2022-2023 Winter After-School Classes

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We learn, reflect, grow, and effect change through dialogue, education, and action.

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We champion, cultivate, and celebrate all members of our community so that we all participate as our full authentic selves, and thereby become stronger in our shared diversity.

Winter After-School Classes

9 January through 23 March 2023

We are pleased to announce our offerings for the Winter! The Winter session starts the week of 9 January and goes through 23 March 2023. Classes are for nine weeks, except for classes on Monday, which are for eight weeks, and classes on Friday, which are seven weeks. There are no after-school classes during the weeks of 6 February (Parent/Guardian Conference week) and 20 February (Midwinter break).

Some Fall classes are returning for Winter, along with new classes, such as Kids Carpentry, Architectural Art, and a Cooking class. For our P3-K students, we have a music class and Lego® building classes by Snapology.

For Grades 1-8, registration begins on Wednesday 7 December 2022, at 7:00 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis (with a wait list) and requires payment via credit card to secure a spot. Registration closes on 6 January 2023.

For Pre-elementary (P3-K), registration is on a lottery basis. Our class lottery registration policy is as follows:

• Registration for placement in a class lottery takes place between Wednesday, 7 December 2022, at 7:00 a.m. and Friday, 9 December 2022, at 7:00 a.m.

• The person registering the student(s) receives a confirmation email of entry into the lottery for the chosen class. Please check all junk mail/clutter folders if it does not arrive.

• Each class registration receives a number used in the lottery drawing through a random sequence generator on Friday, 9 December 2022, after registration closes. The person registering receives an email notification of the student’s placement either in the class or on the wait list.

• For those placed in a class, the email contains a link to an invoice for online payment using a credit card. The invoice payment must be received by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 13 December 2022, to secure placement in the class. A payment confirmation email is sent upon completion of paying an online invoice. Any placements not secured are offered to the students on the wait list.

• If a class is not full by 14 December 2022, registration, including payment, will be on a first-come, first-served basis, with payment invoices emailed to the person who submitted the registration.

Requests for refunds will only be entertained if made by 13 January 2022. All classes have a minimum number of students required before being offered. Failure to reach the minimum will result in a cancellation of the class. A notice of cancellation will be sent, and refunds will be processed.

If you have any questions or a class suggestion for our program, please get in touch with our Auxiliary Program Coordinator, Sharon Gonzalez, at (425) 881.4230 ext. 133 or SGonzalez@etonschool.org.

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2022-2023 Fall After-School Classes

Grades P3–P4

Mondays: Rock City 1

Tuesdays: Junior Scientists: All About Animals

Thursdays: Gymnastics 1

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Grades P4 and Kindergarten

Mondays: Rock City 2

Wednesdays: Karate 1

Thursdays: Gymnastics 2

5 Grade Kindergarten

Tuesdays: Junior Creators Club

Fridays: Chess for Ks

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Grades 1–3 (Lower Elementary)

Mondays: Kid's Carpentry

Mondays: Scratch Programming for Creating Animations

Tuesdays: The Art of Architecture

Wednesdays: Rainy Day Dinner Club

Thursdays: Chess

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Grades 1–8 (Lower/Upper Elementary & Middle School)

Wednesdays: Karate

Thursdays: Winter Wearables Machine Sewing

Fridays: Stuffed Animals Machine Sewing

Pre-elementary Classes

Pre-elementary (Grades P3–K) with Registration for Lottery Grades P3–P4

Mondays: Rock City 1

Dates: Jan. 9, 23, 30; Feb. 13, 27; Mar. 6, 13, and 20

Time: 3:15-4:00 p.m.

Cost: $250.00 Number of Students: 16

At Bach to Rock®, we know that music, storytelling, and play are powerful teaching tools—especially when they’re used together! Our music classes for preschoolers combine these three elements to get kids excited about music. Each Rock City class includes a musical concept, instrument, and story time component. We teach musical concepts through the story and its themes. At the same time, we demonstrate how this concept works on the musical instrument. This gives preschoolers a fun and easy way to build musical skills. Students get early experience with instruments like the hand drum and glockenspiel! Our preschool music classes help students build a strong foundation of musical skills. Through Rock City, students learn basic skills for reading music, playing basic arrangements, and understanding more complex musical concepts!

Tuesdays: Junior Scientists: All About Animals

Dates: Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31; Feb. 14, 28; Mar. 7, 14, and 21

Time: 3:15-4:00 p.m. Cost: $250.00 Number of Students: 18

Do you know what mammal is the largest on Earth? Or how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly? In this class, we invite your little zoologist to analyze the differences between vertebrates and invertebrates, construct their way through the butterfly and frog life cycle, build reptiles, and examine the differences and similarities between insects and arachnids. Your child will be too busy exploring the animal world to realize they are gaining critical social, motor, and developmental skills. Academic Enrichment:

• Explore the animal kingdom and discover differences in animal anatomies and structure

• Insects, arachnids, vertebrates, invertebrates, mammals, birds, reptiles, fish

• Develop higher-level biology concepts

• Biodiversity, habitats, ecosystems

Thursdays: Gymnastics 1

Dates: Jan. 12, 19, 26; Feb. 2, 16; Mar. 2, 9, 16, and 23

Cost: $281.25

Time: 3:15-3:45 p.m.

Number of Students: 10

WEBBY Dance Company is offering fun and exciting gymnastics classes. Each class is 30 minutes in length and includes age-appropriate instructions in beginning tumbling and gymnastics skills. Students benefit by building their flexibility, coordination, memory, concentration, and self-confidence, all in a positive atmosphere. Gymnastics classes begin with stretching and warm-up exercises, and students are then taught basic tumbling and balancing skills, obstacle courses, and exciting routines to age-appropriate music. They explore different gymnastic stations such as a balance beam, tunnel, tumbling mat, rhythmic ribbons, and other creative equipment. WEBBY Gymnastics instructors are energetic, positive, and fun. They have extensive gymnastics training and experience working with students and undergo ongoing training to ensure top quality gymnastics education. For this class, students are encouraged to wear a WEBBY T-shirt (included with registration) and any non-restrictive pants, leggings, or shorts.

Grades P4 and Kindergarten

Mondays: Rock City 2

Dates: Jan. 9, 23, 30; Feb. 13, 27; Mar. 6, 13, and 20

Time: 4:15 – 5:00 p.m.

Cost: $250.00 Number of Students: 16

At Bach to Rock®, we know that music, storytelling, and play are powerful teaching tools — especially when they’re used together! Our music classes for preschoolers combine these three elements to get kids excited about music. Each Rock City class includes a musical concept, a musical instrument, and a story time component. We teach musical concepts through the story and its themes. At the same time, we demonstrate how this concept works on the musical instrument.

This gives preschoolers a fun and easy way to build musical skills. Students get early experience with instruments like the hand drum and glockenspiel! Our preschool music classes help students build a strong foundation of musical skills. Through Rock City, students learn basic skills for reading music, playing basic arrangements, and understanding more complex musical concepts!

Wednesdays: Karate 1

Dates: Jan. 11, 18, 25; Feb. 1, 15; Mar. 1, 8, 15, and 22 Time: 3:15-4:00 p.m.

Cost: $270.00 (Returning Students); $335.00 (new students,includes uniform) Number of Students: 18

Karate-X offers awesome classes that are disciplined, challenging, and fun! Students learn and practice Karate skills with punching bags, breaking boards, blocking drills, kicking targets, and more! Karate-X has been teaching in the Puget Sound region for 20 years, with a Martial Arts program specifically designed for preschool and elementary students. Their professional instructors know how to motivate students while building self-confidence and discipline. Belt rank testing is held at the end of each session, giving students goals to aim for and recognition of their accomplishments.

Thursdays: Gymnastics 2

Dates: Jan. 12, 19, 26; Feb. 2, 16; Mar. 2, 9, 16, and 23

Time: 4:00-4:30 p.m.

Cost: $281.25 Number of Students: 10

WEBBY Dance Company is offering fun and exciting gymnastics classes this Winter. Each class is 30 minutes in length and includes age-appropriate instructions in beginning tumbling and gymnastics skills. Students benefit by building their flexibility, coordination, memory, concentration, and self-confidence, all in a positive atmosphere. Gymnastics classes begin with stretching and warm-up exercises, and students are then taught basic tumbling and balancing skills, obstacle courses, and exciting routines to age-appropriate music. They explore different gymnastic stations such as a balance beam, tunnel, tumbling mat, rhythmic ribbons, and other creative equipment. WEBBY Gymnastics instructors are energetic, positive, and fun. They have extensive gymnastics training as well as experience working with students and undergo ongoing training to ensure topquality gymnastics education. For this class, students are encouraged to wear a WEBBY T-shirt (included with registration) and any non-restrictive pants, leggings, or shorts.

Pre-elementary Classes

Pre-elementary & Lower Elementary Classes

Grade Kindergarten

Tuesdays: Junior Creators Club

Dates: Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31; Feb. 14, 28; Mar. 7, 14, and 21

Time: 4:15-5:00 p.m.

Cost: $250.00 Number of Students: 18

Students will participate in various creative play activities designed to promote their creative, social, and expressive skills. You’ll be amazed at the improvement you’ll see in your child’s fine motor skills after just a few classes. Academic Enrichment:

• Practice letter and word creation, learn phonics

• Practice early literacy skills

• Identify characters, conflicts, plot

• Elaborate on probable character actions and feelings

Fridays: Chess for Ks

Dates: Jan. 20, 27; Feb. 3, 17; Mar. 3, 10, and 17 Time: 3:30-4:15 p.m. Cost: $352.50 (includes materials) Number of Students: 14

In this class, students learn the basics of the game of chess. They start with how every piece moves and the goal of the game. In every lesson, students receive puzzles to help them learn the music. There is plenty of practice with the coach as well as peers.

Winter Regular Registration Grades 1-8 Classes

Grades 1–3 (Lower Elementary)

Mondays: Kids' Carpentry

Dates: Jan. 9, 23, 30; Feb. 13, 27; Mar. 6, 13, and 20

Time: 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Cost: $350.00 Number of Students: 9 Kids’ Carpentry is a hands-on toy-building experience designed to teach practical woodworking skills emphasizing the safe use of hand tools. This class provides unique opportunities for students to construct fun and exciting projects while empowering them to become independent thinkers, thereby building confidence, self-esteem, and a repertoire of practical skills that will last them a lifetime. At the end of the session, each student brings home at least one, but often three or more toys, that they have made and painted by hand.

Mondays: Scratch Programming for Creating Animations

Dates: Jan. 9, 23, 30; Feb. 13, 27; Mar. 6, 13, and 20 Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Cost: $300.00 Number of Students: 12

In this scratch coding class, students learn how to use various scratch coding concepts to be able to build their own animations. There are lectures, hands-on sessions, games, and some homework for practice if the students are interested. Students who already know scratch coding will work on more complex concepts and algorithms so they can hone their skills. Chrome books are provided for this class. A student from Upper Elementary assists and guides these classes.

Tuesdays: The Art of Architecture

Dates: Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31; Feb. 14, 28; Mar. 7, 14, and 21 Time: 3:30-4:15 p.m.

Cost: $281.25 Number of Students: 12

This is a special 9-week session that will introduce young artists to the famous structural landmarks from around the world. From the Stonehenge and the Chichén Itzá pyramids of the ancient times, to Gaudi’s masterpieces and New York’s skyscrapers, students travel through the ages to learn about well-known buildings and draw, paint, and collage their own works of art.

Wednesdays: Rainy Day Dinner Club

Dates: Jan. 11, 18, 25; Feb. 1, 15; Mar. 1, 8, 15, and 22 Time: 3:30- 5:00 p.m. Cost: $472.50 Number of Students: 14

Parents, pass on dinner duty once a week! Each week, students learn basic cooking skills while making dinner for their family! Students will create delicious dishes focusing on the importance of local ingredients, scratch cooking, and natural preservatives while practicing knife skills and kitchen safety. Each entrée will serve 4 to 6 and will be packaged in oven-ready cookware with baking instructions.

Thursdays: Chess

Dates: Jan. 12,19, 26; Feb. 2, 16; Mar. 2, 9, 16, and 23 Time: 3:30-4:15 p.m. Cost: $352.50 (includes materials) Number of Students: 14

In this class, students learn tactical chess ideas like pins, forks, and discoveries. Students work on puzzles learning how to checkmate the opponent in one or two moves, and on tactics. Students watch and learn from short master and grandmaster games. There is a lot of chess-playing time too!

Lower Elementary Classes

(Lower/Upper Elementary & Middle School)

Wednesdays: Karate

Dates: Jan. 11, 18, 25; Feb. 1, 15; Mar. 1, 8, 15, and 22

Cost: $270.00 (Returning Students); $335.00 (New Students)*

Time: 4:15-5:00 p.m.

Number of Students: 18

Karate-X offers awesome classes that are disciplined, challenging, and fun! Students learn and practice Karate skills with punching bags, breaking boards, blocking drills, kicking targets, and more! Karate-X has been teaching in the Puget Sound region for 20 years, with a Martial Arts program specifically designed for preschool and elementary students. Their professional instructors know how to motivate students while building self-confidence and discipline. Belt rank testing is held at the end of each session, giving students goals to aim for and recognition of their accomplishments.

*New students will be invoiced for the $65 difference after registration is completed.

Thursdays: Winter Wearables Machine Sewing

Dates: Jan 12, 19, 26; Feb. 2, 16; Mar. 2, 9, 16, and 23

Cost: $247.50

Time: 3:45-5:15 p.m.

Number of Students: 9

Does your wardrobe need a little freshening? We’ve got you covered! Students are invited to learn a skill they will use for a lifetime and a hobby they will forever enjoy…sewing! No experience is necessary for any student to learn the basics and beyond. New students will learn machine safety and beginner sewing techniques and complete two prerequisite projects, while the more experienced students can expand on skills they already have. This class is student-led, and they advance at their own pace with autonomy over the projects they choose to create. Classes are designed to teach students who have beginning and advanced skills. Projects will rotate each session to include new clothing, seasonal wearables, and our most popular designs. Projects include Pajama Pants, Fleece hats, Fox scarf, fingerless gloves, and much more! All supplies are included!

*For all new sewers, the first class of the session is mandatory; please get in touch with Chelsea Cook (littlehandscreations@gmail.com) if your child is unable to attend*

Fridays: Stuffed Animals Machine Sewing

Dates: Jan. 20, 27; Feb. 3, 17; Mar. 3, 10, and 17

Cost: $192.50

Lower/Upper Elementary & Middle School Classes Grades 1–8

Time: 3:45-5:15 p.m.

Number of Students: 9

Is there such a thing as too many stuffed animals? Never! Enjoy LHC’s fluffiest and stuffiest projects in this themed class for machine-sewing students. No experience is necessary for any student to learn the basics and beyond. New students will learn machine safety and beginner sewing techniques and complete two prerequisite projects, while the more experienced students can expand on skills they already have. This class is student-led, and they advance at their own pace with autonomy over the projects they choose to create. Classes are designed to teach students who have both beginning and advanced skills. Projects will rotate each session to include stuffed bears, sloths, pillows, sea monsters, and much more!

*Please note that the first class of this session is mandatory; please get in touch with Chelsea Cook (littlehandscreations@gmail.com) if your child is unable to attend*

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