GATEWAY SCHOOL

June 23 – July 18 (Weeks 1-4) (No class on Friday, July 4th.)
1st & 2nd Graders: 8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
3rd & 4th Graders: 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Boost your child’s foundational reading and writing skills. This four-week class is taught by Marlene Revay, Educational Specialist trained in the LiPS Program, a multi-sensory approach to reading instruction, and by Joan Saia, Gateway’s Educational Specialist. They will use multi-sensory instructive techniques to teach skills in reading, spelling, and handwriting fluency. To meet individual needs, there will be a 4 to 1 student-to-teacher ratio. Registration for this class is open to Gateway students only, from now until May 1; if your child is not enrolled at Gateway and you are interested in this class, please email summer@gatewaysc.org to be added to the waitlist. Open registration for all students will start on May 1, and the waitlist students will be contacted at that time.

June 23-27 (Week 1) 1-4 p.m.
Grades: 1st & 2nd

July 21- 25 (Week 5) 9:15-12:15
Grades: 1st, 2nd & 3rd SORRY, THIS CLASS IS FULL

Explore and create in two and three dimensions! Students will enjoy a range of art instruction and materials. Projects may include watercolor paints and pencils, wire sculpture, collage, beading, pastels, paper mache, origami, and found object sculpture. Students will explore representational as well as abstract forms. Students will also experience working outdoors directly from nature. Projects and techniques will differ between A, B and C sections, allowing students to take the course multiple times. Taught by artist and local art teacher, Juel Hartmann.

July 14-18 (Week 4) 1-4 p.m.
Grades: 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th

Increase your pedal power! Students will learn simple bike maintenance and safety skills, then use those skills to explore fun and educational destinations. Trips may include West Cliff Drive, Natural Bridges, a bicycle repair shop, and more. Students provide their own bicycle (with working brakes and tail light) and a helmet. Students must be able to ride a bicycle under control. Taught by Gateway teacher and cycling enthusiast, Rachel Sattinger.

July 14-18 (Week 4) 9:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Grades: 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th SORRY, THIS WEEK IS FULL

July 21-25 (Week 5) 1-4 p.m.
Grades: 2nd, 3rd & 4th SORRY, THIS CLASS IS FULL

Let’s get cooking! A professional kitchen is a fun and exciting environment to create gourmet food and learn culinary skills from a chef. Students will be introduced to creative cuisine with age-appropriate recipes that they can bring home to share. Gateway is delighted to partner with the Culinary Center of Santa Cruz for this camp. Transportation is provided to and from the Gateway campus. Taught by experienced instructors from Culinary Center of Santa Cruz.

July 14-18 (Week 4) 9:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Grades: 3rd, 4th & 5th

Have fun with clay in this hands-on sculpture class. We will explore the properties of clay, see examples of clay work from pre-history to Picasso. We will learn how to shape this medium to create our vision: pinch pots, coil pots, statues and sculpture. Then we’ll bake and paint our pieces, letting our imaginations go in three dimensions! Taught by artist and local art instructor Isabell Fearnsby.

July 28 – August 1 (Week 6) 1-4 p.m.
Grades: 3rd, 4th & 5th

Learn science while exploring the natural beauty of our local area! Join Gateway’s dynamic science teacher Sara Folkert on outdoor science expeditions to our local parks and beaches. Students will explore forest and marine ecosystem, while applying scientific method and learning concepts from various disciplines (biology, ecology, hydrology).

July 14-18 (Week 4) 1-4 p.m.
Grades: 1st & 2nd
SORRY, THIS WEEK IS FULL