(Listed in alphabetical order) Extended Class policies have changed! For information about how to register, refund and withdrawal policies, and more, please check out the fine print at the bottom of the page. After school classes begin 10 minutes after the dismissal bell. Students should proceed directly from their classroom to their after-school class location and check in with their instructor. Please pick up your student promptly at the end of the extended class. Register by printing out the registration form or returning a form that came home in the Thursday Packets. Art: Visual Arts Pacific Northwest Nature with Emphasis on Clay Sculpture Time: 10 Mondays, 3:40-4:40 PM Instructor: Rachel Mueller Class Dates: 1/4, 1/11, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/22 and 4/5. Cost: $158 (includes $38 for materials). 50% off tuition for siblings. In this winter session we will cover and explore the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest. We will discover the eruption of Mount
St. Helens, fossils, rain forest and marine habitats. We
will capture recovering species, wild flowers, insects
and trees. We will
combine techniques of space composition light
and shadow, one-point perspective,
two-point perspective and creating depth
and 3D. We will use pencils,
charcoals, soft pastels, oil pastels, watercolor,
acrylic, clay, and foil. Chess4Life This class is open to boys and girls in grades K-6. Time: 11 Wednesdays, 2-3:15 PM Location: Commons Instructor: Chess4Life instructors Class Dates: January 6 - March 24 (no class 1/27) Cost: $130 for the 11-week session. All classroom supplies are included. Chess4Life has brought chess to countless Ben Franklin students. Come join the education and entertaining world of chess. More information on the www.chess4life.com website. Choir Fall Choir had their performance in December. Time: TBA Location: Ben Franklin Instructor: Carrie Jamison Class Dates: TBA Cost: TBA Japanese Time: Thursdays 3:40-4:40 Location: Full-day Kindergarten room Instructor: Yu Iwasaki Class Dates: TBA Cost: TBA Japanese II is offered for students who began the class in the Fall. Lacrosse Fall Lacrosse classes have been completed. Next session will be offered in Spring 2010. Time: Spring 2010 Location: Ben Franklin Field Instructor: Neal Manegold Class Dates: TBA Cost: TBA Students will be taught a variety of lacrosse skills. Basic skills include throwing and catching, scooping a ground ball, passing and shooting, and cradling. Once students have mastered basic skills, they will move on to drills such as offensive and defensive play, transition lacrosse, and small-scale scrimmages. NEW: Martial Arts with Mr John Andrews of Washington Black Belt Academy Open to students in grades 1-6. Mr Andrews has taught martial arts as part of Ben Franklin's PE program. He is now bringing his talents to an enrichment class. Students that sign up for the class are also able to attend a second class at the Black Belt Academy each week.Time: 8 Thursdays 3:40-4:15 Location: Gym Instructor: Mr. John Andrews, Washington Black Belt Academy Class Dates: starting mid-January Cost: $56 A basic introduction to Martial Arts, this class is designed for students with little or no Martial Art experience. Basic stances, blocks, and strikes with an emphasis on critical life skills such as confidence and self control. Mr Andrews has extensive experience volunteering at Lake Washington schools, including teaching some PE classes at Ben Franklin. Students who sign up for this class may attend a 2nd day a week at Washington Black Belt Academy for no additional charge. Musical Minds' Piano Keyboarding Club Open to boys & girls 1-6. Time: 8 Tuesdays 3:40-4:40 Location: Commons Instructor: Missoula Children's Theater Class Dates: February 2nd - March 23d Cost: $150 For new students or students with previous experience. We bring electric piano keyboards to the school and those kids who enroll have the opportunity to learn to play their favorite tunes and melodies, from radio hits to movie and television theme songs. Using specially created visual tools and books, we teach the participants basic music reading skills and piano playing technique, so that they get playing the songs that they like right away. Our class ratio is generally never more than eight students per instructor (all of whom are background checked and are trained on school policies and procedures for maintaining the utmost safety of all students). The Piano Keyboard Club offers each child a well rounded approach to learning music in a social environment with other kids, and it allows for many benefits that private piano lessons does not; in particular - ensemble playing, or in other words, playing music together in groups. These are activities that kids love to get involved with, playing duets, trios or four and five part musical arrangements. Science Enrichment CANCELLED due to low enrollment Time: 5 Wednesdays 2:10-3:10 Location: A-103 Instructor: Science Adventures Class Dates: Cost Science Adventures presents the Space
Explorers class. Reach beyond the sky and explore the final frontier on an
amazing adventure through the solar system! Discover how robots and
astronauts explore other worlds and investigate the science behind the
rockets that send them into space. Blast off on a journey to the outer
reaches of our universe! For 5 weeks learn
about reaction rockets, satellites, space shuttles, space stations, and the
moon rover. http://www.discoverchampions.com/main/do/Space_ExplorersSchool Play: King Arthur's Quest Open to boys & girls K-6. Auditions required. Time: 3:30-8 Monday-Friday Location: TBA Instructor: Missoula Children's Theater Class Dates: January 25-January 30 Click for registration and additional information.Spanish Time: 9 Wednesdays 2:10-3:10 Location: SafetyNet (Tuesday mornings) OR Half-day Kindergarten (Weds) Instructor: Mariela Kintal Class Dates: Week of January 19th - Week of March 23d Cost: $90 (Weds classes), $80 (Thursday classes) We are offering an “Immersion” program, focused on learning vocabulary, basic grammar, reading, some writing and listening. Students are taught through games, songs, videos, tapes, skits and other fun activities. The instructors have more than 15 years experience and have worked for several elementary schools in the area. Unicycling: Beginning/Intermediate Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays 8-8:50 Location: Gym Instructor: Nancy Denney Class Dates: December 1 - January 28; Session III begins February 4 Cost: $35 Unicycling: Advanced Time: Fridays 8-8:50 Location: Gym Instructor: Nancy Denney Class Dates: December 4 - January 29; Session III begins February 5 Cost: TBA |
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