Academic Enrichments

List of 10 items.

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

  Teacher: Grace Pei
  Grades: PreK3 – K
  Day and Time: Mondays from 3:30 – 4:00 p.m.
  Tuition: free for ASC students, $50 for non-ASC students
  Location: Kennedy Hall
  
  This course is for our youngest learners who have not had previous Mandarin experience. Students will learn Chinese childrens’ songs, dance, and some simple language which relates to food and animals, and will also watch videos in Mandarin.

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

  Teacher: Grace Pei
  Grades: 1st – 4th
  Day and Time: Tuesdays from 3:30 – 4:00 p.m.
  Tuition: free for ASC students, $50 for non-ASC students
  Location: Lower School
  
  This course is for lower school students who have not had previous Mandarin experience. Students will learn Chinese childrens’ songs, dance, and some simple language which relates to food and animals, and will also watch videos in Mandarin.

• Mandarin: PreK4 – K, 4:15 – 4:45 p.m. on Mondays

  Teacher: Grace Pei
  Grades: PreK4 – K
  Day and Time: Mondays from 4:15 – 4:45 p.m.
  Tuition: free for ASC students, $50 for non-ASC students
  Location: Kennedy Hall
  
  This course is for students who were in Mandarin class last year. Students will learn Chinese childrens’ songs, dance, and some simple language which relates to food and animals, and will also watch videos in Mandarin.

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

  Teacher: Grace Pei

  Grades: 1st – 4th

  Day and Time: Tuesdays from 4:15 – 4:45 p.m.

  Tuition: free for ASC students, $50 for non-ASC students

  Location: Lower School

   

  This course is for students who were in Mandarin class last year. Students will learn Chinese children's songs, dance, and some simple language which relates to food and animals, and will also watch videos in Mandarin.

• Mandarin: 5th – 6th, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Wednesdays

  Teacher: Grace Pei

  Grades: 5th – 6th

  Day and Time: Wednesdays from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

  Tuition: free for ASC students, $50 for non-ASC students

  Location: North Campus, ARC conference room

   

  This course is for middle school students who would like to continue learning Mandarin and Chinese culture.  Students will learn three themes: school & Moon festival, numbers & Halloween, and family & Thanksgiving.

• Spanish — Sing and Play: 1st - 4th Grades, 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. on Thursdays

  Teacher: Maya Buford
  Grades: 1st – 4th
  Day and Time: Thursdays from 3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
  Tuition: $220 for ASC students, $270 for non-ASC students
  Location: Lower School 
  
  

  Learn Spanish through songs and play in a fun, interactive 30-minute class once per week. Students will have a performance at the end of the semester to show some of the material learned during the class.

• STEAM for Pre-K3 and PreK4, 3:15 – 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays

  Teacher: Sandra Flores
  Grades: PK3 & PK4
  Day and Time: Tuesdays from 3:15 – 4:00 p.m.
  Tuition: $300 for ASC students, $350 for non-ASC students
  Location: Kennedy Hall
  
  

  STEAM is a fun class where students learn about Science, Technology, Art, and Math. STEAM subjects nurture the development of additional skills like creative thinking, collaboration, and communication. Kids channel their energy into meaningful projects. When students enjoy the project, they engage with the material and retain knowledge. Let's learn and have fun!

• STEAM for Pre-K4 and Kindergarten, 3:15 – 4:00 p.m. on Thursdays

  Teacher: Sandra Flores
  Grade: Pre-K4 and K
  Day and Time: Thurdays from 3:15 – 4:00 p.m.
  Tuition: $300 for ASC students, $350 for non-ASC students
  Location: Kennedy Hall
  
  

  STEAM is a fun class where students learn about Science, Technology, Art, and Math. STEAM subjects nurture the development of additional skills like creative thinking, collaboration, and communication. Kids channel their energy into meaningful projects. When students enjoy the project, they engage with the material and retain knowledge. Let's learn and have fun!

• STEAM LAB — Kitchen and Playground Science: 1st and 2nd grades on Tuesdays

  Teacher: Kathy Vial
  Grades: 1st & 2nd
  Day and Time: Tuesdays from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
  Tuition: $375 for ASC students, $425 for non-ASC students
  Location: Lower School Discovery Center
  Dismissal: Via the back carpool/parking area
  
  

  Kids are natural scientists, exploring and experimenting all the time. In this class, they will use materials that are easily found in most  kitchens and playgrounds to develop and fun experiments. Can we make ice melt faster or slower? Can we turn salt into play dough? They will create different experiments and expand on them each week. Some activities include creating salt paints and sun art, making candy geodes, experimenting with yeast and bread making, making ice cream in a bag and dancing raisins. It will be a fun, messy semester of exploring ideas and experimentation.  

• STEAM LAB — Rube Goldberg and Fun Physics: 3rd – 4th Grades, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Thursdays

  Teacher: Kathy Vial
  Grades: 3rd & 4th
  Day and Time: Thursdays from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
  Tuition: $375 for ASC students, $425 for non-ASC students
  Location: Lower School Discovery Center
  Dismissal: Via the back carpool/parking area
  
  

  Students will explore Newton's Laws of Motion to create Rube Goldberg-styled activities including creating chemical reactions, sinking ships, moving mountains, and creating art. The students will identify their own problems and develop a reaction-based sequence to solve them. Some of the physics activities include vortex cannons, straw rockets and different types of bottle rockets, and parachutes to protect their "egg"; pilots. The science will be fun, exciting, and a bit messy!