This is a hands-on class in which students have plenty of freedom to explore the wonderful medium of clay! Come with your littles each week for special parent-child time and socialization with other parents around the clay table. 5-6 year olds can be dropped off for this class, 3-4 year olds need a parent to attend with them. Some projects for the littles will include heart and handprint bows, pencil pots and thumbprint ornaments and, inevitably, many sweet little sculptural pieces of their own. You will also have the opportunity to create a handprint tile for a wall or keepsake box. In this class parents get to make little things, too, and everyone will decorate, glaze and take home their finished work once fired. Students have some minimal cleanup chores, like washing their wooden tools in the provided water buckets, wiping down their areas after glazing days and pushing in their chairs at the end of classes. Tactile contact is one of the first experiences we have in this life; it is at our roots. So this weekly gathering with clay, water and shells is a very grounding experience for students.
Requirements:
***Supply & teacher payments are due January 9th. Families must respond to Groupzu invoices by this deadline to keep their standing in the class.
Tuesday - Ceramics Studio - 004: 10:00 am - 10:50 am
Description:
The name says it all. This is a hands-on lovely class with clay, water, shells, a canvas tablecloth and wooden tools. Tactile contact is one of the first experiences we have in this life; it is at our roots. So touching clay and experiencing ceramic art is a very grounding experience for students. Over the course of our 16 weeks together, students aged 3/4 will make some thumbprint ornaments, hand print tiles and, inevitably, sweet little sculptural pieces. Starting with pinch pots, 5/6 yr olds will be making faces, little cups and bowls to use for tea (or their daily dose of elderberry) at home. They will also learn to decorate! Designed for parents and their young students, this class has become a lovely time of parent socialization while the littles have plenty of freedom to explore the wonderful medium of clay! In this class parents get to make little things, too.
Some Notes:
-We fire the pottery here at the center and students will be able to take home their finished pieces.
-Students ages 5 and up will have some minimal cleanup chores, like washing the wooden tools in the provided water buckets and wiping down their areas after glazing days.
-Please plan to stay for class if your student is 3/4 years old.
Ceramics for the littles: clay, water, shells: a little dose of art therapy in the ceramics studio for parent/child. We will make ornaments, nature and hand prints and more. This class includes parents who are welcome to create alongside their child(ren).
Ceramics for the littles: clay, water, shells: a little dose of art therapy in the ceramics studio for parent/child. We will make ornaments, nature and hand prints and more. This class includes parents who are welcome to create alongside their child(ren).
The name says it all. This is a hands-on lovely class with clay, water, shells, a canvas tablecloth and wooden tools. Over the course of our 16 weeks together, students aged 3/4 will make thumbprint ornaments, hand print tiles and, inevitably, sweet little sculptural pieces. Starting with pinch pots, 5/6 yr olds will be making faces, little cups and bowls. All students will have the opportunity to glaze and take home their work. Designed for parents and their young students, this class has become a lovely time for parent socialization while the littles have plenty of freedom to explore the wonderful medium of clay! In this class parents get to make little things, too. Tactile contact is one of the first experiences we have in this life; it is at our roots. So touching clay and experiencing ceramic art is a very grounding experience for students.
Requirements:
Please plan to stay for class if your student is 3/4 years old.
Learn the basics of html, css, and javascript while completing engaging coding missions! Over the course of the semester, students will develop their own website, app, and game, all while building proficiency in three of the most essential programming languages. This is an introductory coding course, no prior coding experience is necessary. Materials fee covers the required book and flash drive.
Requirements:
Students should be proficient in typing; no coding experience necessary.
Christianity could be defined as a “cold case”: it makes a claim about an event from the distant past for which there is little forensic evidence. Christianity has a rich evidential history, but many Christians seem ill-prepared to make the case for what we believe. This course will utilize the Cold-Case Christianity DVD curriculum by J. Warner Wallace. He uses his nationally recognized skills as a homicide detective to help students assess the evidence and eyewitnesses behind Christian beliefs. This course will inspire students to have confidence in Christ as it prepares them to articulate the case for Christianity, help them to embrace their duty to defend the truth, and become better communicators by learning the skills of professional case makers. 1 Pet. 3:15. Always be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks you to account for the hope that you have.
Requirements:
Students taking this class are expected to be able to read the Bible. Students should also be able to understand and follow directions to participate in classroom activities, such as reading aloud, speaking when requested during the class, respectful listening, contributing to class discussions, and participating in simple in-class writing. Homework will consist of writing one paragraph per week plus worksheets from the book. Also required are pens in black or blue ink and white notebook paper.
Color Theory will take you to a new level of understanding how to mix colors. Each of you will get a standard color wheel but as the weeks progress, you should be able to understand how colors work without it. We will be using different supplies to blend colors together to make our own color wheels as well. We’ll also be doing new projects each week using our new knowledge of color relationships. You will get a soft pastel set and sketchpad to go with your color wheel. Our projects will not be hard to draw as this is all about color! I will provide other mediums to work with as well such as watercolor and oil paint to play around with.
Wednesday - Science Lab - 127: 11:00 am - 11:50 am
Description:
Join us as we explore the world of comic strips. We will look at the history of comics, the work of notable past cartoonists, and comics today.
Students will learn strip layout, lettering, and character design. Each student will create their own comic strip with a week’s worth of finished samples that will be showcased at the end of the class (yes, people will get to read your comic strips; there isn’t much point in doing this if you don’t let people read your work).
Concise writing is important for a good comic strip. Students will work to develop brevity in their writing, since comics are confined within tight spatial limits. A well-written comic can succeed despite mediocre artwork, but exceptional drawing skills cannot rescue a poorly-written strip.
Finally, we will look at current avenues for comic strip publication.
This class will run for one semester. Students will have homework, but the amount will vary each week.
Students will need to furnish their own pens, pencils, erasers, and drawing pads. Students should have access to a computer, since comics today are often created digitally. A number of assignments will require students to download and print pictures for writing and drawing exercises.
Music composition lessons are, in fact, just like lessons on an instrument, but instead of weekly practice on that instrument, students are required to practice composition by *writing* music each week. Lessons focus on the craft of composition and on music theory. Both are universal to composing in all genres of music. As we lay the groundwork, I will help your student explore the particular genres they are most interested in, whether it be classical, songwriting, worship, jazz, video game music, working with a DAW, hymn-writing, pop/rock… whatever it might be! Or, if they're not sure, that's even better, because we learn much by exploration! I grew up in Vancouver, steeped in its rich musical community. I studied piano, clarinet, and jazz piano before attending Western Washington Univ. from which I received a B.A. in music, focusing on music education, but also investing much in music theory and history. I went on to study composition privately with Roger Briggs, culminating in one year of a Master’s degree in composition at the Jacobs School at Indiana University. I absolutely love my job as a teacher of music, recognizing that young, aspiring musicians growing up in households of faith look to their teachers as examples of how to be close followers of Jesus Christ. Even as we learn how to become better musicians, it is even more important to become better followers of Christ, knowing who we are in Him. I seek to model Keith Getty’s charge: “Be the best musician you can be and make sure that your faith is growing faster than your music.” $27 for 40 min. (all ages).
Requirements:
One year of private lessons on an instrument or voice.