| Creative Writing: Compose stories and poetry in-
spired by posters, paintings, films, books, etc. Be
published in your class magazine. Grades 1-8 |
| Medieval Times: Investigate the age of castles,
knights, and flying unicorns. Build a castle, design
your coat of arms, throw a feast . . . and don't forget
to feed your dragon! Grades 1-4 |
| Harry Potter-Ology: Immerse yourself in a �Wizarding
World.� Be sorted into a house, formulate spells, play
quiddich, concoct strange potions, and create your
own wand. Try butterbeer and wizard candy!
Grades 3-8 |
| Lego WeDo Robotics: Build robots, including an
alligator robot, with Legos, motors, gears, and
sensors. Program your robots using a computer.
Explore principles of engineering. ($10 lab fee)
Grades 1-2 |
| Lego Mindstorms Robotics: Design and build
computerized robots! Discover their capabilities as
you experiment with engineering and programming
solutions to solve daily challenges. ($10 lab fee)
Grades 3-8 |
| Lego Robotics Competition: Join with other ad-
vanced Lego robotics students to strategize, design,
program, and ultimately race your robots.
(Prerequisite: at least one Lego Mindstorms Robotics
course.) ($10 lab fee) Grades 3-8 |
| Sculpture Studio: Create, shape, mold, and model
your ideas into 3-D masterpieces of such diverse
media as clay, fabric, wood, and wire. Grades 1-8 |
| Math to Boggle the Brain: Tackle logic puzzles,
solve sequencing secrets, ponder math riddles, and
create your own mind-bogglers. Grades 1-4 |
| Physical Prestidigitations: Imagine becoming
Galileo performing the first experiment on gravity or
an astronomer calculating the distance to the Moon.
Focus on historical physics and astronomy investi-
gations, concluding with scientific messing around in
Vito's Block Museum. (This class is for the mathematically inclined.) Grades 4-8 |
| Computer Game Design: Intro to Scratch:
Learn to program in Scratch as you explore
different design options and create your own
computer game. Grades 3-8 |
| Advanced Programming in Scratch: Build on
earlier programming knowledge to create more
sophisticated games using Scratch. (Prerequisite:
at least one programming class in Scratch.)
Grades 3-8 |
| Chess Club: Explore exciting strategies, sneaky
openings, and skillful end games. All chess
enthusiasts welcome! Grades 1-6 |
| Drama, Music, and Art: Collaborate to create a
play, compose music, and design sets. Allow your
creativity to join with others as you act, sing, and
paint! Grades 1-8 |