HIGH SCHOOL POPCORN AND SALSA Join me south of the border as we tour Central and South America and experience Latin American culture, entertainment, language, and yes . . . food! No passport needed!!! THERE’S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS Ever wonder what it takes to put on a theatrical performance? Here's your chance to learn the "in's" and "out's" of show business and see if theater is for you! In this course, students will act and direct a short theatrical production. SO, YOU WANT TO BE FAMOUS? Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Seinfeld--what’s so great about being them? Sure, they were so famous that everyone knows them by a single name. More importantly, their work enriched lives and changed the way people think. Want to be like them? Sign up here and create original works of art. LATIN HEAT Tired of sitting around? Let’s get moving! Latin heat merges cardio and Latin infused dance moves. With simple choreography and intense movements, this is a great workout accessible to all levels of fitness! READY FOR THE BIG GAME, CRUSADER NATION? Can you rewrite sportscasting history? Develop your sports broadcasting skills and improve your public speaking. Guest speakers will give first hand stories from the field. See if you've got what it takes to get into this amazing career and have a shot at announcing our LuHi games! GODS, HEROES, AND HUMANS How do you explain what happens to you - fate, luck, karma, chance? People have always told stories to explain significant events - creation, nature, good and evil. Look at some of these stories from different cultures and create, using a variety of media, a myth of your own. SLEUTH YOUR WAY THROUGH SHERLOCK HOLMES Read authentic works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, make connections and comparisons to modern movie and TV adaptations of the timeless tales. Then use your investigation and imagination to set an original story in the future, incorporating signature elements of both Detective Holmes and Doctor Watson.
NAME (AND CREATE) THAT TUNE Use Garageband to make commercial-type jingles and tunes, like those we hear daily in TV shows, movies, and advertisements. Maybe people will be humming your tune one day soon! IT’S PARTY TIME, LUHI! Ever want to be on stage as a DJ? Know what it takes to entertain? Let’s create and put on a special event, learn the nuances of the modern DJ, and organize the entire event, from start to finish. ADULTING 101 Do you think that Febreeze is a laundry solution? Do you ever wonder how you are going to manage living on your own? Learn how to do your own laundry and organize your life, meal plan using a microwave and Pinterest, live on a limited budget, and do other adult things. SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST Meal plans, roommates, dorms, orientation, campus safety… overwhelmed yet? Let’s get you ready for freshman year. You will be challenged to investigate a college of your choice and create a survival guide for LuHi students. BE “BOARD” NO MORE...DESIGN YOUR OWN TABLETOP GAME Did snooze-fests like “Monopoly”, “Chutes and Ladders”, and “Candy Land” quash your potential interest in board games? Are you unaware that we're truly living in a board gaming renaissance, and that you could be playing the likes of “Pandemic” or “Twilight Imperium”, or better yet… something brand new that you designed? Conceive, design, re-design, and perfect the board game of your dreams! FURNITURE FOR… How can we help people who have lost everything in recent natural disasters? Design, plan, and construct furniture items. Then, arrange for them to be delivered to people in need. MAKE YOUR MARK Do you want to make your mark on LuHi? Make it happen; in this course you will develop a project on campus that will change LuHi for future students. THE SENIOR EXPERIENCE Attention Seniors! This is your chance to leave your mark as a group, come together in service, and help people in need. For this, the first year of this program, you set the stage for years to come as you establish this new LuHi tradition. Take control of your education and do something great!
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELF? How do we get our ideas across? Dream up and create a podcast, vodcast, or other [you make it happen!] way to share! WHAT IS THE QUESTION? Become the researchers, producers, builders and hosts of the show Jeopardy. We will create and name the categories, research the questions, create the board, and host the game. Learn and have fun at the same time! WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND? Do you often find yourself daydreaming? Do thoughts and ideas race through your head? Do your doodles take on a life of their own? Learn fun techniques to create your own art piece. SAY GOOD MORNING TO GOODNIGHT, MOON! Join us as we cause trouble with Things 1 and 2, help Corduroy find his button, and make sure that the Mouse gets his cookie! You will create and illustrate an original picture book to share. SO, LUHI, YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE? Bring it! This is your chance to choreograph the dance of your dreams. Learn to choreograph various styles of dance, just as they do on "So You Think You Can Dance". ALLONS AU CINEMA Join me at the Champs Elysees as we tour and experience France’s culture, entertainment, language, and yes . . . food! No passport needed!!! THE FUTURE OF FOOD - FLOATING FARMS? In the future, we’ll still need to eat...but will the land support us? No land? No problem. Explore eco-friendly possibilities, get your hands wet, and feed LuHi! Maybe? INTO THE WILD Would you rather be outside? Do you find excitement in exploring natural spaces? Can you hike, give first aid, tie knots, orienteer, and identify local plants? We’ll learn the skills necessary to survive and thrive in the great outdoors! BEYOND DISNEY: STORIES THAT MOVE Walt Disney. Tim Burton. Lotte Reiniger. Hayao Miyazaki. They all got their start somewhere...could yours be here? Explore the endless possibilities of storytelling through the dynamic and exciting art of animation. Tell the stories that matter to you and could matter to us all.
THE HISTORY OF ROCK N’ ROLL Elvis Presley. Chuck Berry. The Beatles. The Rolling Stones. Jimi Hendrix. Cream. Join us as we examine the history of rock, with an emphasis on cultural context, music business, and on the music itself! LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: VIDEO PRODUCTION Are you ready for your close-up? LuHi is teaming with the SNY (Sports New York) Channel to create video projects, including commercials! Get ready to plan, shoot, edit, and ultimately create a professional video by the end of the Beyond Boundaries week. BIG, BAD BOTANY Are you fascinated by weird and wonderful plants - made by nature, used by humankind for centuries? Do you know why some plants are carnivorous? Learn about botany basics, as well as extreme plants that have serious survival instincts. WORLD DRUMMING World drumming is based primarily on the drumming traditions of West Coast Africa and the islands of the Caribbean. Students will learn these traditions by imitation and aural modes. This course will help students understand and place a greater value on people and different cultures. FLEA MARKET FLIP Calling all DIYers and Pinterest lovers! Have you ever heard the saying "one man's trash is another man's treasure?" Get ready to be crafty as you gather misfit, unwanted items in order to design and build a new item of decor! Let's get crafty and upcycle! STUNNING SPACES Are you inspired by photographs of beautiful homes and wish you knew what goes into making those spaces so picture perfect? Through a dynamic mix of group discussion, individual research, and your own personal design aesthetic, you will explore interior design fundamentals: design styles, space planning, material selection, and budgeting. You will work together with other students on a project proposal and pitch your design ideas to transform a space at LuHi. COOL OUTDOORS - COOL PHOTOS Learn to take better outdoor photographs and appreciate the details in nature, even in the winter. Gain skills in using cameras that go beyond just taking selfies. Look at beautiful examples of nature photographs from history and learn about some of the photographers that took them and what they had to do to get them.
YOU NAME IT, WE PLAY IT! Have you ever thought to yourself "This game is boring, I could come up with a better idea!" ? Well now is your chance!! In this J term course, you will learn about the origins of the popular game Spikeball, learn the game making process, create your own game, and then have a chance to show it off! With a designated amount of equipment , you will create a game with rules, expectations, and excitement. You will then have a chance to implement your new game by allowing the class to play it! THE MAGIC OF STAGE MAKE-UP! Have you ever found yourself fascinated by the transformations of actors on-screen, as they are go from young to old, from healthy to sick, from regular person to monster? Come learn all about special effects make-up!
MIDDLE SCHOOL SO, LUHI, YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE? Bring it! This is your chance to choreograph the dance of your dreams. Learn to choreograph various styles of dance, just as they do on "So You Think You Can Dance". YOU NAME IT, WE PLAY IT! Have you ever thought to yourself "This game is boring, I could come up with a better idea!"? Well now is your chance!! In this course, you will learn about the origins of the popular game Spikeball, learn the game-making process, create your own game, and then have a chance to show it off! THE GOLF CADDY’S GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE Think caddying is all about the game of golf? Think again! In addition to serving as a summer job, caddying can also give young men and women the opportunity to pursue a college scholarship. In this course, you’ll learn about the game of golf and how it can help you win at life. FONDO’S AND FONDON’TS Do you know how to greet someone from Senegal? Or how about how to order food from a restaurant in France? Come on this adventure as we learn how to navigate cultures around the world and create our own survival guide. STRESSED OUT? Everybody gets stressed out. Some people seem to handle it better than others. Come learn how to identify what stresses you out and develop new coping strategies to help you manage the stress in your life.
TIME FOR TEA Let's host a tea party! You will plan and take part in a traditional tea party, create invitations and decorations, taste test, prepare sandwiches, and make old fashioned candy. Of course, on the final day we will host our party! LIVING THE LEGO LIFE Do you love to build Legos? In this course you will share your skill and interest with others. We will discover the history of Legos, investigate the role of Legos in Hollywood, build a realistic piece as well as have plenty of creative building time! We will even explore how LuHi would look as a Lego creation! M&M’S IN MINECRAFT Do you love playing Minecraft? Ever wish you could spend school hours playing? Create your own modifications of Minecraft using code! THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH Honesty is the best policy...but are all the people you know always honest? In the course, create your very own lie detector using Arduino. You’ll learn to code, program, and test your creation. CINEMA PARMIGIANA Join me on a gondola ride as we tour and experience Italy's culture, entertainment, language, and yes . . . food! No passport needed!!! WHODUNNIT? Can't stop watching crime and mystery shows? Obsessed with playing the game "Clue"? Can you catch the criminal and close the case? In "Whodunnit" we will be using and testing our observation skills to solve crimes all within the classroom! KNOCK THEIR SOCKS OFF! LuHi’s GOT TALENT! Attention all aspiring singers, dancers, and actors: Come discover tips to help ace an audition, memorize lines, interpret stage directions - and more! Prepare and practice your own audition material, and give and receive feedback. “IF YOU DREAM IT, YOU CAN ACHIEVE IT” When you picture your future, what do you see? Do you have big ideas, but aren’t sure how to achieve them? In this course, you’ll set goals and create a personal vision board to keep your dreams within sight! FOUR DAYS IN ANCIENT GREECE Learn, visit, and create! Visit Mt. Olympus, meet gods and goddesses, explore the Parthenon, and more. Other surprises are in store for you, as well - in Ancient Greece!