After School Enrichment Program (ASEP):
Spring 2015 Class Descriptions
March 23, 2015 to May 22, 2015
See “Class Schedule and Fee” form for exact cost/dates.
Open enrollment: February 20 to March 6, 2015
https://rooseveltschoolsb.skedity.com
No late enrollments.
Monday
Legos
2:15-3:45pm
TK & K
Instructor: Play-Well Teknologies
Location: Auditorium
Pre-Engineering: Mine, Craft, Build using LEGO® (TK-K)
Bring Minecraft to life using tens of thousands of LEGO®! Build engineer-designed projects such as a motorized Creeper, a portal to the
Nether, and a moving Minecart! Create your favorite Minecraft objects with the guidance of an experienced Play-Well instructor. Whether
you are new to Minecraft and LEGO or a seasoned veteran, you'll be hooked on the endless creative possibilities.
Terrific Scientific
2:45-3:45pm
Gr.1-3
Instructor: SB Club Scientific/Onolee Zwicke
Location: Teacher's Lounge
Nature Knows- Terrific Scientific
Did you know that many animals and insects help take care of our environment on earth? How about that the U.S. alone produces 243
million tons of garbage each year? Or what can be done to sustain animal life? In this session, learn how animals, bees, and insects make
a difference on our planet and how we can protect their environment. Create a bug hunting kit, observe a praying mantis egg sac and
watch “baby bugs” emerge. Discover how honeybees do more than make honey and how the elephant is a sustainable resource. For more
information visit: www.TerrificScientific.org
Ceramics
2:45-4:15pm
Gr.1-3
Instructor: Armando De La Rocha
Location: Art Room
Introduction to the fundamental techniques employed in working with clay. Topics include: hand building with pinch
pots and coil methods, slab construction, texture engraving and glazing/painting. Some potential projects we will do:
puffer fish, jewelry box, bird house, self portrait mask, creature sculptures, luminaria/incense holder using cookies
cutters. The pieces will be fired off site by the teacher at his kiln, then returned to class when ready. Our goal is for
everyone to take 5-7 finished pieces showing the natural creativity and imagination of students in each art piece. This
teacher is a local well known artists, that also exhibits at the Sunday Waterfront Art Show!
Tuesday
Hip Hop Dance
2:15-3:15pm
TK & K
Instructor: Wanna Dance &
Cheer
Location: Auditorium
Bust a move!! Learn the fun dance moves that are featured on television shows, movies, music videos, and
commercials. Wanna Hip Hop incorporates unique moves and fancy footwork. Learn how to interpret the music and
showcase your own individual style. Then, perform for family and friends in our End-of-Session Performance (props
and partial costumes provided). Each class will include warm-up, stretch, technique and choreography, plus
"freestyle" time to age/theme appropriate music. Join the Wanna Hip Hop revolution and shake your groove thang!!
Legos
2:45-4:15pm
Gr.1-3
Instructor: Play-Well Teknologies
Location: Library
Power up your engineering skills with Play-Well TEKnologies & over 100,000 pieces of LEGO! Apply real-world
concepts in physics, engineering & architecture through engineer-designed projects such as arch bridges, skyscrapers,
motorized cars, and the Battletrack! Design and build as never before, and explore your craziest ideas in a supportive
environment. An experienced instructor will challenge new and returning students to engineer at the next level.
Enthusiastic architects-to-be express their creativity through building whatever they can imagine!
Sewing
2:45-4:10pm
Gr.1-3
Instructor: Kit Boone
Grade One thru Three! Added Grade level one to this class.
3:10-4:10pm
Gr.4-6
*Classes will be overlapping.
Location: Teacher's Lounge
Do you want to learn how to make a mobile with hanging flowers, hand sewn hearts or anything your imagination can come up with.
Design leather cuff bracelets using leather stamping tools and paint. Braid thin strips of leather together to make a bracelet or choker.
Make your own sewing projects up as we go along using hand and machine sewing.
Wednesday
Soccer
1:15-2:15pm
TK & K
Instructor: Jeff Johnson
Location: Rose Garden
Do you want to be the next Landon Donovan, Lionel Messi or Christiano Ronaldo? Experience the latest super skills,
tricks and 1v1 secrets to be the best player on the field. In addition, learn the fundamentals of soccer: dribbling,
passing, trapping, heading and shooting. We want you to come out to train, play and enjoy the world’s greatest game
with friends! This soccer class is a game-based program loaded with fun activities! The children will have the
opportunity to learn skills and learn team play while playing soccer related games. Each student will receive one Pro
Dri-Fit training jersey as well! Sign up fast and don’t miss out! Instructors will pick up kids in school courtyard, then
walk them to the Rose Garden for the class. End of class: parents please pick up your child at the Rose Garden.
RAP/Mrs.Duke's class kids will be walked back to campus by the soccer instructor.
Soccer
1:35-2:35pm
Gr.1-6
Instructor: Jeff Johnson
Location: Rose Garden
Do you want to be the next Landon Donovan, Lionel Messi or Christiano Ronaldo? Experience the latest super skills,
tricks and 1v1 secrets to be the best player on the field. In addition, learn the fundamentals of soccer: dribbling,
passing, trapping, heading and shooting. We want you to come out to train, play and enjoy the world’s greatest game
with friends! This soccer class is a game-based program loaded with fun activities! The children will have the
opportunity to learn skills and learn team play while playing soccer related games. Each student will receive one Pro
Dri-Fit training jersey as well! Sign up fast and don’t miss out! Instructors will pick up kids in school courtyard, then
walk them to the Rose Garden for the class. End of class: parents please pick up your child at the Rose Garden.
RAP/Mrs.Duke's class kids will be walked back to campus by the soccer instructor.
Tennis
1:35-2:35pm
Gr.1-6
Instructor: Goleta Valley Tennis Association-
Peter
Location: Blacktop
Lessons cover the basics of tennis-ground strokes, volleys, serves and game rules and strategy-presented in an
engaging and energetic format. Students move thru drills and games created to provide repetitive practice of the skills
demonstrated over the class session. Classes will be taught by Peter Gerstenfeld and/or an assistant tennis instructor
using a portable net set up on a designated blacktop area. Children should wear athletic shoes and comfortable
clothing to participate.
Running Club
1:35-2:45pm (70 min) Gr.1-6
Instructor: Becky Aaronson
Location: Rose Garden
Join the fun this fall and become a member of the Roosevelt Running Club. Kids can expect an energizing hour plus
of running, relays, and obstacle courses, all geared toward helping them build confidence and endurance. They will
learn the fundamentals of running, stretching and being part of a team, and they will master the skills necessary to
comfortably compete in a 1-mile race at the end of the season. Most of all they will have fun! Kids of all abilities are
encouraged to join this supportive group and will be excited by the many motivational prizes, ribbons and awards they
can earn along the way as well as the end-of-season celebration and raffle giveaway. The Running Club is all about
"Kids Celebrating Fun, Fitness and Friendship" and includes coaching, motivational speakers, tons of great prizes as
well as a healthy snack. A Roosevelt Running Club t-shirt will be available for purchase. Instructors will pick up kids
in school courtyard, then walk them to the Rose Garden for the class. End of class: parents pick up your child at the
Rose Garden. RAP class kids will be walked back to campus by the run club instructor.
Yoga For Kids
1:35-2:35pm
Gr.1-6
Instructor: Chava Riley
Location: Auditorium
Students are invited to move their bodies, explore their potential, connect with others, and have FUN! Yoga increases
mental focus, balance, coordination, and encourages inner strength-all vital assets for healthy development. Teacher is
a Roosevelt Mom!!!
Thursday
Art Explorers
2:45-3:45pm
Gr.1-3
Instructor: SB Club Scientific/Onolee Zwicke
Location: Teacher's Lounge
Young Artists: Discover your inner artist through drawing, painting, sculpture and mixed media. Students learn fundamentals of drawing,
elements of art, composition, color mixing, paint handling, use of tools, sculpture basics, and mixed media techniques. Our curriculum
includes whimsical animals, people, nature, and still life (2-D and 3-D), as well as the work of historical and local artists, while using
artist quality media. Projects NEVER repeat – each session is new and different!
Learn more about us: www.ArtExplorersSantaBarbara.com
Academic Chess
2:45-3:45pm
3:10-4:10pm
Gr.1-3
Gr.4-6
Instructor: Academic Chess Club
Location: Library
*Classes will be overlapping.
We are devoted to promoting the merits of chess among children using stories, dances and catchy songs to make the
game of chess exciting and easy to understand. Here is a short list of the many benefits of chess: creativity,
concentration, logical reasoning, critical thinking, memory, problem solving, planning ahead, complex decision
making, pattern recognition, and intellectual maturity. Tournament for all participants. Exclusive academic chess
books. Prizes awarded to all students.
Sewing
2:45-4:10pm
Gr.2-3
Instructor: Kit Boone
3:10-4:10pm
Gr.4-6
*Classes will be overlapping.
Location: Kinder picnic benches
Do you want to learn how to make a mobile with hanging flowers, hand sewn hearts or anything your imagination can come up with.
Design leather cuff bracelets using leather stamping tools and paint. Braid thin strips of leather together to make a bracelet or choker.
Make your own sewing projects up as we go along using hand and machine sewing.
Scratch Superstars Animation 3:10-4:10pm Gr.4-6
Instructor: Anna Brewer
New course!
Location: Computer Lab
Hey! Have you ever wanted to create animations, video games, or even your own virtual world? The sky’s the limit with MIT’s fun, kidfriendly programming tool, Scratch. By snapping a few colorful blocks together onscreen, you can create interactive projects that will
make your friends and family say “Wow!” Plus, you view other kids’ projects and share your own on Scratch’s active online community!
Scratch Superstars is taught by Roosevelt alumnus Anna Brewer, a SBHS Computer Science Academy member and NCWIT Award for
Aspirations in Computing national runner-up with 6+ years of Scratch experience. Anna also co-founded the local coding outreach
program Dream It, Code It, and this will be her third time teaching Scratch Superstars! Students from previous sessions may take the class
again this semester, and new students are welcome too. All you need is an interest in learning how to code...and your imagination!
Friday
Art Explorers
2:15-3:15pm
TK/K
Instructor: SB Club Scientific/Onolee Zwicke
Location: Teacher's Lounge
Mini-Masters: Discover our fun and playful curriculum with whimsical animals, people and nature, still life, simple landscapes, and 3-D
projects. Students gain self-confidence as they learn to draw, paint, sculpt, and collage while using artist quality media! Art Explorers
guides young children in the transition from random scribbling to intentional drawing and helps them see how lines and shapes fit
together to create recognizable forms. Projects never repeat – each session is new and different!
Learn more about us: www.ArtExplorersSantaBarbara.com
Piano-Keyboard
2:45-3:45pm
3:10-4:10pm
Gr.1-3
Gr.4-6
Instructor: Musical Minds-Christine
*Classes will be overlapping.
Kids will have the opportunity to learn to play their favorite songs and music on electric keyboards. Radio hits, movie and television
themes are made so easy, that our participants will be playing them after the very first class! The club is a combination of keyboard piano
lessons and a music learning workshop, which uses a clever visual method to teach the basics of music reading and piano playing. We
have developed lots of learning games and activities designed to instruct students in the fundamentals of music theory, in ways that are
fun, engaging, and stimulating. We want our students to stay motivated and continue to want to learn to play music, whether they like
Michael Jackson or Taylor Swift, the Black Eyed Peas or Beethoven. We have music form Wizards of Waverly Place, Star Wars, Harry
Potter, Indiana Jones, Sponge Bob, Phineas & Ferb and more. This session is for both new beginners and students who participated in our
spring program. Each participant has his/her own keyboard supplied during the class, along with headphones, and books and other
materials are included.
Website: http://www.musicalmindspianokeyboardclub.com/