http://impactingkids.org Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:15:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Girls Outing By popular demand, the girls got to bake at their outing. After separating into chocolate and vanilla teams, we got a mini lesson on fractions when we learned about all the different proportions of ingredients it took to create cupcakes. As we waited for the cupcakes to bake, ... http://impactingkids.org/2010/02/24/outings/ The third Monday of every year is not just a no-school day, but it is a day to remember the powerful leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. At ImpACT, we spent two weekends discussing with the students about what civil rights is and shared about all the ways we are ... http://impactingkids.org/2010/02/24/in-memory-of-martin-luther-king-jr/ It is hard to believe it’s been two months since JCC (JOYland Christmas Celebration) happened. It was the event we were all waiting for nearly two months before it actually occurred. Every year, ImpACT partners with JOYland, the children’s department at Gracepoint Church, to put on the biggest event of ... http://impactingkids.org/2010/02/24/christmas-recap/ This month at Impact we got to learn about magnets.  Magnets are cool and kind of mysterious, but we got to play with them and see for ourselves how they work.  Did you know that all magnets have two poles?  They have a north pole and a south pole, just ... http://impactingkids.org/2009/09/20/magnetic-attraction-on-impact-sunday/ [caption id="attachment_99" align="aligncenter" width="270" caption="ImpACT with Gracepoint Volunteers at SF Zoo"][/caption] Impact went to the San Francisco zoo on a field trip recently. Everyone had a hilarious time at the monkey exhibit watching the various monkeys climb up poles and howl through the fence. The Impact kids also got to witness ... http://impactingkids.org/2009/09/12/it%e2%80%99s-a-zoo-out-there/ For the past two weeks, we have enjoyed learning from a new set of classes! Most of us like to eat candy, but watch out for those cavities! Teacher Gordon, who is a dentist in real life, taught us the importance of maintaining clean and healthy teeth. We got to ... http://impactingkids.org/2009/08/21/the-science-behind-everyday/   [caption id="attachment_78" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="ImpACT Summer Field Trip"][/caption] ImpACT went to the Lawrence Hall of Science as our first field trip of the summer! Even before the cars stopped, the students were super excited. They eagerly looked for the Campanile and marveled at the number of seats in the UC Berkeley ... http://impactingkids.org/2009/08/05/fun-at-lawrence-hall-of-science/ It was exciting to see brand new faces of students and staff joining us as we launched into a new term!  Along with Garfield and Franklin, we are excited to partner with Ruby Bridges Elementary School in Alameda this year. A total of over 90 second-graders registered, many of whom ... http://impactingkids.org/2009/07/17/welcoming-new-friends-into-the-upcoming-year-of-impact/ After a late night of preparation on Friday, SummerFest started yesterday with 74 second graders from Ruby Bridges Elementary School in Alameda and Garfield and Franklin Elementary Schools in Oakland.  With over 160 volunteers ranging from drivers, general helpers, videographers, photographers to classroom teachers, team leads, we were ready to ... http://impactingkids.org/2009/06/16/summerfest-fun-be-strong/ Serving in ImpACT was not a hard decision to make; I have always liked kids and grew up taking care of my younger brother and cousins. However, I would not have thought that serving these young children in ImpACT would have such an effect as ... http://impactingkids.org/2009/05/24/spotlight-uc-davis-aggies/