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Super Scientists and Amazing Artists
Glen Beitmen
Edmund Gifford
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Mr.Glen
Hi, my name is Glen Beitmen. I am co-owner and one of the instructors at Super Science and Amazing Art.
Super Science started by accident. I moved from Pennsylvania to Florida to go back to college and earn my teaching degree. Although I have taught for over 7 years at colleges, pre-schools, and have worked with the mentally and physically challenged, I wanted to teach at public schools.
When I moved down here I began
to research colleges and look for work. What
I found was the United Arts Council. Their
mission is to enrich lives and strengthen communities
through the power of the arts. I have an Art
Degree from the Art Institute of Philadelphia
and have worked as an Art Director on projects
for the Sony Playstation. As a game designer,
I have directed projects such as Blue's Clues
Big Musical and Scooby Doo's Jinks
at the Sphinx.
The
UAC and I developed the "Character Building Animation Class",
that I ran at three different schools in
Immokalee. The class taught positive character
traits, emotions, and self awareness through
the art of animation and cartoons. The class
was a success.
We had such as great time that I wanted to write tons of other classes. From my experience with teaching Mad Science in New Jersey and running my own science-based classes at the Club House for Kids in New Hope, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. UAC loved the idea and Super Science and Amazing Art was born.
We wanted to create a perfect mix of science and art to blend with our students' natural curiosity and love of creating new things. Also, we wanted to make them a part of everything, so they are acting during the discussions, doing the experiments, and creating projects that communicate what they have learned. They keep the projects so they can show their parents, and keep learning outside of the classroom.
We are constantly adding new and exciting programs to our curriculum, so I learn new things every day.
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Mr. Ed
Ed Gifford
When I was a kid, I became fascinated by chemistry
and physics. I would ask my father, a Navy engineer,
endless questions about space, the speed of light,
and why we put chlorine in the swimming pool. As I got older, my fascination led to playing
with a hobby chemistry kit, looking at the
planets through my telescope, and endless piles
of books on physics and chemistry.
Eventually, I made my way to college. I started
out by studying chemistry and mathematics.
However, I was ultimately bit by the tech fad
of the late 1990s and switched my studies to
computer science.
After
college, I began a career as a software engineer
in Philadelphia,
PA. I worked in the
life insurance sector, programming computers
to perform actuarial calculations. As part
of my work, I conducted many training sessions
for my co-workers and our clients. During these
training sessions, everybody told me I’d
be a great teacher.
When Glen told me his idea
for Super Science and Amazing Art, it sounded
to good
to be true. It combined everything I loved:
science, teaching, and running a company. So,
I left my software career in Philadelphia and
moved to Florida to help Glen start the company.
Teaching has been really great for me. It
is so much more interesting than sitting behind
a computer and writing code. It allows me to
share my love of science with kids who are
excited to learn about it.
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