Tuesday - Ceramics Studio - 004: 11:00 am - 12:50 pm
Description:
This class is for beginning and returning 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 and will be given exciting demos. 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. Students will also receive instruction in basic terminology of the ceramics studio pertaining to clay body, stages of clay becoming ceramics and the many curious and helpful tools potters use to create their own signature style. Teaching through lecture, note taking, demonstration, and 1:1 instruction will all be explored in our studio.
Requirements:
All supplies, consumable and shared are provided with the supply fee for this class. This class is a good fit for students who work well in a multi-sensory environment as the studio is alive with sights, smells and sounds, sometimes simultaneously; all while having their hands in lots of clay and water.
Tuesday - Ceramics Studio - 004: 11:00 am - 12:50 pm
Description:
A fun pottery workshop for students 10-18. Try out the pottery wheel. Carve, cut and bond the clay. Draw and sketch ideas. Learn fresh designs. Press shells, plants and leaves into tiles. Spend an hour decorating and carving your pots. Learn the art of glazing. Students are bound to have a lot of fun together in this messy adventure of learning the old craftsmanship of wheel throwing and more. Creating with their own two hands using water and clay, students will learn the basics of handbuilding, bringing their ideas to the table and to the wheel.
Students will learn terminology of the ceramics studio from Kiln to Kaolin...they will also tap into some of the chemistry names for clay and glaze ingredients and learn a bit about the firing process and how their pottery goes in and out of the fire, and to what temperatures.
Tapping into their creativity as they work within the structured boundaries of the orderly ceramics studio, this class is also excellent for socialization, teamwork and cheering each other on. I teach my students to help build up a strong environment in their classroom by building each other up. The ceramic studio becomes a source of art therapy, camaraderie and joy for them.
Some notes:
-We fire all student work here at the center and students will be able to take home their finished pieces.
-The finished pottery they will be creating will have undergone several stages of wet, “leather -hard”, trimming and decorating, first fire, decoration, second fire. So it’s a really big deal when they receive their first finished pots from the kiln room. Look for that day when they get to bring them home!
-Students will have setup and cleanup chores, sometimes taking water buckets outside to roll buckets in and out of the back doors.
-Our pro ceramics studio provides several wheels, a slab roller, a pug mill, an array of mid-range glazes, a kiln and all the tools and supplies one would need.
***ATTENTION WHEEL THROWING STUDENTS****
We have just expanded the age range of this class to accommodate more wheel throwing enthusiasts of all skill levels: Beginning, intermediate and advanced. This will remain a part hand building part wheel throwing class and Miss Sia will meet your student at their level and help them to improve and have fun.
Practical Psychology introduces the student to basic psychological and counseling tools and concepts that are most likely to impact the student in their real, day-to-day life. Concepts covered include a brief overview of the field of psychology, and the benefits of considering the inner workings of soul, mind, emotion, and memory.
Students will be introduced to common self-reflection tools such as the Genogram, the Ecogram, the Enneagram, mindfulness and interoception, and will be given opportunity to reflect on select aspects of their personal story. A goal of these discussions is to introduce students to daily practices of pausing, reflecting, and cultivating a balance between self-awareness and self-obsession.
Further discussions will explore current major issues in the mental health field. Students will be introduced to Family Systems and Internal Family Systems, genetics and epigenetics, mirror neurons and attachment science. Other discussions will explore major diagnoses such as anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, ADHD, Bipolar, and Schizophrenia. These discussions will discuss the diagnoses from a third party perspective, exploring what a given diagnosis does and does not mean. Students will be offered exposure to brief and initial screening measures, but will be cautioned against self-diagnosis.
Students will also be offered information about the counseling industry, and information on how to access and navigate resources. For example, students will be taught the difference between pastoral and professional counsel, and within the professional world, the difference between a counselor, psychiatrist, psychologist, and social worker, and the difference between counseling and “Rehab.”
Requirements:
Students should be at least 13 years old.
Given the nature of these discussions, a certain level of maturity and prior education is assumed. Topics such as sex and pornography, drugs and alcohol, suicide and self-harm, trauma, and abuse may be periodically mentioned at relevant intervals throughout the class. Mention of these topics will be meant to equip students with language to contemplate real-world application of psychological concepts.
Pre-Algebra meets twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays for the full year. This curriculum covers: positive and negative numbers, exponents, expanded and exponential notation, roots and radicals, variables, geometric formulas, rations and proportions, polynomials, irrational numbers, square root formula, and more. It is very important that the student has a good understanding of: fractions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division), along with decimals and percents. Each student will have access to a weekly video they will need to watch before coming to class each Monday.
Requirements:
*Book requirement: Math U See Pre-algebra student pack
https://store.demmelearning.com/pre-algebra-student-pack.html
**Student requirements:
Google Classroom app, Marco Polo app, complete all homework and tests
*** Parent requirement: Weekly signatures on Lesson E and test(s). IEP students must be accompanied by a parent each week.
Pre-Algebra meets twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays for the full year. This curriculum covers: positive and negative numbers, exponents, expanded and exponential notation, roots and radicals, variables, geometric formulas, rations and proportions, polynomials, irrational numbers, square root formula, and more. It is very important that the student has a good understanding of: fractions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division), along with decimals and percents. Each student will have access to a weekly video they will need to watch before coming to class each Monday.
Requirements:
*Book requirement: Math U See Pre-algebra student pack
https://store.demmelearning.com/pre-algebra-student-pack.html
**Student requirements:
Google Classroom app, Marco Polo app, complete all homework and tests
*** Parent requirement: Weekly signatures on Lesson E and test(s). IEP students must be accompanied by a parent each week.
This is a well rounded curriculum which covers: positive and negative numbers, exponents, expanded and exponential notation, roots and radicals, variables, geometric formulas, rations and proportions, polynomials, irrational numbers, square root formula, and more. It is very important that the student has a good understanding of: multiplication facts 1-12, long division, fraction (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division), and decimals. Each student will have access to a weekly video they can watch before coming to class to help assist them in their understanding of the lesson. This is very helpful if your family goes on vacation or needs to miss a week.
Requirements:
Pre-Algebra student pack https://store.demmelearning.com/pre-algebra-student-pack.html
Google Classroom app
Marco Polo app
Parent's signature on student's quizzes each week
All IEP students must be accompanied by a parent during each class
This will be a twice a week class on Mondays and Wednesdays. Each student will need to have the Pre-Algebra Math U See book and test book. This is a well rounded curriculum which covers: positive and negative numbers, exponents, expanded and exponential notation, roots and radicals, variables, geometric formulas, rations and proportions, polynomials, irrational numbers, square root formula, and more. It is very important that the student has a good understanding of: multiplication facts 1-12, long division, fraction (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division), and decimals. Each student will have access to a weekly video they can watch before coming to class to help assist them in their understanding of the lesson. This is very helpful if your family goes on vacation or needs to miss a week.
Requirements:
Pre-Algebra student pack https://store.demmelearning.com/pre-algebra-student-pack.html
Google Classroom app
Marco Polo app
Parent's signature on student's quizzes each week
All IEP students must be accompanied by a parent during each class
This is a CORE class that meets twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays for the full year. Parents are required to attend the mandatory Core Parent Meeting immediately following Family Orientation on either August 24th at 2pm, August 24th at 6pm, September 7th at 2pm, or September 7th at 6pm.
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of Pre-calculus/Trigonometry and its underlying concepts using the Math-U-See system. The curriculum will include both theory and application. This course will be appropriate for anyone who has successfully completed Algebra 2, and has a solid grasp of exponents, polynomials, variables, equations, and conic sections.
Students taking the Pre-calculus course will learn the following skills: trigonometry; radians and polar coordinates; vectors, functions, and composites; logarithms; arithmetic and geometric series.
Requirements:
Students must have the Math-U-See Student Pack for Pre-calculus. This comes with the workbook and test booklet, and is available for purchase online at: https://www.christianbook.com/math-u-see-precalculus-student-pack/pd/511141. In addition, a pad of graph paper, pencil(s) with eraser, a straightedge or ruler, a protractor, and a non-graphing scientific calculator are required.
Parents must sign each page of the lesson tests, which are due each Monday. Parents must also sign each page of the four unit tests, which are due on scheduled Mondays throughout the year.
This is a CORE class that meets twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays for the full year. Parents are required to attend the mandatory Core Parent Meeting immediately following Family Orientation on either August 24th at 2pm, August 24th at 6pm, September 7th at 2pm, or September 7th at 6pm.
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of Pre-calculus/Trigonometry and its underlying concepts using the Math-U-See system. The curriculum will include both theory and application. This course will be appropriate for anyone who has successfully completed Algebra 2, and has a solid grasp of exponents, polynomials, variables, equations, and conic sections.
Students taking the Pre-calculus course will learn the following skills: trigonometry; radians and polar coordinates; vectors, functions, and composites; logarithms; arithmetic and geometric series.
Requirements:
Students must have the Math-U-See Student Pack for Pre-calculus. This comes with the workbook and test booklet, and is available for purchase online at: https://www.christianbook.com/math-u-see-precalculus-student-pack/pd/511141. In addition, a pad of graph paper, pencil(s) with eraser, a straightedge or ruler, a protractor, and a non-graphing scientific calculator are required.
Parents must sign each page of the lesson tests, which are due each Monday. Parents must also sign each page of the four unit tests, which are due on scheduled Mondays throughout the year.
In this weekly gathering of parents and students we will be gleaning inspiration for our projects through stories read aloud each week. Students will be guided through the basics of clay sculpture, pinch pots, coil making and more. This tactile medium will be used to help cultivate fine motor skills, hand eye coordination, attention to detail and storytelling. Parents of 3 & 4 year old students will attend together, 5 year olds may be dropped off or parents may choose to stay for the class as well. Projects will range from a small guided project completed in one day, projects that may take two or more sessions to complete. The class will touch on sculptural and functional wares over the course of our 16 weeks together.
Requirements:
Students ages 4 and under must be accompanied by an adult.