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CUE Outreach

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Center for Inquiry at School 84 

On October 16th, 2008, IPS Center for Inquiry at School 84 held its annual math + science night. The CUE participated with a booth showcasing specimens and artifacts representative of its projects. Students and their parents were invited to examine turtle shells, birdhouses, tracking devices, skulls, herbarium samples and other items indicative of local flora and fauna. An outreach package was also available to the students to take with them.

 

College Mentors for Kids

College Mentors for Kids is an innovative non-profit that pairs first- through fourth- graders with a college student mentor on a college campus for weekly activities focused on higher education and career, culture and diversity and community service. The CUE is often asked to host participants from the Butler chapter of College Mentor for Kids program. 'Buddies' are given an introduction to the center and the opportunity to exam books and samples. Activities vary depending on time of year and weather constraints. Field excursions include a walk to the canal, Butler prairie and nest box sites to see how and where some of the research through the center is conducted. Classroom activities have involved making bird feeders and rainsticks.

East 10th Street United Methodist Summer Camp

In the spring of 2009 the CUE was approached by organizers from the East 10th Street summer camp program. The summer camp is an enrichment program to help students reinforce and maintain their lessons from the academic year, as well as explore new lessons and activities. CUE interns worked to develop a curriculum that is based in the natural sciences and gets the participants outside. The CUE also leads the garden club. The summer camp set up some raised beds in a garden plot on site. The CUE interns work with the students on maintaining the garden, producing artistic pieces for the garden, and they hope to build a wormery for the garden as well.