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Imagine your child joyfully singing out letter sounds or collaborating with classmates in a game that builds essential skills – this is the heart of our play-based learning approach at the LFC's preschool and Kindergarten programs. Through engaging, hands-on activities, such as board games, creative crafts, and even karaoke, our students build crucial language, socio-emotional, and motor skills while building a lifelong love of learning. 

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Each year, our graduating students are accepted to universities all around the world. The College Counseling Office works closely with each student to find universities that best fit his or her goals and interests to ensure that s/he continues to excel. With the University Bound series, we highlight some of their stories. This week's interview showcases Benjamin B., a senior in the IB program, who will be attending TU Eindhoven in the Netherlands next year.

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Recently, eight members of our high school Science Club (two from Grade 10, five from Grade 11 and one from Grade 12) took part in the Illinois Junior Academy of Science Regional Fair, competing against some 30 schools from across the Chicago area. This year, 300 projects were in the running and participants were judged both on the scientific approach to their topic of choice, as well as on the quality of their poster and presentation. Congratulations to our students, whose six competing projects each received recognition! In ascending order, a bronze medal, a silver medal, a gold medal, an award of excellence, and two superior achievement awards – the most prestigious prize given only to the top 5% of projects (i.e., the 16 best this year) – were achieved. These excellent results placed LFC third in the competition, ranking among some of the region's best high schools. Impressive! Congratulations and good luck to Andrea C., Romane C., Paul L., Akhil M., Duru M. and Claire Z., who qualified for the State Final in May at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign!

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To help our 5th and 6th graders prepare for their transition to middle school, students took part in an ocean-themed Hackathon. Consisting of a series of challenges using different technological tools, students had two hours to work in groups and complete the following tasks:

• Draw a whale flame using pixel art software
• Create a poster for the event using paper cut-outs and collages, taking inspiration from two pieces by painter Henri Matisse
• Program a Maqueen robot to move waste to a recycling center
• Program an Ozobot, a small robot that recognizes lines and colors, to move between different piles of garbage on a map
• Use Scratch to program a diver to collect waste without touching any fish

With the help of their 5th grade and middle school teachers, students showed ingenuity, creativity and true team spirit. Their hard work and determination paid off: they all did a great job and got great results!

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Our middle school students recently said “Oui” to Wellness. Congratulations to our 7th graders who spent six weeks during Vie de Classe creatively designing learning activities and experiences to present to their 6th and 8th grade peers, faculty, and staff. The third floor classrooms transformed into yoga studios, workout centers, and wellness- themed workshops teaching new skills and strategies promoting health and well-being. Examples of these workshops include:

• Sleep: Kahoot quiz (how much sleep does a 12-year-old really need?)
• First Aid I: Allergies & Epipen 
• First Aid II: Wounds & Burn care 
• Exercise: Practice body-weight exercises to improve strength and core stability 
• Product Labels: Learn how to check ingredients in product labels using Yuka app
• Gratitude: Write letters of gratitude to members of our community
• Yoga: Practiced yoga poses & learned its health benefits
• Meditation: Guided meditation & learned its health benefits 
• Hearing: Kahoot quiz (how exposure to high decibel noises can damage long-term hearing)

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