Obama Elementary School SEM Enrichment Clusters Grades K - 2

Wild About Animals Do you love wild animals? Are you interested in learning more about them and what they need to survive? Then join the Wild About Animals cluster! Each member will be picking their favorite wild animal and learning about where they live, what they eat, and TONS more! We will be creating the ideal habitat for our chosen animals using art supplies. We also will get a visit from Wild Animals from the Zoo! If this sounds interesting to you, then join us in exploring Wild Animals!

Photography Academy A picture is worth a thousand words! Do you enjoy taking pictures? Are you looking to express yourself artistically? Join Photography Academy to learn the basics of photography. We will explore different types of cameras to take pictures and videos! Let’s get together and have fun creating art to help make our community a better place!

Who Are The People In Our Obama Community? So many people in the halls, the classrooms, the cafeteria, the library, and the offices of Obama Elementary! Do you ever wonder what all these grown-ups are doing at our school all day? How do they all help keep our school community going? What special skills does each one have? What important things does each one know? If you like to ask people questions and share their answers, come join our team as we investigate, interview, and present our answers to the question, "Who are the People in Our Obama Community?"

Sounds and Songs University Do you like music? Have you ever wonder how music is made? Do you like creating things? Do you like creating things with your hands? Can you write a song? Do you want to know how? Come experience Sounds and Songs University!

ART EXPLORERS Do you like pretty colors? Do you like working with paint? Are you a creative person? Come explore paints and colors. Perhaps you might even meet a real life painter! Would you like to create a piece of art to be displayed for others to see? Then Art Explorers is the place for you!

Board Game Making Have you ever wondered what it’s like to create your own board game? Do you enjoy using your imagination and creating fun activities for people to do? We will explore how games are made and use our creativity making our own games. Come join the fun as we create board games to make the world more fun!

Adventures With Aviation We live in an amazing world where people can hop on a plane and fly across the ocean or even a rocket to the moon. Would you like to make objects fly through the air? If you are fascinated by paper airplanes, helicopters, hot air balloons, and things that float and fly, check out Adventures in Aviation to explore different flying objects and create your own flying machine.

Krazy Science Kidz Do you like to work with your hands? Would you like to create moments of wonder? Then come and ignite the spark of science inside you. If you like doing experiments and having fun at the same time, then Crazy Science Kidz is the experience for you!

Creative Dance Academy Do you like Dancing, or moving to music? Come learn and practice different forms of dance! You will be with a group and create a performance of your own using different types of dance and music.

Coding With Spheros Like to find solutions to problems using an iPad? Do you like controlling an object using code to solve a problem? Well you've come to the right place here @ The Techno Sphere. Here @ The Techno Sphere we use Spheros to solve everyday problems using movable objects we command with our iPads.

MOVIE MAGIC PRODUCTION STUDIO Do you love watching GoNoodle videos with your class? Do you think you might be destined for Youtube fame? Have you ever wondered what it takes to make a real movie? In this cluster you will experience the creative process of movie making from drawing out storyboards, to filming, editing and adding awesome special effects!

FUN WAYS TO STAY HEALTHY Do you love sports? Do you want to eat healthier? This amazing group will not only allow you to learn different activities to stay fit but it will also teach you about yummy but healthy foods!

ME, MYSELF AND I: SAFETY FIRST Do you want to learn more about being an Obama Scholar that is safe, respectful and responsible? This is your chance to ask questions and get answers to everything you want to know about being safe and taking care of yourself. Some things we will learn about are first aid, stranger safety, what to do in an emergency and much more!

ARTY PANTS - JAZZING UP OBAMA If you like art, if you like making things, if you like being creative, then Arty Pants is the place for you! We will work together to create something spectacular out of stuff like paint, tile, clay, and other bits and bobs. Our art project will then be installed in our school for everyone to enjoy!