Homeschool Plus Dates:
Oct 24, 2026 (Sat)
Nov 28, 2026 (Sat) This one will be run by parent volunteers.
April 10, 2027 (Sat)
Homeschool Plus on Oct 24 (Sat):
Preschool Class: Science with Mrs. May (ages 3-6)
Students will learn some basic science through play and activities in the kindergarten room.
Grade 1-2 Class: Egg Drop Challenge with Ms Altena (All supplies provided)
Get ready to design, build, and test your way to an egg-cellent adventure!
Can you build a contraption that keeps an egg from cracking when it is dropped?
Plan their design and think like engineers
Draw and write about their ideas
Build their egg-protecting with the supplies.
Make a prediction about whether their egg will survive and explain why
Test their creations in the big Egg Drop Challenge!
Celebrate their results and think about what they could change or improve
Come ready to create, experiment, problem-solve, and have some egg-citing fun!
Grade 3-5 Class: Egg Drop Challenge with Ms Aban, in 5th grade room #215, (All supplies provided)
Our young engineers will be tackling this classic physics puzzle. Students will explore forces and motion while learning how gravity, air resistance, and impact energy function in the real world. In small groups, they will design and construct a 3D safety capsule featuring a parachute to increase drag, and an impact cushion to protect a raw egg payload during a high drop.
This hands-on project links fundamental physical science to real-world applications, such as vehicle crumple zones and planetary landers. The lesson will conclude with a drop test where students analyze their structural designs and verify whether their payload remained intact.
Grade 6-8 Class: Egg Drop Challenge with Mr Maraya (only scissors, tape, and eggs are provided, all other supplies must be brought from home!)
Egg Drop Challenge: Calling all future engineers and entrepreneurs, get ready to design, build, and test your way to an ‘egg-citing’ adventure! Our middle schoolers will take on a different version of the classic Egg Drop Challenge.
They will design a contraption that can safely drop from the CAJ cafeteria terrace without cracking the egg payload inside, with a challenge. To make this a true real-world simulation, students must manage a fictional 10,000 yen budget. Different materials brought from home will carry different "tariffs and taxes" based on their weight and environmental impact. (Tariffs and Taxes document will be provided in class). Working in pairs, the winning team will be decided by a combination of egg survival, lowest manufacturing cost, and structural weight!
What to bring: Students should brainstorm at home and bring a collection of potential building supplies (e.g., small cardboard boxes, plastic cups, bubble wrap, straws, strings, rubber bands, or plastic bags). The school will provide scissors, tape, and eggs.
Prep Homework: To spark some inspiration before the challenge, I highly recommend watching this video at home: Mark Rober's 1st Place Egg Drop Ideas Using Science.
Schedule:
9:30-9:50 Registration: pick up name tags for kids at Atrium, just outside the library door in the classroom building.
9:50-9:55 Meet teachers in Atrium. Teachers will lead students to their classrooms.
10:00-11:15 Class Time - (parents are free to browse our libraries, hang out in the cafeteria, etc)
11:15-12:00 Egg Drop Challenge - (parents may watch and assist)
11:45- ?? Cooked eggs available for kids. Lunch is optional; please bring your own food, cafeteria is available
10:00-13:00 CAJ and Parallel libraries open
11:45-17:00 Campus open for play (supervised by parents)
Additional Information
Cost: ¥1500 per student; maximum of ¥3000 per family for those with multiple children. Charges will be made to your account.