Wednesday - Dance Studio A - 116: 4:00 pm - 4:50 pm
Description:
In this class students will have the opportunity to enjoy more hip hop and jazz with challenging and fun choreography and props. Students should come to class wearing jazz shoes and clothes easy to dance in. Students may do some tumbling and/ or flag twirling depending on their interest. This is a year long class and students will be asked to commit to attending for the entire year.
Requirements:
Students must have taken at least two years of hip hop or jazz dance experience and have teacher approval. DM Alexa Kehler on Slack for an audition.
This class will be performing in the Spring Dance Shows the week of May 15-20. We are still working on our plans for the spring show, but please reserve that week now on your calendar. Our format will most likely be similar to our last spring show, with our youngest students performing in two of the four shows. Details will be related in full at our mandatory parent meeting to be held at 7pm on Monday, February 27th. Parental attendance to this meeting is essential in order to ensure clarity of information and the success of your dancer. Each family is required to have one parent volunteer to help in some way with the show. Please read the updated class syllabus that is posted on the dance department page of this website for more general dance class information.
Receive two classes in one! We will be using Not Consumed Homeschool curriculum called Thrive. The class fee provides the workbook for your student. The homework will include some of workbook pages and the students workout time at home which is tracked in their workbook. Our class can count for a half credit of fitness and a half credit of health with good attendance and when homework is completed. 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 by 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. I am thrilled to offer this class again!
Tuesday - Ceramics Studio - 004: 10:00 am - 11:50 am
Description:
This class is for beginning, intermediate and advanced pottery wheel students. Students will be guided in wheel throwing techniques with the goal of making functional pieces for use in their homes and spaces. They will be encouraged to bring their own ideas to the classroom. Students will receive instruction in basic terminology of the ceramic’s studio pertaining to clay body, stages of clay, surface decorating techniques and the many curious and helpful tools potters use to create their own signature style. Teaching through lecture & demonstration, as well as 1:1 instruction will all be given in this course.
Tuesday - Ceramics Studio - 004: 10:00 am - 11:50 am
Description:
This class is for beginning, intermediate and advanced pottery wheel students. Students will be guided in wheel throwing techniques with the goal of making functional pieces for use in their homes and spaces. They will be encouraged to bring their own ideas to the classroom. Students will receive instruction in basic terminology of the ceramic’s studio pertaining to clay body, stages of clay, surface decorating techniques and the many curious and helpful tools potters use to create their own signature style. Teaching through lecture & demonstration, as well as 1:1 instruction will all be given in this course.
This class is for beginning, intermediate and advanced pottery wheel students. Students will be guided in wheel throwing techniques with the goal of making functional pieces for use in their homes and spaces. They will be encouraged to bring their own ideas to the classroom. Students will receive instruction in basic terminology of the ceramic’s studio pertaining to clay body, stages of clay, surface decorating techniques and the many curious and helpful tools potters use to create their own signature style. Teaching through lecture & demonstration, as well as 1:1 instruction will all be given in this course.
This class is for beginning, intermediate and advanced pottery wheel students. Students will be guided in wheel throwing techniques with the goal of making functional pieces for use in their homes and spaces. They will be encouraged to bring their own ideas to the classroom. Students will receive instruction in basic terminology of the ceramic’s studio pertaining to clay body, stages of clay, surface decorating techniques and the many curious and helpful tools potters use to create their own signature style. Teaching through lecture & demonstration, as well as 1:1 instruction will all be given in this course.
Monday - Ceramics Studio - 004: 10:00 am - 11:50 am
Description:
This class is a hands-on adventure of learning the old craftsmanship of wheel throwing. It is geared towards ALL LEVELS of pottery students, from beginning to advanced.Throughout the weeks I give demos and work with them individually, helping them to build on their skills. Students have the opportunity to learn from a potter how to be a potter. From beginning to end in the wet clay work, the decoration and the trimming, the glazing and the firing, they will learn how to make vessels in clay including bowls, cups, plates and vases.They will be sketching pots, making pots, building new friendships and having loads of fun as they get their hands into clay and water. While this is primarily a hands-on class, students will also be keeping a pottery notebook in which they will be encouraged to write notes, journal and sketch throughout the week.This taps into some art, design and science studies. They’ll be learning basic terminology of the ceramics studio from kiln to kaolin as they study temperatures and techniques, form and function. If your student is curious, passionate about it already or even rather intimidated, sign them up! You never know until you try. This class is excellent for socialization and teamwork as the pottery studio becomes a weekly source of art therapy and camaraderie.
Requirements:
• Supply & teacher payments are due January 9th. Families must respond to Groupzu invoices by this deadline to keep their standing in the class.
Looking for a way to keep your teen active, healthy, and confident? This new class teaches how to build life long wellness through safe and effective workouts that get results in a fun supportive environment. This program is designed for each student to train at their own level. We will work through resistance, power, and plyometrics with proper form to gain better sports performance, posture, build lean muscle, improving speed, balance, agility, and coordination. Warm up to cool down will be packed full of individual challenges and friendly competitions. Class will either start or finish with a game for more teamwork fun and good sportsmanship.
Triple Play Sports will focus on basketball, dodgeball, and capture the flag. It's about what the students want to play! There will also be conditioning and warm ups. I'll offer 10 min workouts for those that may want one from time to time as a challenge with super sets. We will cover individual skills, strategies, and fundamentals, as well as teamwork, good sportsmanship, in each game. Here is a breakdown of skills for each sport. Basketball we will dribble, pass, shoot, and learn offense/defense through drills, competitive fun games, and scrimmages. In dodgeball we will improve agility & balance, hand-eye coordination, while strengthen reflexes and muscles. A new variation is called triple dipper dodgeball. Capture the flag is all about learning many strategies for winning the game with speed, defensive & offensive tactics, endurance, & agility. Other games include gladiator ball, pickleball, ultimate tag, four square, and tug of war. Our class is built to increase cardiovascular health, fosters social & emotional skills, strategic thinkers, and a bunch of fun!
TUTORING: Firmly Planted is excited to provide teens with the opportunity to earn money while tutoring a subject they’ve proven to be efficient in. The younger students being tutored benefit by learning from someone closer to their age, potentially creating a lasting friendship. Appointments with the teen tutors are all scheduled through Collette Connor (colletteconnorfirmlyplanted@gmail.com) at a standard rate of $17 an hour. MENTORING: A part of His Heart Foundation, MentorSuccess is a mentoring program that utilizes curated books, literature, and games to teach vital leadership success skills through a caring connection with a trained teen. This is a great opportunity for your student to form a relationship with an adult or teen mentor at the Center. These mentors will become like a buddy to your student as well as someone who will listen, read books, and play games with them. Your student may hardly notice how much they’re learning and the valuable life lessons being taught, while engaging in fun activities with their new friend and mentor. Appointments with mentors are all scheduled through Collette Connor (colletteconnorfirmlyplanted@gmail.com) at a standard rate of $17 an hour.