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  • Culinary World Tour with iCook

    Our chefs-in-training will learn how to make delicious and nutritious recipes inspired by international cuisine. We will travel across the globe to learn about cuisine and traditions of Europe, Southeast Asia, Central America, and beyond. We will learn about fresh herbs and vegetables, and how they enhance the aroma and flavors of our dishes. We will master cooking safety, slicing, dicing, chopping, folding, baking, zesting, mixing, and more! All ingredients and supplies will be provided! Semester at a Glance Week Recipe 1 Kitchen Safety and Fundamentals 2 French Cuisine 3 Moroccan Cuisine 4 Indian Cuisine 5 Portuguese Cuisine 6 Turkish Cuisine 7 Perivian Cuisine 8 Mexican Cuisine – Parent Showcase
  • Master Artist Cartoons with Abrakadoodle

    Be a Master Artist at drawing cartoons inspired by artists and their styles. Experience a flowery adventure with Pop artists, patterns, and portraits. Make a funny facial expression before falling into a magical Surrealist dreamland. Don’t get too broken up by the Cubist style, instead let’s have a dog of a time, mark-making with an Abstract Expressionist. Semester at a Glance Week Artist Lesson/Activity 1 Pablo Picasso Create a snowman in the Cubist style using lines to create different sections and draw facial features from different perspectives. 2 Joan Miró Explore building with geometric and organic shapes to create a magical place with imagined characters inspired by Joan Miró. 3 Kaws Experiment with facial expressions and practice drawing using lines, shapes and color to create a character inspired by Kaws. 4 Yayoi Kusama and Keith Haring Create a pop art portrait using bright colors and patterns while learning about Keith Haring and Yayoi Kusama. 5 Philip Guston Vermeer Portrait Doodle Explore creating texture using mark making and sgraffito on a character inspired by Philip Guston art. 6 Frida Kahlo Explore the use of lines and bold colors to create a Frida Kahlo inspired portrait that reflects her Mexican culture. 7 Takashi Murakami Draw anime-inspired people using 3D shapes and crosshatching to create volume. 8 Johannes Vermeer Draw a ¾ view portrait and frame inspired by “The Girl with the Pearl Earring” painting. 9 Jeff Koons Explore creating volume and shadows while creating a balloon dog inspired Jeff Koons art. 10 Creative Inspiration Showcase /Artist Challenge Children will select the materials for their creative inspiration and parents will be invited to join in on the fun.
  • Chess with The Knight School

    The Knight School is the chess party for the well-rounded kids of America from brand-new beginners to highly advanced chess players. Unlike your typical chess program, our primary focuses are good sportsmanship and fun. That being the case, our students continue to win state championships year after year. Join The Knight School chess party and give your child the gift of undeniable academic confidence, amazing chess friends, a self-identity as a smart kid, and a weekly dose of childhood joy that is the highlight of their week! Click the link to view the intro video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2XrRhGFNNE Semester at a Glance Week Lesson and Band Color Lesson 1 Welcome to TKS and Identifying (rainbow/white) Chess Basics: moves, values and names 2 Backrowing (olive) Smother-mate uses their pieces 3 Sacrificing (turquoise) Make them chess the “bunny” 4 Deflecting (blue) Simply remove the defender 5 Trapping (plum) Cut off their escape 6 Discovering (violet) Uncover a surprise attack 7 Double Checkmating (brown) Two separate checks please 8 Bughouse (sky) The winning team gets the band 9 Promoting (purple) One kid plays many kids at once 10 Showcase (gray) Parents will be welcome to join the last class to watch or jump in and join on the bead-tourney
  • Martial Arts

    Our Martial Arts Program is designed to help students cultivate discipline, self-defense skills, confidence, and physical fitness through martial arts techniques and principles. Semester at a Glance Skills Lesson/Activity 1 Intro to martial arts and how to hold a fist Rally races and punches 2 Roundhouse kick and sidekick Mountain climbers and paddles 3 Front stance, back stance, and blocks Jumping jack and follow the leader 4 Combos Jogging, punches, strikes, and kicks 5 Form Rally races and basic form 6 Advanced kicks and strikes Partner exercises, spinning, and turning kicks 7 Self defense Partner exercises, escaping chokes, grabs, and hug 8 Form, self-defense, advanced kicks Running and tornado kick 9 Practice for showcase Kicks, stances, punches, strikes, and blocks 10 Final showcase Presentation
  • Basketball with Little Ballerz

    Little Ballerz Basketball is an educational services after-school program aimed at teaching young people important life skills and key fundamentals for basketball. Semester at a Glance Week Skills Lesson/Activity 1 Awareness Discuss class expectations, discuss rules of the game, calisthenics, dribbling 2 Awareness Discuss rules of the game: what is basketball and purpose, calisthenics, dribbling, lay ups 3 Awareness Discuss rules of the game: what are the levels to basketball, calisthenics, passing, defensive stance and hand placement 4 Self-Management Discuss rules of the game: what is traveling, calisthenics, passing, defensive stance and hand placement 5 Self-Management Discuss rules of the game: what is double dribbling, calisthenics, dribbling and jump shots, defensive expectations 6 Self-Management Discuss rules of the game: what is a foul, dribbling and jump shots, defensive expectations 7 Responsible Decision-Making Discuss rules of the game: what is a charge, dribbling and jump shots, defensive expectations 8 Responsible Decision-Making Discuss rules of the game: what is a rebound, calisthenics, rebound drills 9 Responsible Decision-Making Discuss rules of the game: what is a fastbreak, calisthenics, rebound drills and kick outs 10 Skills Challenge Parent Showcase Develop appreciation for team and opponent. Parents will be invited to attend the last class to see all the skills that the students learned.
  • Spanish

    Give your child the gift of another language with our Spanish class. Our music and play based methodology are fun, interactive, and innovative, helping children acquire the language through games and fun activities. This semester’s thematic unit is My Five Senses. Semester at a Glance Week Can-Do Statement 1 Core Curriculum: The students can greet someone politely; can introduce themselves when they meet people and tell someone their name; can ask someone how they are doing; can tell someone how they are doing; can tell someone whether or not they understand them; can pronounce the vowels in Spanish; can say goodbye politely. Thematic Curriculum: The students can use verbs related to the five senses to describe what they experience in simple sentences, and they can recognize and understand simple sentences when someone describes what they experience using verbs related to the five senses. 2 Core Curriculum: The students can count up to ten; can respond to questions such as their age; can ask someone their age; can count how many colors are in the rainbow; can name days of the week; can answer when asked what day is today; can explain that in Spanish the days of the week are not capitalized; can say some activities they do in different on different days. Thematic Curriculum: Sense of Sight - The students can say what they see using simple phrases, such as 'I see a tree,' 'I see a dog,' or 'I see a book.' The students can respond to questions about what they see and ask others about what they see using simple phrases. 3 Core Curriculum: The students can greet someone based on the time of the day; can name foods they like; can name some foods they dislike; can name some of their favorite places to visit and find them in the map; can say where they live and where their family is from. Thematic Curriculum: Sense of Smell - The students can say what they smell using simple phrases, and they can recognize and understand words or phrases about things they can smell. The students can respond to questions about what they smell and ask others about what they smell using simple phrases. 4 Core Curriculum: The students can answer when asked how they are feeling; can name some members of their family; can say if they think their family is big or small. Students can say if they have a pet and describe their pets. Thematic Curriculum: Sense of Taste - The students can say what they taste using simple phrases, and they can recognize and understand words or phrases about things they can taste. The students can respond to questions about what they taste and ask others about what they taste using simple phrases. 5 Core Curriculum: The students can use some words to describe the weather; can say when they are hungry; can name some months of the year; can answer when asked which month are we in. Thematic Curriculum: Review of the senses of Sight, Smell and Taste. 6 Core curriculum: The students can say which month their birthday is in; can say when they are thirsty; can say the name of some beverages they like to drink; can say the names of some fruits; can say the color of the fruits; can say if a food is a vegetable or not. Thematic Curriculum: Sense of Touch - The students can say what they feel and touch using simple phrases, and they can recognize and understand words or phrases about things they can feel and touch. The students can respond to questions about what they feel and touch and ask others about what they feel and touch using simple phrases. 7 Core Curriculum: The students can express their emotions; can use opposite emotions accurately and can ask someone how they are doing.; can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Thematic Curriculum: Sense of Hearing - The students can say what they hear using simple phrases, and they can recognize and understand words or phrases about things they can hear. The students can respond to questions about what they hear and ask others about what they hear using simple phrases. 8 Core Curriculum: The students can name some clothing items; can say what clothing items they should wear in different types of weather; can say when something is long or short. Thematic Curriculum: Review of the senses of Touch and Hearing. 9 Core Curriculum: The students can say when something is near or far; can name the four seasons of the year; can say what the weather is like in the four seasons of the year; can say some things they like to do in each of the four seasons of the year. The students will begin practicing for the final showcase. Thematic Curriculum: Putting it all together - The students will work on a project in which they will showcase things they like and do not like to taste, smell, hear, feel and see, and will review the vocabulary and structures learned. 10 Party/Fiesta; final showcase. * The order in which the core curriculum topics and vocabulary are incorporated may vary. * We follow a spiral curriculum in which each class will begin with a review of concepts previously learned, and, after incorporating the new content, we will close with a review of the concepts learned that class. * Can-do statements describe the goal of what we want learners to independently do after a lesson.
  • Inventors & Engineers

    Join this invention packed class where problem-solving, teamwork, and creativity will be challenged with time-based challenges. Kids will collaborate, construct, test, succeed, and fail to solve problems that stretch their minds and reinforce hands-on science and engineering principles. Semester at a Glance Week Challenge name Description 1 Ski Slalom Speedway Understand the scientific meaning of Force as it relates to slalom skiing. Design a Ski Slalom Speedway that functions like the prototype. 2 Spirit Rally at Sharky’s Bank Learn about some famous entrepreneurs and their achievements and what it means to be an entrepreneur. Apply the STEAMbuilding steps (i.e. the Scientific Process) to build a mechanical savings bank. 3 City Planner Speedway Learn about magnets, poles, attraction, and repulsion and about new, pollution free alternatives for transportation. Collaborate with their team to design and build a new city. 4 Assistive Graber Device Design and build a grabber device, teams build their prototype which they test, evaluate, and make improvements. 5 Elephant Prosthetic Challenge Brainstorm and design a prosthetic leg for an elephant. Teams will test it out on human knee, so it must be safe, comfortable and stay on when they walk. 6 Water Turbine Learn about hydroelectric generators and how they convert mechanical energy into electricity. Design and build a water turbine and teams can compare the amount of weights their different designs will lift. 7 Suspension Bridge Learn about the structure and use of a suspension bridge. Construct a physical prototype: starting with plans and ideas, using materials to build the physical model. 8 Candle Carousel Design and build your own candle carousel and investigate how the spinning speed of the carousel is related to the number of candles you use to power it. How fast can you make it spin? 9 Hydra Head Launch Follow the STEAMbuilding® Process to design air powered launchers that can launch 1,2 and 3 Hydra rockets the farthest distance. Collect and use data to improve their launcher and rocket designs. 10 Tiger Fairway Use creative and critical thinking skills to design and build a mini golf course that includes holes with varying degrees of difficulty.
  • Soccer Stars

    Backed by 20 years of experience, Soccer Stars offers a unique, age-specific curriculum that is crafted to improve soccer skills, build self-confidence, and develop socialization skills. Semester at a Glance Week Skills Lesson/Activity 1 Dribbling Develop dribbling skills with close control when having your head up. 2 Turning Develop turning skills in order to change directions. 3 Dribbling 1v1 Develop dribbling skills with speed to beat a defender. 4 Ball Control Develop close ball control with all parts of the body. 5 Short Passing Develop short passing skills along the ground with accuracy. 6 Pass and Move Develop passing and movement off the ball (support play). 7 Shooting Develop shooting skills with the laces. 8 Receiving the Ball on the Ground Develop close control (1st touch) with both feet under pressure. 9 Defending 1v1 Develop defending skills on how to apply pressure on the ball. 10 Long Passing Develop longer passing skills on the ground and in the air with accuracy.