Reading, Writing, Art, & PE ~ Classes for Homeschoolers at the Brandywine YMCA!

HOME SCHOOL CREATIVE WRITING SAMPLER I & II
Ages 9-13
Wednesdays 12:30-1:30 pm
This class will instruct your home school students in the art of getting creative with writing! Topics explored in the first session will be Poetry and Life Writing. Topics explored in the second session will be Story Writing and creating a picture book. Each class period will include journal writing, fun writing exercises, creative projects, and examples of writing from classics of children’s literature. Sara Rowe, who has a MA in Children’s Literature and has been published in a number of pre-teen and teen magazines, will teach the class. Class is limited to eight students. A materials fee of $5 for each session must be paid to the instructor on the first day of class.
Registration code: [04431]
Fees:
Session I
Creative Writing Sampler I, Full Member $49/Program Members +Public $56
Seven Weeks (class begins 09/08/10-10/20/10)
Session II
Creative Writing Sampler II, Full Member $49/Program Member + Public $56
Seven Weeks (class begins 10/27/10-12/08/10)
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HOME SCHOOL READING FUN
(9-13 year olds)
Wednesdays 1:45-2:45 pm
Children will have fun with the books they read! Over the course of each session several children’s classics in different genres will be assigned. Students will participate in discussion related to the topics explored in the book and in themed activities and crafts. A list of the books that will be read over the course of each session can be obtained by emailing the instructor at sararowe29@gmail.com. Sara Rowe, who has a MA in Children’s Literature and has been published in a number of pre-teen and teen magazines, will lead the class. Class is limited to eight students. A materials fee of $10 for each session must be paid to the instructor on the first day of class.
Registration code # [04433]
Fees:
Session I
Full Member $49/Program Members +Public $56
Seven Weeks (class begins 09/08/10-10/20/10)
Session II
Full Member $49/Program Member + Public $56
Seven Weeks (class begins 10/27/10-12/08/10)
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PRE SCHOOL ART AND CRAFTS
Ages 4-6
Tuesdays 12:30-1:30
An hour of creative art and craft projects for young children! Each session will offer different projects. Basic supplies are included. For your convenience, class meets on the same day and time as our Art Class for older students. Class limit: 10.
Registration code: [04430]
Fees:
Session I:
Full Members $42 / Program Members + Public $48
Six weeks (Class begins 09/14/10)
Session II:
Full Members $56 / Program Members + Public $64
Eight weeks (Class begins 10/26/10)
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ART CLASS
Ages 7-13
Tuesdays 12:30-1:30 pm
Your children will have the opportunity to express themselves creatively using pencil, charcoal, pastel, paint, and clay. Basic art skills will be introduced as well as some fun projects that incorporate these skills. This is a complete well-rounded art program. Basic supplies are provided. There may be a small material fee for special projects. Class limit: 10.
Registration code: [04432]
Fees:
Session I:
Full Members $42 / Program Members + Public $48
Six weeks (Class begins 09/14/10)
Session II:
Full Members $56 / Program Members + Public $64
Eight weeks (Class begins 10/26/10)
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HOME SCHOOL PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Boys and Girls: Ages 6-12
Tuesdays 1:40-2:40 pm
This is a basic elementary school PE Program. This continuing program (offered in both the fall and spring) is designed to run for a regular school year. Different activities will be introduced during the year. Come join us for fun and rewarding physical activity! Please register in advance.
Registration code: [01807]
Fees:
Session I:
Full Members $42 / Program Members + Public $48
Six weeks (Class begins 09/14/10)
Session II:
Full Members $56 / Program Members + Public $64
Eight weeks (Class begins 10/26/10)
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For More Information:
call
Amy Jimison
302-478-9622 ext. 27

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You must register in advance.
Class sizes are limited.
Home School classes are open to the public.

Fall I Registration begins:
Full Member 08/23/10
Program Member/Public 08/30/10
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Brandywine YMCA
3 Mt Lebanon Rd.
Wilmington DE, 19803
website

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New Children's Literacy Group

Literary Afternoons for Children ages 7-10 years

Debby Rosan believes learning happens best when it is meaningful and has social significance. By forming Literary Afternoons it is her goal to "create an environment of literacy where children may joyfully embrace the worlds of both reading and writing."

All Literary Afternoons group members will be encouraged to listen generously and work together cooperatively. Additionally, there will be a framework provided for working and thinking alone. Differentiated instruction will be provided according to the unique need of each particular learner. Experiences across the modalities will further enrich the learning experience.

A typical morning might include one or more of the following:

Reading aloud across disciplines
Mini-lessons – workshop approach
Guided reading/writing lessons/groups
Independent reading/writing groups
Phonics, spelling and word work, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary-building
Strategy lessons
Coaching and conferring with readers/writers

When:
6 Mondays
12:15 – 2:15

Session I:
September 14, 21,
October 5, 12, 19, 26

Session II:
November 2, 9,16,23,30,
December 7

Where:
Ardmore, Pa.

Fee:
$55 per session

Contact:
Debby Rosan
rosandb@earthlink.net
* References in the local home school community are available.

* If you believe your child is well suited for Literary Afternoons but they are not between 7 - 10 years of age, please feel free to contact Debbie.


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Wayne Art Center ~ Classes for Homeschool Students

~ Winter, 2009 ~

Pottery with the Hand and Wheel
with John Wilson
Mondays, 1:00-3:00 pm
January 26 – April 13
(10 weeks, no class Feb. 16, Apr. 6)
$135
Ages 9 and up.
Become familiar in this class with a variety of ways for creating functional and sculptural works from clay. Methods and techniques for both hand-building and wheel throwing will be taught. This fun and informative class will also cover the important area of surface design, using glazes, slips and other innovative ways to create useful and attractive works. John Wilson holds a BFA, Emporia State U; has taught K-12 in Brandywine School District.


Theatre Arts: Let’s Put on A Play
with Pat Jordan
Tuesdays, 1:30-3:30 pm,
January 20 – March 26 (10 weeks)
$125
Ages 7 and up.
Learn improvisation, mime, voice control, projection and character roles, techniques used by professional actors in performing their roles. Young actors and actresses will take part in all aspects of staging a play, including scenery design and construction, costumes and acting. Students will perform play the last day of the session. Pat Jordan holds a BA in Theatre Arts, Villanova Univ.; actress in films, musicals and dramas.

Creative Writing
with Jill Rosenfeld
Thursdays, 1:00 – 3:00 pm,
January 22 – March 26 (10 weeks)
$125
Ages 7-12. Explore, discuss, and respond to exciting, imaginative literature. Students will create fictional stories, newspaper articles, poems and more! Learn to write creatively using descriptive language, interesting plots and character development. Student interests will help drive the direction of this course. Jill Rosenfeld has an MA in Curriculum and Instruction, Gratz College; BA, Elementary Education, Ryder U.


For information and registration:

WAYNE ART CENTER
413 Maplewood Avenue, Wayne PA 19087
610-688-3553


Wayne Art Center is located 5 minutes off the Blue Route (St. Davids/Villanova exit)


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Private Instruction and Seminars in History and Writing for High Schoolers

Does your home-schooled high school student know that history is fascinating and writing can be fun?

Warm-hearted, engaging Ph.D. in the Humanities available this academic year
for seminar instruction and individual tutoring on the following subjects:

Medieval and Renaissance History and Literature

Offering a seminar that will provide interested high school students an
intriguing, mind-expanding look at the culture and events of medieval and
Renaissance Europe.

Guided independent study is also available on topics such as:

The history of children, women, and the family;
Christianity and Judaism in Europe;
Writing by women;
and other topics by request.

Writing

With patience and encouragement, adolescents improve their writing skills.
Several years of training and experience as a writing tutor.
Skilled in teaching writers how to:

* plan and generate ideas for a piece of writing,
* write drafts, and edit effectively.

Specific writing skills include:
* organization,
*punctuation,
*grammar,
* writing for a particular audience,
* peer editing,
* effective use of vocabulary.

Based on learners' needs.
Individually tailored writing instruction.

Writing instruction can be offered as a group seminar or one-on-one.


Availability:

Thursday mornings,
9:00-11:15

Two Wednesday mornings per month,
9:15-11:45

Afternoons
after 4:30,

Evenings, and Weekends
by arrangement

Location:
Instructor's home in the Media area

Fees:
For group seminars,
$20 per student per weekly meeting;
For individual instruction,
$60/hour,
discounts available for tutoring packages.

Contact:
Chara Armon,
ca29@comcast.net,
610-565-2248


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Philadelphia Young Playwrights: Playwriting Workshop for Homeschoolers ages 10 - 13!

Tuesdays
9:30am to 12 noon
October 7, 2008 through December 2, 2008
at
The Free Library of Haverford Township

After two very successful programs for homeschooled teens this wonderful learning and growing opportunity is being offered to homeschoolers ages 10-13!

Cost:
$135 per participant for the entire 20 hours!
(that's $6.75 per hour)

Dates:
Tuesdays,
October 7, 2008 through December 2, 2008
(no class on October 28th)

Time:
9:30am to 12 noon

Location:
The Free Library of Haverford Township
1601 Darby Road,
Havertown, PA
19083

Ages:
10-13, grades 5-7
(there's some flexibility inquire via e-mail)

Registration:
The program is limited to 12 students.
Please register via e-mail
to Sharlene
goldfischer@verizon.net by

Deadline to register:
September 8, 2008.

Amy Hodgdon
Director of Education for
Philadelphia Young Playwrights.

The Philadelphia Young Playwrights organization has been bringing the art of play writing to schools and community organizations in the Philadelphia area since 1987.

Since 2007 they have been offering this highly successful program to homeschooling teens. Students learning the art of play writing and performance, gain skills in literacy, writing, revision, creativity, collaboration and critical thinking. The program also promotes the exchange of ideas, tolerance, diversity, community involvement and access to the arts. Self-esteem, a sense of individual and group responsibility will also be enhanced via this program.

Students write an original group-authored play during eight dynamic, hands-on workshops. Professional actors put the students' work-in-progress up on its feet as a means of generating feedback for revision and inspiring students' efforts. A final performance of their play is presented at the concluding festival which is open to the community and scheduled in the early evening.

In May of each year, Philadelphia Young Playwrights holds a festival where young
playwrights from all over the region submit their original work. Selected plays are performed in area theaters by professional actors. Each play submitted, even if not chosen for performance, is carefully reviewed by professional teachers and playwrights and returned with tremendous, positive feedback.

The play created during the workshop will b eligible for submission to the festival!


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Summer Art Camp with Renowned Children's Illustrator!

Gail Piazza is offering an intensive art camp for kids in Elton Maryland.
Have a fun packed week full of exploration and investigation, immersed in a world of art!

Kids will develop their skills painting, drawing and creative writing during this week long camp designed to entertain, teach and inspire.

Choose any one week session below:
June 23-27
July 7-11
July 21-25
8:30am - 4:30pm

For more information contact:

The Gail Piazza Gallery and Studio
130 E. Main St. Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 398-2171

www.gailpiazza.com

email: Gail@gailpiazza.com
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Shakespeare Study and Playwriting Program for Homeschooled Teens

A first time, unique collaborative program between The Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival and Philadelphia Young Playwrights is being offered to homeschooled teens in the area. This program will be a combination of the Shakespeare Festival's highly successful residency program and the Young Playwrights' equally successful playwriting program. The two will join forces to work with homeschooled teens for ten weeks this spring.

The program will meet for 1 1/2 hours over a ten week, consecutive period with experienced actor, director and teaching artist Aaron Oster. The teens will start out by examining how comedy works, using examples from Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona. They will spend several interactive sessions looking at the conventions and stock characters employed by Shakespeare. Then.....the students will be guided by Aaron in the writing of their own comedic scenes (and possibly entire plays...time permitting). During the last sessions additional professional actors and actresses will attend to give feedback and the entire program will conclude with performances of the student-created scenes by the professional actors and the students for an audience.

Aaron Oster has been a freelance theater director, performer, dramaturg, designer and educator in the greater Philadelphia area since 2003. He teaches regularly for The Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival, Philadelphia Young Playwrights, the Wilma School Studio and Wilmagination programs. Aaron has a Master of Fine Arts degree in Directing from Ohio University and he is currently an adjunct faculty member in West Chester University's Department of Theatre and Dance.

Area homeschooled teen groups have participated in the each of the programs offered by the Shakespeare Festival and the Young Playwrights in the past and have had highly rewarding experiences. This will be a groundbreaking and exciting opportunity to work with both highly regarded organizations together.

Program details:

When:
Wednesdays from 2:30-4pm
March 5, 2008 through May 7, 2008

Where:
The Free Library of Haverford Township
1601 Darby Road, Havertown, PA 19083

Cost:
$125 per participant for the entire ten weeks

To register:
contact Debby Rosan at rosandb@earthlink.net

Payment must be made via check made payable to:
PHILADELPHIA YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS
Mail payment to:
Debby Rosan
217 Trent Road
Wynnewood, PA 19096

Deadline: February 24, 2008

PLEASE CONTACT DEBBY WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

Art History Class and Writing Workshop at the Wayne Art Center!

Wayne Art Center is now offering a new lineup of semester-long classes specially designed to meet the needs of homeschool students. The Wayne Art Center is offering the following classes to homeschool students:

Art History and Exploration
Tuesdays, 1:00 – 3:00 pm, beginning January 22nd
10 weeks $100
Ages 7 and up. This semester begins with the Medieval period, and will continue through
Modern time. Each class will focus on a different period of art and will include a
discussion of the history of the time, famous artists, their materials and their artwork.
Homeschoolers will complete an art project each class in the style of the period covered.
Instruction in drawing, painting and ceramics will be included.

Writers Workshop:
Writing and Illustrating My Own Poetry
Kathy Hubbard
1:00 – 3:00 pm, beginning January 24th
10 weeks $100
Ages 8 and up. Creative writing is fun and teaches children the importance of spelling,
grammar and sentence construction. Each class will begin with the reading of exemplary
children's poetry to allow the students to hear good writing while opening up their
imaginations. Using this literature as a guide, students will learn about the mechanics of
writing through the creation, development and revision of his or her own poems. We will
focus on several different forms of poetry: rhyming, haiku and open verse. For a final
project the children will choose, revise and illustrate his or her best work to be part of our
class "literary journal".

Space is limited. Early registration recommended.
Call the Wayne Art Center at 610-688-3553, x200.
www.wayneart.org

Located in the Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Wayne Art Center offers instruction for all ages in the visual arts, crafts, music and drama. Our gallery presents several exhibits each year, highlighting local, regional and national artists.

The Second Annual Delaware Book Festival!

Bring the Family for an Enchanting, Informative, and Fun-Filled Day!

First State Heritage Park At Dover
Saturday, November 3, 2007
10AM — 4PM / Rain or Shine
All Events Free!

Meet more than 35 nationally recognized authors and illustrators!
Come and enjoy a wide range of workshops!
Delight in enchanting performers, storytellers and musicians!

Now in its second year, the Delaware Book Festival is an intriguing and wonderful event for readers, writers, artists and book lovers of all ages!

Website

Directions
Download area map
Download 12 page Program Guide

Nitty-Gritty Grammar: A Not-So-Serious Guide to Clear Communication

Wow!
I love this book!

Nitty-Gritty Grammar has all the essentials laid out in a clear, easy to understand, and entertaining format. Complete with illustrations using some of the best contemporary comic strips! I really must get my own copy and add it to my collection of necessary reference books and teaching essentials!

Check it out.

Wayne Art Center: Art History and Writing Classes for Homeschoolers

CLASSES FOR HOMESCHOOL STUDENTS
Fall 2007

Located in the Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Wayne Art Center offers instruction for all ages in the visual arts, crafts, music and drama. Their gallery presents several exhibits each year, highlighting local, regional and national artists.

Art History and Exploration
Amy Grant
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Tuesdays, September 25 – November 26
10 weeks $100
Ages 7 and up. In this class, study the history of art starting with the cave painters. Each class will focus on a different period of art, and will include a discussion of history of the time, famous artists, their materials, methods and artwork and maybe even the science behind some of their work. Homeschoolers will complete an art project each class in the style of the period covered. Instruction in drawing, painting, ceramics and sculpture will be covered. This course will continue throughout the winter/spring and will progress chronologically to the modern day.

Writers Workshop
Kathy Hubbard
Thursdays, September 27 – December 6
1:00 – 3:00 pm $100
Ages 8 and up. Creative Writing is fun teaches children the importance of spelling, grammar and sentence construction. Each class will begin with the reading of exemplary children’s literature to allow the students to hear good writing while opening up their imaginations. Using this literature as a guide, students will learn about the mechanics of writing through the creation, development and revision of his or her own short stories. During the fall session, children will have the opportunity to create their own fairy tale, and write a biographical story. For a final project, students will choose, revise and then illustrate her or his best work to be part of our class “literary journal”.
Looking ahead: This class will continue in our winter session when we will focus on poetry.

For registration information, please call 610-688-3553, x200.

Wayne Art Center is conveniently located off the Blue Route (476), St. Davids exit.

Wayne Art Center
413 Maplewood Avenue
Wayne, PA 19087

Writer's Workshop at Wayne Art Center

Wayne Art Center is offering the following class for homeschool students:

Writer’s Workshop
Creating and Illustrating My Own Story
Thursdays, April 26 – May 31, 12:30 – 2:30 pm, $95
Ages 7-10
With Kathy Hubbard
Creative Writing teaches children important things such as spelling, grammar, sentence construction, and continuity. Each class will begin with the reading of exemplary children’s literature to allow the students hear good writing while at the same time opening up their imaginations. Then, using these stories and poems as a guide, students will learn about the mechanics of writing through the creation, development and revision of his or her own work. The children will be encouraged to keep an in-class “writing journal” in which he or she will work on a variety of stories and poems with the goal of choosing one piece to revise and illustrate for a final “book”. Our last class will be a story/poetry reading where students can, if they choose to, present their finished book to parents and classmates.

Kathy Hubbard has been teaching creative writing for over ten years and has a Master's Degree from New York University.

For registration information, please call Wayne Art Center at 610-688-3553, x200.
Wayne Art Center is located five minutes off Route 476 (Blue Route), St. Davids exit.