Fall 2024

Chess - C&O Family Chess Center 

This class is for all levels of students from New Players (just learning the Pieces) to Advanced Students who have previous experience and may have even played in organized competition. Class time will be divided between a lesson and a game play portion. Instruction for new students will include the basics of how the pieces move, board set up, simple opening strategy and checkmate skills. Advanced students will cover tactics and strategy, more detailed openings and game analysis. We will provide information and a location for practice outside of class including access to weekly tournaments. We focus on sportsmanship and healthy competition and a sense of teamwork while we work towards self-improvement.

Time: 8:00 to 9:15 AM 

Dates: staring from 9/9-12/6 

Grades K-5

Cost: $190

STEM Sleuths (Forensics) - Little Medical School 

Our STEM Sleuths program is a6-hour course designed to expose students ages 8-12 to the forensic science used to solve a crime. Students will conduct experiments on fingerprinting, collecting shoe prints, chromatography, composite drawing, facial reconstruction, toxicology, and handwriting analysis. The class culminates in the forensic student team working together to solve a crime. 

Time: 4:00 to 5:00 PM

Dates:  10/28, 11/11, 11/18, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16

Grades 3rd - 5th

Cost $199

Art Workshops - Gagarin Studio

Art studio "Gagarin" is more than just an art class; it's a convenient and enriching experience that benefits both students and parents alike. With our engaging curriculum, experienced instructors, we're proud to offer a program that inspires creativity while providing parents with a stress-free solution to after-school enrichment. Materials are included with each class.

Time: 4:00 to 5:00 PM (Mon & Thu) 

Dates: 1st session 09/09-10/07, 2nd session 10/10-11/11, 3rd session 11/14- 12/19

*Make-up classes offered if a child is unable to attend due to illness.

Grades: K-5

Cost: $210 - 1st and 2nd sessions / $240 - 3rd session

Link for Registration: https://gagarinart.studio/booking

Karate - Kaizen Karate

Kaizen Karate's team of highly trained martial artists offer a number of programs for students. We focus on discipline and encouragement in a fun-loving environment.  The main goal is to help everyone progress, continually improve, and enjoy the process. Karate instruction is geared towards the students age and current belt rank.

Time: 4:00 to 5:00 PM

Dates: Sep 17, Sep 24, Oct 1, Oct 8, Oct 15, Oct 22, Oct 29,  Nov 12, Nov 19, Nov 26

Grades: K-5

Cost: $240

Spanish - Big Learning 

Let’s start speaking Spanish! Learning another language and about another culture is an enduring and powerful life skill that allows us to communicate and make meaningful connections with others. 

Time: 4:00 to 5:00 PM

Dates: 10/1-12/3 (8 weeks)

Grades:

• Spanish Introductory grades K-1 

• Spanish Beginner grades 2-5 

• Spanish Intermediate grades 3-5 

Cost:

• Introductory Spanish for grades K-1 @ $182

• Beginner Spanish for grades 2-5 @ $182

• Intermediate Spanish for grades 3-5 $212 (note that this level is priced a bit higher because the groups are typically smaller)

Tennis Clinics -MSA

The MSA Tennis Program is designed for players of all ages who would love to learn and exercise the sport of tennis. To be a part of the MSA Tennis Program, previous tennis success is NOT required. What is required is a desire to become a truly accomplished tennis player by learning the skills and techniques to obtain an in-depth understanding of tennis and love for the game. The experience extends well beyond the tennis courts. Away from the rigors of practice and competition, young tennis players become involved in the participation of healthy habits and the building of lasting friendships among tennis players.

Time: 4:00 to 5:00 PM

Dates: 9/24 to 11/19

Grades: K - 5th

Cost: $208.000

Soccer Clinic (outdoors) -Montgomery Sports Association (MSA)

MSA offers outdoor soccer clinics in the fall, spring, and summer. Our Clinic Focus – on teaching fundamentals of soccer in fun method. For boys and girls ages 5-12 years old. Children are grouped by grades K-2nd and 3rd-5th. These programs are offered as an after school activity and on the weekend. Optional Saturday games are available for the children to practice their newly acquired skills. The program runs in Montgomery County public schools and parks. Each participant will need to have shin guards and soccer cleats.

Time: 4:00 - 5:00 PM

Dates: 09/25 to 11/13

Grades: K - 5th

Cost:$180.00

Coding-Panda Programmer

Panda Programmer is an after-school program that teaches coding to Elementary and Middle school aged kids. The staff at Panda Programmer/Coding Club teaches kids the joy of coding computers by helping them program their own customized animations and computer games. We encourage our students through a mix of projects, puzzles, vocabulary, and challenges to learn the basics of coding. Our students have a blast, while we guide them and help them learn graphics, control structures, and more all within a solid event-based model of computer programming.

Time: 4:00 - 6:00 PM

Dates: 09/18 to 10/23 (Six sessions)

Grades: K - 5th

Cost:$249.00

Link for registration:https://pandaprogrammer.com/

The Physics of Color and Light: Optrix - Big Learning

Discover the world of vision, color, and light with playful experiments and a couple of tricks along the way! ​Make a model of your eye (and owl, bee, and mole eyes too!) to demonstrate the effect of light on pupils. Explore the eye adaptations of nocturnal animals and make your own tarsier.  Use prisms to explore colors and wave lengths.  Compare light colors to pigments and explore symmetry and reflection with multiple mirrors and crystals.  Test the refractive powers of water and gelatin; make your own fiber optic toy and a projector; explore convex and concave mirrors and magnification; and learn about the ‘persistence of vision’ that explains many common visual effects.

Time: 4:05 to 5:05 PM 

Dates: 10/10 to 12/05

Grades K-2

Cost: $182

The Physics of Color and Light: Kaleidoscope- Big Learning

Beam into the future and experiment with fiber optics you can take home! Children will make a model of their eye and test the limits of their own sight to learn about blind spots, peripheral vision, and right/left dominance.  They will see how the eye looks up close by dissecting a real cow’s eye and use the properties of light and color to create 3D movies, microscopes, and sunglasses!  How can you use gelatin and a hot glue gun glue stick to replicate a sunset? Experiment with mirrors and lenses to illustrate reflection, symmetry, and refraction and make your own kaleidoscope.

Time: 4:05 to 5:05 PM

Dates: 10/10 to 12/05

Grades 3-5

Cost: $182

Basketball Clinics (in the School Gym) -Montgomery Sports Association (MSA)

MSA Basketball Program will emphasis on developing sound fundamental skills, confidence, teamwork and of course fun for all. The skills taught are Dribbling, Passing, Shooting, Offense, Defense, Rebounding, and more . . . .Small-sided games will be played during the instruction hour. This program is for boys and girls, Grades K-5, Children will be grouped by age and skill levels.MSA provides all the equipment including basketballs.

Time:  4:00 to 5:00 PM

Dates: 09/26 to 11/21

Cost: $180.00

Art Workshops - Gagarin Studio

Art studio "Gagarin" is more than just an art class; it's a convenient and enriching experience that benefits both students and parents alike. With our engaging curriculum, experienced instructors, we're proud to offer a program that inspires creativity while providing parents with a stress-free solution to after-school enrichment. Materials are included with each class.

Time:  4:00 to 5:00 PM (Mon & Thu) 

Dates: 1st session 09/09-10/07, 2nd session 10/10-11/11, 3rd session 11/14- 12/19

*Make-up classes offered if a child is unable to attend due to illness.

Grades: K-5

Cost: $210 - 1st and 2nd sessions / $240 - 3rd session

Link for Registration: https://gagarinart.studio/booking

Pottery - Mudskippers Pottery

Join Mudskippers Pottery this session as we explore all things Fall! Get ready to get your hands dirty and tackle NEW projects that are sure to keep you entertained. You will work on pinch pots, coil pots and slab hand built pottery as you take your pottery from start to finish even glazing your own work! You don’t want to miss this chance to create memorable masterpieces you can cherish all year round! Come on and let’s get muddy!

Time: 4:00 to 5:00 PM

Dates: Oct 4, Oct 11, Oct 25, Nov 1, Nov 8, Nov 15,  Nov 22, Dec 6 (make up)

Grades: K-5

Cost: $213