WHAT: Noggin at Hosford Middle School (Portland Public Schools)

We did it! Learn more at the link…

High energy Hosford: Tumors, music & drugs!

WHERE: Hosford Middle School, 2303 SE 28th Pl, Portland, OR 97214

WHEN: Tuesday, February 27, 9:15am – 12:30; meet at the school office

CONTACTS: Amy Slaughter, Assistant Principal, Hosford Middle School; Jane VanDam, Science teacher; Kevin Marquardt, Science teacher

Noggin volunteers from Portland State University, OHSU and other area campuses will meet with students in Kevin Marquardt and Jane VanDam’s 6th grade classrooms at Hosford, introducing them to neuroscience research and art projects related to understanding the brain…

Period 2, room 9, from 9:39 – 10:32am

Period 3, room 9, from 10:35 – 11:28am

Period 4, room 9, from 11:31 – 12:24am

Hosford offers a Mandarin immersion program!
Here are some neuro-related words in Mandarin…

Brain:  脑 (nǎo)
Neuroscience:  神经科学 (Shénjīng kēxué)

Translation provided by Luyao Wang, undergraduate in Psychology at PSU

There are significant benefits to bilingual education in both children and adults, including evidence of changes in the white matter wiring of linked cortical regions essential for executive function (decision making, working memory, attentional control), and a reduced risk of cognitive decline with age…

LEARN MORE: Bilingual Two-Way Immersion Programs Benefit Academic Achievement

LEARN MORE: Language Experience Changes Language and Cognitive Ability

LEARN MORE: The effects of bilingualism on the white matter structure of the brain

LEARN MORE: Latino Network Learning & Lobes

Email Bill (griesar@pdx.edu), Jeff (jleake@pdx.edu) and Jessica (jpatchingbunch@gmail.com) for more details…

Committed participants
Adam Bishop, PSU
Kyle Stinson, PSU
Katerina Bondarenko, WSU
Jade Osilla, PSU
Ashley Keates, PSU
Krystal Nguyen, PSU
Joey Seuferling, Noggin Resource Council
Jennifer Jensen, PSU (first two periods)
Louis Sumrall, PSU (first two periods)