Throughout their time at IfSpace, many of our students are inspired to begin projects of their own inspired by the activities and opportunities around them. Open Lab exists for this purpose – uninterrupted time in the lab to make, scheme, design and build with friends. IfSpace’s Big Spring Project this year is the design and construction of our Intra-Class Vacuum Tube system, and Open Lab kids are invited to join in this fun project! Because 2 hours of Open Lab is material intensive, there is a $30 semester supply fee for this class. Please note that this is a 2-hour class.

Join Keri-Anne on a 16-week trip through the wondrous human body! Students will enjoy hands-on projects, demonstrations, crafts and games that bring the wonder of the human body to life. Beginning with the humble cell and careening through all of the body systems, students will finish this class with a great working knowledge of our miraculous selves.

This is a gentle introduction to conversational Japanese and Japanese culture for the younger crowd! With more focus on building simple vocabulary and character recognition, this class is a great start for students who are interested in Japanese but aren’t ready for the more intense grammar of the upper level class. In addition to language practice, Lonna introduces her students to Japanese holidays, traditions, foods and pop culture in her classes.

In this art class we will use a variety of unusual materials to create abstract art projects. Projects will be child led and messy! Some examples of process art are pendulum painting, paint filled balloon explosion art, bubble painting and marble painting.

This is a hands-on class where students learn about chemistry, and perform experiements and demonstrations based on what they learn! We will talk about chemical reactions, the properties of matter, and where we see chemistry in our day-to-day life.