How Cool Is That? Hands-On Science & Herbalism Academy

sive observers. creator, Velya Jancz-Urban, has always asserted, “Kids are sponges, and should be exposed to as many opportunities as possible in order to do what sponges do best – soak it all up!”

As a parent and former CT high school English/history teacher, elementary Gifted/Enrichment teacher, and East coast instructor for the Earth Balloon, Velya believes that hands-on learning is for everyone: “When I look back on the classes that I remember most, without fail they involved active participation.”

How Cool Is That?! classes have been offered at: Rumsey Hall School, Chase Collegiate, Bridgewater P&R, Woodbury P&R, Washington P&R, Long Meadow Elementary School, Chester Elementary School, Mitchell Elementary School, Woodbury P&R, the Bridgewater Fair, New Morning Natural & Organic, Woodbury Library, Sunny Valley Preserve Open Farm Day, Middlebury Apple Harvest Festival, Washington Primary School, Insports Trumbull, numerous Boy and Girl Scout troops, and elementary schools and libraries throughout New England, New York, and New Jersey.