Union PTSO Enrichment

Contact:  Patsy Rabinowitz, West Chester Academy

The Ukulele is the perfect recreational instrument choice for students wanting to learn how to play songs and have fun playing! Intro to Ukulele is a step-by-step approach to learning with no previous experience necessary. No boring lectures-just interactive instruction in an atmosphere of fun that will explore chords and strumming patterns with plenty of toe-tapping!

Contact: Amy Klebenow Marks 

Does your child need to learn to schedule their time more efficiently? Does your child have test anxiety? Life hacks and prioritization skills can be developed in life if practiced early. This class will help your child find-tune organizational and study skills and how to best apply these skills in school. 

Contact: Mike Baur

 Come and enjoy an hour in the kitchen. Whether you’ve cooked before or never touched a pot or pan, this class is for you!   Over these six weeks, we will learn nutrition, kitchen utensils, kitchen safety, and table etiquette. We will also be cooking up a wide variety of food. Be prepared to make homemade salads and dressings, one pot dinners, desserts, and end with homemade sauce and pasta!  

Maximum enrollment for this class is 15 students per session.  

Open to:  Grades 3-6

Instructor:  Lisa Bacu

Day/Time: Mondays 3:10-4:10

Dates of Class:   9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/23, 10/30 (No school 10/16) 

Cost: $99 per student

Location: Cafeteria

Does your child love science? Are you trying to answer their questions but aren't sure how?  Is your child trying to re-create an experiment from YouTube? Then Scientific Mayhem is the class you have been looking for! We provide hands-on exciting activities for students who can't get enough science in school.  We encourage students to make hypotheses and conduct experiments individually and in small groups.  Your student can make great scientific discoveries and generate a little mayhem in the process. 

Open to: Grades 3-6

Instructor: Tony Jones

Day/Time: Tuesdays 3:00-5:45

Dates of Class: 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/10, 10/24, 10/31

Cost: $70 per student

Location: Gym

 This fun and exciting after-school volleyball program is for all students in Grades 3–6. All skill levels are welcomed and encouraged to participate. This fun program is designed to build fundamental skills, learn good sportsmanship and teamwork while staying active and enhancing school friendships. A tournament will highlight the last couple of participation days. 

Students need to wear tennis shoes (no flip-flops) and kneepads are recommended, but not mandatory. 

Contact: Bobbi Jo Bomkamp

Come see what archery is all about in this introductory archery enrichment program. During the course, students will learn safety rules, proper handling of equipment, proper shooting techniques, learn scoring and play games designed to improve performance. Each student will have 6 weeks to practice and evaluate their skills while ending the course with a fun tournament during the final class. Students will meet each week regardless of weather. In the event of inclement weather, we will go inside and have classroom discussion on archery. Students will watch instructional videos and practice posture techniques with stretchy bands. We will watch the weather and go back outside as the opportunity arises. Two instructors will be teaching this course to ensure the safety of the students and a 9:1 student to teacher ratio. There will be two ranges set up with three targets in each range. This means that only 3 students at most will be at one target at any given time. This ensures student safety and plenty of shooting time! You will receive a newly designed awesome Archery Club t-shirt as well!  

Contact:  Amy Klebenow Marks 

Would your child know what to do if they have forgotten their house key?  What if they are home alone and they are choking?   This course is designed to teach your child about being home alone safely. An informative parent guide is included in the student manual, and provides an avenue for discussion between parent and child.  This engaging and interactive class is fun, and includes guest speakers from the local Police and Fire Departments (when available).  This class is appropriate for boys and girls ages 9-12. Students will learn: 

• Answering the door and the phone 
• The reasons to call 911 
• First aid and safety and Self Heimlich Maneuver 
• Why it’s necessary to have house rules 
• Fire escape and severe weather planning 

 Contact:  Amy Klebanow Marks 

  Make sure your child is prepared.  Are they responsible enough?  Can they keep themselves safe along with the kids they are babysitting? As a parent, it's sometimes hard to know when your tween is ready for extra responsibilities such as babysitting.  Will they know what to do in an emergency? Students will learn:  Responsibilities of having a babysitting job; Babysitter's Rights; CPR and First Aid on infants and children; Growth and Development; Safety Issues; Feeding infants and toddlers; Marketing Strategies

Contact:  Ann Flynn

Join Star Glazers as we learn with clay and pottery paints.   We’ll create some really cool pieces from clay that will get fired in  the kiln.  Then we’ll paint them and they’ll get glazed and fired!  

Contact:  Amy Marks

This class includes the introduction to the basic use of the pottery wheel as well as basic hand-building techniques. This is a great opportunity for students to receive hands-on experience. Classes on the pottery wheel emphasize technical, personal and individual development for future abilities in the art world. Students will each complete a small pot on the pottery wheel and at least one other item using hand-building techniques. All artwork will be glazed by the student and fired. All supplies are included. Students will learn: · Wedging · Centering · Pulling · Slab-Building · Coil-Building · Pinching · Glaze Decoration · Understanding of Firing Techniques

Contact:  Ann Brinkmann

The Academy of Cinematic Arts’ Digital Storytelling ASEP is a unique program full of fun and creativity. Kids learn the process of making a movie from start to finish. Using iPads as a movie camera, kids learn the basics of storytelling from screenwriting, directing, and acting to film angles, lighting, and editing. By the end the workshop, every student has a short film to share with the world. Come join us and make a movie! 

Contact:  Amy Marks

 Stitch and Sew Kidz- Enriching Kidz newest class! Taught by an expert! This small class-size- 2 week hands-on class is geared for 3rd and 4th graders that teaches them the basics of sewing. They will be creating fun, child friendly projects that teaches basic sewing stitches, cutting materials from a template, threading needles, tying knots, sewing buttons and how to correct mistakes. Kids love seeing their finished project! This class also teaches fine motor skills, spatial thinking and problem-solving skills  Students will learn: • Running Stitch • Blanket Stitch • How to thread a Needle and Tie a Knot • How to Sew a 2 Holed and 4 holed button • How to Follow a Pattern • How to Correct Mistakes