Enrich Your Learning Pod STEM Resources with GreenApple What are Learning Pods? Learning Pods are small group learning environments formed by parents, communities, schools and school districts. Learning Pods, as a response to covid, are a new form of schooling to fill the gaps as we all return back to school. How do Learning Pods[…]
How to Beat the Covid Slide
Educational institutions including GreenApple Virtual Campus and GirlsTaketheLead.org are rolling out special programs to help kids stay engaged in education and on track to continue learning. What is the Covid Slide? You have probably heard of the summer slide, the backwards steps kids can take in literacy and math over the the summer when they[…]
Jumpstart Your Innovation Engine
Innovation at Times of Crisis The Power of the Pivot in solving problems and positioning for the future. At times in business or in life you need to pivot while still maintaining true to your vision. When we think of the term pivot we might think of a basketball pivot or that episode of Friends[…]
Time to Offer Virtual Camps?
The new normal of social distancing has changed the way we interact, work and offer camps for kids. We at GreenApple have had several planning sessions with companies considering the move to Virtual Camps and wanted to share what we have learned so far. What to Consider? First the good news: This is an opportunity[…]
STEM in the Community
Get Kids Involved Kids are learning at home and schools are practicing distance learning, so let’s explore collaborative STEM engineering projects that kids can work on remotely now, then build in person when we get back to life before COVID19. One way to frame these projects is Community Based Engineering or CBE. If you don’t[…]