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| Course | Description |
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| ACTING 101 |
Explore the work of an actor and actress including character analysis and scene study. This class will provide a forum where students can apply and experiment with the basic elements of drama. |
| ARCHERY |
Take a Robin Hood adventure! Learn to hold a bow and arrow and aim at various targets. All equipment provided by Youth College. |
| AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL |
A great outdoor game new to almost all Americans. This sports game combines aspects of rugby, soccer, football, and even a little bit of volleyball. A great team game, no one individual can dominate and everyone gets involved. No need to be able to throw spirals. Lots of fun for all skill levels. |
| BABYSITTER TRAINING |
Today more and more young people are taking babysitting jobs. As most babysitters know, you can run into some uncomfortable situations when you are babysitting. This course prepares youth for a babysitting job and provides the skills every parent wants in a babysitter including safety, basic childcare, safe play, first aid and critical emergency action skills. This course is offered to youth 11-13. |
| BE SUCCESSFUL IN HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND |
Do you have aspirations for achieving academic excellence in high school and beyond? Learn some good study techniques and learning strategies to give your scholastic accomplishments a boost. Academic scholars and school counselors will present 'tried and true' approaches to assist students to achieve academic excellence and effective ways to identify and mitigate obstacles along the way. |
| BILLIARDS |
Learn the rules along with a few useful skills in playing this fun game. |
| BOWLING |
Learn the basic skills of bowling! Grip and stance, approach, ball delivery, aiming and score keeping are covered. Cost includes shoes, ball rental and lane charges. |
| BRIDGE CARD PLAYING FOR KIDS |
Come learn to play bridge! Learn the basics of playing, bidding and Bridge etiquette. Enjoy social camaraderie, have fun and experience the excitement of a challenging and competitive game. No previous experience necessary to play this fun and interactive card game. |
| CERAMICS |
Put your hands in clay and prepare to get messy! Learn the different techniques used to create a beautiful piece of artwork. Those with previous experience may throw on the wheel with assistance. Please bring an apron or old clothes. This class is TWO weeks in length. |
| CHESS |
Welcome to chess! Chess is known to produce high-level thinkers! Improve your concentration. Increase your brainpower through strategy. You do not need to know how to play to enroll in this class! |
| COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES |
Join us on some exciting and educational two-hour tours to experience Spokane's outstanding community and public service organizations. Learn all about their facilities, services and how they affect the quality of life for our community citizens. Learn how you can be get involved to make a difference to enhance the level of service available from these community service agencies. Specific tours will be determined based on the selected community agencies' current activities. Planned tours include: Fairchild Air Force Base; Spokane Police Department; Spokane Fire Department; Cowles Museum / Fox Theater; and the Second Harvest Food Bank. |
| Computer Games: Playing & The Strategy Behind Their Creations |
This exciting course will explore the popular computer gaming industry. The focus will be on the benefits of using computer games as an educational tool and understand how gaming has a clear educational value and purpose for many gamers. The course will take an in-depth look at some of the most popular Nintendo’s Playstation-3 and Sony’s Wii games, explain the different gaming platforms, how games are rated by users and the gaming industry. This computer gaming class will also explore the rapid growth of the gaming industry, how computer games are created and how the industry in developing into professional careers for computer game enthusiasts.
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| CREATIVE WRITING |
Explore the world around you and find creative and new ways to write about what you discover. Much of the class takes place outside (weather permitting). |
| DECORATE YOUR ROOM |
Design your own funky, fun getaway with cool stuff, using your own creative nature and flare. Attention is given to the use of color and furnishings. |
| EARLY DROP-OFF/LATE PICK-UP AREA |
An Early Drop-off and Late Pick-up area has been designated for working parents who need to drop off their children between 7:30 -8:30 AM and/or pick them up between 4:30 -5:30PM. Camp participants WILL NOT be permitted to remain in the this area beyond the early morning drop-off and/or late afternoon pick-up times without paying a fee. Parents who utilize this free service are required to provide proper identification and personally sign their children in/out. If your child is to be picked up by someone other than the parent or going home with another student, you must send a signed consent note with your child. |
| ESPAÑOL |
Hola! Learn greetings, parts of the body, colors, animals and words about our world. Join the class as we explore the Spanish language through games, songs and crafts. |
| ETIQUETTE FOR KIDS |
Manners do matter. Improve your social skills and learn how to plan a party for your best friends. Create a theme, menu, decorations and invitation. Learn basic table manners and place settings and practice the art of conversation. Be the host with the most! |
| EXPLORING URBAN LEGENDS |
The Choking Doberman, the Vanishing Hitchhiker, and You Microwaved What! Have fun exploring the most popular urban legends today. Create your own urban legends, exercise your critical thinking skills and learn research and technology skills that will last a lifetime. |
| FASHION, MAKEUP AND MODELING |
Learn to become more confident and poised with this fashion, makeup and modeling class. |
| FINANCIAL WHIZ KIDS |
Learn what it takes to build financial wealth. Play the market with an imaginary investment portfolio and track your performance throughout the week. Learn the best techniques to build wealth, save your money, spend wisely and much more. Only available during Sessions #1 and #3. |
| FLAG FOOTBALL |
Pass, run, score and play flag football. Learn basic football skills of the quarterback, running back, wide receivers and defense. |
| FRENCH |
This course is great for beginners wanting to learn basic French. |
| FUN WITH SIGN LANGUAGE |
A-B-C, 1-2-3 and you are on your way to signing. Learn basic conversations about school subjects, sports, food and animals. This class is fun, useful and fascinating. Come join us! |
| GOOGLE ME |
Learn to navigate through the Information Jungle network with precision and confidence. This class will teach you effective ways to use Google and other internet search engines to research the information you want to obtain! Learn good information/technology literacy skills to whatever topic you are interested in for school, hobbies or your future. |
| HEALTHY EATING IN OUR FAST-FOOD WORLD |
Some say you are what you eat. Learn all about the effects of SLEEP, EXERCISE, and NUTRITION and how to improve and/or preserve your current health condition. Participants will better understand healthy diet habits and knowing how to calculate the impact of various diets in our fast-food world. |
| HORSEBACK RIDING |
Learn to saddle, mount, dismount, walk and trot a horse. Also, learn horse care and grooming. Class is held at Busy Bee Riding Stables and travel time is included. Children must bring a bicycle helmet to wear when horseback riding. If your child is enrolled in the 10:30 AM horseback riding class, he/she should bring a sack lunch to eat in the bus on the return trip to SFCC. Children may not wear sandals or shorts while horseback riding. Meet in Bldg. 24, Rm. 104 to be transported to Busy Bee. |
| IMPROV |
Conquer your fears and improve your public speaking. Become very, very funny! Skits, dancing, adlibs, pantomiming and presentations make this class fun. There is something new to look forward to almost every day. |
| iPODS, iTUNES AND MORE |
Learning never stops, so join this fun class and discover how to use the free iTunes software and other music software to listen to free Internet radio stations, copy CDs onto your computer hard drive, make custom CDs of your favorite music, organize your music collection, and sync your music to your iPod or other portable music players. Learn to purchase music safely and legally online. Bring an empty iPod and USB/iPod cable to class. Class taught in a PC lab but most of what is covered applies to Mac users too. |
| JEWELRY MAKING |
Be your own jewelry designer and create your own unique projects. Work with a variety of materials to make earrings and more. |
| KID CHEFS IN THE KITCHEN |
Get cooking in this yummy class! Learn to read a recipe, prepare and clean your work area, and practice kitchen safety. Prepare, cook and sample your creations. Travel time included. Meet in SFCC Bldg. 24 Rm 104. Morning session have an "Italian" cuisine theme and the afternoon session will be "Chinese" cuisines. |
| LIVING LEAN, CLEAN, AND GREEN |
We need Mother Earth to stay healthy and green for future generations. Join us to learn tips and techniques for living lean, clean and green so that we will have a GREAT and POSITIVE impact on our planet. Who knows, maybe you will even be president of the Ecology Club at your own school! |
| MAGIC FOR KIDS |
Amaze your friends and family with fantastic magic tricks using ordinary objects. Easy- to -learn magic tricks that are fun! |
| MICROSOFT MADE EASY |
Learn to use the latest version of the most popular Microsoft Office computer programs . Create letters, flyers and brochures with MS Word. Design colorful animated slide presentations with Powerpoint to support your school projects. Perform simple calculations with MS Excel. Send and receive e-mail with attached text, drawings and photographs with MS Outlook. |
| ROCKETS BLAST OFF |
Learn the basics of rocket building and launching by making your own rocket and blasting off to near space or beyond. |
| ROUND-UP AREA |
The Round-up Area has been established during regular scheduled class hours for students who are not enrolled in a Youth College class. For the safety of Youth College students, they are not allowed out on the campus grounds if they are not registered in a class. The Round-up Area provides a safe supervised place with activities for children to stay when they are not enrolled in a class and an area for early pick up by parents. The area is located in Building 24, Room 104. This area must be utilized if the student is not registered in consecutive classes. Students may not stay in the Round-up Area more than one hour at a time or more than two hours per day. No food is allowed in the Roundup Area. Please have your child eat lunch in the cafeteria. There is a charge of $9 per hour/class item for this area. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS SERVICE. For information, call 533-3140. |
| SPOKANE CSI |
Have you ever wondered how evidence is processed at a crime scene? Call in the crime specialists! Be a crime scene sleuth and learn some skills and insights that are involved in crime scene detection. Collect, test and analyze crime evidence. Hone your skills and find the culprit. A field trip to WSP Crime Lab in Cheney is planned. |
| STAYING SAFE ON THE INTERNET |
Learn effective strategies and approaches to ensure your safety and personal information are protected while surfing the internet, browsing websites such as Facebook and My Space. Equip yourself with solid skills that will keep you safe from internet hackers who may try to access your private information while using the world wide web. |
| TENNIS |
Students receive instruction and practice in the basic tennis stroke, serve and more. You may bring your own racket. Bring a tennis racket. |
| WEB DESIGN |
Come learn skills you need to design your next website work of art! Learn basic HTML commands and use color, graphics and links to make your page come alive. |
| WILDERNESS SURVIVAL |
What would you do if you were lost? Learn to start a fire without matches, build a shelter, and find safe food to eat and more. Supervised field trips included. Register early, this is one of our most popular classes! |
| YOGA FOR KIDS |
Learn to relax, focus and breathe while having fun. Practice poses, meditation and mantras from a certified yoga instructor. |
| YOUTH FITNESS SCIENCE |
A combination activity and physiology class, participants will participate in a number of activities to determine their fitness levels (muscular strength and endurance, aerobic fitness, flexibility, and optional body composition) involving running, stepping, walking, curl- ups, etc. There will also be some skills testing for agility, vertical jump, etc. In addition, students will learn about how different activities and nutrition affect performance and the body. |