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"Mommy, Mommy, I went to the Bronx Zoo today!" "Daddy, do you know why leaves change color…I do." "Grandpa, I got to ask a real scientist six questions about plasma and lightning." These are the conversations that are occurring over the phone or around the dinner table among families of children from St. Ann School. They're busy chatting about a whole new world that has been opened to them with the school's launch of their Distance Learning program. In just the first few weeks, every student has experienced this new educational media which allows students to take "virtual field trips" or to receive instruction from a remote presenter over an interactive video conferencing connection. So far, students have learned about the life cycle of a leaf through the Camden Children's Garden Center. Some visited the Bronx Zoo and learned about Food Webs by analyzing their own body's energy needs and the role of various plants and animals in the food chain. Others learned about the life and legends of St. Nicholas and even learned a traditional Swedish holiday dance. Most notably, the 7th and 8th grade Science class had their textbooks come to life as Dr. Jose Lopez, a physicist from the Center for Micro plasma Science & Technology at St. Peter's College in Jersey City, talked about how air, motion and friction relate to plasma. Dr. Lopez also shared practical examples of the research that his team is pursuing, like how plasmas can be used to purify drinking water or how they can reduce drag on an airplane's wing to improve fuel efficiency in flight. At the conclusion of this presentation, Sr. Rita Tassinari, Vice-Principal noted, "our students learned today about topics that aren't even written in textbooks yet! We are excited that our new Distance Learning program is providing our teachers with opportunities to illustrate and augment their core lesson plans. It is bringing the world to our students and is stimulating their learning beyond the traditional classroom experience. They love it and are hungry for more!" St. Ann School is proud to be the only parochial grammar school in Somerset County to have a Distance Learning program. It is latest technology implemented and complements the 30-seat computer lab and the in-classroom technology including computers and flat screen TVs. Would you like to learn more? St. Ann School is hosting Open Houses on Wed. Jan 25th, 7:30pm, Sun. Jan 29th, 10am-1:00pm and Wed. Feb 1st, 9:00am-10:30am. Call Kelly at (908) 725-7787 for more information, to schedule an alternative time to visit or to schedule a time for your child to shadow a St. Ann student for the day.

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