PHS Fall 2023 Enrichment Catalog

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 6th

By registering for enrichment classes, you understand and agree to the following guidelines and procedures:

Classes have limited spaces and are filled on a first come, first served basis. If a class you are interested in is full, feel free to sign up for the waitlist and we will let you know if a spot becomes available.

You will receive a confirmation and billing email from Katie after the registration deadline, 9/6/2023. Classes may be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment (See class minimums).

Once classes are confirmed, cancellations, refunds, or transfers are NOT allowed (Make-ups or refunds will only be allowed if a class is cancelled by PHS).

All participants are responsible for keeping track of class dates. If your child will miss a class due to a school related event, arrangements for make-ups or refunds must be made prior to the first class of the session. Otherwise, make-up or refund possibilities will be forfeited.

Late registration after the September 6th deadline will result in decreased likelihood of enrollment.

Families receiving flexible tuition are eligible for one group class per session at a reduced rate (private music lessons do not apply).

Please contact Katie for more information!

Please contact Katie if you have any questions or if you would like more information.

Katie Seitelman, Lead Afterschool Teacher & Coordinator

Enrichment At-A-Glance

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Beginner

Gymnastics

Grades TK-5

3:30-4:30pm

Advanced

Gymnastics

Grades TK-5

4:30-5:30pm

A.I. Play

Grades 2-5

3:30-4:30pm

Comics & Basic

Animation

Grades TK-5

3:30-4:30pm

Beginner

Mandarin

Grades K-6

3:30-4:30pm

Advanced

Mandarin

Grades K-6

4:30-5:30pm

Girls on the Run

Grades 3-5

3:30-5:00pm

Drawing

Grades K-5

2:30-3:30pm

Clay Play

Grades K-4

3:30-4:30pm

Hapkido

Grades1-2

3:30-4:30pm

GradesTK/K

4:30-5:30pm

Zumba Kids

Grades TK-2

3:30-4:30pm

Drama&Improv

Makers Club

Grades 3-8

2:30-3:30pm

Hapkido

Grades 3-8

3:30-4:30pm

Textile Arts

Grades K-4

3:30-4:30pm

GradesTK-2

3:30-4:30pm

Grades3-6

4:30-5:30pm

Girls on the Run

Grades 3-5

3:30-5:00pm

*Private Guitar/Ukulele/Drum Lessons are available Monday through Thursday with Josh Pollock.

*Private Piano/Voice Lessons are available Monday through Thursdays with Helen Palma.

Monday

11 Class

Dates: 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11

Beginner Gymnastics

Grades: TK-5

Times: 3:30-4:30pm

Cost: $320.00

Min/Max Students: 4-16

Information

Megan Williams

2 No Class

Dates: 10/9. 11/20

Come flip, roll, jump, and tumble with Head Over Heels SF! This entry-level class will teach safety and basic skills while also challenging students with new skills. We use portable equipment to give your child an introduction to the fundamentals of gymnastics. Skills taught include cartwheels, handstands, rolls, bar skills, and beam skills; other skills developed include confidence, flexibility, coordination, and balance. Skills are always taught in a fun and encouraging environment.

This class will culminate in an Funtastic Gymnastics Exhibition on the last day of class. This is a fun and exciting opportunity for family and friends to come watch what your tumblers have been learning during the semester (in a low key in environment)! Students will demonstrate their gymnastics skills and accomplishments and finish with an award ceremony and a gold medal for every gymnast! The exhibition will take place during the last 20 minutes of the final class. Our motto is fun, friends, and fitness! Sign up today!

(Megagallaghersf@g mail.com) is the owner of Head Over Heels SF. She has been doing gymnastics her entire life and teaching gymnastics for over 13 years. She is a USA Gymnastics Pro Member, background checked, and Safety Certified. And she loves working with children of all ages and skill levels and sharing her passion for the sport!

Monday

11 Class

Dates: 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11

Advanced Gymnastics

Grades: TK-5

Times: 4:30-5:30pm

Cost: $320.00

Min/Max Students: 4-16

Information

Megan Williams

2 No Class

Dates: 10/9. 11/20

From rolls to cartwheels and back handsprings, this class combines gymnastics tumbling skills and circus acrobatics to challenge students toward more intermediate and advanced skills. Students will polish their fundamentals as well as move toward more advanced gymnastics skills, circus acrobatics, and dynamic exercises all through games and fun activities that teach skill dissection and proper progressions. Skills are always taught in a fun and encouraging environment!

Prerequisites for the class: participants must already be able to perform a cartwheel on both sides (right and left) and hold a handstand against a wall for 20 seconds and be able to safely follow directions in a class setting. This class will culminate in an Funtastic Gymnastics Exhibition on the last day of class. This is a fun and exciting opportunity for family and friends to come watch what your tumblers have been learning during the semester (in a low key in environment)! Students will demonstrate their gymnastics skills and accomplishments and finish with an award ceremony and a gold medal for every gymnast! The exhibition will take place during the last 20 minutes of the final class. Our motto is fun, friends, and fitness! Sign up today!

(Megagallaghersf@g mail.com) is the owner of Head Over Heels SF. She has been doing gymnastics her entire life and teaching gymnastics for over 13 years. She is a USA Gymnastics Pro Member, background checked, and Safety Certified. And she loves working with children of all ages and skill levels and sharing her passion for the sport!

Monday AI Play

Grades: 2-5

Times: 3:30-4:30pm

Cost: $150.00

11 Class

Dates: 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11

2 No Class

Dates: 10/9. 11/20

Min/Max Students: 3-10

Teacher/ Company

Information

Current AI developments resemble the Internet in the late 1990s, or Google in 2000. In this exciting technology space, students will gain early exposure and hands-on play with new and exciting artificial intelligence tools! We will offer a chance to peek under the hood of what makes the magic work, letting students explore their intrinsic motivation.

Our students will discover ways to apply these tools to their daily lives and create original work. In AI Play students gain a deeper learning of writing (crafting prompts to get desired results), coding (faster to get working results), and math (the power to build tools like these and others). The class will discuss how to ethically interact with these new tools in a way that is consistent with our PHS values.

In future years, as kids see these technologies evolve and become more prominent in their lives, early familiarity will give them more perspective on the changes they see. This experience will allow them to make sense of these changes in context.

This class is led by a group of passionate parents from our current PHS 2nd grade class. The idea for AI Play enrichment arose form a discussion about how to take advantage of our community’s proximity to and involvement with exciting new technology being created in the Bay Area. We're excited to utilize the expertise of our parent community!

12 Class

Dates:

Comics & Basic Animation

Grades: TK-5

Times: 3:30-4:30pm

Cost: $380.00

Min/Max Students: 4-15

Explore the world of your favorite animated character as you go on an adventure with them in your fantasy world through storyboards and narratives. Design and discover their universe, take us on a unique adventurous journey through comics, flipbooks, zoetropes and basic animation skills. Make your first mini comic series, your first gag cartoon strips, web comics and more!

Company Information

No Class

Date: 11/21

Comic and basic animation classes will focus on engaging each students' creativity individually but also emphasizing on activities that are done collaboratively as a class. Each session will be an hour. The session will open up with a 5-10 minute ice-breaker activity, where students are required to draw still forms from their surroundings with dialogues or character expressions, this allows the class to know how their fellow students are doing and how to be supportive towards their peer group. This activity also sets pace for the main topic of the session, which lasts for 20-30 minutes. The main themes in this class range from understanding and drawing basic comic elements, to character design and personalities, character facial expressions, gestures, the use of emanata lines, sound effects, dialogues and thought bubbles, self-made flip books, basics of animation, to web publishing formats for comics online (The themes are appropriated to class age and size). The last 5-10 minutes of the class are for questions that students may have or an overall class critique on the work done by the students. The critiquing is always constructive, to make the students realize their own potential as artists and storytellers.

I encourage students to use a positive tone in their comics as I or the educator help them with their dialogues in the lesson. The class emphasizes on every story being told, heard and respected. Students learn to appreciate and inspire each other through their diverse art styles and storytelling techniques.

Shuchi Mishra is the Comics and Basic Animation founder and owner. She graduated with a MFA in Comics from California College of the Arts in 2019. Since then she has been teaching comic and basic animation workshops at various schools in the Bay Area. Her curriculum focuses on visual storytelling, personal expression and exploration through images and words. She loves teaching comics and basic animation tools and techniques to kids as she feels that it broadens her students' imagination, improves their language and learning skills and deepens their understanding of complex subject matters such as diversity, culture, science, history, mathematics etc. by the simple use of sequential art. She's currently a comic artist in residence at the Writer's House Pittsburgh, PA and a teaching artist at the Carnegie Museum of Art. When she's not drawing or teaching, she is usually walking or hiking out in the wilderness. To know more about the artist, check out her website: www.shuchitamishra.com.

Tuesday Beginner Mandarin

Grades: K-6

Times: 3:30-4:30pm

12 Class

Dates: 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12

Teacher/ Company

Information

Cost: $270.00

Min/Max Students: 3-10

Join this class for a safe welcoming environment to start learning Mandarin. This class is for those with little to no experience speaking Chinese.

No Class

Date: 11/21

CCLC classes foster a mastery of the basics of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Our classes encourage self-discipline and self-confidence for each student to reach their full potential.

The Chinese Cultural Learning Center teaches children of all ages with an emphasis on learning attitude and team work. The CCLC teaches phonetic pronunciation through Zhuyin. Our curriculum emphasizes simultaneous learning in Chinese culture and language.

This beginners class will focus on fun Mandarin Chinese instruction through active learning. Games and stories are incorporated into all lessons, which keep students engaged and relaxed. All teachers are native Taiwanese Mandarin speakers and have specifically developed activities, worksheets, and handouts. These are materials that cannot be found in textbooks or online.

Tuesday Experienced Mandarin

Grades: K-6

Times: 4:30-5:30pm

12 Class

Dates: 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12

Teacher/ Company

Information

Cost: $270.00

Min/Max Students: 3-10

Join this class for a safe welcoming environment to explore further in the beautiful Mandarin language. This class is for those with experience speaking Chinese.

No Class

Date: 11/21

CCLC classes foster a mastery of the basics of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Our classes encourage self-discipline and self-confidence for each student to reach their full potential.

The Chinese Cultural Learning Center teaches children of all ages with an emphasis on learning attitude and team work. The CCLC teaches phonetic pronunciation through Zhuyin. Our curriculum emphasizes simultaneous learning in Chinese culture and language.

This class will focus on fun Mandarin Chinese instruction through active learning. Games and stories are incorporated into all lessons, which keep students engaged and relaxed. All teachers are native Taiwanese Mandarin speakers and have specifically developed activities, worksheets, and handouts. These are materials that cannot be found in textbooks or online.

Wednesday Drawing

Grades: 1-5

Times: 2:30-3:30pm

Cost: $555.00

12 Class

Dates: 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13

Min/Max Students: 6-12

Teacher/ Company Information

No Class

Date: 11/22

This course focuses on drawing and its many aspects. Using mainly dry media such as pencil, graphite, charcoal, conte, oil pastels, colored pencils, water-color pencils or the use of fluid solvent or a carrier (pen, markers, ink) we will start with sketching and the use of line, learn about methods used to build tone: texture and shade production, stippling, hatching and blending. We will consider free-hand, figure drawing, cartooning and doodling. Composition and perspective will be introduced. We will study writing as script and calligraphy.

Earthfire Arts is a drop-in pottery painting studio in the Inner Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco. As children learn the classical principles of art in a relaxed setting, our use of high quality art materials incites creative exploration. The lessons enhance your child’s fine motor skills while improving social and academic skills. Our art lessons are great fun and great learning!

Curriculum approach and objective

As a foundation course these lessons are designed to sharpen your perceptions, to see “ more ” and improve eye and hand coordination while becoming more skilled.

Returning students will continue to build on their skills by applying repeating concepts in new ways to keep getting better with practice. If you like to draw, this course is for you!

As enrichment classes our approach is to allow the student to explore their creativity while building on their skills. We aim to complement the school art curriculum and provide an additional venue to practice in a relaxed environment. We feel after school activities need to have an unstructured feel to them where students can let their hair down, have fun while learning. Our objective is to allow a guided learning space for the student so they can try out their ideas and thoughts in the process.

Wednesday

12 Class

Dates: 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13

Clay Play

Grades: K-4

Times: 3:30-4:30pm

Cost: $555.00

Min/Max Students: 6-12

Teacher/ Company Information

No Class

Date: 11/22

In this clay hand-building class students will learn pinching, coiling and slab techniques while making fun projects such a musical rattles. The goal is for the student to make their own projects using basic techniques as they develop a feel for clay and explore their creative voice. A few guided projects will be presented using these techniques. Returning students that have gained proficiency with basic concepts are encouraged to move into larger sized more sophisticated projects. Clay carving and sculpting will be introduced once the basic techniques are ingrained. Clay pieces are fired twice: once when they are made and again when they are painted (glazed) before they can be taken home. This requires students to practice forethought in planning pieces

Earthfire Arts is a drop-in pottery painting studio in the Inner Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco. As children learn the classical principles of art in a relaxed setting, our use of high quality art materials incites creative exploration. The lessons enhance your child’s fine motor skills while improving social and academic skills. Our art lessons are great fun and great learning!

Curriculum approach and objective

Hand-building offers a great capacity for free expression and the advantage of an intuitive approach, this class is designed to allow the student to explore their interests in clay while guiding them in basic handling techniques at the level appropriate to them.

As enrichment classes our approach is to allow the student to explore their creativity while building on their skills. We aim to complement the school art curriculum and provide an additional venue to practice in a relaxed environment. We feel after school activities need to have an unstructured feel to them where students can let their hair down, have fun while learning. Our objective is to allow a guided learning space for the student so they can try out their ideas and thoughts in the process.

Tuesday

Wednesday

12 Class

Dates: 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13

Makers Club

Grades: 2-5

Times: 2:30-3:30pm

Cost: $380.00

Min/Max Students: 8-16

Teacher/ Company

Information

No Class Date: 11/22

Makers Club is an engineering program designed to inspire kids to pursue futures in science & technology. Students interact with fun Maker Kits that enhance mechanical, artistic, and engineering skills, while encouraging them to act as inventors in their own right. Participants design their own remote controlled hydraulic arms, learn to harness energy to power race cars, and experiment with structural design. Plus, students can keep their inventions and proudly share their projects with family and friends.

Makers Club is fully aligned with Next Generation Science Standards, and reminds kids to always explore, experiment, and create!

Nexplore USA is a nationwide enrichment service provider with a mission to foster the joy of learning and provide upscale enrichment experiences designed to meet every child’s aptitude. We offer over 30 unique STEAM, life skills and fitness solutions. With over 16 years of experience, our programs are offered weekly at over 300 schools across 8 states and growing. To learn more about Nexplore specialty programs please visit us at www.nexploreusa.com

Thursday Hapkido

Grades 1-2 ♦ 2:30-3:30pm

Grades TK/K ♦ 3:30-4:30pm

10 Class

Dates: 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30, 12/7

Cost: $200.00

Min/Max Students: 6-16

Teacher/ Company

Information

3 No Class Dates: 10/19, 11/23, 12/14

In this class, students will learn striking, and self -defense techniques in a safe and controlled environment . The class aims to empower students to develop confidence, body awareness , and coordination that can translate into areas of academics and sports. In the beginning of the class, Coach Maggie will take the class through warm ups and she will explain the technique or concept of the day. Students practice and drill these techniques and concepts with Coach Maggie’s guidance. Students will have the opportunity to go up in ranks ( belts) based on the knowledge of techniques. Due to the nature of the class, Students are encouraged to wear comfortable (athletic) clothing and bring water to class. Uniforms are optional and can be purchased through Coach Maggie or online. If purchasing a uniform online, please be all white, black or blue blank uniforms

Hapkido is taught by Coach Maggie. She has 15 years of Martial arts experience under her belt and holds a black belt in Hapkido and a competitive purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. She holds self-defense workshops and classes to colleges and women-led communities. Hapkido is primarily a stand-up martial art that heavily relies on movements, kicking, and punching.

Tuesday

Thursday 10 Class Dates:

Wednesday 12 Class Dates:

Zumba Kids

Grades: TK-2

Times: 3:30-4:30pm

Cost: $270.00

Min/Max Students: 8-16

Zumba Kids classes are designed to combine movement, music, community and a healthy lifestyle for children. These fitness classes are rocking, high-energy dance parties packed with specially choreographed, kid-friendly routines and all the music kids love, like hip-hop, reggaeton, cumbia and more.

3 No Class Dates:

No Class Date:

Zumba Kids inspires kids to express themselves through movement and play while effectively improving their overall health and well-being. Kids love it because it’s on the cutting edge and fun. Parents love it because of the effects it has on kids: increasing focus, building self-confidence, boosting metabolism, creating nutritional awareness and enhancing coordination.

All classes are offered by a certified Zumba Kids instructor.

Nexplore USA is a nationwide enrichment service provider with a mission to foster the joy of learning and provide upscale enrichment experiences designed to meet every child’s aptitude. We offer over 30 unique STEAM, life skills and fitness solutions. With over 16 years of experience, our programs are offered weekly at over 300 schools across 8 states and growing. To learn more about Nexplore specialty programs please visit us at

www.nexploreusa.com

Tuesday Drama & Improv

Thursday 10 Class Dates: 9/21, 9/28, 10/12, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30, 12/7

Wednesday 12 Class Dates: 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13 No Class Date: 11/22

3 No Class Dates: 10/19, 11/23, 12/14

Grades TK-2 ♦ 3:30-4:30pm

Grades 3-8 ♦ 4:30-5:30pm

Cost: $235.00

Min/Max Students: 8-14

The Rabbit Hole Children's Theater located in Noe Valley is excited to bring Drama & Improv Club to Presidio Hill School!

Teacher/ Company Information

Whether we ’ re taking students on a pretend play adventure through a whimsical land, singing songs about magical creatures or playing improv games, our enrichment classes are always light-hearted and focused on nurturing creative confidence. Every class will be focused on a new land where we will discover a new treasure to craft, puppets to meet and a theatrical adventure waiting for us to explore through pretend play. This class focuses on the importance of nurturing every kiddos unique imagination and the joy of make-believe! We encourage children to explore their creativity in a safe and supportive environment and cater our model to our different age groups.

Mary Eriette Atanante is a recent graduate from San Francisco State University studying Theater and Communications. Mary loves to help children unlock their imaginations and motivate them to create the wonderful ideas in their mind! Mary has been a teacher at The Rabbit Hole Children’s Theater for the last six years. You can find her teaching a class, creating activity books, dressing up and performing for kids or jamming at a birthday party!

9 Class

Dates: 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 12/1, 12/8

Hapkido

Grades: 3-8

Times: 3:30-4:30pm

Cost: $200.00

Min/Max Students: 6-16

Teacher/ Company Information

4 No Class

Dates: 10/20, 11/17, 11/24, 12/15

In this class, students will learn striking, and self -defense techniques in a safe and controlled environment . The class aims to empower students to develop confidence, body awareness , and coordination that can translate into areas of academics and sports. In the beginning of the class, Coach Maggie will take the class through warm ups and she will explain the technique or concept of the day. Students practice and drill these techniques and concepts with Coach Maggie’s guidance. Students will have the opportunity to go up in ranks ( belts) based on the knowledge of techniques. Due to the nature of the class, Students are encouraged to wear comfortable (athletic) clothing and bring water to class. Uniforms are optional and can be purchased through Coach Maggie or online. If purchasing a uniform online, please be all white, black or blue blank uniforms

Hapkido is taught by Coach Maggie. She has 15 years of Martial arts experience under her belt and holds a black belt in Hapkido and a competitive purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. She holds self-defense workshops and classes to colleges and women-led communities. Hapkido is primarily a stand-up martial art that heavily relies on movements, kicking, and punching.

Friday

9 Class Dates: 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 12/1, 12/8

Exploring Problem Solving Through Art: Textile Arts

Grades: K-4

Times: 3:30-4:30pm

Cost: $325.00

Min/Max Students: 6-12

Teacher/ Company Information

4 No Class Dates: 10/20, 11/17, 11/24, 12/15

In this course, participants will first gain explorational experience in a variety of textile art materials and processes, including hand sewing, embroidery, pattern making, stuffies, & finger knitting. Students will then use art as a vehicle through which to develop a growth mindset and explore problem solving, choosing the art processes that speak to them the most. This class is designed taking into account developmental expectations for K-2 students, taking advanced concepts and breaking them down to the students’ level and adapting according to students’ interest. Additionally, this course weaves in several creative thinking skills, providing students with practice of tools for their creativity toolbox, empowering them to use creativity in their lives.

A-Z Creativity has come about after 20+ years of learning to be creative. In high school, Keriann was always a good student who was very adept at doing what she was told. She could write the essay as it needed to be written for good marks and follow the steps of the lab. She could not, however, develop an original idea in art class: her ability to deviate from what was in front of her and be creative was lacking. This led Keriann to continue to challenge herself to be creative by choosing to take art classes and study to be an art educator.

Since then, Keriann has spent her adult life seeking out creativity in both formal and informal spaces. Formally, she has studied art education and creativity, majoring in Art Education in undergrad and going on to receive an MA in Art Education from Teachers College, Columbia University and a MS in Creativity & Change Leadership from Buffalo State College. Informally, she has pushed herself as an artist, taking workshops in experimental media and solving visual and technical problems in ceramics, digital media, and printmaking.

When it comes to teaching, Keriann has over a decade of experience working with individuals and groups globally to open their creativity, specializing in working with children. Keriann’s experience has qualified her to deliver intentional programming in demystifying and fostering the development of creative habits and life skills through arts programming. Keriann is passionate about creativity and looks forward to working with you to help bring creativity and creative practice into your life.

Tuesday & Thursday Girls on the Run

16

Class

Dates: 9/12, 9/14

Grades: 3-5

Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:30-5:00pm

Cost: $285.00

THE GIRLS ON THE RUN SEASON IS FROM SEPTEMBER 12TH - NOVEMBER 4TH

Trained coaches will guide a small team to set and achieve big goals, both on and off the track. Each practice consists of a social-emotional lesson, movement games, and a running workout. The season ends with a 5K celebration event that brings together dozens of teams from across our region.

Class

Date: 10/19

Girls on the Run is a nationwide program that develops critical skills for leadership and emotional intelligence; including confidence, motivation, self-awareness, growth mindset, social connection, and empathy. We are one of only 3 programs recognized by the Harvard Graduate School of Education as a top social-emotional learning (SEL) experience for kids, and we are the only after-school program recognized by the US surgeon general to support physical and mental health in children and adolescents. Register at https://www.gotrbayarea.org/programs under the team name Presidio Hill.

Girls on the Run is operated externally. Therefore registration and payment is on their website rather than CuraCubby and FACTS. In addition to the payment to Girls on the Run, PHS will be charging a small administrative fee in your FACTS account.

Private Music Lessons

**30-minute lessons

Josh Pollock

Drums, Ukulele, Guitar - TK-8

Monday 3:00-5:30pm♦ $363.00

Wednesday 2:00-5:00pm♦ $396.00

3:00-5:30pm♦ $330.00

Josh Pollock

(joshmcjoshford@gmail.com) is a drummer & guitarist who has performed in London, Tokyo, Sao Paolo, Tel Aviv, and innumerable points in between, with the likes of John Cale, Flea, and Van Dyke Parks, amongst others. He is an award-winning composer for theater and film and his wideranging discography includes over 80 releases. He's been teaching at PHS since before his 5-year-old son Milo was born, and he loves it immensely.

Private Music Lessons

**30-minute lessons

Helen Palma

Piano, Voice - TK-8

Monday 3:00-5:00pm♦ $528.00

3:30-5:30pm♦ $576.00

Biography: A graduate of San Francisco State University, Helen Palma got her bachelor of fine arts in music with an emphasis on vocal and jazz studies. During her time at SF State, she studied with John Calloway in the Afro Cuban Ensemble and later performed professionally with his latin jazz septet at the Redwood City Salsa Festival in 2017 and 2019. Under Calloway's direction, she was also a part of the 2020 Hispanic Heritage Concert. Her group, The Helen Palma Trio, specializes in Latin, Brazilian jazz, R&B, pop and performs in venues throughout the Bay Area.

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