimed, interactive, multimedia, learning programs about North America's waterways and the watersheds that sustain them.  They are produced by Hamline University's Center for Global Environmental Education.

Each Waters to the Sea® program provides an in-depth exploration of a different waterway and watershed area. Regional images, music, historical characters, and events bring to life the story of how human activities past and present have depended upon and impacted water resources and terrestrial ecosystems. Each program includes dozens of videos, animation, dynamic maps,  and interactive simulations organized by topic that make learning fun.