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Cooking

Halloween Spook-tacular

AGES 6-12

In this one day workshop kids will make boo-tiful mouth-watering dishes: spaghetti and eyeballs, mummy pizzas, and witches broomsticks! No trick to having a good time making these treats!

Sports

Karate for Kids

AGES 7-17

Shotokan Karate is traditional Japanese karate with an emphasis on the integrated mind, body and spirit The philosophy of SHOTOKAN KARATEDO is based on the traditional Budo spirits of Karatedo which seek perfection of character through hard training and discipline We offer instruction in a disciplined environment with traditional training Students build endurance, alertness, and selfesteem Sibling Rate- $40 per child

Spiders Ultimate Sports Class

Instructor: Bijan Soleimani

Instructor: Cooking Round the World Staff

Location: Community Center, Kitchen Min: 6; Max: 16 Activity #: 1131CW

AGES 8-11

Have a blast playing with your friends and the Spiders, Oakland's Professional Ultimate Frisbee team! Each week in class your child will learn through play: learning Ultimate with the pros including throwing, catching, and other fundamentals Throughout each game we emphasize Spirit of the Game and developing social-emotional skills to help players thrive on any team Registration includes a Spiders disc and shirt, along with fun prizes throughout the session!

$20 materials fee paid to the instructor on first day of class

Location: Community Center, Hall & Rooms 1&2 Min: 7; Max: 30 Activity #: 1132KK

Beginner Skateboarding

AGES 7-12

In this class skaters will learn to build balance, coordination, and confidence on their skateboards Emphasis is on providing participants with the basic building blocks for more advanced techniques and tricks

$250 $260

Instructor: Maurice Coxeff Jr.

Location: TBD

Min: 5; Max: 10 Activity #: 1634SB

Instructor: Oakland Spiders Staff

Location: Ocean View Field Min: 8; Max 24

*No Class on Sept 4 Activity #: 1536OS

First Touch Soccer Under-5

AGES 3-4

Our Under-5 Program provides young players with a pressure-free introduction to the world's most popular sport Our knowledgeable and patient trainers work on developing skills such as trapping, dribbling, passing and shooting as well as speed and agility All with an emphasis on good sportsmanship We believe mastery of the fundamentals makes soccer fun!

DATE DAY TIME MEETS ALB NON RES RES

Sept 3-Oct 1 Su 10:30-11:30 AM 5x $150 $160

Oct 8-Nov 5 Su 10:30-11:30 AM 5x $150 $160

Instructor: Albany Berkeley Soccer Club Staff

Location: Ocean View Field Min: 8; Max 40 Activity #: 1536AB

First Touch Soccer

AGES 5-7

Your player is assigned a team and will work on developing dribbling, passing, trapping, defending, shooting, throw-ins, speed and agility There is a strong emphasis on teamwork and good sportsmanship ABSC is dedicated to the health and well-being of our players and has a strict no header policy and we begin each practice with the FIFA-11+ warm-up to reduce injury A professional ABSC coach will be on the field to provide on-field assistance to all teams

DATE DAY TIME MEETS ALB NON RES RES

Aug 30-Sept 27 W 3:30-4:30 PM 5x $150 $160

Oct 4-Nov 1 W 3:30-4:30 PM 5x $150 $160

Instructor: Albany Berkeley Soccer Club Staff

Location: Ocean View Field

Min: 8; Max 40 Activity #: 1536AB

Coding & Technology

Minecraft Coding and Design Studio

AGES 6-12

Minecraft isn't just the world's most popular game; it's also an excellent tool for teaching a wide array of subjects At Athena, we've developed a project-based approach to a variety of important topics using Minecraft Educational; our course will cover personalized game design, animation, and storytelling, programming in Python and Javascript, architecture and design, the fundamentals of electrical circuitry using Minecraft's patented Redstone circuit system, logic gates, multi-system mechanisms, modding and more At the end of each class, students take home a freshly minted 3D-printed model of a design!

Required Equipment: Chromebook, iPad, or Computer Device can be rented for $40 extra

Instructor: Athena Coding Staff

Location: Community Center, EOC Min: 6; Max: 20

*No Class on Nov 21 Activity #: 1131AC

Game Design and Coding with Scratch and Python

AGES 6-12

Our unique project-based class is designed to allow young students to develop their creative storytelling or game designing abilities, and then gives them the opportunity to bring them to life in Scratch and Python

Students have a blast, and create App Store Caliber games like Flappy Bird, and learn plenty of professional programming practices, including how to use binary operators, conditional statements, sequencing, functions, variables, commenting practices, and loops

Required Equipment: Chromebook, iPad, or Computer Device can be rented for $40 extra DATE

Sept 6-Oct 11 W 3:30-4:30 PM 6x $135 $145

Oct 25-Dec 6* W 3:30-4:30 PM 6x $135 $145

Instructor: Athena Coding Staff

Location: Community Center, EOC Min: 6; Max: 20

*No class on Nov 22 Activity #: 1131AC

Roblox Game Design and Coding with Lua

AGES 6-12

Bring your game ideas to life in Roblox! We'll guide you through the lifecycle of game development; you'll sketch out an idea, design your game, and complete a finished product! You'll use the Lua programming language to create in Roblox's 3D design studio while mastering real-world programming concepts Whether you're completely new to coding or a master, Roblox's game design engine offers some incredibly fun challenges We offer a unique and collaborative approach to programming and game design that will allow kids to develop their creativity while fostering an interest in practical skills

Required Equipment: PC or Mac Computer Device can be rented for $60 extra

DATE

Sept 7-Oct 12 Th 3:30-4:30 PM 6x $145 $155

Oct 26-Dec 7* Th 3:30-4:30 PM 6x $145 $155

Instructor: Athena Coding Staff

Location: Community Center, EOC Min: 6; Max: 20

*No class on Nov 23 Activity #: 1131AC

Mobile App Development: Level 1

AGES 9-13

Want to learn how to create your own mobile apps from the comfort of your home? Learn the basics programming through mobile app development with Code for Fun using the MIT App Inventor! Have fun creating and sharing apps with your friends During this course, you will learn how to create user interfaces as well as utilize device sensors develop simple games and tools for android devices Run the apps you create on your android device or simulator (Strongly preferred to use a physical device as many of the sensors we will be using are not present in the emulator)

Materials needed: Mac/PC/Chromebook, stable internet connection Additional recommended device: Android or iOS device

Data Science: Level 1

AGES 11-15

How to make the correct decisions based on data? Data Science is the art of understanding how to interpret large data sets and make the right inferences With this course, you will learn to visualize and interpret data using Panda, MatPlotLib and Seaborn libraries in Python! Learn to visualize data using Bar Charts, Heatmaps, Scatter Plots, etc Make inferences based on data visualizations Learn how you can curate your data set to amplify your understanding of the data You will be using numerous useful data datasets, like FIFA rankings and Spotify Daily Streams to find the global leaders, Computer Game Ratings to decide what should be the next game design, specific diseases to understand how classification and AI can help to find a cure

Sept 11-Oct 9 M 3:30-4:30 PM 5x $185 $195

Instructor: Code for Fun Staff Location: Virtual Min: 0; Max: 5 Activity #: 1731CF

Python Mastery: Level 1

AGES 10-14

Start coding in Python, one of the most popular, intuitive, open-source programming languages Learn how to draw colorful spirals and shapes with Turtle graphics module, while creating fun interactive projects using the Repl it coding environment This online course introduces Python programming with interactive sessions led by an experienced Computer Science teacher

Oct 13-Nov 17* F 4:30-5:30 PM 5x $185 $195

Instructor: Code for Fun Staff

Location: Virtual Min: 0; Max: 5

*No Class on Nov 10 Activity #: 1731CF

Sept 9-Oct 7 Sa 10-11 AM 5x $185 $195

Instructor: Code for Fun Staff Location: Virtual Min: 0; Max: 5 Activity #: 1731CF

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