Juanita Sanchez Afterschool Program Fall 2011 2 Hello Juanita Sanchez Students! This is the first fall session of SOAR (Student Opportunities Afterschool Resources) for the Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex. No longer are we PAIS and COOLEY. We now are ONE....we are JSEC! This brochure is filled with afterschool courses. Here's your chance to learn new skills, have some fun, make new friends, and make school easier!!! So look through every single page so you don't miss anything. Talk to your friends about it. Show your parents and see what they think. There's something for everyone! Registration is open to any student from JSEC. All classes are FREE. There will be three sessions of afterschool: Fall, Winter and Spring. This session runs from October 24th – December 23rd. The afterschool program is funded by a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant and Title 1 from the Providence Public School Department. You can register for ANY classes you want. However, you MUST attend them! Five of the classes listed have Community Service Hours attached to them. Every student has community service hours as a graduation requirement. The afterschool office is next to the principal's suite in the east wing. Always check out the area around it since new classes and opportunities are often offered and posted there. Also, always feel free to drop into the afterschool office to gives us ideas and suggestions. The registration form is the last page of this brochure. Complete it and return it to the Afterschool office ASAP! Some classes have limited space. “Adolescents who participate regularly in after school programs have better academic and social outcomes – as well as higher education and career aspirations than other teens.” Professor Milbrey McLaughlin, Stanford University
Lydia MacManus Director, SOAR Juanita Sanchez Complex
Janelle Clarke-Holley, Principal Nathan Biah, Dean of Student Affairs and Operations Rodolfo Vargas, Dean of Discipline
Dr. Raymond Sickinger Providence College SOAR Community Partner/Fiscal Agent
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SPORTS/TECH Instructor: Mr. Moreau Mondays and Fridays 4:00 – 6:00 This was definitely one of the most popular afterschool classes last year! It combines both sports and technology. Students will have access to a computer lab to work on projects, homework, create fitness/athletic charts, etc. They get to vote each class on what activity, sport, or game to play. It could be football, basketball, volleyball, floor hockey, bocce, ultimate Frisbee, and everyone's favorite, pickleball! It's always a productive afternoon of getting work done while having fun with friends. Come and participate!
TURNING A SPACE INTO A PLACE Instructors: Mr. Gormley and Steven Weldon Mondays 4:00 – 6:00 JSEC is undergoing a lot of changes this year! We're working on another project to improve our world even more, but we need your help. Take this class and we'll figure out the best way to use the land on the west side of the building. Should it be a garden? An outdoor classroom? An open space to meditate? All of the above? Come help us decide and then create a space that everyone can enjoy. Maybe we can even install the peace pole, we just created, there. We'll need you to be construction managers, grant writers, web designers, landscape designers, agriculture specialists and many more roles! This is a collaborative effort that will have a positive impact on JSEC and all its future students. (COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS COURSE.)
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SWIMMING AT THE YMCA Instructor: YMCA Staff Tuesdays 2:30 – 4:00
Want to have more fun next summer? Learn to SWIM! Take this course and by the end of school this year you'll have it mastered. You'll take lessons with the highly qualified staff at the East Side/Mt. Hope YMCA on Hope Street, Providence. The first 45 minutes will be swim lessons and then the last 15 minutes you will have free swim. The space is limited...only 20 spots available...so attendance is VERY important. SO don't register unless you are serious about going each week and really learning to swim. Transportation will be provided. Swimming is a life-long skill. Take advantage of this wonderful FREE opportunity!
KRUMP ~ POP ~ BREAK! Instructors: Francisco Cruz, Deybis Dujois and Anderson Tejada Wednesdays & Fridays 4:00 – 5:30 This class offers instruction in three types of popular dance....Krump, Break-dancing, and Popping! You can learn one or all three. JSEC upperclassmen are looking forward to leading the way. So if you have no dance experience or plenty you're welcome to join us. We will organize some events for the school and we'll rehearse performances for others. However, performing at an event will always be your choice. So if you just want to have fun and learn some cool dancing sign up NOW!
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NEW URBAN ARTS Instructor: Varies Day and Time: Varies Schedule with offerings is posted outside the after school office. New Urban Arts, 705 Westminster Street, Providence provides studio, exhibition space, and mentoring for young artists who explore the visual, performing, and literacy arts through year-long FREE out of school programs. So if you are interested in the arts check it out! They have opportunities in the following: Painting, Photography, Graphic Design, Drawing, Fashion Design, Comics, Sculpture, Poetry/Writing, Film/Animation, Silk Screening, Digital Media, and Portfolio. For more information and a registration form to explore the possibilities: www.newurbanarts.org. Or drop in the afterschool office with any questions you have. Transportation, if needed, will be provided from school to NUA. Being associated with the artists and staff at New Urban Arts is an experience you will treasure!
SAT Prep!
Instructor: Joseph Maurer Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:30 – 4:00 This course will familiarize students with the SAT, one of the primary standardized tests used for college admissions. Students will be introduced to the test and they will learn how to perform their best on each section of the exam. Open to all students, but Juniors are especially encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to prepare for college! The instructor is a College Guide, from the College Advising Corps at Brown University. He is located in the Guidance Office in the East Wing. He is trained to help you and he wants to! So signup NOW! You need his help!
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YUGA ~ Youth United for Global Action Instructor: Ms. Lallo Wednesdays 4:00 – 5:30 We, at the Juanita Sanchez Complex, actually work with the International Institute of RI to support refugees arriving in Providence from all over the globe. In addition we spread awareness of global issues that affect youth around the world, we host community dinners and school-wide events that help out our community and the worldwide community. Join us!
PROVIDANCE COMPANY
Instructor: Mrs. Sprague Mondays & Wednesdays 4:00 – 5:30 Love to dance? Whether it be on stage or just when you think no one is looking? Come be a part of the ProviDance Company! Performers are drawn from the entire Juanita Sanchez community. All are welcome and no previous experience is necessary. We’ll perform at special functions and events around the state. And we’d love new members! You’ll be introduced to World Dances (ie: Latin dances, African, Southeast Asia, Hip Hop), jazz and modern dance.
SOCCER Instructor: Isaac Ogbomo Tuesdays 2:30 – 4:30 Kick off the school year by joining the soccer team at Juanita Sanchez! Learn the rules of soccer and work on the skills it requires. You may eventually have the opportunity to play against other high schools. JSEC Soccer may become an interscholastic team but first it must be in the afterschool program for a couple of years. Wear comfortable clothes: shorts, t-shirt or soccer shirt, socks, sneakers or soccer cleats and shin guards if you have them. Whether you are a girl or a guy, a freshman or senior, everyone is welcome! And no experience is necessary! Join us and have fun!
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THE GEEK SOCIETY
This is a geek/arts club whose purpose is to introduce you to a wide variety of artistic and geekish experiences. Our goal is to have outside geeks/artists come in to show you what they do. We will have the occasional movie day or non-traditional game days as well. We also host the famous GEEKfest! Primarily this is YOUR club, if YOU are an artist, geek, dweeb, or, weirdo or you want to be…we're here for you! The group will formally meet the 3rd Monday of each month. Don't worry, we'll remind you! No need to register for this. Listen and watch for announcements.
GEEK SOCIETY: Tee-Shirt Design Instructor: Carlos Villalona Thursdays 2:30 – 4:30
This is a unique group which will be run by JSEC grads where you will learn to design and make unique limited edition tees. You will work on and design JSEC logos as well as create artistic and selfexpressive designs. You will become familiar with screen-printing in the process.
GEEK SOCIETY: Geek-Write
This is a non-traditional writing group where writers and idea people meet. We will be individually and collaboratively writing and sharing short stories, poems and maybe even longer work. We'll only meet formally the 1ST Monday of each month to share what we are doing and to brainstorm where we should go with our stories. Mostly we will be writing and sharing online at http://geeksociety.snappages.com. One person may start a story and anyone else in or out of the school will contribute to move the story along. Outside writers including JSEC grads will show up online to add their ideas. But WE are the backbone of this group, WE are the geeks who write! Our goal? To publish a Geeks-Write anthology by this spring. No need to register for this group since it officially meets so infrequently. Geek Swag can be purchased at: http://www.zimmzang.com/School-Store-Pages/JSECgeek
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MISSION GREEN Instructors: Ms. Hellewell, Jesus Holguin Mondays 4:00 – 5:30 Mission Green returns with an expanded purpose and a JSEC graduate as a co-instructor. This year we will be partnering with ACE (Alliance for Climate Education) to establish paper and plastic recycling at JSEC. We'll also work on ways to reduce our electricity consumption at school and at home. We will also continue last year's mission of creating beauty from trash, also known as 'upcycling'. We will approach this with an international focus, gaining our inspiration from "Garbage City" in Cairo, Egypt (senior topic, anyone?). We'll focus on conservation, recycling, upcycling or any combination, wherever your interests lie. Join us and help make the world a cleaner, more beautiful place, starting with JSEC! (COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS COURSE.)
THE AWESOME TOUR BUS Instructors: Mr. Quesnel & Ms. Jenner The Awesome Tour Bus from last session is back! But due to our later dismissal this year your tour guides needed to be creative. So they have planned trips on the weekends. Listen carefully to announcements and check out the flyers on the school walls. There is a limit on all trips. So sign up as soon as you can. You will have the opportunity to go for a hayride and through a corn maze, get scared at Halloween time, pet a shark, and be in the audience at an amazing Christmas play!
Saturday, October 15th, Dame Farm, Johnston, RI Friday, October 28th, Haunted Labrinyth, Cranston, RI Saturday, November 5th, Mystic Aquarium, Mystic, CN Saturday, December 3rd, Trinity Repertory Theatre, Providence, production of "A Christmas Carol"
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JSEC DEBATE TEAM Instructors: Karri DiPetrillo, Alex Kleiman & Thaya Uthayophas Mondays 4:00 – 5:30 & Thursdays 2:30 – 4:00 Like to argue? Considering becoming a lawyer? Looking to boost your grades and college resume? Then join the Juanita Sanchez Debate Team! Sharpen up your debate skills at practice, and use them to win at monthly tournaments. Last year we swept the JV-division and this year we're looking to take home even more trophies. No experience necessary!
ZUMBA! for Beginners Instructor: Ms. Boothman Mondays & Wednesdays 4:00 – 5:00 Come join the latest rage! In this fifty minute exercise session students will learn the basic moves of Zumba including merengue rhythms and steps, cumbia and other moves combine to make an exercise program that is vigorous and fun. You'll probably start learning in the back of the room but by the end you may be leading the class in a dance of your own! This aerobics program is made up of intervals which means that we rotate using high and low energy steps to ensure a good workout for all. Staff and faculty are welcome! You don't need to be a dancer. Just come and have fun while you burn calories!
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COLLAGE CLASS Instructor: Margaret Owen Tuesdays 2:30 – 3:30 Come to collage class and make great pictures! Explore the 2D image! You can use mixed media and type to develop ideas you didn't know you had! It’s fun and colorful. Experienced, professional artist, Margaret Owen, will work with you and introduce you to techniques that will help you create meaningful contemporary artwork. You will draw, cut, paste and have a good time. This class is for everyone. If you like looking at pictures you'll like making them.
GUITAR WORKSHOP I Instructor: Mr. Cross Mondays & Wednesdays 4:00 – 5:30 Have you ever dreamed of being a rock star? Well this is your chance. Guitar Workshop I is an exploration of the vast and exciting world of guitar. Students in Guitar Workshop I will listen, read, and play rock, jazz, blues, and Spanish styles of guitar music. We will learn the building blocks of how to play guitar: scales, chord progressions, and music theory. With a focus on performance, students will learn how to play the fundamentals of guitar and be ready to continue their studies in guitar after the course ends. This class will set you on the course of being a guitar virtuoso. Looking forward to weeks of guitar jamming!
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DOCUMENTARY FILM-MAKING Instructor: Demian Yattaw Fridays 4:00 – 5:30 This course invites everyone in the Juanita Sanchez community to participate in the development, pre-production, production and post production of a documentary film whose focus is the role of the Latino community in Providence. The work will include gathering film footage, voice recordings and performance pieces to be shaped into a collective voice. When the work is completed in spring, we plan to enter the documentary into local competitions. We also will be showing it here at Juanita Sanchez, at AS220 and hopefully New Urban Arts and anywhere they will have us... Come and have your voice heard!!!
INTRO TO HTML Instructor: Nick Hanson Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 4:00 - 5:30 Do you enjoy surfing the web? Ever wonder how your favorite sites are made? Are you interested in learning how to create your own? This is the perfect opportunity for you! You will learn how to create web pages using HyperText Mark-up Language (HTML). What kind of a website would YOU like to make? Join this class and you'll learn how!
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JSEC CHORUS Instructor: Ms. Hopkins Mondays 4:00 - 5:30 This, of course, is for students who love to sing! As a member of the chorus you'll learn how to sing together as a group, working on a variety of songs. You'll even learn some singing techniques. And you'll have a say about what songs we work on. And those that want may perform in our holiday show at school, at a nearby nursing home where our voices bring holiday cheer, and we may even get to perform at a Providence Bruins Hockey game again! Singers of all abilities are welcome. Don't just use your voice in the shower. Share it with us. Let's make some great music together!
JSEC Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Instructor: Ms. Rowden Wednesdays 4:00 – 5:00 The purpose of the GSA is to bring together gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, straight, transgender and "questioning" students to socialize, learn, and teach. JSEC's GSA will be one of 35 GSAs at high schools and colleges in Rhode Island. It'll be a place to discuss issues that concern all high school students and to plan activities that will make the Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex a safe and respectful campus. With Youth Pride Inc. of Rhode Island (YPI) as a resource we will also sponsor the national Day of Silence in April at JSEC. Come and learn more about yourself and your friends while having fun!
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MURAL PAINTING Instructor: Lauren Yattaw Tuesdays 2:30 – 4:30 & Fridays 4:00 – 6:00 Ms. Clarke-Holley, our principal, has requested a mural to brighten the new main office of the Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex. It's in the west wing. She wants parents and other visitors to feel welcome there. The students in this class will make this happen! Working with a professional artist they will learn all phases of painting murals from original design concepts through to completion. And you don’t have to be a great artist...with the right tools and the right direction anyone can learn to paint a mural. Be part of this exciting project! Your efforts will be on display for many years to come. (COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS COURSE.)
CRU-CLUB Instructor: Bobby Perry Thursdays 2:30 – 4:00 The College Crusade of Rhode Island will be offering tutoring and homework help to all Crusaders at JSEC. Crusaders must bring their work with them. Take advantage of this time each week to get caught up, to have questions answered, to clarify any confusion and most importantly to stay on track for college!
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FRENCH CLUB Instructor: Mr. Boudreault Fridays 4:00 – 5:30 This club will promote the French language and culture. It'll help students succeed in their French classes by exploring French films, musique, literature and even making and tasting French cuisine. The group will also organize and promote field trips to French museum exhibits. You may even work on creating an exchange trip with French families and students in France!
WOOD FLOOR CONSTRUCTION Instructor: Mr. Vieira Wednesdays 4:00 – 7:00 Students in this class will actually build a solid wood dance floor for JSEC! You may know we offer many dance courses during the day but the dancers don't have a real dance floor. You will change all that! With Mr. Vieira's help you will design layout, calculate materials needed, understand square feet of materials and principles of cushioned surface design. You will also calculate square foot pressure and displacement. You'll be learning a life-long skill. Imagine being able to put a hardwood floor down in your own house some day! (COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS COURSE.)
JSEC's Got TALENT! Instructor: Steven Weldon Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:30 – 4:30 Rumor has it that JSEC does have talent. We would like to see it. So use this class to work on and show off any talent you may have....dancing, singing, rapping, comedy, improv, instrument playing, poetry reading, drama, WHATEVER! You can perform individually or with your peeps. The class will give you the opportunity to practice for this year's talent show to make your act the best it could possibly be.
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OPEN LIBRARY Instructors: Mr. Quesnel and Ms. Jenner Mondays & Wednesdays 4:00 – 5:30 The JSEC library will extend its hours on these days to allow students the chance to use computers and get assistance from Mr. Quesnel and Ms. Jenner with research projects, homework, papers, and anything else related to your school courses. It's not necessary to register for this class ahead. It will be run like a drop-in. Use it when you need it. Take advantage of this great opportunity to improve your grades. You'll have a quiet place to get a lot of work accomplished. What a good feeling to leave school with all your homework done and done well!
ROBOTICS Instructors: Samibelk Betancourt and Mr. Taiwo Mondays & Wednesdays 4:00 – 5:00 A JSEC graduate and a JSEC faculty member will co-lead this class. Students will design and then create functioning robots for a state robotic competition this spring. Robotics is definitely a hands-on, fun, challenging activity that uses your critical thinking skills. The competition manual from New England Tech states, "Our mission is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership”. Imagine getting all that from an afterschool course? Join ROBOTICS!
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E.C.O. YOUTH (Environmental Community Organizers) ECO Youth is a ground-breaking new youth group on the cutting edge of the movement for social change, healthy lifestyles, justice, and a safe environment. If you're interested there are two projects you may participate in: Healthy Corner Store Initiative: Tuesdays, 3:30 - 5:30, Providence YMCA, 371 Pine Street (working with corner stores for healthy options, educating about food, social media marketing, events) Green D(RI)VE Bus Project: Wednesdays, 3:30 - 5:30, At the HUB, 140 Broadway (creating a movie, engineering, entrepreneurial business skills, workshop design and public speaking) Transportation to either of these sites will be provided from JSEC. For more information see Mrs. MacManus in the Afterschool Office, or contact Julian at Julian@EJLRI.org, or contact Jesus Holguin, JSEC graduate. You may apply online at: tinyurl.com/ECOYouthApplication
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PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM Instructors: Peter Chung, Co-Director, Young Voices Ms. Clarke-Holley, Principal, Juanita Sanchez Complex Tuesdays 2:30 – 4:00 Want to make a difference in your school? Do you want someone to listen to your great ideas? You may be exactly what the Principal Leadership Program (PLP) is looking for. The group is open to guys and girls in their freshman, sophomore or junior years that are able to make a two year commitment. PLP will be featuring Young Voices! Young Voices is a national youth advocacy group that is based right here in Providence. They will help us determine the issues, collect data and make presentations to create positive changes in the school while having fun and building relationships. Ms. ClarkeHolley, Principal, will also meet with members of the group to further help develop your leadership skills! These meetings may occur at off-school sites. You’d be smart to join PLP! (COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS COURSE.)
Basketball Club Instructor: Bobby Perry Tuesdays 4:30 – 6:00 & Thursdays 4:00 – 6:00 Basketball skills will be taught, scrimmages will be played, fun will be had! Open to both boys and girls, freshmen to seniors.
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Juanita Sanchez Afterschool Program Fall 2011 18 Afterschool Program ~ Courses At-A-Glance MONDAY
Times
WEDNESDAY
4:00-5:00
ZUMBA ROBOTICS
ZUMBA GSA ROBOTICS
4:00-5:30
PROVIDANCE MISSION GREEN DEBATE GUITAR HTML CHORUS OPEN LIBRARY
KRUMP YUGA PROVIDANCE GUITAR HTML OPEN LIBRARY
SPORTS/TECH SPACE TO PLACE
4:00-6:00
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4:00-7:00
2:30-4:00
2:30-4:30
COLLAGE
SWIM SAT PREP PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP
SOCCER MURAL GOT TALENT
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BASKETBALL
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KRUMP FILM MAKING HTML FRENCH
SPORTS/TECH MURAL
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WOOD FLOOR
THURSDAY
4:00-6:00
4:30-6:00
TUESDAY
Times 2:30-3:30
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FRIDAY
DEBATE SAT PREP CRU-CLUB
GOT TALENT GEEK SOCIETY: TEE-SHIRT DESIGN
BASKETBALL
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ALSO CHECK OUT: NEW URBAN ARTS Variable Times/Days See Page 5 AWESOME BUS TOUR See Page 8 for details! E.C.O. Youth See Page 16 for more information about this youth group and the projects you can get involved in!! GEEK SOCIETY 3rd Monday of each month See page 7 for details! GEEK-WRITE 1st Monday of each month See page 7 for details!
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Juanita Sanchez Afterschool Program Fall 2011 19 REGISTRATION FORM FALL SESSION 2011 Middle Name (First) ____________________ (Initial) ______ (Last) ______________________ Birth date: ____________________ Age: __________
Gender:
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□ Male
Address: __________________________________________ Zip Code: _____________ Cultural Background: Check all that apply
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
Hispanic/Latino
Asian American
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
Black/African American
White
Home Phone: _____________________ Student Cell Phone: ___________________________ H E R E
School: _________________________________ Grade: ______________________________ Parent or Guardian’s Name: _____________________________ Relationship: _____________________ Emergency Phone Numbers: ______________________________________________________ Do you have any limitations or restrictions that would affect your participation in the Afterschool Program? _______________________________________________________________________ Do you have any allergies? _________________________________________________
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COURSE SELECTIONS: Wednesday Thursday
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