Emerge!
Empowerment University for Children aims to enhance the learning and development of the whole child. The Emergers group was specially created to provide resources for children ages nine to eleven (9-11). At this age (preteen), children better understand who they are and what they like and dislike. They have become more independent and want to voice their opinion as they better understand the world around them. As they become more aware of their world, friendships, identity, and achievement become more critical. The more they experience, the more their awareness grows, providing the opportunity to determine who they will be in particular situations—laying the foundation for who they will eventually become. This emerging awareness leads to their being aptly called the Emergers.
Learning Basics
As they become more aware of the world, they need stability, security, and room to grow. They like increased responsibility and want to be helpful to their daily community. This membership includes the following types of resources.
- Spiritual
- Academic
- Life Skills
Spiritual Life
One such example from the Bible is the boy with two fish and five barley loaves. When Jesus asked the disciples to provide food to the people, the little boy willingly gave his small meal to Jesus. In Jesus’ hand, that meal became much. It fed over five thousand people.* Like the gift the little boy gave, whatever skills, abilities, and gifts your child has can be used for Jesus and enrich their overall spiritual experience and that of their community.
Academic and Life Skills
For school, 9 to 11-year-olds should have a solid grasp of core subjects like math, reading, and writing, and be able to apply these skills to more complex tasks. They should be able to perform multi-digit addition and subtraction, understand fractions, and read and comprehend longer sentences. Key skills also include improved reasoning, a stronger ability to organize and plan, and the capacity for more independent thought.
- Academic skills
- Mathematics:
- Add and subtract multi-digit numbers.
- Understand and work with fractions.
- Learn more complicated subjects like decimals, long division, and possibly geometry.
- Reading and Writing:
- Read for enjoyment and to learn from what they read.
- Understand longer sentences and paragraphs.
- Write stories and letters, and complete book reports.
- Cognitive and Reasoning Skills:
- Understand that objects can be grouped into categories (e.g., a carrot is a vegetable).
- Demonstrate improved decision-making skills.
- Develop the ability to think independently and formulate hypotheses.
- Organize and plan, such as making plans with friends.
- Mathematics:
- Social and emotional development
- Social:
- Friendships are increasingly based on mutual likes and dislikes.
- They may prioritize peer groups over family and seek more independence.
- Emotional:
- Engage in more complex conversations, especially about topics of interest.
- Show a strong need to master new skills and demonstrate their knowledge.
- Social:
- Self-care and daily living
- Manage personal hygiene, including using the toilet and washing hands.
- Handle tasks like getting dressed, zipping/buttoning, and putting on shoes.
- Clean up after themselves and manage their belongings, like opening and closing a lunchbox.
- Use basic tools like scissors with some skill.
Helpful Articles
- Developmental milestones: 9 to 11 years old | https://www.airlinehealthcenter.org/milestones-ages-9-11/
- Middle Childhood (9-11 years of age) https://sfbaypeds.com/SFBayPediatrics/media/images/9-10-11-years-well-child-handouts-new-Bright-Futures-9-10y.pdf
What to Expect
You will have access to more than 100 course resources, making this type of membership the most valuable and cost-effective for this age group. Resources provided for this age group are based on the usual standards, with a few advanced resources to help you determine if it is time for your child to level up. As this is a yearly membership, you will have access to any membership updates as long as you remain a member. Further, you can submit a request if you want to see more of specific resources, and we will design a resource or provide a different solution.
We look forward to you being a part of our EUC family. If you need to level up after reviewing the material, contact us. We will work with you to determine if you need to level up to the next group level or if a specific lesson course can fulfill your request.