Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy
​FLC - Fun Learning Company                  Spring 2018

Instructor: Dawn Frasieur
email: dawnandmike007@yahoo.com
Home phone:  #269-262-0697                                 
Niles Location: Basement of 111 E. Main Street, Niles
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Art and Culture Around the World

Additional registration at location is required.

​Tuesdays, 10-12 PM, grades 2nd - 8th - Niles Location

Classes begin the week of January 22nd - May 20th

Description: This is an introductory course for children, designed to expose them to the variety of cultures and land forms in our varied world, through fun, hands-on activities. We begin in the fall with Mexico, our neighbor, playing with a bit of Spanish (through song) & Mexican dance, working on crafty projects, like Mexican paper flowers, and - as with all the areas we explore - reading stories about children who live there and working on additions to our growing scrapbook/binders (flags, maps, pictures...). Japan follows (origami, watercolor painting, counting to 10 in speech and writing, etc.), then "Habitats of the World." Animals are the focus in various land groups, including tropical and northern forests, desert and sea. Australia is next: 'dot art' reminiscent of Aboriginal cave paintings, rain sticks and fun paper bag puppets are among the activities; Africa follows, as a continent of varied land forms and cultures - demonstrated through group map work and music-making (drum beats) and crafts ranging from Masai necklaces (paper-plate style) to fabric Abayomi dolls. This is the second half of a year long class continuing from the fall session.

*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.
 
Syllabus

​Teacher of Record:  Lisa Van Plew-Cid