Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy​​
Birchbank Farm - Sewing                       Fall 2021
​Students and teachers must be able to readily switch to instruction lessons at any point in the semester in order to register for classes. All students must complete a project for these classes.

Additional registration at location is required. Click here for instructions.

Class Title: SEWING 
Grades: 4th grade – 12th grade 
Where: Birch Bank Farms 1826 Platt St, Niles, MI 49107
Instructor: Janine Frizzo Website: www.birchbankfarms.com Please visit our website to complete your registration
Format: In-Person
​Masks: Required for all classes listed below 
Classes begin the week of Sept. 14

Simply Sewing
Tues 1:45-3:15pm
Class Description: A multi level sewing class, specializing in the practical skills of repairs, alterations and design changes. Let's get some of that “stuff” out of your closet and onto you. Experienced students may select to work on a specific project that they can complete by the end of the semester. Students may work with their own sewing machine or by hand.
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Glover's Work: Advanced Sewing
Tues 11:45-1:15pm
Class Description:Study the nearly lost art of glove making. Start out with a super easy, high success silly felt mitten and move on to the challenging work of fourchettes and quirks. Students will advance at their own rate and have the opportunity to do a final project in leather. Learn also about niche marketing and custom fitting techniques. All hand sewing.
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*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class. 
​Teacher of Record:  Peres Sambu