During this class we will explore the history of comic books, different techniques that cartoonists use, and apply these to create a comic book of our own! We will also be using different art mediums to create cartoon panels as well as flip books.

Comic Book Making

Age Range

Age 10, Age 11, Age 7, Age 8, Age 9

Duration

6 weeks
Start Date Stop Date Day(s) of Week Class Time
July 11, 2017 August 18, 2017 Tuesday 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Use LEGO to practice building stories! Students will use the unique set of inspiring bricks and pieces that comprise the LEGO Story Starter curriculum, along with exciting prompts and backgrounds, to polish their story-telling skills. Once their build is complete, they will photograph the scenes they have created and use these photos to illustrate comics or graphic novels. The possibilities are endless!

Lego Storytelling

Age Range

Age 5, Age 6, Age 7, Age 8

Duration

6 weeks
Start Date Stop Date Day(s) of Week Class Time
July 11, 2017 August 18, 2017 Friday 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

During this class students will have an opportunity to work with LEGO WeDo 2.0 as well as LEGO Story Starter sets to create a moving scene made out of LEGO! Students will work in small, mixed-age groups in order to achieve a combination of robotics and storytelling.

LEGO WeDo/Story Starter

Age Range

Age 10, Age 6, Age 7, Age 8, Age 9

Duration

6 weeks
Start Date Stop Date Day(s) of Week Class Time
May 23, 2017 June 30, 2017 Tuesday 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

We will be exploring the wonderful world of puppets, Muppets and marionettes. Students will work collaboratively to create characters, sets and scripts for a variety of plays.

Puppetry and Puppet Theater

Age Range

Age 5, Age 6, Age 7, Age 8

Duration

6 weeks
Start Date Stop Date Day(s) of Week Class Time
May 23, 2017 June 30, 2017 Friday 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM