eattle Academy Spring Days Brochure

eattle Academy Spring Days Brochure March 30 - April 1, 2015 Seattle Academy Spring Days 2015 OVERVIEW Courses - Students will need a sack lun...
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eattle Academy

Spring Days Brochure

March 30 - April 1, 2015

Seattle Academy Spring Days 2015

OVERVIEW Courses - Students will need a sack lunch or lunch money each day. Transportation to off-site locations will be provided by the school. Art Gallery Tour Mark Hoover Bakery Arts Workshop* Meredith Hale and Rebecca Klein Board Game Design Shelley Kusanek Build and Play: Folk Instruments Gary Anderson and Ed Hofmann Celebrate Urban Birds Tracey Byrne and Adam MacDonald Climbing/Bouldering* Julio Bustamante and Kate Kerr Community Service (Three Days) Mark Betnel, Kathy Johnson, Dan McNamee, and Don Zwiers Disc Golf David Johns and James Watson Food Glorious Food* Mike Cimino and Paul Shapiro Intro to Self Defense Peter Mannisto and Jeff Raymond Learn to Row* Lisa Feiertag and Sarah Smith Mercer Middle School Service Mia Mlekarov and Spring Zoog Pompeii Joel Underwood SAAS Kitchen Brigade Amy Underwood Scrapbooking* Charene Gray and Ellie Wolf Self-Portrait Workshop with Visiting Artist April Ferry, Lily Hotchkiss and Libby Kady Sharing the Stage: Post-Production Fred Strong Urban Fitness and Relaxation Rhonda Cinotto and Natalie George Yearbook Sheila Hanrahan and Julia Hunt Zambia Trip Preparation Gabe Cronin and Melinda Mueller * These courses have additional costs. Trips - Sign ups for these trips have already been completed. 10th Grade: Ashland Instructor: Steve Retz, [email protected] Dates: March 30-April 2 12th Grade: Yukon Trip Instructor: Gayle Pearl, [email protected] Dates: March 27-April 4 France Instructor: Francoise Deeg-LeGal [email protected] Dates: March 27-April 11 India Instructor: Erin Aitchison, [email protected] Dates: March 27-April 10

ART GALLERY TOUR (Two Days) Mark Hoover We will be traveling around Seattle visiting different art galleries. Students must have an interest in visual art and be motivated to spend time in the space and atmosphere of art galleries. We will travel on foot and use public transportation. Bring: Hours:

Sack lunch or lunch money 8:30 - 3:00

BAKERY ARTS WORKSHOP (Two Days) Meredith Hale and Rebecca Klein In this Spring Days program, participants will be learning cake decorating techniques and putting them into practice by decorating cookies, cupcakes and cakes based on each participant’s own designs. You will get to take home the treats you make and keep your decorating kit. This hands-on workshop is limited to 10 participants and will be at Meredith’s nearby home in Capitol Hill. Bring: Hours: Cost:

Sack lunch or lunch money 8:30 - 3:00 $10 for materials

BOARD GAME DESIGN (Two Days) Shelley Kunasek Want to race camels in the desert, build a kingdom, or create a fireworks display with a technical team? You could do all of these in an afternoon playing exhilarating, award-winning board games. We will explore some of these great games, then design our own. We need the help of story-tellers, artists, sculptors, writers, inventors, and mathematicians. Our journey is limited only by our own creativity. Bring: Hours:

Sack lunch or lunch money, and 1-2 favorite board or card games 8:30 - 3:00

BUILD AND PLAY: FOLK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS (Two Days) Gary Anderson and Ed Hofmann We will build Ukulele’s and other folk instruments and learn to play them. We will finish the project with a performance. Bring: Hours:

Sack lunch or lunch money 8:30 - 3:00

CELEBRATE URBAN BIRDS (Two Days) Tracey Byrne and Adam MacDonald Get out your binoculars and field guides and join us for two days of urban birding! Our celebration of urban birds will begin at SAAS as we learn about our local backyard birds, a bit of avian evolution, and practice bird ID skills; after lunch we will head out into the field. Day two we will continue to hone our bird ID skills at the Woodland Park Zoo as we discover which of Seattle’s wild urban birds also enjoy visiting the zoo. WPZ topics will include avian habitats, raptors, backyard wildlife habitats, and conservation. We’ll be spending most of our two days outside, so be prepared with sturdy walking shoes, layers, and raingear. Bring: Hours:

Binoculars, camera, field guide, water bottle, sack lunch or lunch money. 8:30 - 3:00

CLIMBING / BOULDERING (Two Days) Julio Bustamante and Kate Kerr The first day will be spent climbing at Seattle Bouldering Project and the second day at Stone Gardens, with a day of community service (recovery for tired arms) in between. Bring: Hours: Cost:

Sack lunch or lunch money. 8:30 – 3:00 $30 for entry fee

COMMUNITY SERVICE (Three Days) Mark Betnel, Kathy Johnson, Dan McNamee, and Don Zwiers We will do three separate community service projects in the Seattle area. It should be enjoyable, worthwhile, and fun. Service credit awarded for all three days. Bring: Hours:

Sack lunch & snack each day 8:30 – 3:00

DISC GOLF (Two Days) David Johns and James Watson No experience required except that you love the idea of throwing discs at targets. There are several good disc golf courses around the Puget Sound that we will try to visit. If you have done this before, you should have a fun time improving your game. If you have never done this, you may find a new activity you enjoy. Bring: Hours:

Sack lunch 8:30 - 3:00

FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD (Two Days) Michael Cimino and Paul Shapiro This spring day activity is for those who love to eat AND work. We will take 8-10 students to Vashon, where we will take over the kitchen at Vashon co-housing. Half the group will cook an elegant 4-5 course lunch for the team. The other half will spend a few hours working on an organic farm. On day 2, the roles will be reversed and we will make a completely different luncheon. The menu will be devised by the group. The recipes will be developed by Paul Shapiro. The entertainment by Mike Cimino. Bring: Hours: Cost:

Lunch Provided! 8:30 - 3:00 May be additional cost based on menu.

INTRO TO SELF DEFENSE (Two Days) Peter Mannisto and Jeff Raymond

Day 1: This will be a two day course including basic Awareness & strategies philosophies of good safety in urban environFalling: how to ments. A focus will be placed on awareness Escaping grabs and low risk, high return maneuvers. This is Blocks & counter strikes meant to be a primer and should not be taken Stomps and kicks as a comprehensive course for defending oneself such as one would obtain from an Day 2: extended course of study. Standing work will Awareness & strategies include principles of applied systems like those Falling: getting up found in Wing Chun Kung Fu and Krav Maga. Escaping pins Ground work will include principles of Judo and Blocks/elbow counterstrikes Jujitsu. Gouges Flurries Bring: Sack lunch or lunch money Hours: 8:30 - 3:00 LEARN TO ROW (Two Days) Lisa Feiertag and Sarah Smith Sarah Smith, former National Team Rower, and Lisa Feiertag, rockin’ Bassist and hairspray enthusiast, are teaming up to take you out on the water! We will head down to Pocock Rowing Center to learn the basics of rowing on the Ergometers, watch video of some of the world’s best rowers, and get out on the water in 8-person boats as well as in 1-person boats (if you dare!). We will also play workout games, do circuits, and learn good stretching techniques. No experience necessary, all levels of rowers and non-rowers are welcome! Ready all, ROW! Bring: Hours: Cost:

Tight fitting workout clothes (no cotton), a change of clothes, a water bottle, a sack lunch for first day 8:30 - 3:00 $10 for lunch the second day.

MERCER MIDDLE SCHOOL SERVICE (Three Days) Mia Mlekarov and Spring Zoog SAAS has long supported students and programs and Asa Mercer Middle School on Beacon Hill. Join us as we spend three days with this school community helping out however is needed, including spending time with 6th-8th graders. Get to know this community and help SAAS deepen our relationship with Asa Mercer! Service credit awarded. Bring: Hours:

Sack lunch or lunch money 8:30 - 3:00

POMPEII (Two Days) Joel Underwood In the year 79, an entire Roman city was covered over in hours by nature at its most violent. We’ll spend one day on background, watching video, playing the game (yes, there’s a game!), and learning about the people of Pompeii. The second day will be a trip to the Pacific Science Center and the traveling national exhibit. As the floors shake and the walls rumble, we’ll relive the volcano’s catastrophic eruption through an immersive CGI experience, culminating in the reveal of 10 full body casts of twisted human forms, asphyxiated by extreme heat and noxious gases and forever frozen in time. Sounds cool, right? You’ll lava it. Bring: Hours:

Sack lunch or lunch money 8:30 - 3:00

SAAS KITCHEN BRIGADE (Two Days) Amy Underwood Come help prepare and serve middle school lunch. You will learn some basic culinary techniques as well as enjoy the energy of the Jaffe room with our younger students. After lunch, we will have a chance to make some quick recipes that you can prepare for family and friends. Bring: Hours:

Lunch Provided, Kitchen Appropriate Attire and Closed-Toe, Slip-Proof Shoes 8:30 - 3:00

SCRAPBOOKING (Two Days) Charene Gray and Ellie Wolf Get ready to show your craft skills in this two day workshop! Join us for two fun filled days of scrapbooking! We will travel to Urban Scrapbooker in Edmonds, where we will have scrapbooking experts assist us in making our own album. In order to join this event, students must bring a minimum of 20 photos with them. Album, materials and scrapbooking tools are provided. The scrapbook theme is “family and friends,” so grab your favorite photo memories and enjoy a day of crafting fun! Bring: Hours: Cost:

Sack lunch or lunch money, 20 photos 8:30 - 3:00 May be additional cost based on projects

SELF-PORTRAIT WORKSHOP AND VISITING ARTIST (Two Days) April Ferry, Lily Hotchkiss, and Libby Kady Visiting artist Barbara Fugate is a well known local artist and teacher who primarily focuses on working from life. She offers an accessible and inspiring approach to self-portraiture. Working from mirrors you will produce one finished self-portrait along with several painting sketches. This workshop will include issues of composition, balance and line as well as a succinct way to approach color theory. Find out more about Barbara by visiting her website: http://www.barbarafugate.com/ Bring: Hours:

Sack lunch or lunch money 8:30 – 3:00 SHARING THE STAGE: POST-PRODUCTION (Two Days) Fred Strong Following the Sharing the Stage show on Sunday, March 22, there will be some good post-production work. Sharing the Stage is a production that pairs student performers with professional musicians. Students will be editing video footage of all the acts from the show, creating photo albums, updating the website, writing a review, and more. Best if attended the show, but not required. Bring: Hours:

URBAN FITNESS AND RELAXATION (Two Days) Rhonda Cinotto and Natalie George Looking for a way to relieve some stress? Well we’ve got the answer for you, Boxing and Yoga! Yes, that’s right! Get all your stress out by punching a heavy bag or maybe even sparring with a classmate. Then, you will have some non-contact relaxation by participating in some warm yoga. Imagine you are on the warm beaches of Hawaii while moving through a flow of yoga poses in 80 degrees. We might even have time to explore one of our local parks. Join us for some much needed urban fitness and relaxation. Bring: Sack lunch or lunch money Hours: 8:30 - 3:00

Sack lunch or lunch money 8:30 - 3:00

YEARBOOK (Two Days) Sheila Hanrahan and Julia Hunt Students will work on the finishing touches for the 2014-15 yearbook. Preference is given to those students who are on the Yearbook Committee. Service credit awarded. Bring: Sack lunch or lunch money and laptops Hours: 8:30 - 3:00

ZAMBIA TRIP PREPARATION (Two Days) Gabe Cronin and Melinda Mueller M’uli bwanji! (Greetings!) This Spring Days program is especially for those students who will be travelling on the SAAS Zambia Trip this coming summer, but is also open to students who have been to Zambia, are involved in the SAAS Zambia program, or are interested in getting involved.This Spring Days program will include cooking a traditional Zambian meal, learning a little N’yanja (the African language spoken most commonly around the capital city, Lusaka), watching some documentaries, and other chances to learn more about Zambia and the region. We will spend one of our days doing service projects relating to the Zambia Trip and Program, including making friendship gifts, creating colorful workbooks for Birdland School students, and other projects. Bring: Hours:

Sack lunch or lunch money 8:30 - 3:00

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