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Art

Tiny Tots Art (2– 3 years and caregiver)
Let’s explore Art! Your child will explore art through many mediums including; tempera paint, watercolor, pastels, collage, clay, and more. This will be an exciting time of discovery and creativity for your child. Your little artist will also create an original work of art which will be displayed at a “gallery showing”. This will be an evening event for friends and family of the artist to show their support.
Cost for this 45 minute/6 week class: $105 (materials fee included), Instructor: Gina Moon
Session Dates: 1/7 - 2/11, Thursdays, 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. (Eric Carle Theme)
Session Dates: 4/15 - 5/20, Thursdays, 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. (Colors and Shapes Theme - new projects)

Puppet Pal Art (3 – 5 years, caregiver optional)
In this wonderfully creative and fun art class, children will use classic stories as inspiration for creating puppets. They will be exposed to a variety of mediums of art and puppet making including sock puppets, shadow puppets, finger puppets and more. In addition to creating an original puppet each child will contribute to the group project, a backdrop which will be used to act out the featured story. Aside from the fun and creativity, this class teaches beginning reading skills such as retelling and sequencing.
Cost for this 45 minute/6 week class: $105.00 (includes materials fees), Instructor: Gina Moon
Session Dates: TBD

Artful Planet (3 - 5 years, caregiver optional)
In this unique art class, students will use recyclable materials to create works of art! The students' creativity will be challenged as they use their imagination to create beautiful and functional art from everyday objects. Along with the creativity and artistic expression, each class will focus on recycling and how we can protect our natural resources.
Cost for this 45 minute/6 week class: $105.00 (includes materials fees), Instructor: Gina Moon
Session Dates: 2/25 - 4/1, Thursdays, 12:30 - 1:15 p.m.

Art and Artists (6 – 9 years)
Key art concepts will be introduced through exposure to some of the world’s most famous artists and his or her great masterpieces. The young artists will use multiple mediums including: tempera paint, water colors, pastel chalks, and collage. In addition to creating individual pieces of art, the artists will work on a group project. Each student will also create an original work of art on canvas and display it at a “gallery showing”. This will be an evening event to which friends and family are invited. This class is scheduled with the home schooled student in mind.
Cost for this 45 minute/6 week class: $105 (includes all materials fees), Instructor: Gina Moon
Session Dates: 11/3 - 12/15, Tuesdays, 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. (Van Gogh, O'Keeffe, Seurat, Frankenthaler & unknown Egyptian artist), No class 11/24 ~ CLASS FULL
Session Dates: 4/13 - 5/18, Tuesdays, 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. (Picasso, Monet, Klee, Rousseau & Van Gogh)

Mosaic Art (6 - 9 years)
In this hands on class, students will create multiple mosaic designs using different materials. While creating their works of art, they will learn the process of mosaic art from design to material selection and creation. Some creations include stepping stones and flower pots. This class is scheduled with the home schooled student in mind.
Cost for this 45 minute/6 week class: $105.00 (includes materials fees), Instructor: Gina Moon
Session Dates: 1/5 - 2/9, Tuesdays, 12:00 - 12:45 p.m.

Cartooning (6 - 9 years)
Each child will be encouraged to use their natural creativity to develop original cartoon characters. The students will be exposed to the fundamentals of cartooning including how to create action, emotion and perspective. The course will culminate with the creation of an original comic strip using each student's character and narrative. This class is scheduled with the home schooled student in mind.
Cost for this 45 minute/6 week class: $105.00 (includes materials fees), Instructor: Gina Moon
Session Dates: 2/23 - 3/30, Tuesdays, 12:00 - 12:45 p.m.

Advanced Art and Artists (10 – 13 years)
This more advanced and in-depth Art and Artists class will introduce key art concepts will be introduced through exposure to some of the world’s most famous artists and his or her great masterpieces. The artists will use multiple mediums including: tempera paint, water colors, pastel chalks, and collage. In addition to creating individual pieces of art, the artists will work on a group project. Each student will also create an original work of art on canvas and display it at a “gallery showing”. This will be an evening event to which friends and family are invited. This class is scheduled with the home schooled student in mind.
Cost for this 45 minute/6 week class: $105 (includes all materials fees), Instructor: Gina Moon
Session Dates: 11/3 - 12/15, Tuesdays, 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. (Van Gogh, O'Keeffe, Seurat, Frankenthaler & unknown Egyptian artist) No class 11/24
Session Dates: 4/13 - 5/18, Tuesdays, 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. (Picasso, Monet, Klee, Rousseau & Van Gogh)

Mosaic Art (10 - 13 years)
In this hands on class, students will create multiple mosaic designs using different materials. While creating their works of art, they will learn the process of mosaic art from design to material selection and creation. Some creations include stepping stones and flower pots. This class is scheduled with the home schooled student in mind.
Cost for this 45 minute/6 week class: $105.00 (includes materials fees), Instructor: Gina Moon
Session Dates: 1/5 - 2/9, Tuesdays, 1:00 - 1:45 p.m.

Cartooning (10 - 13 years)
Each child will be encouraged to use their natural creativity to develop original cartoon characters. The students will be exposed to the fundamentals of cartooning including how to create action, emotion and perspective. The course will culminate with the creation of an original comic strip using each student's character and narrative. This class is scheduled with the home schooled student in mind.
Cost for this 45 minute/6 week class: $105.00 (includes materials fees), Instructor: Gina Moon
Session Dates: 2/23 - 3/30, Tuesdays, 1:00 - 1:45 p.m.

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Dance 

Tiny Tots Ballet (2 - 3 years and caregiver)
This 30 minute class explores fundamental movement, coordination, and musicality while exposing the young dancer to ballet basics. At the end of the session your dancer will be able to use both sides of their body, clap and jump to the rhythm, and identify 10 + ballet terms in French. The class setting helps young children establish routine, follow instructions, and to use their body creatively all in a fun learning environment. The last class will include a parent preview where you are invited to come see what your little one has learned!
Cost for this 30 minute/6 session class: $60, Instructor: Becky Campbell of Twirl Dance Fundamentals
Session Dates: 11/3 - 12/15, Mondays, 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. No class 11/24
Session Dates: 1/4 - 2/8, Mondays, 9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Session Dates: 2/23 - 3/30, Mondays, 9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Session Dates: 4/13 - 5/18, Mondays, 9:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Tap/Rythm (3 - 5 years and caregiver)
This 45 minute class introduces rhythm and musicality to your dancer while encouraging the use of both fine and gross motor skills. Your tapper will learn basic tap technique, be able to move to the beat, and follow choreography. This class includes movement from multiple genres of dance to excite the young dancer and use the skill set appropriate for their development. The last class will include a parent preview where you are invited to come see what your little tapper has learned!
Cost for this 45 minute/6 session class: $70, Instructor: Becky Campbell of Twirl Dance Fundamentals
 Session Dates: 9/14 - 10/19, Mondays, 10:15 – 11:00 a.m.
Session Dates: 11/3 - 12/15, Mondays, 10:15 – 11:00 a.m. No class 11/24
Session Dates: 1/4 - 2/8, Mondays, 10:15 – 11:00 a.m.
Session Dates: 2/23 - 3/30, Mondays, 10:15 – 11:00 a.m.
Session Dates: 4/13 - 5/18, Mondays, 10:15 – 11:00 a.m.

Hip Hop Dance (6 - 10 years)
Your child won't be able to stop moving to the funky beat of Hip Hop. This class will incorporate beginning moves that will teach your child the fundamentals of Hip Hop Dance. The children will also have the opportunity to explore their own creativity and sense of style while learning to dance to a standard 8 count. Eventually they will put together several 8 counts to create a dance! This class is scheduled with the home schooled student in mind.
Cost for this 45 minute/6 session class: $70, Instructor: Becky Campbell of Twirl Dance Fundamentals
Session Dates: 11/3 - 12/15, Mondays, 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. No class 11/24
Session Dates: 1/4 - 2/8, Mondays, 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session Dates: 2/23 - 3/30, Mondays, 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session Dates: 4/13 - 5/18, Mondays, 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Fitness and Fun!

Move and Groove (2 - 4 years and caregiver)
Imagination, music and lots of silly fun! In this class the children will move their bodies, raise their heart rates and get their daily dose of sillies. We will run, jump, march, "swim", twirl, "drive" hop, skip, "fly"...anything to get our bodies and imaginations moving with the beat of the songs. Each sessions songs are specific to the listed theme.
Cost for this 30 minute/6 session class: $55, Instructor: Lisa Dupre
Session Dates: 11/2 - 12/14,  Mondays, 11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Session Dates: 1/4 - 2/8, Mondays, 11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Session Dates: 2/23 - 3/30, Mondays, 11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Session Dates: 4/19 - 5/24, Mondays, 11:00 - 11:30 a.m.


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Kindergarten Readiness

Kindergarten Readiness I, II, III and IV (3 – 5 years)
During these four consecutive and progressive course the students will develop important Kindergarten Readiness skills in a fun and nurturing environment. These skills include: letter and number recognition, fine motor development, classifying, sorting, comparing, patterns, visual discrimination, predicting, story re-telling and graphing. The class will focus on recognition and tracing of both upper and lower case letters. The children will master the independent formation of both upper and lower case letters, learn to combine letters to form words and understand the concepts of vowels and consonants. Number development will begin with counting and number recognition and move into beginning addition and subtraction.
Cost for eachof these 45 minute/5 session classes: $80, Instructor: Julie Arbogast
Session Dates: Group B ~ Thursdays, 12:00 - 12:45 (1/7 - 2/4) (2/11 - 3/18) (3/25 - 4/22) and (4/29 - 5/27)

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Language Arts

Creative Writing (10 - 13 Years)
This more advanced and in-depth creative writing class will also focus on the creativity of writing. Each student will be encouraged to use their own interests, passions, and talents to create original pieces of writing. Children will work on the fundamentals of writing including spelling, grammar, and fundamental structure. This course will culminate in each student binding their writing into an original book.
Instructor: Gina Moon
Cost for this 45 minute/6 week class: $80.00
Session Dates: 11/3 – 12/18, no class 11/24, Tuesdays, 2:00 - 2:45 p.m.
Session Dates: 1/5 – 2/9, Tuesdays, 2:00 - 2:45 p.m.
Session Dates: 2/23 – 3/30, Tuesdays, 2:00 – 2:45 p.m.
Session Dates: 4/13 – 5/18, Tuesdays, 2:00 - 2:45 p.m.

Literary and Cultural Analysis (10 - 13 Years)
This cross-curricular class offers an experiential overview of a historic time period through literary analysis and in-depth coverage of social studies, geography and cultural arts.  Each session we will read a book on many "must read" lists. We will novel focusing on vocabulary, comprehension, character analysis, plot development, setting and author's purpose.  To further enrich and engage the students, we will explore: the geography of the setting; experience the tastes and sounds of the culture; and learn of the customs and cultural beliefs of the time. As we delve into each novel, the students will write poetry, make journal entries, and create their own newspaper.  They will also reenact scenes from the novel to give them a feel for what is was like to like to live in that place and time. Some of these projects will require out of class research and homework.  All materials including the novel and journal are included in the class fees. 
Instructor: Julie Arbogast
Cost for this 45 minute/6 week class: $95.00
Session Dates: 11/3 – 12/18, no class 11/24, Tuesdays, 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. (Number the Stars by Lois Lowry)
Session Dates: 1/5 – 2/9, Tuesdays, 12:00 - 12:45 p.m.
Session Dates: 2/23 – 3/30, Tuesdays, 12:00 – 12:45 p.m.
Session Dates: 4/13 – 5/18, Tuesdays, 12:00 - 12:45 p.m.

Sensational Sentences and Perfect Paragraphs (6 - 9 Years)
This class will focus on the techniques needed to write sensational sentences and eventually perfect paragraphs.  We will address writing conventions, correct grammar usage, and descriptive vocabulary. Using the writing process (pre-writing, drafting, revising, proofreading and publishing/sharing) the students will learn about topic sentences, supporting details, "hooking the reader" and thought provoking concluding sentences. We will introduce the four writing domains: narrative, expressive, persuasive, and informative. They will also learn the important writing devices of alliteration, metaphor, simile, sensory details, onomatopoeia, and personification. Students will be exposed to language rich literature to serve as models and receive constructive feedback to encourage a love of writing. Each session will be unique.
Instructor: Julie Arbogast
Cost for this 45 minute/6 week class: $80
Session Dates: 11/3 – 12/18, no class 11/24, Tuesdays, 1:00 - 1:45 p.m.
Session Dates: 1/5 – 2/9, Tuesdays, 1:00 - 1:45 p.m.
Session Dates: 2/23 – 3/30, Tuesdays, 1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
Session Dates: 4/13 – 5/18, Tuesdays, 1:00 - 1:45 p.m.

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Martial Arts

Martial Arts Discipline (4-7 years and parent)
This course exposes children to a variety of martial arts techniques. The techniques are derived from three major martial arts disciplines. 1. Kenpo – American Kenpo is referred by many simply as Karate and focuses on defense and striking techniques. 2. Tae Kwon Do - TKD comes from Korea and is particularly strong in the area of technical and precise kicking techniques. 3. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) - Although a relatively new martial art, BJJ has been proven highly effective and is very popular amongst today's top martial artists. This discipline focuses on developing of ground techniques and proper falling skills to avoid injury. The physical skills emphasized in this class are; balance, strength, speed and coordination. The character traits explored and encouraged are; respect, humility, integrity and self–discipline.
Cost for this 30 minute/6 session class: $75, Instructor: Darin Wong
Session Dates: 11/2 – 12/14, no class 11/23, Mondays, 5:30 – 6:00
Session Dates: 1/4 - 2/8, Mondays, 5:30 – 6:00
Session Dates: 3/1 – 4/12, no class 4/5, Mondays, 5:30 – 6:00
Session Dates: 4/19 – 5/24, Mondays, 5:30 – 6:00

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Mini Bees

Mini Bees (2 - 3 years and parent optional)
The Mini Bees class is designed to give your child a jump start to learning while bridging the time between a toddler's time with his or her caregiver and preschool. The class includes time devoted to: concepts related to each month's theme, art, music and movement, gross and fine motor development, social skills and fun! Please see our webpage dedicated to Mini Beesfor more information regarding the program, its cost and schedule. Instructors: Julia Arbogast and Gina Moon
This class runs September through May on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.