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across his map.

Bryan and Noah Biedrzycki, an 8-year-old from Winchester, work diligently at one of the tables, intent on cutting their map outlines correctly.

“The first social-studies class I did was on maps and globes,” says Bryan, as ms map begins to take form. “At the time, I wasn’t really interested, but now I see they can be pretty

Both boys say they enjoy the afternoon classes.

“It makes time pass,” says Noah matter-of-factly, without glancing up from his scissors. “It’s funner than school because you get to do fun experiments. Last week, we got to make goo. When you squish it, after a while it looks like a pancake. I threw mine away. It started to get funky.”

The program is currently full, but will be offered again in 2008.

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