Creative Discovery Brochure, Spring 2011

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Harborlight’s Elementary and Middle School Creative Discovery Program offer opportunities for creative growth for all of the students. All Harborlight elementary and middle school students are invited to enjoy the experience of creative exploration and discovery in our after school classes and clubs.

Classes run Monday through Friday, 3:30-4:30 PM DAILY SCHEDULE 2:45-Snack 3:00-3:30 Outdoors 3:30-4:30 Creative Discovery Classes (unless noted otherwise) 4:30-5:30 Homework & Quiet Activities (Please register for C Block to reserve this time) SCHOLARS CHESS …………………………………………….Dan Lord Thursday in the Art Room Ages 6+ Minimum: 8 Maximum: 20 Fee: $120 (B block students $60) Like to challenge yourself? Like to think ahead? Interested in competi‐ tion? Scholars Chess is for you! This club explores advanced chess moves, piece identification, and strategies which enable you to learn to play the game of chess. Chess tournaments will be scheduled.

ADVENTURE CLUB……………………………Kim Lord & Peter Dickman Wednesday (location varies), 3:00‐4:30 Ages 6‐12 Minimum: 6 Maximum: 16 Fee: $120 (B block students $60) Connect with nature and your climbing side during this adventure club. Scale rocks inside and out with a harness and without. Challenge yourself using low elements and playing ground games, learn about teamwork, cooperation and self confidence. We will divide this club up into 3 sessions of climbing, hiking and low/high elements. GEOLOGY CLUB…………………………………………….Cindy Perreault Wednesday in ECE 1 Ages 6‐9 FLAG FOOTBALL, JR.……………………………………………. Dan Lord Minimum: 6 Maximum: 10 Monday in Essex Park field, 3:00‐4:00 Ages 6‐9 Fee: $120 (B block students $60) Minimum: 6 Maximum: 10 This 10 week study will focus on minerals and rocks. We will discover Fee: $120 (B block students $60) what minerals are, learn the properties of minerals such as crystal sys‐ Students in this club experience the basics of two hand touch foot‐ tems, cleavage, hardness, and streak, define what rocks are and learn ball. They learn the various positions, plays, and rules of the game about the three types of rocks, comparing and contrasting the variety of rocks in nature. We will be exploring samples, observing differences, while competing on the field. and collecting samples. HMS RIDERS…………………………………………….Jed Dickman, Andrew Carlson‐Lier, Peter Dickman and Parker Heath HIKING CLUB………………………………………Cindy Perreault Friday at Gordon College, 3:00‐5:00 Ages 7‐14 Friday, Various locations TBD, 3:00‐5:00 Ages 6‐9 Minimum: 8 Maximum: 20 Minimum: 6 Maximum: 10 Fee: $120 (B block students $60) Fee: $120 (B block students $60) Come hit the trails in hiking club! We will explore various trails, identi‐ Are you the type that enjoys riding your mountain bike? Do you like fying plants, trees and animals as we encounter them on our hikes. We to ride with friends? Learn the basics of mountain bike riding while enjoying the serenity of nature at Gordon College. will hike in all weather (unless it is downpour and thunderstorms) and students should be dressed appropriately. If there is still snow on the RESIST‐A‐BALL EXERCISE CLASS…..……………………...Kim Lord ground, we will go snowshoeing. A different location each week will Friday in the Music Room All Ages add to the fun! Minimum: 8 Maximum: 16 Fee: $120 (B block students $60) CARING CRAFTERS………………………………Rachael DeStefano Monday in Elementary One Ages 6‐9 Come join an exercise class that will help strengthen your core, im‐ Minimum: 5 Maximum: 8 prove balance and overall coordination. Build muscle while having fun Fee: $120 (B block students $60) with a resist‐a‐ball! This class will focus on exercising on and with a Caring crafters is more than just a craft club, it’s a club that makes a resist‐a‐ball taking all the pressure off joints and helping bodies to difference! We will work on different crafts that will then be donated strengthen and stretch more naturally. Yoga and other exercise meth‐ to organizations/people in need. We will make blankets, pillows, ods will be implemented for warming up and cooling down. flower pots for the nursing home patients, homemade greeting cards CROSS COUNTRY…..……………………...Amy Synenki for the troops, toys/mats for the animal shelter, etc. Monday at Gordon Woods Ages 9‐14 LACROSSE…………………………………………….Kim Lord, Minimum: 6 Maximum: 15 Arjen Steegstra & Campbell Wood Fee: $120 (B block students $60) Monday on the Harborlight field Ages 6‐14 Hit the trails of Gordon and Sterling Woods and run cross country! Minimum: 6 Maximum: 16 Fee: $120 (B block students $60) TENNIS…..……………………...Amy Synenki & Vivien Gere This club will focus on the basics of lacrosse and challenge players to Tuesday at Gordon Ages 6‐14 learn more and play more. Come run around with friends and learn or Minimum: 6 Maximum: 15 improve your lacrosse skills. Along with Arjen and Campbell we will Fee: $120 (B block students $60) have players from Gordon and Endicott College as guests during the Improve your tennis skills with tennis games, sets, and full matches! last several weeks of play.

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