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7th-9th Grades
ALL GRADES REQUIRED REGISTRATION
This is a required registration for the 2023-2024 year. Classes run from September- May and your first class invoice will be sent in September. Please note, this is a NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE registration fee and will not be refunded for any reason. This fee MUST be paid to attend any classes at The Learning Habitat. Registration fees do not include any class enrollment. All classes must be selected separately and added to cart. You must pay this registration fee for every learner being enrolled. THE FEE IS $250!!
4th-7th Science and American History Tues 9am-1pm IT
with Rachael Price
$200 per month, September through May.** You will receive an invoice from October through May for $200 per month to participate in this class. One registration per learner is required to register for this class.
This group will include studies of biomes/ecosystems and their cycles, food chains and webs, botany, photosynthesis and respiration, tectonic plates and earth’s layers, and natural dyes. History will begin right before the American Civil War and continue through the Gilded Age. ***PLEASE NOTE: One week a month, classes will be held at Steven’s Creek Nature Center. Drop-off and Pick-up times will be slightly different and learners will need to be brought to and picked up from Steven’s Creek.****
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5th-8th Expressionists Th 9am-1pm IT
with Lisa Watson
**$200 per month, September through May.** You will receive an invoice from October through May for $200 per month to participate in this class. One registration fee per learner is required to register for this or any class.
In this class, we will explore writing prompts by broadening our vocabulary and sentence structure to dress up our writing output and activate the student’s creativity. This expressive writing is a form of literature; but it requires the student to use their own creativity, imagination and to portray a particular message, emotion, or plot. It is different from the traditional forms of writing and is completely subjective to the students preferences and experiences. Please bring your imagination to class!
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5th-8th Life Lessons Tues 9-11 am IT
with Lisa Watson
**$100 per month, September through May.** You will receive an invoice from October through May for $100 per month to participate in this class. One registration fee per learner is required to register for this or any class.
Our young people need to learn these skills more than ever as they transition into adulthood so that they may be independent self-sufficient members of our society. Our world is vastly changing where we have robots to vacuum, AI to think for us and the lists go on and on. This class aims to instill the following characteristics through activities designed around hands-on opportunities to develop and strengthen these everyday “real world” expectations. Students will be assigned projects weekly that will focus on the particular skill for that week. Here are some of the skills that this class will address: Focus and Self-Control. Perspective, Communication., Making Connections., Critical Thinking. Taking on Challenges. Self-Directed, Engaged Learning. Decision-Making. Health and Hygiene.Time Management. Meal Prep.Money Management. Cleaning. and Laundry.
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6th-8th Grades STEAM Powered Fri 9am-1pm IT
with Lauren Roper
**$200 per month, September through May.** You will receive an invoice from October through May for $200 per month to participate in this class. One registration fee per learner is required to register for this or any class.
This class is geared toward 5th-8th grade learners. This four-hour class consists of approximately 2 hours of instruction and activities. We then have a 30 minute lunch/ recess break, and 1.5 hours of more activities. The focus of this class will be to strengthen Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math skills in real-world and hands on applications. Contents include: Budgets, fractions and portions in baking, blue prints, etc. We will be working on different projects than what we did in the previous year, so students are more than welcome to take this class again!
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6th-8th OG Reading and Spelling Discoveries T/Th 9-11am WX
with Denise Simonelli
**$350 per month, September through May.** You will receive an invoice from October through May for $350 per month to participate in this class. One registration fee per learner is required to register for this or any class.
Reading/Spelling Discoveries is an intensive reading and spelling program designed for reading and spelling readiness, emergent readers and spellers, struggling readers and spellers or gifted children with unique learning styles. Your child will receive targeted instruction in areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, spelling, listening & reading comprehension skills. Reading/Spelling Discoveries uses an Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach.Orton-Gillingham is a language-based, multi-sensory, structured, and sequential method of instruction that assists struggling students by activating visual, auditory, tactile, and kinesthetic sense to enhance learning and memory. This group meets twice a week for two hours. The 9-11am group will have a snack and play break.
6th-8th Tree Huggers Mon 9-11am IT
with Emma Burkart
**$150 per month, September through May.** You will receive an invoice from October through May for $150 per month to participate in this class. One registration fee per learner is required to register for this or any class.
This group focuses on nature-based ecology and environmental biology with additional lessons in natural history and nature journaling. Every lesson is structured through an environmental education framework and is intended to take place outside (weather permitting) or through hands-on indoor activities. Tree Huggers will use observational and critical thinking skills to apply environmental knowledge in real-world scientific ways. This age group will learn how people study nature, what they can learn about nature, and who can study nature (hint: everyone)! Let's get close with our world around us with Ms. Abby, our "naturalist-in-residence".
7th-8th Grade Math (Pre-Algebra) Tues/Thurs 9-11am IT
with Lauren Roper
**$200 per month, September through May.** You will receive an invoice from October through May for $200 per month to participate in this class. One registration fee per learner is required to register for this or any class.
This two-hour class will be filled with instruction and activities. This class will be designed around the needs of the students and what concepts that need more attention. OPTIONAL Spectrum Math workbook for either grade 7 or 8 can be used for reinforcement (or another similar resource). Contents includes: Positive and negative integers, ratios and proportions, algebraic equations and inequalities, geometric problem-solving, and probability and statistics.