Current
We are starting a 4H club in South Bexar County. Once we get
started we will meet once a month on Priest Rd. right off IH 37 south
and 1604. Our first informational/signup meeting will be Friday
September 3, 2010 at 3pm. Homeschooled, private or public school
children are all welcome. Only restrictions is that you must be at
least 8 years old and in the 3rd grade and not older than 19 and in
the 12th grade. You also must reside or attend school in Bexar County.
Besides livestock 4H offers many other categories to compete
in and prizes are big scholarships. robotics, computer graphics,
photography, dog training, and community service are just a few you
might be interested in. Come and share you ideas and interests.
Look forward to seeing some new faces. please feel free to forward
to anyone who might be interested.
blessings,
Diana Ortiz
210
286 5290
A reminder that ticket sales are going fast for some of our
homeschool theater offers. In some cases sales are already available
to the public so do not delay if you are interested in a particular
show. Even though an offer may stay open for us, with the public also
buying tickets, you will get a better selection of seats if you buy
early. You should save the offer codes for future reference and check
back for when new shows are added.
I added links to this page
http://www.jsoft.com/archive/taffie/events.html
but check the offer
codes for any new shows added.
Questions or if order contact Susan Frederick at sjf@jsoft.com
These shows all offer a variety of price ranges and dates.
BAA San Antonio recently added Wicked, Toy Story 3, Cirque,
Disney's Beauty and the Beast - final For Disney on Ice Toy Story 3,
that takes place at the Alamodome, the other show take place at the
Magestic.
http://www.jsoft.com/archive/taffie/BroadwaySA.html
http://www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/groupsales
and enter your
special password:
taffiesa
Through generous funding from various community foundations, the
Zoo is able to provide scholarships to a limited number of schools to
visit the San Antonio Zoo. We will be awarding $3 per student and/or
teacher this year. No fully funded trips are available. Click on
application below to apply.
Application
Lana Reynolds
Education Coordinator - Schools
San Antonio
Zoological Society
3903 N St. Mary's Street
San Antonio, TX
78212
(210) 734-7184 X1504
(210) 734-6989 Fax
www.sazoo-aq.org
LReynolds@sazoo-aq.org
We are back and coming strong for our 2nd session of Acting Classes
at The Rose Theatre! And we hope you guys are ready to start your
semester with us! Join us in bringing in the School Year on stage. Let
your child express themselves while learning valuable life lessons. We
focus on your child's talents while building self confidence through
acting. Each class is build for the age group of your child and we
plan a performance together, making sure every child is a STAR on our
stage.
We are not your typical theatre. We pride ourselves on
thinking outside the boxes and making theatre cool and fun for kids
and teens. I want them to want to enjoy theatre as much as going to
the movies or playing video games. Start off the school year on the
right foot at The Rose. Give your child the freedom to express
themselves in a professional and safe environment.
If your
child has taken classes/camps with us before you get 50.00 off your
tuition!
The Rose Theatre Company
11838 Wurzbach
San Antonio, Texas
78230
call us at
210-360-0004
OR
www.therosetheatreco.com
PASA is pleased to announce the only performing arts programs
designed for the home school community and taught by industry
accomplished professional teachers. These classes are offered with
special discounts for homeschooling families. Vaughn Taylor and Paul
Tinder, husband and wife, were original founders of the first
Christian Theatre company in Hollywood, The Actors Co-Op. Besides
starring on the Focus on the Family series “McGee & Me” and CBN’s
“Another Life” they have starred on over 600 national network
television shows, numerous feature films and over 400 national
commercials. Their feature film, The Long Ride Home, was not only
distributed by Lions Gate Films but was also featured by Family
Christian Stores and Lifeway.
The Tuesday School for the Performing Arts begins September 7th,
2010. School begins at 9AM and finishes at 4PM. Students taking
more than one class will receive 10% off of their monthly tuition in
addition to the discount mentioned above. Four areas of focus are
offered:
- 9 – 10:30 Acting for Film &
Television
- 10:30 – 12 Acting for Stage
- 1 – 2:30 Dance for
Musical Theatre (Jazz, Hip-Hop, Contemporary)
- 2:30 – 4
Musical Theatre/Voice
If you really want dynamic training in the performing arts, while
being in a safe place, Tuesday School is for you! Visit
http://performingartssa.org/ for
more information.
You are invited to Haven's Back-to-School meeting on Monday,
September 13, 2010, at 7:00pm, Western Hills Christian Church on
Huebner at Eckhert. Join us as we begin our 16th year of fun and
fellowship. We'd love to have you join us! The whole family is welcome
to attend. Our membership fee is $15 for the year (August to August),
and membership is accepted year-round.
Haven offers quite a few activities. We offer monthly field trips,
holiday parties, a children's book club and newsletter, an egroup, a
teen club, a club for the little ones under 6 called Little Digits,
one for 7-9 y.o. called Single Digits, one for the preteens called
Double Digits, group tickets for plays, and much more. Haven currently
has about 60 families in the group.
Haven is open to people of all faiths and opinions, and we do not
require a statement of faith. However, a majority of our members are
Christian. We all agree to respect one another. Haven has a friendly,
welcoming, casual, and relaxed atmosphere. We send out two
e-newsletters per year to our members covering events for several
months in advance. The next newsletter will come out in early
September, but we stay in touch through the egroup. Members are added
to the egroup upon joining. Membership may be paid at meetings or by
mail. We hope to see you there!
Unless otherwise noted, classes meet for two semesters from
September 2-December 16, 2010 and January 6-April 28, 2011. Spring
break will be the week of March 17. There will be an end of the year
Showcase either the evening of April 29 or the afternoon of April 30
(final date announced as soon as possible.) For more information
contact Irene Miller,
irene@crystalseadrama.org or 210/849-0934, or visit our website,
www.crystalseadrama.org.
Drama Classes - Thursdays
Costume Class: The Hat's the Thing –
Spring Semester
7th & up
1- 2:30 p.m.
Instructor: Marla Ripps
French and English
Restoration Theatre
4th-7th
10:30-11:30 a.m.
8th-12th
9-10 a.m.
Instructor: Irene Miller
Fall/Spring Productions
Class – September, 2010-May, 2011 (Students may also take just Fall or
Spring)
6th-12th
3-6: p.m.
Instructor: Irene Miller
Intensive Makeup
Class - Fall semester only
7th & up
1- 2:30 p.m.
Instructor: Marla Ripps
Scenic Painting
Techniques
7th – College
1– 2:30 p.m.
Instructor: Linda Cowan
Theatre Appreciation
4th-7th
1-2 p.m.
Instructor: Irene Miller
Technical Production Class
– September, 2010-May, 2011
7th & up
2:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Instructor: Marla Ripps; Advisor: Victor Lamphier
Winter Production Class – September 2, 2010- March 31, 2011
8th
& up
10 a.m.-Noon
Instructors: Sharon Manacapilli and Marla Ripps
Enrichment Classes - Thursdays
Debate
Age 12 & up
11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Instructor: Lee Ann Crockett
Elementary Art
K-6th
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Instructor: Linda Cowan
Fun With
Fine Arts
K-3rd
10:30-Noon
Instructors: Linda Cowan, Andrea Miller
Evening
Classes – Tuesdays
No classes Sept. 21 and Oct. 5
French
Restoration Theatre – Fall Semester
6th-12th
8-9 p.m.
Instructor: Irene Miller
Theatre Appreciation –
Fall Semester
6th-12th
4:30-5:30 p.m.
6th-12th
7-8 p.m.
Instructor: Irene Miller
Are you interested in joining a homeschool 4-H group? 4-H members
have fun developing leadership and life skills, learning by doing,
and
serving our community. Just about anything you are interested
in can
become a 4-H project. Our Encino 4-H Club projects have
included
Aerospace, Foods and Nutrition, Public Speaking, Clothing
and Fashion Show, Entomology (insects), GIS (Geo Information
System), Health, Home and Housing, Horticulture, Robotics,
Photography, Bowling, and dozens of others. Some of the projects
have contest opportunities. Several of our graduating seniors over
the past years have earned scholarships through 4-H worth
thousands of dollars.
Members are 8 to 18 as of August 31, and we have some activities
for siblings aged 5 to 7. Our older members run the club meetings,
and many of our projects have teen leaders.
We meet the 2nd Wednesdays of the month at Mac Arthur Park Church
of God, 2938 Nacogdoches Rd, about a mile north of 410. We will
have a moms' meeting Wednesday, August 11, and the first club
meeting will be Wednesday, August 25. Contact Pat Knight at pkinsatx@gmail.com for more information.
Learn to look at gardens not just a places to grow vegetables or
flowers but as habitats for many insects, birds and other small
creatures. You’ll take home what you plant and plan to get dirty!
Age: 7-12 Fee: $45 Saturdays Sept 4-25 10-11am
Register for camps, programs and special events at the Recreation
Center and Parks Office, or via telephone (with VISA, Discover or
Mastercard) at (830) 221-4370 or (830) 221-4350.
Sophmores and Juniors can register to take the PSAT at the local
school district for the same cost charged local students usually
between $10 and $13. All districts are supposed to make this
information easy to find, some do a better job than others. It's a
good idea to contact the district as early as possible so that they
make sure they have enough tests available. This is an easy and
inexpensive way for students to get a feel for the SAT.
World Water Monitoring Day™ (WWMD) is an international education
and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in
protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens to
conduct basic monitoring of their local water bodies.
An
easy-to-use
test kit enables everyone from children to adults to sample local
water bodies for a core set of water quality parameters including
temperature, acidity (pH), clarity (turbidity) and dissolved oxygen
(DO). Results are shared with participating communities around the
globe through the WWMD Web site.
World Water Monitoring Day is
officially celebrated on September 18; however, the monitoring window
was extended for the first time in 2009 from March 22 (World
Water Day) until December 31. Participants are encouraged to
celebrate with WEF and IWA in September or to observe their own WWMD
anytime during the extended window. The deadline for submitting data
to the WWMD database is December 31. The coordinators of WWMD, the
Water Environment Federation (WEF)
and the International Water Association
(IWA) plan to expand participation to one million people in 100
countries by 2012.
Art Time program includes: imagination games, music and art
projects to help bring out personal creativity. Art Time program
develops: creativity, imagination, thinking skills, making choices and
decisions.
Your children will work with foil, clay, oil/dry
pastels, plaster, rice paper and much, much more.
- Hobby Lobby
Bitters, Thursdays, 11:00am-12:15pm, First class September 16/Last
class December 9
- Hobby Lobby Stone Oak, Fridays, 11:45am-1:00pm,
First class September 17/Last class December 10
Tuition fee is $99
plus $35supply fee (due at registration time) for 12 weeks. 10% off
tuition fee for a sibling(s). You must pre-register by e-mailing
(preferred method)
ArtTimeParty@yahoo.com or call 830-481-7378
The Guadalupe
Cultural Arts Center offer an array of classes in dance,
literature, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts for everyone
from beginners to experienced artists of all ages. What
would you like to learn? Classes offered in guitar, accordion,
drumming/percussion, spoken word, Latina/Chicana literature,
children's theater, Teen Arts Puentes Project, folklórico dance,
flamenco dance, drawing, painting, printmaking, digital art,
stop-motion animation, and Cine en el Barrio. Take your pick!
Fall classes begin soon. Call 210.271.3151 for details.
Performing Arts San Antonio cordially invites you to attend
an Open House for the Tuesday School for Homeschoolers in the
Performing Arts, Saturday August 14, 10AM to 6PM. This will be a fun,
interactive opportunity to:
* Meet the Founders of Performing
Arts San Antonio
* Compare the level of experience of our
instructors to other local programs
* See high quality
performances by students receiving real training in the performing
arts
* Find out how to pursue your God-given talents
Refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there!
Paul and Vaughn Tinder
Performing Arts San Antonio
15717
San Pedro Avenue San Antonio, TX 78232
(210) 557-1187
The Institute of Texan Cultures will be offering a program for
homeschoolers this fall: Walking with Texans: On the Indian Trail.
There will be three sessions in Novemenber.
Three sessions: November 1, 8, 15
9 a.m. – noon, Institute of
Texan Cultures
Schedule: You may register for one, two, or the
entire series.
Price, per session: Nonmembers $20 per student and
one accompanying adult per class
Members $18 per student and one
accompanying adult per class
Registration fees are non-refundable
and include the museum admission cost.
Register:
Print Registration Form. Sorry, online registration is not
available for this workshop.
Description
Explore the lifeways of
Texas Indians through a series of interactive sessions.
Week 1:
November 1
Shelters - Tipi Making
• Compare types of shelters
used by Texas Indians (adobe, tipi, grass hut)
• Experience
erecting a real size tipi with the help of our expert
Week 2:
November 8
Tools - Cordage Making
• Learn about Texas Indians
tools
• Make cordage from natural resources
Week 3: November 15
Plants - Natural Dye
• Explore some basic plant foods that
Texas Indians would cultivate and consume
• Make flour from
Mesquite beans and make syrup from the beans and sap of the tree
•
Examine fibers that were dyed from natural sources and experiment
dyeing fabric using similar products
Contact
Olga Paolucci,
educational specialist
(210) 458-2122
Olga.Paolucci@utsa.edu
register at http://www.texancultures.com/education/workshops.html
The 2010-2011 schedule is posted. The Children's Fine Arts
Series presents performing arts programs of excellence for
children, ages 3 to 10, to educate, enrich and entertain, so
that our children may come to appreciate and enjoy these
riches through their own experiences. Bring a child and
share the wonder and excitement! The performances are one
hour in length to accommodate the attention span of the
young child, and are chosen to enrich, educate and
entertain. Music, dance, drama, and song create an
environment rich with color, sound, and movement to delight
the senses of our young audience. Visit
http://childrensfineartseries.org/index.html for more
information.
Texas AgriLife Extension Service provides an opportunity for
children 8-13 in age to learn about gardening by growing their own
vegetables through the mentoring of Bexar County Master Gardener
volunteers. Each child is allotted a 3.5’x 28’ plot at the beautiful
San Antonio Botanical Garden. Children will have fun growing different
types of seeds, herbs, vegetables, and ornamental annual flowers.
Weekly educational gardening presentations will stimulate these young
minds. The children will also participate in fun, hands-on Junior
Master Gardener activities.
In order to gain the most from the
learning experience and to help ensure successful growing,
participants are required to attend all sessions (two absences are
allowed). Families are welcome to share the gardening experience with
their child(ren); however, parents should remember that this is the
child’s plot and learning experience.
Submit fall 2010 Application no later then Friday, August 6, 2010
to:
Children’s Vegetable Garden Program
San Antonio Botanical
Garden
555 Funston San Antonio, TX 78209
The San Antonio
Botanical Garden is a division of the
City of San Antonio Parks and
Recreation Department.
For more information or any special child
requirements, please contact the Program Coordinator:
David
Rodriguez with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service at
dhrodriguez@ag.tamu.edu
My name is David Pena-Alfaro. I am the Director of New World
Spanish, a Spanish learning facility located in the Alamo Heights
Area. We have been in business for 7 years. We have a lot of kids and
teenagers students.
I would like to be able to offer you our
services that include Spanish classes, assessments, and tutoring.
Kids and teenagers learn Spanish through our method Natural Learning
Method, that has proved to be very effective. The idea is that they
learn without noticing they are learning.
We are very
committed to our job, and I would like very much to have the
opportunity to show you our services.
Thank you
David
Pena-Alfaro--
David Peña-Alfaro
New World Spanish
Director
210-216-3098
1864 Nacogdoches @ Carrousel Court
Alamo Heights,
TX 78209
Join the GIRL and CUB SCOUTS of the HILL COUNTRY HOMESCHOOL SCOUTS!
Friendship, camping skills, leadership skills, and fun are just some
of the reasons you should consider joining us. For girls age 5-17
years old and boys age 6 through 11. We meet every other Tuesday at
Beefy's Backyard, 25900 US 281 N 78258, about 5 miles north of Loop
1604. Cub Scouts' pack meeting is once a month at the Bulverde
Community Center. We are a very camping oriented group, offering 5-6
campouts per year. Contact Michelle Vequist:
miamid13@yahoo.com.
SUMMER PRACTICE TO START ON JULY 13.
The Wolverines will begin a
series of Summer practices in July. Our practices will be at
Bain Field (Basse Rd and McCullough) from 3 PM to 6 PM on the
following Tues afternoons: July 13, July 27, Aug 10, Aug
24.
While these practices are optional, we truly hope to see as
many of you as we can. Bring your friends, we would like to get
enough for next year to truly have a JV and a Varsity team.
This fall we will again be doing Fall practices that will be twice per
week starting in early Sept. The difference this year is that we
will be playing games on some weekends in late Sept - Dec. Our
hope is to get 3-4 weekends worth of games during this time. The
games will be on Fri night or Sat.
See you soon. Contact me at
sasoefje@sahomeschoolbaseball.org if you have questions.
Summit Christian Academy will be hosting an informational meeting
Saturday, June 19th at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be at Boerne First
Baptist Church, Family Life Building. Please visit www.scatx.net for
more info. Come meet Mimi Enriquez, Principal and Liz Sweet, Dean of
Academics.
Summit Christian Academy is a University-Model
School® located at Boerne First Baptist Church. University-Model
Schools allow parents more involvement in their children's education
by combining the traditional private classroom environment with
homeschooling. Classes are attended Tuesday and Thursday with optional
electives on Wednesday. This allows for more family time on alternate
days as parents guide their children through detailed lessons given by
the teacher to complete their student's education. This formula allows
for better character development as quality relationships between
parents and children are fostered.
The UTSA Interactive Technology
Experience Center has openings in summer robotics camps for middle
and high school students. Supported by a grant from the AT&T
Foundation, the hands-on camps teach children about science,
technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in an engaging
environment, helping them learn that STEM careers are accessible and
rewarding. Although the two camps for elementary students are
filled, space is still available in the middle school and high school
summer robotics camps. The open camps include:
June 28-July 9: Summer Camp VEX for
High School Students
Participants will conceptualize, build and
program two robots using the VEX Robotics System and Easy C
programming software.
June 28-July 9: Summer Camp NXT for
Middle School Students (Level Two)
This camp is for students
who have attended an NXT camp or competition as well as students who
have participated on a robotics team through their school or a civic
organization. During camp, participants will build and program three
to four robots using the LEGO Mindstorms NXT robotics kit and Robo C
software, a derivative of C++. The camp includes time in UTSA Mars
Yard, which replicates the terrain on Mars.
July 12-July 23: Summer Camp NXT
for Middle School Students (Level One)
The beginner summer camp
is for students with little or no robotics experience. Participants
will build and program three to four robots using the LEGO Mindstorms
NXT robotics kit and NXT-G software, and it includes time in UTSA Mars
Yard.
Registration for all camps must be completed online at the
ITEC website and requires
prospective campers to submit a short essay on why they want to attend
camp. Additionally, a $70 nonrefundable fee, payable by check only,
must accompany each registration.
Housed in the UTSA College of
Engineering, the Interactive Technology Experience Center (ITEC) is a
four-year project that began in 2007 with funding from the AT&T
Foundation. The ITEC mission is to inspire youth by creating an
environment where they can understand how engineering, science and
technology shape our lives and the future of our world. The center's
focus areas are robotics, telecommunications, scanning electron
microscope applications and design for manufacturing.
June 11-13, 2010 Join the Lone Star Party!!
The Texas
Folklife Festival is the biggest cultural celebration in Texas! More
than 40 different cultural groups in Texas are represented at the
festival, and each year, more than 250 participants come together to
celebrate their culture and heritage.
Located on the grounds of
the Institute of Texan Cultures on the UTSA HemisFair Park Campus, the
annual three-day event showcases the Lone Star State's diversity and
rich heritage through a wide variety of ethnic food, music, dance,
arts, and crafts.
Hours
Friday, June 11 5 p.m. –
11 p.m.
Saturday, June 12 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Sunday, June 13 12
p.m. – 7 p.m.
Ticket Prices for General Admission
Category
Advance Gate Price
Adults 12+ $10 $15
Child 6-11 $5 $6
Children 5 and under Free Free
Group Rate (20+) $8 Advance only
Homeschool P.E. classes will be offered during the summer months
and the rest of the year at the Enrique Barrera Community Center. The
classes have been a success and will be ongoing. I just wanted to pass
the information on to anyone that may be interested in joining us. My
children participate and really enjoy it and have learned how to do
the basic physical fitness activities along with strength and
endurance building activities. Hope to see you!!
The details
are as follows:
Place: Enrique Barrera Community Center
5800
Old Hwy 90 W.
ph# 207-3221
Cost: Free
Times:
Tuesdays Thursdays
12:00-1:00 12:00-1:00
ages 7 - 13 yrs. old
ages 4 - 6 yrs. old
Contact me if you have any questions,
nancyw34@yahoo.com
There will be an introduction/information meeting about the
Classical Conversations program and the new locations offered this
coming year. Bring paper, pen and questions. Spouse,
kids and friends welcome. We will discuss the program and have
registration forms for the 2010-2011 school year. For more
information about Classical Conversations, go to
www.classicalconversations.com
Wednesday, June 9th, 7pm
to 9pm @ Grace
San Antonio Church (www.gracesanantonio.com)
Pastor Mike Hooper, Jr.
8666 Huebner Rd ( at Babcock )
San
Antonio, TX 78240 (www.googlemaps.com)
If you would like more information concerning the meeting or to
register your seat contact me at djfaucett@yahoo.com 210-878-8025.
I look forward to meeting you and planning our
educational future together.
Are you a classroom teacher or environmental educator? Do you
work or volunteer for a locally based organization or group?
Become a Flying WILD Teacher!
Formal and non-formal educators will
be trained in bird education with the Flying WILD program. Flying
WILD will provide interdisciplinary activities and environmental
education for educators to help middle school students excel
academically with a program that engages students in real inquiry, and
meets national science standards. Take home the guidebook, An
Educator's Guide to Celebrating Birds. Teachers receive 6 hours CE
credit.
Date: July 7 and 8, 2010
Time: 9am - 12pm
Location: Cibolo Nature Center Pavilion
To Register for Workshop -
Contact: Mary Kennedy
mbkenned@sbcglobal.net
More details at
www.flyingwild.org
Fall 2010 Now registering Kinder - 6th grade
Infinity
Christian Academy combines the best features of a traditional
classroom education with the strengths of parent-led schooling in the
home, for the goal of academic excellence within the framework of
Christian discipleship. This concept of schooling gives parents the
gift of time and the ability to take a more-hands-on role in their
children’s education.
Essential core subjects and PE are taught on
Tuesday/Thursday. Electives are offered on Wednesday. Classes will
meet at Leon Springs Presbyterian Church located at 23943 IH-10 West,
San Antonio, Tx. Tuition is $285/month to be paid in 10 equal payments
(June-March). There is a non-refundable $50 application and $150
registration fee.
210-792-2373
www.InfinityChristianAcademy.com
Crystal Sea Drama Fine Arts Studio presents
Summer Fun at the
Studio
8414 Speedway
San Antonio, TX 78230
www.crystalseadrama.org/summer-camp.html
We are offering a
large variety of classes this summer, from musical theatre,
playwriting, jewelry design and construction, recreating history
through crafts, speech and debate, and so much more. Check out
our website for more details, contact information for the teachers,
and registration information.
Summer Fun At the Studio Class
listings
Morning classes are 9 am to 12 noon
Afternoon classes
are 1 pm to 4pm
Full day classes are 9am – 4pm with 1 hour for
lunch (student must bring lunch)
June 14-18
Morning 9 am to
12 noon
Back in the Day
Taught by Linda Cowan
Tuition - $95
Ages 9 & up
Experience the taste, work and fun of doing it all from
scratch. Students will make bread, butter, jam, hot cocoa (the old
fashioned way) to fill their homemade mugs. They’ll sew, weave,
use calligraphy tips and make their own ink. They’ll make
candles and soap – this class is packed with activities. Maximum
enrollment: 20
June 14-18
Afternoon 1 pm to 4pm
Back in the Day – Middle Ages
Taught by Linda Cowan
Tuition -
$95
Ages 9 & up
This is a class for focused children as many of
our projects take considerable concentration. Students will
create a handmade book, candle and mosaic as we study the arts of the
Middle Ages. They’ll create an illuminary using their initials
and try their hand at making chainmail and stained glass.
Maximum enrollment: 20
June 21-25
Full Day
Knowing About
Musicals!
Taught by Katie Green and Irene Miller
Tuition - $150
Rehearse and perform a musical theatre scene; become familiar with
different musical theatre shows; discover six techniques that an actor
in a musical should know; learn about the staging needs of a musical
play; and most of all - have fun!!
June 28-July 2
Morning
9 am to 12 noon
Basics of Jewelry Design and construction
Taught
by Marla Ripps
Tuition - $75
Supply Fee - $75
Ages 12-Adult
Simple loops, wrapped loops, jump rings, simple wire work and cold
working, design and construction of a single strand necklace, bracelet
and earrings. The focus for this week long camp will be mastery of
basic jewelry techniques. Maximum enrollment: 10
June
28-July 2
Morning 9 am to 12 noon
Flat, Broke and Funky
clay
Taught by Linda Cowan
Tuition - $92
Ages 9 & up
Your
child will use clay to sculpt a garden tile, and to make a frame for
the painting they do in class. They’ll use clay to make a 2 and
3 dimensional wall piece with lots of color and some added materials
for an “assemblage” style piece. And we couldn’t have a tile
class without some mosaics, too! It’s going to be a busy and fun week
– don’t miss it! Maximum enrollment 20
June 28-July
2
Afternoon 1 pm to 4pm
Make Your Own Fabric
Taught by
Marla Ripps
Tuition - $75
Supply Fee - $60; students will need
to supply their own fabric. Teacher will give a list of what is
needed.
Students will explore Tie-dyeing/Vat Dyeing, Marbling,
Discharging, some resists, stamping, foiling, transfers, etc., to make
a one-of-a-kind fabric which can then be treated as you would treat
any purchased fabric of the same fiber. Maximum enrollment: 10
June 28-July 2
Afternoon 1 pm to 4pm
Back in the Day
– 1960’s & 1970’s
Taught by Linda Cowan
Tuition $92
Ages 9 &
up
We’ll actually be combining the sounds, tastes and art of the
‘60’s and ‘70’s. Students will macramé, glaze some retro vases,
crochet jewelry, make homemade perfumes and end the week with a fondue
party. Maximum enrollment: 20
July 5-9
Morning 9 am to 12 noon
Exploring Playwriting
Taught by
Irene Miller
Tuition - $75
Ages - Middle - High School
Learn
the basics of playwriting. Each student will be responsible for
writing a scene in the group's play. Scripts may be performed if time
allows.
July 5-9
Morning 9 am to 12 noon
Yellow Submarine
Taught by Linda Cowan
Tuition - $92
Ages 4-6
Let’s make a splash in this wacky, waterful class. Students will
take home a fishy bowl and a froggy plate made with clay.
They’ll do a pen and watercolor deep-sea painting. We’ll take a
look at Japanese fish prints and do our own “not so stinky” version.
We’ll end our week with our Ocean Artist Exhibit, complete with fishy
foods and Lagoonie punch. Maximum enrollment: 20
July 5-9
Afternoon 1 pm to 4pm
Candy Land
Taught by
Linda Cowan
Tuition- $92
This class is a pastry chef’s delight!
Your child will learn different decorating techniques for cakes and
cookies, make a hand pie, filled cupcakes, strawberries and shortcake
– with real whipped cream. Take home a design of their own
aprons and cookbooks. Maximum enrollment 20.
July 12-16
Morning 9 am to 12 noon
Debate Camp Ages 12 and up
Taught by Kelsey Crockett
Tuition-$ 90 for one camp; $150 for both
Debate and Public Speaking/Speech
At Debate Camp students will
learn the components of a persuasive argument, and how to present it
effectively. Within these overarching goals, they will learn and
practice finding real-world issues and possible solutions, preparing a
good speech with limited preparation, purposeful and specific
research, and taking relevant notes to use for future reference. These
skills will be taught with lectures and hands-on activities. We will
be using Policy Debate format which deals with current events and
problems, and utilizes two teams of two individuals. This learning
experience will prove beneficial to any students who are curious about
public policy and government, want to learn how to create and present
effective arguments, better their logic and analytical skills, and/or
want a jump start into competitive debate.
July 12-16
Afternoon- 1 pm – 4 pm
Public Speaking/Speech Camp Ages 12
and up
Taught by Kelsey Crockett
Tuition-$ 90 for one camp; $150
for both Debate and Public Speaking/Speech
Public speaking is a
skill that is essential for nearly every field of study and work, and
something that most of us are deathly afraid of! The goal of speech
camp is to give those who are afraid of public speaking a confidence
at the podium, and those who are already comfortable speaking in front
of others the tools they need to become more effective communicators.
We will be doing this through study of how to write and deliver an
effective speech, and many hands-on activities and practice. Students
will learn about three different types of speeches: Platform,
Interpretation, and Limited Preparation. Each speaking style is
different, and each provides a student with an arsenal of unique
skills they will use for years to come, whether in competitive speech,
or in life as a whole.
July 19-23
Morning 9 am to 12
noon
Cold Work and Cold Connections Jewelry
Taught by Marla
Ripps
Tuition - $75
Supplies - $75; Student will need to supply
basic jewelry tools. Students may also bring stones, cabachons,
charms, etc., as extra things they would like to use and design into
their project. List will be provided.
Ages 12-Adult
Soldering is
not the only way to connect metal. Come discover how to use a
hammer, wire, rivets, etc., to put jewelry together in fun and stylish
ways without getting burned. We will also use a variety of
tools to texture and shape our metals. Several types of pendants,
charms, bracelets, earrings, etc., will be designed and constructed.
Maximum enrollment: 10.
July 19-23
Afternoon 1
pm to 4pm
Hot Connections and Wirework
Taught by Marla Ripps
Tuition - $75
Supplies- $75; student will need to supply basic
jewelry tools. Students may also bring stones, cabachons, charms, etc.
as extra things they would like to use and design into their project.
List will be provided.
Ages 14-Adult
Design is the name of the
game here. We will work with wire first to discover our inner
muse and how many different ways we can bend and coil wire. Then
we will move to sheet metal, fire and solder to make pendants,
bracelets, earrings, etc. Maximum enrollment: 10.
July 26-30
Full Day
I Want to Be a Producer
Taught by Irene Miller
Tuition - $150
Ages – Middle - High School
Learn the preparation
techniques for producing a play. Students will become familiar with
the entire production process from a producer's point of view - from
selecting a play, to budgets, to bringing down the final curtain and
dismantling the set. Mornings will be spent learning the theory.
Afternoons will be hands-on preparing a short script for performance
at the end of the week.
August 9-13
Afternoons 1 pm
to 4pm
Seventeenth Century French Theatre
Taught by Irene Miller
Tuition - $75
Ages – Middle – High School
What was the first
permanent theatre after the Fall of Rome? Who was Moliere? What was a
"deus ex machina"? Learn the answers to these questions and more in
this camp. Students will perform one or more short scenes from the
period on the final day of camp. This camp is especially recommended
for students interested in participating in CSDC's 2010 entry for the
Texas Renaissance Festival One Act Play Competition.
The workshops are presented by 2 successful veterans of the college
admissions process and are geared to parents of public, private and
home school students. Space is limited. Email
parentprep4U@gmail.com for
more information. To register: Please print out this email,
circle the workshop (or workshops) you are registering form, write
your name, address, phone number and email and your student's name and
email on here and mail a check with this email made payable to Beth
Grasso and mail to:
Beth Grasso
14414 Indian Woods
San
Antonio, TX 78249
210-492-0783
A place is not reserved
until payment is made. No refunds after July 1, 2010 or unless
workshop is canceled.
Camps will be taught at:
Crystal Sea
Drama Fine Arts Studio
8414 Speedway
San Antonio, TX 78230
Tools for High School Success July 12 – 16
9 am – Noon
For students entering 8th, 9th, or 10th grade
Minimum: 10 students
Tuition: $100 before July
1; $130 after July 1 plus $15 materials fee
Topics include:
Preparing for high school and beyond
Setting
and achieving goals
Managing time effectively
Sharpen your study
skills
Choosing extra-curricular and volunteer activities
Tools for the College Bound July 12-16
1 – 4 pm
For students entering 10th, 11th, or 12th grade
Minimum: 10 students
Tuition: $100 before
July 1; $130 after July plus $15 materials fee
Topics include:
Why prep for College
What do Colleges want
How do I identify my strengths and weaknesses
What is Credit by
Exam
Which tests do I need to take
How to write an effective
essay
What is included in a resume
How can volunteering help me
determine my gifts and talents
The workshops are presented by 2 successful veterans of the college
admissions process and are geared to parents of public, private and
home school students. Space is limited. Email
parentprep4U@gmail.com for
more information. To Register: Make your check out to Marla
Ripps Please print out this email, circle the workshop (or
workshops) you are registering for, write your name, address, phone
number and email and send with your check to:
Marla Ripps
10601 S US Hwy 281
San Antonio, TX 78221
(210)445-1066.
A
place is not reserved until payment is made. No refunds unless
workshop is canceled.
Camps will be taught at:
Crystal Sea
Drama Fine Arts Studio
8414 Speedway
San Antonio, TX 78230
Saturday, June 26th
9am - 12 noon
College Planning Begins in Middle School
Fee: $50
Parents, college admissions are very competitive.
While all students may not attend college; all should be prepared to
go to college. Imagine discovering in their senior year that your
child does not have the academic credentials, required admissions
tests, and participation in extracurricular activities, etc., to gain
admission to his/her college of choice.
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Record Keeping for College Admissions
Fee: $50
(or How to Find What You Need When You Need It)
Your child's school keeps their academic records, but who keeps a
record of their extracurricular activities and volunteer activities?
Parents! This workshop will help you keep your sanity while
collecting these important records until you need them for college
admissions and scholarship applications.
Saturday, July 10th
9
am – Noon Uncovering Gifts and Talents Fee: $50 +
Materials fee (tbd)
We are each endowed with gifts and talents
unique to who we are and will set us on our path to a fulfilling
career and life. How do we know what they are? Do our
children have to trudge through a job or career they hate because
“that’s what dad did” or “that’s what everyone thinks I should do
because I am good at __________________”? 70% of college
students switch their major once, 20% twice and 10% 3 or more times
during their college career. There is a way, as parents, you can help
your child discover their unique God given talents. Stop the
extra expense of more time in college or the possibility that they
could spend 10, 20, or 30 years in a career they hate.
12:30 – 4:30
pm Preparing Your High School Student for College
Fee: $50
(whether they want to go
or not!)
Help your student get the best college preparation during
high school. Learn to craft a high school plan to earn college
credits early and gain the skills necessary to succeed in college.
Plan the steps for a focused college search and discover how a
well-written resume can frame your student’s skills, achievements and
goals and make your student stand out.
Saturday, July 31st
9 am – Noon
Transcripts- the Ins and Outs to Satisfy Admissions Fee: $50;
Materials fee- $15
How to construct a transcript that will not
cause your application for a college or scholarship to be placed in
the “need to call” pile of the Admissions office. Parents will
fill out a dummy sample transcript during this workshop and will
take home a CD with a blank transcript form that is accepted by major
colleges nationwide. This particular workshop is geared toward
home school parents, but has information parents of traditionally
schooled students might find useable.
1:30 – 4:30 pm
Alphabet Soup of College Testing Fee: $50
Are you wading through the confusing alphabet soup of standardized
test names and finding it difficult to determine what tests your
student should take and when? If so, this workshop will help you
cut through the confusion by providing a comprehensive overview of
tests available that you may use to gauge your student’s progress
(Iowa, Stanford), tests that may be required for college admission
(SAT, ACT, Accuplacer), and tests that can be taken to earn college
credit (CLEP, DANTES, AP).
Children will learn basic science concepts through art experiences.
The ”Art & Science” program appeals to a combination of the curiosity
of science and the beauty of art. Each day the students will
explore, manipulate and discover art & science through fascinating
games, science experiments and art projects including printing,
sculpting, casting, making soap, paint, ice-cream and much, much more.
Discover the beauty, the magic, the amazement and the satisfaction of
creating and experiencing science through art and art through science.
CHOOSE
(A) Age 6-8, 9:30am–12:30noon
OR (B) Age 9-12, 1:30pm–4:30pm
Hobby Lobby Stone
Oak
June 1, 2, 3, 4
July 6, 7, 8, 9
August 10, 11, 12, 13
Supply fee: $35.00 per session (due
at registration time)
Tuition fee: $99.00
per session (please pay instructor at first session)
10% off
tuition fee for the June Session, both age groups.
You must
pre-register by E-Mailing (preferred method):
ArtTimeParty@yahoo.com
or call 830-481-7378 830-481-7378
The UT Environmental Science Institute is hosting an Edwards
Aquifer Field Trip Workshop on May 15th from 8am - 5 pm.
If you
are interested and will attend, please respond to via email to
corinnewong@mail.utexas.edu
The goal of the field trip is
to help you develop a Field Trip that you can lead your students on.
At each stop there will be an quick overview of content knowledge, and
a discussion of how the content can be related to the TEKS and the
curriculum you discuss in the classroom. As a group, we will
brainstorm key questions and student activities appropriate for each
site. We will have a session dedicated discussing the logistics of
setting up the field trip.
We will meet at 7:50 am outside the
East entrance (sliding glass door on the 1st level) of the JGB
building (http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/areas/eastmall.html).
We will leave promptly at 8 am for Barton Springs, and then continue
on to Campbell's Hole and Whirlpool cave. You should wear field
appropriate clothing as we will be in the sun, walking in a creek bed,
and crawling through a cave. Please bring a field notebook, lunch,
water, and snacks (no food will be provided).
If you are
interested and will attend, please respond to via email to
corinnewong@mail.utexas.edu.
Official ceremony on May 15 at 10:00 a.m. 13203 Blanco Road.
Shuttle Service available from two locations to be announced. No
parking in the park. Nature-related activities from 11:00 a.m. to 4
p.m. on Saturday, 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Shuttles run until 5
p.m. Dogs are welcome. Plan to bring a sack lunch or picnic. Attendees
who participate in the Passport to Nature activities will receive a
free tree upon departure while supplies last. For more information and
updates, check out the
Grand Opening web site.
Friday, May 7th from 1 pm - 3 pm.
At the Round Pavilion in Live
Oak Park
(at the back of the park)
Our annual curriculum
swap is coming up! So get your books, learning games, teaching
materials, etc. ready! We have reserved the pavilion at Live Oak
Park, so bring your supplies, tables or blankets to display your
items. Use of the pavilion tables are first come, first served
for SHINE & HomeTeam members (there are only a few available).
Non-SHINE & non-HomeTeam participants are welcome to sell for
a $5 fee. (Group memberships will be checked.) Tables are not
guaranteed so plan to bring your own!
Members and
non-members, please contact Carmen Hawkins by May 5th, if you plan on
selling at:
chawkins16@satx.rr.com
Disney's Beauty and the Beast has been added for San Antonio This
show replaces 101 Dalmatians, you should have already been contacted
if you ordered for our previous offer regarding refunds/exchanges New
offer - ready for new orders now.
If you order, please email
Susan Frederick at sjf@jsoft.com
and let me know which show and how many tickets.
Disney's
Beauty and the Beast - Order Now!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at
8pm
Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 8pm
Sunday, October 17, 2010
at 2pm
tickets start at $17.25, includes discounts on main floor
seating - offer expires August 1, 2010 Order early for best seats
Magestic Theater in San Antonio
Show Description - Disney's
Beauty and the Beast : This smash-hit Broadway musical is based on the
Academy Award-winning animated feature film. The eye-popping spectacle
has won the hearts of over 35 million people worldwide. Filled with
unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, and dazzling
production numbers including "Be Our Guest "and the beloved title
song, this is a classic love story.
Also an update on
Young Frankenstein
Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 2pm -
Offer extended to May 5th for this performance only all other
performances expire April 30th in just 2 days!
Wednesday, June 9,
2010 at 8pm
Sunday, June 13, 2010 at 730pm
tickets start at
$22.75 offer expires April 30, 2010 Magestic Theater in San Antonio
Ringling Brothers Circus at the Alamodome expires June 11 -
tickets start at $6.
http://www.jsoft.com/archive/taffie/BroadwaySA.html
Order your
tickets by logging on to:
http://www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/groupsales
and enter your
special password:
taffiesa
Please cross-post to other lists, offers are open to
homeschoolers, friends and family.
The choir is looking for singers who:
- Are willing to sing for
civic, community, charity, and military command events,
- Enjoy
working hard for 1 and ½ hours twice weekly
with monthly Saturday
training,
- Are willing to learn music theory, ear training, and
performance technique
- Can sing on pitch, can repeat back melodies
and rhythms
- Have outgoing and service-oriented attitudes
- Are
willing to work as full team members in a close group
- Are
available to travel
The Texas Children's Choir, Inc. is in its
ninth performing season. The choir contributes to the community by
providing high quality classical, sacred, patriotic, and show music
for government,
military, civic, educational, and charitable
events, ceremonies, services, and concerts. They have produced 4 CD's
and are featured in the national DVD "Voice of Freedom". Choristers
learn music of varied musical styles, utilize self-discipline, and
learn to work closely as a team. Parents are expected to support them
and to work closely with each other.
Candidates are asked to
prepare a 1-2 minute song, bringing either a CD or a piano score for
accompaniment. (This can be a simple as Happy Birthday.) They should
also be prepared to sing and repeat melodies and rhythms. In addition
to basic musical skills, positive, bright attitudes and respectful
behavior are important selection factors.
Auditions are held at
Olympia Elementary School, as are rehearsals. The school is located at
the corner of Athenian and Olympia Parkway,8439 Athenian Universal
City, TX. Take the Olympia Parkway exit off of IH 35 just north of
Highway 1604.
Please Call 804-1804
For further information about
the choir,
Or e-mail:
tghardaway@yahoo.com
We will be holding auditions for boys and
girls
Ages 9 to 13 who sing soprano or alto.
Saturday, 29 May
2010 Orientation and Registration 9:00 AM
Have you ever wanted to study professionally the same way you'd
study in either New York or Hollywood? Now's your chance!!
PASA
is offering three professional 1-week workshops in both June and July.
Choose the week that fits your schedule and grow rapidly as a
performer! You can choose between Acting On Stage, Acting On Camera or
Musical Theatre. All classes are taught by Paul Tinder and Vaughn
Taylor who have hundreds of professional credits in both New York and
Hollywood. This extensive professional experience allows the students
to grow more rapidly than ever before as evidenced by the testimonials
on the PASA website,
www.performingartssa.org. End of workshop performances or "film
festival" of recorded material for invited guests on each Friday at
7PM!
Here is the schedule:
Weekly Session 1--Acting on
Stage: June 14th-June 18th
Weekly Session 2--Acting on Camera: June
21st-June 25th
Weekly Session 3--Musical Theatre: June 28th-July
2nd
Weekly Session 4--Acting on Camera: July 12th-July 16th
Weekly Session 5--Musical Theatre: July 19th-July 23rd
Weekly
Session 6--Acting on Stage: July 26th-July 30th
Classes are
held from 9-4 each day, with a break for lunch. That is a total of 30
hours of training!
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A PRO TO TRAIN LIKE A
PRO!!
Early Registraion Discount available if you complete
registration before May 1st!
Multiple Class Discounts available if
you sign up for 2 or more workshops!
REGISTER NOW at http://performingartssa.org/pasa-summer-workshop/
*****MATERIAL IS NOT DUPLICATED WHEN YOU TAKE MORE THAN ONE
WORKSHOP*****
Lemonade Day is a nation-wide event that teaches kids the skills
they will need to be successful in business and in life! With
our user-friendly materials, kids learn to set goals, develop a
business plan, establish a budget, seek investors, provide customer
service, and give back to the community.
Lemonade day is the
perfect opportunity for a community to show kids they care and train
the next generation of entrepreneurs through a fun, engaging,
experiential activity!
When is it?
Lemonade Day is
the first Sunday in May -- May 2nd, 2010. So, kids participating
across the country, including in San Antonio, will be setting up
stands on the same day! Many kids set up their stands in the morning
and sell lemonade until sundown.
Who can participate?
Youth of all ages can participate (with adult supervision!). The great
thing about Lemonade Day is that the entire community can get
involved, from the kids selling lemonade to the adults helping them to
the customers buying and drinking the lemonade!
How do
I register?
To register for an official Lemonade Day stand and to
participate in the event, a parent or guardian must sign a consent
form agreeing that a responsible adult will assist and supervise. Register
Now.
Do you need volunteers?
Yes! There are many
ways you can get involved:
Registering Kids
Backpack Stuffing
Special Events
Spreading the word about Lemonade Day
Drinking
lots of fabulous lemonade!
Contact
sara@lemonadeday.org to
learn more!
Can I or my company donate?
Yes, we need
investors to make this a success! If
you'd like to support
Lemonade Day San Antonio please click DONATE above.
If your
company is interested in sponsoring Lemonade Day San Antonio, we'd
love to have you as a partner! You're not only inspiring future
entrepreneurs, you're associating your brand with inspiring future
entrepreneurs, which is a fine thing! We can incorporate your
logo on backpacks and/or our web site, create volunteer opportunities
for your staff....the possibilities are endless! Contact
sara@lemonadeday.org. or
call 210-569-6927.
How can my child's school get involved?
We encourage all public, private and parochial schools in
San Antonio and the surrounding areas to get involved. Schools and/or
teachers can "take this on" or simply share information with the
parents of their students. Ask a representative of your child's school
to contact sara@lemonadeday.org
or call 210-569-6927 to learn more.
How and when do I get
my backpack?
Kids who are registered will receive notification
about when and where to pick up their backpacks. If you registered,
then we have your email address and will be in touch soon!
What happens to the money my child makes on Lemonade Day?
The
young entrepreneurs keep everything they earn - they've worked hard!
In the spirit of a true business, they are encouraged to open a
savings account, pay back investors and make a further investment in
their community by donating a portion of their profits to a charity of
their choice.
So, how does this really work?
Materials: Each registered child will receive a “how to” Entrepreneur
Workbook with lessons on budgets, securing investors, choosing
locations, marketing, and customer service. We also provide a Caring
Adult Guide for the adult who will be working with the child. These
materials are very user-friendly and will be included in the backpack
you receive.
Location: Site selection is an important
part of setting up any business! Kids choose their own sites and
are responsible for obtaining permission to sell lemonade on private
property. Please
click here for a list of San Antonio parks as possible lemonade
stand sites.
Time: Kids, accompanied by responsible
adults, can set up their stands and open for business at any time
during Lemonade Day. Do what works best for you! Our suggestion is
from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Contest info: We will hold three
major contests as part of Lemonade Day: Best Tasting Lemonade, Best
Lemonade Stand, and Best Business. Upon registration you will receive
further details about entering the contests.
I invite all youth to enter the 11th Annual Bexar County 4-H Youth
Project show! Kids do not have to be in 4-H to participate! I have
been involved since its inception and have been chair for several
years now. It is similar to an old fashioned country fair. Kids may
enter baking, artwork, photography, sewing, woodworking, crafts,
gardening projects, poster design, needlework and quilting, metal
projects, and more! All participants receive ribbons. We award 1st
through 3rd place in three age categories as well as Best of Division
and Best of Show. The 2010 contest will be held May 15 at the Helotes
4-H Center across from O'Connor High School. The entry forms must be
postmarked by May 3rd. Questions? Please contact Jamie Miranda at
mypinkkoala@aol.com or 210-733-1757 for entry forms.
This is a support group for families primarily from the South West
side of San Antonio, but everyone is welcome. We all need a little
support, for parents and homeschoolers alike. We all strive to help
our kids learn with care and kindness. We also hope that by
homeschooling our children we can form a closer relationship with
them. We are the parents and the educators. That's a big
responsibility. That's why having a support system is so important.
This group is a place to discuss anything about homeschooling and to
meet others who school their own children, as well as a place to make
friends. It is a secular group and is open to anyone and everyone so
please be mindful of others beliefs and opinions.
We also have
park day at Miller's Pond Park every Monday from 10-12 a.m. We are new
so any input is welcome. Also, if you have any materials-books,
curriculum, etc., or even household stuff/clothes or whatever you can
think of that you don't use any more and you'd like to give them away,
bring them to our park day. It'd be a great way to share and exchange
materials. If you have anything you'd like to bring to our park day,
such as games for the children to play definitely feel free. It'd be
welcomed. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Its_our_CLASS/
San Antonio Metropolitan Ballet invites area dancers to audition
for its 2010-2011 season, which will include “Hansel and Gretel,” “The
Nutcracker,” RDA/SW Festival (Houston), and Dance Kaleidoscope, an
official Fiesta event, on Sunday, May 2, at Connally’s Dance Workshop,
2800 NE Loop 410, Suite 307.
Registration for male and female dancers ages 9-12 is at 2 p.m. An
audition class will take place from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Registration for male and female dancers ages 13 and up is at 3 p.m.
An audition class will take place from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Registration is free.
Female dancers should wear black leotards and pink tights. Bring pointe shoes if applicable. Hair should be secured in a bun.
Male dancers should wear a white t-shirt and black tights or jazz
pants.
San Antonio Metropolitan Ballet, a non-profit performing arts company
that nurtures regional talent, is in its 26th season of presenting
classical and contemporary works. SA Met is San Antonio’s only member
of Regional Dance America, a national association of ballet companies.
For more information about the upcoming season or San Antonio
Metropolitan Ballet, please call (210) 656-1334 or visit
www.sametballet.org
SAC Day (Secondary Academic Class Day) is for HCCH students who
are ready for high school level classes. A student must be 14 by
September 1, 2010 and functioning on at least the 9th grade level to
participate at SAC Day. The only exception we make to that rule
is 13 year olds (8th graders) may take Algebra I only (pending classs
availability).
SAC Day Registration for 2010-2011 has begun.
Registration paperwork was sent out via email on April 5th to all
current SAC Day families. Early registration (for returning
families only) is scheduled for April 19th and May 3rd at SAC Day.
Other registration periods are May 4th - May 31st (Regular
Registration) , June 1st - August 11th (Late Registration)
U.S postal service only.
New Family Information Sessions are
scheduled for May 10th @ 7:00 pm, and August 9th @ 9:00 am, at
Bulverde Baptist Church. Families
should RSVP if they want to attend. Also, there is no
childcare available, and young children can not be left unattended in
the car or other areas of the church. Only potential SAC Day
students and their parents should attend the new family information
session.
New Family Interviews are scheduled for May 17th and
August 10th. For additional information, either refer to your
registration packet or email
Belinda Dunn .
Our group rep has added a nice discount for homeschoolers
for the upcoming Ringling Brothers Circus at the Alamdome in
San Antonio. Tickets start at just $6. I will
be updating this page with the summary:
http://www.jsoft.com/archive/taffie/BroadwaySA.html
If you order, please email Susan Frederick at
sjf@jsoft.com and let me
know how many tickets and which date.
Order your
tickets by logging on to:
http://www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/groupsales
and enter your special password: taffiesa
June
18-20, 2010 Alamodome
Friday June 18, 2010 at 7:30pm
Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 3:30pm, and 7:30pm
Sunday,
June 20, 2010 at 3pm
Great discounts, includes discounts
on main floor seating.
tickets start at $6 offer expires
June 11, 2010
Prices: VIP seating $34, Lower level
seating $16, $11, & $6 Order now while supply lasts
Show Description - Ringing Brothers Circus :
Magical
Zingmaster Alex and the lovely Levitytia are taking the
spirit of the circus to new heights. Meanwhile, Mr.
Gravity and his Heavies just want to bring everyone down. To
keep the show flying high,
they'll have to work together
through ups and downs. The result is Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Presents ZING ZANG ZOOM - a soaring
extravaganza with a magical twist! Join us on the arena
floor
one hour before show time for Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Clown College at the All Access Pre-show
- FREE to all ticket holders! It's your chance to meet the
performers up close, get autographs and see an amazing
elephant that paints!
You may also continue to order
for Young Frankenstein and Celtic Women.
101
Dalmatians has been canceled, you will be contacted
regarding refunds.
Other cities
BAA Austin -
Wizard of Oz, A Chorus Line
http://www.jsoft.com/archive/taffie/Broadwayaustin.html
Houston
BAA Houston - Young Frankenstein, Wicked
http://www.jsoft.com/archive/taffie/Broadway.html
TUTS Little House on the Prairie - last offer
http://www.jsoft.com/archive/taffie/TUTStheater.html
Dallas
Xanadu - last show is April 15th
http://www.jsoft.com/archive/taffie/Dallastheater.html
Please cross post to other lists and share with
homeschoolers, friends and family.
If you or your kids are interested in Kung Fu or Tai Chi here is a
great opportunity to try them out for free. This school teaches animal
styles of Kung Fu (tiger, snake, crane, monkey, mantis) as well as
other Shaolin styles. Head Instructor Rick Barrera has a Degree in
Kinesiology and Health (PE) and he teaches Science at NISD. The School is conveniently located on Mainland Close to Bandera Road.
Feel free to drop in anytime during the event. And please feel free to
forward this on to any other groups you feel would be interested.
Open House and World Tai Chi Day
When Saturday, April 24,
2010, 11am – 3pm
Where Shaolin Do West San Antonio
Kung Fu and
Tai Chi Phone 210-680-7200
Web Link
www.shaolinwestsa.com
Age Range All Ages
Cost FREE Shaolin Do West San
Antonio will be holding an open house and in honor of World Tai Chi
Day! This also doubles as a GRAND OPENING party. Come tour our school,
meet the instructors and students. Bring your family, friends, and
anyone else you know who may be interested in studying the martial
arts, particularly those interested in the softer, internal arts like
Tai Chi!
The College Preparation Program provides opportunities for Texas
public school students and districts to take part in certain college
readiness assessments. Two components of the program are now available
for the 2009-2010 school year: student-selected testing at grade 11
and district-administered testing at grade 8.
Grade 11 Testing Program
Students enrolled in 11th grade in a
local Texas public school district or charter school in the 2009-2010
school year will have the opportunity to select one college readiness
assessment at state expense. At this time, students may take a June
administration of either the ACT or the SAT, and the state will pay
the cost of their regular registration fees to the extent that funding
is available. Students who have already registered and paid for the
April or June ACT or the May or June SAT may be eligible to be
reimbursed by the applicable vendor.
Due to program funding restrictions, there is a limit on the total
number of registrations available. The TEA estimates that
approximately one-third of current 11th graders will be able to take
advantage of this program. Registration will be on a first-come,
first-served basis until all the available registrations have been
assigned.
Vouchers from the two testing companies (ACT, Inc. and the College
Board) will be sent to individual high schools. Students must obtain a
voucher from their guidance counselor or from the testing company in
order to register for a test. Students will use these vouchers to
register for one test of their choice to be administered in June 2010.
Students who have already registered and paid for an eligible
administration of the ACT or SAT may qualify for a refund. Eligible
test dates are ACT—April 10, 2010, and June 12, 2010, and SAT—May 1,
2010, and June 5, 2010.
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=8292
Special 6 week homeschool drama class
Wednesday mornings
April 21 - May 26
10:30-12:00
$95 for 6 sessions
$90 additional sibling
Registration fee
waived one time only
Contact us today to reserve your spot! Taught by theatre professionals at Acting up Creative Drama
Academy
www.actingupcda.com
12002 Bandera Rd
Helotes Tx.
78203
Just outside 1604 behind Falcon Bank
508-5894 studio phone
Gigi@actingupcda.com
354-5425 Trisch's cell
Trischmoy@yahoo.com
Learn how to teach young people about ecology and wildlife using
fun, hands-on educational activities. During the six-hour training
workshop participants will sample activities and receive a curriculum
and activity guide. Activities are adaptable for all grade levels,
integrated with core subject curricula and aligned to the TEKS.
Teachers, informal educators and youth group leaders may take the
training. Held at The Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; fee
$10; preregistration required. For more information, e-mail
tkinsey1@satx.rr.com; to register, call (210) 357-1910.
April 24, 2010 — San Antonio, Texas — Project WILD Workshop — Learn
how to teach young people about ecology and wildlife using fun,
hands-on educational activities. During the six-hour training workshop
participants will sample activities and receive a curriculum and
activity guide. Activities are adaptable for all grade levels,
integrated with core subject curricula and aligned to the TEKS.
Teachers, informal educators and youth group leaders may take the
training. Held at The Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; fee
$10; preregistration required. For more information, e-mail
tkinsey1@satx.rr.com; to register, call (210) 357-1910.
May 8,
2010 — San Antonio, Texas — Project WILD Aquatic Workshop — Learn how
to teach young people about aquatic wildlife and ecosystems using fun,
hands-on educational activities. During the six-hour training workshop
participants will sample activities and receive a curriculum and
activity guide. Activities are adaptable for all grade levels,
integrated with core subject curricula and aligned to the TEKS. SBEC
credit available for teachers. Informal educators, teachers and youth
group leaders may take the training. Held at The Witte Museum, 3801
Broadway. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; fee $10; preregistration required. For more
information, e-mail tkinsey1@satx.rr.com; to register, call (210)
357-1910.
HERO is proud to announce that we have an awesome keynote speaker
for the Roundup! David Albert will give two inspirational talks
in the auditorium of the International Conference Center at University
of the Incarnate Word. He'll speak in the morning, and again in
the afternoon.
Mr. Albert has published several inspirational
books about homeschooling, including the following:
Have Fun. Learn
Stuff. Grow. Homeschooling and the Curriculum of Love (Common
Courage Press, 2006),
And the Skylark
Sings with Me: Adventures in Homeschooling and Community-Based
Education (New Society Publishers, 1999),
Homeschooling and the Voyage of Self-Discovery: A Journey of Original
Seeking (Common Courage Press, 2003).
Mr. Albert receives
rave reviews everywhere he speaks. You might also know him as a
columnist for Home Education Magazine. We're lucky to have him!
Mark your calendars for July 24th and register to attend the
Roundup at www.sahero.org.
Full HERO members attend the conference for FREE if they register
before May 28!! Everyone else who registers before May 28 is
only $7 - kids and teens are FREE. This is an astoundingly low
admission cost for an opportunity to hear David Albert. He'll
also be available to talk to homeschooling families and sign books
through out the day.
**ALSO AT THE ROUNDUP**
Dinosaur George!! We're happy to welcome back our local icon and
national celebrity to the Roundup!
REGISTER EARLY AND
TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS!!
Early Registration for classes in the Homeschool Academics and Arts
Class Day will be held on Wednesday, April 7 at 3:00 pm in the worship
area of the First Baptist Church of Bulverde
32445 US Highway
281 North
Bulverde, TX 78163-3109
located at the EAST end
of Casey Rd at Hwy 281. We offer classes for both Middle School and
High School. The next registration will be right before school starts,
probably in mid-August.
For further questions, contact Sandy Graham
(210) 413-6505
sandyg@gvtc.com
My name is Sara Sharp and I work at the Gilbert Garza Community
Center. We have expanded our hours from 9am-9pm Monday through
Thursday and 9am to 7pm on Fridays. We have 1 large gym, 1 small
gym, a computer/library room and a kitchen/meeting area. We are
able to offer space for PE classes, sport programs, arts and music
programs and much more free of charge to community members, including
home school students and teachers. Our center is located near
the intersection of Culebra and Callaghan behind Sul Ross Middle
School and Esparza Elementary. If anyone is interested in
utilizing the space we have available, feel free to contact me at
435-6806.
Sara.Sharp@sanantonio.gov Thank you.
Have you ever thought about going camping, but didn’t have the
equipment, or know where to go or what to do? Come join Texas Outdoor
Families at Lake Somerville-Nails Creek on April 10-11 and at Lost
Maples SNA on April 24-25.
The Texas Outdoor Family is a Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department program to teach groups or families the
basic outdoor skills during this weekend workshop. We provide
all the necessary camping equipment including tents, cooking gear and
sleeping bags. All you will need to bring is your food and
personal items. Our guides will teach you all you need to know
for a great overnight camping experience from setting up a tent to
activities to do in the park. You are not out there alone!
All for only $55 per family of up to six people. There is
a 16 family limit per workshop.
We offer multiple weekend workshops
throughout the Spring and Summer months, but here is what is coming up
in your area:
Lake Somerville/Nails Creek (April 10-11):
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/lake_somerville/
Lake Somerville State Park offers gently rolling terrain, covered with
dense stands of yaupon, post oak, hickory, blackjack oak, and water
oak forests, past scenic overlooks and water crossings. This park
provides for those who like to hike, bike, walk, swim, go boating and
skiing. Flag Pond and numerous other duck ponds, marshes and bogs
offer smaller water bodies to explore. The trail has one of the best
spring wildflower displays in the Texas State Park System. Many
species of birds and wildlife may be observed along the paths,
including white-tailed deer, fox, coyote, raccoon, rabbit, waterfowl,
and quail. For those who like to fish, the lakes are full of white
bass, crappie, largemouth bass, and catfish.
Lost Maples (April
24-25):
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/lost_maples/
Lost Maples State Natural Area covers multiple scenic acres on the
Sabinal River. The park has many natural features that make it a
beautiful place to visit, including canyons, streams, grasslands and
even features uncommon foliage like the Uvalde Bigtooth Maple. Rare
species of birds, such as the Green Kingfisher, can be seen
year-round. The endangered Black-capped vireo and Golden-cheeked
warbler nest and feed in the park in spring and early summer. You can
view multiple wild animals including gray fox, white-tailed deer,
armadillo, raccoon, bobcat and rock squirrel. Come see why Lost Maples
was voted Park of the Month in September 2007!
If you have any
questions or would like to make a reservation, you can call directly
to the park by following the links above, or e-mail
sptof@tpwd.state.tx.us.
For more information about Texas Outdoor Family visit our website,
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/learning/bof/ .
Thank
you for your time!
Chris Holmes
Project Coordinator for Texas
Outdoor Family
CITE Academy offers an exhilarating combination of summer camp
recreation and fun while improving communication skills and increasing
self confidence. CITE is offering four 2010 summer camp
opportunities:
- Improv Camp - based on fun filled "on the spot"
learning techniques that help students feel comfortable
speaking in any setting.
- Mock Trial - combining Perry Mason with
Sherlock Holmes, students will be involved in a rollicking
"who-done-it?" as they role play both attorneys and witnesses
throughout the week ending in the enactment of actual trials.
- Moot Court - have you ever wondered what it's like to go to
law school? be a lawyer? or perhaps you want to know more about
how our constitution and legal system work together? This
camp will provide those answers and more culminating in an
opportunity to argue a case involving a constitutional issue
before the justices of our Supreme Court.
- Debate camp - tailored for those with debate experience, this
camp focuses on the requirements of responsible rhetoric and
effective argumentation. Debate experience required.
...and all this is happening on the shores of a water ski lake
where a myriad of outdoor recreation activities abound. For more
information, go to:
www.citeacademy.com or email:
citeacademy@aol.com
Alamo Arts Ballet Theatre presents Ballet Geographic.
Please join us for a collaborative performance of ballet, character,
tango, middle eastern, and contemporary dance forms inspired by
music from around the world.
Free School Performance
Friday, April 9, 2010 at 10:30 am Our Lady of the Lake University
Thiry Auditorium. To RSVP or for more information email
zuwkeeper@gmail.com
Registration for the Parks and Recreation Department's 2010 Summer
Youth Program at 23 community centers is set for Saturday, March 27,
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Parents are asked to register their child at the
community center they would like their child to attend during the
summer months. Parents are encouraged to complete income verification
process prior to the registration date if they wish to take advantage
of the sliding income scale. This will facilitate an easier and
quicker registration process. Contact the community center of your
choice for more information on income verification.
The Parks & Recreation Department provides a structured supervised
program for children at 23 year-around Community Centers located
throughout the City. The recreation-themed activities include active
games, sports, and arts & crafts! All Community Centers will receive a
free lunch and snack for the entire program. The program follows
self-monitored guidelines, which will limit the number of participants
per site. SYP at Community Centers maintains a 1:25 Staff to
participant ratio. Spaces are determined by the size of the facility –
75 to 125 slots. Participants will be grouped according to age and
staff will conduct age-appropriate recreation activities.
Date: June 14, 2010 through Aug. 6, 2010
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 5:30
p.m.
Ages: 6 – 14 year olds only at SYP Community Centers
Fee:
Summer Participant fees are based on a sliding scale according to
income and family size.
http://www.sanantonio.gov/sapar/CCsummerrecreation.asp
Are you looking for a safe homeschool environment with solid
academics where your entire family can be involved? Would you
benefit from having all of your children’s classes and activities in
one location? Are you feeling overwhelmed with all the lesson
planning needed to be a successful homeschool parent? Do you
want a fun environment where your family can socialize with
like-minded Christian families?
Consider ENAACT Family
Academy, a homeschool co-op located on the Tree of Life Campus on I-35
in New Braunfels. Core curriculum classes meet Monday and
Wednesday and elective classes meet on Fridays. We have
families from San Antonio, New Braunfels, San Marcos, and the
surrounding areas.
Tours are available on Monday, April
12th, Wednesday, May 5th, and Friday, May 14th. Call the ENAACT
office at 830-626-0320 for exact times. Information meetings
will be held on Thursday, March 18th, Tuesday, April 6th, Monday,
April 26th, Thursday, May 6th, and Tuesday May 18th. All
meetings begin at 7:00 pm. For additional information about
ENAACT go to our website at
www.enaact.net or call 830-626-0320.
UIW Prep is a faith-based online high school emphasizing college
preparatory and dual credit coursework. We want to help you accelerate
your student's education with dual credit courses through our
university. With a 26-credit honors program, you can be sure you are
getting a quality education with the unique advantages offered by a
University of the Incarnate Word school.
We offer:
- Dual Credit classes for high school and college at No
Additional Charge!
- Personalized advising and counseling for a 26-credit college
prep curriculum
- Classes are asynchronous with no set class times
- Accelerate your education, finish in as little as 3 years
- Take one class or a full course load
- Start as early as 8th grade with one course
- Taught by university-credentialed faculty
- Scholarships and financial aid available
- Bundled tuition discount
- Priority admission to our university
- UIW Prep graduates can earn a $3,000 annual scholarship to the
University of the Incarnate Word
- No administrative fees – online books and tools included in
tuition*
http://prep.uiw.edu/home
Lamar University and the University of Texas at Arlington (stateu.com)
are offering online dual credit courses and allowing students to earn
both college and high school credit at the same time. Students who
wish to take advantage of Dual Credit opportunities must be a Texas
resident, high school junior or senior.
Stateu.com
brings you the curriculum of 4-year, fully accredited state
universities in a format that works with your schedule. Lamar
University and UT Arlington’s classes not only allow you the
flexibility to study when and where you want, but they also combine
multiple forms of instruction to help you succeed in your learning.
YAPSA – Young Artist Program of San Antonio now starts at
10:00 am. We expanded the program to include 9 year olds who
would like to join us. You can come one-time or stay for the
whole program plus you are welcome to join just one
discipline (music, art or drama) but we think the complete
program is the way to go! Sewing 101 also added from 1:30 –
2:30 – Ages 8 and up…not too late to join the fun! Contact
Jan Larson for more information –
tljl@sbcglobal.net
Now with Open Registration – Start anytime! Pay by week
or for the entire session.
Experts tell us that students who have studied fine arts
– music, art, dance, theatre– do better in school and
participation in a fine arts programs increases a child’s
self-esteem as well as verbal and non-verbal skills. Each
fine art discipline reaches different thought processes and
senses thereby EXPANDING BRAIN POWER
HELP YOUR
CHILD ACHIEVE IN A FUN AND LOVING ATMOSPHERE!
Young Artists
Program of San Antonio was developed to introduce young students (ages
4-8) to the basic disciplines of fine arts. Our teachers love children
and desire to help them learn about themselves and explore the many
disciplines of fine arts.
¨ Dawne Broadfield, Dance
¨ Linda
Cowan, Art
¨ D’Nel Stucki, Music
- Jan Larson, Drama (Starts in
March)
Students will rotate through art, music, drama and dance.
Each session is approx. 40 minutes.
NOW ENROLLING
Ages 4—8
Winter Class January 13—March 10,
2010
Spring Class March 24—May 26, 2010
9:00 a.m. — 11:30 a.m.
SPECIAL PRICE! $15.00 per week / $100
for 8 classes
Classes are held at CSDC Fine Arts Studio
8414 Speedway, San Antonio, TX 78230
Just outside Loop 410 between
Vance-Jackson & Jackson Keller
Register with Jan Larson -
tljl@sbcglobal.net .
Acting Up Creative Drama Academy in Helotes Texas is now offering a
weekly creative drama class geared towards home schooled students.
Students will learn social presence, confidence, speaking skills,
group collaboration skills plus much more while having a blast playing
Creative Drama games. Our next class begins on Wednesday, Feb 24th
from 10:00am to 11:30am and is open to all school age children.
Come and try it out for free and see if you like it. We can also
come to you for a trial class, a series of classes or a special day
workshop!
You can contact me, Trisch Moy, at 210-364-5425,
or, trischmoy@yahoo.com.
Visit our website for more information:
www.actingupcda.com
I want to thank everyone for the numerous and positive response's
about the Free P. E classes that are starting next week. I
spoke with Claudia today and so far we have the following
number of students signed up in each class:
Tues.
Thrus.
7-13 yr. olds
4-6 yr, olds.
2 students
4 students.
*Each class needs a minimum of 5 students.
With the response from the past the older class should have at least
15 students and the younger class at least 6...
Please go by
and sign up before Tuesday...simply add your name to the list and
complete a sign up form.
Give them a call at 207-3221
if you need directions. Some landmarks in the area are the
Nelson Wolff baseball stadium and old Levi Strauss building these are
located off US Hwy 90 .....Old Hwy 90 runs parallel to US Hwy
90....The center is on Old Hwy 90 behind these landmarks.
My name is Denise Ortiz. I work with the city of San Antonio Parks
and Recreation Department as a Program Coordinator at Copernicus
Community Center. Copernicus Community is a beautiful community center
located in East San Antonio. We are currently searching for home
school youth interested in participating in out first PE program for
home school youth on Mon Tues or Thurs for children ages 5-16yrs from
10-12pm. Our PE program will consist of the introduction of various
sports, fitness and host some home school socials to give the home
school youth the opportunity to interact with other home school youth
through out San Antonio. If you are interested in registering for our
program please contact Denise Ortiz @ 210-648-1072 or you can email me
at denise.ortiz@sanantonio.gov<mailto:denise.ortiz@sanantonio.gov>
We are looking for a few serious young birders to form the
beginning of our Young Birders Club Our target ages are 9 - 14; if you
have a younger child who is 'bird-brainy', let us know and we'll
consider an exception. Parents are welcome to attend with their
child or we have nice outdoor areas where you can wait. You
could also take a hike during class time along one of Friedrich Parks
excellent trails.
This club will meet on a monthly basis
this spring beginning February 27. The attached flyer has the
meeting dates as well as other information: The leaders of this club
are Patsy and Tom Inglet - enthusiastic area bird educators.
Many of you have met them at our programs before.
At the
first meeting, some basic bird watching skills will be reviewed but
the emphasis will be on getting out into the Natural Area to look for
birds. Patience is a must!!! Please let us know if
you think you have a child who would enjoy this club and share the
word with others. Looking forward to hearing from you,
Peggy Spring Park Naturalist City of San Antonio
210-564-6402
www.sanaturalareas.org
Friedrich Wilderness Park classroom
February 27, 2010
8:00 am – 10:00 am
March 13, 2010
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
April 10, 2010
8:00 am – 10:00 am
May 8, 2010
8:00 am – 10:00 am
June 12, 2010
8:00 am – 10:00 am
With the overwhelming response to the Monday class, we've added
another day for homeschoolers to participate. So, now you can choose
to either come on Monday, Wednesday, or both! The time is the same for
both days, 12:30-2:00. Both classes are free of charge.
I have set up a Yahoo group to help with communication
between us all regarding the class. I will be sending an invitation to
join the group to all of the homeschool group emails that I am aware
of. The yahoo group is:
SAhomeschoolPE@yahoogroups.com and if I've figured it out
right, the way to subscribe is this:
SAhomeschoolPE-subscribe@yahoogroups.com I will try this week to
set up a calendar to begin the helpers list. Thanks for
taking time to read this! Have a great Monday! Stacy Molina
smolina23@satx.rr.com
Great news!! The start date for the P.E class is Feb. 9th
through April 11th, this is an 8 week session. The details
are as follows:
Location:
Enrique Barrera Community Center
5800 Old Hwy 90 W.
Fee: $40.00 per child.....cash only...exact change
7-13 yr. olds: Tuesdays; Feb 9 to Mar 30; 12:00 to 1:00
4-6 yr
olds: Thursdays; Feb 11 to Mar 1; 12:00 to 1:00
**We need a minimum of 5
children per class for the class be established. Currently
the 4 -6 yr Old class needs additional children to meet the
minimum. The 7 -13 yr. old class has the minimum required
at this time. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start
time to complete the paperwork for your student. Some
friendly reminders: Parents need to stay on site during the class. The facility does have a fitness center that parents can use, it does
require a $25.00 annaul membership fee. You can decide on this
at a later date. This is not required for your child to participate
in the P.E. class. I know that several
families have responded. Please kindly respond again to me at
nancyw34@yahoo.com if you are
still interested and will be attending. Please include your
child's name and age. Sincerely, Nancy Warner
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCING Happens once a month, the first
Saturday of the month, 7:30 pm at Incarnate Word Univ next to
Central Market. The dances are partner dances done in a long line
of couples, as seen in the latest Pride and Prejudice movie. There
is no footwork or steps to learn, the couples dance figures that
move them up and down the line. It is a great activity for the
whole family. Suggested donation for adults is $2.00, and kids are
always free. From Broadway, enter the driveway across from Denny's
and follow the signs back to the Garden Room.
INTERNATIONAL DANCING Takes place every Friday at Lions
Field Rec Center, 2809 Broadway (at Mulberry) Yes it is a senior
center, but young people are invited for international dancing on
Fridays, 7:30 pm. These dances are easy and mostly line or circle
dances from countries like Romania, Greece, Israel, and France, among
others. The dances and music are traditional, we learned them from
dance teachers from the respective countries. So it's a great
opportunity to learn about other cultures, choose an activity that
provides some exercise, and suitable for the whole family, because
there's no smoking or alcohol here! Kids come free, and for adults
$2.00 suggested donation. Wear comfortable, sensible shoes, and casual
clothes.
The Home School group is open to all ages and grade levels. It
is recommended that children be able to swim at least one length
of a 25 yard pool to enroll. Instruction is designed to
accommodate a variety of swim abilities. The Wave Home School
program is geared toward helping Home Schoolers fulfill their PE
requirement, while becoming water safe, better swimmers and having
fun at the same time.
The group trains at the Alamo Heights High School (6900 Broadway)
on Monday, Wed. and Friday at 1:15 pm. Your children can attend any or
all of those 3 days that work best. Home School swimmers may compete
at the weekend meets, if desired. By participating in an early
afternoon practice, the evening hours belong to your family. Please
call Coach Susan, for try-out information: 210-488-1923.
Visit
http://www.sawave.org/ for
more information.
Members of the EAA Chapter 35 at San Geronimo Airpark (map
http://www.eaa35.org/8T8_map.html )
mentors high school students in building the Dream Classic
aircraft. The program is free to high school students. The
mentors meet the students at San Geronimo Airpark every 3rd
Saturday of the month from 8:30 a.m - noon. The students learn to
fabricate rivets, use a rivet gun, drill, follow skematics, and so
much more. If you are interested contact Bob Severance at
SAPropbuster@satx.rr.com;
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