Step into the pioneer world of Little House on the Prairie in this hands-on art class designed for visual learners. Students are invited to journey alongside Laura Ingalls Wilder and other beloved characters as we read through the "My First Little House" series and bring stories to life through carefully crafted dioramas. Students will explore themes of family, hard work, gratitude, courage, and trust in God. Each week, children will listen to a portion of the story and discuss its meaning inspiring a miniature scene that visually represents the narrative. As the weeks progress, their collection of dioramas will grow into a tangible timeline of Laura's early life.
Requirements:
Students must be able to independently use a glue gun properly, be able to work independently throughout class, and clean up their own space before leaving class.
Step into the amazing mouse world of Brambly Hedge! Students will conceptualize, design and create their own mini worlds inspired by the book series. Students will be taught how to think outside the box and use unexpected items to make their creations. We will work with a variety of materials and practice creative problem solving. By term completion each student will have crafted a tiny mouse and a home for them to dwell in.
In this class we will use a picture book retelling of C.S. Lewis's classic story The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, abridged for younger readers with beautiful Illustrations by Tudor Humphries. Each student will design, build, and finish one or more miniature scene inspired by moments in Narnia. There will be a lot of freedom in this. They can create their own characters and invent other storylines to tell their own story through building with the inspiration of Narnia. Students will learn how to plan and execute their ideas and present projects to their classmates on our final week.
Requirements:
Students must be comfortable using hot glue guns with little supervision (as I help the entire classroom), and be able to maintain a clean working space for themselves as they build.
In this summer camp, students will step into the beauty and transformation of a classic story while creating detailed dioramas inspired by key scenes from The Secret Garden. We will read a condensed picture book version of The Secret Garden based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett illustrated by Adelina Lirius. Through hands-on building, design, and storytelling, students will create meaningful dioramas.
As we root our lives in Christ, students will be encouraged to see themes of renewal, healing, and growth through a biblical lens. Just as the garden in the story comes back to life, students will reflect on how God restores and renews our hearts.
Throughout the camp, students will design and construct miniature scenes using a variety of materials, learning foundational art and design skills such as composition, color, texture, and storytelling.
By the end of the week, students will have a deeper understanding of how creativity can be used to honor the Lord and tell stories that point to His truth.
Requirements:
Students must be comfortable using and operating hot glue guns independently.
NEW STEM SCIENTISTS is a "Hands-On" class for 7-12 year olds. Students will learn new concepts every week and perform ALL NEW SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS that reinforce that concept, to take home. Our classes will include Science, Chemistry, Physics & Engineering.
Requirements:
Parents need to notify the teacher through Slack if their child will be absent so an experiment can be set aside for that student.
Parent help in class is always appreciated.
Northwest coast Indians is a hands-on creative history class. The students will learn about the resourcefulness and determination of an indigenous people to the Pacific Northwest. Each week, we will learn about a new element of their survival in the wilderness. We will also learn about the ingenuity in using all the materials that they found around them in nature, for food, clothing, & housing. As we learn about each element of their lives we will create a variety of crafts, dioramas, tools, and structures, representing this resourceful group of people.
Requirements:
Students will be expected to take notes as we are learning about the Northwest Coast Indians. These notes will go along with the crafts, dioramas, etc. that we will be creating each week. Parents need to notify me as soon as possible if your child will be absent, so I can set aside materials to go home the following week.
Thursday - Dance Studio B - 118: 4:00 pm - 4:50 pm
Description:
Students who are selected to be one of our characters that dance a solo, small group or acting part will be taught their dancing and acting during this class time.
Requirements:
Students will be auditioning for these parts and then given permission to sign up for this class.
Receive two classes in one, in this brand new class offering! We will be using Not Consumed Homeschool curriculum called Thrive. The class fee provides the workbook for your student. The homework will include the student's workout time at home. Although the workbook says high school on it, I am breaking down these important lessons for our middle schoolers who want a deeper understanding of their nutrition and fitness. Thrive begins by laying out the foundation that God designed our bodies. Using scripture & science, your student will receive an education that focuses on stewarding the body they've been gifted. We will discuss various systems and organs in the body to help better understand how our bodies function and how to maintain your health. We will discuss the five components of physical fitness and do workouts together that will be encouraging and tracked for every student. Discovering what fuels our bodies, exploring the fundamental principals of nutrition, and how to apply these in order to make wise choices about food, drinks, and other substances. Your student will learn what it means to THRIVE as they lead a healthy, balanced life that honors God.
Receive two classes in one, in this brand new class offering! We will be using Not Consumed Homeschool curriculum called Thrive. The class fee provides the workbook for your student. The homework will include the students workout time at home. Our class can count for a half credit of fitness and a half credit of health. Thrive begins by laying out the foundation that God designed our bodies. Using scripture & science, your teen will receive an education that focuses on stewarding the body they've been gifted. We will discuss various systems and organs in the body to help better understand how our bodies function and how to maintain your health. We will discuss the five components of physical fitness and do workouts together that will be encouraging and tracked for every student. Discovering what fuels our bodies, exploring the fundamental principals of nutrition, and how to apply these in order to make wise choices about food, drinks, and other substances. Your student will learn what it means to THRIVE as they lead a healthy, balanced life that honors God.
In this class, we will be drawing what we see around us in our day to day lives.
Observational drawing is an important technique for artists and is often used as a foundation for other forms of drawing, such as figure drawing, still life, landscape, and portraiture. It is a skill that requires practice and patience, and can help artists develop their observation skills, fine-tune their technical abilities, and increase their understanding of form, light, and shadow. All levels of ability are welcome. Subject material will be pulled from everyday life, indoors and outside (weather permitting). In order to recreate what they observe, this class will build on the elements and fundamentals of art such as line, shape, shading, space, perspective, depth, and form to name a few. Materials include: sketchbook, drawing pencil to keep, as well as shared drawing tools for in class use.