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Rainbow in a Jar Experiment For Young Children

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Supplies:

  • A tall clear jar
  • Blue dish soap
  • Honey
  • Vegetable oil
  • Water
  • Red, green, and purple food coloring
  • Rubbing alcohol 
  • A spoon to help you pour the liquids

Instructions:

  1. Mix the purple food coloring with the honey. Slowly pour the honey into the bottom of the jar.
  1. Add blue dish soap on top of the honey in the jar. It will float on top of the honey because dish soap is less dense.
  1. Mix green food coloring with the water. You then add the water on top of the dish soap.
  1. Pour olive oil on top of the water.
  1. This following step should be done by an adult. Mix red food coloring with the rubbing alcohol. Add the layer of rubbing alcohol to complete your rainbow.

This is a great experiment to show kids how density works and how the layers can be made by having the most dense at the bottom and the least at the top.

Kristen HarperRainbow in a Jar Experiment For Young Children
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The Importance of Arts in Education

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Skills developed through arts can translate to other subjects, enhancing overall learning. Engaging in artistic activities helps to improve discipline and perseverance. This creative outlet not only promotes critical thinking but is especially important in getting the students to express themselves in new and creative ways. Whether it be painting, music, or theater, the arts play an essential role in forming proficient thinkers. Participating in these pursuits is extremely beneficial and can spark lifelong interest in creative ventures.

Kristen HarperThe Importance of Arts in Education
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Is Your Child Facing Obstacles in Their Studies?

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They may be struggling at school, having trouble in getting the help they need to fully understand what they’re learning. It’s very important that they can smoothly progress in their education. Our one-on-one tutoring is designed to fit exactly what your child needs. We can help them achieve their academic goals.

Our students regularly achieve a full grade level of improvement with less than 30 hours of tutoring. Please call us at 727-441-4444.

Kristen HarperIs Your Child Facing Obstacles in Their Studies?
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CLC’s Golf for the Future Tournament Fundraiser

Join us for CLC’s Annual Golf for the Future Tournament at the Bardmoor Golf & Tennis Club located at 8001 Cumberland Road, Seminole, FL 33777 on Saturday, November 9th, 2024.

Every dollar made at this tournament goes directly to Community Learning Center to expand tutoring and educational programs and projects to improve education, character development, drug prevention and human rights.
Thank you again for your continued support of the Community Learning Center and our community!

Event Details

  • When: Saturday, November 9th, 2024
  • Where: Located at 8001 Cumberland Road, Seminole, FL 33777
  • Tee Time: 8:00 a.m. Shotgun

More Information

If you would like more information or have questions about the Golf for the Future Tournament Fundraiser, please visit http://golfforthefuture.com/ or contact:
Gary Patrick: (727) 474-9991 / Email gary@hotelwifi.com or
Ferdinand Haag: (727) 771-3363 / Email ferdinand@hotelwifi.com

For more information or questions regarding Community Learning Center school and tutoring services, please contact:
Kristen Harper: (727) 441-4444

 

Bardmoor Golf & Tennis Club

Bardmoor Golf & Tennis Club

Located at 8001 Cumberland Road, Seminole, FL 33777.
Course Overview
Voted 2019 Best Golf Course in Tampa Bay — Host Club to 13 PGA & LGPA Tour Events

Discover Why Bardmoor is a Favorite Among Tour Players – Bardmoor Golf & Tennis Club is one of the premier public golf courses in the Tampa Bay area. For more than a dozen years, our Club was the host site for the PGA/LPGA JCPenney Classic, as well as many prestigious local tournaments.

Bardmoor was founded in 1971 by Oliver Bardes, a wealthy Ohio industrialist who was an avid golfer. The present course was one of three courses designed for Bardes by William Diddle. The first rounds of golf at Bardmoor Country Club was an exhibition match with Ben Hogan and Tommy Bolt in 1971.

In 1998, Bardmoor Golf and Tennis Club opened a new 12,000-foot clubhouse. Today it features a fully stocked Golf Shop, Pizzeria & Grille, and the newly renovated event venue and outdoor patio for up to 300 guests. A Junior Olympic size pool and 16 tennis courts are among the other first-class amenities that you’ll find at Bardmoor. In 2001 Bardmoor underwent a $2 million design renovation by Gary Koch, a six-time PGA tour winner and renowned golf course architect. The greens were renovated, a new irrigation system was added and sparkling white sand was put into the bunkers.

The addition of TifEagle grass to the newly reconstructed greens has firmly established Bardmoor’s reputation for having some of the best greens in Florida. As you play, you’ll find some elevation changes and plenty of holes loaded with character. We have good sightlines on our fairways, and a great many well-tended pine trees. All our Par 3’s here are outstanding and each has something special about it. Everyone loves the shortest of them, No. 5, measuring 174 yards from the back and 115 from the forward tees. This is a picture-perfect hole with lots of appeal. It is one you will remember with its elevated green and glistening water behind the green and to the right. Bardmoor has some longer Par 3’s as well, like the 13th, measuring 225 from the back and 136 from the front tees.

Jen NickersonCLC’s Golf for the Future Tournament Fundraiser
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Limiting Your Child’s Screen Time

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Excessive screen time has been proven to interfere with cognitive ability and brain development. It has also been linked to increased levels of anxiety and negative affects on social skills and attention span. Screens should particularly be turned off when it gets closer to bedtime, as too much exposure to blue light from screens has been known to disrupt sleep patterns. We encourage that you give your child a very limited amount of screen time in general but especially during school nights. Help your child monitor their screen time and inspire them to engage in more time spent on hobbies, outside events, and creative activities. It’s very important that they’re able to function well at school and don’t always need to rely on screens to entertain them.

Kristen HarperLimiting Your Child’s Screen Time
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Meet our new Director of Tutoring, Lea Gilbertson!

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“Hi, I’m Lea, and I was born in Italy. My educational journey began in
high school, where I trained to become an elementary school teacher. I
later attended university and graduated with a degree in Italian
language and literature. After teaching high school for 14 years, I
moved to the US, where I continued my career in tutoring and teaching at
various private language schools, working with students ranging in age
from 7 to 90 years old.

Currently, I serve as the Tutoring Director at the Community Learning
Center, where I oversee all tutoring activities for both students and
tutors.”

We are very excited to have Lea join the CLC family! 

Kristen HarperMeet our new Director of Tutoring, Lea Gilbertson!
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Fun and Fast Science Experiment for Young Kids

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For this experiment, you’ll need water, a dry erase marker, and a ceramic bowl or plate.

  • You start by drawing a simple character on the surface of your bowl. A stickman is a good place to start.
  • Slowly pour a small amount of water onto the drawing and watch as your stickman begins to lift up off the bottom. As this happens, it will start to move on the surface of the water on its own. 
  • You can then use a toothpick to swirl the water around and make your stickman move and dance!

This experiment works as a great way to show density because of the ink’s insolubility to water and its low density that allows it to float.

Kristen HarperFun and Fast Science Experiment for Young Kids
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Making Cursive Fun

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Printing out worksheets with dotted cursive letters or words for your child to trace over is a perfect way to start practicing. This helps them get used to the flow and formation of cursive letters. You can provide themed writing prompts like favorite places or animals and have your child write about them in cursive. Encouraging creative writing while practicing cursive handwriting can make it a lot more fun. Another great way to make cursive more fun is using it in artwork like painting. Once your child gets used to the flow of the letters, they’ll be able to smoothly write cursive in no time.

Kristen HarperMaking Cursive Fun
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