“My biggest takeaway from the time spent with the students at Aspiration Academy was “Wow”! They were like sponges. They wanted to learn. We discussed horses, disabilities, dreams, therapy, and acceptance. The students all had something to add and so many questions on each topic. Their minds were definitely engaged and working. It was a wonderful experience. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to meet these great kids!”
Carol Campion and Linda Paige, two of Brevard's top Master Gardeners.
They are part of our continuing program with Sally Scalera and the University of Florida and are providing wonderful knowledge about horticulture and planting of food and other growing things. Our kids are learning and loving it.
Sessions in which our young scholars are learning computer coding began. The first thing we learned though was how to be safe on the Internet. Do you know the main five rules of Internet safety for children? Megan Landin and Cameron Burrows of Codecraft Works are providing the instruction designed for our age group.
Donn Weaver and his associates delighted our students with knowledge about and an invitation to visit the Veterans Memorial Center in Merritt Island. Did you know that Brevard County has two Medal of Honor recipients?
Laura Eastman-Hawthorne brought out the mobile library and most of our students now have their own library cards.
Our students were fascinated again by Darin Roberts of the American Space Museum with his "MAD Science" presentations that so engrossed our students last month.
The Aspiration Academy's young scholars are learning things that otherwise would be unknown to them with the knowledge that is presented in an exciting and age-appropriate manner. We do this with Deborah Kofkin and our volunteers, Barbara Fine, Nancy Hoffman, Julia Hoffman, Blake Rainwater, and Bobbi Szulczewski.
"Education is not just about putting information in. We have forgotten that it, in fact, begins in the child’s heart.”
