Academic Enrichments

List of 10 items.

• STEM After School Science Lab: 3rd – 4th Grades, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays

  Teacher: Kathy Vial
  Grades: 3rd & 4th
  Day and Time: Tuesdays from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
  Tuition: $300 for ASC kids, $350 for non-ASC kids
  Location: Lower School Discovery Center
  Dismissal: Via the back carpool/parking area
  
  In Kathy Vial's ever-popular After School Science Lab series, students will do fun weekly experiments and activities exploring force and movement. They will explore energy using batteries, solar cells, project motors, LED lights and magnets. They will create reactions and design structures to support and move various loads.  

  We will also be do a bit of cooking (solar ovens) and some fractal art.

  Tons of fun discovery to be had by all...

  
  As always, there will be new lessons and experiments each semester!

• Around the World with Mr. McKey: 1st - 4th Grades, 3:15 – 4:00 p.m. on Thursdays

  Teacher: Mayson McKey
  Grades: 1st - 4th
  Day and Time: Thursdays from 3:15 – 4:00 p.m.
  Tuition: $300 for ASC kids, $350 for non-ASC kids
  Location: Main Building
  Dismissal: Via the back carpool/parking area
  
  Did you know that several St. Andrew’s teachers, students, and parents were born in countries outside of the United States? Find out more about authentic experiences from natives in our community as well as people currently living in other countries. In Mr. McKey’s Around the World class, students will learn about culture, music, personal experiences, and greetings from countries around the world. Students will have the opportunity to explore countries via Google Earth, watch and listen to natives talk about their country, and create their own passports to show their journey.

• Around the World with Mr. McKey: Pre-K3 - Kindergarten, 3:15 – 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays

  Teacher: Mayson McKey
  Grades: Pre-K3 - Kindergarten
  Day and Time: Tuesdays from 3:15 – 4:00 p.m.
  Tuition: $300 for ASC kids, $350 for non-ASC kids
  Location: Kennedy Hall
  Dismissal: Via the Kennedy Hall carpool lane
  
  Did you know that several St. Andrew’s teachers, students, and parents were born in countries outside of the United States? Find out more about authentic experiences from natives in our community as well as people currently living in other countries. In Mr. McKey’s Around the World class, students will learn about culture, music, personal experiences, and greetings from countries around the world. Students will have the opportunity to explore countries via Google Earth, watch and listen to natives talk about their country, and create their own passports to show their journey.

• Ms. Clark's Book Club: 3rd and 4th Grades, 3:15 – 4:15 p.m. on Tuesdays

  Teacher: Sara Clark, South Campus Librarian
  Grades: 3rd & 4th
  Day and Time: Tuesdays from 3:15 – 4:15 p.m.
  Tuition: $300 for ASC kids, $350 for non-ASC kids
  Location: Lower School Discovery Center Library
  Dismissal: Via the back carpool/parking area
  
  This book club is going to be run by Ms. Clark - the Lower School Librarian! We will be having discussions about the book we are reading, book-related conversations, working on reading comprehension skills, story-telling activities, and author/illustrator studies. My overall goal is to get students excited about reading and learning more about books in general! This will be a one-hour class in the library. We will be reading 4 different chapter books over the course period that will be included in the price of the class. Each student will have their own personal copy of the books. Students will be responsible for their copy (if the book is lost student must purchase a new copy). We will be doing a packet alongside these studies and books!

• Mandarin I: Pre-K3 – K, 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. on Mondays

  Instructor: Grace Pei
  Grades: Pre-K3, Pre-K4, and K
  Day and Time: Mondays from 3:30 – 4:00 p.m, with an optional "bonus" class on Wednesdays from 3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
  Tuition: $0 for ASC kids, $50 for non-ASC kids
  Location: Kennedy Hall
  Dismissal: via Kennedy Hall
  
  

  This course is designed for students who have had no/minimal prior exposure to learning Chinese.
  
  It will introduce students to the fundamental and pictograph of Chinese characters. The teacher will foster an immerse environment for students to develop listening and speaking skills. Students will enjoy friendship gained through play. 

• Mandarin I: Pre-K3 – K, 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. on Wednesdays

  Instructor: Grace Pei
  Grades: PK3 through Kindergarten
  Day and Time: Wednesdays from 3:30 – 4:00 p.m.
  Tuition: $0 for ASC kids, $50 for non-ASC kids
  Location: Kennedy Hall
  Dismissal: via Kennedy Hall
  
  This is a second class for any students enrolled in Mandarin I or II who would like to add an extra day each week of learning through storytelling and lively games and activities.

• Mandarin II: Pre-K3 – K, 4:15 – 4:45 p.m. on Mondays

  Instructor: Grace Pei
  Grades: PK3 through kindergarten
  Day and Time: Mondays from 4:15 – 4:45 p.m, with optional "bonus" class on Wednesdays from 3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
  Tuition: $0 for ASC kids, $50 for non-ASC kids
  Location: Kennedy Hall
  Dismissal: via Kennedy Hall
  
  This course is designed for students who have had some prior exposure to learning Mandarin.
  
  Students will continue their study the fundamental and pictograph of Chinese characters. The teacher will foster an immersive environment for students to develop listening and speaking skills. Students will enjoy friendship gained through play.

• Mandarin I: 1st – 4th Grades, 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays

  Instructor: Grace Pei
  Grades: 1st through 4th
  Day and Time: Tuesdays from 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. with a "bonus" optional class on Wednesdays, from 4:15 - 4:45 p.m.
  Tuition: $0 for ASC kids, $50 per class for non-ASC kids
  Location: Main Lower School Building
  Dismissal: via Front office
  
  This course is designed for students who have had no prior exposure to learning Mandarin.
  
  This course will focus on reading and speaking short phrases, tracing of Chinese characters, and storytelling. The course will reinforce the pronunciation accuracy through teaching of Chinese phonetics and enhance students‘ Chinese language proficiency in a joyful learning process through lively activities and games.

• Mandarin I: 1st – 4th Grades, 4:15 – 4:45 p.m. on Wednesdays

  Instructor: Grace Pei
  Grades: 1st through 4th
  Day and Time: Wednesdays from 4:15 – 4:45 p.m.
  Tuition: $0 for ASC kids, $50 for non-ASC kids
  Location: Main Lower School Building
  Dismissal: via Front office
  
  This is a second class option for any students enrolled in Mandarin I or II who would like to add an extra day each week of learning through storytelling and lively games and activities.

• Mandarin II: 1st – 4th Grades, 4:15 – 4:45 p.m. on Tuesdays

  Instructor: Grace Pei
  Grades: 1st through 4th Grades 
  Day and Time: Tuesdays from 4:15 – 4:45 p.m. with a "bonus" optional class on Wednesdays from 4:15 - 4:45pm.
  Tuition: $0 for ASC kids, $50 per class for non-ASC kids
  Location: Main Lower School Building
  Dismissal: via Front office
  
  This course is for students with some prior Mandarin exposure. 
  
  

  This course will focus on topics students have learned previously and foster imagination and creativity. This course will also continue to reinforce the pronunciation accuracy through teaching of Chinese phonetics and enhance children’s abilities to comprehend pictures and stimulate their thinking process abilities. Students will learn to use simple sentences to describe a picture.