Black Girls Code Website

Sorry to have missed these great NY events in October; watch this website for future programs.

Hip Hip Hooray! ESUMS Has the Best Community Ever!

The Walkathon has brought in $9,866.26 -- $133.13 short of our $10,000 goal!
Winners will be announced soon . . . .

image credit: Hyperbole and a Half   

ESUMS Students at the All American High School Film Festival in New York

Free Workshop On Stress in Children

"Coping with Childhood Stress and Anxiety"
Talk by Dr. Eli Lebowitz, Yale Child Study Center
This Sunday, Oct. 26, 10 am - 12:30 pm
JCC Community Room, 360 Amity Rd., Woodbridge

Talk, brunch, babysitting -- and it's FREE.
RSVP requested: wisemangerber@gmail.com

Eli Lebowitz is assistant professor at the Yale Child Study Center for Anxiety Disorders. He is author of the book "Treating Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety: A Guide for Caregivers" and has published numerous chapters and articles on anxiety and cognitive behavioral therapy.

Sponsored by Ezra Academy and Gan Hayeled.

Peabody Gardening Workshop

		Propagating Woody Plants for the Home Gardener Tuesday, November 4, 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. At the Yale Peabody Museum Learn how to increase the biodiversity of your yard by propagating woody plants from both seed and cuttings, and bring back some gifts from the course! Instructor Adam Wheeler manages plant propagation and the development of new plants at Broken Arrow Nursery. Bring pruners.  Fee: $45 members; $55 non-members; materials fee is included  Pre-registration is necessary by emailing peabody.education@yale.edu

Yale Splash Nov. 8

All-day program for grades 7-12.   https://yale.learningu.org/learn/splash.html

New Haven Parent University Nov. 1

Click for list of workshops and registration information.

Free Movie on the History of the Universe

Journey of the Universe (free film) and potluck

Sponsored by: New Haven Friends Meeting (Quakers)
Admission: free
Quaker Meetinghouse, 225 East Grand Avenue, New Haven
This award-winning documentary is 60 minutes long and makes vivid the evolving story of the universe.  Challenges presented by climate change are noted.  There will be an optional discussion afterward.
Sat Oct 25, 2014 7:00pm

New Haven Lego Club -- Meeting Today

Lego Club  

Lego Club at Mitchell Library,
Meets Monthly! We’ve got the Legos, you bring the creativity! All ages welcome.
203-946-8117  Admission: Free  
Mitchell Library, 37 Harrison Street, New Haven
Wed Oct 22, 2014 5:00pm

A Couple of Recent Parent-Link Messages

In case you missed them --
Time to Use Technology, Water Issue at School Resolved, Resource Fair

Computational Linguistics Olympiad

"The North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad is a contest for high school and older middle school students involving linguistic puzzles.  Students will apply their skills in logical analysis, learn about the diversity and consistency of language, and have fun."

Open Round: January 29, 2015
Training Sessions: Nov. 16, Dec. 7 and Jan. 25

Details here.

Get Your Official New Haven Ebola Information Here!

Click to view:
Superintendent's Letter English
La Carta del Superintendente en Español
Mayor's Letter English
La Carta del Alcalde en Español
Ebola Facts in English
Hechos Ébola en Español

Walkathon Donations -- TODAY is the Last Day!

Oh no!! In order for your donation to be counted toward this year's Walkathon (and your student to be considered for a prize), go right now -- before you forget -- to ESUMS Store and make your donation online!

(Also remember that students who raised no donations whatsoever may later be asked to pay for free school events like field day.)

Free Computer Development Workshops

Have you always wanted to learn to develop in iOS, Android, Google App Engine, or Google Sites?  Yale Student Developers is offering a series of free, open-to-the-public workshops.  Different levels of programming experience are required for different workshops (e.g., no background is needed for Google Sites).

Register here.

Interesting Local Exhibits

From Clocks to Lollipops, Made in New Haven, at the New Haven Museum

Hidden Life of Ants, at the Peabody Museum

Upcoming Science Events at Yale -- Science Saturday This Weekend

"Searching for Other Earths" Prof. Debra Fischer (Astronomy) at SCIENCE ON SATURDAYS

10/18/2014:

Where: Sterling Chemistry Lab at 225 Prospect St.

Math Mornings on Sundays with Prof. Raphael Coifman: Networks and Mathematics

10/19/2014:

Where: Davies Auditorium, 10 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven

Yale Synapse Resonance

11/02/2014: A Full Day of Science at Yale!

Where: Yale Science Hill

See Chemistry in Action! A Night of Colorful and Explosive Experiments with Bassam Shakhashiri

11/04/2014:

Where: Room 110, Sterling Chemistry Lab, 225 Prospect Street.

Yale Splash Fall 2014

11/08/2014: Yale Splash: Take classes taught by Yale students! A large range of topics are covered over four weekends!

Where: Woolsey Hall Rotunda (168 Grove St.) 

Yale Global Scholar Program -- Applications Now Open

Applications are now online for the 2015 Yale Global Scholar Program.  The tuition is $5250, but financial aid is available, and local students can get a discount for living at home rather than in the dorms.

Minds in Motion Program

There is still time to apply for the CT Association for the Gifted's Minds in Motion Program.  The October 25th event in Madison is open to all students and costs $35.  Details here.

Video from Last Spring's Arabic Festival

To view the video, click here.

ESUMS High School Student Vanessa Kuhlor's Article in Huffington Post

What Fashion Taught Me About Feminism

And here is her author page.  Congratulations, Vanessa!