College For Kids - Verde/Sedona   

K-2 Buddies will get to play with a wondrous world of fun and fantasy while also integrating phonics, the fun of rhyme and reading comprehension to stay on course for the new school year. Our buddies will wiggle into smooth reading fluency and shimmy their way through an exciting array of stories. Children will be paired in groups for engagement and will be provided one-on-one support as well. Bookworms will chomp through entertaining writing practices that will keep them interested and lively. This course will help develop a love for reading that will last into infinity and beyond!

In this course, students will work with air-dry clay to learn the basics of sculpture and modeling while creating some amazing- and functional- pieces! Sculptures will be painted with watercolor and, as time permits, we will also explore basics of watercolor painting!

Students should wear clothes they don't mind getting messy!

 

A fun dynamic class exploring Jazz, Hip Hop, and Musical Theatre dance styles. Classes include warmups, isolations, stretches, across-the-floor progressions, and choreography combinations.

Dress in athletic wear or loose clothing. Tennis shoes or socks. No bare feet. 

This high-energy class will introduce Commercial Jazz, Hip Hop, and Lyrical dance styles. Have fun learning techniques in warmups, isolations, across-the-floor progressions, and choreographed combinations. Attire - Dress in athletic wear or loose clothing. Dance, tennis shoes, or socks. No bare feet. 

Have fun learning Jazz ahd Hip Hop dance. Each class includes a warmup, strength conditioning, balance, flexibility, improvisation, and choreography dance combinations. Dancers should dress in loose clothing, socks, or tennis shoes. 

 

Students will learn the benefits of birds, bees, animals and butterflies in the garden. Each student will have the opportunity to create bird feeders, bug homes and other garden art projects which add to the beauty and joy of gardening. Students will construct feeders and homes known to attract beneficial garden animals.  Students will create a garden journal of beneficial garden animals, what plants attract them, and the basics of how to grow them.

Students will learn the benefits of birds, bees, animals and butterflies in the garden. Each student will have the opportunity to create bird feeders, bug homes and other garden art projects which add to the beauty and joy of gardening. Students will construct feeders and homes known to attract beneficial garden animals.  Students will create a garden journal of beneficial garden animals, what plants attract them, and the basics of how to grow them.

Students will be introduced to the joy of gardening, from making compost, to planting seed and beneficial insects.  We will create a garden journal, learn to care for earthworms and collect our own seed.  The class will conduct experiments to demonstrate actual garden problems.  We will use recycled and free sources to demonstrate that anyone with access to water, can easily grow their own food, plants or flowers.  From research, to observation, to getting hands in the dirt, students will have a well-rounded learning experience, "rooted" in the science of horticulture and specific to the Verde Valley.  

Students will be introduced to the joy of gardening, from making compost, to planting seed and beneficial insects.  We will create a garden journal, learn to care for earthworms and collect our own seed.  The class will conduct experiments to demonstrate actual garden problems.  We will use recycled and free sources to demonstrate that anyone with access to water, can easily grow their own food, plants or flowers.  From research, to observation, to getting hands in the dirt, students will have a well-rounded learning experience, "rooted" in the science of horticulture and specific to the Verde Valley.  

Be the next Dav Pilkey (Captain Underpants), Chris Giarrusso (G-Man), or Stan Lee (X-Men) in your neighborhood! In this immersive class, students will work with Arizona Cartoonist Jan Marc "The Janimal" Quisumbing in creating their own characters and comic books. Learn about story structure, and character design. All drawing skills and writing skills welcome. Bring your own supplies or follow along with the course syllabus. Class will be taught traditionally without the aid of computers.

Be the next Dav Pilkey (Captain Underpants), Chris Giarrusso (G-Man), or Stan Lee (X-Men) in your neighborhood! In this immersive class, students will work with Arizona Cartoonist Jan Marc "The Janimal" Quisumbing in creating their own characters and comic books. Learn about story structure, and character design. All drawing skills and writing skills welcome. Bring your own supplies or follow along with the course syllabus. Class will be taught traditionally without the aid of computers.

Mountain Biking class is for those looking to develop their bike riding skills. Participants of this class MUST already know how to ride a bike. They should be able to pedal, bike, brake, turn, and stop. Sadly, ebike skills don't translate to mountain biking skills. This is the class for you if you like to ride fast and love the thrill of down hill. *Students taking this class MUST know how to ride a bike.

Mountain Biking class is for those looking to develop their bike riding skills. Participants of this class MUST already know how to ride a bike. They should be able to pedal, bike, brake, turn, and stop. Sadly, ebike skills don't translate to mountain biking skills. This is the class for you if you like to ride fast and love the thrill of down hill. 

3-5 grade Rangers will delve into the world of imagination and explore the world around them. Using knowledge, context clues, and details these adventurous roamers will be able to regale stories in their own creative ways. They will climb their way through themes, character analysis and the connections within stories. These explorers can efficiently compare/contrast and have a happy place to enjoy their love of books. This course will promote reading proficiency and literacy comprehension. Rangers will engage in fun writing exercises that will allow them to express their wildest imagination.

Students will learn the roles of production (Producer, Director, Actors, Writers, Cameramen, Sets, Costumes & Props, Editor, Distributor, Marketing/Advertising, Ticket Sales, and Bank Loan). They will create projected and final budgets using math worksheets to determine income and expense and profit or loss.  Once they decide on their individual production roles, they write scripts and learn how to videotape with 3 cameras. Editing will be done offsite. Each student is given their own TV Channel for 3 months to practice and upload their creations. Platform is education approved with no 3rd party vendors or advertisers. This course encourages teamwork on a project, individual math skills, understanding of budgets, writing, instruction on use of cameras and an artistic eye. They will also learn how to distribute their films from their own TV Channel. Students will be excited to see their creations come to life! 

Students will learn the roles of production (Producer, Director, Actors, Writers, Cameramen, Sets, Costumes & Props, Editor, Distributor, Marketing/Advertising, Ticket Sales, and Bank Loan). They will create projected and final budgets using math worksheets to determine income and expense and profit or loss.  Once they decide on their individual production roles, they write scripts and learn how to videotape with 3 cameras. Editing will be done offsite. Each student is given their own TV Channel for 3 months to practice and upload their creations. Platform is education approved with no 3rd party vendors or advertisers. This course encourages teamwork on a project, individual math skills, understanding of budgets, writing, instruction on use of cameras and an artistic eye. They will also learn how to distribute their films from their own TV Channel. Students will be excited to see their creations come to life! 

The Spanish language and culture summer course will begin by welcoming students with positive and exciting ways to introduce students to the Spanish language and its culture. This course will introduce students to the articulation and pronunciation of the Spanish language and provide hands-on activities and crafts as well as engaging group and age appropriate activities each day. Students will also have the opportunity to learn the Spanish language through visuals such as Spanish language books, music and games that will be hands-on to help our students better understand and recognize words in Spanish while also learning about their culture.

The Spanish language and culture summer course will begin by welcoming students with positive and exciting ways to introduce students to the Spanish language and its culture. This course will introduce students to the articulation and pronunciation of the Spanish language and provide hands-on activities and crafts as well as engaging group and age appropriate activities each day. Students will also have the opportunity to learn the Spanish language through visuals such as Spanish language books, music and games that will be hands-on to help our students better understand and recognize words in Spanish while also learning about their culture.

The Spanish language and culture summer course will begin by welcoming students with positive and exciting ways to introduce students to the Spanish language and its culture. This course will introduce students to the articulation and pronunciation of the Spanish language and provide hands-on activities and crafts as well as engaging group and age appropriate activities each day. Students will also have the opportunity to learn the Spanish language through visuals such as Spanish language books, music and games that will be hands-on to help our students better understand and recognize words in Spanish while also learning about their culture.

This hands-on, interactive course explores plants, animals and other organisms that call the ocean their home. Students learn all about the living things that comprise our oceans and the importance of keeping our oceans clean and healthy. 

This hands-on, interactive course explores plants, animals and other organisms that call the ocean their home. Students learn all about the living things that comprise our oceans and the importance of keeping our oceans clean and healthy. 

This hands-on, interactive course explores things that move. It covers the science behind motion and why things move, stop, accelerate and/or slow down. This course also looks at the energy that enables objects to move whether it is the fuel in our automobiles or the wind in our sailboats. We will also examine different types of transportation and learn about how different vehicles work

This hands-on, interactive course explores how we communicate. It covers the history of written communications from ancient drawings on cave walls to hieroglyphics on papyrus, to present day communications via written text on paper to text messages on our cellphones. Students will learn and create different forms of written communications from ancient history to modern day, and learn how our communications have evolved over the last 40,000 years. 

Children will explore the basics of art through various mediums including pencil, oil pastels, paint, and paper! Enjoy creating art while learning fundamental elements of art such as line, form, color, and texture.