Questioners Club

Title: Monthly Meeting
Location: Denis & Chanel
Description: The monthly meeting for March will be hosted by Denis & Chanel.
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2012-03-01
End Time: 21:30

In his book Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology (2009, ISBN 978-0-8077-5002-5.), Allan Collins observes that children raised on new media technologies are less patient with filling out worksheets and listening to lectures because they already participate on a global level, and are able to receive better feedback online.   This often manifests as a  lack of participation in a traditional classroom.  Traditional classrooms have students do assignments and when they are completed, they are just that, finished.   In contrast, Web 2.0 shows students that education is constantly evolving, and participating in a class discussion or engaging in a forum discussion with technologies available  in a Web 2.0 classroom increases levels of participation.

In traditional classrooms students score well if they regurgitate a relatively narrow band of information from their set books, and satisfy a constrained “learning outcome”.  In a Web 2.0 classroom each student’s assignment should vary markedly from the next.  If they then share in a discussion they are exposed to a broader, more varied body of knowledge seen from many points of view.   In a stroke, a far more exciting and richer learning experience.

Peruse The 100 Best Web 2.0 Classroom Tools Chosen By You on the Edudemic website.

Title: Monthly Meeting – August
Location: Hosted by Ursula
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2011-08-04

Title: Monthly Meeting – June
Description: The monthly meeting will be hosted by Anthony and Susan.
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2011-06-09
End Time: 21:30

Title: Woodworking Workshop
Location: Observatory, Cape Town
Link out: Props & Projects
Description: Introduction to Woodworking with master craftsman Warren Rothenberg.
Date: 2011-05-09

Title: Monthly Meeting
Description: The monthly parents’ meeting will be hosted by Denis & Chanel
Start Time: 07:30
Date: 2011-05-05
End Time: 09:30

Title: Camp out
Location: Imhoff Park, Kommetjie
Description: # Arrive at noon on Saturday.
# Leave after lunch on Sunday.
# Amble to the Kakapo.
# Play in the waves.
# Ride your bike/J-Board in the campsite.
# Cook your own food.
# Drink your own beer.
# Fun in good weather.
# Great fun in bad weather.
# Many other features and benefits!!

I would be most interested to get an idea of numbers. It is felt that this would be of use in determining the number of sites required.

John & Beth

Start Date: 2011-04-09
Start Time: 12:00:00
End Date: 2011-04-10
End Time: 15:00

We are pleased to invite you to an evening with the Questioners’ club to hear Annemarie Lombard speak on Sensory Intelligence in gifted kids. This is open to club members and their invited guests.

Title: Sensory intelligence in gifted children

Abstract:
Sensory intelligence refers to the understanding and insight of how the brain process what we see, hear, feel, taste, smell and receive through movement to transfer this into actions and behaviours for learning, working and living. This is a unique process for each individual as we each have different sensory thresholds by which the information are being received and processed. This is the reason why some of us get irritated in noisy environments while others thrive on it. Referring to our recent successful 2010 World Cup Soccer, the vuvuzela’s were either loved or hated….loved by those with high thresholds and hated by those with low thresholds. Knowing your child’s sensory stressors and sensory needs will assist you to understand their behaviours and manage their attention, emotions and behaviour more effectively. It will assist parents to make the home and study environment more conducive while advocating their child’s best interest for schools, extra murals and others involved with your child. Supplying parents with this insight and strategies have changed their lives to create more harmonious homes and facilitate the child’s potential in all spheres of life. For more information please visit their website

About the presenter:

Annemarie Lombard is a registered occupational therapist who worked with learning with special needs for 15 years after transferring her skills, knowledge and passions to training the concept of sensory integration. Annemarie has two sons 9 and 5 and passionate about parenting. Sensory intelligence is her trademark and she presents workshops for parents, teachers, work teams and individuals on the value of understanding the senses for optimal work and living. She wrote the book: Sensory Intelligence why it matters more than IQ and EQ” which was published by Metz Press in 2007. She is currently completing her PhD at UCT using sensory intelligence to predict work performance in call centres. She won the Business Woman of the Year award for the Cape Region in 2008/9, SACBW.
Date: Thursday 22 July 2010
Time: 1845 to start at 1900
Venue: 11 Eugene Marais Ave Constantia, off Brommersvlei Rd
Cost: Small charge per head to cover costs (estimate R20, to be confirmed on evening).
Please RSVP by Sunday 18th July 2010.
Thank you
Rob

Hi all
John  has kindly agreed to coordinate the following activity.
Please RSVP to John by 14 June 2010.
Rob

Proposed 4×4 Outing to Atlantis.

SUNDAY 20 JUNE 2010
08:30 – Caltex on R27 at Melkbos
09:00 – main gate at Atlantis

We will meet at the Melkbos Caltex on the R27 (West Coast Road) at 08.30, have a cup of coffee while everyone appears and then drive through to Atlantis at 09.00.

We will drive through the dunes and have a picnic lunch on the sand, so you will need to bring:
- picnic
- blanket / chair
- rain coat
- dry clothes if you are inclined to jumping in loose water whenever you find it.
- (There are similarities to a day at a large uneven and surf-less beach.)
- We will depart the dunes at 14:00.

The cost will be R150 per vehicle and I will need a complete list of all vehicle registration numbers.

We should be able to accommodate those without 4x4s in other vehicles.

Only vehicles with 4×4 and low range are suitable for the dunes.

SO – INTERESTED PARTIES:

Please advise the following:
- Registration number of participating vehicle;
- Number of seats OFFERED to saloon passengers; and
- Number of seats REQUIRED by saloon passengers.

John