Since March we have offered online classes in musical theater, chess, and arts and crafts (among other things) via Zoom. We will continue the live zoom classes for the SPRING cycle. Check the schedule online and enroll for your favorite life zoom class!
Musical Theater for all Grades K-5th
Live Zoom Class: Musical Theater, ‘Aladin’
Mondays 3:15-5:00 (gr 4-5)
Under the direction of veteran afterschool musical theater instructor, Jeff Edmond, students will learn scenes and songs from this great children’s musical. For the virtual presentation, there can be more than one actor for each character.
Live Zoom Class: First Steps to Musical Theater
Tuesday 3:15-4:30 (gr K-1)
Improvisation, singing, dancing, theater games, and a performance at the end of the cycle for family and friends. This musical theater workshop is a blast for the little ones! Children learn warm-up exercises as well as three or four songs per cycle. This class typically includes about 15 children and replicates the feeling of musical theater production. Taught by director and choreographer, Jeff Edmond, and pianist, Lawrence Rush.
Live Zoom Class: Musical Theater Skill Building
Tuesday 4:30-5:30 (gr 2-5)
CREATE AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL
Theme: “The Haunted Mystery” – Children will brainstorm ideas, scenes, and dialogue. They will also learn how to write an original song.
Live Zoom Class: Musical Theater, “Mary Poppins”
Wednesday 3:15-5:00 (gr 2-3)
Students play scenes, act the characters, and sing the top songs from this classic musical.
Chess classes for all levels Grades K-5th
Level 1: Beginners. Those brand new to chess or those students who might know how the pieces move but have yet to delve into the
*Thursday 3:00-4:15 Level 1 with Coach Miguel
*Friday 4:15-5:30 Level 1 Chess with Coach Cameron
Level 2: Those students who have some experience in the game may have played a few tournament games. Those who have some understanding of tactics and basic opening development. Those comfortable with delivering checkmate in basic winning positions. Approximate rating level of 300–900
*Tuesday Level 2 with Coach Garcia: 3:00-4:15 pm
*Friday Level 2 Chess with Coach Cameron: 2:45-4:00 pm
Level 3: Advanced. Those students who have a solid tactical foundation. Those students who have tournament chess/team experience. Those students who are familiar and comfortable with strategic discussions, evaluating and planning, and have a decent base of opening and endgame strategy. Approximate rating level of 900 and up.
*Monday Level 3 Chess with Coach Krush: 3:00-4:15 pm
*Wednesday Level 3 with Coach Garcia: 3:00-4:15 pm
*Thursday Level 3 with Coach Krush: 3:00-4:15 pm
Language Classes for all Grades K-5th
FRENCH AND SPANSH
Live Zoom Class: French with w/ Ms. Corinne Monday 4:00-5:00 (gr K-5 )
The class enables each student to become fluent rapidly in simple phrases and sentences on subjects such as greetings, describing the weather, naming simple objects at home and outside, basic clothing and food, days of the week, months, seasons, and numbers. Emphasis is put on a direct speaking approach. From experience, online is very good for learning to speak because language is mainly sound connected to everyday activities. We will also do the writing of simple words and sentences.
Learn More about Ms Corinne Here
Live Zoom Class: Spanish Tuesday 3:00-4:00 (gr K-1)
Students will be guided through different activities each week that will reinforce the theme of the month! We’ll sing, dance, play, and learn new words and songs. Each week our language teachers will have a story and take away activity that we will either complete together or that they will have the chance to complete with their families.
Live Zoom Class: Bilingual (Spanish and English) Playtime Thursday 3:15-4:00 (gr K-1)
Each week, the children will go on a full immersion Spanish adventure. Children will learn and explore Spanish in a fun and interactive approach. The class enables each student to become fluent rapidly in simple phrases and sentences on subjects such as greetings, describing the weather, naming simple objects at home and outside, basic clothing and food, days of the week, months, seasons, and numbers. Emphasis is put on a direct speaking approach. From experience, online is very good for learning to speak because language is mainly sound connected to everyday activities. We will also do the writing of simple words and sentences.
Art Classes for all Grades K-5th
Live Zoom Class: Color and Shape in Modern Art w Ms. Seelhoff
Tuesday 2:30-3:30 (gr K-2 )
Have you ever wondered about how the color green is created? What about purple? Join us in this live Zoom class as we create our own secondary colors and beautiful paintings. We will study the work of Piet Mondrian and Wassily Kandinsky, two abstract painters. We begin the term by learning about primary and secondary colors and the color wheel. We’ll have fun painting with watercolors, drawing with crayons and colored pencils, as well as creating collages using bright- colored construction paper. We’ll look for shapes and patterns in each collage and painting that we design. We will learn about
Live Zoom Class: Fun w Art Around NYC w M
Monday 2:30-3:30 (gr 1-2 )
Wednesday 2:30-3:30 (gr K-2 )
If you’re curious about sculptures and paintings found around Manhattan, come to join us as we learn about work created by a variety of modern artists. In this live Zoom class, we’ll first look at photos, read stories about art, and then create our own paintings, drawings, and sculptures. We’ll explore line, color, shape, and texture. Students will create torn-paper collages, sketch with colored pencils, fold and twist paper to make three-dimensional sculptures, and paint with large watercolor tempera cakes—to name a few! Creativity and fun encouraged! A suggested list of art materials to have on-hand will be emailed to your family before class begins. Details about each piece of artwork will be shared with families throughout the term.
Learn More about Ms Seelhoff Here
Drawing and Comics w/SJ! Wednesday 3:15-4:15 (gr 3-5)
This class combines drawing techniques with narrative storytelling and culminates in at least one finished project, though you’ll want to make more! Supplies: Please have lots of plain white paper, scissors, stapler, glue, markers or pencils, and any magazines or other art supplies for making collages, etc. We will make creative magazines or mini graphic-novels. The class will combine narrative storytelling and drawing exercises and culminate in at least one finished magazine.
Creative Writing & Drawing with SJ–Thursdays 3:00 to 4:00 (gr 3-5)
Write your own stories, poems, screenplays, graphic novels, or comics! Choose your own project and learn how to combine creative writing and images in new and familiar ways. A supportive, student-led exploration of creative writing and story-telling fundamentals.
Coding
Live Zoom Class: Coding in Code Monkey w/ Ms. Sora
Taught by veteran tech teacher, Ms. Sora Coding Fun with Scratch will feature students programming their own interactive stories, games, and animations. Using Scratch, they will learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively. This class is for students in grades 2 to 5.
**Materials: Lap Top or Ipad (email ryan@artsandathletics.org if you’d like to borrow one of ours
- Monday 3:00-4:00 (gr 2-5)
- Monday 4:15-5:15 (gr 2-5)