LEAP CO-OP

 

Intro to Embroidery

Instructor: Mrs. Yeh

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Class Description:

Students will learn the fundamentals of hand embroidery while developing patience, fine motor skills, creativity, and confidence. Throughout the course, students will practice basic stitches, learn how to transfer simple designs onto fabric, care for embroidery materials, and complete a small embroidered project. No prior sewing experience is necessary.

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Special Notes:

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• An additional $8 materials fee is required for this class. This fee covers a complete embroidery kit for each student, including all the supplies needed throughout the course. Students will keep their kit to take home at the end of the final class. Homework (optional but encouraged) will consist of practicing the skills learned during class time.

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Syllabus:

Week 1: Welcome, tools, safety, threading needle, & running stitch 

Week 2: Back stitch and simple shapes

Week 3: Stem stitch, curves, flowers, lettering

Week 4: Satin stitch and seed stitch

Week 5: Lazy daisy and French knots; plan final project

Week 6: Transfer design; begin final project 

Week 7: Continue and refine final project 

Week 8: Finish project

 

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Prop Making Class

Instructor: Mrs. Ho​

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Class Description:

As my church’s VBS (Vacation Bible School) Decorations Director, I will teach the basic skills to make some of the most popular types of props that we make every year. Due to the age of this group, the projects will be mostly made out of cardboard or paper. However, the skills I will be teaching, such as tool safety, cardboard construction/ attachment, paper mache, and pattern reading can translate to future craft projects that include wood and foam. Please see the syllabus for the different projects and skills.

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Special Notes:

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• There is an extra supply fee of $15.Children should be able to follow safety instructions and have the hand-eye coordination to use low temperature hot glue guns (with adult supervision). We will be going over hot glue gun safety several times throughout the semester and provide silicone finger tips, but please do not sign up your child for this class if you do not think they have the maturity to follow safety instructions. Additionally, you may opt to get your child heat resistant gloves (or tight fitting winter gloves).

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Syllabus:

Week 1 – Students will make a cardboard treasure chest. Students will learn how to cut and manipulate cardboard to make it bend and make different shapes.

Week 2 - Students will make cardboard Lego heads. These will be pre-cut, but students learnhow to read a pattern, score, and assemble cardboard lego heads. NOTE: We will go over hot glue gun safety, but depending on the size of the class, we might limit this project to masking tape.

Week 3 – Students will make a hot glue spider webs and kraft paper beehive. Students will review hot glue gun safety while making hot glue gun spider webs. Students will then make a beehive by twisting paper and using hot glue.
Week 4 – Students will make a paper mache pig. Students will learn different cardstock/ cardboard attachment techniques along with how to paper mache.
Week 5 – Students will paint their paper mache pig. Students will practice painting while learning about different types of paints and paint safety. Students will also be able to expresstheir creativity by personalizing their pig.

Week 6 – Students will make paper flowers and mushrooms. By creating paper flowers, students will learn basic floral techniques like wrapping stems with floral tape. By creating paper mushrooms, students will learn the basics steps of paper sculpting, like scoring/ creasing the paper, cutting, and gluing.
Week 7 – Students will learn how to make tissue paper bushes and trees. Students will learn how to make tissue paper pom poms which can be used to make trees and flowers. Students will also learn how to make 2-D sheets of cardboard stand up.
Week 8 – Students will make paper/ cardboard rocks and waterfalls. Students will learn how to make a fake waterfall creating fake rock interfaces. They will also assemble all the props that they have previously made into a small scenery.

 

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P.E. Games

Instructor: Mrs. Courtis​

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Class Description:

A combination of fun games and exercise to build strength, coordination, and teamwork. Kids stay active through activities like relay races, jump rope, and simple fitness exercises. The class encourages participation, good sportsmanship, and a love of healthy movement

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Special Notes:

• No homework. Students must wear sneakers to class. 

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Syllabus:

Week 1: Teamwork, class expectations, and getting-to-know-you games

Week 2: Tag games and agility challenges

Week 3: Relay races and cooperative activities

Week 4: Jump rope, balance, and coordination games

Week 5: Target games and movement challenges

Week 6: Fitness games and obstacle courses

Week 7: Strategy, teamwork, and classic P.E. games

Week 8: P.E. Games Celebration featuring favorite activities from throughout the course

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Real Life Readiness: Practical Skills for Kids

Instructor: Mrs. Molina

 

 

 

Class Description:

Students will learn practical, real-world skills through fun, hands-on activities each week. From building simple shelters to understanding basic first aid and emergency situations, every class focuses on skills they can actually use. Over eight sessions, students will practice emergency response, shelter building, knot tying, fire safety, first aid, basic kitchen and money skills, and simple tool use — building confidence and independence through doing, not just listening. The course wraps with a hands-on final challenge where students combine everything they've learned.

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Special Notes:

• none 

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Syllabus:

Week 1 — Emergency Basics: Recognizing a real emergency, what to say in a 911 call, and identifying trusted adults.

Week 2 — Shelter Building: Why shelter matters outdoors, and building a simple lean-to as a team.

Week 3 — Knots & Rope Skills: Learning 2-3 practical knots through hands-on practice and a team relay.

Week 4 — Fire Safety: Stop-drop-roll, home escape planning, and how fire spreads.

Week 5 — First Aid Fundamentals: Cleaning and bandaging a cut, and building a personal first aid kit.

Week 6 — Kitchen & Money Basics: Simple kitchen safety and a no-heat recipe, plus needs vs. wants and basic saving.

Week 7 — Tools & Fix-It Basics: Safe use of a screwdriver and hammer, and sewing on a button.

Week 8 — Final Challenge Day: A team relay combining skills from the whole session.

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Meteorology for Young Scientists

Instructor: Mrs. Salebe​

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Class Description

Welcome to Weather Watchers LIVE!, a hands-on introduction to meteorology where students become Junior Meteorologists and TV Weather Reporters! Each week, students will learn a new weather concept, complete a fun experiment, and add a worksheet to their Meteorologist Portfolio. The course combines science, observation, creativity, and public speaking.

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Special Notes:

• None​​

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Syllabus

Week 1 – What Is Weather? 

Students learn about weather and meteorologists and build a simple windsock.

Week 2 – Weather Tools 

Students discover how meteorologists measure weather and make a rain gauge.

Week 3 – Cloud Detectives 

Students learn the major cloud types and create a cloud-in-a-jar experiment.

Week 4 – Wind Power
Students explore wind, air movement, and direction through a paper airplane challenge.

Week 5 – The Water Cycle
Students learn evaporation, condensation, and precipitation and create a water cycle in a bag.

Week 6 – Thunderstorms & Lightning
Students explore how storms form, learn lightning safety, and investigate static electricity.

Week 7 – Extreme Weather
Students learn about tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and other severe weather while making a tornado in a bottle.

Week 8 – You're LIVE!
Students use what they've learned to create and present their own short TV weather forecast.

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Throughout the course, students will collect their worksheets, experiment results, weather observations, and final forecast to create their own Meteorologist Portfolio.

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STEAMing Through England

Instructor: Mrs. Davis

 

Class Description: 

In this hands-on history and STEAM class, students will journey through more than 2,000 years of English history, from Roman Britain through the early 20th century. Along the way, students will meet important historical figures such as William the Conqueror, Queen Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare, Isaac Newton, Christopher Wren, John Harrison, and Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Each week combines history with science, technology, engineering, art, or mathematics through projects. Students will also choose a famous figure from the teacher-provided list to research and present at our final English tea party.  

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Special Notes:

• Students may need to complete projects at home if we run out of time in class. Each student will have 6 weeks to research and prepare a presentation about their famous person. Each student will also have the opportunity to sign up to bring treats for our English tea party on Week 8.

• A small supply fee (max $10) may be requested once the number of students is determined.

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Syllabus:

Week 1 – Roman Britain (43–410 AD): How did the Romans use engineering, architecture, and technology to transform Britain?

Week 2 – Anglo-Saxon & Norman England (c. 410–1150): How did England change after the Romans, and how did William the Conqueror reshape medieval England?

Week 3 – Later Medieval England (c. 1150–1485): What can literature, art, architecture, and everyday life teach us about medieval England?

Week 4 – Tudor England, Renaissance & Exploration (1485–1603): How did the Renaissance, the printing press, exploration, and the reign of Elizabeth I change England?

Week 5 – Scientific Revolution & Georgian England (1600s–1700s): How did new ideas in science, mathematics, architecture, and navigation change the way people understood and explored the world?

Week 6 – Industrial Revolution (c. 1760–1900): How did new inventions, engineering, transportation, and industry transform England and everyday life?

Week 7 – Victorian & Early 20th-Century England (1837–1914): How did advances in science, medicine, public health, and technology change Victorian England?

Week 8 – The Great English Tea Party: Students will present their research on a famous English figure and celebrate what they have learned about England’s history, people, and contributions to STEAM.