{"id":46300,"date":"2016-05-25T11:18:40","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T21:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=46300"},"modified":"2020-01-09T13:08:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T23:08:11","slug":"saturday-gene-ius-day-registration-open-for-2016-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/05\/25\/saturday-gene-ius-day-registration-open-for-2016-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday GENE-ius Day registration open for 2016-17"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Students look at nematodes under the microscope at the 2015 Saturday GENE-iuses graduation celebration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Registration for the 2016\u20132017 Saturday GENE-iuses classes<\/a> for students in Grades 1–9 is now open. Saturday GENE-iuses provides a series of nine engaging, hands-on Saturday classes, presented in teaching labs at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa, that encourage scientific thinking and appreciation for all things related to science. Since 2006, more than 8,000 schoolchildren in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> have been introduced to exciting scientific concepts through the GENE-ius Day program developed by Professor Ania Wieczorek<\/a><\/strong>, and offered by the Department of Tropical Plant and Soil\u00a0Sciences<\/a> of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources<\/a> (CTAHR) at UH<\/abbr> Mānoa.<\/p>\n

STEM<\/abbr> Learning That’s Fun<\/h2>\n

“The GENE-ius Day Program was created to teach the concepts of genetics and other Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects in a fun, easy-to-remember way,” Wieczorek says. “Each GENE-ius Day event is packed with hands-on experiments and activities that let students experience and enjoy science.”<\/p>\n

How to Get Involved<\/h2>\n

Reservations are required and should be made as soon as possible, because the seats fill up quickly.\u00a0Payment of $231 for all 9 sessions can be submitted online via credit card, or by mailing a check. Further instructions can be found on the registration forms<\/a> available at the program website.<\/p>\n

Children should be registered according to their 2016–2017 grade level. Classes will start in September 2016 and will continue throughout Saturday GENE-iuses registration open for 2016–17the school year. Students in the grade 1–3 section must be accompanied by a chaperone, who will also need to pay for the session. Each chaperone can accommodate up to two students.<\/p>\n

Check out a video of a recent GENE-ius session<\/a> on the UH<\/abbr> Mānoa campus.<\/p>\n

Email any questions about GENE-ius classes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

—By Frederkia Bain<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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