While we can't offer our typical in-person before and after-school enrichment classes at this time, Bell students can take advantage of the following virtual educational enrichment opportunities: 

• Art with Mrs. Lustgarten - For the 2021-2022 school year, the PTSA has approved funds for our Art with Mrs. Lustgarten program; however, given that the vast majority of students will be in-person, we have opted to not do virtual lessons. Rather, we will fund in-person lessons with Michelle Lustgarten once the district approves of volunteers and non-essential staff being in the building (and teachers are able to add these art lessons into their curriculum/ daily schedule). Until that time, we encourage students to do the virtua art lessons from last year, if they have not already done so.

• During the 2020-2021 school year, we had three virtual filed trips with Pacific Science Center. Below are educational extension activities for each of the field trips. Stay tuned for more information about field trips in 2021-2022.
  • Radical Reactions - We learned about the ways chemicals unite and react. Below are some educational extension activities:
    • In our Radical Reactions program, we learned that bubbles can capture gas released by a chemical reaction. Engineer some of your own bubbles in Bubble Blast (K-2nd grade) (3rd-5th grade) (6th-8th grade).
      
      
    • We also learned about two special types of matter- acids and bases. Experiment with more acids and bases at home with Purple Produce pH Indicator (K-2nd grade) (3rd-5th grade) (6th-8th grade).
      
      
    • Want to try out being a chemist? Try your hand at being a Materials Scientist in Material World (K-2nd grade) (3rd-5th grade) (6th-8th grade), or learn how Art Conservators use chemistry to preserve paintings in Polished Pennies. 
  • Virtual Planetarium: Night Sky Tonight - We learned about how living on a giant spinning ball changes what can be seen each night and how to find constellations. Below are some educational extension activities:
    • Make your own Star Finder (K-2nd grade) (3rd-5th grade) (6th-8th grade) to continue exploring the night sky throughout the year.
      
      
    • Learn more about the variety of stars in Sizing Up the Stars (3rd-5th grade) (6th-8th grade).
      
      
    • You can even try your hand at making your own Marshmallow Constellation (K-2nd grade) (3rd-5th grade) or Astronomical Navigation tool (6th-8th grade) with these activities using simple household items.
  • Virtual Planetarium: Planetary Geology -  We explored the planets and moons that make up Earth’s neighborhood, the solar system. We saw deep craters, magma filled volcanoes, giant seas of methane, and icy oceans. Below are some educational extension activities.
    • Experiment with making and measuring your own craters with Crater Creators (K-2^nd) (3rd-5th grade) (6th-8th grade).
      
      
    • Make a model of the earth, sun and moon with Going Through a Phase (K-2^nd) (3rd-5th grade) (6th-8th grade)
      
      
    • Dive deeper into geology with Capture the Quake (K-2^nd) (3rd-5th grade) (6th-8th grade) or Rock Cycle (K-2^nd) (3rd-5th grade) (6th-8th grade) to learn more about the geologic forces that shape the planet’s surface.
      
      For more activities with simple materials, check out PacSci’s Curiosity at Home web page. Explore activity sheets by age group and topic.

• We have partnered with Nature Vision to bring all Bell students the following virtual programs (bullets #2 and #3 are the video lessons for each topic. The teacher outline, activity components folder, and caregiver folder are great supporting tools, but not necessary):
  
  

  Toadally Amphibians K-2:

  1. Teacher Outline 
  2. Introduction and Slideshow Lesson Video with Subtitles 
  3. Introduction and Slideshow Lesson Video without Subtitles 
  4. Activity Components Folder  
  5. Caregiver Folder  

   

  Toadally Amphibians 3-5:

  1. Teacher Outline 
  2. Introduction and Slideshow Lesson Video with Subtitles 
  3. Introduction and Slideshow Lesson Video without Subtitles 
  4. Activity Components Folder  
  5. Caregiver Folder  

   

  Salmon Cycles K-2:

  1. Teacher Outline 
  2. Introduction and Slideshow Lesson Video with Subtitles 
  3. Introduction and Slideshow Lesson Video without Subtitles 
  4. Activity Components Folder  
  5. Caregiver Folder  

   

  Salmon Cycles 3-5:

  1. Teacher Outline
  2. Introduction and Slideshow Lesson Video with Subtitles
  3. Introduction and Slideshow Lesson Video without Subtitles
  4. Activity Components Folder 
  5. Caregiver Folder 

   

  Healthy Water Healthy Soil K-2:

  1. Teacher Outline 
  2. Introduction and Slideshow Lesson Video with Subtitles 
  3. Introduction and Slideshow Lesson Video without Subtitles 
  4. Activity Components Folder  
  5. Caregiver Folder  

   

  Healthy Water Healthy Soil 3-5:

  1. Teacher Outline
  2. Introduction and Slideshow Lesson Video with Subtitles
  3. Introduction and Slideshow Lesson Video without Subtitles
  4. Activity Components Folder 
  5. Caregiver Folder

                  Stewardship Lesson Video with Subtitles  

Do you have any recommendations for virtual programs? If so, we'd love to hear about it. Email us at feedback@agbellptsa.org.

Below are some of the vendors we work with for our enrichment programs during in-person learning. Please reach out to them directly if interested in additional virtual classes.

• Snapology
• Orlov Chess Academy
• Dace's Rock-N-More Music Academy
• Hour of Code
• Coding with Kids
• Paris Academy (language classes)
• Sponge School (language classes)
• Cartooniversity

Bell PTSA Enrichment Program Policy Documents:

• Enrichment Program Policies
• Chaperone Policies