Co-op In Review: February 20, 2014

This week in Co-op we studied some events at the beginning of the 1960's.  Charismatic John F. Kennedy had been elected president in 1960 and he soon faced his first major crisis.  It was a nuclear weapons stand off in nearby Cuba, a communist country just miles from Florida.  The Soviets ended up removing their weapons from Cuba and the crisis and potential war had been averted.  Kennedy also promised to send a man to the moon in the decade of the 1960's.  This milestone was achieved, but Kennedy did not live to see it.  The kids also studied more of the events and turmoil of the Civil Rights struggle in the southern states--learning about how children were involved in marches and just how awful things were for black citizens living in Birmingham.  The Upper Grammar class completed a Cuban Missile Crisis simulation in their class.  The Soviets, American and Cubans all strategized and tried to outwit each other.  The Upper Grammar class also studied the Cuban Missile Crisis, making neat Cuba Cubes--and learned many interesting facts about Cuba.  The Lower Grammar class studied the space race and made awesome space packs to help them on their journeys to the moon!  The Five in a Row class read the book, "Mr. Gumpy's Motor Car."  Mr. Gumpy goes for a ride and everyone wants to go with him!  The kids then made their own motor cars and took a ride around the church campus!