Featured Classes

Meet Famous Americans of the 20th Century!

The spring 2018 American History Alive line-up is announced! Come face-to-face with famous Americans in American History Alive: The New Century! Meet influential Americans who helped change the 20th century. Find out the secrets to Amelia Earhart’s famous flights and serve in the press corps to interview General Dwight D. Eisenhower ... More

Featured Class: Drawing for Teens (Starts March 23)

Learn to draw spectacular and dramatic landscapes using our National Parks for inspiration. Subjects will include rock formations, plateaus, mountain ranges, waterfalls, and canyons. Teen artists will learn how to capture the drama of a panoramic settings using the drawing techniques of perspective, vanishing point, and scale. Fundamentals ... More

Puppet Theater Class Begins this Wed. Jan 17

Hand puppets. Mouth puppets. Stick puppets. Even shadow puppets and giant Bunraku puppets. Young homeschoolers will learn all about puppet theater from a professional, working master puppeteer! Acting FUNdamentals: Puppet Theater begins this Wednesday, January 17, at Compass at 12:00 pm. In this 7-week program, young puppeteers will work ... More

Announcing American History Alive! The Civil War and Beyond

Come face-to-face with famous Americans in American History Alive: The Civil War and Beyond!  Meet influential men and women who helped shape the 19th century. Recount tales of opposing sides of the Civil War with General Grant and Lt. General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. Learn about the struggle to keep the Union together from Abraham ... More

Featured Class: Jr. Chemist- Chemistry in the Kitchen

Check out this fun, new science class for students in 3rd-5th grade! Find out just how (and why) seaweed is used as an ingredient in gummy bears! Young scientists will learn about chemistry using everyday ingredients and techniques from the kitchen! Students will use food products to experiment with the chemical and physical properties of ... More

Featured Classes: Jedi Master and Jedi Jr Star Wars Lego Engineering

Young LEGO engineers will Use the Force to learn about...forces... such as motion, automation, and propulsion as they construct Star Wars-themed projects each week. Each project introduces mechanical and engineering elements such as catapults, wheel/axles, levers, and unitized construction (for our Jr. Jedi engineers) and motors, gear trains, ... More

Featured Class: Fencing for Beginners and Advanced Beginners

The clash of steel and competitive spirit combined with the battle of the wits! Improve agility, balance and coordination along with focus, strategy and confidence through fencing! This is Olympic style fencing is taught using the epee, a thin, light-weight sword, and electronic scoring sensors. Beginning students will learn the rules ... More

Featured Class: Ancient Justice- Crime and Punishment in Ancient Greece

Mock trial-meets-historical documentary! Learn how justice was carried out before codified, written legal systems, lawyers, and judges. In ancient Greece, the facts of your case depended entirely on how well your rhetoric could convince hundreds of your fellow citizens who would serve as the jury. Like a traditional mock trial program, the ... More

Featured Class: Influential Cases in Social Psychology

What would you do if you thought no one was watching? Would you behave differently with a group of friends? What if you were among strangers? The answers to these questions may surprise you! This is a glimpse into the field of Social Psychology where students will be introduced to thoughts on social interaction and human nature. The class ... More

Featured Classes: Teen Guitar and Open Mic/Jam Session

Compass has several fun options for teen musicians this fall. Sessions begin September 8, so there is still time to get involved! Beginning Guitar for Teens/Adults (12:00 pm- 12:55 pm Fridays) Intermediate Guitar for Teens/Adults (11:00 am - 11:55 am Fridays) Teen Open Mic/Jam Session (1:00 pm - 1:55 pm Fridays) Beginning Guitar ... More