SUMMER
PROJECTS
Summer 2024
All About Bugs!
Join our short weekly online classes to jumpstart your family's insect adventures! You'll be provide the ideas, resources, guidance, and material lists you you need to have some creepy crawly fun this summer!
Mentor: Andrea Petersen
Recommended Age: 5-13
Date & Time:
June 4, 10-10:30 MDT
June 11, 10-10:30 MDT
June 18, 10-10:30 MDT
June 25, 10-10:30 MDT
Location: Held via Zoom. Classes will be recorded.
Notes:
- Class requires registration of 5 or more students to be held
- Communication platform BAND will be used for class communications
Materials Needed: coming soon
Summer Simply Piano
Everyone is musical! Learn a song a week and then get together with friends and family to show them what you've learned!
You'll learn a total of 8 songs together in a total of 10 weeks, including classical, blues, contemporary and folk genres. You'll also learn how to accompany!
Songs we'll be learning:
1. Dreams
2. Night Storm
3. Jackson Blues
4. Honey Dew
5. Für Elise
6. Ode to Joy
7. Chester Chills Out
8. Alma Mater Blues
In addition to learning these pieces, students will be introduces to various composers, and get a chance in class to present about their favorite composer/singer/songwriter and the music they created.
Mentor: Larisa Johnson
Recommended Age: 5-15
Date & Time:*
June 4, 3-5pm MDT
June 11, 3-5pm MDT
June 18, 3-5pm MDT
June 25, 3-5pm MDT
July 9, 3-5pm MDT
July 16, 3-5pm MDT
July 23, 3-5pm MDT
July 30, 3-5pm MDT
*If families are interested in the class but the time doesn't work, please contact Larisa at ivorystringstudio@gmail.com
Location: Held via Zoom. Classes will be recorded.
Notes:
- Class time depends on the number of registered students
- Communication platform BAND will be used for class communications
Materials Needed:
coming soon
Speech & Debate
What does it take to construct an effective argument and support it with evidence?
Mentor: Dawn Clegg
Recommended Age: 12-19
Date & Time:
June 5, 1-3pm MDT
June 12, 1-3pm MDT
June 19, 1-3pm MDT
June 26, 1-3 pm MDT
Location: Held via Zoom. Classes will be recorded.
Notes:
- Class requires registration of 5 or more students to be held
- Communication platform BAND will be used for class communications
Materials Needed:
coming soon
Fun with Math!
Join our short weekly online class to be inspired to continue on your own to do hands on, real life math with household materials! You'll receive all the ideas, resources, guidance, and material lists you need to play with volume, mass, and other valuable math concepts!
Mentor: Andrea Petersen
Recommended Age: 5-13
Date & Time:
July 9, 10-10:30 MDT
July 16, 10-10:30 MDT
July 23, 10-10:30 MDT
July 30, 10-10:30 MDT
Location: Held via Zoom. Classes will be recorded.
Notes:
- Class requires registration of 5 or more students to be held
- Communication platform BAND will be used for class communications
Materials Needed:
coming soon
Story Crafting
Learn about the value of story, as you create a work of fiction within a specific genre, using storytelling tactics you explore in class. You'll practice how to organize and communicate effectively, present what you've created, and support your peers in their creativity and receive feedback.
Mentor: Bonnie Lewis
Recommended Age: 12-17
Date & Time:
June 6 - 1- 3 pm MDT
June 13 - 1-3 pm MDT
June 20 - 1-3 pm MDT
June 27 - 1-3 pm MDT
Location: Held via Zoom. Classes will be recorded.
Notes:
- Class requires registration of 5 or more students to be held
- Communication platform BAND will be used for class communications
Materials Needed:
Access to a work processor (ex. Google Docs)
More coming soon
