QR Challenge: Honors Engaged Community Partner Fair

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.

2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to

• Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
• Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

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B. The lesson:

1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.

2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.

3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!

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C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. 1. “Oh, say can you see…” yourself working with those who have served the United States? Ask Veterans on Deck what engagement with their project looks like on a weekly basis.	Veterans on Deck
2. 2. Don’t “lacrosse” this one out just because you don’t play the sport. Ask the representative for Cusabo Scholars how mentoring works at their site locations.	Cusabo Scholars
3. 3. S.T.E.A.M. enthusiasts should check out the Yo Art! project. How do Honors Engaged mentors work with classroom teachers to fuse art and technology during the class day?	YoArt!
4. 4. Charleston Promise Neighborhood knows “it takes a village.” Ask their representative about the various ways you can get involved.	Charleston Promise Neighborhood
5. 5. Are you pre-med? The UPLIFT program of the Lonon Foundation serves the children of cancer patients. Find out what it takes to work with this unique group and start practicing your bedside manor now!	Lonon Foundation
6. 6. If you liked Bill Stanfield’s TEDx talk, the Metanoia Young Leaders Program could be for you. Be sure to ask about time commitments and transportation since this project is off the Charleston peninsula.	Metanoia
7. 7. You don’t have to have a green thumb to cultivate a Green Heart! Ask how buddies in this program combine physical garden work with academic lessons to encourage healthy food choices in young people.	Green Heart Project
8. 8. How can you get to know Charleston Area Senior Citizens? Ask their representative what typical interaction with area seniors looks like.	Charleston Area Senior Citizens
9. 9. Charleston Hope pairs our students with a teacher for the entire year. What kinds of things will teachers ask you to do to support them in their classrooms?	Charleston Hope
10. 10. Feeling a little overwhelmed about making friends at your new school? You are not alone. Talk to CofC’s REACH Program about how you can make a new friend and help someone else settle into college life.	REACH
11. 11. Love of learning starts early in elementary school! Speak with representatives about how Honors Engaged students fit into Communities in Schools of Charleston’s broad programming.	CIS
12. 12. Squash – it’s not just for dinner anymore! Kids on Point uses the sport as unifying activity to promote academic and life skills development. How might your skills and interest align with the mission of this project?	Kids on Point
13. 13. Want to try out a few different types of service this year? Stop here to ask the CofC’s Center for Civic Engagement about their plans for the year.	CCE
14. 14. Allegro Charter School of Music infuses music into their daily curriculum, but they never neglect core studies. Ask about how you could become a mentor to a middle school or high school-aged student here.	Allegro
15. 15. Love languages and want to work with adults? St. Matthew's ESL Program could be a good fit for you.	St. Matthew's ESL
16. 16. Trident Literacy Association serves adults working toward their GEDs. Make sure to ask about their daily schedule!	Trident Literacy
17. 17. Two heads are better than one, and Reading Partners believes that two readers are also more fun! Inquire about their training and mentoring programs today.	Reading Partners
18. 18. Take a selfie at the table of one partner you would like to work with and send it to your PF in response to their latest email.	selfie
19. 19. Find the mission statements for your top four partner choices, and record them in your BGS binder.	missions
20. 20. Check the schedules for your top four partner choices to make sure they align with your course schedule. Record those in your BGS binder.	schedule

 

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