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Fall 2016 Before & After-School classes and other programs held at
Pointers Run Elementary
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Howard County Recreation & Parks are offering the following After-School Classes this Fall at Pointers Run
ES!
Register ASAP to
save your spot and ensure these classes have enough children to run.
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Chess Club Before School with
Learn how to play chess from highly-rated, professional, chess instructors, who have coached many state and national champions! Time is evenly split between lesson and play. Lessons range from learning the rules to advanced tournament strategies. Open to all ES grades and experience levels. Play time is structured to pair against opponent of similar skill. All chess supplies provided. (No class 11/24 and 12/29.) Info: Adam Wienckowski, 410-313-4714 or [email protected].
Grades K-5 Classes: 12
RP3322.105
Oct 6
8:10-9:10pm
Thursday
$175
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KidzArt After School
Enjoy a fun, unique, confidence-building, art experience. Our drawing-
based curriculum delivers highly engaging and educationally rich creative lessons that amaze and delight. Explore artist-grade mediums such as Prismacolor ArtStix, Oil Pastels, Chalk Pastels, Charcoal, Watercolor, Clay, Copper, Specialty Papers, and much more. Create a new masterpiece each week with curriculum that never repeat!
Materials included in registration fee. Please bring a nut-free snack to be eaten while supervised between school dismissal and when class begins. Please send your child with a note each day they participate in KidzArt After School (No class 10/12, 11/23, 12/28.) Info: Melissa Calleri, 410-313-4721 or [email protected].
Grades K-5 Classes: 8
RP0113.109
Sep 14
4-5pm
Wednesday
$144
Grades K-5 Classes: 9
RP0113.139
Nov 16
4-5pm
Wednesday
$162
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Passport to China After School
This popular, after-school program gives you the chance to
learn Chinese in an immersion environment, yet in a fun and efficient way. Enjoy an intro to the geography, history, culture, and language of China. Classes also cover basic conversational language, abacus math skills, as well as native music and song! Experiment with different crafts such as paper cutting (Jianzhi), paper folding (Origami), and the art of calligraphy (Shufa). Classes are taught by specially trained Academy of Excellence instructors, sponsored by the WeeStar Corporation, a non-profit educational organization focusing on Chinese language teaching and cultural exchange programs (No class 11/24.)
Info: Scott Corning, 410-313-4622 or [email protected].
Grades 1-5 Classes: 8
RP3314.102
Sep 22
4-5:30pm
Thursday
$139
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NEW! Learn Now Music After School
Learn Now Music's mission is "to create a positive, musical experience for all of our students!" Budding musicians, participate in musical instruction and theory. Enjoy musical games, special extension curriculum based activities, musical listening excerpts, and more! For free, you are able to borrow a rental instrument and materials throughout each session. A rental agreement must be signed at the first class. (No class 11/24.) Info: Scott Corning, 410-313-4622 or [email protected].
5-10 yrs Classes: 6
RP3361.103
Piano Oct 20
4-5pm
Thursday
$135
RP3361.113
Guitar
Oct 20 4-5pm Thursday $135
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TKA Karate
Boys and girls of all skill levels, come learn karate and jujitsu. Black belt instructors emphasize safety and fun. One week is spent taking or viewing the test or participating in a refresher class. If a class is not listed as beginner or intermediate,
it is for all level students. (No class 11/24.)
Info: Amanda Bartell, 410-313-1694 or
[email protected].
5-12 yrs Classes: 13
RP8730.112
Sep 15
7-8pm
Thursday
$72
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TKA Karate
Develop your physical condition as you learn karate and jujitsu in a relaxed environment. Black-belt instructors emphasize safety. One week is spent taking or viewing the test or participating in a refresher class. Wear comfortable clothing or gi. (No class 11/24.) Info: Amanda Bartell,
410-313-1694 or [email protected].
13 yrs + Classes: 13
RP8731.111
Sep 15
8-9:30pm
Thursday
$89
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Kid Empowerment: Smashing ANTs After School
Empowering children to successfully navigate life's inevitable challenges is our mission! Through a variety of engaging games, activities and motivational cartoon lessons, this fun and entertaining program helps you build and use your inner strength to create Positive Empowering Thoughts (PETs) that help "smash" Automatic Non-supportive Thoughts (ANTs). Valuable skills for a lifetime! New and continuing students welcome - different topics each session. $40 materials
fee due at first class. (No class 11/25.) Classes now 1½ hours! Info:
www.SmashingANTs.com. Info: Scott Corning, 410-313-4622 or [email protected].
Grades 2-3 Classes: 6
RP3333.111
Oct 14
4:05-5:35pm
Friday
$119
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Bricks4Kidz LEGO® After School Laws of Motion
We doubt you'll "stay at rest" with these challenging projects designed to accelerate the learning with the force of fun! Test some of Newton's Laws Of Motion with models that illustrate the concepts of inertia, force, mass, acceleration and the observation that "every action has an equal and opposite reaction". Launch paper footballs at targets with the catapult model, give your mini-figures a ride on motorized see-saw and swingcarousel rides, and build a clock model. Bricks4Kidz is a STEM-based program using LEGO bricks. (No class 10/12.)
Info:
www.bricks4kidz.com/central-md or Adam Wienckowski, 410-313-4714 or [email protected].
Grades K-5 Classes: 6
RP3379.104
Oct 5
4-5pm
Wednesday
$99
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NEW! LEGO® WeDO Robotics After School with
Club SciKidz
Students, get a head start on simple robotics using LEGO® WeDO, covering topics within science, technology, math and language. Build models, attach sensors and motors that are plugged into a computer and configure behaviors using a simple programming tool. Activity pack is divided into
four themes: Amazing Mechanisms, Wild Animals, Play Soccer and Adventure Stories.
Info:
www.clubscikidz.com or Adam Wienckowski, 410-313-4714 or [email protected].
Grades 1-3 Classes: 8
RP3338.106
Sep 30
4-5:15pm
Friday
$149
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Mad Scientists (and Engineers!) After-School - Fall! with
Mrs. Jessica Brown
New curriculum for Fall! Come explore, experiment and engineer! In class we examine many scientific and engineering concepts in a very enriching, interactive manner. Through active participation and rich conversation, students learn about topics in chemistry, physics, biology, technology and engineering. If you're up for the challenge and want to have a ton of fun, please join us! Parent volunteers needed to take attendance and monitor kids from 3:50-4:10 PM.
Grades 2-5 Classes: 8
RP3341.101
Sep 27
4:10-5:10 PM
Tuesday
$129 + $35 materials fee
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LEGO® NXT Mindstorms After School with
Club SciKidz
Learn to design, program and control fully-functional models using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® components. Use software to plan, test, and modify sequences of instructions for a variety of life-like robotic behaviors. Learn to collect and analyze data from sensors using data-logging functionalities embedded in the software. Curriculum lessons developed by Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Academy and provide a series of real-life activities, covering topics within science, technology, engineering and mathematics. (No class 10/3, 10/31, 11/7, 11/21.)
Grades 3-5 Classes: 8
RP3356.105
Sep 26
4-5:15pm
Monday
$149
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Learn-n-Play Sports
Children play a variety of age-appropriate sports that help them develop their large motor skills and socialization skills in a fun atmosphere! Each week we focus on different activities that combine positive social interactions, good listening skills, taking turns, and teamwork. Activities include bowling, parachute games, sports stations, relay races, and more! Parents are encouraged to follow the coach's instructions to assist in the games and activities. (No class 11/26.) Info: Amanda Bartell, 410-313-1694 or [email protected].
3-5 yrs Classes: 6
RP6970.101
Sep 17
9:30-10:15am
Saturday
$75
RP6970.102
Sep 17
10:30-11:15am
Saturday
$75
RP6970.103
Nov 5
9:30-10:15am
Saturday
$75
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Disney's High School Musical by CCTA
Howard County Recreation & Parks has teamed up with Columbia Center
for Theatrical Arts to produce
Disney's High School Musical! Join Troy and Gabriella as they aim to prove that you can be whatever you want to be. The duo aims to break down the social barriers through song and dance in the classroom, the gym and even the stage. This program immerses you in dancing, singing, acting, technical skills and a new theatrical vocabulary. It is guaranteed to be a memorable experience. At the final class, a 7pm performance for friends and family ends the season. Students, bring a nut-free snack to be eaten while supervised between school dismissal and when class begins. (No class 11/8, 11/22.) Info: Melissa Calleri, 410-313-4721 or [email protected].
6-11 yrs Classes: 11
RP1041.106
Sep 20
4-5:15pm
Tuesday
$205
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Concussion & Sudden Cardiac Arrest Information
Review of this information is required by law before you are allowed to register for youth sports programs.
Financial Assistance
Limited financial assistance available for Howard County residents that qualify.
Information: 410-313-4659.
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