Visual & Performing Arts

Art Tells a StoryGrades K-2

Learn about how artists tell stories through art. Students

learn to analyze clues in an artwork to interpret the

message of the artist. They see how jagged lines can

make a seascape threatening and how color can set the

mood in a landscape. Students master techniques such as

drawing contour figures, employing Georges Seurat-style

pointillism, printing designs inspired by Polynesian tapa

cloths and creating action drip paintings in the style of

Jackson Pollock.

DIY CraftsGrades K-5

Do-it-yourself crafts using a variety of tools, techniques,

materials, and ideas. Activities may include painting,

drawing, sketching, collage, and printing. New activities

each session!

Drama WorksGrades 3-5

Are you serious about theater? Sharpen your acting skills

through teamwork, creativity, and self- expression. You’ll

learn about the actor’s instrument, creating characters,

and improvisation through drama games and activities. At

the end of the workshop, you will show o� your skills to

family and friends. No prior experience necessary, the

only limit is your imagination!

CartooningGrades K-5

This workshop takes young artists on a fun filled journey

of exploration and discovery as they learn to draw

cartoon characters using simplified techniques. Hosted by

a 2D avatar (WanTu), each lesson is designed to inspire

creative. Children will be excited to share their finished

work with family and friends.

Young Actors ClubGrades K-2

Do you like acting? Come develop your skills and confi-

dence through improvisation and theater games. This

unique class introduces young actors to voice projection,

stage movement, and performance skills including acting

and character development. No experience necessary. All

you need is enthusiasm and a desire to perform and learn

the skills that will land you the part.

World of MagicGrades K-2

Do you love magic? Then come join us as we reveal a

magician’s secret every week. Magic lessons will increase

your confidence and reasoning abilities. Magic tricks will

include professional tricks that you get to take home, as

well as every-day objects like cards, coins, rope and paper.

Each trick will be performed and explained. At the last

class you will put on a magic show that will amaze and

delight your friends and family.

Modern ArtGrades 3-5

Learn about artists who use abstraction to communicate their feelings and ideas. Students will explore Salvador Dali’s

transformations of realistic figures, Charles Demuth’s precisionist style, and Georgia O’Kee�e’s nature abstractions.

Other artists and projects include collaborating on creating historical murals based Diego Rivera and painting decadent

deserts after learning about the modern painter Wayne Thiebaud.

STEM

Bee-Bot Robot DiscoveryGrades K-2

Young computer scientists are introduced to basic progra

ming through an engaging, hands-on experience. Using

the award- winning Bee-Bot floor robot, children are

presented with challenges and program their Bee with

directional language. Children collaborate, solve problems,

and think critically.

Animation DiscoveryGrades 3-5

Video production fun using stop-motion animation!

Using technology and award-winning software, learn to

bring inanimate objects to life, just like they do in the

movies! Children are only limited by their own imagina-

tions

GO GREEN: Recycled RacerGrades 2-5

Students recycle items that would ordinarily be discarded

by turning them into toys, sculptures, and household

objects. Students will use recycled materials to engineer

their own toy cars, then compete in a Recycled Racer

Rally. Developed by the Boston Museum of Science, this

workshop emphasis the Engineering Design Process

throughout the activities, encouraging creative prob-

lem-solving and innovation.

ENGINEERING DISCOVERY: Mechanisms& MachinesGrades K-2

Future engineers build LEGO® machines, models and

robotic creatures while conducting real-world science

experiments with motion, force, and energy. Models are

brought to life with the addition of motors, gears, genera-

tors, and even sustainable energy, like the wind!

LEGO RoboticsGrades 3-5

Create working models of amazing machines and crea-

tures, like a floatplane simulator, a hungry alligator, or a

pair of singing parrots. You will build models featuring

working pulleys, gears, motors, and bring them to life by

using basic programming code.

Build it with LEGO®Grades K-2

Children are challenged to build a bridge to reunite two

best friends stranded by a river between them, express a

scene from their favorite adventure story, experiment with

balance, weights, & measure, design their perfect house

and other community structures, design and play a new

strategy game, and more. Hands on expression of ideas is

at the core of this engaging, fun program!

Digital Art DiscoveryGrades 3-5

Bring doodles to life using Animation- ish® software

developed by FableVision. Your team will work together

to create animated images, web logos, and so much

more. Digital Art Discovery links art, digital animation and

creativity to real-world projects.

Chemistry Crimes MysteriesGrades K-2 & 3-5

Join our squad of Science Sleuths as they investigate a

series of suspicious crimes based on chemistry experi-

ments. Each mission begins with a silly crime scene and

ends with our Science Sleuths creating a chemical reac-

tion in the lab. Real science + ridiculous crimes = Lots of

learning and laughs.

STEM Maker Lab: Ocean RescueGrades 2-5

Children learn about the extreme build-up of trash in the North Pacific Central Ocean Gyre. Faced with ocean research

challenges that will require creative-thinking skills, problem solving, and teamwork, children make a model of a gyre and

play a food web game, collect and test the pH of ocean water, create their own egg-marines that must not sink or float,

and design a “robotic arm” for a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). Before heading back to shore to share their findings,

children design Trash Island fantasy clean-up machine prototypes.

World Language & Chess

American Sign LanguageGrades K-5

Immerse yourself in the world of American Sign

Language! You will learn colors, numbers, greetings and

the alphabet. In the end, you will put on a performance

demonstrating your understanding through the interpre-

tation of a song.

SpanishGrades K-5

Buenos Dias! Welcome to the exciting and vibrant Spanish

culture and language. Cooperative learning activities and

cultural experiences keep this program engaging and

interactive. You will learn days of the week, months of the

year, numbers, colors and much, much more. Basic

conversation is an exciting part of this enriching program.

Mandarin ChineseGrades K-5

Ni hao! Dive into the Mandarin language and culture.

Through conversation and art, you will be introduced to

the characters of the Mandarin Chinese alphabet, the

significance of colors and numbers, and basic conversa-

tional phrases and beginning target vocabulary.

ChessGrades K-5

Learn chess fundamentals including how to set up a

board, how the pieces move, and how the game devel-

ops. Students play chess matches each week and are

paired by skill level.

Sports & Fitness

Fitness OlympicsGrades K-5

You will participate in a variety of competitive sports and

tactical games that encourage you to build endurance,

speed, control, flexibility, agility, and coordination, while

working as a team. The games we play will help you devel-

op the ability to follow directions and work collaboratively

in a supportive environment, while increasing your skills to

compete. If you love playing more than one sport, this is

the class for you!

TennisGrades K-5

Developed in partnership with the United States Tennis

Association (USTA), our tennis program focuses on

instilling a passion for tennis, while promoting skill

advancement & new achievement levels. It is held in the

school gym using a five level skill development program

including playing the real game! It is great for both

beginner and experienced players and all racquet /sup-

plies are provided.

SoccerGrades 1-5

What sport has running, kicking, shooting, passing,

dribbling, blocking and fun? Soccer! Students can enjoy

soccer all year long. Skills covered include direct & indirect

kicks, o�side, goal kicks, throw-ins, penalty shots & much

more. Students play on competing teams while increasing

their knowledge of strategy and soccer rules.

SabakiballGrades 1-5

It’s a whole new ball game! Endorsed by professional and

Olympic athletes, Sabakiball o�ers an exciting, non-stop,

non-contact, alternative to collision sports with a focus on

teamwork. Designed for boys and girls, combined!