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A Period
| 8:30 a.m - 9:25 a.m.
List of 15 items.
Author Exploration
Instructor: Dani Barrero
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: A
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Coding and Logic Games
Instructor: Joseph Bacon
Grade(s): 2-4
Period: A or B or C
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Exploring Science through Experiments
Instructor: Nicole Morrison
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: A
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Handwriting
Instructor: Jessica Lopez
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: A
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Learning Spanish through Fun Apps & More
Instructor: Martha Gutierrez
Grade(s): 2-5
Period: A
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Math & Logic Games for Problem Solving
Instructor: Bordeaux Martin
Grade(s): 2-3
Period: A
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1
ONLY
Cost: $330
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Math Facts Boot Camp
Instructor: Mark Munoz
Grade(s): 2-3
Period: A
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Number Sense Grades
Instructor: Briana Tracy
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: A
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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On Broadway - A Musical Theater Experience
Instructor: Megan Milloy
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: A
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Pastel and Watercolor Art Adventures
Instructor: Patty Nelson
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: A
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Reader’s Theatre: Reading for Confidence, Fluency, and Fun
Instructor: Zena Yamamoto
Grade(s): 2-3
Period: A
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1
ONLY
Cost: $330
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Ready, Set, Go! Speed, Coordination and Performance Clinic
Instructor: Ken Henderson
Grade(s): 1-4
Period: A
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Storybook STEAM
Instructor: Lauren Fetter
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: A
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1
ONLY
Cost: $330
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Swim, Swim, Swim
Instructor: Sean Grab
Grade(s): 1-5
Period: A
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $355
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You Do WeDo - Beginning Robotics
Instructor: Dante Barsotti
Grade(s): 2-3
Period: A
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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B Period
| 9:35 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
List of 17 items.
Batters Up! Baseball Clinic
Instructor: Luke Lovett
Grade(s): 1-3
Period: B
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Become a Travel Agent - World Edition
Instructor: Melanie Hampton
Grade(s): 1-3
Period: B
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 2
ONLY
Cost: $330
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Blastoff into Outer Space
Instructor: Tonita Fernandez
Grade(s): 1-3
Period: B
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Coding and Logic Games
Instructor: Joseph Bacon
Grade(s): 2-4
Period: A or B or C
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Creepy/Crawlies
Instructor: Sarah Aspinall
Grade(s): 1-3
Period: B
Duration: 3 weeks Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Dinosaurs, Dragons, and Mythical Creatures
Instructor: Danielle Heaton
Grade(s): 2-5
Period: B
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 2 ONLY
Cost: $330
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Exploring Science through Experiments
Instructor: Nicole Morrison
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: B
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Fun with American Girls
Instructor: Jessica Lopez
Grade(s): 1-3
Period: B
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Fun with Phonics
Instructor: Nicole Taylor
Grade(s): 2
Period: B
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 ONLY
Cost: $330
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Koding Kids
Instructor: Lauren Fetter
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: B
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1
ONLY
Cost: $330
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Math Facts Boot Camp
Instructor: Mark Munoz
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: B
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Math Playground
Instructor: Holly Jackson
Grade(s): 2-3
Period: B
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 ONLY
Cost: $330
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Nature Club
Instructor: Julia Bosley
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: B
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 2
ONLY
Cost: $330
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Spanish - Aesop’s Fables in Spanish
Instructor: Martha Gutierrez
Grade(s): 1-3
Period: B
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Swim, Swim, Swim
Instructor: Sean Grab
Grade(s): 1-5
Period: B
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $355
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TedTalk Jr
Instructor: Maya Lianne
Grade(s): 2-5
Period: B
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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You Do WeDo - Beginning Robotics 2-3
Instructor: Dante Barsotti
Grade(s): 2-3
Period: B
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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C Period
| 10:40 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.
List of 14 items.
All Hands on Deck! Critical Thinking and Survival Skills
Instructor: Julita Penido
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: C
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Becoming Leaders - Learning Lessons from Literature
Instructor: Floriane Siegel
Grade(s): 2-4
Period: C
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Coding and Logic Games
Instructor: Joseph Bacon
Grade(s): 2-4
Period: A or B or C
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Dino-mite Dinosaurs & Magical Unicorns
Instructors: Tonita Fernandez
Grade(s): 1-5
Period: C
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Exploring Science through Experiments
Instructors: Nicole Morrison & Jenine Almahdi
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: C
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Fun With Cubelets and Legos!
Instructor: Luke Lovett
Grade(s): 2-4
Period: B
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Fun with Math Games
Instructor: Mark Munoz
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: C
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Magic Tree House Book Club
Instructor: Melanie Hampton
Grade(s): 1-3
Period: C
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 2 ONLY
Cost: $330
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Ready, Stretch, Go! Yoga & Mindfulness
Instructor: Shiri Goldsmith
Grade(s): 2-5
Period: C
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Spanish through Classic Tales
Instructor: Martha Gutierrez
Grade(s): 1-3
Period: C
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Summer Clay
Instructor: Marissa Reece-Jackson
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: C
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1
ONLY
Cost: $330
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Swim, Swim, Swim
Instructor: Sean Grab
Grade(s): 1-5
Period: C
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $355
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The Amazing Properties of Air
Instructor: Monica Dolan (Session 1 Only) & Briana Tracy (Session 1 and Session 2)
Grade(s): 1-3
Period: C
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Whimsical Wonders Workshop
Instructor: Li Dubois
Grade(s): 2-3
Period: C
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Period D: Lunch | 11:45 a.m.
E Period
| 12:50 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
List of 25 items.
All Hands on Deck! Critical Thinking and Survival Skills
Instructor: Julita Penido
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Around the World in 15 Days - Adventures in Geography
Instructor: Megan Milloy
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Build Your Own Video Game with Bloxels!
Instructor: Rachel Miller
Grade(s): 2-3
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Calling all Human Body Systems
Instructor: Melissa Diaz
Grade(s): 2-3
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Chess for the Very Beginner
Instructor: Win Mordecai
Grade(s): 2-4
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Early Literacy Through Children's Favorite Authors
Instructor: Nicole Taylor
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1
ONLY
Cost: $330
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Etiquette
Instructor: Maria Fleming
Grade(s): 2-3
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Fine Arts Trio - Art for Budding Artists!
Instructor: Sarah Aspinall
Grade(s): 1-3
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Fun With Cubelets and Legos!
Instructor: Luke Lovett
Grade(s): 2-4
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Games of All Sort
Instructor: Tim Bell
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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How to be a Unicorn
Instructor: Vaneza Paredes
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1
ONLY
Cost: $330
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Jump Up and Dance Minis
Instructor: Nicole Morrison
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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KeyMaster Kids
Instructor: Josue Guerrero
Grade(s): 2-4
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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KidBiz - Kidventures Financial Literacy Course
Instructor: Tonita Fernandez
Grade(s): 1-4
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Koding Kids
Instructor: Lauren Fetter
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1
ONLY
Cost: $330
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Musical Explorers- Musical Adventures for Young Maestros
Instructor: Shiri Goldsmith
Grade(s): 1-3
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Perfect Print Handwriting Class
Instructor: Julia Bosley
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 2
ONLY
Cost: $330
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Read, Color, Draw
Instructor: Remus Thorsen
Grade(s): 1-3
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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So You Wanna Be a Pirate?
Instructor: Joseph Bacon
Grade(s): 2-4
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks/ Sessions 1 & 2
Cost: $330
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Summer Clay
Instructor: Marissa Reece-Jackson
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1
ONLY
Cost: $330
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Swim, Swim, Swim
Instructor: Sean Grab
Grade(s): 1-4
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $355
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The Art of Story Book Writing
Instructor: Zena Yamamoto
Grade(s): 2-3
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1
ONLY
Cost: $330
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Water, Ramps, and Pathways
Instructor: Monica Dolan (Session 1 Only) & Briana Tracy (Session 1 and Session 2)
Grade(s): 1-3
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Waves of Facts, Fun and Oceanograpy
Instructor: Mark Munoz
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Wild about Animals
Instructor: Melanie Hampton
Grade(s): 1-3
Period: E
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 2
ONLY
Cost: $330
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F Period
| 1:55 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
List of 15 items.
All About Dinosaurs
Instructor: Nicholas Montecino
Grade(s): K-2
Period: F
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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All Hands on Deck! Critical Thinking and Survival Skills
Instructor: TBD
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: F
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 2
ONLY
Cost: $330
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Bead Jewelry Making
Instructor: Melanie Hampton
Grade(s): 1-3
Period: F
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 2
ONLY
Cost: $330
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Crafting, Cultures, and Cuisines
Instructor: Maya Lianne
Grade(s): K-5
Period: F
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Jazz Fusion Groove
Instructor: Jacklyn Lewis
Grade(s): K-2
Period: F
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1
ONLY
Cost: $330
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Math Fact Busters & Sum Kool Singapore Math 4 Kids!
Instructor: Tonita Fernandez
Grade(s): K-3
Period: F
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Math Maniacs
Instructor: Nicole Taylor
Grade(s): 2-3
Period: F
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 ONLY
Cost: $330
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On Broadway - A Musical Theater Experience
Instructor: Megan Milloy
Grade(s): K-2
Period: F
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
Read More
Sculpting For Kids
Instructor: Sarah Aspinall
Grade(s): 2-4
Period: F
Duration: 3 weeks/ Sessions 1 & 2
Cost: $330
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Storytelling Through Disney and Pixar
Instructor: Jessica Lopez
Grade(s): 2
Period: F
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
Read More
Summer Clay
Instructor: Marissa Reece-Jackson
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: F
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1
ONLY
Cost: $330
Read More
The Art of Story Book Writing
Instructor: Mia Fernandez
Grade(s): 2-3
Period: F
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 2
ONLY
Cost: $330
Read More
Tinker, Tinker, Creative Thinker with Legos!
Instructor: Mark Munoz
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: F
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
Read More
Water Play of All Sorts
Instructor: Tim Bell
Grade(s): K-2
Period: F
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Water, Ramps, and Pathways
Instructor: Monica Dolan & Briana Tracy
Grade(s): K-2
Period: F
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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G Period
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:55 p.m.
List of 11 items.
Build a Village
Instructor: Dante Barsotti
Grade(s): 2-4
Period: G
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Fun STEM Adventures
Instructor: Melanie Hampton
Grade(s): 2-4
Period: G
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 2
ONLY
Cost: $330
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Imagination Station - Colorful Collections
Instructor: Tonita Fernandez
Grade(s): K-5
Period: G
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Keyboarding Games for Kids
Instructor: Jessica Lopez
Grade(s): K-2
Period: G
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Motion Commotion - Cars, Planes, and Trains
Instructor: Nicholas Montecino
Grade(s): K-2
Period: G
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Multiplication & Division Boot Camp
Instructor: Remus Thorsen
Grade(s): 2-4
Period: G
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
Read More
Spanish Adventures
Instructor: Martha Gutierrez
Grade(s): K-2
Period: G
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
Read More
Stage Wonders - A Theatrical Journey!
Instructor: Danielle Heaton
Grade(s): 2-4
Period: G
Duration: 3 week/ Session 2 ONLY
Cost: $330
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Story-time with Scratch
Instructor: Rance Smith
Grade(s): 1-4
Period: G
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Summertime Crafts
Instructor: Susan Marchant
Grade(s): K-3
Period: G
Duration: 3 weeks / Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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Tinker, Tinker, Creative Thinker with Legos!
Instructor: Mark Munoz
Grade(s): 1-2
Period: G
Duration: 3 weeks/ Session 1 or 2
Cost: $330
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