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Camp Gladiator Work Out - Virtual
Mon., Tues. & Thurs. @ 5:00am • Tues. & Thurs. @ 5:30/6:45pm
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Virtual Events - June & July Meridiana Book Club - Virtual
Meridiana is continuing with their very own Virtual Book Club which began April 6th! All discussions will be online, and you can join at any time! See the website for the link or to share thoughts and opinions over the chapters of the book decided on or email michelle@meridianatexas.com for more details. June 7, 14, 21, 28 • 10-11 AM ~ July 5, 12, 19, 26 • 10-11 AM
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Café SOL ON THE COVER: Avery (left) and Courtney enjoy hanging out and talking over lunch at Café SOL. ~•••~•••~•••~•••~ These young ladies prove that Café Sol is the place to share good food with friends and enjoy the lakeside patio scenery. At the waters edge in Meridiana’s Oasis Village, Café Sol is a great place to watch the game with friends, grab a healthy salad after a workout or watch the sunset on the patio. The café also offers great job opportunities for creative, energetic people who love working with people.
~•••~•••~•••~•••~ NERDY FACT: The name Meridiana is derived from the meridian, an imaginary longitudinal line that circles the earth from one pole to another and back. Defining, among other things, the time of day and international date lines.
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Social Distancing . . . while keeping a sense of humor close to heart
“A merry heart does good, like medicine,” promises Proverb 17:22 and families in Meridiana received a huge dose of that during the quarantine. Some good things have evolved from COVID-19 and choosing to have a sense of humor is one of the best. When these parents and their children look back on those months together perhaps it will bring a smile to their face and from their heart they can say, “we laughed, and it was good.”
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Learning Labs Meridiana goes beyond the classroom with a series of Learning Labs that take classroom curricula out into the field with handson experiences. Through a coordinated effort with Alvin schools the Learning Labs are an experience unto themselves.
MERIDIAN TOWER
The iconic 60-foot tower is not just a sculpture, it’s a sophisticated sundial that works with the Sky Map (part two of this learning lab) to show how the sun moves across the sky, based on the time of day and time of year by the shadow that it casts. (See more facts about the Tower on the website) ~•••~•••~•••~•••~
SKY MAP
Meridian Tower sits at the center of a map (in the center of the Oasis Village) that tells you the time day and date based on its shadow. The Sky Map is what it casts its shadow upon. And it marks key dates, showing the sun’s movement from horizon to horizon throughout the year. In fact, Sky Map doesn’t stop at the end of the tower’s shadow. The walkways radiating from the tower align perfectly with sunrise and sunset during the winter and summer solstices, as well as the equinox. ~•••~•••~•••~•••~
GALILEO’S LAB
It looks suspiciously like a playground but it’s actually an outdoor classroom. That doesn’t mean learning can’t be fun. Named for the Italian astronomer/natural philosopher Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) who is considered the father of science, this Lab reminds you that the answers are in the stars. A planetarium maps the constellations, sextants show how early explorers navigated by the stars, and telescopes keep your eye on the sky. Just to name a few experiments.
Meridian Tower, an innovative tool for learning
~•••~•••~•••~•••~ NERDY FACT: Galileo’s observations confirmed the writings of Copernicus, that the earth revolves around the sun and not the other way around.
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