Spring update from GSGBC. Our programs at GSGBC have been a lot of fun, so we wanted to share with you what we have been up to!
Soulard takes 2nd Place!
Project Make-It Competition is a STEAM based program where members work in teams to design and build a mini-golf hole, featuring a hazard controlled by a microcontroller, out of cardboard & other recycled materials. During some of the sessions, Project Make IT staff provided curriculum and on-site support to assist with designing and building.
The Project Make-It Competition was held on Saturday, March 2 at the Mary Ann Lee Technology Center at Ranken Tech. GSGBC fielded two teams. Our Soulard team, Jean and Mateo placed second overall! Each member on the team was awarded a $75 gift certificate. Jean set the team goal to place and they accomplished it!
In their first year, the Dutchtown team, Arlando, Raeleigh, Ariyah, and Jamar, got many compliments on their project. Raeleigh said the competition was the best day of her life! Both teams have already started planning for next year! GSGBC Youth Development Specialists, Amos and Sam, mentored the teams.
Turn the Page STL
Gene Slay's Girls & Boys Club supports its members' literacy skills. We partner with Turn The Page STL, St. Louis' city-countywide literacy initiative dedicated to increasing the number of children reading at or above grade level by the end of third grade. We celebrate when our members read for pleasure.
First photo - Natalie, a 7th grader, reads to Mary, a 1st grader at St. Frances Cabrini Academy.
Second Photo - At Dutchtown, Levi likes to read Peanut Butter & Cupcake by Terry Border.
Pi Day! (also known as 314 day)
For Pi Day on March 14, Soulard & Dutchtown came together for an evening of S.T.E.A.M. activities after learning about Pi earlier in the week. Members rotated through stations where they explored the physics of curve balls, a chemistry experiment with tie dye milk, chemical reactions and Ph indicators, roller coaster physics and they also made their own pi(e)s!
We also held a contest to see who could memorize the numbers of Pi (3.141592653589793....). The first place winner, Terrell, memorized 48 digits! Second place Mae, memorized 46 digits. Third place, Joy, memorized 26 digits.
Thank you to all of our wonderful staff who made it a success for our kiddos! We had so much fun.