4TH-6TH GRADE CLASSES

Come meet, see, and touch some animal friends. Week one will have some feathered and fuzzy friends, to be followed up the next week with Terrific Turtles.  Week Three will slither in with Snakes Alive, and for the Grand Finale we'll find out What's for Lunch...for the critters.   Otherwise called, come to the Feeding Frenzy!

Learn the basics of juggling moves so you can be the life of the party!  You will be provided with bean bags, which you will get to keep!  You will learn to make dogs, swords, hats, and other colorful balloon sculptures.  Who knows – you may even make some money at parties with your new skills!

So you want to be an engineer or architect?  Well what are you waiting for?  This is your chance!  Join us as we put our engineering skills to the test to build bridges, buildings, vehicles and more.  We’ll learn about different types of careers for you to explore.  Do you like to design cities?  You might become an urban architect one day!  Do you want to build bridges?  Then civil engineering might be the job for you!  Want to design the next cool electric car?  Then you may be destined to become an automotive or mechanical engineer!  Come experience engineering adventures with us!

Participants will learn impromptu acting while laughing and having fun with some exciting acting games.  No experience necessary.  Just come and have fun while learning some valuable acting skills.

If you are looking to have fun playing a team sport, try field hockey! Field hockey is a game involving a team of 11 girls using a rounded stick to move a ball down a field, or in this case, the gym. The game is fast becoming a popular sport played in the Midwest, and Chelsea has recreational teams for 3rd through 6th grades in the spring and fall, as well as teams at Beach Middle School and Chelsea High School through the Chelsea Field Hockey Club.  Have fun learning the fundamentals of field hockey in this class geared toward beginner players with no experience or limited experience. Sticks will be loaned out to participants who do not have a stick.

This activity offers the opportunity to learn beginning gymnastics skills. Participants will practice tumbling and other floor routine skills while improving balance, coordination and strength.  The balance beam and the uneven bars will be introduced as well.  Please wear comfortable clothing.

You can encounter science anywhere!  The world is your laboratory!  Whether you're in the kitchen, outside, or watching a movie–there is science going on behind the scenes.  Join us for four weeks of amazing fun science that also includes detective science, insects, and the science of toys!  Classes include: Bugz!, Kitchen Chemistry, Movie Effects, Science of Toys, Earthworks, and Detective Science.

Join Jeff Boyer for an hour of magical illusions.  Kids will turn common household items such as string, paper, money, and cards into magic tricks right before your eyes.  Impress your friends and family with your new tricks – don’t tell them how you do it!

This class will include singing, movement, and instrument playing as well as imaginative music games.  As a special treat, we'll learn a new "Hello" song with American Sign Language!  Each class will be tailored to meet the specific age group.

An introduction to the Spanish language for beginners, and a fun way to gain vocabulary for students already enrolled in Spanish Club. Each week will use Spanish children's stories to teach language and culture. Songs, discussions, and activities reinforce learning and make Spanish fun!

It’s time to get ACTIVE!! This group will be playing and enjoying a variety of exhilarating games and specialized activities. Don’t miss the non-stop excitement! This is guaranteed to bring a smile to their face and will provide new activities for the whole family to enjoy! Each week has a theme and will present a variety of challenges that will keep everyone moving and having fun!

Yoga & Mindfulness
Breathe Yoga

In this engaging program, children will stretch, move and grow physically, socially and emotionally as they learn to connect within, as well as with others.  Using a mixture of games, partner work, imagination and themes, students will find friendship and have fun while cultivating a strong, flexible body, space for relaxation and mindfulness and strategies for finding peace and calm. Boys and girls will need their own mat for class.

This program specializes in increasing stamina, agility and coordination of both the traditional art and modern sport of Taekwondo.  This age-specific program creates a safe environment for youth to explore their physical capabilities and enhance their athletic performance.  Incorporating team building and respectful sportsmanlike conduct creates a strong foundation for a healthy future both physically and emotionally.