Fishbowl Learning

On our third day of , we went on special field trip to a place near and dear to us at Fishbowl.

, a beloved Dallas non-profit, serves homeless children and families. We have had the opportunity to work with them for several summers now, and we are continually inspired by their teachers and students alike.

At Vogel, we delivered the "Bye Bye Bags" we prepared at our traditional pre-Fishbowl gathering. Bye Bye Bags are given to every Vogel participant when they leave the facility. They are filled with pull-top protein, water, and snacks such fruit cups and goldfish. These bags ensure the children will eat dinner every night.

After our trip, we switched gears and moved in to product design and marketing for our business idea. We finished the day by finalizing our business title and outlining our expense report.

Tomorrow, they have a very special visitor, any guesses as to who it might be? 🙋‍♀️ 🙋‍♂️ 🙋

Let the games begin!

We opened our first day with a mini Olympic Games ran by the bigs. The kids represented different cities of Ancient Greece (the nations of the first ever Olympics) and learned about the structure of the Olympic Games. 🏅

Then, we discussed the primary feature of the Olympics- the sports! We discussed defining aspects of sports and how to categorize them, allowing the kids to make important decisions like the number of sports they will create for their own Olympic Games on Friday!

And that’s a wrap at !! We debriefed our zoo visit by discussing the 4 animals from the African Savanna, the ecosystem that the littles chose earlier in the week.

They noted specific ways the lion exhibit could be improved, and they compiled their points in a hand written letter to the president of the Dallas Zoo.

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the happiest of birthdays to one of our founders and the ultimate starfish, . we are because of you! thank you for breathing our program into life and demonstrating mentorship for all of us, leading always by example. we love you!

Another successful day at ! We learned all about adaptations and why they’re important. Then, we created portfolios for our animal creations and discussed how they’d interact with each other in an ecosystem. Tomorrow we’ll be taking a special field trip! 🥳