SPRING 2020 Kindergarten and First Grade
2:00-3:00pm
SU 10 Movin’ Mozart
Students will be able to appreciate music through composers such as Bach, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky while exploring movement. Using John Feierabend’s method of music and motion children will be shown how music can be fun, while also helping develop their bodies brains. These activities are a way for students of all ages to connect with the expressive part of music on their journey to become more artful. Come and have fun movin’ to the music!
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Foundations
Mr. John Patrick O’Neel is a Sophomore Early Childhood Education Major. His experiences with children include being a counselor at his local park for children with autism, working with children in grades 3-12 at a summer camp as an activities staff person and being a nanny to the camp director’s children. Mr. O’Neel is also trained in first aid, CPR and is a lifeguard. The fondest memories of his childhood are listening to music in the car with his family. Music has since become his passion and something that he will take with him throughout life. His personal belief is that to appreciate music one does not have to be an expert on music theory, merely find what music brings you joy and share that joy with the world.
SU 11 Clean and Green
While in “Clean and Green” students will gain a better understanding of the steps necessary to help save our Earth. Through learning the importance of recycling and renewable resources, exciting hands-on activities and crafts will be made by the students. This will be an enjoyable class because each lesson will be filled with a positive atmosphere while students will learn how to reduce their footprint efficiently. Do not miss out on the fun and learn how to clean green.
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Placid 1B
Mr. Wagner is a is a junior at Saint Vincent College majoring in Early Childhood Education with a Special Education minor. He has been a counselor for a YMCA day camp over the course of two summers, taken a class in high school teaching pre-school students, and referees basketball games. During his free time, Mr. Wagner can be found playing basketball and spending time with his friends. He is very excited to be spending time and working with your children.
3:00 - 4:00pm
SU 12 Yogi Bears
This course teaches young children in kindergarten and first grade how to relax and have fun with yoga. This is a very upbeat and on your feet kind of class. Students are not required to bring any materials, but enthusiasm is needed. The course will go through the basics of yoga as well as teach students how to do many different poses. There will be games, music, and crafts to keep the students engaged. By the end, students should be able to use yoga as a technique to relax and have fun when they feel restless or stressed. Yoga has been proven by research to increase your health and mental well being. Promoting a healthy lifestyle for young students helps to set them up for future success. I
look forward to meeting my little yogi bears.
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Carey Gym Lobby
Miss Taylor Fairman is a sophomore and currently majoring in Early Childhood Education with a minor in Chinese at Saint Vincent College. She is also a Before and After school Counselor at Baggaley Elementary School. She has worked as an aide at a daycare and has previously taught Chinese at the YMCA to third and fourth graders as well as adults. She volunteers her time as a tutor, literary aide, and at Vacation Bible School. Miss Fairman is also an active member of Alpha Lambda Delta, Kappa Delta Pi, Education Club, and Early Childhood Education Club. She hopes to make a difference in the world one child at a time.
SU 13 Español con Amigos Pequeños
This very beginner level Spanish (Spanish with my Little Friends) course will allow students to express themselves by speaking the Spanish language. The teacher will provide students with new vocabulary and new phrases that can be used in everyday life. The students will participate in interactive activities and songs and will communicate with their peers to learn Spanish more efficiently. They will learn how to talk about family, food, clothes, activities, and express their emotions to their peers. If you are interested in learning how to communicate in Spanish, this class is for you!
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Placid 1B
Ms. Jaclyn Lorkovic is a sophomore at Saint Vincent College majoring in Spanish and double minoring in both Education and Special Education. She has had a wide range of experience with children as she volunteered to coach competitive cheerleading teams for fourth, fifth, and sixth graders, she babysat throughout high school, and she helped teach a Preschool class in her senior year of high school. She also worked at a bowling alley where she hosted children’s birthday parties. She hopes to one day become a Spanish teacher and do what she loves!
SU 14 Dance the Day Away!
Get ready to jump, twirl, and dance this class away! In this course, new dancers will learn the basic elements of dance. Students will be exposed to both ballet and jazz dances in this class. While learning about the wonderful world of dance, young dancers will also be taught healthy practices with this type of physical activity such as warming up and stretching. If your student is ready for an exciting hour of dancing, then leap on into this class!
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Foundations
Miss Carly Belich is sophomore at Saint Vincent College. She is a Middle Grades Education Major with a specialization in Language Arts and a minor in Music. Miss Belich has taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School at Our Lady of Fatima Parish and Saint Vincent Parish Basilica. She also teaches dance classes at Extreme Dance Center. Miss Belich is a returning Step-Up teacher this semester! During her summer breaks, she works as a summer camp counselor for the Beaver County YMCA and volunteers at her alma mater’s band camp. If she isn’t busy with school, work, music, or teaching, she enjoys curling up with her cat, Cubby, and a good book.
4:00 - 5:00pm
SU 15 Abra Cadoodle
Students will have the opportunity to learn basics of art using pencils, watercolors, Play-Doh, macaroni art, and pipe cleaners sculpting etc... This is a course of self-expression and students will have freedom to create after learning how to use the materials of the day. Afterwards students will be asked to present their artwork to the class and given a chance to explain their artwork. This is an opportunity to help them practice their language skills while describing their creation.
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Placid 1B
Mr. John Patrick O’Neel is a Sophomore Early Childhood Education Major. His experiences with children include being a counselor at his local park for children with autism, working with children in grades 3-12 at a summer camp as an activities staff person and being a nanny to the camp director’s children. Mr. O’Neel is also trained in first aid, CPR and is a lifeguard. As a child the arts helped were an important aspect of his growing up. One of his earliest memories is in an art studio where he was able to create and not to be afraid of judgement. Even though he has moved away from art as my main way of expression it still holds a place in his heart. Mr. O’Neel’s dream for his students is that that they will begin their journey of enjoying art that will carry on throughout their lives.
SU 16 Will be added soon. Please check back.
SU 10 Movin’ Mozart
Students will be able to appreciate music through composers such as Bach, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky while exploring movement. Using John Feierabend’s method of music and motion children will be shown how music can be fun, while also helping develop their bodies brains. These activities are a way for students of all ages to connect with the expressive part of music on their journey to become more artful. Come and have fun movin’ to the music!
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Foundations
Mr. John Patrick O’Neel is a Sophomore Early Childhood Education Major. His experiences with children include being a counselor at his local park for children with autism, working with children in grades 3-12 at a summer camp as an activities staff person and being a nanny to the camp director’s children. Mr. O’Neel is also trained in first aid, CPR and is a lifeguard. The fondest memories of his childhood are listening to music in the car with his family. Music has since become his passion and something that he will take with him throughout life. His personal belief is that to appreciate music one does not have to be an expert on music theory, merely find what music brings you joy and share that joy with the world.
SU 11 Clean and Green
While in “Clean and Green” students will gain a better understanding of the steps necessary to help save our Earth. Through learning the importance of recycling and renewable resources, exciting hands-on activities and crafts will be made by the students. This will be an enjoyable class because each lesson will be filled with a positive atmosphere while students will learn how to reduce their footprint efficiently. Do not miss out on the fun and learn how to clean green.
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Placid 1B
Mr. Wagner is a is a junior at Saint Vincent College majoring in Early Childhood Education with a Special Education minor. He has been a counselor for a YMCA day camp over the course of two summers, taken a class in high school teaching pre-school students, and referees basketball games. During his free time, Mr. Wagner can be found playing basketball and spending time with his friends. He is very excited to be spending time and working with your children.
3:00 - 4:00pm
SU 12 Yogi Bears
This course teaches young children in kindergarten and first grade how to relax and have fun with yoga. This is a very upbeat and on your feet kind of class. Students are not required to bring any materials, but enthusiasm is needed. The course will go through the basics of yoga as well as teach students how to do many different poses. There will be games, music, and crafts to keep the students engaged. By the end, students should be able to use yoga as a technique to relax and have fun when they feel restless or stressed. Yoga has been proven by research to increase your health and mental well being. Promoting a healthy lifestyle for young students helps to set them up for future success. I
look forward to meeting my little yogi bears.
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Carey Gym Lobby
Miss Taylor Fairman is a sophomore and currently majoring in Early Childhood Education with a minor in Chinese at Saint Vincent College. She is also a Before and After school Counselor at Baggaley Elementary School. She has worked as an aide at a daycare and has previously taught Chinese at the YMCA to third and fourth graders as well as adults. She volunteers her time as a tutor, literary aide, and at Vacation Bible School. Miss Fairman is also an active member of Alpha Lambda Delta, Kappa Delta Pi, Education Club, and Early Childhood Education Club. She hopes to make a difference in the world one child at a time.
SU 13 Español con Amigos Pequeños
This very beginner level Spanish (Spanish with my Little Friends) course will allow students to express themselves by speaking the Spanish language. The teacher will provide students with new vocabulary and new phrases that can be used in everyday life. The students will participate in interactive activities and songs and will communicate with their peers to learn Spanish more efficiently. They will learn how to talk about family, food, clothes, activities, and express their emotions to their peers. If you are interested in learning how to communicate in Spanish, this class is for you!
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Placid 1B
Ms. Jaclyn Lorkovic is a sophomore at Saint Vincent College majoring in Spanish and double minoring in both Education and Special Education. She has had a wide range of experience with children as she volunteered to coach competitive cheerleading teams for fourth, fifth, and sixth graders, she babysat throughout high school, and she helped teach a Preschool class in her senior year of high school. She also worked at a bowling alley where she hosted children’s birthday parties. She hopes to one day become a Spanish teacher and do what she loves!
SU 14 Dance the Day Away!
Get ready to jump, twirl, and dance this class away! In this course, new dancers will learn the basic elements of dance. Students will be exposed to both ballet and jazz dances in this class. While learning about the wonderful world of dance, young dancers will also be taught healthy practices with this type of physical activity such as warming up and stretching. If your student is ready for an exciting hour of dancing, then leap on into this class!
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Foundations
Miss Carly Belich is sophomore at Saint Vincent College. She is a Middle Grades Education Major with a specialization in Language Arts and a minor in Music. Miss Belich has taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School at Our Lady of Fatima Parish and Saint Vincent Parish Basilica. She also teaches dance classes at Extreme Dance Center. Miss Belich is a returning Step-Up teacher this semester! During her summer breaks, she works as a summer camp counselor for the Beaver County YMCA and volunteers at her alma mater’s band camp. If she isn’t busy with school, work, music, or teaching, she enjoys curling up with her cat, Cubby, and a good book.
4:00 - 5:00pm
SU 15 Abra Cadoodle
Students will have the opportunity to learn basics of art using pencils, watercolors, Play-Doh, macaroni art, and pipe cleaners sculpting etc... This is a course of self-expression and students will have freedom to create after learning how to use the materials of the day. Afterwards students will be asked to present their artwork to the class and given a chance to explain their artwork. This is an opportunity to help them practice their language skills while describing their creation.
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Placid 1B
Mr. John Patrick O’Neel is a Sophomore Early Childhood Education Major. His experiences with children include being a counselor at his local park for children with autism, working with children in grades 3-12 at a summer camp as an activities staff person and being a nanny to the camp director’s children. Mr. O’Neel is also trained in first aid, CPR and is a lifeguard. As a child the arts helped were an important aspect of his growing up. One of his earliest memories is in an art studio where he was able to create and not to be afraid of judgement. Even though he has moved away from art as my main way of expression it still holds a place in his heart. Mr. O’Neel’s dream for his students is that that they will begin their journey of enjoying art that will carry on throughout their lives.
SU 16 Will be added soon. Please check back.
