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| Qtr 4 | Mar 19 | 1:00 pm | 1:50 pm | Thu | Crafty Kids Club (Q4)- MASKED | 2nd-7th | Judith Harmon | 10 |
$238.00 $214.20 by 03/14 |
Opens 02/10 6:00am
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Crafty Kids Club is a weekly afternoon meet-up for kids in grades 2-7. Kids gather and socialize while completing a craft around a monthly theme. An experienced Compass art instructor facilitates the crafting each week. Projects are selected to showcase a variety of materials and crafting techniques and to promote creativity and imagination. Each quarter, students will complete projects organized around two themes from among eight craft categories: wooden, wearables, simple sewing, painting, sculpting, paper, beading, and mixed media. Kids will enjoy the camaraderie of working alongside a group of friends in Crafty Kids Club, and parents will appreciate the break! Parent Notes: Prerequisites: None |
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| Qtr 4 | Mar 19 | 2:00 pm | 2:50 pm | Thu | Dynamic Dioramas: Biome Builders- Grasslands (The Savanna)- MASKED | 4th-7th | Taliesin Knol | 10 |
$286.00 $257.40 by 03/14 |
Opens 02/10 6:00am
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The best way to understand a biome is to build (a model) one! A biome is a large zone on Earth characterized by its climate, soil, vegetation, and organisms with special adaptations for the unique environment. In modeling biomes, students will learn how they are different than similar ecological concepts like habitats and ecosystems. Students will discover how human activities, such as deforestation and habitat destruction, are transforming biomes. Grassland biomes are found on every continent (except Antarctica) and are flat, open regions dominated by grass with scattered trees and shrubs, and a warm, dry climate. Tropical grasslands, known as savannas, cover half the continent of Africa as well as areas of Australia, India, and South America. Compass ecologists will focus on African savannas where large, diverse animals such as elephants, wildebeest, warthogs, zebras, rhinos, gazelles, hyenas, cheetahs, lions, leopards, ostrich, and other birds and small mammals, graze and hunt in the expansive grasslands. Each student will create an individual diorama. Students will craft and hand-shape their scene on a 10 x 14 inch foam board using artistic, model-making techniques. They will customize their dioramas with landforms, waterways, plant life, and paint. Once individual projects are constructed, students will populate them with miniature figures and combine their dioramas alongside those of their classmates to create a larger terrain. Students will then compete in a zoology-based survival strategy game. Each student will create one board and receive a set of miniatures to take home with them. Course documents such as maps, game rules and all other instructional media will be available via a Google Drive link which will be emailed to parents. There is a $25.00 materials fee payable to the instructor on the first day of class. Topics in this series include: Tropics (The Rainforest)- Quarter 1; Tundra (The Arctic)- Quarter 2; Arid (The Desert)- Quarter 3; and Grasslands (The Savanna)- Quarter 4. Prerequisites: None |
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| Qtr 4 | Mar 19 | 12:00 pm | 12:50 pm | Thu | Writing New Twists on Old Tales: Happy Endings, Second Chances (MASKED) | 2nd-7th | Judith Harmon | 10 |
$231.00 $207.90 by 03/14 |
Opens 02/10 6:00am
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Young readers and writers will explore classic tales in a variety of creative, multi-media interpretations. Pulling from classic children's literature including fairy tales, fables, and favorites, such as Newberry Award medalists, the group will explore 3-4 well-known stories each quarter (generally spending 2 weeks per tale). Fourth quarter will feature beloved classics featuring outsiders overcoming hardships to find second chances and happy endings like The Ugly Duckling, The Princess and the Pea, Rapunzel, and The Boy Who Cried Wolf. For each story, the instructor will share a lively read-aloud of the featured story. Then, the class may watch a short clip of an animated, televised, or stage version of the same story. Next, the group will hear a re-telling of the same story from a different angle, such as one adapted to a theme, a different era, or a different culture. Students will discuss what was the same and what was different among the different adaptations. Was a character added or omitted? Was the performed version true to the original? Finally, students will write and illustrate their own, original re-telling of the story by changing characters, setting, or even crafting a surprise, new ending. New Twists on Old Tales introduces some basic literary elements and rudimentary literary analysis skills to encourage children to think more deeply about what they read. Topics in this Series: Truths & Transformations (Quarter 1), Clever Characters (Quarter 2), Snowy Stories (Quarter 3), and Happy Endings, Second Chances (Quarter 4). Prerequisites: None |
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