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Inspired by her experiences around the streets of San Francisco and in the alternative culture scene, Christy now uses her animation skills to make caricatural drawings and illustrations that explore both the peculiarity and allure of people. Working in a variety of mediums, from ink and watercolor to digital, she utilizes a jagged gothic aesthetic informed by classic claymation films and contemporary animated shows. She specializes in character design and single-panel comics.
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.
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.
9-Class
Dates: 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6
Build-A-Bot
Grades: 3-8
Times: 3:30-4:30pm
Cost: $300.00
Min/Max Students: 8-16
Calling All Engineers and Scientists! Build A Bot Workshop is an inquiry-based, fun and hands-on
STEAM experience designed for 3rd – 8th grade student’s who aspire to build Robots. In this program, students will build a series of Robots each of which operates with a different mechanism and designed for a unique purpose such as: Vacu-Bot, Brush Bot, Drawing-Bot, Crawling Bot, Walking Bot, Spider Bot as well as propeller and Solar Cars. This program is fully aligned with NGSS standards. and on top of all, students get to keep and play with their creations.
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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
Previous Build-A-Bot students are welcome back with all new and exciting projects to try!
Tuesday Beginner Mandarin
Grades: K-6
Times: 3:30-4:30pm
9-Class
Dates: 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6
Cost: $175.00
Min/Max Students: 4-8
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Join this class for a safe welcoming environment to start learning Mandarin. This class is for those with no experience speaking Chinese.
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
9-Class
Dates: 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6
Cost: $175.00
Min/Max Students: 4-8
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Join this class for a safe welcoming environment to explore further in the beautiful Mandarin language. This class is for those with some experience speaking Chinese.
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 Hapkido
Grades 1-2 ♦ 2:30-3:30pm
Grades 3-8 ♦ 3:30-4:30pm
9-Class
Dates: 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31, 6/7
Grades TK/K ♦ 4:30-5:30pm
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Cost: $185.00
Min/Max Students: 6-16
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
The 2:30 session is also open to TK/K students who have already progressed to yellow belts.
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.
Wednesday
9-Class
Dates: 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31, 6/7
Drawing
Grades: 1-5
Times: 2:30-3:30pm
Cost: $430.00
Min/Max Students: 6-12
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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.
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.
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 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.
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! pn
Wednesday
9-Class
Dates: 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31, 6/7
Clay Play
Grades: K-4
Times: 3:30-4:30pm
Cost: $430.00
Min/Max Students: 6-12
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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
Thursday
9-Class
LEGO Masters:
Structures & Creative Challenges
Grades: TK-1
