Spark pre-k program

Spatial Reasoning The ability to envision objects or ideas in three dimensions. Creative Problem Solving The ability to work through or analyze problems and explore different ways to solve them. I Am an Engineer. Making Things Strong. Making Things Move. Each Lab serves up to two 2 students and Includes:. Engineering Materials 45 large-scale building components, 50 small-scale building components. Sallis, J. The effects of a 2-year physical education program SPARK on physical activity and fitness in elementary school students.

American Journal of Public Health, 87, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, , Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 70, Dowda, M. Have increased opportunities for experiencing personal meaning through being physically active. SPARK has been dedicated to creating, implementing and evaluating programs to improve the health of children since GOPHER was chosen during a national search in late and the new partnership formalized in early Over 50 publications have been written and reviewed to support this claim.

Teachers improve their quantity and quality of instruction, and the positive effects of SPARK sustain and institutionalize. SPARK has trained teachers representing more than , schools worldwide and facilitated or partnered in more than 20 research studies and special projects since The compilation of these efforts results in more than 20, teachers trained and more than 1 million students effected each and every year!

SPARK seeks to make your experience terrific. We use cookies to give you a better website experience. Home About Spark. During its first year, SPARK served children in two Stark County school districts a large urban district and a small rural district. SPARK programs serve over 2, children annually.