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        • Drawing with Niki McNeil
        • Calligraphy: Lettering By Hand
        • Elementary Art with Jill Dodge
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        • Beadwork: with Kim Bollman
        • Jewelry with Kim Bollman
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      • Battle Creek Japanese School
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        • American Girl Project
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        • Blacksmithing: Ted Guimond
        • Fencing: Blue Steel
        • Historic Dance
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        • Janine Frizzo - Cooking with class (Little Red Hen)
      • Crochet: with Niki McNeil
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        • Sewing and Quilting: Robin English
        • Sewing: Jackie Ransom
        • Janine Frizzo - Felt, Sewing, tailoring and textiles with Janine Frizzo
        • Janine Frizzo - Sheep to Shawl
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        • Shoreline Music Classes
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          • Basketball: Niles with Dan Oates
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        • Ground Zero: Fitness In Archery
        • Hockey: Youth League
        • Ice Skating: Learn to Skate: Garden Ice Arena
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          • Soccer: Kickers or Kingdom Sports
        • Softball: Dugout Dolls
        • Tennis: Group Lessons
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          • Ground Zero Volleyball
          • Volleyball: Performance One
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      • Fab Lab: Building a Bevins Skiff
      • FLC Tech Classes
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      • Recording Studio
      • Robotics: Meg Edwards
      • Self-A-STEAM Robotics, Engineering, and Coding
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      • Ground Zero - Know Your Bow
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        • Woodworking with Tom Hurst
      • L'earn a Bike
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​Quick Look at What's New:    Spring 2017
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Spring semester updates:
Registration ends Jan 14.
  • EEME: electronics kits!  Assemble at home weekly, meet monthly with class to disassemble and make something bigger.  Spring semester adds Intermediate level which includes building your own robot! 
  • The Animation Course I and II- a scheduled online art class - choose either Animation or Drawing or both!
  • Fencing!  Introduction class.  Further instruction may be available in the fall for those who wish to continue.
  • ​Tom Hurst is back with his amazing classes!  Browse Woodturning, Syrup to Cider and Family Boatbuilding tabs​
  • Ballroom Dance: Homeschool class for 8-13 and High School Program of semi-private lessons and group classes!
  • Junior Achievement: BizTown for grades 4-6 and Finance Park for grades 7-9.  FUN, teacher-tested, kid-approved learning, culminating in a trip to simulated life experience in Ft. Wayne!
  • Family Adventure Trip to Isle Royale
  • Family Adventure trip to Great Smoky Mountains
  • More locations for dance and soccer
  • Skiing is back - anywhere you choose!

We will host a How to Home School through High School/Dual Enrollment night in March at the Virtual Academy, stay tuned for details.
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Elementary and Middle School students: 
  • May now have up to 6 classes on a student's schedule - any combination of community and virtual classes!
  • No virtual classes are required, may take if desired.

Dual Enrollment students:
Students may now take up to 5 dual enrollment classes per semester, depending on grade level, college advisor recommendation, and previous demonstration of success in college classes.

Introducing Partnership Perks!
  • Reading Rainbow!  Students who sign up for SkyTrips virtual class will have access to Reading Rainbow and Skybrary.
  • BrainPOP! Once a student finishes his or her virtual class requirement, you can request an all-access login to BrainPOP, BrainPOP Jr. and BrainPOP Espanol as a supplement you can use at home!  It is not a class you register for or have to track, it is a reward that is worth working for!
  • School Pictures!  BSPS graciously extends their school picture service to include Partnership students.  Pictures are usually taken in September or early October - watch your email for the announcement.  Parents can opt to purchase pictures or just receive a free student picture ID.
  • Career Day - BS Middle School hosts a Career Day in late spring and invites Partnership students to sit in on sessions of interest to them.


Exciting new field trips!

Check out all the exciting details on individual class pages!