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Session 17: Year Exhibition 🎉

Overview

Grades: 1-2 | Duration: 30 minutes | Session: 17 of 17

Students celebrate their year of C-STREAM learning, sharing portfolios and demonstrating growth in engineering, coding, and faith integration.

Session 17: Year Exhibition

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, students will:

  • Reflect on their year of learning

  • Share accomplishments with others

  • Demonstrate growth in C-STREAM skills

  • Celebrate faith and reason together

Session 17: Year Exhibition

Materials Needed

  • 📓 Engineering journals (from all year)

  • 📸 Photos from C-STREAM sessions

  • 🏆 Certificates (optional)

  • 🎨 Display materials

  • 📋 "I Learned..." reflection sheet

Catholic Integration

Saint Connection

All the Saints We Met This Year — St. Joseph, St. Francis, St. Cecilia, Blessed Carlo Acutis, and more! They showed us that faith and learning go together.

Scripture

"I thank my God every time I remember you." — Philippians 1:3

Opening Prayer

Dear God, thank you for an amazing year of discovery! Thank you for letting us learn about your wonderful world. Thank you for our teachers and friends. Bless us as we continue to grow. Amen.

Lesson Procedure

Opening Circle (5 minutes)

  1. Celebration! — "We've completed a whole year of C-STREAM!"
  2. Memory Lane — Show photos from throughout the year
  3. Count Our Learning:
  4. 17 sessions of exploring!
  5. Bridges, robots, coding, instruments, and more!
  6. Saints Remembered — Quick mention of saints we met
  7. Today's Celebration — "Share what you've learned!"

Main Activity: Exhibition (19 minutes)

Part 1: Portfolio Review (5 minutes)

  • Students look through their engineering journals

  • Mark favorite pages with sticky notes

  • Identify: "My best work" and "My biggest growth"

Part 2: Partner Sharing (6 minutes)

  • Share with a partner:
  • One project you're proud of
  • Something that was hard but you figured out

  • Your favorite saint we learned about

  • Partners encourage each other

Part 3: Class Gallery (5 minutes)

  • Display journals and projects

  • Gallery walk to see everyone's work

  • Positive comments only!

Part 4: Awards & Recognition (3 minutes)

  • Optional certificates:
  • "Wonder Champion"
  • "Master Builder"
  • "Code Creator"
  • "Service Star"

  • "Faith & Reason Explorer"

  • Recognize every student's growth

Reflection & Journal (4 minutes)

  1. In journal, write/draw:
  2. My favorite C-STREAM memory
  3. Something I learned about God's world
  4. What I want to learn next year

Closing Circle (2 minutes)

  1. Gratitude Round — Each student: "I'm thankful for..."
  2. Future Engineers — "You're ready for more adventures!"
  3. Final Blessing & Prayer:

Dear God, Thank you for this year of wonder. Thank you for curious minds and creative hands. Thank you for showing us that faith and science are friends. Bless these young engineers as they grow. Help them always use their gifts for good. In Jesus' name, Amen.

Assessment

End-of-Year Reflection:

  • Can identify learning growth

  • Expresses pride in accomplishments

  • Connects C-STREAM to faith

  • Shows enthusiasm for future learning

Differentiation

For Students Who Need Support

  • Pre-select journal highlights

  • Partner with supportive peer

  • Focus on verbal sharing

For Advanced Students

  • Present to the class

  • Create "tips" for next year's students

  • Write reflection letter

Wonder at Home 🏠

Summer Challenge: Keep being a C-STREAM explorer all summer!

  • Build with whatever you find

  • Ask "I wonder..." questions

  • Look for God's patterns in nature

  • Use technology for good

  • Help others with your skills

  • Never stop wondering!

Teacher Notes

  • Prepare certificates in advance

  • Invite parents/families if possible

  • Take lots of photos

  • Send journals home as keepsakes

  • Celebrate each child's unique growth

🎊 Congratulations, C-STREAM Engineers! 🎊

You've completed Grades 1-2 Year A C-STREAM!

This year you:

  • ✅ Built bridges and towers

  • ✅ Programmed Dash Robots

  • ✅ Created code with ScratchJr

  • ✅ Explored God's patterns

  • ✅ Engineered instruments

  • ✅ Served your community

  • ✅ Connected faith and reason

You are engineers, scientists, and children of God!

Keep building. Keep wondering. Keep praising God.

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End of Grades 1-2 Year A Bi-Weekly C-STREAM Curriculum