by NYC Private Schools on November 22, 2009
Using games to learn and art to inspire are mandatory factors in classroom lessons and learning about life, but many NYC schools are taking one of the most popular toys of all time and incorporating it into a math curriculum program.
A NY Times blog discussed the power of the Gen-X favorite Rubik’s Cube now coming out of the playroom and into the math curriculum of a new generation.
About a dozen New York City schools have introduced a child-friendly Rubik’s Cube-based math curriculum devised for students as young as 8. In addition, New York City’s Department of Parks and Recreation is planning to introduce Rubik’s Cube solving at its 32 after-school program sites citywide within the next few weeks.
Teachers are attracted to the puzzle-solving lesson because it helps with geometry, algebra, direction-following, memorization and perseverance. But most importantly, teachers say it gives students a sense of accomplishment; they often give certificates as a reward to students who solve the cube.
Many grown adults remember the first time that they saw a playmate solve a Rubik’s cube, and the envy they felt. Everyone who every persevered and solved it themselves remembers the sense pride and accomplishment when those colored blocks matched perfectly for the first time.
That sense of confidence is noticeable when a student solves the cube in public without a guide and wows a nearby adult.
The New York City schools already using the program span private, public, elementary, middle and high schools. They include the Town School and Hunter College Elementary School in Manhattan; East Flatbush Community Research School, Bushwick Community High School, Brownsville Academy High School, Public School 99, Bay Ridge Preparatory School, James Madison High School, and Intermediate School 187 in Brooklyn; SAR Academy in the Bronx; and Tottenville High School in Staten Island.
by NYC Private Schools on October 23, 2009
The Siemens Foundation announced today the Semifinalists and Regional Finalists of the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, revealing the brightest high school minds in contention for the nation’s most coveted teen science prize.
The Siemens Competition is the nation’s leading original research competition in math, science and technology for high school students, and is administered annually by the College Board which awards college
scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $100,000 in individual and team categories.
The 96 regional finalist whiz kids will be called to compete at one of six regional competitions held over three consecutive weekends in November. Regional Finals Start November 6, 2009.
Winners of the regional events are invited to compete at the National Finals at New York University in New York City, December 3 – December 7, 2009. Visit www.siemens-foundation.org on December 7, 2009 at 9:30 am EST to view a live webcast of the National Finalist Award Presentation. You can also log into and follow the Siemens Foundation on Twitter (http://twitter.com/SFoundation) for the latest information and announcements throughout this year’s competition.
Here are the winners from New York State public and private schools (the winners from NYC Private Schools are highlighted):
NEW YORK REGIONAL FINALISTS:
- Israt Ahmed, Francis Lewis High School, Fresh Meadows
- Shaunak Bakshi, Manhasset High School, Manhasset
- Cynthia Chen, The Brearley School, New York
- Stephanie Chen, Stuyvesant High School, New York
- Ellis Darby, New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School, New York
- Ruoyi Jiang, Ward Melville High School, East Setauket
- Michelle Leonetti, Long Beach High School, Lido Beach
- Jiayi Lin, New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School, New York
- Peter Massey, Manhasset High School, Manhasset
- David Park, Herricks High School, New Hyde Park
- Joshua Pfeffer, North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, Great Neck
- Aneesh Sampath, Ward Melville High School, East Setauket
- Salonee Shah, W. Tresper Clarke High School, Westbury
- Jason Shieh, The Bronx High School of Science, Bronx
- Kevin Zhao, Ward Melville High School, East Setauket
- Xiao Zhou, Francis Lewis High School, Fresh Meadows
NEW YORK SEMIFINALISTS:
- Michael Abatemarco, Garden City High School, Garden City
- Landon Acriche, George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
- Levent Alpoge, Half Hollow Hills High School West, Dix Hills
- Spencer Amer, George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
- Prateek Baghel, Shaker High School, Latham
- Mubarrat Bhuiyan, Jericho High School, Jericho
- Eric Brooks, George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
- Kirti Chakote, George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
- Elliot Chang, United Nations International School, New York
- Julie Chang, Herricks High School, New Hyde Park
- Kimberly Chen, Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights
- Alan Chiu, George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
- Ashley Choe, George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
- Vikalpa Dammavalam, The Bronx High School of Science, Bronx
- Nevin Daniel, Ward Melville High School, East Setauket
- Nisha Desai, George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
- Theodora Efthymiou, Half Hollow Hills High School West, Dix Hills
- Thomas Elustondo, Garden City High School, Garden City
- Hayley Gadol, Half Hollow Hills High School West, Dix Hills
- Zachary Gershon, George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
- Stacy Gil, George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
- Reena Glaser, Smithtown High School West, Smithtown
- Jack Greisman, Stuyvesant High School, New York
- Sandy Guerrero, Longwood High School, Middle Island
- Debayan Guha, Horace Mann School, Riverdale
- Candice Gurbatri, Half Hollow Hills High School West, Dix Hills
- Maurice Harari, George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
- Laura Hellmich, Ossining High School, Ossining
- Matthew Hung, Smithtown High School West, Smithtown
- Dara Illowsky, Ossining High School, Ossining
- Manjinder Kandola, Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, Jamaica
- Anjali Kapur, Mount Sinai High School, Mount Sinai
- Daniel Katz, John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, Great Neck
- Kwang Kim, William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, Great Neck
- Matthew Kim, Commack High School, Commack
- Benjamin Klyachman, George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
- Alexandra Kravitz, George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
- Yeon Lee, Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington
- Haebin Lim, William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, Great Neck
- Cara Lin, Ward Melville High School, East Setauket
- Aviv Lipman, George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
- Katherine Liu, Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School, Scarsdale
- Ying Yao Louie, Midwood High School at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn
- Yesha Maniar, Herricks High School, New Hyde Park
- Paul Masih Das, Lawrence High School, Cedarhurst
- Thomas McCune, Half Hollow Hills High School East, Dix Hills
- Nikhil Mehandru, Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights
- Matthew Miecnikowski, Half Hollow Hills High School East, Dix Hills
- Julia Milch, George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
- Jonathan Nachman, North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, Great Neck
- Sean Oh, The Wheatley School, Old Westbury
- Pooja Rambhia, Jericho High School, Jericho
- Aditya Ramesh, Sachem High School East, Farmingville
- Jonathan Schor, Brighton High School, Rochester
- Cristina Sorrento, Locust Valley High School, Locust Valley
- Charles Starr, William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, Great Neck
- Lena Street, Hastings High School, Hastings-On-Hudson
- Merry Sun, Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua
- Brett Teplitz, Half Hollow Hills High School East, Dix Hills
- Edward Vargas, Herricks High School, New Hyde Park
- Matthew Vitha, George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
- Elan Yochai, George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
- Xinrui Zhang, Monroe-Woodbury High School, Central Valley
Congratulations to all the winners!
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