Articles in Clairton
Clairton CASTLE 2015: Microphone Building – Pt. 1
Students at Clairton’s CASTLE program, after learning how they worked, got to build microphones out of household materials! Using just two magnets, a length of copper wire, three washers, a nut, a bolt, a plastic straw and a cup, campers created an amazing piece of technology!
Clairton CASTLE 2015: A “First”
Students at Clairton were asked to describe the very first time they ever did, learned or experienced something amazing!
Clairton CASTLE 2015: Intro to the H1 & Interviewing
Students at Clairton CASTLE were introduced to the H1–a handheld, digital recording device. After learning the basics, they then formed small groups and took turns interviewing each other. Some opted to interview themselves with a silly voice and an alter-ego while some even interviewed a teacher!
Clairton CASTLE 2015: Round Table Story Telling – Haunted Birthday Party, Pt. 2
Students at Clairton continued with their round table story telling project: “The Haunted Birthday Party,” with each child adding their own personal twist to the already wild and expansive tale.
Clairton CASTLE 2015: Round Table Story Telling – Haunted Birthday Party
Students once again took turns telling a new communal story, this time concerning a haunted birthday party, a fainting epidemic and popular movie monsters becoming real!
Clairton CASTLE 2015: Round Table Story Telling & “What I Want to Be When I Grow Up”
Students at Clairton once again braved the frigid conditions and participated in two different round table activities. The fifth graders each took turns telling the same, communal story while the seventh graders discussed what they wanted to be when they grow up.
Clairton CASTLE 2015: Time Travel
Students at Clairton’s CASTLE program had a chance to answer the classic hypothetical: “If you could travel back in time, where would you go?”
Clairton CASTLE 2015: Round Table Discussion – Cell Phones & Technology
7th and 5th graders at Clairton Middle School braved the frosty, Hoth-like weather to discuss cell phones and the effects technology have on their everyday lives.
Clairton CASTLE 2015: Round Table Discussion – Peer Pressure & Bullying
Fifth grade students at Clairton CASTLE were asked to discuss peer pressure, bullying and their personal experiences with both–as well as the best ways to combat both.
Clairton CASTLE 2015: Round Table Discussion – The Clairton Bears
Fifth grade students at Clairton CASTLE participated in a round table discussion concerning their high school football team’s loss in the PIAA Championship and the consequent fight that has yielded scrutiny from outside sources.