LEAP CO-OP

Stay Curious and Keep Exploring

Instructor: Mrs. Bishop

 

Class Description:

Are you curious about Science?  Let’s stay that way and explore this subject with some fun experiments guided by Emily Calandrelli and her books/videos!​​​

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Special Notes:

• Class will include an extra supply fee TBD…no more than $10/student. 

• Please note classes will not likely occur in the order below…

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Syllabus:

Week 1 – My Little Compass (Basic compass/map skills)

Week 2 – Human DNA (Genetics)

Week 3 – Flying Ping Pong Balls/Sticky Water (Bernoulli principle)

Week 4 – Unicorn Slime (Chemical Engineering/states of matter)

Week 5 – Rain Water (Clouds)

Week 6 – Balloon Rocket (Newton’s Third Law of Motion)

Week 7 – Solar Powered Oven (Renewable Energy)

Week 8 – Crystal Garden (Rocks versus Minerals)

 

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Young Entrepreneurs

Instructor: Miss Renee

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Class Description:

Students will learn how to start and run a small business by creating their own product or service for a class Market Day. Throughout the course, students will develop a business idea, create a brand, determine pricing, identify their target customer, build marketing materials, and practice sales skills. The class will conclude with a Market Day where students will showcase and sell their products or services to families and co-op members.

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Special Notes:

• Moderate parental involvement may be needed to help students create products at home.

• Students will be responsible for supplying materials for their business project.

• Some homework will be required between classes.

• Students will keep any profits earned during Market Day.

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Syllabus:

Week 1 – What is an Entrepreneur?

Week 2 – Planning Your Business

Week 3 – Money Matters

Week 4 – Branding & Marketing

Week 5 – Know Your Customer

Week 6 – Production & Inventory

Week 7 – Sales & Presentation Skills

Week 8 – Market Day

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America Turns 250

Instructor: Mrs. Duffy

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Class Description

This year marks the nation’s semiquincentennial. What does that mean? Join this class to find out! We will celebrate America, learn about its founding, and explore how our government works 250 years later. Class will include some games, hands-on activities, crafts, and patriotic songs.​

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Special Notes:

• Class will include some homework as students will be assigned to create a small poster for the week 8 display.

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Syllabus

Week 1 - Founding Fathers - who were the key players in the birth of a new nation and what are they known for

Week 2 - Founding Documents - Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights

Week 3 - Founding Documents Continued 

Week 4 - Three branches of government - Executive

Week 5 - Three branches of government - Legislative

Week 6 - Three branches of government - Judicial

Weeks 7 & 8 - Civics, Essential duties for U.S. citizens include voting, obeying laws, paying taxes, serving on juries, and participating in the community and local government.

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Creative Writers Workshop

Instructor: Mrs. Peterson

 

Class Description:

In this interactive eight-week creative writing course, students will explore the art of storytelling through fun writing prompts, engaging activities, and guided instruction. Together, we'll learn how to create memorable characters, build immersive settings, write realistic dialogue, and develop exciting prompts. Students will keep a Writer's Notebook to collect ideas and complete a portfolio of original writing.  This class focuses on creativity, expression, and developing a lifelong love of writing in a supportive and encouraging environment.

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Special Notes:

• Class will include some homework

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Syllabus:

 Week 1 – Every Writer Has a Story
Discover where great story ideas come from, begin a Writer's Notebook, and learn the foundations of storytelling.

Week 2 – Creating Memorable Characters
Develop believable characters with unique personalities, motivations, strengths, and flaws. Identify our favorite characters and build our own protagonists and antagonists.

Week 3 – Bringing Settings to Life
Learn how authors use sensory details and descriptive language to create vivid settings and establish mood. Discuss examples of memorable settings in popular books. 

Week 4 – Building an Exciting Plot
Explore story structure, conflict, and pacing while planning an original short story.

Week 5 – Writing Great Dialogue
Practice writing realistic dialogue that reveals character, advances the plot, and sounds natural.

Week 6 – Suspense, Emotion, and Strong Storytelling
Discover techniques for building tension, creating emotional connections, and keeping readers engaged with strong detail. We will also begin piecing together our own short stories.  

Week 7 – Revision and Editing
Learn how authors strengthen their writing through revision, peer feedback, and thoughtful editing.

Week 8 – Celebrations and Sharing
Celebrate completed stories with an Author's Showcase as students share their favorite writing and reflect on their growth as writers.

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Lifetime Sports

Instructor: Mr. Hammon

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Class Description:

Each week, the class will focus on a different lifetime sport. Every class will begin with a warm-up consisting of light stretching and range-of-motion exercises. After warming up, students will spend approximately 15 to 20 minutes practicing the fundamental skills needed for that week's sport. The remainder of the class will be spent playing the sport. The goal of this class is to help each child discover a physical activity they enjoy and can continue participating in long after the semester has ended.

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Special Notes:

• The only requirement for this class is participation. Students will be expected to actively participate in each class and in every activity.

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Syllabus:

Week 1 – Basketball
Week 2 –  Wiffle Ball
Week 3 –  Ultimate Frisbee
Week 4 –  Kickball
Week 5 –  No Contact Football
Week 6 – Four Square Tournament
Week 7 –  Volleyball
Week 8 –   Spike Ball

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​​​Kawaii Crochet Creations

Instructor: Mrs. Davidson

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Class Description:

In Japanese, “kawaii” means “cute” or “adorable.”  In this class, students will learn to create adorable stuffed animals using basic crochet stitches and techniques.  Selected patterns will be supplied for students to choose from which they will work on over the course of 8 weeks. All levels of crocheters are welcome! 

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Special Notes:

• Tools and yarn will be provided, however students are welcome to bring their own tools and material if they’d like.  Please label their items properly.

• Syllabus is subject to change based on students' progress.

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Syllabus:

Week 1: Crochet fundamentals: yarn types best for amigurumi, hook sizes, how to hold a crochet hook and understanding tension, slip knot and starting a magic circle.

Week 2: Continue practicing magic circle and move on to single crochet stitches. Learning to read a pattern.  Students will pick a simple pattern to work on for the remainder of the course.

Week 3: Increasing and decreasing stitches

Week 4: Continue with increasing and decreasing stitches

Week 5: How to change color in a pattern; continue working on crochet creations.

Week 6: Add stuffing and facial features/details to crochet creations

Week 7: Continue working on crochet creations

Week 8: Finish and display completed crochet creations