Summer Courses

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Daily Schedule

Morning Program: Literacy, Math or Chess, Science
8:00	Earliest drop-off, free play
8:30	1st Class
9:30	2nd Class
10:30	Morning recess, snack provided
11:00	3rd Class
12:00	Lunch recess

Afternoon Program: Art, Music, Sports
1:00	Quiet time, Chess optional
1:45	1st Class
2:45	2nd Class
3:45	Afternoon recess, snack provided
4:15	3rd Class
5:15	Free play/dismissal
6:00	Latest pickup

Three Sessions: Three Weeks Each

First Session: June 23-July 11 Second Session: July 14-August 1
Harvey Milk Elementary School, 4235 19th Street at Collingwood
Near the Castro & Market Muni station and within a 15 minute drive of any place in town.
Third Session: August 4-22
Covenant Presbyterian Church, 321 Taraval at Funston
Near West Portal Muni Station

Morning Academic Enrichment Classes

Advanced Literacy Skills classes are for students reading and writing at or above grade level. Younger students work each day on oral expression/elocution, informed-ear spelling strategies, vocabulary development, and reading comprehension. In addition to the above, older students will study Latin roots, suffix and prefix usage, poetry, Aesop’s Fables, and short stories.

In Science Lab students conduct experiments in chemistry, microscopy, or physics. We have a collection of science equipment and supplies that is the envy of every elementary school in town. On microscopy days, we examine plant, animal, or mineral specimens, and record our observations. On chemistry days we make concoctions like white glue silly putty, cornstarch quicksand, polymer worms, and borax slime. On physics days, we celebrate Newton by launching objects from catapults, crashing things together, and experimenting with inertia and gravity.

Why play Chess? Chess builds memory. Chess improves concentration. Chess develops logical thinking. Chess promotes imagination and creativity. Chess teaches children to look both ways before crossing the street. Chess develops the scientific way of thinking. Chess is cheap. Chess is fun.

Morning Core Curriculum Remediation Classes

MultiSensory Literacy classes are for students who are not yet reading at grade level and need some support. These integrated language arts classes focus on oral language development, decoding, reading comprehension, spelling, penmanship, and vocabulary development. Every concept is taught in a structured and explicit manner, with all the patience that struggling readers deserve. The auditory, visual, and kinesthetic-motor learning channels are simultaneously engaged at every opportunity according to the methods first developed by Dr. Samuel Orton and later adapted by Gillingham, Stillman, Slingerland and Fell- Greene.

MultiSensory Math classes are for kids who don't like math, and are having some difficulty grasping math concepts. New learnings are introduced explicitly, patiently, and with real-world applications. Manipulatives are used to create clear mental pictures of math procedures. The auditory, visual, and kinesthetic-motor learning channels are simultaneously engaged at every opportunity. Color coding helps students to understand place value and time telling concepts. We create and play math games so students can have a math experience that is fun.

Afternoon Fine Arts & Physical Education Classes

Music classes offer both one-on-one and group instruction. Students are first taught how to use their voices to make music. Younger students also work with basic percussion instruments, progressing to electronic keyboards when ready. Older students will work with percussion instruments, recorders, and electronic keyboards. In group lessons, students are taught how to read music, beginning music theory, and rhythmic training.

Art classes rotate between three media: pencils, pastels, and paints. Students first learn various pencil techniques, including developing form by shading, blending, crosshatching, and erasing. Students also learn basic color theory, and how to blend in order to achieve rich layers of color. With the brushes, students learn to mix paint, layer colors, and the wet and dry brush techniques.

The goal of our Sports program is to teach students the basic skills that will give them confidence to experiment with sports. We don't play competitive games and we don't keep score. All focus is on direct instruction of fundamental skills. We work on one sport each day - throwology, soccer, croquet, fencing, tennis, basketball, softball, flag football (no-contact), and miniature golf.

Summer School Downloads

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