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Page 20 THE HERALD Wednesday September 1990 Discovery Centre program caters to special need By LISA Herald Special Nearly 160 North Halton students will learn how to make a discovery year at Pineview Public School The Discovery Centre establish by the Halton Board of Educa tion provides an open and challenging atmosphere to ex create and problem solve For seven consecutive school days groups of students 10 in each group will be chosen to par ticipate in the Discovery Centre Students in Grades one through four are picked by classroom teachers based on their ability lo express themselves their will ingness to ask question and their desire to explore the Discovery program now in third year was designed to enhance the creative problem iol and exploring skills of bright children explained the program teacher Lucy McLean Students who tan work independently in a and do not create a pro blem don require a great ddeal of a teachers attention she said But they still have special needs Mrs McLean insisted The Discovery Centre takes these students out of their regular classes to give them room to ex and to equip themselves with the proper learning tools to use in every aspect of their lives The Discovery classroom has been transformed into a bazaar of the room broken into stations full of electronic gadgets reptiles and molding cla just waiting to be discovered curious hands Getting the answers requires knowing how to ask good ques lions how to organize the informa and how to write the answer clearly explained Mrs McLean We re teaching them to use charts and graphs she said Visuils help because the add to an answer and help the students to see how things develop when they find the should feel good about what ihe find At the centre the students receive individual feedback on the projects something rare to larger less special zed lassrooms Mrs McLean con In regular classrooms the teachers attention is distracted he students who require constant issistance she said but there be focus on the needs of bright children as well she added Posted about the classroom are words and phrases to guide the on questioning methods in to arrive at a full answer Words such as purpose value style changes and conditions are included in a list of things to ask while researching a subject Good service good coverage good price- Thats State Farm insurance ROBERT TAIT TO St Georgetown 8731833 ike a good ne ghbor Statp Farm is there STATE FARM INSURANCE At the beginning of the first ses sion which began on Sept 17 Mrs McLean introduced the important characteristics of a discovery Laura Willis years old enjoys computers learner Among those traits is cunosity persistence a desire to take risks and the ability to use physical senses Eight yearold Theresa Clayton a Grade student at M Z Bennett Public School in Acton conducted a research project on dolphins to find out how they survive and if they are near to extinction Theresa gathered information from encyclopedias and organized it into a presentation complete with a plaster cast of a dolphin Theresa said she enjoyed the Discovery Centre atmosphere because there were fewer students and more freedom Laura Willis a nineyear old Grade A student from Joseph Gib bons Public School in Georgetown said she has learned how to ask belter questions Laura completed research projects on birthstones spiders and also researched dolphins 1 learned how to look up things by going around and asking people she said molding ocean waves around a plaster cast dolphin Laura dreams of becoming a teacher plans to pass all the tools of learning on to her students especially the importance of ask ing questions No one should be afraid to ask questions she COUNTRY LANE OUR NEWLY RENOVATED CHRISTMAS COUNTRY GIFT CRAFT HOUSE GEORGETOWN 8772254 This simple little box can transform your driveway into your own private Fuel Economy Centre Save up to of what you now spend on gasoline with convenient on site refuelling Motorists living in the Halton county area have an excellent opportunity Thanks to the NGV from Union Gas they be able to refill their light trucks vans or cars on site with Natural Gas for Vehicles NGV for a fraction of their gasoline costs In fact you could realize savings of up to How You Can Get In On The Savings I out how to tap into your home or business itunl Gas line for truly outstanding fuel Gill Union Gas today ind ask thf 3357319 Natural Gas for Vehicles Driving for the Bottom Line union grs