Class Dates: 1/30/15 – 3/20/15
Held
at: Kensington Church
1825
E. Square Lake Rd.
Troy,
MI 48085
(248)
835-4203
Times
are listed in class description. Production and Pot Luck 3/20/15, after scheduled
classes. This is such a great way to
show what they’ve learned to Daddy, Grandma, etc., on stage.
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Classes are held Fridays, 8 weeks,
unless noted in description.
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In case of inclement weather, please see Troy Schools for closings. If they are closed for weather, so are we, as
our building is on their schedule of weather closings. We are not on their schedule for days off or
vacations.
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Classes are non-refundable and non-transferrable once registered,
unless extreme circumstances. Thank you
for honoring the program and instructors in this manner.
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Registration is required in advance to ensure your child’s placement, to ensure
classes run, and to prepare the instructor for their class. Enrollment is on a first come, first serve
basis. See registration form for
details.
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Note we offer a Fall, Winter and Spring term at Enrichment Hub. Some classes need continuance for a credit,
most do not. Registrations are separate
for each term. $10 registration fee per
family per term, not per person. No
other fees besides the ones mentioned here.
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Christ-centered leadership, open to all.
Classes are listed
from oldest to youngest in age
(guideline ages), so scroll to find your family’s various needs. Thanks!
High School Biology, Part 2 10:50-11:45, age 14 &
up, $52 plus $15 supply fee
This class
is the second of 2 parts, which will give a high school student a full science
credit in Biology. This term we will be covering
plants,
invertebrates, vertebrates, the skeleton, muscles, skin, the nervous system,
the endocrine system, the circulatory system, the respiratory system, digestion
and excretion, immunity and reproduction. Each week students will be required to do
reading, definitions, and review questions at home. In class, we will discuss the answers to
their homework and do a lab related to the topic we are studying. Lab will include some actual and some virtual
dissection. There are also 2 optional
exams per term (these are for marking by the parent, Tracy provides the answer
key). Due to the fact that this is a high school credit class, this class will
involve a scientific discussion of the organs that are part of the reproductive
system. We will be discussing these
organs in a very scientific manner.
However, if you wish you may choose for your student to skip this
section. Instructor: Tracy Mitton
A Capella Teen Choir, 12:20, age 12 & up, $52 plus $5 supply fee
Do you love to sing? Do you love A Capella groups? Are people always saying you have a good voice or you can beatbox well? Then this class is for you! We will be learning to sing in 3-4 part harmony, as well as beatbox, learn to improve our singing voice, and create our own arrangements of songs we love. Choral experience strongly encouraged. Instructor: Gina Holben
Do you love to sing? Do you love A Capella groups? Are people always saying you have a good voice or you can beatbox well? Then this class is for you! We will be learning to sing in 3-4 part harmony, as well as beatbox, learn to improve our singing voice, and create our own arrangements of songs we love. Choral experience strongly encouraged. Instructor: Gina Holben
IMPROV and THEATRE
Teens, 12:20, age 12 & up,
$59
Come explore Improvisation and Theatre with games and exercises
for creating comedic and dramatic characters and scripts. These free the actor's imagination, build
ensemble, and hone concentration and focus skills. New and returning students always welcome. Instructor:
Dani Cochrane
Robotics,
Programming,
10:50, age 12 & up, $52 plus $10 supply fee, BYO Laptop
In this continuing class we'll turn stuffed
animals into robots, and program them to control outputs such as LEDs, motors,
and servos with inputs such as dials and switches. New and
returning students welcome, we will continue learning new things each
term. Bring your own Laptop for class
participation. Instructor: Jared Piro
Building Web Pages, 9:50, age 12 & up, $52, BYO Laptop
In this classes we'll learn all about what it
takes to make web pages by build some on our own computers. We will Learn about
HTML and adding content to our pages, how to do it properly using valid HTML
markup, and the different types of HTML. Learn about styling and how we can
change the way your content looks by using CSS and all of its various
rules. Finally we'll learn how we can debug our pages when things are not
working the way we would expect them to. Bring your own Laptop for class
participation. Instructor: Jared Piro
Wars of America II, 1:30-2:25,
age 12 & up, 6 weeks, $40
Back by demand, our resident historian
returns to finish the 2nd half of the Wars of America class. This class deals with the Spanish-American
War, the World Wars, the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts, both Iraq Wars, and if
time allows, the War against Terror. Take
a relevant look. How did we get
involved? What was at stake? What context in history, legacy and perhaps most
important, moral lessons are to be learned? New and
returning students welcome. Note: No class 2/6 or 2/13. Instructor: Doug Kuhn
Devised Theatre for Teens, 10:50, age 12 & up, $58
Theatre
is amazing! Teens will work on creating
movement based on text, through the use of improvisation and storytelling. No movement training required, all levels of
theatre teens welcome, beginners to advanced.
Instructor: Dani Cochrane
Art Appreciation, Modern
Art, 12:20-1:15,
age 10 & up, $52
Modern art is typically the style of art in which
artistic traditions from the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of
experimentation (around 1860s - 1970s).
Students will each pick different modern artists and study them, they
will then do an informal report to the class. We will work our way through several of the
"greats" of the Modern Art age and pick a couple to reproduce
during class. Instructor:
Angelique VanHooser
Voice
Lessons, various times, age 10 & up, $17.50 a
lesson, ($140)
Learn or
continue to learn the basics of Vocal Technique, including correct vowel
formation, breathing, posture, vocal range, and how to pick a song. Come prepared with a song to sing and a
recording device. Email request for this
class to schedule time. Instructor: Gina
Holben
Intermediate/Advanced
Sewing and Design,
10:50, age 10 & up, $52 plus
$(below)
Basic sewing skills and work with some patterns in
past required. Improve techniques for more professional looking projects, and
based on student level, move on to more challenging garments, and making
patterns for your own design. Please bring something you have made before
to the first class. Materials $ is Students will be required to bring in
their own patterns and materials from list to be provided at/after first class.
Instructor: Nancy Oeswein
Art with
Carmen, Architectural Wonders, 1:30-2:40, age 10 & up, 8 weeks, $79 + $18
Architectural/technical drawing combined
class. The student will learn how to
draw in perspective, using rulers and compass as they get their inspiration
from the Empire State Building, an Xavier del Bac Mission, the White House,
Gate Way arch, Trinity Church, The Jefferson Monticello, the Golden Gate, Disney
concert Hall and more. Bring a picture of your favorite
building and draw it in Pencil first week, please. New and returning students welcome. Instructor:
Artist and Architect, Carmen Fernandez
Middle School Life Science, The Human Body & Nutrition, 9:50, age 10-14, $52 plus $15
This class
covers half a year of middle school biology.
This term will focus on the human
body (not including reproduction!) and human health and nutrition. Topics
covered include: The parts and systems of the human body, nutrition, and
healthy habits. Each week students will
be required to complete a short reading assignment and as well as a brief
activity at home. In class, we will go over the answers to the
questions and do a lab related to that week’s topic. Instructor: Tracy Mitton
Auditioning, Stage and Film, 1:30-2:25, age 10 & up, $59
Focus on the art of auditioning in this class.
Students will work on cold and warm reads, introductions, and monologues for
stage and film work. Each student will leave the class with a prepared 1 minute
monologue to use in future auditions.
Instructor: Dani Cochrane
Cross Fit, 1:30-2:25, age 9-13, 7 weeks, $45
Grow up healthy and
strong with a lifelong love of working out! Children
will push, pull, run, throw, climb, lift, jump,
effectively and safely, regardless of whether or not they play athletics. We require that kids wear tennis shoes for this
program. New
and returning students welcome. Note: no class 3/20, production day. Instructor:
Jeremey Ouellette
IMPROV and THEATRE, 9:50, age 8 & up, $59
Come explore Improvisation and Theatre with games and exercises
for creating comedic and dramatic characters and scripts. These free the actor's imagination, build
ensemble, and hone concentration and focus skills. New and returning students always welcome. Instructor:
Dani Cochrane
Sing Out! 9:50,
age 8 and up, $52 plus $10
If you enjoy
singing and dancing, this class is for you.
We will learn to sing with and without a microphone, and dance while
having a great time. Even if you’ve never been in a show choir before,
even if you think you sing like a frog, this class is for you! Come
dressed for movement. New and returning students welcome.
Instructor: Gina Holben
Sewing for the Beginner, 1:30-2:25, age 8 & up, $52 plus $5 and 1 fabric
This class will pay for itself many times over.
In this fun class, we will start with the basics of proper mending,
buttons, but quickly move to reading and understanding patterns, fabric selection
and non-traditional sources for a true economy of sewing. We will end this
series with a fun fashion show of our creations. Bring one mending
project from home the first week. Students will need to buy or bring in
their own fabric for one project. Instructor:
Nancy Oeswein
Healthy Cooking and Culinary Nutrition,
10:50, age 8 & up, $70
Veggiecation®
is a youth-based culinary nutrition education program that teaches the health
benefits of vegetables and how to prepare them in simple, affordable, unique,
and most importantly, delicious ways! Veggiecation®
lessons focus on the seasonality of fruits, vegetables, beans and herbs as well
as their common geographic region and the health benefits most relevant to minds
and bodies. Join Chef Cindy for a
hands-on cooking class to prepare a recipe (most recipes are allergy free!) and
then taste our creation. Chefs leave
with a copy of each recipe in addition to some other surprise goodies. Instructor:
Cindy Olekszyk of Veggiecation®
Guitar, Group Lessons, 12:20, age 8 & up, $59, BYO Guitar
A group guitar class including tuning, notation,
chords, strumming patterns, and more!
Beginners and beyond are welcome.
Acoustic/electric reviewed. Bring
your own guitar, or recommendations for rental are available. New and returning students always
welcome. Instructor: Neal Wright
Ukulele
lessons! 10:50, age 8 & up, $59, BYO Ukulele
Want to strum to a tune? A ukulele is a simple instrument to start
with, and what beautiful music it makes!
This group ukulele class includes tuning, notation, chords, strumming
patterns, and more! Beginners and beyond
are welcome. Bring your own
ukelele. New and returning students
always welcome. Instructor: Neal Wright
Chess, Beginner, 1:30-2:25, ages 7-15, $52 plus $10 book
The class will involve playing chess with the
instructor, giving advice, group instruction of chess tactics, and introduction
of tournament rules. Students will learn the proper use of a chess clock and
how to record a chess game. Students will receive a workbook in which homework
of 15 minutes per week will be given. Chess sets and clocks are provided.
Appropriate for students who know how to play chess, but have never taken a
class and for students who have never played before. Instructor: Alexander Deatrick, US Chess
Expert and Candidate Master
Mosaic Art,
1:30-2:25, ages 7 & up, $59 plus
$15 supply fee
New and
returning students welcome. Mosaic is
the art of creating a design by arranging small pieces of a chosen material to
create the “bigger picture”. Learn the
basics and create beautiful work of art using different materials from abstract
to tiles! From beginner through more
advanced artists. Instructor: Jennifer Combs
Chess,
Intermediate,
12:20-1:15, ages 7-15, $52
If students have taken a chess class with
Alexander before, they should take this class. We will review in order to
assess how well students remember previous material, and then we will delve
into more complicated ideas such as opening theory, longer forced checkmates,
and combinations. Chess sets and clocks are provided. Workbook is $10; if
students still have theirs from a previous session they do not need to purchase
another. Instructor: Alexander Deatrick,
US Chess Expert and Candidate Master
Multimedia Art, 9:50, ages 7 & up, $58 plus $10 supply fee
Learn an appreciation of Art and Art History thru
a series of multi-media projects. Each project will focus on an important
Artist, so students will learn about art history and a wide variety of
materials and techniques while we create unique works of art. We will
learn about perspective from Picasso, Realism from Rembrandt, Chiaroscuro
from Caravaggio, Drawing from DaVinci, Art activism from Haring, Texture
and emotion from Pollack, and more. Instructor: Nancy Oeswein
Lyrical Ballet with
Samantha,
12:20, ages 7 & up, $52
Lyrical ballet offers a beautiful style dance with
its own set of steps and technique.
Lyrical dance is a fusion of ballet forms, using more fluid
story-telling movements while incorporating technique and style. Please wear leotard under dance pants or
ballet skirt, with jazz shoes or barefoot.
Instructor: Samantha Woychowski
Highland Dance, 12:20, ages 6 & up, $59
Come and learn and almost 2,000 year old style of dance including a dance with swords! High energy, lots of jumping, warm up set to fun music, great for boys and girls. No shoes, or wear ballet or jazz shoes. Leggings and leotards are optional but helpful. Instructor: Jennifer Combs
Come and learn and almost 2,000 year old style of dance including a dance with swords! High energy, lots of jumping, warm up set to fun music, great for boys and girls. No shoes, or wear ballet or jazz shoes. Leggings and leotards are optional but helpful. Instructor: Jennifer Combs
Musical Theater Dance, 10:50, ages 7 & up, $59
Love to dance? Sing? Act? In this class you will learn songs and dances from popular Broadway musicals. We will also put together a short audition piece for all you aspiring actors! Upbeat and fun, this class is great for both boys and girls. Wear clothes you can dance in. Instructor: Jennifer Combs
Love to dance? Sing? Act? In this class you will learn songs and dances from popular Broadway musicals. We will also put together a short audition piece for all you aspiring actors! Upbeat and fun, this class is great for both boys and girls. Wear clothes you can dance in. Instructor: Jennifer Combs
Jazz Dance, 9:50, age 7 & up, $59
Jazz dance is fun and upbeat. In this class we will learn the basic jazz movements as well as work on strength and flexibility all set to fun music! No shoes, or wear ballet or jazz shoes. Leggings and leotards are optional but helpful. Instructor: Jennifer Combs
Jazz dance is fun and upbeat. In this class we will learn the basic jazz movements as well as work on strength and flexibility all set to fun music! No shoes, or wear ballet or jazz shoes. Leggings and leotards are optional but helpful. Instructor: Jennifer Combs
Geography! 10:50-11:45, age 7-12, $52
Take
a brief trip around the globe as a class before choosing our own countries to
study and report on. Students will have fun homework assignments to
prepare for an in class presentation on their selected country. We will
also study the geography of our own state and country as time allows each week. Instructor:
Jo Anne Kroll
Science for
Kids, Physics!
12:20-1:15, ages 6-9, $52 plus $10
Learn about Air (pressure, Bernouilli’s Law,
friction, etc.), Water (surface tension, density, etc.), magnetism, force,
inertia, Newton’s three laws, electricity, and circuits. Each student will
receive a portfolio and pages to collect their special physics cards, as well
as each week’s experiment instructions. There will be several experiments for
each week’s topic as well and some weeks there will be an activity or project
for the students to take home. Instructor: Tracy Mitton
Tap Dancing, 10:50, age
6 & up, $52
Let’s
dance! Tap dancing encourages rhythm,
synchronization, precision, and teamwork.
Dress ready to dance, NO long bell bottomed pants or dresses/skirts that
fall under the knee, please. Long hair should
be pulled back securely. New and
returning students welcome. Tap shoes
are required, but the instructor may have a pair you can borrow for the
term. Instructor: Deanna Irwin
Interpretative dance, 1:30-2:25, ages 6 &
up, $52
Like dancing in Broadway musical style? As
musicals have a wide range of themes, so does interpretive dance! Students will
learn dance routines and also be taught how to choreograph their own dances!
Street clothes and any type of shoes will do.
Instructor: Deanna Irwin
American Girl History with
Caroline,
9:50-10:45, age 6 & up, $52 plus $6 supply fee
Each
week we will read a portion of "Meet Caroline" the American girl. We will make crafts, play games, and read
adventures as a class, while learning about the early 19th century. Instructor: Jo Anne Kroll
Cross Fit
Kids,
9:50-10:45, 7 weeks, ages 6-11, $45
Grow up healthy and
strong with a lifelong love of working out! Children
will push, pull, run, throw, climb, lift, jump,
effectively and safely, regardless of whether or not they play athletics. We require that kids wear tennis shoes for this
program. New and returning students
welcome. Note: No class on 3/20. Instructor:
Jeremey Ouellette
Private or Semi-Private Piano Lesson,
ages 6 to 100, $17.50/lesson, Times
TBD
Learn how to read
notes, play songs by ear, music theory, piano technique, and even create your
own song! Gina Holben has a Master’s Degree in Music Education and 15
years of experience teaching piano. You may need to bring a Portable Piano
Keyboard to class. New and returning students welcome, or share this class with
a friend! 30 minute lessons.
Instructor: Gina Holben
Cooking 4
Kids,
1:30-2:25, ages 6 & up, 7
weeks, $45, plus $7 supply fee
This class will focus on simple meals and snacks
your child can create with little or no parental help. Safety, hygiene
and responsibility go hand in hand with the food groups in this class. We
will make a different recipe each week. Note: No
class on 3/20. Instructor: JoAnne
Kroll
Young Art
Appreciation, Modern Art, 10:50-11:45, ages 6-10,
and parents, $52 + $6
Modern art is typically the style of art in which
artistic traditions from the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of
experimentation (around 1860s - 1970s).
Students will each pick different modern artists and study them, they
will then do an informal report to the class.
We will work our way through several of the "greats" of the
Modern Art age and pick a couple to reproduce during class.
Instructor: Angelique VanHooser
Young Fine Arts, 12:20, ages 5-9, $52 plus $5 supply fee
This
beginning art class will foster a love of fine Arts among the youngest artists.
We will experiment freely with a variety of materials and gain an
understanding of what Art is and how it makes the world beautiful. We'll
learn about color wheels, paper cutting, expressing our emotions, shading,
texture and seeing the world with an artist's eyes. Instructor: Nancy Oeswein
Aesop's Fables Notebook, 9:50, ages 4-8, $52
We will read a couple of Aesop's Fables each
week and add them to our very own lapbook/notebook. These tales with
morals are a fun and easy was to encourage the love of literature in short
stories along with the fun of gluing, cutting and coloring. Instructor: Angelique VanHooser
Young Piano, plus Parent Instruction,
10:50-11:45 ages 3-6, $52 plus $5
supply fee
Do you want
to learn the basics of piano to teach your child? Learn the piano ABC’s, basics of finger
technique, and songs you can play at home with your children. We will sing, dance,
and play piano! Gina has a Master’s Degree in Music Education and 15 years of
experience teaching piano. Adult
participation is required. Instructor: Gina Holben
Adventures
in Arts & Crafts! 9:50-10:45, ages 3-6, $52 plus $5 supply fee
From the
amazing Adventures in Literature instructor comes a new arts & crafts
class! We will work on a fun new craft
every week using many different mediums.
Come ready to get a bit crafty!
Rolling up your sleeves and bringing one of your dad’s old t-shirts to
wear is a great cover up idea. New and
returning students welcome. Instructor: Amanda Gehrke
Tots Ballet, 9:50, ages 3-6, $52
Tots Ballet is an adorable class for young
children who may or may not have experience in dance. Ballet technique is the foundation for every
style of dance; jazz, modern, ballroom, and even hip-hop! Girls: Pink or black Leotard, Pink or white
Tights, Ballet Shoes. Boys: White
T-Shirt, black light cotton pants (no sweats), ballet shoes. All long hair pulled back securely in a
ponytail or bun, please no hair in face.
Instructor: Samantha Woychowski
Tots Tumbling with
Samantha,
1:25-2:20, ages 3-6, $52
Come move and practice some basic gymnastics skills such as forward rolls and headstands! A soft balance beam will help with our balance and add an element of fun! If your child is looking to dance at a faster pace, this class is for you! Instructor: Samantha Woychowski
Come move and practice some basic gymnastics skills such as forward rolls and headstands! A soft balance beam will help with our balance and add an element of fun! If your child is looking to dance at a faster pace, this class is for you! Instructor: Samantha Woychowski
Tots Ballet/Tumbling Combo, 10:50, ages 3-6, $52
Ballet/tumbling class is great for those little ones who want to learn basic ballet but also wants to have a little fun with tumbling! We will be using a mat to practice some basic gymnastics such as forward rolls and headstands! A soft balance beam will help with our balance and fine motor skills. Instructor: Samantha Woychowski
Ballet/tumbling class is great for those little ones who want to learn basic ballet but also wants to have a little fun with tumbling! We will be using a mat to practice some basic gymnastics such as forward rolls and headstands! A soft balance beam will help with our balance and fine motor skills. Instructor: Samantha Woychowski
Tiny Tots Tap 12:20,
ages 3-7, $52
Let’s
dance! Tap dancing encourages rhythm,
synchronization, precision, and teamwork.
Dress ready to dance, NO long bell bottomed pants or dresses/skirts that
fall under the knee, please. Long hair should
be pulled back securely. New and
returning students welcome. Tap shoes
are required, but the instructor may have a pair you can borrow for the term. Instructor:
Deanna Irwin
Adventures
in Literature,
10:50, ages 3–6, $52
Each week we'll enjoy the adventures of a classic
children's book, and then enjoy activities that go along with our story.
We'll play games, create art projects and explore social
studies, math and science concepts from the story. Always a new subject, every term! Instructor:
Amanda Gehrke
Broadway Babies, 12:20, ages 3-5, $52
Combine music, dance and drama into one class.
We will sing songs, play with instruments and learn the basics of dance
for theater. In class we will act out Bible stories and songs to learn
some of the basics of drama. This class is for the youngest performer and
will be adapted to meet the needs of the students in the class. The
primary goal is feeling comfortable on stage and having a great time.
Parents are welcome to attend with their children to make this class a
great experience. New and returning students welcome. Instructor:
Jo Anne Kroll
Parent/Tot Room, available
to all, from 9:50-1:10! Join each other
in community!
Concerned: Special Needs or Allergies? Your child is welcome! Many classes conform to your child’s needs. Feel free to ask.
Contact Tricia Ouellette,
coordinator, with any questions or concerns at:
enrichmenthubhomeschoolgroup@gmail.com (Please note new email this term!)
(248) 835-4203
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Enrichment_Hub/
Home school support, field trips, classes, community, all welcome! This monitored group will be your fastest route to event help, class updates, etc.
Home school support, field trips, classes, community, all welcome! This monitored group will be your fastest route to event help, class updates, etc.
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