Ann Arbor Public Schools
Community Education and Recreation

Grades: K - 5th. Uncover the secrets of renowned artists and their masterpieces. Step into the shoes of detectives, exploring the lives, techniques, and inspirations of famous artists. Through various interactive projects, unravel the mysteries behind some of the world's most celebrated artworks, developing your own artistic style and creative voice along the way. Each week, create a masterpiece inspired by Van Gogh, Picasso, Claude Monet, Leonardo da Vinci, Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keeffe, or Keith Haring. Gain a deeper appreciation for art history and the artists who shaped it. Instructor: Namrata Khemka. 8 classes. No class 10/14, 10/28, 11/4.

Grades: 2nd - 5th. Join Mr. Tucker on an amazing weekly adventure exploring your school's nature center, the pond, and the surrounding woods. Discover new things and develop a deeper understanding of the plants and animals that live all around us. Most of the classes will take place outdoors, so please dress for the weather and for going off-trail. Each week, students will meet in the art room, and Mr. Tucker will then lead them outdoors. During inclement weather, class will be held inside. Instructor: Michael Tucker. 7 classes.

Grades: K - 5th. Students will learn chess history, chess etiquette, the playing board, its chessmen, how the pieces move, value of the pieces, common opening moves, middle and endgame strategies, tactics, and how to checkmate their opponent. Intermediate and Advanced players will learn more advanced tactics and strategies. Students will have access to a training program (Chess School) where instructors can view and track their work to help them improve their game and have fun. Instructors: Twin Knights staff. 8 classes. No class 9/24, 11/5.

Grades: 1st - 3rd. Let's learn basics such as foot positions, coordinated arm positions, and elementary steps such as plie, tendu, releve, saute, passe, arabesque. You will also learn beginning turns and more complex steps such as chase, pas de bouree, pas de basque, balance and more. Each class will have a warm-up at center, combinations in center and traveling across the floor. A short choreographed dance will be taught and shared during a low-pressure in-class presentation that takes place in the final class. 6 classes. No class 10/17, 10/31. Meet our Instructor: Ms. Christina-Marie Sears has performed in many professional ballets, including the Nutcracker, Nutcracker Follies, Sleeping Beauty, Danzon, and has choreographed many fun contemporary ballets, inclGrades: K-5th. uding The Legend of Spider Man, and Elegies for the Jackson School of the Arts Youth Dance Company. Christina Marie is a polished educator with a professional dance and somatics career, a former dance professor, and adjudicator for the MYAF.

Grades: 1st - 5th. Join the Nutty Scientists for our extended aftercare and science enrichment program with a focus on problem solving and constructing! The students will spend most of their time in our classes getting creative with designing and building our fun inventions. A small part of the class will be focused on allowing children to find fun after a full day of school in our stations. From movement activities, to art, math games, or reading and relaxing, this is the opportunity for everyone to be met at their level no matter where their energy level is at. Instructor: Nutty Scientists staff. 6 classes. No class 9/24. See below for details of each week's topic: Vroom Vroom Velocity: Students create projects using one of our six simple machines… the wheel! Then we will explore motion, direction, acceleration, speed, and of course velocity! Marble Maze: Another simple machine we’ll be looking at is the inclined plane. Students will create a moving ramp in an obstacle course for a little marble. Architect Challenge: We will be building our own designs to create the tallest, widest, and sturdiest of structures! Catapults: Students will learn about Accuracy, Precision, and how to LAUNCH! Need for speed: Talk to me, Goose… This lesson our students will explore not just planes, but helicopters and gliders as well! Paper planes get taken to a whole new level with the Nutty Scientists! DIY Robots: Students will make their very own robot using a simple circuit system. This robot's job: make art!

Grades: K - 4th. Beginning and Intermediate Levels. New and returning students are welcome! ¡Hola, amigos y amigas! Come learn Spanish the FUN way through conversation, games,songs, simple rhymes, and other immersive, interactive lessons. In addition, enjoy writing, coloring, and doing craft projects as part of your weekly activities. This session will include Spanish greetings, colors, vehicles big and small, and an exciting immersion in the rainforest to learn about colorful birds and other animals. All class materials are included in the fee. Scholarship recipients pay a $30 material fee. Students bring their own snacks and water. Instructor: Language Adventure staff. 8 classes. No class 10/11.