Gilbert Public Schools

B.E.S.T. SPORTS MULTI-Sport Classes. Learn the skills of different sports week after week! We will cover sports like: basketball, soccer, baseball/softball, basketball, football, track & field & more. BEST SPORTS are curriculum based classes! Our goal/focus Is to maintain an energetic, highly active & structured program that will teach, encourage and advance your young players regardless of their skill level. ALL equipment supplied but PLEASE send to school with a HUGE water bottle.

Teach your LEGO bricks cool new tricks in the Gizmos and Gadgets after-school LEGO club! Use the LEGO we provide along with extras like marbles, balloons, rubber bands, and more to make exciting projects that are guaranteed to do something cool. Projects will “sail”, “take off”, “fly”, “catapult”, and “race”! In every class we will build a functioning model while we learn the STEM skills behind how they work. Leave your LEGO at home, we supply everything you need. Open to Kindergarten Through 6TH Grade Students

Chess Emporium is designed to teach children of all ages how to play chess from scratch, and help them develop their game to a new level. Advanced students will be given instruction on abstract theory, tournament preparation, and the educational benefits of chess. Chess instructors will provide a list of dates when class will not be held during the fall semester. *Please note there will be no class on half-days, holidays, and during school breaks. Chess is open to grades K - 6th.

Combining dance and cheer in an upbeat dance class! Class will consist of a warm up, stretch, dance routine, cheer chant, dance and cheer technique, and a dance games. Great way to exercise indoors while having fun. This class will help to build confidence, socialization, creativity, memorization, and flexibility.

Hip Hop/Jazz-Fusing hip hop and jazz in an upbeat dance class! Class will consist of a warm up dance, stretch, dance routine, technique, and a dance games. This class will help to build confidence, socialization, creativity, memorization, and flexibility. Performing a dance routine on the last day of class!

Elements is a fun and innovative piano program that teaches kids how to play the piano or keyboard. While most keyboard methods are based on outdated 17th-19th century European fundamentals, the Elements approach is easy, fun, exciting, and rewarding! Not only do our classes enable beginners the capacity to play their favorite songs on their VERY FIRST lesson, but our students look forward to each class, time and time again! 1st - 6th Grade.

Scratch Junior Programming: This course offers a fun way for young students to learn programming fundamentals as they explore and develop imaginative stories, animations and games using MIT’s Scratch Junior drag and drop visual programming interface. Students learn programming concepts and Scratch Junior specific concepts including motion, looks, sound, loops, events and get creative with designing, drawing, recording and storyboarding personalized projects. The course further reinforces computational concepts of sequencing, pattern recognition, parallelism and algorithmic thinking. A Tablet or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to join the course. More on supported devices can be found here: https://www.scratchjr.org/about/faq Introduction to Scratch Programming: This course introduces students to block-based programming and provides a fun way for young students to start thinking like a programmer as they explore and develop imaginative stories, animations and games using the Scratch programming environment. Students learn the concepts of motion, looks, sound, events, loops, conditionals, game mechanics, operators and variables as they develop computational thinking and understanding of sequencing, pattern recognition, abstraction and parallelism. No prior coding experience is required to participate in this course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. Introduction to Python Programming: This course introduces students to the fundamentals of syntax-based programming via a fun, graphics, animation, and game-based engaging curriculum. Students learn the fundamental programming concepts including variables, user inputs/output, conditionals, loops, functions, events and lists, and develop a course-end project to showcase their learnings. This course builds the foundation for the Intermediate Python course. No prior coding experience is required to participate in this course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course.

One:One coding classes offer flexible schedules for students to work with a dedicated instructor. Class times are decided after the registration. Students pick a day of week and time of day that works best for the classes and connect with instructors in live online classes once every week. Each class is 55 minutes long. Students purchase a set of 4 classes to begin with and purchase more classes as needed. Exploring AI: AI is a part of our lives today and is increasingly becoming more pervasive. This course unravels the mystery behind AI. Students engage in hands-on learning, training models for speech recognition, machine learning and computer vision and develop interactive programs using these models. Prerequisites: Prior experience with Scratch programming is required to participate in this course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. Introduction to Java Programming: This course introduces students to the fundamentals of Java programming via a fun, graphics, animation, and game-based engaging curriculum. Students learn the fundamental programming concepts including variables, user inputs/output, conditionals, loops, functions, events and single dimensional array, and develop a course-end project to showcase their learnings. No prior coding experience is required to participate in this course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One Scratch Junior Programming: This course introduces students to block-based programming and provides a fun way for young students to learn programming fundamentals as they explore and develop imaginative stories and animations using the Scratch Junior programming environment. Students learn the concepts of motion, looks, sound, loops, events and more as they develop computational thinking and understanding of sequencing, pattern recognition and parallelism. No prior coding experience is required to participate in this course. A tablet with the Scratch Junior app installed is required to participate in this course. The Scratch Junior app can be installed following the app/play store links at https://www.scratchjr.org. One: One Scratch Programming: This course introduces students to block-based programming and provides a fun way for young students to start thinking like a programmer as they explore and develop imaginative stories, animations and games using the Scratch programming environment. Students learn the concepts of motion, looks, sound, events, loops, conditionals, game mechanics, operators and variables as they develop computational thinking and understanding of sequencing, pattern recognition, abstraction and parallelism. No prior coding experience is required to participate in this course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One Web Development: The internet is a fixture of modern society and accessing it is one of the main uses of our computers and phones. In this course we will explore how websites are made with HTML and CSS. Students will learn about HTML tags and styling of content using CSS to design a well formatted website with organized content and create their own website to display on the internet. No prior coding experience is required to participate in this course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One Introduction to Javascript Programming: This course introduces students to the fundamentals of browser-based application development via a fun, graphics and animation and game-based engaging curriculum. Students learn the fundamental programming concepts including variables, conditionals, loops, functions, user inputs, events and lists, and develop a range of applications and a course-end project to showcase their learnings. The programming concepts learned in this course are transferable to any other programming language. No prior coding experience is required to participate in this course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One Introduction to Python Programming: This course introduces students to the fundamentals of syntax-based programming via a fun, graphics, animation, and game-based engaging curriculum. Students learn the fundamental programming concepts including variables, user inputs/output, conditionals, loops, functions, events and lists, and develop a course-end project to showcase their learnings. This course builds the foundation for the Intermediate Python course. No prior coding experience is required to participate in this course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One Introduction to Java Programming: This course introduces students to the fundamentals of Java programming via a fun, graphics, animation, and game-based engaging curriculum. Students learn the fundamental programming concepts including variables, user inputs/output, conditionals, loops, functions, events and single dimensional array, and develop a course-end project to showcase their learnings. This course builds the foundation for the Intermediate Java course. No prior coding experience is required to participate in this course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One Intermediate Python Programming: This course builds on the Introduction to Python course and lays the foundation of object oriented programming (OOP), lists, sets dictionaries, file and error handling . Students engage in solving a variety of real world problems, and build a course-end project to showcase their learnings. Prerequisite: Students need the understanding of programming concepts taught in the introduction to Python programming course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One Intermediate Java Programming: This course lays the foundation of object oriented programming (OOP), data structures, file and error handling. 2D arrays. Students engage in solving a variety of real world problems, and build a course-end project to showcase their learnings. Prerequisites: Students need the understanding of programming concepts taught in the introduction to Java programming course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One Exploring AI with Scratch Programming: AI is a part of our lives today and is increasingly becoming more pervasive. This course unravels the mystery behind AI. Students engage in hands-on learning, training models for speech recognition, machine learning and computer vision and develop interactive programs using these models. Prerequisites: Prior experience with the concepts taught in the Scratch programming course is required to participate in this course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One Exploring AI with Python: Students use AI everyday. This course unravels the mystery behind AI. Students appreciate AI applications and engage in hands-on learning, training models for natural language processing, machine learning and computer vision and develop interactive programs using these models. Prerequisites: Prior experience with the concepts taught in the Introduction to Python programming course is required to participate in this course. A laptop with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One C++ Programming: This course introduces students to the fundamentals of programming while highlighting the key features of C++ programming language. Students learn the fundamental programming concepts including variables, user inputs/output, conditionals, loops, functions, events and arrays while developing fun activities to reinforce the concepts. Students develop a course-end project to showcase their learnings. Throughout the course, students appreciate the differences between C++ and other programming languages, such as Python. No prior coding experience is required to participate in this course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One Unity Video Game Development: This course is for students who dream of video game development. Students learn programming in C# and let their imagination loose to develop creative video games by programming their own characters, scenes, rules of the game. Prerequisites: Prior experience with coding is helpful but not required. A laptop with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One AP Computer Science A : This course follows the AP CS A course outline to prepare students for the AP CS exam. The modules reinforce AP CS requirements via assessment, including practice activities and quiz, and offering homework help and tutoring to clarify concepts. Prerequisites: Currently enrolled in AP CS course at a participating school. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. 1:1 Tutoring: This program is ideal for students who are working on or interested in working on a project to accomplish a self-defined goal. Learn2Code.Live instructors mentor students and guide them through the project development process, and will introduce multiple different programming languages and platforms as needed to accomplish the project goals.

Science Behind the Scenes offers in-depth explorations of some areas of science most popular and relatable to kids. They will learn how scientists have many kinds of specializations, from insects to weather prediction, and see how much of everyday life involves science. Science Behind the Scenes Includes These Individual Lessons: •Bugs! •Detective Science •Earthworks •Kitchen Chemistry •Mad Machines •Movie Effects •Science of Toys •Walloping Weather

Join the fun! and discover the amazing world of ballroom & cultural dancing. Our classes are designed to teach children respect, social-skills, proper etiquette and grace, while sharing culture and celebrating diversity.

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American Sign Language: This course is an introduction to American Sign Language. It creates a visual-gestural environment that introduces ASL grammar and vocabulary without presenting English equivalents. This course includes interactive activities, cultural awareness education, and individual feedback. Public Speaking: In your life, no matter your occupation, at some point you will be asked to deliver a presentation. In order for you to be an effective speaker, your communication, verbal, nonverbal, and written must be consistent. Students will demonstrate an understanding and application of the techniques used in formal public speaking including listening skills, speech preparation and research methods. Study Skills & Time Management Techniques: This course will teach students how to prioritize tasks, get better grades and reduce stress, avoid procrastination by setting a schedule that works and how to set goals. Painting & Drawing: This class will have tons of interaction between teacher and student as well as between student to student. We focus on making sure the students are actively creating art through the entirety of the class with instructions and the lesson interspersed throughout the class. Each week we begin and finish a new project. Students will need to provide their own scissors (any size), glue (any glue), acrylic paintbrush and #2 pencil. Parents are strongly encouraged not to purchase supplies until after the first class has taken place as classes are subject to cancellation if minimum enrollment is not met. Students/parents will not be reimbursed for any supplies purchased for use in this class even if the class is cancelled.

Polyglot Spot makes learning the world's most spoken languages fun for school-aged children by finding their individual learning styles and levels. Using the four modes of language learning, children learn the languages by listening, speaking, reading and writing. Native language teachers use books, visuals, games, drama, conversations, cultural arts and songs to teach in a fun and interactive environment.

BRISTLE BOTS - Mix science and imagination to design and build your very own motorized moving Bristle Bot. Discover your inner artist and make a robot that draws. Join us to explore the science of circuits, electromagnetism and motion. Prepare your Bots for drag racing and wrestling. Finally, put all your knowledge to the test to engineer the perfect Robot Critter to take home.

Kinder Robotics I - Students explore robotics as they build simple models that teach fundamentals of robotic design. Whether learning about sensors while building magic wands or discovering ways that gears and pulleys create movement while building robotic flowers and helicopters, your child is sure to have a blast! Kinder Robotics II - Students continue to explore robotics as they build simple models that teach fundamentals of robotic design. Whether learning about sensors while building seesaws or discovering ways that gears and pulleys create movement while building robotic trains, your child is sure to have a blast! Note: Kinder Robotics I is recommended but not required before taking Kinder Robotics II. GameBots Robotics Students will have a blast creating fun, robotic games each week while learning about gear ratio, sensors, programming, and pulleys. Whether creating pinball machines, duck hunt, or ring toss games, your child is sure to have fun building, learning, and playing! Mega Machines Robotics In this program, your child will create some of their favorite motorized vehicles. Students learn about gear ratio, sensors, pulleys, cranks, and programming as they build trucks, space rovers, helicopters, and more!

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER PLEASE READ - In the event that an in-person enrichment class is unable to continue in-person due to restrictions stemming from COVID-19, an in-person class may revert to an online format and will not be refunded, credited, or prorated. Young Rembrandts teaches drawing, the fundamental skill of all visual arts. Our unique, proven method and step-by-step curriculum foster a wealth of skills such as fine motor skills, handwriting readiness, and attention to detail. Children taught using our method develop increased patience, discipline and focus as well as a host of artistic skills. Don’t miss out! Enroll now! Please note that there is no class on half-days, holidays, and during school breaks.