Ages 4-7religion
Gracie the Porcupine, Hopie the Hedgehog, Tommy the Turtle and their friends Gatsby, Callie, and Harvey, have much to teach us about the virtues of grace, hope, patience, gratitude, courage, and honesty as they navigate friendship in the Land of Virtues. "Gracie is a porcupine who pricks her way through life. She pricks at this and pricks at that⎯she's always causing strife. "Why did you do it that way?" Gracie asks, when her friends do something wrong. She makes them feel so terrible that they aren't her friends for long. "One day when she was all prickled up, Gracie heard a soft voice from within..." Join us in class week one to hear the rest of this original story and in future weeks for other stories like it. Each story has a happy ending. During each story, learners will draw a picture. After each story, we will read a scripture verse and briefly discuss how we can apply that particular virtue in our own lives. This is a great way for learners to practice listening comprehension and conversation skills. We will also learn how to draw a porcupine, hedgehog, turtle, gopher, caterpillar, and hare, adding personal characteristics to make each animal unique. Perhaps the animals drawn by your children will inspire them to create their own animal stories! At the end of class, learners will have the opportunity to showcase their finished animal drawings during Show-and-Tell. Scripture, stories, and art provide fun and memorable ways to build character. We hope to see you in class! Watch for Part Two in this series of devotionals as it grows.
Enrichment Class Teacher - Character Building Classes - History Enthusiast - Associates Degree - Charlotte Mason-Style Fine Art Classes
Candice Parks
Puppet Theatre & Crafting Adventure (Part 1)This class was so neat! My daughter is so into making puppets, and to see someone offering a class like this that incorporates all kind of learning is just awesome! She got to be with friends, learn, and make puppets in a warm, educational environment!
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Herbal Adventures: An Introduction To Culinary, Medicinal, and Cosmetic HerbsMy middle daughter is so interested in herbs and cooking, and I feel that it is hard to find classes on those types of topics for her age group. This was a deep class that went into all the benefits of herbs, not just for cooking, but how they help our healthy! My daughter loves talking about how beneficial Rosemary is! She will add herbs into our food and say, "I am going to add this, because it helps with this!"Also, she is very patient with wiggly easily distracted learners, and redirects them kindly so they don't miss anything!
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"Bee" of Good CharacterThis class was AWESOME! My kids still talk about bees to this day and how important they are because of this class. It helped them to understand how important they are. They loved the art activity, and also learned so much from the character trait lesson that she did. I love that in so many of her classes, it isn't just about the subject matter, she ties in important aspects like character and kindness.
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Drawing English Vocabulary: The Fun Way To Learn New WordsLOVED this class! This was such a neat idea and a fun way to learn a subject that can be somewhat dry in other contexts! Drawing the picture gave them a hands on way to experience the word, visualize it so it made more sense to them, and made vocabulary easily accessible for all kinds of learners!
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Paper Collage Artwork ClubMy daughter loved the paper collage class! She is always cutting and pasting paper at home to create new things, and this class provided a warm environment that gently guided her to do something new. Ms. Mason is very kind, patient, and warm in all of her classes and my girls love her!
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Little Women Classic Literature Book ClubI thought my 10yo girls might be a little young for Little Women, but I'm so glad I was wrong. Not only did they love the book (the unabridged version!), but they looked forward to their group discussions with Ms. Carri every week. They loved bringing the book to life through the simple projects in class and are not so patiently waiting to watch the movie now so we can compare how accurate it kept to the book.
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Aesop's Fables Arts and Crafts: The Lion and the MouseI adore Aesop’s Fables so when I saw these classes I knew I had to sign my daughter up! Carrie is so great with the kids and the lessons my daughter learned from these classes were priceless!
Jennifer
Celebrate the Seasons: Fall Craft and Fine Art AppreciationA great class! My daughter always wants to take the holiday craft classes.
Jennifer
American History Fun: Native American Culture & ProjectsThis was such an in depth and fun class for my daughter. She got to make jewelry and do all sorts of fun projects! She also learned a lot!
Natalia
Celebrating The Arts Tea Party: Joy, Ocean & Weather, Nature, Bugs & InsectsThis was such a fun and meaningful class! The teacher did an amazing job creating a warm, engaging environment for the children. My daughter thoroughly enjoyed the stories, discussions, and craft activities and looked forward to each class. The teacher’s kindness, enthusiasm, and ability to connect with her students made this a wonderful experience. We highly recommend this class and would gladly take another class with this teacher!
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