Spring Days Brochure - Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences

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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 TourMark Hoover
Bakery Arts Workshop*
Meredith Hale and Rebecca Klein
Board Game DesignShelley 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 GolfDavid 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
PompeiiJoel Underwood
SAAS Kitchen BrigadeAmy 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
YearbookSheila 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