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Class Schedule
1st Period – 10:00-10:55
Acting 101
Archery for Kidz
Ballet and Creative Movement
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Melting Pot 4-8
Messy Fun for the Littles Cooperative Class
Permaculture: Fun with Nature
The Chemistry of Life
2nd Period – 11:05-12:00
Ballet and Modern Dance
Comparative Anatomy
Guitar World 10+
Interactive Games
Jr. Lego
Mad Science
Musical Theater Drama
Science & Nature 4-7
Terra: Role-playing and Problem solving
Lunch – 12:05-12:40
3rd Period – 12:45-1:40
Acrylic Painting 101 for Kids & Adults
Advertising Tricks
Classic Playground Games Cooperative
Geography 101: The Western Hemisphere
Guitar World 7-9
Improv & Drama Games
K’nex
Melting Pot 8+
Music Together
Musical Theater Jazz and Tap Dance
Photography – Beginners
Science & Nature 7+
Teen Fitness
Wire wrapping for Beginners
4th Period 1:50-2:45
Advanced Guitar
Chess: the Royal Game
Digital Game Design
Hip Hop Dance
How to Survive BEFORE and AFTER the Zombie Apocalypse
Introduction to Shakespeare
Kids Culinary Cooperative
Little Kids Games Cooperative
Magic Tree House ~ Books 1-10
PE 7-10
Recycled Art 5-8
Storytelling and Crafts
Teen Improv & Comedy Workshop
5th Period – 2:55-3:50
Ballroom Basics 1-2-3
Elementary Science
Fabric Crafting
Lets Play Pool!! – Billiards 101
PE 11+
Recycled Art 9+
Sweets and Treats Cooperative Class
Class Descriptions
Age ranges are not all set in stone, so talk to a teacher if you think a particular class is a good fit!
Acrylic Painting 101 for Kids & Adults (Magic Jay)
Ages: 10-99
Cost: $120 + $15 materials fee; $10 sibling discount
Acrylic painting is a great way to express yourself on canvas or anything that we can paint such as jars, plates and so on. In this class for teens and adults we will learn several different techniques on how to paint with acrylic paint. We will paint sunsets, abstract, trees, dream catchers, flowers and more. Each week we will have a different painting to accomplish.
The materials fee will be used for brushes that the students can take home and keep, but bring back each week for class, along with canvases to take home as home projects to bring in the following week to show the class.
Acting 101 (Jennifer Deckelman)
Ages: 6-17
Cost: $125; $10 sibling discount
2nd Stage introduces its Acting 101 class again with even more exciting adventures in theater and performing arts!
Come join 2nd Stage Studio Theater with and learn:
- Acting
- Stage movement and direction
- Storytelling
- Vocal techniques
- Lots of Acting Games!
- Learn to make the audience laugh!
Advanced Guitar (Chris Cappella)
This class is a continuation from the previous semester and is currently full.
Ages: 10+
Cost: $120 per student; 10% discount for 2 family members; 20% discount for 3 or more family members
Required: Bring your own guitar (acoustic preferred)
Important: This guitar course is designed for those with a fundamental understanding of guitar who have learned the major and minor chords as well as barre chords, strumming techniques, and beginning scale patterns. It is aimed at students who have satisfactorily completed the previous Advanced Guitar course at HOP.
Now that you’re familiar with the guitar and can play chords, notes, and portions of songs, where do you go from here? The next steps are challenging but fun, and are important to mastering the guitar. In this continuing advanced guitar course, learn techniques to play better, faster, and cleaner than ever before … and most importantly with other guitar players. This semester’s course will focus on songs and learning to harmonize and improvise. Additional finger exercises will continue to improve hand-eye coordination, dexterity, and speed. An emphasis on scales will turn the exercises into music in no time, even affording attendees the opportunity to solo. Ear-training will be practiced, and tablature will be a signature feature in learning songs. Handouts from each class with help you practice at home.
Advertising Tricks (Kathleen Casper)
Ages: 9+
Cost: $85 + $20 materials fee
Required: Reading and writing
Would you like to know the tricks that advertisers use to make you want to buy things? Would you like to learn more about advertising and marketing, and use those same tricks to create your own advertisements? In this class we will learn about different gimmicks that companies use to make us believe their products or ideas are amazing, and then we will create our own print, radio and even commercial ads: we will make foods look even more delicious than reality; we will advertise our favorite places; and we will create our own products and advertising campaigns to convince the world that they need to own what we created, among other fun projects!
Class will meet 11 times (no class Sept. 21, 2016).
Archery for Kidz (Coach Dan McKeag)
Ages: 8+
Cost: $95; $5 materials fee; $10 sibling discount
Learn a new sport and have loads of fun in a relaxed atmosphere. The young people will achieve fundamentals of shooting a bow, learning proper safety procedures and having a blast as they progress in the class. This is a hands-on class and all the equipment is provided. This is a class for a novice or a veteran as we shoot at targets balloons and even some stuffed animals,
Discipline and Patience in Archery equals Fun! Fun! Fun!
Ballet and Creative Movement (Sharon Joller)
Ages: 4-6
Cost: $90; $45 sibling discount
Attire: Ballet shoes required
Preferred: pink tights and solid color or black leotard
- Ballet basics, positions of the body, movement and musicality.
- Developing strength; floor series, bar work (using a chair works), and movement across the floor.
- Improvisation, visualization methods, everything for all types of learners will be applied.
- Encouraging the creative dancer through free dance and music listening.
- Creative movement and fun props!
Ballet is a disciplined art form, and takes lots of listening. We work hard and have fun!
Ballet and Modern Dance (Sharon Joller)
Ages: 7-12
Cost: $90; $45 sibling discount
Attire: Ballet shoes are required for the ballet portion of the class, tights and solid color leotard.
Dance is a disciplined art form, listening and cooperation go hand in hand! Learn basic ballet and contemporary dance positions and foundations.
Musicality; simply listening to music; everything from classical, jazz, to multicultural pieces.
Each class will have a beginning middle and end. Simple structure so children know what to expect and so we can build on each class.
Developing strength; floor series, bar work (using a chair works), and movement across the floor.
Improvisation, visualization methods, everything for all types of learners will be applied.
Encouraging the creative dancer through free dance and music listening.
We will breathe, stretch, move and create beautiful dances together. Team work and developing connection will be taught in choreography sessions within the dance classes.
Students will create their own unique dance choreography through movement patterns and what they learn in class.
Ballroom Basics 1-2-3 (Fritzi Frederick)
Ages: 8-adult
Cost: $110; $10 sibling discount
Ballroom Basics 1-2-3 is a rare opportunity to learn and master the skills of a dozen different partner dances. Each week will be a pair of dances (ie, Waltz and Rumba, Tango and ChaCha, etc) be introduced and taught. These 12 different dances will be repeated in the second six weeks , reviewing and progressing forward. This is also a great way of learning social skills and communication through dance. Students will be paired up according to skill levels.
Classic Playground Games Cooperative (Coordinator Brandy Van Vossen)
Ages: 5-8
Cost: $5
Ever hear your parents gab about the fun games that they played as a child? Games with weird names like Red Rover and Marco Polo? Well, you don’t have to wait any longer to know what all the fuss was about!
This cooperative class is all about Retro PE games! Not very sporty? Don’t worry about it! This class is all about having fun! It’s about making new friends through shared experiences and learning how to work as a team. The games are simple and easy to participate in, but exciting and loads of fun! Some of the games we will be playing are: Mother May I, Red Rover, Freeze Tag, 3 Legged Races, Man Hunt, Red Light Green Light, Egg Drop Races, and Capture the Flag.
Note: This is a cooperative class. Parents of students are expected to teach 1-2 classes over the course of the semester. The week’s assigned teacher agrees to provide, pay for, and bring the materials for the class that they are scheduled to teach. Parents can cooperate to co-teach classes if they like. Contact the coordinator for class ideas if you need to. Extra parental help is appreciated in every class!
Comparative Anatomy (Sharon Nunley)
Ages: 10-18
Cost: $100 + $35 materials fee
Paypal: www.paypal.me/SharonNunley
One week will be a lecture about the animal we will dissect the following week.
Lectures will be based on: the functionality of organs as compared to humans and other animals. The evolution of some organs and what is a vestigial organ. Topics related on evolution will be covered.
- Worm
- Crayfish
- Frog
- Cow Eye
- Sheep Brain
- Fetal Pig
Digital Game Design (Miguel Pimentel)
Ages: 12+ Ages: 12+
Cost: $55 Cost: $55
In this class, we will work together to take single game from concept to conclusion. We will work on dialogue, artwork, database structure and even some basic programming using the RPG Maker MV, Ren’Py Or GG Maker program depending on the type of game to be made. This class will feature math, writing, concept artwork and more. Students will be expected to work in class and outside of class in order to meet milestones. The completed game will be released for free for a variety of platforms including PC, Mac and the Android app store. Students should have their own laptop (although, if you don’t please contact me and I may be able to loan one). The laptop must be Windows. In this class, we will work together to take single game from concept to conclusion. We will work on dialogue, artwork, database structure and even some basic programming using the RPG Maker MV, Ren’Py Or GG Maker program depending on the type of game to be made. This class will feature math, writing, concept artwork and more. Students will be expected to work in class and outside of class in order to meet milestones. The completed game will be released for free for a variety of platforms including PC, Mac and the Android app store. Students should have their own laptop (although, if you don’t please contact me and I may be able to loan one). The laptop must be Windows.
Elementary Science (Renee Bloom McGrady)
Ages: 6-10
Cost: $125; $20 sibling discount
Learn through hands on activities and videos as we explore space, Earth, and all the wonders around us. This will build on last semester as we continue to explore but is also designed for every junior scientist. We will be lending out textbooks for the semester and with each new chapter comes a new activity! (space, fossils, dinosaurs, phases of matter, water cycle, volcanoes, life cycles, and more)
Fabric crafting class (Stacy Tapscott)
Ages: 5+
Cost: $30 + $60 materials fee
Paypal email: Stacyjtapscott@hotmail.com
This class is for fabric crafting with minimal sewing, projects examples are sock animals, emoji pillows, no sew blankets and pillows repurposing old clothes into new things etc. we will be using different types of tools like hot glue guns, iron on fabric stabilizers, scissors, glue etc. This class will be lots of fun. Materials will be provided.
Geography 101: The Western Hemisphere (Eric Clemenson)
Ages: 8-16
Cost: $90 + $25 materials fee; $10 sibling discount
A course on geography of the Western Hemisphere (minus the United States) covering countries, capitals, culture and significant geographical features using a mixture of maps, videos, written exercises (word searches, quizzes, etc.), and activities (map making, poster making, etc.). As an experiment, this term the class will be sampling foods from some of the selected countries and cultures that we are studying.
If your child is younger than 8 and you would like them in this course please talk to Coach Eric beforehand.
Guitar World, 7-9 (Chris Cappella)
Ages: 7-9
Cost: $120 per student; 10% discount for 2 family members; 20% discount for 3 or more family members
Required: Bring your own guitar (acoustic preferred)
Learn to play the guitar! From tuning to soloing, this course for beginners will have you jammin’ in no time. Learn major and minor chords, barre chords and strumming techniques. Playing individual strings, you’ll also learn major and minor scales, pentatonic scales, hammer-ons and slides. Then it’s on to playing songs, including introductions to rock, blues, and flamenco styles. To make it super easy, we’ll use chord diagrams (finger positions on the strings) and tablature (numbers on strings that correspond to frets) rather than having to read music. Handouts from each class with help you practice at home.
Guitar World, 10+ (Chris Capella)
Ages: 10+
Cost: $120 per student; 10% discount for 2 family members; 20% discount for 3 or more family members
Required: Bring your own guitar (acoustic preferred)
Learn to play the guitar! From tuning to soloing, this course for beginners will have you jammin’ in no time. Learn major and minor chords, barre chords and strumming techniques. Playing individual strings, you’ll also learn major and minor scales, pentatonic scales, hammer-ons and slides. Then it’s on to playing songs, including introductions to rock, blues, and flamenco styles. To make it super easy, we’ll use chord diagrams (finger positions on the strings) and tablature (numbers on strings that correspond to frets) rather than having to read music. Handouts from each class with help you practice at home.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Sandi Lefebvre)
Ages: 8+
Cost: $90 + $30 materials fee; $10 sibling discount
Prerequisite: Students must be Harry Potter fans and must have either seen the movie and/ or read or listened to the book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Paypal email: sandanista2000@yahoo.com
Welcome, First Year Students, to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!
We will start our adventures in Diagon Alley where students will get their wizard money and make some of their necessary school supplies. These acitivites will last for the first several classes and include wand making, feather pen contruction and a visit to Eelops Owl Emporium. Once we arrive at Hogwarts, students will be sorted into houses and will take various subjects such as Charms, Potions, History of Magic, Herbology, and Transfiguration. We will make house shirts, plant Devil’s Snare, learn to levitate objects using the Wingardium Leviosa spell, make a forgetfulness potion, and more! Our year wouldn’t be complete without a game of Quidditch, a Halloween Feast, and a relay race to find the Sorcerer’s Stone. Items made in class will be taken home by students to their muggle world.
Please note: Kim Polce will be the substitute professor on Sept. 21.
Hip Hop dance (Miranda Heitz)
Ages: 8+
Cost: $95
This class will have students learning all kinds of Hip Hop dance steps and dance routines in a fun creative environment. Miss Miranda has been teaching Hip Hop since the 90’s and has a way of teaching kids so that they feel comfortable and understand how to creatively express themselves. Dancers also learn about being positive, gaining confidence, building teamwork, and their physical fitness and health! Hope to see you there!
How to Survive BEFORE and AFTER the Zombie Appcolyse (Sharon Nunley)
Ages: 10-18
Cost: $100 + $25 materials fee
Paypal: www.paypal.me/SharonNunley
Zombies are everywhere and they are coming to get you! You’d better be prepared. Um, not really. The more likely case is your kids will have to know how to maintain a livable budget, maintain their vehicles and how to make a good impression at a job interview first. But the Zombie stuff is more fun. So this class is a Before and After approach.
- Choosing a place to live
- The true cost of living
- Checking accounts, credit scores, credit cards and car loans
- Put in a budget and live on it for two weeks. (on paper of course)
- The unexpected expenses – home repair, car repair, dentist or uncover medical bills
- THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE HITS What is your first priority in an emergency?
- Learning to live outdoors with style. Camping hacks to make life simpler
- Learning to tie the knots that will save your life
- Um Fire good, but what’s the best way to start one. And how to hide it from others that might want to raid your camp
- First Aide your best friend and worst enemy
- Feeding yourself in the wild. Hunting by trap setting, fishing poles from scratch and where to forge
- Long term maintenance of outdoor living. Yup washing clothes and storing food.
Improv & Drama Games (Arp Laszlo)
Ages: 8+
Cost: $84; 10% sibling discount
Paypal email: arphaus@gmail.com
This class is all about having fun while learning improvisational comedy, where everything is made up on the spot! We’re going to do this by playing improv & theatre games while engaging in ridiculous amounts of laughter. On the way, we’re going to become better communicators, faster thinkers and grow into a team – all while celebrating our mistakes and conquering our fears. We’ll accomplish this in a safe, stress-free and supportive environment where we will make mistakes free of judgement and with the complete support of the team.
Skills we will work on: listening; agreement; association; object work; teamwork.
This class is for anyone who enjoys comedy, being silly and laughing. The skills we develop will be applicable to acting and daily life.
Interactive Board Games (Kim Polce)
Ages: 11+
Cost: $55 + $5 materials fee
Paypal email: apolce@verizon.net
Do you enjoy fun, strategic style games? If so, this class is for you! We will be playing group games such as Werewolf, Coup, Avalon and more. We will also have a class or two of “”speed gaming”” where we break-off into teams of 2-4 players and play a short 15-min game and then rotate to the next game.
A syllabus will be provided prior to our first class that will list the games we will be playing each week. Students are required to have a good understanding of each game before class. This will ensure that we have the entire time to play! Youtube is a great source for learning these games.
While this class will focus on fun, the student should be interested in and familiar with games with a strategic focus.
Introduction to Shakespeare (Randie Moran)
Ages: 12+
Cost: $90 + $15 materials fee
Prerequisites: Students should be mature enough to deal with and reasonably discuss common Shakespeare topics and references to things like sex, death, violence, and the supernatural. Students should also be able to memorize short snippets of poetry or prose and be willing to do homework assignments when given.
This class is a literature-based introduction to William Shakespeare – his life and times, and his various works. We will discuss a number of topics relevant to the study and understanding of Shakespeare’s works, including English culture during Shakespeare’s time, the Globe Theater, language and the unique ways in which Shakespeare used it, and the lasting effects Shakespeare continues to have in today’s world.
The class will discuss and explore a number of Shakespeare’s plays, including the plots (summaries), themes, and characters, and we will identify some of Shakespeare’s more famous quotations and sayings. We will watch the occasional video performance of specific scenes and/or quotations, and view other materials as relevant to the class discussion. If time permits, we will also discuss Shakespeare’s Sonnets and poems. By the end of the semester, students should have a good idea of who William Shakespeare was, what his works included, and his impact on our culture.
Jr. Lego (Renee Bloom McGrady)
Ages: 5-10
Cost: $85
LEGO® Classic helps you to develop children’s creative skills and imagination. Work in teams or free build. We will build cars, bridges, and play with different models (Chima, Batman, Avengers, Ninjago, Friends, and many other characters). Chose simple play or intricate deluxe designs each week while enjoying a Lego movie/show. Students bring home a Lego creation and character at the end of semester!
K’nex (Renee Bloom McGrady)
Ages: 7-15
Cost: $120
K’NEX Education is designed to introduce scientific concepts with building instructions that are aligned with STEAM. Come build vehicles, models, motorized creations, and bring creatures to life!
Kids Culinary Cooperative (Coordinator Kim Polce)
Ages: 8+
Cost: $5
Paypal email: apolce@verizon.net
This is a class for kids who are interested in exploring culinary fun. If your child would like to join this class, you (the parent) will be responsible for planning, purchasing supplies and teaching a class. There will be a maximum of 12 children (and I expect it will be a full class). So with a 12 week semester that means each child’s parent will teach one time. If you have 3 children sign up for the class, you will teach 3 times.
This is meant to be a fun way for kids to explore cooking, so be creative. Aim at providing instructions that a child 8+ will understand and may be able to re-create at home. Any type of cooking is acceptable – meal, appetizer, etc. The more hands-on for each child, the better.
Please be aware of basic safety precautions. If you need for parents to bring in extra items such as a cutting board, knives, etc., please give notice at least 5 days in advance (you will be provided with contact info before the semester begins).
There will be a sign-up sheet for each class with your cooking idea so that we do not duplicate any classes. The parent will be required to sign-up for their day(s) within the first two weeks of the semester. If you have not signed up by then, a day will be selected for you.
If your child has an allergy, please notify me ASAP after registering so that I can let parents know. If you have been alerted about an allergy in the class, please refrain from bringing in any of those items during your class.
Lets Play Pool – Billiards 101 (Magic Jay)
Ages: 8-99
Cost: $75
We all like to play pool, but some of us don’t know the rules about the game and techniques on how to hold the pool stick and hand positioning, or maybe where to hit the Cue ball (The White Ball) to get the result you want. In this class we use the recreation centers pool table to learn the rules of playing the game properly and much more.
Note: This class will help to develop hand eye coordination and patience which we could all use.
Little Kids Games Cooperative (Coordinator Michelle Hartman)
Ages: 2-4
Cost: $5
Jump, hop, and run to this active class for kids aged 2-4. This is a cooperative class and parent participation is required. Parents with children in this class will plan, coordinate and facilitate 1-2 classes this semester. Activities for this class could be Duck, Duck, Goose, balloon bop, bunny hop, ball games, bean bag games, or other easy yard games.
This 30 minute class will be outdoors in a shady area.
Mad Science: Energy, Matter & Inventions (TBD)
Ages: 6-12
Cost: $100 + $25 materials fee
Pay online: www.greatertampabay.madscience.org
In this hand-on FUN program children will have the opportunity to investigate the exciting properties of Matter & Energy. Play alchemist by turning a nickel into gold (well, almost). They will explore potential versus kinetic energy with cars, catapults and among other “popping” devices. They will explore the states of matter by creating bubbling potions, and cool fog storms. They will uncover the secrets of acids and bases and the impact they have on our daily lives. They will demystify a most beneficial type of molecule – Polymers, with some slippery science, and explore all five of our senses. They will also unravel the mystery of electricity with plasma balls and by testing conductivity. They will discover where electricity comes from, how we produce it and the differences between renewable and non-renewable energy resources, and what it all means in our ever modernizing civilization. They will experiment, light and LASER, and their uses. All classes include exciting hands-on experiments and cool take homes.
In the last few sessions we will turn to INVENTIONS. The participants will explore some history of invention and then will overcome a series of fun challenges using basic materials, simple machines, and tips from famous inventors.. Thomas Edison our greatest inventor once said, “Invention is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.” This program will be 100% FUN!
Magic Tree House ~ Books 1-10 (Renee Bloom Mcgrady)
Ages: 7-15
Cost: $120
Get ready for a world of adventure with the first ten titles in the beloved Magic Tree House series! Go home every week with a new adventures in store. Create projects and have fun with group activities as we explore the Magic Tree House. Students keep their books to continue building on each semester and grow their library.
Melting Pot Cooperative Ages 4-8 (Coordinator Martha Bunge)
Ages: 4-8
Cost: $5
This is a fun cooperative class where anything can happen! Parents will be responsible for planning, purchasing materials (if needed), and teaching 1-2 classes for up to 12 kids during the semester. Classes can be based on anything that will interest the kids in the group. Some ideas include: fun science experiments, cool crafting projects, awesome group games, cooking project, having an animal rescue come in to show and discuss, and more! Classes can be “taught” in our classroom, or be moved outside for some days. Parents can also choose to co-teach on their weeks. Looking for ideas? Pinterest is a great resource for finding fun projects and games of all sorts.
Melting Pot Cooperative Ages 8+ (Coordinator Martha Bunge)
Ages: 8+
Cost: $5
This is a fun cooperative class where anything can happen! Parents will be responsible for planning, purchasing materials (if needed), and teaching 1-2 classes for up to 12 kids during the semester. Classes can be based on anything that will interest the kids in the group. Some ideas include: fun science experiments, cool crafting projects, awesome group games, cooking project, having an animal rescue come in to show and discuss, and more! Classes can be “taught” in our classroom, or be moved outside for some days. Parents can also choose to co-teach on their weeks. Looking for ideas? Pinterest is a great resource for finding fun projects and games of all sorts.
Messy Fun for the Littles Cooperative Class (Laura St. Clair)
Ages: 2-5
Cost: $5; The week’s assigned teacher agrees to provide, pay for, and bring the materials for the class that they are scheduled to teach
This is an active, fun, and messy cooperative class for our littlest members. The goal is to provide open-ended, hands-on, experiential, age-appropriate fun for our youngest members. Whatever we choose to bring, the kids should have freedom to explore, make decisions and help to determine how the class progresses.. Clothes will most likely get messy and/or stained. Classes do not have to feel like a “class”. Activities can be totally relaxed and exploratory. There is no forced expectation that children will come home with any particular product or having learned anything in particular except what they have chosen to take from their exploration. (Some examples: Fun with clay, Mud and mud-pies, tactile experiences with water pearls.) [Important: If your child is still in the stage where they put everything in their mouth, they should be monitored closely by a parent at all times. Some projects may involve things that are best not placed in mouths.]
Note: This is a cooperative class. Parents of students are expected to stay with their child at all times and help the week’s teacher to set up/clean up when they are able (around supervising their own child). Parents of students are expected to “teach” 1-2 classes over the course of the semester. The week’s assigned teacher agrees to provide, pay for, and bring the materials for the class that they are scheduled to teach. Parents can cooperate to co-teach classes if they like. Contact the coordinator for class ideas if you need to.
Music Together – Mixed Family Music Class (Karine Lespinasse Sabourault)
Ages: 0-5
Cost: $90 + $45 per family materials fee; $55 sibling discount, siblings under 7 months free
If you a returning Family Favorites HOP class from the Spring you will find all new songs, CD and collection of activities to keep you and your child engaged! We look forward to bringing you the Fall Music Collection. If you are new to this class, this will be a wonderful family music class, filled with singing, instrument play, and lots of music to move to! The Music Together program allows your toddler to learn in a playful environment that is musically rich and always supportive of their learning style and stage of development.
For babies! You don’t have to know how to walk or talk to enjoy a song. Your baby is ready to make some music!
Each family will receive a songbook, CD, access to the Music Zone! (covered in materials fee)
Parent guardian participation required. Please make checks out to Everything Under the Sun MUSIC DANCE AND MORE, LLC or Sharon Joller.
Musical Theater Drama (Jennifer Deckelman)
Ages: 6-17
Cost: $125; $10 sibling discount
Paypal email: 2ndstage77@gmail.com
Love to sing?
Love to dance?
Love to perform?
Then Musical Theater is the right class for you!
The Musical Theater class will focus on vocal and performance techniques. As well as Musical theater style dance. There is a performance at the end of the semester. Come join this awesome program filled with lots of fun songs from Broadway Hits!
Musical Theater Jazz and Tap Dance (Miranda Heitz)
Ages: 5-9
Cost: $95
This upbeat dance class will teach young children Broadway-style choreography, show-stopping stage presence, creativity and improv, with a focus on learning jazz and tap numbers from a variety of musical productions, past and present!
P.E. 7-10 (Andy Polce)
Ages: 7-10
Cost: $60
Paypal email: apolce@verizon.net
Come enjoy several of your favorite games and sports. The emphasis will be on fun and as much or as little instruction as the child wishes. We will be utilizing the state of the art gym as well as the beautiful Florida outdoors. During the semester, games will include: kickball, dodgeball, soccer, disc golf, wiffle ball, hula hoop games, sharsk and Minnows, Park Ranger, and many other fun playground games.
P.E. 11+ (Andy Polce)
Ages: 11+
Cost: $60
Paypal email: apolce@verizon.net
Come enjoy several of your favorite games and sports. The emphasis will be on fun and as much or as little instruction as the child wishes. We will be utilizing the state of the art gym as well as the beautiful Florida outdoors. During the semester, games will include: kickball, dodgeball, soccer, disc golf, wiffle ball, hula hoop games, sharsk and Minnows, Park Ranger, and many other fun playground games.
Permaculture: Fun with Nature (Loretta Buckner)
Ages: 6-12
Cost: $95 + $20 materials fee; $10 sibling discount
Paypal email: lobuckner@gmail.com
Permaculture: Fun with Nature is an adventure helping kids to recognize natural patterns and connections to apply to all areas of life. Students learn hands-on and interactively, following and embodying the principles natural systems. This will allow them to create a future for which all generations can appreciate the benefits.
Focusing on the humble garden, we will spend 12 weeks touching on all aspects of natural systems, including animals, insects, birds, as well as survival skills and more. Each lesson is designed to be accessible for all learning styles and almost all ages.
This course connects Applied Sciences (Natural Science, Biology, Earth Science, Botany, etc.), with mathematics, creative thinking, and cognitive thinking.
Our projects will involve:
- Bird feeders
- Bug Houses
- Water catchment and
- Water filtration systems
- Seed Balls
- Stick Maps
- Worm Bins
- Kaleidoscopes
- Seed Starters
- Mosquito catchers
- Solar Cookers
- Butterfly gardens
- Beekeeping
- Foraging
- Food preparation and preservation
…and more, while learning about Natural Cycles, observing the environment – and considering our impact by recycling/upcycling all materials.
Photography – Beginners (EJ Acotto)
Ages: 5-17
Cost: $72 + $25 materials fee
Paypal email: ejtacottoimages@aol.com
In this class students will learn the very basics of the camera, history, learn lighting and how time takes a role. Will also construct their own Portfolio of what they have learned. Most photos can be taken in class except for the Time of the day. The more the student is involved the more they will have to show n tell. We will have a photographers showcase at the end of the semester.
Activities include:
- First Photos
- Portrait/landscape
- Close up/ step back. Portrait/landscape
- Craft (catch up on photos not taken) Pinhole
- Selfie/Timer. Close up/ step back
- Time of the day. Selfie with accessories
- Shadows and what creates them. Time of the day
- Craft (catch up on photos not taken) t-shirt
- Window light (using a window for natural light). Shadows with objects
- Flash/no flash (inside/outside)( people & scenery)
- Flash with step back x4 (inside & outside). Flash/no flash (inside/outside)
- Craft (catch up on photos not taken) Bag
Please note: there will be no class on November 9.
Recycled Art, Ages 5-8 (Kathleen Casper)
Ages: 5-8
Cost: $85 + $20 materials fee
Using recycled materials, we will create fun art projects such as musical instruments, cardboard arcade games, mixed media paintings, 3-D self-portraits, mosaics, fairy gardens and more. This class will be hands-on and we will have fun with the projects we create, such as making cars that we race; playing each other’s cardboard arcade games; creating our own pet rocks and their habitats and more. Come join us regardless of your artistic abilities- we will have fun and help the environment by recycling too!
Note: There will be 11 classes, no class Sept. 21.
Recycled Art, Ages 9+ (Kathleen Casper)
Ages: 9+
Cost: $85 + $20 materials fee
We will turn recycled goods into fun art projects, including sock dolls, robots, musical instruments, masquerade masks, miniature houses, arcade games, vases and more. We will share our products in fun ways, including racing the cars we create, playing our musical instruments, and showcasing our great inventions. Look at recycled materials in new ways and learn about how people can help the environment by reusing items rather than throwing them away. This class is for those who love to create and like the idea of giving trash a second life!
Note: There will be 11 classes, no class Sept. 21.
Science & Nature (Doug Scull)
Ages: 4-7, 7+
Cost: $95; $10 sibling discount
Each class begins with the children guessing what’s in the “Mystery Nature Box”. They are told to always begin with, “Is it alive?”. Sometimes it is – maybe a tarantula or a plant seed. Sometimes it is not – perhaps a fossil or crystal. Thus begins our scientific journey of the natural world.
Topics include:
- Plants- growing bean seeds, making chlorophyll painting & leaf prints.
- Meet the plant-eating African Pancake Tortoise and Green Iguana.
- No-Bones (aka invertebrates) – worms and compost, Medicinal Leeches (we will not have any “blood-letting”); native millipedes and giant Vietnamese Centipedes; Trap-door spiders and its Arachnid relatives – the tarantula, giant scorpion and African Vinergaroon; and last, but certainly not least- the insects, including antlions, grubs, Bess Beetles, and giant Hissing Roaches.
- For vertebrate comparisons, the children will meet a 14 foot-long Burmese Python, American Alligator, African Hedgehogs and many more “boney” critters.
- October is “Creature of the Night” month. I will introduce the children to bats and owls.
Note: the 2nd period class was added after the Meet & Greet. If you have a schedule conflict, you can choose either class for your child, regardless of age.
Storytelling and crafts (Karine Lespinasse)
Ages: 4-9
Cost: $90 + $10 materials fee; $30 sibling discount
Through stories, children develop fantasy and vocabulary. Thanks to a Magic Box named Kamishibai (Japanese Paper Theater), they will enter the magic kingdom of stories with Ms Karine and expand it by making their own crafts related to the story. Children who likes to tell stories can learn how to perform kamishibai storytelling, create their own ending, experiment performing techniques.
Sweets and Treats Cooperative Class (Coordinator Jamie Fisher)
Ages: 6+
Cost: $5
This is a class for kids who love to create sugary concoctions! If your child would like to join this class, you (the parent) will be responsible for planning, purchasing supplies and teaching a class. There will be a maximum of 12 children (and I expect it will be a full class). So with a 12 week semester that means each child’s parent will teach one time. If you have 3 children sign up for the class, you will teach 3 times!
So what can you do in your class? You can do a baking project, do cake or cupcake decorating, do cookie decorating, make candy, create crazy contraptions with candy, do science experiments with candy, and so much more! There will be a Pinterest board with lots of ideas. You can add to the board, choose an activity from there, or just choose your own. There will be a list for sign-ups for everyone in the class. That way, we will be sure not to duplicate class ideas.
TEEN FITNESS (ROB MIRLENBRINK)
Ages: 12+
Cost: $72 (for a 4 month rec card)
It is never too early to develop healthy exercise habits. These classes will teach respect, and team building skills and at the same time improve overall fitness. Areas covered will include strength and agility training, sports-specific sessions, cardiovascular and flexibility training. The programs are designed help the youth to adopt positive behaviors at an early age and help inspire them in their pursuit of lifelong fitness.
We will spend the first four classes learning about fitness; including how to use the fitness room machines. Students will be on their own to work out for the remaining 8 classes. Instructor will do a follow-up with students on (TBD) to see if they need more assistance or if they have any questions.
Teen Improv & Comedy Workshop (Arp Laszlo)
Ages: 13+
Cost: $96; 10% sibling discount
Required: Facebook account for membership in a private Facebook group
Paypal email: arphaus@gmail.com
This class is for teens & adults who are interested in not only being funny but learning why we laugh. Is it because we’re being silly? Or is it something else? Many of our great comedy writers and performers in the past 40+ years have come from an improv background. We will be exploring the link between improvisation and great comedy.
The class will have two parts: in class exercises & activities, along with homework a couple of times a week.
In class, we will focus on fun games and exercises to become better improvisers. We will learn to listen, communicate with our fellow players and support our teammates. We will create a safe, supportive space where we can play freely and without judgement. We will learn how to be funny without trying to be funny. We will work up from simple storytelling to multi-person scenes and skits, culminating in an end-of-semester performance.
Outside of class we will share and discuss comedy videos in a private Facebook group regularly during the week. Homework will also involve improv-oriented exercises (exercises to practice: things to observe). The videos we watch in our private group will range from short stand up performances and comedy sketches to informational videos that will help us become better performers and creators
No prior experience is necessary.
Note: Due to the nature of comedy, where all aspects of humanity are laid bare, the videos we discuss may involve language and topics that are mature, controversial or sensitive in nature (this includes subsequent videos beyond those we discuss if students take it upon themselves to delve deeper). Care will be taken to make sure all class members feel safe and respected at all times. If you’d like to discuss this before registration, please message me on Facebook. Parents are welcome to join the private Facebook group and watch the videos with their kids.
Terra: Role-playing and Problem solving (Miguel Pimentel)
Ages: 12+
Cost: $40
Learn problem solving, teamwork and creative thinking while exploring Terra, a world full of adventure. This is a class where we will be using the Strands of Fate tabletop role playing system to craft a collaborative story. Students will create their own characters and use those characters to play in the shared world. They will use basic arithmetic along with problem solving and teamwork to solve gameplay, ethical and other challenges. Students will be encouraged to write at home for in-game rewards. The idea is to learn in a play environment.
The Chemistry of Life (Sharon Nunley)
Ages: 9-18
Cost: $100 + $25 materials fee
Paypal: www.paypal.me/SharonNunley
Basic chemistry questions answered. This is overview of chemistry in life. Why is it dangerous to mix bleach and vinegar? How do you make smoke bombs or transform that into rocket fuel? We’ll cover the general properties of the periodic table, acid-base reactions, making soap. Why is it soap works?
Chess: the Royal Game (Eric Clemenson)
Ages: 6-16
Cost: $90
Chess is a great way to work the mind and is suitable for all ages. It is an open ended learning experience, there’s always room for improvement. Most importantly, it’s just plain FUN! Playing chess teaches patience, discipline, and responsibility for one’s decisions. It also brings increased confidence and integration of higher-order reasoning skills. Parents are encouraged to play their children (beating grown-ups is fun!). Beginners will be introduced to the history, rules and fundamentals of one of the world’s oldest strategic games. Meanwhile, experienced players will be introduced to tactical devices, checkmating patterns, elementary endgames and more. A portion of each class is set aside for play because, well, chess is a game and should be enjoyed as such.
If your child is younger than 6 and wants to take this course, talk to Coach Eric.
Wire wrapping for beginners (Bernadette Pathe-Stockhausen)
Ages: 12+ (younger children are allowed with parent supervision)
Cost: $90 + $30 materials fee $30 (includes set of pliers, $20 if you already have some and want to bring them); $15 sibling discount
We will learn some basic wire wrapping techniques by creating wire wrapped jewelry. This class will be for beginners. We start with very basic and simple wire wrapping, but will learn some more “complicated” techniques too, step by step. On our to do list are rings, pendants, bracelets, wrapping beads, rocks, shark teeth, Legos and many more. I will bring all necessary material and tools. All I need from you is to be able to see very small things, so don’t forget your glasses if you need them. Wire wrapping is a little rough to your finger nails. Get your manicure after, not before.
Please note: wire wrapping material states it is suitable for ages 15+. Use parent judgmental to determine if this class is suitable for your 12-14 year old child.