EMERSON ELEMENTARY ENRICHMENT PROGRAM SPRING 2019 2020 CATALOG

EMERSON ELEMENTARY ENRICHMENT PROGRAM SPRING 2019 -2020 CATALOG Let your child explore new interests! The PTA offers a range of afterschool classes for all Emerson students. REGISTER ONLINE ENRICH. HERO. NET SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE 1: 30 Session 45 min MON TUES Kinderbots (K) Spanish (K) Capoeira (K) Robotics 2: 25 Capoeira Session 1 hour The Riffs WED Choir (K-1) 1: 30 -2: 10 Architecture (K) Coding (2 -5) 3: 30 Capoeira Session 1 hour Spanish (K) Fiber Arts (K) 1: 30 -2: 30 ne regi when ster ESPAÑOL. Por favor, póngase en contacto con Gabriella Parra al 510. 644. 6890 si necesita ayuda para traducir este documento al español. gabriellaparra@berkeley. net Music & Dance (K) KEY DATES 2 D Art & Sculpture (K) Registration Opens Friday Jan 24 th 9 AM Registration Closes Friday Jan 31 st 5 PM Cooking (2 -5) 1: 30 -2: 50 Payment Due Friday Feb 7 th 5 PM Spanish I&II Choir 2: 15 -3: 00 Architecture Chess Coding (2 -5) 3: 05 -4: 00 Architecture FRI you The Riffs (4 -5) 1: 30 -2: 30 (4 -5) Robotics THURS SCH OL AVA ARSHIP S IL App ly on ABLE li Cooking (2 -5) 3: 05 -4: 30 Spanish I&II Music & Dance Fiber Arts 2 D Art & Cooking Sculpture (2 -5) 2: 25 -4: 00 Fiber Arts Music & Dance Chess 2 D Art & Sculpture CLASSES OPEN TO GRADES 1 -5, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. Kindergarten classes are 1: 30 -2: 15 pm; 1 st-5 th grade classes are 2: 25 -3: 25 pm and 3: 30 -4: 30 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Wednesday class times vary. If your child is NOT in Kids' World, we recommend that you register for the class time immediately after the school day ends. No supervision is provided between the end of the school day and the later Enrichment classes. Classes Start Monday Feb 24 th Classes End Friday May 22 nd No Enrichment Classes F 2/14 (Lincoln’s Birthday) M 2/17 (President’s Day) M-F 3/30 -4/3 (Spring Break) M 5/18 (Malcolm X Day) M 5/25 (Memorial Day) Make up sessions Held weeks of 5/26 & 6/1 End of Session Performance Friday May 22 nd 5 PM

FOREIGN LANGUAGE ARTS, MUSIC & MOVEMENT Spanish I & II | $360 [K, 1 -5] Capoeira | $185 [K, 1 -5] We believe that learning a foreign language in elementary school is an essential part of a child’s education and development. Students will learn vocabulary related to a variety of everyday themes, practice using it within sentences, and master many useful phrases. Program uses a full-immersion approach. We will offer kindergarten, Spanish I & Spanish II level classes. Classes meet twice per week and we encourage students to attend the full year. www. vivaelespanol. org / Email: maria-valdivia@vivaelespanol. org Capoeira is a dynamic expression of Afro-Brazilian culture that fuses martial arts, dance, music, and philosophy. Drawing from West African ceremonial dances and combat forms, Capoeira is now an internationally practiced activity, offering a means of personal growth and embodying the spirit of community. Capoeira Arts Foundation | Email: info@ucaberkeley. com SCIENCE, ENGINEERING & MATH Coding with Code. Fu | $245 [2 -5] Imagine a classroom full of young students who are exploring the world; full of curiosity and waiting to find ways to express their inner voice. During our Game & App Design Dojo, our students will become Video Game Our students will be encouraged to use their imagination in limitless ways and will create several different video games throughout their journey. www. codefu. co • Yami Rodriguez | Email: yami. rodriguez@codefu. co Creative Architecture | $220 [K, 1 -5] In this course, children will learn and practice elements of structural design and build three dimensional structures and buildings using wide range of materials (including clay, wood blocks, cardboard, foam boards, discarded material, etc. ). They’ll learn how architects combine functional needs for a building with designs that excite our imaginations. childrenofbisheh. org | Email : childrenofbisheh@gmail. com Kinderbots [K] & Robotics [1 -5] | $205 We teach the fundamentals of engineering and programming using the LEGO We. DO 1. 0 kit and our own custom curriculum and models. Learn all about the fundamentals of Simple Machines from this fantastic hands-on program. Our customdesigned curriculum helps children learn about the basics of science and technology integrated with lots of creativity! http: //tinytechsclub. com | Email: tinytechsclub@gmail. com Chess | $185 [1 -5] Chess is fun for all ages. Students are encouraged to think logically and creatively, while getting immediate feedback on their decision-making. Class is a one hour format beginning with a 15 minute lesson using a large demonstration wall board covering all aspects of chess tactics and strategy. The remainder of the time is devoted to students playing against each other using standard sized tournament chess sets. Larry Snyder | Email: larry 1901@sbcglobal. net. Note: this class begins 3/3. Cooking | $305 [2 -5] Join Holden Bussey in the Emerson Kitchen and learn to cook great tasting, healthy meals. We focus on simple, delicious, nutritional, and cultural recipes that allow plenty of room for our aspiring chefs to add their own creative twist. Knife skills and kitchen safety are key topics. Note: Cost includes all food Broadway Music & Dance | $205 [K, 1 -5] Sing, Dance, Act! Led by our highly-skilled teaching artists, students in this after-school class will learn songs and dances from some of Broadway’s most popular musicals and collaborate as a group to write the script for a short story linking these songs. The students will perform their creation in a show that will take place in the last 30 minutes of the final class. http: //bactheatre. org | Email: hannah@bactheatre. org 2 D Art & Sculpture | $220 [K, 1 -5] Explore a variety of 2 D art (drawing, painting, collage) and experimental craft and sculpture in a variety of media. Kids who love making their ideas come to life will have a blast in this after school studio experience. Kala’s Artists-in-Schools (AIS) program connects professional artists, many from our Artist-In. Residence Program, with K-12 students and teachers throughout the East Bay. www. kala. org/education/ | Email: classes@kala. org Fiber Arts | $220 [K, 1 -5] These hands-on classes introduce students to the wonderful world of fiber arts. Our Kindergarten session will explore mostly natural materials, such as cotton, wool, linen and recycled materials and lots of different yarns. In the upper level sessions, students get into sewing, embroidery, printing, stenciling, braiding, weaving and more to create art objects and wearable accessories such as a painted pouch or embroidered pillow, a lavender sachets, a soft sculpture, a bracelet, a stenciled banner, a circular weaving and lots more. Birgit Gehrt | Email: birgitgehrt@yahoo. com Choir | $185 [K-5] This program will focus on tone, pitch and quality of sound. It will encompass cultural and holiday songs and learning percussion rhythms. Students will learn the joy of singing, especially for those just introduced to it. Music is traditional and simple. Music has movement and is meant to be fun. Games will be used to encourage participation. Program will include percussive instruments to establish rhythm in the body and learn how rhythm works in music. For our final performance, the children will select the songs. Rhonda Crane | Email: sfrhonda@yahoo. com The Riffs [4 -5] open to grade 3 space permitting The Riffs is an after-school show choir that empowers students to perform the music that speaks to them. By engaging their minds with the music they select themselves, and engaging their bodies with dances they help create, students will push themselves to new heights with their own final showcase performance at the end of the session. 4 th and 5 th grade students may sign up for one or two days a week. (Mature 3 rd grade students admitted off wait list, space permitting). The Riffs is offered by visiting artists from Berkeley Playhouse and is a

REGISTER ONLINE AT ENRICH. HERO. NET HOW TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES You will create a new registration for each session (Fall, Spring) —we do not retain any registration data between sessions or school years. Please use an email address you check regularly; we send classes received and invoicing emails that will need a prompt response. Apologies, our system cannot work with Hotmail addresses. If you need help registering, please visit Lily Howell’s office or contact her at lilyhowell@berkeley. net. Read the Program Guide, including our behavior policy: https: //emerson. berkeleypta. org/pta-enrichment-classes/ 1. Go to enrich. hero. net to register for classes online. 2. Click Sign Up! To create your Parent / Guardian Account and enter your information, then add your students. 3. Your class requests are recorded when you see the classes in GREEN boxes on your Account page. 4. Request a scholarship by clicking on the Account Page link. We retain strict confidentiality for scholarship requests. 5. Click on “Click here to finish!”, then read and agree to the Terms & Conditions. The paper registration form is available on the back of this page. Drop off completed forms in the PTA Enrichment Program box. HOW TO PAY FOR CLASSES Once class enrollments have been confirmed, you will receive an invoice by email for all of your family’s classes. We encourage families to pay with a debit or credit card using the emailed link rather than a check. If you need to pay by check, please use PTA payment box in the office and let us know at emersonenrichment@gmail. com. If we do not receive your payment by the due date, we may give your spot to the next student on the waiting list. Payments are non-refundable. CONTACT US: Emerson. Enrichment@gmail. com

HELP US BY SIGNING UP ONLINE: enrich. hero. net Please complete the following paper form only if you are unable to register online. PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY Student Name (First & Last): Parent/Guardian: Parent Cell Phone: Email (no Hotmail): Student Grade: Teacher: Applying for Scholarship □ $ ______ (Up to 2 scholarship classes per student) Circle which days your child attends Kids World: M T W Th F CLASS TITLE DAYS TIME (CIRCLE ONE) COST Kinderbots (K) M 1: 30 $205 Robotics (1 -5) M 2: 25 (1 -5) 3: 30 (1 -5) $205 Capoeira M 1: 30 (K) 2: 25 (1 -5) 3: 30 (1 -5) $185 Spanish T&Th 1: 30 (K) 2: 25 (II) $360 Creative Architecture T 1: 30 (K) 2: 25 (1 -5) 3: 30 (1 -5) $220 Chess (1 -5) T 2: 25 3: 30 $185 Coding (2 -5) W 1: 30 (2 -5) 3: 05 (2 -5) $245 Choir W 1: 30 (K) 2: 15 (1 -5) $185 Cooking (2 -5) W or Th 1: 30 (W) 3: 05 -4: 30 (W) 2: 25 (Th) $305 Fiber Arts Th 1: 30 (K) 2: 25 (1 -5) 3: 30 (1 -5) $220 Broadway Music & Dance F 1: 30 (K) 2: 25 (1 -5) 3: 30 (1 -5) $205 2 D Art & Sculpture F 1: 30 (K) 2: 25 (1 -5) 3: 30 (1 -5) $220 The Riffs (4 -5) grade 3 if M or W 2: 25 (M) 1: 30 (W) Note: please circle prefer one day or two Free space available (X) (pilot program) REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS We STRONGLY RECOMMEND that you register online: enrich. hero. net. However, if you are unable to sign up online, fill out the information above, sign and date. Complete a separate form for each child. If you need help registering, please visit Lily Howell’s office or contact her at lilyhowell@berkeley. net. Turn in this registration form by January 31 st at 5 p. m. to the PTA Enrichment box in the school office. PAYMENT OF FEES: DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR PAYMENT WITH THIS REGISTRATION FORM. Fees will be collected AFTER your child has been admitted into a class. ESPAÑOL. Por favor, póngase en contacto con Gabriella Parra al 510. 644. 6890 si necesita ayuda para traducir este documento al español. gabriellaparra@berkeley. net.