T.H.E. Co-op
Together Homeschooling & Enriching
HOUR 1
I AM Musical!
(Pre-K-9th)
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Fee: $45
Instructor: Dr. Eric Rasmussen
Children best learn music from experiencing and understanding differences among a variety of cultures, styles, and contexts. The purpose of this class is to expand or solidify your child's natural ability to “be” musical. Experience is best gained by doing, failing, trying, and doing. Therefore, singing, chanting (rapping), moving, dancing, performing, and playing will be emphasized. Also, because tonal, rhythm and harmonic music vocabularies are fundamental building blocks from which students gain an understanding of music, expect some short (3-5+ minutes) daily homework (sound files of patterns to imitate). The students will likely be involved in a large collaborative creative project to which the whole class will contribute. Join Dr. Eric Rasmussen,PhD Chair, Early Childhood Music Peabody Prep of Johns Hopkins Univ. for an exploratory course involving vocalizations, instruments, and music appreciation.
Each family will need to purchase directly from Dr. Eric musical files for practice amounting to $28/family.
* This is the same course offered in hour 2.
American Girl: Books and Beyond
(4th-9th)
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Fee: $30
Instructor: Kristen Mumaw
Join us as we go on a journey through over 200 years of history with American Girl! We will start with an introduction to Kaya’aton’my (Kaya), a young girl in the Nez Perce tribe of the Northwest. Soon we will move on to Samantha Parkington, an only child and orphan, raised by her grandmother during the Victorian time period. Finally, we will come into the 20th century with Maryellen Larkin from Daytona Beach, Florida. We will read a book introducing each character, discuss their story and then create accessories and other fun items you can take home for your own 18 inch dolls!
Students will need a copy of three books, all of which can be purchased prior to class or picked up at the library. There will be required reading homework to be prepared ahead of each class.
Required books:
American Girl: Meet Kaya : An American Girl by Janet Shaw
American Girl: Meet Samantha : An American Girl by Susan Adler
The One and Only by Valerie Tripp
Web Page Design
(7th-9th)
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Fee: $30
Instructor: Chris Langmead
In this class, we will learn how to use HTML to build a webpage.
A laptop is required in this class.
There will be homework assigned.
HOUR 2
I AM Musical!
(Pre-K-9th)
11:05 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Fee: $45
Instructor: Dr. Eric Rasmussen
Children best learn music from experiencing and understanding differences among a variety of cultures, styles, and contexts. The purpose of this class is to expand or solidify your child's natural ability to “be” musical. Experience is best gained by doing, failing, trying, and doing. Therefore, singing, chanting (rapping), moving, dancing, performing, and playing will be emphasized. Also, because tonal, rhythm and harmonic music vocabularies are fundamental building blocks from which students gain an understanding of music, expect some short (3-5+ minutes) daily homework (sound files of patterns to imitate). The students will likely be involved in a large collaborative creative project to which the whole class will contribute. Join Dr. Eric Rasmussen, PhD Chair, Early Childhood Music
Peabody Prep of Johns Hopkins Univ. for an exploratory course involving vocalizations, instruments, and music appreciation.
Each family will need to purchase, directly from Dr. Eric, musical files for practice amounting to $28/family.
* This is the same course offered in hour 1.
Cake Decorating
(CLASS FULL-WAITLIST AVAILABLE)
(2nd-9th)
11:05 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Fee: $45
Instructor: Kathleen Slack
Have you ever dreamed you could decorate a cake for your next party or after dinner snack? Now is your chance to learn in this beginners cake decorating class! Each week we will practice our decorating skills, learning new techniques and tricks!
**Each Child will need to purchase:
a notebook,
as well as a spatula, 4 couplers, and 5 decorating tips (#3. #18, #21, #104, #352)
OR
"Wilton Decorating Set"
OR
"Wilton Method of Cake Decorating"
Food Science!
(K-9th)
11:05 a.m. -12:05 p.m. Fee: $30
Instructor: Mandy Wingate
How much iron is in my cereal? Does a lemon float? Why did the avocado turn brown? Have you ever made your own butter? We will play with our food and even learn a thing or two about oxidation, density, saturation, buoyancy, salinity and more. (Some days we will sample our studies, so please clearly communicate food allergies.)
HOUR 3
Habitats of the World
(CLASS FULL-WAITLIST AVAILABLE)
(Pre-K- 5th)
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Fee: $30
Instructor: Miriam Snare
Interested in all the variety found in nature? In each class, we will examine a different habitat and how animals and plants have adapted to live there.
If You Were Me And Lived in Ancient Civilizations and Throughout Time
(3rd-9th)
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Fee: $30
Instructor: Jennifer Davis
Have you ever wondered what it is like growing up in another time or place? What was it like to live in Italy during the Renaissance? How about ancient China or Colonial America? What would it be like to live on Mars?
Join us as we learn about life around the world, from a child's point of view. We will learn about different cultures, sample their food, do crafts, discuss their celebrations and day to day life using the book series “If You Were Me and Lived…” by Carole P. Roman. (This class will focus on 6 new locations, not previously discussed.)
Must have good spelling & writing skills!
Organic Art
(CLASS FULL-WAITLIST AVAILABLE)
(4th-9th)
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Fee: $30
Instructor: Shelley Langmead
What do oil, charcoal, fruit, clay and spices have in common? They are all found in nature, and in this class we will be using these items, and more, to create fun and interesting art projects!
Robotics Models with LEGO Mindstorms EV3®
(4th-9th)
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Fee: $60
Instructor: Dan Ingham (Brick 4 Kidz)
Join Dan Ingham with a Bricks 4 Kidz LEGO Mindstorms EV3® program. We will foster teamwork through working on a variety of projects each class. Explore architecture, engineering, and technology concepts using LEGO® bricks.
Fall 2018 Class Descriptions