Berrien Springs Virtual Academy Partnership
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  • Program Basics
  • Registration
  • Classes
    • Virtual Classes >
      • Virtual Class Guidelines
      • The Animation Course:Animation I or II or Drawing I or II
      • Bonus Virtual Classes
      • Michigan Virtual
      • Middlebury World Languages
      • Login Sites
    • Animal Husbandry >
      • Bit By Bit Stables: For the Love of Horses
      • Ground Zero: Exploring Equine Education
      • Ground Zero: Mounted Archery
      • Spring Creek Equestrian Center
    • Art Classes >
      • Architecture
      • Birchbank Farm: Art Classes
      • Buchanan Art Center
      • Ceramics/Pottery >
        • Ceramics with Jill Dodge
        • Niles STEAM Room: Ceramics
        • Wheel Fun Pottery!
      • Creative Design with Robert Ritzenthaler
      • Design Street in Plainwell
      • Drawing and Painting Classes: see tabs >
        • Niki McNeil: Art Journaling and Zentangle
        • Calligraphy: Lettering By Hand
        • Jill Dodge: Elementary Art
        • Kim Bollman: Elements of Design
        • JLN Studios: Acrylic, Watercolor and Pastels
        • Starlight Studio
      • Jewelry /Beadwork >
        • Beadwork: with Kim Bollman
        • Jewelry and Chain Maille with Kim Bollman
      • FLC: Art and Culture Around the World
      • GVNCP: Backyard Art Zoom
      • Krasl Art Center
      • Photography and Videography >
        • Adventures in Photography with Katie
        • Photography or Videography with Robert Ritzenthaler
      • Glass >
        • Jill Dodge: Glass Fusing
      • Water Street Glassworks >
        • Water Street Glassworks
    • Chess >
      • Chess: Niles
    • Dance: Fine Arts >
      • Bangor and Coloma Dance Studios
      • Benton Harbor Dance Studios
      • Decatur Dance Studios
      • Dowagiac Dance Studios
      • Niles Dance Studios
      • Sawyer Dance Studios
      • South Haven Dance Studios
      • St. Joseph Dance Studios
      • Stevensville Dance Studios
    • CTE: Career and Technical Education
    • Foreign Languages >
      • Lotus Chinese Classes
      • I Heart Chinese
      • I Heart Spanish
      • Conversational Italian
    • Humanities >
      • Historical Arts & Technology >
        • Birchbank Farm - Textiles
        • Jill Dodge: Ancient Secrets of Quillling
      • Re-enactment Arts >
        • Ground Zero: Archery
    • Life Skills >
      • Cooking >
        • Joel Bennett: Beginning and Advanced Baking
      • Crochet: with Niki McNeil
      • Jill Dodge: Leather Tooling
      • Sewing and Textiles >
        • Robin English: Sewing and Quilting
        • Birchbank Farm: Sewing
    • Music >
      • Music Lessons: Independent Music Study >
        • Voice
        • Piano
        • Violin
        • Cello
        • Guitar
        • Percussion
        • Other Instruments
      • Music Lessons: Group >
        • Berrien Springs Public School - Band or Choir
        • Dave Carlock's FRS Program
        • Kalamazoo Music School/Jazz & Creative Institute
        • Citadel : Kindermusik and Ukulele Classes
        • The Music Academies - Niles
        • West Michigan Homeschool Fine Arts
        • Shoreline Music Classes
    • Nature/Environment >
      • Birding and Beyond
      • Love Creek: Outdoor Explorers
      • Homesteading 101
      • GVNCP: Habitats and Wildlife
    • Physical Education >
      • Gymnastics >
        • Elite Sports Academy
        • Infinite Gymnastics at Andrews
        • Power In Motion
        • The Club for Gymnastics
        • YMCA gymnastics
      • Martial Arts
      • Physical Fitness & Sports >
        • Basketball >
          • Basketball: Niles with Dan Oates
        • CrossFit
        • Functional Fitness
        • Hockey: Youth League
        • Ice Skating: Learn to Skate: Garden Ice Arena
        • Midwest Performance Academy
        • Physical Fitness Classes at the BH/SJ YMCA
        • Physical Fitness Classes at the Niles-Buchanan YMCA
        • Softball: Dugout Dolls
      • Swim and Gym Locations
      • Swim Lessons/Swim Clubs >
        • Group Swim Lessons: various locations
        • Swim Clubs
    • Technology >
      • FLC Tech Classes
      • Niles STEAM Room
      • Photography or Videography with Robert Ritzenthaler
    • Vocational Education >
      • Birchbank Farm: Landscaping and Art Education
      • Tom Hurst: Woodworking
      • Bicycle Repair
      • Lifeguarding Certification and Junior Lifeguarding
  • Dual Enrollment / CTE
    • What is Dual Enrollment?
    • Andrews University
    • Glen Oaks Community College
    • KVCC - Kalamazoo Valley Community College
    • Lake Michigan College
    • Southwest Michigan College
    • CTE
  • Meet your Mentor
    • Mentor Bios
    • Mentor Evaluation Tools
  • Contacts / Resources
    • Contact Us
    • Homeschool Links of Interest
    • Social Networking & Homeschool resources
    • Standardized Testing Opportunities
  • Calendar
  • Field Trips: Virtual Options
  • Starlight Studio
Our community is blessed with a great deal of cultural diversity, talented artists, natural resources, scenic beauty, and rich in educational opportunities for those who seek to learn and grow.  Our program is proud to partner with the community to bring our local talent and homeschool families together.

Please explore the available Community classes by clicking on the buttons below or see the complete list by using the drop down menu. 
(All students are registered for Community Resource Classes at each location through the Partnership registration process.  No additional registration with the location is required unless otherwise noted on individual class pages.)

Art:
Art Locations
Dance:
Dance Locations

Foreign Language:

Foreign Language
Humanities:
Historical Arts and Technology
Re-enactment Arts
Life Skills:
Cooking
Crochet
Sewing
Music:
Band/Choir
Music Lessons: Group
Music Lessons: Independent Music Study
Vocational Education:
Lifeguarding/Jr. Lifeguarding
Woodworking
Physical Education:
Physical Fitness & Sports
Group Swim Lessons
Gymnastics
Martial Arts
Swim & Gym
Swim Clubs
Technology:
FLC Tech Classes
Other Classes:
Animal Husbandry
Chess
Nature / Environment
Photography / Videography
Virtual Classes:
Virtual Class Guidelines
The Animation Course
Michigan Virtual
Middlebury World Languages
Login Sites
Bicycle Repair