PS 11 Programs Inc.http://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/courses2024-03-29T03:21:45-04:00Homework Help - 5th gradehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2399/spring-2024—1/homework-help-5th-grade—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Homework help time for 5th graders - math, fluency & reading/jotting. Students will be expected to have their math workbooks and independent reading books. Book clubs and read alouds will also be organized.</p>MakerState Tiny Techieshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2273/spring-2024—1/makerstate-tiny-techies2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Tiny Techies leads kids through fun, playing, and building-based games and projects in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). Exploration and experimentation-based projects include programming robots to solve mazes, applying computational thinking to games like obstacle courses, engineering marble roller coasters, and exploring the capabilities of the Ozobot robotics platform to foster early interests in STEM and introductory skills lead to a lifelong love of STEM.<br> </p><ul>
<li> Skills Learned: Introduction to Computational Thinking, Computer Programming, Scientific Method, Hands-On Engineering, 3D Design </li>
</ul><p>is a premium class and costs $40.00 per class</p>Swimming / Mark Vazquez & Aaron Saldanahttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2237/spring-2024—1/swimming-mark-vazquez-aaron-saldana—62024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Class: Beginner 2 (Primary Skills)</p><p>Description:Swimmers (ages 4-6) are comfortable submerging independently and will continue to develop floating, kicking, and gliding skills without support and are introduced to rhythmic breathing. Swimmers will develop combined strokes on the front and back and are introduced to deep water through jumps and dives from a sitting position. Swimmers should be able to propel 4-6 feet without assistance. </p><p>Skills: Focus on properly mastering primary skills (floating, gliding, rolling over, front crawl, breath control).</p><p>Independent front and back floats, Rolling over from front to back, submersions (without support) jumps & dives from sitting position, combined stroke on front and back. </p><p>Class: Advanced 1 (Stroke Readiness)</p><p>Description: Swimmers (ages 5 and up) have passed the Beginner 2 level and can swim independently for 4-6 feet. Students should be able to properly demonstrate primary skills (floating, gliding, streamline, freestyle) without assistance. Swimmers will further develop balance & coordination, fundamentals of backstroke, and freestyle with rotary breathing. Swimmers are introduced to breaststroke, butterfly, and dives from a kneeling/standing position.</p><p>Skills: Rhythmic breathing, freestyle, backstroke, kneeling and standing dives, elementary backstroke, introduction to breaststroke, and butterfly.</p><p>Children are expected to bring bathing suits and towels to swimming every week. The child’s name should be on all items. BATHING CAPS are required for boys & girls with hair below their ears. After an initial evaluation, some students may be asked to change to a higher or lower level swim class. If a child is sick or unable to swim, families must provide a written note to the afterschool staff. Accommodations in another class are not guaranteed and students who do not swim are NOT allowed in the pool area. Students may only sign up for 1 swim class per week. If there is availability after registration, another swim class can be added.</p>Intro to Skateboarding / Louie Luizhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2393/spring-2024—1/intro-to-skateboarding-louie-luiz—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>An introduction to skateboarding and skateboarding safety, proper form and posture,turning,acceleration and stopping. Louie has been a professional skateboarder sponsored by numerous companies for the past 12 years. He has been teaching children and adults how to skateboard for over 15 years. Louie has taught at renowned private schools, and sports camps across the tri-state area. Students must provide their own equipment - skateboards, helmets and pads. Equipment can be left in the afterschool office in the morning on the day of class. This is a premium class and costs $45 per week.</p>Tennis / Advantage Quickstart Tennishttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2332/spring-2024—1/tennis-advantage-quickstart-tennis—32024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Advantage Quickstart Tennis Now kids’ tennis is easier and more fun! Advantage Tennis Club’s Quickstart Tennis program is designed exclusively for students ages 4 and up, no experience needed. Children play with age and size-appropriate racquets on smaller courts using special slow-bouncing balls. They learn from experienced professionals through non-competitive drills, games and instructional tennis basics and fundamentals. This is a premium class and costs $45 per class.</p>Skateboarding at Chelsea Piers Skatepark/ Louie Luizhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2277/spring-2024—1/skateboarding-at-chelsea-piers-skatepark-louie-luiz2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>The class will be held offsite at or near the Chelsea Piers Skatepark. Two sessions of this course will be held on Tuesdays and Fridays from school dismissal to 4:15. The class on Tuesdays is for Beginners; Fridays for Intermediate/Advanced. Students will walk to the skatepark with Afterschool Staff and will return to PS 11 by 4:15 pm.</p><p>This class is open to 2nd-5th graders. Intermediate/Advanced students must have prior skateboarding experience, preferably with Louie. All students must have their own board, pads and helmet. There will not be any equipment available to borrow. Please email us with any questions about equipment or if you are unable to purchase the equipment. </p><p>The beginner class is an introduction to skateboarding and skateboarding safety, proper form and posture, turning, acceleration and stopping. </p><p>The intermediate/advanced class...</p><p>Louie has been a professional skateboarder sponsored by numerous companies for the past 12 years. He has been teaching children and adults how to skateboard for over 15 years. Louie has taught at renowned private schools, and sports camps across the tri-state area. </p><p>This is a premium class and costs $45 per week. </p>Homework Help - 5th gradehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2403/spring-2024—1/homework-help-5th-grade—32024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Homework help time for 5th graders - math, fluency & reading/jotting. Students will be expected to have their math workbooks and independent reading books. Book clubs and read alouds will also be organized.</p>Crafty Creationshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2322/spring-2024—1/crafty-creations—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 40px;">Various arts & crafts activities for 3rd-5th grade students.</p>Marvelous Machines / Denise Andersonhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2341/spring-2024—1/marvelous-machines-denise-anderson—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Attention young inventors! Come explore the wondrous world of machines and build some of your very own! We’ll learn all about the principles of science and physics while planning and building our own original mechanical marvels. Such machines will include airplanes, rockets, boats, cars and even a robot or two! We'll create machines of our own original devising and even carry out exciting experiments to explore the profound process of scientific discovery. Industrious inventors will learn critical thinking and creative problem solving skills while gaining a mastery of basic mechanics. So join us and stretch your imagination while building some Marvelous Machines!</p>Homework Help - 5th gradehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2392/spring-2024—1/homework-help-5th-grade2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Homework help time for 5th graders - math, fluency & reading/jotting. Students will be expected to have their math workbooks and independent reading books. Book clubs and read alouds will also be organized.</p>ART/Comics/Sam Whitehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2375/spring-2024—1/art-comics-sam-white—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Imaginative students will enjoy inventing characters and stories. They will practice different styles of cartoon drawing and develop their personal voice. All levels of experience are welcome. Every class session includes time to practice new ideas and develop a final project.</p>Afterschool at the GIANT Roomhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2364/spring-2024—1/afterschool-at-the-giant-room—32024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>The class will be held at PS 11.</p><p> For creative kids who dare to use a variety of coding, design, electronics, and STEM tools to build prototypes of their ideas and remix their creations into one-of-a-kind published storybooks and stop motion animations. Each session, we’ll work on a STEM prompt inspired by the latest innovations and discoveries in the world. Students will learn a variety of brainstorming techniques to ideate their own solutions and creations in response to the daily prompt. They will then learn coding, design, and STEM skills to build prototypes of their ideas. Finally, they will learn prompt engineering skills to “remix” their creations into storybooks, animations, posters, and more. Prompts, tools, and skills to be learned will be age-appropriate and chosen based on participating students’ interests. <br>
</p><p>This is a premium class and costs $40 per week.</p>Drawing & Painting/Sam Whitehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2406/spring-2024—1/drawing-painting-sam-white—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 40px;">Drawing & painting</p>Brain Gameshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2741/spring-2024—1/brain-games—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Math games, word searches, crossword puzzles, card and board games</p>Karate / Ken Wa Kidshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2324/spring-2024—1/karate-ken-wa-kids—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">Kenwa kids empowers children with awareness, self-control, respect, focus and a comprehensive physical education in an atmosphere of enthusiasm and cooperation. The program was designed by Sensei Michelle Gay, CMA, RSME/T a 4th degree black belt, 2-time World Champion, Certified Movement Analyst, and author of Brain Breaks for the Classroom - published by Scholastic Teaching Resources</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p>DIY Publishing/Rachel Pearlhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2378/spring-2024—1/diy-publishing-rachel-pearl—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Kids will make a range of different kinds of books, zines, comics, chaps, cards and broadsides using pens, pencils, different paper, paints and collage with clip art and magazines.</p>Ballet Barre / Iren Kamyshevhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2280/spring-2024—1/ballet-barre-iren-kamyshev2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Join our enchanting ballet class led by an experienced professional dancer and choreographer, Iren Kamyshev, with 10 years of teaching expertise. Discover the joy of dance as we combine foundational ballet technique with imaginative playfulness. From graceful movements to twirls and leaps, students will explore the joy of dance while developing coordination, balance, and flexibility. Through creative exercises and interactive activities, we foster self-expression, boost self-confidence, and encourage teamwork. Join us for a delightful journey of discovery, where every step is a celebration of creativity, friendship, and the joy of dance! Enroll now and let the magic of ballet inspire you!</p>Art with George/George Sewellhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2345/spring-2024—1/art-with-george-george-sewell2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Cool stuff! Have fun with different projects each class, including comic strip art, still life drawing, lettering, use of paper cutouts, collage, water color painting, anything to create cool works of art!</p>Arts & Crafts with Alexushttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2372/spring-2024—1/arts-crafts-with-alexus—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 40px;">Various arts & crafts activities for 3rd-5th grade students.</p>Skateboarding for Girls/ Louie Luizhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2368/spring-2024—1/skateboarding-for-girls-louie-luiz2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">This class is open to 2nd-5th grade girls. </p><p>Louie has been a professional skateboarder sponsored by numerous companies for the past 12 years. He has been teaching children and adults how to skateboard for over 15 years. Louie has taught at renowned private schools, and sports camps across the tri-state area. </p><p>This is a premium class and costs $45 per week. </p>Rock and Roll Movies / Michael Messerhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2234/spring-2024—1/rock-and-roll-movies-michael-messer—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Kids will create, write, direct, and star in their own rock n roll movie! Everything from the story, characters, props, costumes, animations and original score will be created by the kids, with help and guidance from veteran rock n roll teacher Mike Messer (leader of the world famous rock band for kids “THE DIRTY SOCK FUNTIME BAND.") Along with the encouraged silliness there is a strong focus on teamwork and confidence empowerment. The creation process is based upon the philosophy that “ALL ideas are good”, and gentle encouragement that anything that your child thinks up is worth giving a try. The other goal of the class is for everyone in class to have as much fun as we possibly can!</p>MakerState/Coding Club with MineCrafthttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2236/spring-2024—1/makerstate-coding-club-with-minecraft2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 40px;">Budding programmers will create new blocks, interactive maps, puzzles, and characters, forging them all from imagination in Minecraft in this fun-first introduction to computer programming through Minecraft game design. Projects include generating buildings from blueprint designs, creating pixel art through algorithms, and applying an understanding of geometry to create 3D structures such as pyramids, cones, and spirals. We’ll build collaboration, communication, problem-solving, and digital citizenship skills as they share their knowledge with others in their class and online. With MakerState’s help, students can develop a lifelong interest in computer programming and design, all within the super-creative world of Minecraft.</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"> This is a premium class and costs $40.00 per class</p>Advanced Karate / Ken Wa Kidshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2294/spring-2024—1/advanced-karate-ken-wa-kids2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">Students must have taken a previous session of Karate in order to enroll in this class.</p><p>Kenwa kids empowers children with awareness, self-control, respect, focus and a comprehensive physical education in an atmosphere of enthusiasm and cooperation. The program was designed by Sensei Michelle Gay, CMA, RSME/T a 4th degree black belt, 2-time World Champion, Certified Movement Analyst, and author of Brain Breaks for the Classroom - published by Scholastic Teaching Resources</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p>Art/Small Pieces: Collage & Found Object Art / George Sewellhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2301/spring-2024—1/art-small-pieces-collage-found-object-art-george-sewell—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Artist George Sewell will lead young artists in a series of fun and creative art projects employing a variety of materials and artistic medium, including watercolor, cray pas, marker and collage on paper, cardboard and all manner of found objects. </p>Fascinating Flora / Denise Andersonhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2304/spring-2024—1/fascinating-flora-denise-anderson—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Do you like plants? Are you interested in biology (the science of living things)? If so, then this is the place for you! We're going to learn all about the many different types of plant life on Earth and even grow a few of our own! We'll study how plants evolved and learn how they are both similar and different to animal life with some fun experiments, a few plant-based crafts, some really silly games and even a few plant-dissections too! We'll grow plants of our very own using traditional soil, hydroponics and even a few alternative mediums too, like super-absorbent polymers instead of soil. We'll even attempt to grow plants alongside insects to see if we can help create symbiotic habitats. So if you're interested in learning more about plants, this is the place for you - no "green thumb" required!</p>ART/Collage & Sculpture/Sam Whitehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2328/spring-2024—1/art-collage-sculpture-sam-white—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Artists will interact with engaging materials and transform them into 2D and 3D works of art. Materials include recycled magazines, cardboard, rice paper, brown paper bags, string, fabric, and everyday objects. Students will be encouraged to experiment with techniques like tearing, cutting with scissors, crumpling, and attaching. This class is ideal for students curious about design, engineering, and personal expression. </p>Jazz/Funk / Sophia Marrapodi-Bovehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2284/spring-2024—1/jazz-funk-sophia-marrapodi-bove2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>This class starts with a warm up and stretch, followed by dance exercises across the floor, floorwork and dance moves that we then use while learning a choreography to an up beat song. At the end of dance class we will work on our improvisation skills in a dance game. All music is fun, positive, energetic and kid friendly. Students should wear sneakers and comfortable dance clothing (pants/leggings) to class. Students may only sign up for 1 Hip Hop class per week.</p>Soccer / Super Soccer Starshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2262/spring-2024—1/soccer-super-soccer-stars—32024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">At Super Soccer Stars, we use the soccer ball as the vehicle to help children not only improve their soccer skills, but also develop self-confidence, improve gross motor skills, hone socialization skills and more. Dynamic, local and international coaches work with small groups of boys and girls to develop these skills and teamwork in a fun, non-competitive, educational environment.</p>Sewing Club/Children's Institute of Fashion Artshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2271/spring-2024—1/sewing-club-children-s-institute-of-fashion-arts—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>The Children's Institute of Fashion Arts offers after school programs in sewing, textiles and design for all ages. We teach kids how to design, sew, and create based on their own interests and culture. Small groups give children the opportunity to learn and develop skills at their own pace and ability. Students sew by hand and use sewing machines when available, learning to design and make their own projects. Professional and specially-trained teachers give one-on-one attention.</p>Flag Football / Huddle Up NYChttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2319/spring-2024—1/flag-football-huddle-up-nyc—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Professional coaches will work with your children on sport specific fundamentals and basic motor skills in a fun, structured environment.</p><p>Your child will learn positional skills (catching, throwing, and route running just to name a few), build their self-confidence, as well as increase their speed and agility. Our coaches follow a curriculum designed to maximize time, space, and most importantly, to keep children engaged and having fun! </p><p><br><em>Note: No equipment necessary – </em><strong><em>this is not a “tackle” program</em></strong><em>. Players will wear flag belts.</em></p>Flag Football / Huddle Up NYChttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2320/spring-2024—1/flag-football-huddle-up-nyc—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Professional coaches will work with your children on sport specific fundamentals and basic motor skills in a fun, structured environment.</p><p>Your child will learn positional skills (catching, throwing, and route running just to name a few), build their self-confidence, as well as increase their speed and agility. Our coaches follow a curriculum designed to maximize time, space, and most importantly, to keep children engaged and having fun! </p><p><br><em>Note: No equipment necessary – </em><strong><em>this is not a “tackle” program</em></strong><em>. Players will wear flag belts.</em></p>Basketball / Baidy Hannehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2394/spring-2024—1/basketball-baidy-hanne2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Basketball....</p>Art of Piano Playinghttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2239/spring-2024—1/art-of-piano-playing—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Piano Classes have many benefits. It is a great opportunity to determine musical interest and aptitude; develop piano-playing skills and fundamentals. Piano Lessons also help to develop memory and logical-thinking skills which help overall school performance. Students are able to play duet and group pieces, helping develop social skills. Through singing and playing, students will be learning music at a comfortable pace. Our piano teacher will do individual assessment for each student throughout the class. Activities include but not limited to: learning musical alphabet, playing games and exercises, learning basic music theory, reading music. During this course students will explore solo elementary pieces with our piano instructor. </p><p>This is a premium class and costs $40.00 per week </p>Makerstate 3D Printing Lab with 3Doodler, Tinkercad & Minecrafthttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2274/spring-2024—1/makerstate-3d-printing-lab-with-3doodler-tinkercad-minecraft2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Let’s get hands-on to create a green future with 3D printing pens, computer aided design, and the immersive world of Minecraft. We’ll collaborate to solve real-world challenges like planet-friendly farming, sustainable transportation, and renewable energy. We’ll experiment with playdoh, bubble wands, and 3D designed geometric shapes like triangles, pentagons, and hexagons to test structural integrity and create giant sustainable structures like water filtering mountains and windmills in Tinkercad. And we’ll import our towering bridges and buildings into our own Minecraft worlds. This camp combines hands-on building and drawing with a 3D printing pen with the imaginative power of Tinkercad and Minecraft to bring your wildest sustainable architecture ideas to life. If you like to explore, craft stories, and build amazing creations.<br><br><strong>Projects Include:</strong><br>Tinkercad: 3D design water filtering mountains and windmills using geometric shapes like triangles, pentagons, and hexagons.<br>Hands-On Art: Create play doh structures and bubble wands to test structural integrity. <br>3D Printer Pen: Hand-draw and build 3D printed structures to test their structural integrity with the 3Doodler pen. </p><p>Minecraft Inventions: Build planet-friendly farming, transportation, and renewable energy and import your CAD (computer-aided design) artifacts into your own world.</p><p> This is a premium class and costs $40.00 per class</p>WonderHut/Science Engineering & Design/Professor Galhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2329/spring-2024—1/wonderhut-science-engineering-design-professor-gal—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Yay! Its time for our annual cardboard arcade challenge! We will engage in a design process creating arcade games from cardboard boxes. This cool design thinking project includes building, problem solving, product testing and learning about being entrepreneurs. What kind of whacky arcade games can you come up with?! Upon completion we will invite our friends and family to our Awesome Arcade to try their luck and win prizes! Other engineering challenges might include building aliens or working with fluorescent reactive paints depending on where inspiration takes us!</p>Ice Skating at Chelsea Piershttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2343/spring-2024—1/ice-skating-at-chelsea-piers2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Students will travel to Chelsea Piers for a lesson with skating instructors from the Rink. Cost includes skate rental. Students leave PS 11 at 3:00 pm and return by 5:45 pm. The cost includes a lesson and free skate time. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FINAL CLASS OF ICE SKATING WILL BE 6/14/23.</p><p><br>This is a premium class and costs $60.00 per week.</p>Art/Small Pieces: Collage & Found Object Art / George Sewellhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2300/spring-2024—1/art-small-pieces-collage-found-object-art-george-sewell—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Artist George Sewell will lead young artists in a series of fun and creative art projects employing a variety of materials and artistic medium, including watercolor, cray pas, marker and collage on paper, cardboard and all manner of found objects. </p>Karate/David Adamshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2305/spring-2024—1/karate-david-adams—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Kenwa kids empowers children with awareness, self-control, respect, focus and a comprehensive physical education in an atmosphere of enthusiasm and cooperation. The program was designed by Sensei Michelle Gay, CMA, RSME/T a 4th degree black belt, 2-time World Champion, Certified Movement Analyst, and author of Brain Breaks for the Classroom - published by Scholastic Teaching Resources. </p>Baking / Laila Abdoulkaderhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2340/spring-2024—1/baking-laila-abdoulkader—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Learn to make some sweet treats!</p>WonderHut Art/Building & Sculpture/Professor Planethttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2369/spring-2024—1/wonderhut-art-building-sculpture-professor-planet2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Work with a variety of fun materials including clay, wood , wire, pipe cleaners, paper mache and more! This class is all about making cool sculptures with Professor Planet! Serious artists can take both Portfolio Prep and Building and Sculpture to add to their art skills or take the program on its own. We will celebrate with an art show at the end of the semester!</p>Amazing Animals / Denise Andersonhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2244/spring-2024—1/amazing-animals-denise-anderson—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Do you like animals? Do you like drawing and cartoons? Then this is the place for you! We're going to learn all about animals and make some simple, fun cartoons too! Every week we’ll learn all about a new animal - what they eat, what they look like as babies, where they live and what awesome qualities make them special. Then we’ll use Google Whiteboard to draw pictures of our animal friends on our computers (or mobile devices). Every week Miss Denise will take everyone’s drawings (and even some of your voices too) and turn them into a short group animation to share at the beginning of the next week. (They’ll also be posted to our Amazing Animals Drive too, in case you want to download them.) You can choose whether you want to tell a silly story about your animal, or if you want to show us a true, cool fact about them in animated form. No special skills are necessary, just access to our Google Meet and Whiteboard via a computer or mobile device. We will be opening the next session to K students - please note that this class involves reading aloud and using technology to draw independently. </p>Swim Team/Advanced Swimming/Enes Mernica & Mark Vazquezhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2249/spring-2024—1/swim-team-advanced-swimming-enes-mernica-mark-vazquez2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Students should expect to swim laps and practice and learn swim strokes. This is NOT a free swim class.<br><br>Children are expected to bring bathing suits and towels to swimming every week. The child’s name should be on all items. BATHING CAPS are required for boys & girls with hair below their ears. After an initial evaluation, some students may be asked to change to a higher or lower level swim class. If a child is sick or unable to swim, families must provide a written note to the afterschool staff. Accommodations in another class are not guaranteed and students who do not swim are NOT allowed in the pool area. Students may only sign up for 1 swim class per week. If there is availability after registration, another swim class can be added.</p>Art: Pen to Paper / George Sewellhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2302/spring-2024—1/art-pen-to-paper-george-sewell—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Cool stuff! Have fun with different projects each class, including comic strip art, still life drawing, lettering, use of paper cutouts, collage, water color painting, anything to create cool works of art!</p>Murals / George Sewellhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2310/spring-2024—1/murals-george-sewell2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Kids are invited to collaborate with artist and PS11 parent George Sewell, exploring the many facets of urban art through their own work, culminating in the creation of a collaborative mural on a wall at PS11.Each week, kids will be given inspiration, explore images of famous artist’s work and art techniques and then get their chance to make their own mural drawings. Each week’s work will be collected and eventually bound into their own “mural sketchbook” to take home. One of the groups’ drawings will be chosen for the actual wall mural, which will be created as a group over the last few weeks of the class. The final class will be an unveiling of the mural and a celebration of the kids’ mural sketchbooks.</p>Sports & Games Jr.http://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2358/spring-2024—1/sports-games-jr—32024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Structured and unstructured time to play a variety of sports and games - both physical and non-physical (cards, board games, brain games.). The focus will be on team sports and games that foster cooperation, competition, following rules, being a team player and a good sport. For little ones, this is a great opportunity to learn and develop social skills.</p>Music Jam - percussion & more/ Michael Messerhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2401/spring-2024—1/music-jam-percussion-more-michael-messer—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>In this class students will work together as a band/ensemble using a variety of instruments and children’s songs from around the world to explore music from a wide variety of styles and cultures. Imagine everything from Bossa Nova to Indian Ragas, from Calypso to Funk!</p>ART/Collage & Sculpture/Sam Whitehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2279/spring-2024—1/art-collage-sculpture-sam-white—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Artists will interact with engaging materials and transform them into 2D and 3D works of art. Materials include recycled magazines, cardboard, rice paper, brown paper bags, string, fabric, and everyday objects. Students will be encouraged to experiment with techniques like tearing, cutting with scissors, crumpling, and attaching. This class is ideal for students curious about design, engineering, and personal expression. </p>Art of Piano Playinghttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2295/spring-2024—1/art-of-piano-playing—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Piano Classes have many benefits. It is a great opportunity to determine musical interest and aptitude; develop piano-playing skills and fundamentals. Piano Lessons also help to develop memory and logical-thinking skills which help overall school performance. Students are able to play duet and group pieces, helping develop social skills. Through singing and playing, students will be learning music at a comfortable pace. Our piano teacher will do individual assessment for each student throughout the class. Activities include but not limited to: learning musical alphabet, playing games and exercises, learning basic music theory, reading music. During this course students will explore solo elementary pieces with our piano instructor. </p><p>This is a premium class and costs $40.00 per week </p>Farm-to-Table Cooking / Debbie Osbornehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2321/spring-2024—1/farm-to-table-cooking-debbie-osborne2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>This class inspires students to discover good nutrition through cooking with seasonal fruits and vegetables. Students will learns about different foods, how they are grown and how to choose healthy foods that are good for their bodies. We promote the importance of healthy eating and inspire students to become food advocates for themselves and their community. Students will develop the skills to prepare simple, healthy meals and share it together at the end. The class will culminate in a dinner party for families. This class may be held in the School Kitchen and will run from <strong>2:45-4:45</strong>. The cost of this class is $36/week.</p>Sewing Club/Children's Institute of Fashion Artshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2380/spring-2024—1/sewing-club-children-s-institute-of-fashion-arts—32024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">The Children's Institute of Fashion Arts offers after school programs in sewing, textiles and design for all ages. We teach kids how to design, sew, and create based on their own interests and culture. Small groups give children the opportunity to learn and develop skills at their own pace and ability. Students sew by hand and use sewing machines when available, learning to design and make their own projects. Professional and specially-trained teachers give one-on-one attention.</p>Mindful Capoiera / Afro Brazilian Artshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2389/spring-2024—1/mindful-capoiera-afro-brazilian-arts—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Capoeira, a dance developed by Africans brought to Brazil as slaves over 400 years ago, incorporates the speed and agility of martial arts, dancing and acrobatics and teaches a philosophy of resolving conflict without the use of force.</p><p>Each class focuses on creating a supportive and safe space for learning. Our mission is to inspire FLC - fitness, leadership, and community. Our method works by developing FDR - focus, discipline, and respect. All lessons begin when students show FDR, focus on the teacher or leader, discipline to stay with the lesson, and respect for themselves, for each other and for the teacher.</p><p>Students learn capoeira's basic moves, sequences with a partner, and how to play the "game" of capoeira; we never say fight or spar. There is no contact in our capoeira lessons except to shake hands with our partners.</p><p>In a year long program, students will learn 10 capoeira movements, sequences with a partner, 5 songs in Portuguese, basic capoeira rhythm on instruments, and about capoeira's context in the history in Brazil. In addition, students gain confidence in their physical abilities and develop learning and life skills to achieve success in school and in other areas of their lives. </p>French / Tribeca Languagehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2247/spring-2024—1/french-tribeca-language—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Our native French instructors use interactive, engaging learning materials and include fun songs, games, and activities like arts & crafts, and puppets, to make language learning an enjoyable and entertaining experience for all students. The class will be limited to 6 students, to ensure a catered approach and active participation of every student. This is a premium class, $35/week.</p>MakerState/Game Design for Computer Scientistshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2327/spring-2024—1/makerstate-game-design-for-computer-scientists2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Jump (literally!) into the world of thinking machines and the internet of things as we create art and code and build computer games and apps that respond to our speech and movement. We’ll imagine and design devices and games with the Micro:bit microcontroller and improve our innovations through Google Teachable Machine and webcam-enabled block-based coding, building a portfolio of software and hardware for use in the classroom, college, and career. Includes an introduction to Python.</p><p>Skills Learned: Computer Programming, Computational Thinking, Physical Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Problem-Solving, Intro to Python </p><p>This is a premium class and costs $40.00 per week </p>Brain Gameshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2381/spring-2024—1/brain-games—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Math games, word searches, crossword puzzles, card and board games</p>Soccer / Super Soccer Starshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2264/spring-2024—1/soccer-super-soccer-stars—52024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">At Super Soccer Stars, we use the soccer ball as the vehicle to help children not only improve their soccer skills, but also develop self-confidence, improve gross motor skills, hone socialization skills and more. Dynamic, local and international coaches work with small groups of boys and girls to develop these skills and teamwork in a fun, non-competitive, educational environment.</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p>Sewing Club/Children's Institute of Fashion Artshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2323/spring-2024—1/sewing-club-children-s-institute-of-fashion-arts—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">The Children's Institute of Fashion Arts offers after school programs in sewing, textiles and design for all ages. We teach kids how to design, sew, and create based on their own interests and culture. Small groups give children the opportunity to learn and develop skills at their own pace and ability. Students sew by hand and use sewing machines when available, learning to design and make their own projects. Professional and specially-trained teachers give one-on-one attention.</p>Creative Movement/Iren Kamyshevhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2281/spring-2024—1/creative-movement-iren-kamyshev—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Spark your child's imagination and creativity with our captivating Creative Movement. Led by Iren Kamyshev, an internationally experienced teacher, dancer, and choreographer with a decade of expertise, this class invites your child to explore contemporary and modern dance techniques. Focusing on improvisation and composition, students will unleash their self-expression, creating unique dances and mastering the art of collaboration. Under Iren's guidance, they'll develop creative thinking, enhance memory skills, and find their own dance voice. Emphasizing the importance of rehearsal and repetition, this class nurtures artistic growth. Join us to unlock your child's magical creativity and watch their talents flourish!</p>TADA! Rising Starshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2339/spring-2024—1/tada-rising-stars2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">TADA! RISING STARS: Explore. Rehearse. Perform! Creativity takes center stage! In this fast-paced, active environment, students will co-create an original mini-musical as an ensemble. It’s the perfect blend of musical theater training, storytelling, and fun theater games to keep their young minds engaged all semester long!</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p>Crafty Creations with Nevassehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2352/spring-2024—1/crafty-creations-with-nevasse2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Various arts & crafts activities for PreK-2nd grade students.</p>Dungeons & Dragons / Ms. Morahttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2354/spring-2024—1/dungeons-dragons-ms-mora2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Adventurers wanted for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D)!</p><p> <br> In Dungeons & Dragons, players form an adventuring party to explore fantasy worlds together, go on epic quests and level up in experience. The Game Master (also known as the GM) is the game's referee and storyteller. There’s no winning or losing in D&D—at least, not in the conventional way. Create a character and join others on an adventure as you roll dice and decide what happens next!</p>Hip Hop / Devynn Brookshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2288/spring-2024—1/hip-hop-devynn-brooks—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">This class starts with a warm up and stretch, followed by dance exercises across the floor, floorwork and dance moves that we then use while learning a choreography to an up beat song. At the end of dance class we will work on our improvisation skills in a dance game. All music is fun, positive, energetic and kid friendly. Students should wear sneakers and comfortable dance clothing (pants/leggings) to class. Students may only sign up for 1 Hip Hop class per week.</p>Amazing Animals / Denise Andersonhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2309/spring-2024—1/amazing-animals-denise-anderson—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Do you like animals? Do you like drawing and cartoons? Then this is the place for you! We're going to learn all about animals and make some simple, fun cartoons too! Every week we’ll learn all about a new animal - what they eat, what they look like as babies, where they live and what awesome qualities make them special. Then we’ll use Google Whiteboard to draw pictures of our animal friends on our computers (or mobile devices). Every week Miss Denise will take everyone’s drawings (and even some of your voices too) and turn them into a short group animation to share at the beginning of the next week. (They’ll also be posted to our Amazing Animals Drive too, in case you want to download them.) You can choose whether you want to tell a silly story about your animal, or if you want to show us a true, cool fact about them in animated form. No special skills are necessary, just access to our Google Meet and Whiteboard via a computer or mobile device. We will be opening the next session to K students - please note that this class involves reading aloud and using technology to draw independently. </p>Beading & Braceletshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2371/spring-2024—1/beading-bracelets—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 40px;">Various arts & crafts activities for PreK-2nd grade students.</p>Let's Play!http://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2314/spring-2024—1/let-s-play—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Structured and unstructured time to play a variety of sports and games - both physical and non-physical (cards, board games, brain games.). The focus will be on team sports and games that foster cooperation, competition, following rules, being a team player and a good sport. For little ones, this is a great opportunity to learn and develop social skills.</p>Recycled Art/Mary Rodriguezhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2386/spring-2024—1/recycled-art-mary-rodriguez2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Artistic wonders can emerge from the contents of our recycling bins, not only reducing waste but also unlocking endless possibilities. Every item within the recycle bin holds potential, and our journey begins with material preparation followed by the creation of our imaginative projects.</p>Swimming / Enes Mernica & Mark Vazquezhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2246/spring-2024—1/swimming-enes-mernica-mark-vazquez—32024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Children are expected to bring bathing suits and towels to swimming every week. The child’s name should be on all items. BATHING CAPS are required for boys & girls with hair below their ears. After an initial evaluation, some students may be asked to change to a higher or lower level swim class. If a child is sick or unable to swim, families must provide a written note to the afterschool staff. Accommodations in another class are not guaranteed and students who do not swim are NOT allowed in the pool area. Students may only sign up for 1 swim class per week. If there is availability after registration, another swim class can be added.</p>Running Club / George Sewell & friendshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2256/spring-2024—1/running-club-george-sewell-friends2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">This class will take place off site in the neighborhood athletic fields and will run from 2:45-4:15.</p>Diamond Paintinghttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2402/spring-2024—1/diamond-painting2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p><p>Kids will be able to create diamond paintings. This class will include a mix between both painting by number and cross stitching. This will teach kids patience and expose them to a popular new form of handcraft.</p>Game Roomhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2377/spring-2024—1/game-room—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"> Kids will relax, socialize and have fun with a variety of games and activities - magnatiles, legos, board games and card games. </p>Let's Play!http://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2312/spring-2024—1/let-s-play—42024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Structured and unstructured time to play a variety of sports and games - both physical and non-physical (cards, board games, brain games.). The focus will be on team sports and games that foster cooperation, competition, following rules, being a team player and a good sport. For little ones, this is a great opportunity to learn and develop social skills.</p>Sports & Gameshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2270/spring-2024—1/sports-games—62024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Structured and unstructured time to play a variety of sports and games - both physical and non-physical (cards, board games, brain games.). The focus will be on team sports and games that foster cooperation, competition, following rules, being a team player and a good sport.</p>Game Roomhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2373/spring-2024—1/game-room—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"> Kids will relax, socialize and have fun with a variety of games and activities - magnatiles, legos, board games and card games. </p>Hip Hop / Devynn Brookshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2287/spring-2024—1/hip-hop-devynn-brooks—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">This class starts with a warm up and stretch, followed by dance exercises across the floor, floorwork and dance moves that we then use while learning a choreography to an up beat song. At the end of dance class we will work on our improvisation skills in a dance game. All music is fun, positive, energetic and kid friendly. Students should wear sneakers and comfortable dance clothing (pants/leggings) to class. Students may only sign up for 1 Hip Hop class per week.</p>Ballet / Iren Kamyshevhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2292/spring-2024—1/ballet-iren-kamyshev2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Ballet introduction- students will learn basic ballet vocabulary and movements. Class will include stretching and range of motion as well as basic ballet exercises which will be incorporated into a dance to be performed at the end of the fall session.</p>Sewing Club /Children's Institute of Fashion Artshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2267/spring-2024—1/sewing-club-children-s-institute-of-fashion-arts—42024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>The Children's Institute of Fashion Arts offers after school programs in sewing, textiles and design for all ages. We teach kids how to design, sew, and create based on their own interests and culture. Small groups give children the opportunity to learn and develop skills at their own pace and ability. Students sew by hand and use sewing machines when available, learning to design and make their own projects. Professional and specially-trained teachers give one-on-one attention.</p>Brain Games/Michelle Wattshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2326/spring-2024—1/brain-games-michelle-watts2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Math games, word searches, crossword puzzles, card and board games</p>Let's Play!http://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2313/spring-2024—1/let-s-play—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Structured and unstructured time to play a variety of sports and games - both physical and non-physical (cards, board games, brain games.). The focus will be on team sports and games that foster cooperation, competition, following rules, being a team player and a good sport. For little ones, this is a great opportunity to learn and develop social skills.</p>Brain Games with Roberthttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2336/spring-2024—1/brain-games-with-robert2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;"> description pending</p>Hip Hop / Devynn Brookshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2370/spring-2024—1/hip-hop-devynn-brooks—52024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">This class starts with a warm up and stretch, followed by dance exercises across the floor, floorwork and dance moves that we then use while learning a choreography to an up beat song. At the end of dance class we will work on our improvisation skills in a dance game. All music is fun, positive, energetic and kid friendly. Students should wear sneakers and comfortable dance clothing (pants/leggings) to class. Students may only sign up for 1 Hip Hop class per week.</p>Music Jam - percussion & more/ Michael Messerhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2298/spring-2024—1/music-jam-percussion-more-michael-messer—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>In this class students will work together as a band/ensemble using a variety of instruments and children’s songs from around the world to explore music from a wide variety of styles and cultures. Imagine everything from Bossa Nova to Indian Ragas, from Calypso to Funk!</p>My First Lemonade Stand/SPARK Business Academyhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2390/spring-2024—1/my-first-lemonade-stand-spark-business-academy2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Let’s sell lemonade! Join us for this fun class, where you learn how to make yummy lemonade and how to earn money selling it! Fun sessions empower students with an entrepreneurial mindset for their lemonade stand. Students learn about marketing, finance and strategy in a supporting environment fostering teamwork. This is a premium class and costs $37 per week.</p>MakerState/MakerSpacehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2382/spring-2024—1/makerstate-makerspace2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Feeling creative? Jump into our latest super-fun engineering arts and crafts! What we’re building in the makerspace this semester: slime, the tallest paper tower, sensory bottle biome, exploding seed pod, confetti launcher, plantable seed paper, Rube Goldberg marble runs, and a lot more! Dream it, plan it, and build it! This is a premium class and costs $40.00 per week </p>Homework Help - 5th gradehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2397/spring-2024—1/homework-help-5th-grade—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Homework help time for 5th graders - math, fluency & reading/jotting. Students will be expected to have their math workbooks and independent reading books. Book clubs and read alouds will also be organized.</p>Tap Dance / Susan Hebachhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2334/spring-2024—1/tap-dance-susan-hebach—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Some tap experience required for this session of tap.</p><p>Tap with Susan Hebach focuses on learning and exploring the art of tap dance. The goal is to provide students with a well rounded experience by developing strong technique skills, understanding how to listen and work with music and strengthening basic musical skills, cultivating creative skills, learning historical choreography and listening and dancing to a variety of music. </p><p>All students need a pair of tap shoes to participate in this after school class. We will have a moderate selection of tap shoes are available for temporary use during class but it is recommended that families purchase shoes to fit their child. </p>Tennis /Advantage Quickstart Tennishttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2258/spring-2024—1/tennis-advantage-quickstart-tennis—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Advantage Quickstart Tennis Now kids’ tennis is easier and more fun! Advantage Tennis Club’s Quickstart Tennis program is designed exclusively for students ages 4 and up, no experience needed. Children play with age and size-appropriate racquets on smaller courts using special slow-bouncing balls. They learn from experienced professionals through non-competitive drills, games and instructional tennis basics and fundamentals. This is a premium class and costs $45 per class.</p>Fascinating Flora / Denise Andersonhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2333/spring-2024—1/fascinating-flora-denise-anderson—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Do you like plants? Are you interested in biology (the science of living things)? If so, then this is the place for you! We're going to learn all about the many different types of plant life on Earth and even grow a few of our own! We'll study how plants evolved and learn how they are both similar and different to animal life with some fun experiments, a few plant-based crafts, some really silly games and even a few plant-dissections too! We'll grow plants of our very own using traditional soil, hydroponics and even a few alternative mediums too, like super-absorbent polymers instead of soil. We'll even attempt to grow plants alongside insects to see if we can help create symbiotic habitats. So if you're interested in learning more about plants, this is the place for you - no "green thumb" required!</p>Drawing & Painting/Sam Whitehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2405/spring-2024—1/drawing-painting-sam-white—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 40px;">Drawing & painting</p>Amazing Athletes/NY Super Soccer Starshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2366/spring-2024—1/amazing-athletes-ny-super-soccer-stars—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>A game based sports program designed to engage older chilren in active wellness through advanced physical fitness challenges and interactive sports lessons.</p>MakerState Astronaut Academy: 3D Rocket Design & NASA's Kerbal Space Programhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2248/spring-2024—1/makerstate-astronaut-academy-3d-rocket-design-nasa-s-kerbal-space-program2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Budding pilots and astronauts will build and test their own gliders, catapults, rockets, moon rovers, parachutes, and more in this hands-on exploration of NASA Engineering Design to further our journey into space. Set off for space and learn about the forces of flight, aerodynamics, rocket design, and the wonders of space like gravity and inertia this semester. </p><p>Skills Learned: Rocket Science, Aeronautics, Hands-On Engineering, Creative Arts This is a premium class and costs $40.00 per week</p>Karate/David Adamshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2306/spring-2024—1/karate-david-adams—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Kenwa kids empowers children with awareness, self-control, respect, focus and a comprehensive physical education in an atmosphere of enthusiasm and cooperation. The program was designed by Sensei Michelle Gay, CMA, RSME/T a 4th degree black belt, 2-time World Champion, Certified Movement Analyst, and author of Brain Breaks for the Classroom - published by Scholastic Teaching Resources. </p>Game Roomhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2344/spring-2024—1/game-room—32024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;"> Kids will relax, socialize and have fun with a variety of games and activities - magnetic darts, Nock hockey, table tennis, board games and card games. </p>Tap Dance / Susan Hebachhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2251/spring-2024—1/tap-dance-susan-hebach—32024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Experienced tap dancers only! Students must have at least 2 semesters of tap dance with Susan to register for this session. </p><p>Tap with Susan Hebach focuses on learning and exploring the art of tap dance. The goal is to provide students with a well rounded experience by developing strong technique skills, understanding how to listen and work with music and strengthening basic musical skills, cultivating creative skills, learning historical choreography and listening and dancing to a variety of music. </p><p>All students need a pair of tap shoes to participate in this after school class. We will have a moderate selection of tap shoes are available for temporary use during class but it is recommended that families purchase shoes to fit their child. </p>Art: Pen to Paper / George Sewellhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2303/spring-2024—1/art-pen-to-paper-george-sewell—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Cool stuff! Have fun with different projects each class, including comic strip art, still life drawing, lettering, use of paper cutouts, collage, water color painting, anything to create cool works of art!</p>Swimming/Mark Vazquez & Aaron Saldanahttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2325/spring-2024—1/swimming-mark-vazquez-aaron-saldana—52024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">Class: Beginner 2 (Primary Skills)</p><p>Description:Swimmers (ages 4-6) are comfortable submerging independently and will continue to develop floating, kicking, and gliding skills without support and are introduced to rhythmic breathing. Swimmers will develop combined strokes on the front and back and are introduced to deep water through jumps and dives from a sitting position. Swimmers should be able to propel 4-6 feet without assistance. </p><p>Skills: Focus on properly mastering primary skills (floating, gliding, rolling over, front crawl, breath control).</p><p>Independent front and back floats, Rolling over from front to back, submersions (without support) jumps & dives from sitting position, combined stroke on front and back. </p><p>Class: Advanced 1 (Stroke Readiness)</p><p>Description: Swimmers (ages 5 and up) have passed the Beginner 2 level and can swim independently for 4-6 feet. Students should be able to properly demonstrate primary skills (floating, gliding, streamline, freestyle) without assistance. Swimmers will further develop balance & coordination, fundamentals of backstroke, and freestyle with rotary breathing. Swimmers are introduced to breaststroke, butterfly, and dives from a kneeling/standing position.</p><p>Skills: Rhythmic breathing, freestyle, backstroke, kneeling and standing dives, elementary backstroke, introduction to breaststroke, and butterfly.</p><p>Children are expected to bring bathing suits and towels to swimming every week. The child’s name should be on all items. BATHING CAPS are required for boys & girls with hair below their ears. After an initial evaluation, some students may be asked to change to a higher or lower level swim class. If a child is sick or unable to swim, families must provide a written note to the afterschool staff. Accommodations in another class are not guaranteed and students who do not swim are NOT allowed in the pool area. Students may only sign up for 1 swim class per week. If there is availability after registration, another swim class can be added.</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p>Guitarhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2296/spring-2024—1/guitar—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p><strong>PLEASE NOTE - IMPORTANT - ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE THEIR OWN GUITAR TO PARTICIPATE IN GUITAR AND TO PRACTICE AT HOME. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE GUITARS TO BORROW FOR THE SEMESTER, BUT IT IS GENERALLY ADVISED FOR STUDENTS TO ARRANGE TO HAVE THEIR OWN INSTRUMENTS. PLEASE SEE INFORMATION BELOW ABOUT PURCHASING GUITARS.</strong></p><p>Established in 2008, EzraGuitar is a guitar program designed to give kids the opportunity to study with some of the greatest classical guitarists of this generation, while using a method of learning designed especially for them. Our group classes are the core of the EzraGuitar method. These classes are built on the philosophy of Maoz Ezra, that music should be taught in the "language of children" and tailored to their natural abilities. By studying with this method and philosophy, it is our goal that children will connect to music making in a natural and organic way. Through creative games and ensemble work, children will leave each lesson with a sense of accomplishment and musical knowledge that will remain with them as a foundation for any future musical endeavors.</p><p>EzraGuitar Kids Group Guitar Lessons (Grades K-5)</p><ul> <li>We teach small group lessons for children in grades K- 5 (*kids are grouped according to age & level, the course is cumulative.)</li>
<li>Melody & Rhythm: through a mix of repertoire including, classical, folk, children’s songs, rock, jazz, contemporary and original compositions, students will learn to play music, not only exercises.</li>
<li>Reading music: Through our unique method children will learn to recognize, know and master the notes in a range of four octaves.
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<li>Ensemble work: From the beginning children will be learning to play in an ensemble. This group work puts emphasis on listening with sensitivity and working together.</li>
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<li>Performance: At the end of each session, students will perform in a concert. Performance is a major part of studying music, it teaches the student about building self confidence and the joy of sharing music.</li>
<li>Teachers: Classes are taught by the world class faculty of EzraGuitar! </li>
</ul><p> *Please note that students will be scheduled by EzraGuitar into class times that are appropriate for their age and level. Classes are 40 min long. When not in class with EzraGuitar, children will be in the care of the wonderful PS 11 After School program both before and after their guitar lessons. </p><p>FOR ALL EzraGuitar Classes:Students will need their own guitar for class. EzraGuitar has for purchase a full line of high quality guitars that are sized especially for children. We offer unique return policies and upgrade services and starter kit packages special for our students. To order instruments just give us a call, come into the shop or place your order directly online at <a href="http://www.ezraguitar.com/">www.ezraguitar.com</a>. Phone: 718-434-2103, address: 785 Coney Island Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11218. Guitars will be delivered, free of charge, to kids on the first day of class! Students will need an appropriately sized nylon string classical guitar. Please consult with us before purchasing an instrument on your own.</p><p>**If you would like to have a free trial lesson and/or get sized for your guitar over the summer, please contact EzraGuitar @ 718-434-2103 or <a href="mailto:info@ezraguitar.com">info@ezraguitar.com</a>. Website: <a href="https://www.ezraguitar.com/">https://www.ezraguitar.com/</a> and we will be happy to set up an appointment for you!</p><p>This is a premium class and costs $40.00 per lesson. Lesson will be from 2:45-3:25 or 3:35-4:15. Students will take part in another activity either before or after their lesson. Dismissal from after school will be at 4:15.</p><p><a href="https://www.ezraguitar.com/"></a></p>Guitarhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2297/spring-2024—1/guitar—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Established in 2008, EzraGuitar is a guitar program designed to give kids the opportunity to study with some of the greatest classical guitarists of this generation, while using a method of learning designed especially for them. Our group classes are the core of the EzraGuitar method. These classes are built on the philosophy of Maoz Ezra, that music should be taught in the "language of children" and tailored to their natural abilities. By studying with this method and philosophy, it is our goal that children will connect to music making in a natural and organic way. Through creative games and ensemble work, children will leave each lesson with a sense of accomplishment and musical knowledge that will remain with them as a foundation for any future musical endeavors.</p><p>EzraGuitar Kids Group Guitar Lessons (Grades K-5)</p><ul> <li>We teach small group lessons for children in grades K- 5 (*kids are grouped according to age & level, the course is cumulative.)</li>
<li>Melody & Rhythm: through a mix of repertoire including, classical, folk, children’s songs, rock, jazz, contemporary and original compositions, students will learn to play music, not only exercises.</li>
<li>Reading music: Through our unique method children will learn to recognize, know and master the notes in a range of four octaves.</li>
<li>Ensemble work: From the beginning children will be learning to play in an ensemble. This group work puts emphasis on listening with sensitivity and working together.</li>
<li>Performance: At the end of each session, students will perform in a concert. Performance is a major part of studying music, it teaches the student about building self confidence and the joy of sharing music.</li>
<li>Teachers: Classes are taught by the world class faculty of EzraGuitar! </li>
</ul><p> *Please note that students will be scheduled by EzraGuitar into class times that are appropriate for their age and level. Classes are 40 min long. When not in class with EzraGuitar, children will be in the care of the wonderful PS 11 After School program both before and after their guitar lessons. </p><p>FOR ALL EzraGuitar Classes:Students will need their own guitar for class. EzraGuitar has for purchase a full line of high quality guitars that are sized especially for children. We offer unique return policies and upgrade services and starter kit packages special for our students. To order instruments just give us a call, come into the shop or place your order directly online at <a href="http://www.ezraguitar.com/">www.ezraguitar.com</a>. Phone: 718-434-2103, address: 785 Coney Island Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11218. Guitars will be delivered, free of charge, to kids on the first day of class! Students will need an appropriately sized nylon string classical guitar. Please consult with us before purchasing an instrument on your own.</p><p>**If you would like to have a free trial lesson and/or get sized for your guitar over the summer, please contact EzraGuitar @ 718-434-2103 or <a href="mailto:info@ezraguitar.com">info@ezraguitar.com</a>. Website: <a href="https://www.ezraguitar.com/">https://www.ezraguitar.com/</a> and we will be happy to set up an appointment for you!</p><p>This is a premium class and costs $40.00 per lesson. Lesson will be from 4:25-5:05 or 5:10-5:50. Students will take place in another activity either before or after their lesson. Dismissal from afterschool will be at 5:50.</p><p><a href="https://www.ezraguitar.com/"></a></p>Hip Hop / Sophia Marrapodi-Bovehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2285/spring-2024—1/hip-hop-sophia-marrapodi-bove—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>This class starts with a warm up and stretch, followed by dance exercises across the floor, floorwork and dance moves that we then use while learning a choreography to an up beat song. At the end of dance class we will work on our improvisation skills in a dance game. All music is fun, positive, energetic and kid friendly. Students should wear sneakers and comfortable dance clothing (pants/leggings) to class. Students may only sign up for 1 Hip Hop class per week.</p>Tap Dance / Susan Hebachhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2308/spring-2024—1/tap-dance-susan-hebach—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Tap with Susan Hebach focuses on learning and exploring the art of tap dance. The goal is to provide students with a well rounded experience by developing strong technique skills, understanding how to listen and work with music and strengthening basic musical skills, cultivating creative skills, learning historical choreography and listening and dancing to a variety of music. </p><p>All students need a pair of tap shoes to participate in this after school class. We will have a moderate selection of tap shoes are available for temporary use during class but it is recommended that families purchase shoes to fit their child. </p>Fuse Beads & Friendship Bracelets with Jaylahttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2337/spring-2024—1/fuse-beads-friendship-bracelets-with-jayla2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">The most popular activities on half-days and in summer camp now comes to afterschool! Plastic Perler beads are used to create designs and then are ironed (fused) to make this take-home craft. Lanyard and friendship bracelets are also added to the mix.</p>ART/Comics/Sam Whitehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2278/spring-2024—1/art-comics-sam-white—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Imaginative students will enjoy inventing characters and stories. They will practice different styles of cartoon drawing and develop their personal voice. All levels of experience are welcome. Every class session includes time to practice new ideas and develop a final project.</p>Drama Club with Michellehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2391/spring-2024—1/drama-club-with-michelle2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>An opportunity for kids to participate in self expression through creative dialogue & role-play, creative activities & games. Activities will include improv games, team building activities, drama games & short reading scripts. </p>Swimming / Mark Vazquez & Aaron Saldanahttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2243/spring-2024—1/swimming-mark-vazquez-aaron-saldana—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p><p>This class is for 1st-3rd graders. 1st graders must be strong swimmers - no beginners.</p><p>Class: Beginner 2 (Primary Skills)</p><p>Description:Swimmers (ages 4-6) are comfortable submerging independently and will continue to develop floating, kicking, and gliding skills without support and are introduced to rhythmic breathing. Swimmers will develop combined strokes on the front and back and are introduced to deep water through jumps and dives from a sitting position. Swimmers should be able to propel 4-6 feet without assistance. </p><p>Skills: Focus on properly mastering primary skills (floating, gliding, rolling over, front crawl, breath control).</p><p>Independent front and back floats, Rolling over from front to back, submersions (without support) jumps & dives from sitting position, combined stroke on front and back. </p><p>Class: Advanced 1 (Stroke Readiness)</p><p>Description: Swimmers (ages 5 and up) have passed the Beginner 2 level and can swim independently for 4-6 feet. Students should be able to properly demonstrate primary skills (floating, gliding, streamline, freestyle) without assistance. Swimmers will further develop balance & coordination, fundamentals of backstroke, and freestyle with rotary breathing. Swimmers are introduced to breaststroke, butterfly, and dives from a kneeling/standing position.</p><p>Skills: Rhythmic breathing, freestyle, backstroke, kneeling and standing dives, elementary backstroke, introduction to breaststroke, and butterfly.</p><p>Children are expected to bring bathing suits and towels to swimming every week. The child’s name should be on all items. BATHING CAPS are required for boys & girls with hair below their ears. After an initial evaluation, some students may be asked to change to a higher or lower level swim class. If a child is sick or unable to swim, families must provide a written note to the afterschool staff. Accommodations in another class are not guaranteed and students who do not swim are NOT allowed in the pool area. Students may only sign up for 1 swim class per week. If there is availability after registration, another swim class can be added.</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p>MakerState / MineCraft Engineeringhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2254/spring-2024—1/makerstate-minecraft-engineering2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Minecraft Engineering Minecraft is an open-world game that promotes creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in an immersive environment where the only limit is the imagination. Let’s build giant pixel art, adventure quests, circuit-based musical instruments & contraptions, and Hero’s Journey stories, all within a secure MakerState server, guided by our live instructor. </p><p>This is a premium class and costs $40.00 per class</p>Soccer /Super Soccer Starshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2259/spring-2024—1/soccer-super-soccer-stars—62024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>At Super Soccer Stars, we use the soccer ball as the vehicle to help children not only improve their soccer skills, but also develop self-confidence, improve gross motor skills, hone socialization skills and more. Dynamic, local and international coaches work with small groups of boys and girls to develop these skills and teamwork in a fun, non-competitive, educational environment</p>Girls Who Code / Sarah Sanchezhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2396/spring-2024—1/girls-who-code-sarah-sanchez—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Coding & Robotics for girls! More info to come</p>Swimming/Mark Vazquez & Aaron Saldanahttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2252/spring-2024—1/swimming-mark-vazquez-aaron-saldana—32024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">No beginners. K & 1st graders must have some swim experience in order to sign up for this class. </p><p>Class: Beginner 2 (Primary Skills)</p><p>Description:Swimmers (ages 4-6) are comfortable submerging independently and will continue to develop floating, kicking, and gliding skills without support and are introduced to rhythmic breathing. Swimmers will develop combined strokes on the front and back and are introduced to deep water through jumps and dives from a sitting position. Swimmers should be able to propel 4-6 feet without assistance. </p><p>Skills: Focus on properly mastering primary skills (floating, gliding, rolling over, front crawl, breath control).</p><p>Independent front and back floats, Rolling over from front to back, submersions (without support) jumps & dives from sitting position, combined stroke on front and back. </p><p>Class: Advanced 1 (Stroke Readiness)</p><p>Description: Swimmers (ages 5 and up) have passed the Beginner 2 level and can swim independently for 4-6 feet. Students should be able to properly demonstrate primary skills (floating, gliding, streamline, freestyle) without assistance. Swimmers will further develop balance & coordination, fundamentals of backstroke, and freestyle with rotary breathing. Swimmers are introduced to breaststroke, butterfly, and dives from a kneeling/standing position.</p><p>Skills: Rhythmic breathing, freestyle, backstroke, kneeling and standing dives, elementary backstroke, introduction to breaststroke, and butterfly.</p><p>Children are expected to bring bathing suits and towels to swimming every week. The child’s name should be on all items. BATHING CAPS are required for boys & girls with hair below their ears. After an initial evaluation, some students may be asked to change to a higher or lower level swim class. If a child is sick or unable to swim, families must provide a written note to the afterschool staff. Accommodations in another class are not guaranteed and students who do not swim are NOT allowed in the pool area. Students may only sign up for 1 swim class per week. If there is availability after registration, another swim class can be added.</p>Game Timehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2356/spring-2024—1/game-time—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Structured and unstructured time to play a variety of sports and games - both physical and non-physical (cards, board games, brain games.). The focus will be on team sports and games that foster cooperation, competition, following rules, being a team player and a good sport.</p>Afterschool at the GIANT Roomhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2361/spring-2024—1/afterschool-at-the-giant-room—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>The class will be held at PS 11.</p><p> For creative kids who dare to use a variety of coding, design, electronics, and STEM tools to build prototypes of their ideas and remix their creations into one-of-a-kind published storybooks and stop motion animations. Each session, we’ll work on a STEM prompt inspired by the latest innovations and discoveries in the world. Students will learn a variety of brainstorming techniques to ideate their own solutions and creations in response to the daily prompt. They will then learn coding, design, and STEM skills to build prototypes of their ideas. Finally, they will learn prompt engineering skills to “remix” their creations into storybooks, animations, posters, and more. Prompts, tools, and skills to be learned will be age-appropriate and chosen based on participating students’ interests. <br>
</p><p>This is a premium class and costs $40 per week ($560 for 14 weeks.)</p>Skateboarding at PS 11/ Louie Luizhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2398/spring-2024—1/skateboarding-at-ps-11-louie-luiz2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>The class will be held at PS 11.</p><p>Louie has been a professional skateboarder sponsored by numerous companies for the past 12 years. He has been teaching children and adults how to skateboard for over 15 years. Louie has taught at renowned private schools, and sports camps across the tri-state area. </p><p>This is a premium class and costs $45 per week. </p>Intro to Skateboarding / Louie Luizhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2242/spring-2024—1/intro-to-skateboarding-louie-luiz2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>An introduction to skateboarding and skateboarding safety, proper form and posture,turning,acceleration and stopping. Louie has been a professional skateboarder sponsored by numerous companies for the past 12 years. He has been teaching children and adults how to skateboard for over 15 years. Louie has taught at renowned private schools, and sports camps across the tri-state area. Students must provide their own equipment - skateboards, helmets and pads. Equipment can be left in the afterschool office in the morning on the day of class. This is a premium class and costs $45 per week.</p>MakerState / My First Code with Scratch Jr.http://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2266/spring-2024—1/makerstate-my-first-code-with-scratch-jr2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Budding artists, builders and coders will play and create imaginative worlds full of mountains, rivers, deep forests and animals that explore and begin to create on their own in this fun-first introduction to coding, 3D design, and problem-solving. </p><p>Coding is the new literacy! With ScratchJr, we’ll program our own interactive stories and games. In the process, we’ll learn to solve problems, design projects, and express ourselves creatively on the computer. Screen time can be creative, fun, learning time. Let’s code!</p><p>This is a premium class and costs $40.00 per class</p>Karate / Ken Wa Kidshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2293/spring-2024—1/karate-ken-wa-kids—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p><p>Advanced karate students must be blue belts and above.</p><p>Kenwa kids empowers children with awareness, self-control, respect, focus and a comprehensive physical education in an atmosphere of enthusiasm and cooperation. The program was designed by Sensei Michelle Gay, CMA, RSME/T a 4th degree black belt, 2-time World Champion, Certified Movement Analyst, and author of Brain Breaks for the Classroom - published by Scholastic Teaching Resources. </p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p>Sports & Gameshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2353/spring-2024—1/sports-games—42024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Structured and unstructured time to play a variety of sports and games - both physical and non-physical (cards, board games, brain games.). The focus will be on team sports and games that foster cooperation, competition, following rules, being a team player and a good sport.</p>WonderHut Nature Science / Professor Planethttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2255/spring-2024—1/wonderhut-nature-science-professor-planet—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Are you a science nature kid? This semester we will learn about the human body and make a cool human body model. We will do experiments with sight, sound, taste, touch and smell and learn about our teeth. This will help us understand as we walk through time from the first life on earth to now. This semester is all about how the amazing variety of animals we have today have evolved and the weird and wild extinct animals through time including crazy sea creatures, invertebrates, dinosaurs and even giant birds!</p>Afterschool at the GIANT Roomhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2272/spring-2024—1/afterschool-at-the-giant-room—42024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>The class will be held at PS 11.</p><p> For creative kids who dare to use a variety of coding, design, electronics, and STEM tools to build prototypes of their ideas and remix their creations into one-of-a-kind published storybooks and stop motion animations. Each session, we’ll work on a STEM prompt inspired by the latest innovations and discoveries in the world. Students will learn a variety of brainstorming techniques to ideate their own solutions and creations in response to the daily prompt. They will then learn coding, design, and STEM skills to build prototypes of their ideas. Finally, they will learn prompt engineering skills to “remix” their creations into storybooks, animations, posters, and more. Prompts, tools, and skills to be learned will be age-appropriate and chosen based on participating students’ interests. <br>
</p><p>This is a premium class and costs $40 per week ($560 for 14 weeks.)</p>Afterschool at the GIANT Roomhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2276/spring-2024—1/afterschool-at-the-giant-room—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>The class will be held at PS 11.</p><p> For creative kids who dare to use a variety of coding, design, electronics, and STEM tools to build prototypes of their ideas and remix their creations into one-of-a-kind published storybooks and stop motion animations. Each session, we’ll work on a STEM prompt inspired by the latest innovations and discoveries in the world. Students will learn a variety of brainstorming techniques to ideate their own solutions and creations in response to the daily prompt. They will then learn coding, design, and STEM skills to build prototypes of their ideas. Finally, they will learn prompt engineering skills to “remix” their creations into storybooks, animations, posters, and more. Prompts, tools, and skills to be learned will be age-appropriate and chosen based on participating students’ interests. <br>
</p><p>This is a premium class and costs $40 per week.</p>Marvelous Machines / Denise Andersonhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2307/spring-2024—1/marvelous-machines-denise-anderson—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Attention young inventors! Come explore the wondrous world of machines and build some of your very own! We’ll learn all about the principles of science and physics while planning and building our own original mechanical marvels. Such machines will include airplanes, rockets, boats, cars and even a robot or two! We'll create machines of our own original devising and even carry out exciting experiments to explore the profound process of scientific discovery. Industrious inventors will learn critical thinking and creative problem solving skills while gaining a mastery of basic mechanics. So join us and stretch your imagination while building some Marvelous Machines!</p>Soccer / Super Soccer Starshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2260/spring-2024—1/soccer-super-soccer-stars—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>At Super Soccer Stars, we use the soccer ball as the vehicle to help children not only improve their soccer skills, but also develop self-confidence, improve gross motor skills, hone socialization skills and more. Dynamic, local and international coaches work with small groups of boys and girls to develop these skills and teamwork in a fun, non-competitive, educational environment.</p>Hip Hop / Sophia Marrapodi-Bovehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2283/spring-2024—1/hip-hop-sophia-marrapodi-bove—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>This class starts with a warm up and stretch, followed by dance exercises across the floor, floorwork and dance moves that we then use while learning a choreography to an up beat song. At the end of dance class we will work on our improvisation skills in a dance game. All music is fun, positive, energetic and kid friendly. Students should wear sneakers and comfortable dance clothing (pants/leggings) to class. Students may only sign up for 1 Hip Hop class per week.</p>Girls Who Code / Sarah Sanchezhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2346/spring-2024—1/girls-who-code-sarah-sanchez—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Coding & Robotics for girls! More info to come</p>Baking / Laila Abdoulkaderhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2357/spring-2024—1/baking-laila-abdoulkader—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Learn to make some sweat treats!</p>DIY Publishing/Rachel Pearlhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2359/spring-2024—1/diy-publishing-rachel-pearl—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Kids will make a range of different kinds of books, zines, comics, chaps, cards and broadsides using pens, pencils, different paper, paints and collage with clip art and magazines.</p>Game Timehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2743/spring-2024—1/game-time—42024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Structured and unstructured time to play a variety of sports and games - both physical and non-physical (cards, board games, brain games.). The focus will be on team sports and games that foster cooperation, competition, following rules, being a team player and a good sport.</p>Swimming /Enes Mernica & Mark Vazquezhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2268/spring-2024—1/swimming-enes-mernica-mark-vazquez—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Children are expected to bring bathing suits and towels to swimming every week. The child’s name should be on all items. BATHING CAPS are required for boys & girls with hair below their ears. After an initial evaluation, some students may be asked to change to a higher or lower level swim class. If a child is sick or unable to swim, families must provide a written note to the afterschool staff. Accommodations in another class are not guaranteed and students who do not swim are NOT allowed in the pool area. Students may only sign up for 1 swim class per week. If there is availability after registration, another swim class can be added.</p>Sports & Games Jr.http://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2374/spring-2024—1/sports-games-jr—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 40px;">Structured and unstructured time to play a variety of sports and games - both physical and non-physical (cards, board games, brain games.). The focus will be on team sports and games that foster cooperation, competition, following rules, being a team player and a good sport.</p>MakerState / Thinking & Learning Machines: Lego Robotics, Art Automata & 3D Designhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2238/spring-2024—1/makerstate-thinking-learning-machines-lego-robotics-art-automata-3d-design2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Arts and crafts plus robots plus 3D design. We’ll build LEGO Mindstorm robots with obstacles courses we design ourselves from geometric jello blocks and playdough straw. We’ll use 3D printing pens to create character jewels and cardboard automata to discover mechanics and physics. We’ll 3D design obstacles for our bots to navigate in Tinkercad and print that 3D art with the 3Doodler pen. We’ll also explore the fundamentals of AI and machine learning that are integral to how these robots work as we design and build a greener world. This is advanced hands-on creativity for advanced fun and learning…all for beginners! Let’s go! <br><br>Projects Include:<br>Tinkercad 3D Design: Recreate patterns found in nature and create your own avatar to start a journey for a more sustainable world!<br>Hands-on Engineering: We’re building geometric jello blocks, play dough straw, and more<br>LEGO Mindstorms Robotics: Create geometry puzzle obstacle courses with Lego bricks and navigate your robot to the goal line!<br>3D Printer Pen Hands-on Designs: Create 3D shapes, tessellating shapes.</p><p>*Windows or Macintosh machine required This is a premium class and costs $40.00 per week</p>WonderHut/Science Engineering & Design/Professor Galhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2330/spring-2024—1/wonderhut-science-engineering-design-professor-gal—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>We will start off this semester with a Design Process project designing and constructing board games. Depending on the interests of the students our mid semester project may include carpentry with wood, medieval construction or designing alien sculptures.In the spring we will learn about the history of flight and do experiments with air, make bunny copters, kites, paper airplanes, parachutes, shoemarangs, astrotubes, stomp rockets and alka seltzer rockets.</p>MakerState / Drones & Roboticshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2338/spring-2024—1/makerstate-drones-robotics2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Young engineers will build their robots and learn to code them to solve fun team challenges. We’ll build our bot with a Micro:bit microcontroller brain, sensors, and motors that make it move, follow commands, and paths, avoid obstacles and even sing a song. Learning themes include robotics, computer programming, physical computing, mechanical engineering, circuitry, and physics. Engineers will program their bot creations, first in Scratch, a drag-and-drop, color-coded programming editor created by MIT to teach skills and concepts in programming, and then advance to an introduction to Javascript, the industry-standard scripting language used by over 95% of dynamic websites as well as animation, apps, and multimedia. BONUS: Drone Pilot School and drone racing competitions will be available for interested students. <br> </p><ul> <li> Skills Learned: Robotics, Hands-On Engineering, Coding (MIT Scratch & Javascript), Physical Computing, Computational Thinking </li>
</ul><p>This is a premium class and costs $40.00 per class</p>Sports & Gameshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2348/spring-2024—1/sports-games—52024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Structured and unstructured time to play a variety of sports and games - both physical and non-physical (cards, board games, brain games.). The focus will be on team sports and games that foster cooperation, competition, following rules, being a team player and a good sport.</p>WonderHut Nature Science / Professor Planethttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2355/spring-2024—1/wonderhut-nature-science-professor-planet—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Are you a science nature kid? This semester we will learn about the human body and make a cool human body model. We will do experiments with sight, sound, taste, touch and smell and learn about our teeth. This will help us understand as we walk through time from the first life on earth to now. This semester is all about how the amazing variety of animals we have today have evolved and the weird and wild extinct animals through time including crazy sea creatures, invertebrates, dinosaurs and even giant birds!</p>Debate Club/Spark Academyhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2395/spring-2024—1/debate-club-spark-academy2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Students learn the art of persuasion and help select debate topics they find interesting. Students work in rotating groups and practice their debating skills in a supportive environment, including developing arguments, issuing rebuttals, providing examples, rebuilding their case and summarizing points of view. Students learn to think on their feet and enhance their public-speaking skills, gaining self-confidence in the process. This is a premium class, $37.00 per week</p>Soccer / Super Soccer Starshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2261/spring-2024—1/soccer-super-soccer-stars—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">At Super Soccer Stars, we use the soccer ball as the vehicle to help children not only improve their soccer skills, but also develop self-confidence, improve gross motor skills, hone socialization skills and more. Dynamic, local and international coaches work with small groups of boys and girls to develop these skills and teamwork in a fun, non-competitive, educational environment</p>Rock and Roll Movies / Michael Messerhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2289/spring-2024—1/rock-and-roll-movies-michael-messer—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Kids will create, write, direct, and star in their own rock n roll movie! Everything from the story, characters, props, costumes, animations and original score will be created by the kids, with help and guidance from veteran rock n roll teacher Mike Messer (leader of the world famous rock band for kids “THE DIRTY SOCK FUNTIME BAND.") Along with the encouraged silliness there is a strong focus on teamwork and confidence empowerment. The creation process is based upon the philosophy that “ALL ideas are good”, and gentle encouragement that anything that your child thinks up is worth giving a try. The other goal of the class is for everyone in class to have as much fun as we possibly can!</p>Mindful Capoiera / Afro Brazilian Artshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2290/spring-2024—1/mindful-capoiera-afro-brazilian-arts—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>This class is open to returning 2nd graders and all 3rd-5th graders.</p><p>Capoeira, a dance developed by Africans brought to Brazil as slaves over 400 years ago, incorporates the speed and agility of martial arts, dancing and acrobatics and teaches a philosophy of resolving conflict without the use of force.</p><p>Each class focuses on creating a supportive and safe space for learning. Our mission is to inspire FLC - fitness, leadership, and community. Our method works by developing FDR - focus, discipline, and respect. All lessons begin when students show FDR, focus on the teacher or leader, discipline to stay with the lesson, and respect for themselves, for each other and for the teacher.</p><p>Students learn capoeira's basic moves, sequences with a partner, and how to play the "game" of capoeira; we never say fight or spar. There is no contact in our capoeira lessons except to shake hands with our partners.</p><p>In a year long program, students will learn 10 capoeira movements, sequences with a partner, 5 songs in Portuguese, basic capoeira rhythm on instruments, and about capoeira's context in the history in Brazil. In addition, students gain confidence in their physical abilities and develop learning and life skills to achieve success in school and in other areas of their lives. </p>TADA! Gotta Sing, Gotta Dancehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2291/spring-2024—1/tada-gotta-sing-gotta-dance—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">A Musical Theater skills-building class that focuses on the core elements of singing, acting, and dancing. Learn popular Broadway songs, plus one-of-a-kind songs from TADA!’s original musicals. This class includes exploration in character development using theater games plus song and dance numbers. Students learn the skills necessary to participate as Musical Theater performers. This program focuses on acting through song & dance, which successfully prepares kids for future Musical Theater camps, classes, and productions. Classes begin with physical and vocal warm-ups to help students focus and prepare. The last class culminates in a final Sharing that showcases high-quality performances of the song & dance skills learned in class. </p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p>Hip Hop / Devynn Brookshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2350/spring-2024—1/hip-hop-devynn-brooks—42024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">This class starts with a warm up and stretch, followed by dance exercises across the floor, floorwork and dance moves that we then use while learning a choreography to an up beat song. At the end of dance class we will work on our improvisation skills in a dance game. All music is fun, positive, energetic and kid friendly. Students should wear sneakers and comfortable dance clothing (pants/leggings) to class. Students may only sign up for 1 Hip Hop class per week.</p>Sports & Games Jr.http://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2363/spring-2024—1/sports-games-jr—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Structured and unstructured time to play a variety of sports and games - both physical and non-physical (cards, board games, brain games.). The focus will be on team sports and games that foster cooperation, competition, following rules, being a team player and a good sport.</p>Amazing Athletes/NY Super Soccer Starshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2365/spring-2024—1/amazing-athletes-ny-super-soccer-stars—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>A game based sports program designed to engage older chilren in active wellness through advanced physical fitness challenges and interactive sports lessons.</p>Arts & Crafts with Alexushttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2400/spring-2024—1/arts-crafts-with-alexus—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 40px;">Various arts & crafts activities for PreK-2nd grade students.</p>Sports & Gameshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2349/spring-2024—1/sports-games—32024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Structured and unstructured time to play a variety of sports and games - both physical and non-physical (cards, board games, brain games.). The focus will be on team sports and games that foster cooperation, competition, following rules, being a team player and a good sport.</p>Chess / Impact Coaching Networkhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2235/spring-2024—1/chess-impact-coaching-network2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>An exciting introduction to the game of chess for our beginner Students. Players will enjoy close student to teacher ratio, introduction to the pieces and how they behave, real life variations of games and fun, and "Tournament like" activities. Each student receives training according to their individual levels and progress. This is a premium class and costs $30 per week.</p>Spanish/ Tribeca Languagehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2240/spring-2024—1/spanish-tribeca-language—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Our native Spanish instructors use interactive, engaging learning materials and include fun songs, games, and activities like arts & crafts, and puppets, to make language learning an enjoyable and entertaining experience for all students.</p><p>The class will be limited to 8 students, to ensure a catered approach and active participation of every student. This is a premium class, $35/week.</p>Game Timehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2316/spring-2024—1/game-time—32024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Structured and unstructured time to play a variety of sports and games - both physical and non-physical (cards, board games, brain games.). The focus will be on team sports and games that foster cooperation, competition, following rules, being a team player and a good sport.</p>Crafty Creationshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2342/spring-2024—1/crafty-creations—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 40px;">Various arts & crafts activities.</p>Sports & Gameshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2265/spring-2024—1/sports-games—72024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Structured and unstructured time to play a variety of sports and games - both physical and non-physical (cards, board games, brain games.). The focus will be on team sports and games that foster cooperation, competition, following rules, being a team player and a good sport.</p>Tennis / Advantage Quickstart Tennishttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2331/spring-2024—1/tennis-advantage-quickstart-tennis—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Advantage Quickstart Tennis Now kids’ tennis is easier and more fun! Advantage Tennis Club’s Quickstart Tennis program is designed exclusively for students ages 4 and up, no experience needed. Children play with age and size-appropriate racquets on smaller courts using special slow-bouncing balls. They learn from experienced professionals through non-competitive drills, games and instructional tennis basics and fundamentals. This is a premium class and costs $45 per class.</p>Swimming / Mark Vazquez & Aaron Saldanahttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2245/spring-2024—1/swimming-mark-vazquez-aaron-saldana—22024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">Class: Beginner 2 (Primary Skills)</p><p>Description:Swimmers (ages 4-6) are comfortable submerging independently and will continue to develop floating, kicking, and gliding skills without support and are introduced to rhythmic breathing. Swimmers will develop combined strokes on the front and back and are introduced to deep water through jumps and dives from a sitting position. Swimmers should be able to propel 4-6 feet without assistance. </p><p>Skills: Focus on properly mastering primary skills (floating, gliding, rolling over, front crawl, breath control).</p><p>Independent front and back floats, Rolling over from front to back, submersions (without support) jumps & dives from sitting position, combined stroke on front and back. </p><p>Class: Advanced 1 (Stroke Readiness)</p><p>Description: Swimmers (ages 5 and up) have passed the Beginner 2 level and can swim independently for 4-6 feet. Students should be able to properly demonstrate primary skills (floating, gliding, streamline, freestyle) without assistance. Swimmers will further develop balance & coordination, fundamentals of backstroke, and freestyle with rotary breathing. Swimmers are introduced to breaststroke, butterfly, and dives from a kneeling/standing position.</p><p>Skills: Rhythmic breathing, freestyle, backstroke, kneeling and standing dives, elementary backstroke, introduction to breaststroke, and butterfly.</p><p>Children are expected to bring bathing suits and towels to swimming every week. The child’s name should be on all items. BATHING CAPS are required for boys & girls with hair below their ears. After an initial evaluation, some students may be asked to change to a higher or lower level swim class. If a child is sick or unable to swim, families must provide a written note to the afterschool staff. Accommodations in another class are not guaranteed and students who do not swim are NOT allowed in the pool area. Students may only sign up for 1 swim class per week. If there is availability after registration, another swim class can be added.</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p>Hip Hop / Devynn Brookshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2335/spring-2024—1/hip-hop-devynn-brooks—32024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">This class starts with a warm up and stretch, followed by dance exercises across the floor, floorwork and dance moves that we then use while learning a choreography to an up beat song. At the end of dance class we will work on our improvisation skills in a dance game. All music is fun, positive, energetic and kid friendly. Students should wear sneakers and comfortable dance clothing (pants/leggings) to class. Students may only sign up for 1 Hip Hop class per week.</p>Girls on the Run/GOTR & Brianna Ballhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2275/spring-2024—1/girls-on-the-run-gotr-brianna-ball2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>Girls on the Run is a 2-day per week commitment (Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00-4:30). Students are taught life skills through fun, engaging lessons that celebrate the joy of movement. The 20-lesson curriculum is taught by certified Girls on the Run coaches and includes three parts: understanding ourselves, valuing relationships and teamwork and understanding how we connect with and shape the world at large. At each season's conclusion, the girls and their running buddies complete a 5k running event in December. Over the course of the program, girls will develop and improve competence, feel confidence in who they are, develop strength of character, respond to others and oneself with care and compassion, create positive connections with peers and adults, and make a meaningful contribution to community and society. </p><p><strong style="background-color: initial;">VERY IMPORTANT</strong>: All families will need to register on the Girls on the Run Website , <a href="http://gotrnyc.org/register" style="background-color: initial;">gotrnyc.org/register</a>. GOTR charges $350 for each participant - this amount is included in your afterschool bill. DO NOT PAY Girls on the Run directly. If you would like to apply for a scholarship, you must let us know as soon as possible. If not, we will assume that you can pay the full $350 program fee. We will notify you when the GOTR registration is open. </p><p>The official GOTR program will end after the 5K in June. All girls registered for GOTR on Tuesdays & Thursdays can remain in afterschool for any remaining weeks of the semester at no additional cost.</p>Sewing - Young Designers Workshophttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2360/spring-2024—1/sewing-young-designers-workshop2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Two Hour session - 2:45-4:45. Open to students who have already taken Sewing with Elaine and have more advanced sewing skills. </p><p>This class is for budding designers who want to put their previous skills into practice, in order to imagine and create one of a kind, handmade fashions! Students will increase their mastery of hand and machine sewing, learn the basics of garment construction, and learn to work with an array of materials and fashion techniques. Learn to use and create patterns, hem, and press as you bring your designs to life, and add buttons, lace, hardware, and bling to perfect your own unique wearable pieces!</p>Free Play/Game Timehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2318/spring-2024—1/free-play-game-time2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p> Kids will relax, socialize and have fun with a variety of games and activities - magnetic darts, Nock hockey, table tennis, board games and card games. </p>Creative Movement/Iren Kamyshevhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2379/spring-2024—1/creative-movement-iren-kamyshev—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Spark your child's imagination and creativity with our captivating Creative Movement. Led by Iren Kamyshev, an internationally experienced teacher, dancer, and choreographer with a decade of expertise, this class invites your child to explore contemporary and modern dance techniques. Focusing on improvisation and composition, students will unleash their self-expression, creating unique dances and mastering the art of collaboration. Under Iren's guidance, they'll develop creative thinking, enhance memory skills, and find their own dance voice. Emphasizing the importance of rehearsal and repetition, this class nurtures artistic growth. Join us to unlock your child's magical creativity and watch their talents flourish!</p>Beading & Braceletshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2384/spring-2024—1/beading-bracelets—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 40px;">Various arts & crafts activities for PreK-2nd grade students.</p>Sports & Games Jr.http://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2739/spring-2024—1/sports-games-jr—42024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 40px;">Structured and unstructured time to play a variety of sports and games - both physical and non-physical (cards, board games, brain games.). The focus will be on team sports and games that foster cooperation, competition, following rules, being a team player and a good sport.</p>Hip Hop / Devynn Brookshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2286/spring-2024—1/hip-hop-devynn-brooks—62024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">This class starts with a warm up and stretch, followed by dance exercises across the floor, floorwork and dance moves that we then use while learning a choreography to an up beat song. At the end of dance class we will work on our improvisation skills in a dance game. All music is fun, positive, energetic and kid friendly. Students should wear sneakers and comfortable dance clothing (pants/leggings) to class. Students may only sign up for 1 Hip Hop class per week.</p>Swimming / Enes Mernica & Mark Vazquezhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2250/spring-2024—1/swimming-enes-mernica-mark-vazquez—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Children are expected to bring bathing suits and towels to swimming every week. The child’s name should be on all items. BATHING CAPS are required for boys & girls with hair below their ears. After an initial evaluation, some students may be asked to change to a higher or lower level swim class. If a child is sick or unable to swim, families must provide a written note to the afterschool staff. Accommodations in another class are not guaranteed and students who do not swim are NOT allowed in the pool area. Students may only sign up for 1 swim class per week. If there is availability after registration, another swim class can be added.</p>Re-Fashionistas / Denise Andersonhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2311/spring-2024—1/re-fashionistas-denise-anderson2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">For both boys and girls alike - learn to re-fashion common, every day items into exciting new things! Ever want to make something (like clothes or toys) completely out of duct tape? Or perhaps learn to craft your own stuffed animals or create original outfits to wear? If so, re-fashionistas is for you! We'll up-cycle (recycling an item into a whole new, better creation) all sorts of things into brand new, original works of usable/wearable art. Examples include creating puppets, toys and stuffed animals, making wallets, containers and bags and up-designing our own shoes, hats, jewelry, clothing and more all from recycled and repurposed <br>goods. All projects offer customization for both boys' and girls' interests and no prior sewing or crafting experience is required. </p>Swimming /Mark Vazquez & Aaron Saldanahttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2269/spring-2024—1/swimming-mark-vazquez-aaron-saldana—42024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Class: Beginner 2 (Primary Skills)</p><p>Description:Swimmers (ages 4-6) are comfortable submerging independently and will continue to develop floating, kicking, and gliding skills without support and are introduced to rhythmic breathing. Swimmers will develop combined strokes on the front and back and are introduced to deep water through jumps and dives from a sitting position. Swimmers should be able to propel 4-6 feet without assistance. </p><p>Skills: Focus on properly mastering primary skills (floating, gliding, rolling over, front crawl, breath control).</p><p>Independent front and back floats, Rolling over from front to back, submersions (without support) jumps & dives from sitting position, combined stroke on front and back. </p><p>Class: Advanced 1 (Stroke Readiness)</p><p>Description: Swimmers (ages 5 and up) have passed the Beginner 2 level and can swim independently for 4-6 feet. Students should be able to properly demonstrate primary skills (floating, gliding, streamline, freestyle) without assistance. Swimmers will further develop balance & coordination, fundamentals of backstroke, and freestyle with rotary breathing. Swimmers are introduced to breaststroke, butterfly, and dives from a kneeling/standing position.</p><p>Skills: Rhythmic breathing, freestyle, backstroke, kneeling and standing dives, elementary backstroke, introduction to breaststroke, and butterfly.</p><p>Children are expected to bring bathing suits and towels to swimming every week. The child’s name should be on all items. BATHING CAPS are required for boys & girls with hair below their ears. After an initial evaluation, some students may be asked to change to a higher or lower level swim class. If a child is sick or unable to swim, families must provide a written note to the afterschool staff. Accommodations in another class are not guaranteed and students who do not swim are NOT allowed in the pool area. Students may only sign up for 1 swim class per week. If there is availability after registration, another swim class can be added.</p>Hip Hop / Sophia Marrapodi-Bovehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2282/spring-2024—1/hip-hop-sophia-marrapodi-bove—32024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>This class starts with a warm up and stretch, followed by dance exercises across the floor, floorwork and dance moves that we then use while learning a choreography to an up beat song. At the end of dance class we will work on our improvisation skills in a dance game. All music is fun, positive, energetic and kid friendly. Students should wear sneakers and comfortable dance clothing (pants/leggings) to class. Students may only sign up for 1 Hip Hop class per week.</p>Soccer / Super Soccer Starshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2263/spring-2024—1/soccer-super-soccer-stars—42024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">At Super Soccer Stars, we use the soccer ball as the vehicle to help children not only improve their soccer skills, but also develop self-confidence, improve gross motor skills, hone socialization skills and more. Dynamic, local and international coaches work with small groups of boys and girls to develop these skills and teamwork in a fun, non-competitive, educational environment</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p>Tennis / Advantage Quickstart Tennishttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2257/spring-2024—1/tennis-advantage-quickstart-tennis—42024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Advantage Quickstart Tennis Now kids’ tennis is easier and more fun! Advantage Tennis Club’s Quickstart Tennis program is designed exclusively for students ages 4 and up, no experience needed. Children play with age and size-appropriate racquets on smaller courts using special slow-bouncing balls. They learn from experienced professionals through non-competitive drills, games and instructional tennis basics and fundamentals. This is a premium class and costs $45 per class.</p>Game Timehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2317/spring-2024—1/game-time—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Structured and unstructured time to play a variety of sports and games - both physical and non-physical (cards, board games, brain games.). The focus will be on team sports and games that foster cooperation, competition, following rules, being a team player and a good sport.</p>TADA! Gotta Sing, Gotta Dancehttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2404/spring-2024—1/tada-gotta-sing-gotta-dance—12024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">A Musical Theater skills-building class that focuses on the core elements of singing, acting, and dancing. Learn popular Broadway songs, plus one-of-a-kind songs from TADA!’s original musicals. This class includes exploration in character development using theater games plus song and dance numbers. Students learn the skills necessary to participate as Musical Theater performers. This program focuses on acting through song & dance, which successfully prepares kids for future Musical Theater camps, classes, and productions. Classes begin with physical and vocal warm-ups to help students focus and prepare. The last class culminates in a final Sharing that showcases high-quality performances of the song & dance skills learned in class. </p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p>Let's Play!http://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2315/spring-2024—1/let-s-play—32024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Structured and unstructured time to play a variety of sports and games - both physical and non-physical (cards, board games, brain games.). The focus will be on team sports and games that foster cooperation, competition, following rules, being a team player and a good sport. For little ones, this is a great opportunity to learn and develop social skills.</p>Karate / Ken Wa Kidshttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2253/spring-2024—1/karate-ken-wa-kids—32024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p><p>Kenwa kids empowers children with awareness, self-control, respect, focus and a comprehensive physical education in an atmosphere of enthusiasm and cooperation. The program was designed by Sensei Michelle Gay, CMA, RSME/T a 4th degree black belt, 2-time World Champion, Certified Movement Analyst, and author of Brain Breaks for the Classroom - published by Scholastic Teaching Resources</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"></p>WonderHut Art/Art for Artists - Portfolio Prep/Professor Planethttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2347/spring-2024—1/wonderhut-art-art-for-artists-portfolio-prep-professor-planet2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p style="margin-left: 20px;">Prepare a portfolio of your best artwork to show future schools and programs. Work with Professor Planet to improve your drawing and painting skills and explore your favorite types of art. -Fun art processes like printing, fabric dye and stamping. -Paint skills like color mixing, brush work , tempera and watercolor. -Drawing skills including people, faces, shading, blending, shadow and perspective. We will celebrate with an art opening at the end of the semester and each student will take home their portfolio.</p>Building Blocks - Legos, Magna-tiles & more / Mary Rodriguezhttp://ps11programs.ce.eleyo.com/course/2385/spring-2024—1/building-blocks-legos-magna-tiles-more-mary-rodriguez2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00<p>building fun!</p>