South Park - Fall 2019

Deerfield Park District After School Enrichments South Park - Fall 2019

Register online at register.deerfieldparks.org Registration opens Monday, August 5 at 9 am All Classes meet at South Park School. All students should meet in the multipurpose room for attendance. Please contact Megan Carbone at 847-572-2621 with any questions. WEEK AT A GLANCE

CLASS INSTRUCTOR GRADE Art with Mari Mari Krasney K-5 Thunderbolts Flag Football Fit 4 Kids 1-4 Amazing Minds Amazing Minds K-2

Monday Pulse’s Ninja Warrior Training Pulse Boxing and Fitness K-2

CLASS INSTRUCTOR GRADE Lil Dribblers Basketball Hot Shot Sports 3-5 Camp Games Hot Shot Sports K-2 Creative Spark Susie Mason K-5 Little Footlighters Sarah Hall Theatre Company K-2 Tuesday Young Yogis Nicole Belmont K-5

CLASS INSTRUCTOR GRADE All-American Road Trip Taste Buds Kitchen K-5 Fit 4 Kids Fit 4 Kids K-3 Amazing Art Sunshine Crafts K-5 Guitar Sasha Brusin K-5 (Early) Español is Fun 1 Studio Spanish K-2

Wednesday Coding 1 theCoderSchool 1-4

CLASS INSTRUCTOR GRADE Spanish Fun Fluency 3-5 Coding 1 theCoderSchool 1-4

(Late) Let’s Build It- Robotics: Gears and After School Enrichment Solutions 1-5 Gizmos Wednesday

CLASS INSTRUCTOR GRADE Ceramics Richard Cohen 1-5 Karate Focus Martial Arts K-5 Budding MaStir Chef Cooking Class Sticky Fingers Cooking K-5 Pegasus FC Soccer Clinic Pegasus FC Soccer K-3 Thursday

CLASS INSTRUCTOR GRADE Chess Chess Scholars K-5 Artopia Tiffany Shaf Platt K-5 Lil Dribblers Basketball Hot Shot Sports K-2 Camp Games Hot Shot Sports 3-5

Friday Little Doctors Dr. Pearl Park 1-4 Javascript Coding: Computer Explorers 3-5 Build Mods with Minecraft Monday 9/9 - 12/9 | Time: 3:35 - 4:35 pm 10 Classes | No class 9/30, 10/14, 11/11, 11/25

Art with Mari thunderbolts Flag Activity # 151610-01 K-5 Grade | Fee: $170 Football Students will create multi-media Activity # 151610-02 projects, introducing them to a 1-4 Grade | Fee: $266 variety of media including pencil, Thunderbolts: Join us this fall for another fun season watercolor, and acrylic. Students will of flag football with Coach Steve and crew. We have a also learn to observe their blast learning all about football in a safe environment. surroundings, visualize a product, We team up with our buddies to play against kids from and conceptualize an outcome while the other 3 Deerfield schools on Friday evenings. This drawing and painting. New projects year we are teaming up with USA football so every new will be offered each session! participant will receive an NFL Flag football jersey! Amazing Minds Activity # 151610-03 K-2 Grade | Fee: $223 Explore interesting topics and learn to use tools that help you solve problems such as calculators, magnifying glasses, microscopes, tape measures and geology kits. Engage in science experiments where you dissect owl pel- lets, wear prism glasses, and make raisins bounce. Top it all off with exciting topic related take home prizes. Come and exercise your brain with us after school. All new lessons each session. Pulse's Ninja Warrior Training Activity # 151610-04 K-2 Grade | Fee: $223 Based off of Pulse’s most popular youth class, Mini Ninja Warriors, this after school enrichment class is designed for kids in K-2nd grade. It is a bootcamp style class where our motivating and passionate coaches lead fun classes, coaching kids through different fitness abilities from planks to speed and agilities. Kids will gain both leadership skills and teamwork abilities through fitness. This fun, high energy class is designed to challenge and empower our youngest warriors. Your kids will leave happy, healthy and sweaty. tuesday 9/3 - 12/10 | Time: 3:35 - 4:35 pm 14 Classes | No Class 11/26

camp games Activity # 151610-06 K-2 Grade | Fee: $208 lil Dribblers basketball Come join us for an exciting and innovative Activity # 151610-05 sports experience playing all your favorite Camp 3-5 Grade | Fee: $208 Games like Capture the Flag, Dodgeball, and Children are introduced to the game of basketball in a safe, fun and Kickball while also being introduced to innova- exciting environment. Our curriculum uses age appropriate activ- tive games such as Wicket Ball, Unzi-Ball, and ities and games specifically designed to increase balance, body Slammer Ball. Players will play multiple games awareness, motor skills and hand eye coordination. All equipment each day with a focus on safety and head pro- provided by the staff of Hot Shot Sports with each sport and have tection during game play. This class is an amaz- opportunities to use these skills in game situations. Emphasis is ing way to get exercise and competition in a placed on skill development, teamwork and sportsmanship. genuinely unique and fun focused environment.

creative spark Little Footlighters Activity # 151610-07 Activity # 151610-08 K-5 Grade | Fee: $235 Come discover your creative spark! We will explore K-2 Grade | Fee: $289 Little Footlighters helps develop creativity and confidence a variety of drawing and 3D projects to make all both onstage and off! Through a vocal and physical warm-up, kinds of characters, tell stories with our art and improvisation, theater games, and storybook theater, students have fun exploring different mediums and supplies. learn the basic tools for acting and performance. This class creates a safe and nurturing environment where students are free to explore and discover the magic of theater while working individually and as an ensemble. Young YogIS Activity # 151610-09 K-5 Grade | Fee: $235 In Young Yogis, students will explore elements of yoga through exciting games, activities, and music. We will balance high energy portions of the class with peaceful moments, allowing children to be exposed to mindfulness in an engaging and energetic environment. Join us for this fun class where we will practice yoga sequences, build community and find inner peace! wednesday 9/4 - 12/11 | 2:35 - 3:35 pm 13 Classes | No Class 10/9, 11/27 Fit 4 Kids Activity # 151610-11 K-3 Grade | Fee: $250 All-American Road Trip Fit 4 Kids™: The original kid’s fitness program. We Activity # 151610-10 get kids moving and show them that fitness can K-5 Grade | Fee: $420 be fun!!! Forget push-ups and sit-ups, we play fun Beep, beep! Join TBK for a culinary road trip across America. games like noodle tag, mousetrap, gladiator and Get ready to taste your way through our country’s regional much more. We also play fun sports like dodge flavors as we head on this sweet and savory chef’s adventure. ball and kickball. Balls, hula hoops, jump ropes, From Cinnamon Raisin Bagels in New York City and BBQ Cauli- parachutes and more will help guide us through flower Wings in Kansas City to California Pita Pizzas in Southern our activities. The hour-long program will not only Cal and Bald Eagle Cupcakes in Washington D.C., each week give kids a great workout, but will also let them we’ll explore the local zest of new cities throughout the good have fun while learning at the same time. ole U.S.A. Buckle up your apron and let’s get cooking! Amazing Art Guitar Activity # 151610-12 Activity # 151610-13 K-5 Grade | Fee: $269 K-5 Grade | Fee: $239 Amazing Art combines all your favorite art projects and mixed media Welcome back to another great in this unique class. Kids will make Tie Dye shirts (art smocks for the session of guitar with Sasha Brusin. session), experience pottery painting, create fired ceramic arts, paint Learn new, popular songs in this a canvas acrylic painting, do recycled arts projects and more. Lessons fun and instructional class that will include concepts and techniques kids can use for a lifetime and the stresses fun and teaching the fun- experience of creating awesome projects will result in great self-esteem damentals of guitar. Students must and a sense of accomplishment. All new lessons for every session. bring their own guitar. Español is Fun 1 Coding I Activity # 151610-14 Activity # 151610-15 K-2 Grade | Fee: $269 1-4 Grade | Fee: $420 “Español is Fun 1” is a beginner-level course for students in Fall class is appropriate for beginning coders that grades K-2. Children laugh, play, and learn Spanish while hav- have already taken some coding or students who ing fun! Our program fosters immersion and cultural aware- are new to coding. The first 3 weeks of code class ness by following Core Practices from the Illinois Council on are a group moderated project of either a pong the Teaching of Foreign Languages. We focus on Spanish game or race. On week 4, everyone will choose fundamentals learned through games, crafts, songs, and a their own Scratch project and build with the help customized curriculum. The theme for this year is Superhe- of the Code Coaches. Each student will have the roes: “learning a second language is like a superpower, the option to present their project to their family and power to discover new worlds.” We provide crafts, teaching friends during the last class of the session. materials, and of course, the fun! Sign up today and get a free tote bag and white board on the first class. wednesday 9/4 - 12/11 | 3:40 - 4:40 pm 13 Classes | No Class 10/9, 11/27

Spanish Activity # 151610-16 3-5 Grade | Fee: $278 Join Fun Fluency on an after school adventure of learning a new language-the way your brain was meant to learn it! Students learn Spanish naturally through immersion, movement, games, songs, rhythm, Coding I reading and acting out/listening to stories. Our story- telling-based method focuses on long-term retention, Activity # 151610-17 not just memorization. Students will quickly see how 1-4 Grade | Fee: $420 fun and easy it is to understand, read, and write in Fall class is appropriate for beginning coders Spanish while being immersed in language, play, and that have already taken some coding or students laughter. Class fee includes workbook and useful on- who are new to coding. The first 3 weeks of line resources to continue studies outside of class. code class are a group moderated project of either a pong game or race. On week 4, everyone will choose their own Scratch project and build with the help of the Code Coaches. Each student will have the option to present their project to their family and friends during the last class of the session.

Let’s Build It - Robotics: Gears and Gizmos Activity # 151610-18 1-5 Grade | Fee: $269 Design and build your own robots! Explore the field of robotics through a series of exciting and dynamic lessons. Students will learn about mechanical engineering as they construct and use robots to complete tasks and engage in competitions. A variety of topics will be covered including gear ratios, electricity, rotation, friction, and force. This course gives students the opportunity to experience the captivating world of robotics in an inviting and fun environment. No previous experience is necessary; both new and returning participants are welcome! Each participant will receive an award on the last day of the session, and will have the opportunity to earn Energy Belts by demonstrating their learned skills. Thursday 9/5-12/12 | Time: 3:35 - 4:35 pm 13 Classes | No Class 10/31, 11/28

Ceramics Activity # 151610-19 1-5 Grade | Fee: $247 Learn basic techniques of Karate hand-building. Create decorative Activity # 151610-20 items while learning different tech- K-5 Grade | Fee: $307 niques of glazing, decorative and The Focus Karate program builds confidence and self-esteem. We teach them using surface treatments. Small to set and achieve their goals while respecting themselves and others. We do classes allow for individual attention. so in a safe, structured environment where our trained instructors keep them Work on your own projects at your motivated, fit and wanting more. They will learn self-defense and interpersonal own pace. communication skills that will last a lifetime. Our youth get better grades, make more friends, and work towards their black belts. We build their confidence and in the process help to nurture tomorrow’s leader’s!

BUDDING MaSTIR CHEF COOKING CLASS Pegasus FC Soccer Activity # 151610-21 K-5 Grade | Fee: $344 Class Our professional chef instructors guide kid chefs by pro- viding safe, entertaining, hands-on learning throughout Activity # 151610-22 the class, but it’s the kid chefs who do the prepping and K-3 Grade | Fee: $231 the cooking! We provide all of the tools, ingredients and Our after-school Soccer practices cater to players of instruction needed to cook up a delicious, healthy and all levels, from players that are looking for an introduc- hearty after-school snack each week. Our online recipe tion to soccer, to the experienced player looking for collection is included as well for loads of more training time. We get kids excited about play- future family cooking fun at home! ing soccer through fun and engaging activities that www.stickyfingerscooking.com/recipes stimulate creativity and develop skills. These activities include a combination of small-sided gameplay, individual ball work, speed and agility and a variety of entertaining games to reinforce the “skill of the day.” As a result, players of all skill and age levels are appropriately challenged so they can gain a true love for the game of soccer. Friday 9/6 - 12/13 | Time: 3:35 - 4:35 pm 14 Classes | No Class 11/29 Artopia Chess Activity # 151610-24 Activity # 151610-23 K-5 Grade | Fee: $289 K-5 Grade | Fee: $218 If you love arts and crafts projects Chess Scholars is designed for both beginners and experienced young this class is for you. Each week we players. All participants will learn cool new strategies at the appropriate do a different fun craft such as sand level from a renowned Chess Scholars coach. Each class will consist of a art, mosaics, clay, modge podge, fun interactive teaching period and guided practice time. femo clay, and more. lil dribblers Camp Games Activity # 151610-26 basketball 3-5 Grade | Fee: $208 Activity # 151610-25 Come join us for an exciting and innovative sports experience playing all your favorite Camp Games like Capture the Flag, Dodgeball, and Kickball K-2 Grade | Fee: $208 while also being introduced to innovative games such as Wicket Ball, Un- Children are introduced to the game zi-Ball, and Slammer Ball. Players will play multiple games each day with of basketball in a safe, fun and exciting a focus on safety and head protection during game play. This class is an environment. Our curriculum uses age amazing way to get exercise and competition in a genuinely unique and appropriate activities and games spe- fun focused environment. cifically designed to increase balance, body awareness, motor skills and hand eye coordination. All equipment provided by the staff of Hot Shot Sports! Javascript Coding: Little Doctors Build Mods with Activity # 151610-27 Minecraft 1-4 Grade | Fee: $257 Opposites attract…especially in science! We’ll use magnets Activity # 151610-28 to discover the forces of attraction and repulsion on different 3-5 Grade | Fee: $370 objects, then create a maglev train and engineless propeller! Learn how to make the coolest mods in Minecraft! The concept of polarity will then be carried into experimentation Our dream is to make modding Minecraft as easy with everyone’s favorite polar molecule…WATER! We’ll also see as apple pie! Our proprietary software empowers how cells of living organisms use polar forces to build protec- Minecraft players (whether or not you know how to tion. This will be visualized through the making of slime, and code) to imagine, create, and share amazing mods, Kombucha biofilm - all to take home! So, come join us for texture packs, and schematics. LearnToMod helps some hands-on science…the only requirements are your you turn your mod ideas into reality! Parents, stop thinking caps and fun genes! fighting your kids passion for Minecraft and em- brace it as a tool for learning. Registration Information www.deerfieldparks.org

Online Registration Services for Residents Requesting Inclusion Services »»When registering for a Deerfield Park You may register online for most activities. with Disabilities Web registration is quick and convenient. You Deerfield Park District is a partner with District program for the first time: can view real time availability and save time! Northern Suburban Special Recreation »»Mark the accommodation Section of Association (NSSRA). Formed in 1970, NSSRA the registration form to indicate that the First time registering online? is an extension of ten park districts, two cities participant will require assistance from Please follow the “Register Online” links and one village in the northern suburbs of NSSRA. at deerfieldparks.org to get started. Chicago and provides and facilitates year- »»Once your registration form is submitted, round recreation programs and services for the Deerfield Park District will contact you Who is eligible? children, teens and adults with disabilities. to discuss the type of Inclusion support Any household with a valid email address is NSSRA offers recreation, sport, cultural, social, needed for the participant. eligible to register online. For Deerfield Park and leisure programs and events available »»The Deerfield Park District will provide District residents to receive resident rates, throughout the year, creating new experiences, NSSRA with an Inclusion request that proof of residence (see information at right) is opportunities for skill development, leisure contains both program and participant required. time, and perhaps most importantly, friendship. information. NSSRA has been creating an environment »»You will be contacted by NSSRA to discuss What programs are available? of belonging through play since 1970, and the needs of the participant and get input The majority of park district programs are has the distinction of being the first Special on the type of support required. Recreation Association in the country. available online, with a few exceptions. These »»NSSRA will work with the Deerfield Park are usually programs that require tryouts, We believe that everyone should have the District to put the necessary Inclusion prerequisites, or prior instructor approval. chance to try something new. This means you accommodations in place for participation have the opportunity to participate in any one in the desired program(s). Will I know right away if I get in? of NSSRA’s nearly 600 annual programs, or Yes. Online registration works in real time, so, that you have the opportunity to participate Communication between you, NSSRA, as soon as you complete the payment process in one of the Deerfield Park District programs and Deerfield Park District staff continues and get a confirmation email your enrollment with the assistance of an NSSRA Inclusion throughout the Inclusion process. is confirmed. If a class is full, you may join the companion. For more information regarding Deerfield wait list online. Park District Inclusion services contact: Laura McCarty, Director of Recreation Program Cancellation Deerfield Park District 847-572-2615 • [email protected] Please register early! At some point, we have Inclusion Services Meggan Davies, Recreation Manager for to determine if enrollment is sufficient to hold a Deerfield Park District program Inclusion Inclusion class. If enough participants are not registered, services are available to residents with NSSRA 847-509-9400 x6828 • mdavies@ classes may be canceled. Those waiting until special needs at no additional cost to the nssra.org the last minute or for the first day of class may family. Inclusion services may include, find it’s too late. For more information about Northern when necessary, staff training, program Suburban Special Recreation Association modifications/adaptations, modified equipment (NSSRA) go to www.nssra.org. Registration Forms and program observations.

Additional registration forms can be Reasons to Request Inclusion Services downloaded online at www.deerfieldparks.org. »»A parent or family member recognizes that Forms are also available at any of our facilities. a participant would benefit from additional support in a Deerfield Park District Waiting Lists program. If you select a class and it’s full, you will be put »»Deerfield Park District staff identifies a on a waiting list. We will notify you of all class need for additional support, for safety and placements, cancellations, and/or changes. programmatic reasons, and communicates this need to the family. Financial Assistance Residents experiencing difficulty paying program fees should contact the Park District. Refunds for Recreation child from the program, event or facility. Photo Permission If a child engages in behavior(s) which may Programs Our staff or designees often take pictures or result in bodily harm to others, an immediate video at programs and events for: brochures A recreation program is defined as a program meeting with the parent may be called. If such and other marketing materials; website; and in which park district personnel teach activities behavior warrants it, immediate suspension or other print, electronic and online publicity. or skills over a period of two or more class expulsion may result. Temporary suspension Most people are delighted to see pictures of meetings. Sports leagues, camps, preschool, from participation due to misconduct will not themselves or their family members in our After School Club, trips, special events, season entitle participant to a refund. passes and one-day classes and workshops publicity. Photographers from print or other An adult shall receive one verbal or written are considered special refund categories. media outlets may also take pictures or video warning. The second incident may result in on occasion. We welcome the coverage and »»A refund may be obtained two (2) business suspension from the program, event or facility. hope you do too; it is frequently how the public days prior to the first day of class/program. If an adult physically strikes a person or object learns what is happening at the Park District. A 10 percent service charge ($5 minimum; or throws an object at another person, or takes We cannot guarantee that a photo taken will $10 maximum) will be deducted from the any other action that may pose a real threat of be used or not be used, nor promise that it will amount paid for the program(s). bodily harm to others, or is verbally abusive to only be used in certain circumstances. If you »»Once a program or class begins, and prior others, s/he may immediately be suspended or prefer your family members’ pictures not be to it ending, you may request a prorated expelled from the program or facility. taken, please notify us in writing. NOTE: If you refund based on the number of classes do see a photo posted to our website, attended and the date the refund request Insurance Facebook page, or other Park District is received. A 10 percent service charge Deerfield Park District cannot assume site of you or your family member that ($5 minimum; $10 maximum) will be responsibility for injuries or accidents occurring you would like removed, just request assessed. at programs, activities, parks and facilities the photo to be taken down by commenting on »»If a class is rescheduled, relocated, or within our jurisdiction. To do so would make the picture or by changed by the park district, a total our program and user fees prohibitive. Certain emailing [email protected]. refund will be made if requested by the activities, facilities and equipment may, when For questions or more information, you may participant. used improperly, cause harm or personal also call our Communications Manager at 847- » »Refunds will be offered if a class is injury. We make every effort to notify you of 945-0650. canceled or closed by the park district. potentially dangerous situations and to provide »»If a participant is dropped from a program rules for the proper use of equipment and at the request and discretion of the district facilities. You can avoid injury by following the staff, a refund will be made, less prorated rules, using good sense and being considerate cost of classes held. of both Park District property and others using »»In lieu of a refund, participants may transfer it. money to other currently offered activities. The amount to be transferred (refunded) Infectious Diseases, Food will be prorated based on the number of Allergies, Medication, Illness classes that have already been held. »»All requests for refunds and/or transfers Infectious Diseases: To prevent the spread of must be in writing and turned in to the communicable diseases, such as strep, pink Registration Office. eye and fifth’s disease, parents should report any diagnosed cases to the Park District office. Program/Participant If exposure to other participants occurred, a Conduct notification is sent home. The Deerfield Park District reserves the right to Food Allergies: Many of our preschool, as well suspend, expel or deny participation in any pro- as cooking and other classes, will serve food; gram or facility to any person whose behavior therefore, it is imperative that you notify the materially interferes or disrupts the quality of full-time Recreation Supervisor of any food those offerings, the enjoyment of them by other allergies or dietary restrictions your child may participants or the ability of staff to conduct or have. manage the activities or facilities. Medication: If your child requires medication (inhaler, epi-pen, etc.) during class, medication A child’s parent or guardian will be notified administration forms must be completed. of the first incident; the second incident Please call our registration office (847-945- shall require the presence of a parent at a 0650) for details. meeting with the instructor and a Park District Illness: Please do not attend class nor send administrator/supervisor; a third incident may children who are ill to class. result in the expulsion or suspension of the