AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES
Enrollment is first come, first served and will close once the class limit is met.
We will be offering 17 weeks of classes (Monday Classes will run for 14 weeks)
Please note: Classes that do not meet enrollment minimums will be cancelled.
PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE BY: January 28, 2024
Your contributions of ONLY $10 PER HOUR (for most classes) will help fund teacher salaires.
Please complete the online Scholarship Form prior to registration if you are unable to contribute.
Scholarship recipients MUST HAVE A UNIQUE CODE to register online, or request will not be honored.
Materials Fees are not eligible for scholarships.
Llena el formulario de beca antes de registrarse si no puede contribuir.
Los becarios NECESITAN tener un código único para registrarse en línea o solicitud no será honorada.
Las tarifas de materiales no son elegibles para becas.
Panther Partners of CCMS is a non-profit organization supporting after-school enrichment classes in arts, athletics & academics.
Classes are provided to our students through donations and fundraising events.
Tax ID #26-3520915.
Math Olympiad
Math Olympiad aims to challenge students’ interpretation and problem solving strategies when met with challenging math puzzles. Open to all but designed for students with a passion for problem solving. Possibility of voluntary participation in the MOEMS official Math Olympiads tournament.
14 weeks
Day and Time: MONDAYS 2:30-3:30
Location: Room 323
Instructor: Parker Sweet
Gutar/Bass/Ukulele
Only a few left!
Taught by Gaku Murata, a Los Angeles based session guitarist/bassist. He is an expert of string instruments like guitar, bass, and ukulele. The first half of this class is individual time. The instructor will spend time with each student to check their progress and will tailor homework to work on. The second half of the class is ensemble time. Each semester the instructor will ask the student in the class about what kind of music they like, and the instructor will choose 3~4 songs based on their interest. During the ensemble time the instructor will organize which students take which parts of the song. Based on the guidance the students will play the songs together and work together to have a successful concert at the end of the semester.
All levels and ages are welcome, from beginner to advanced, from playing for fun to a more formal teaching format. The instructor will tailor lessons to the group of students each semester. Please let him know what you want to learn.
Here are some examples of typical lesson content:
-How to play guitar, bass, and ukulele.
-Various styles of music (jazz, rock/pop, blues, funk)
-Soloing/Improvisation (scales, modes)
-Songwriting (basic harmony, arrangement)
-Reading (lead sheet, big band chart, single/double lines)
-Jazz harmony (advanced theory)
Please go to https://gakumusic.com/en/ to see his performances and his resume.
14 weeks
Day and Time: Mondays 2:30-3:30
Location: TBD
Instructor: Gaku Murata
Singing Performance Class with Grammy Nominated Singer Sarah Daye
Build your confidence, range, and breath control. Learn to project, use dynamics, and take care of your Vocal Health.
Overall, grow your voice & performance.
Practice fun vocal exercises, group Karaoke & work on your repertoire with one on one professional coaching.
Includes vocal warm ups and exercises, fun interactive improv. As well as solo, duo and group performances, and sing alongs to your favorite songs.
14 WEEKS
No Classes: February 12, 19; May 27
Day and Time: MONDAYS 2:30-4:30 (note: 2 hours)
Location: TBD
Instructor: Ms. Sarah Daye
Chess Club - Tuesdays
Only a few left!
The after-school chess club is for beginner, intermediate, and advanced chess players who would like to improve their game or just have fun. Students who have never played will learn the rules to begin playing on day one. After that we will explore different openings and tactics students can use to improve their middle and end games. Each class will begin with a short lesson followed by time for students to play other club members. If you’ve never played chess before or if you’re a seasoned player, the after-school chess club has something for everyone and is a fun place to meet up with other students who share an interest in the game.
Price includes a $5 materials fee for the duration of the class.
17 WEEKS
Day and Time: Tuesdays 2:30 - 3:30pm
Location: Room 133
Instructor: Dan Grime
Yoga for Teens and Athletes
Connect body, breath, and mind with this dynamic practice. This practice builds strength and flexibility in the body and calms the mind. Class includes sun salutations, held poses, inversions, deep stretching and some use of props to facilitate proper anatomical alignment and adapt for injury/limitations.
Yoga Mats will be provided
Highly recommended for athletes and dancers.
No previous yoga experience necessary
Class Length: 17 weeks
Day and Time: TUESDAYS 2:30 -3:30
Room: Weight Room
Instructor: Zooga Yoga
Photography Class
Sold out
Each week we’ll explore various aspects of photography and visual composition on photo walks as we learn to shoot interesting pictures. The emphasis of class is on the photograph, “seeing”, and photo activities rather than technical aspects of the camera. We’ll occasionally download photos to the computer to review them and use basic photo software to edit the images pending software availability.
Students need to bring a digital camera, an empty memory card, and fresh batteries. If possible, students should also bring a memory stick (flash drive) to class to store their photo projects. Our photo walks are often off campus within a few blocks of CCMS, so permission slips will be sent home to be signed and returned to CCMS by the 3rd class. Note: Students may use a cell phone camera only if they can download the photos to a shared Google or Dropbox folder.
Depending on Covid risk factors reviewing photos may be done via Zoom, and classes may be moved to Virtual.
17 WEEKS
Day and Time: Wednesdays 1:45 - 3:45 (2 hours)
Location: Computer Room
Instructor: Nancy Kaye
Artist Development & Vocal Coaching, Performance, and Mic Technique with Grammy Nominated Singer Sarah Daye
Voice & breathing techniques, staging, style, showmanship, movement, and choreography.
This fun class we dive into exploring your sound and unique artistic style. We work on singing live on stage with a mic and growing your overall skills
as a singer.
Learn how to use the mic with confidence & become a stronger singer and performer, both for live shows and studio recordings.
Fun exercises
One on one coaching
Learn some new pro tips to help you get your next audition
17 WEEKS
Day and Time: WEDNESDAYS 1:45-3:45 (note: 2 hours)
Location: TBD
Instructor: Ms. Sarah Daye
Minecraft Master Engineering with LEGO® Materials
PLEASE NOTE THIS CLASS BEGINS 2/7/2024
Minecraft Master Engineering with LEGO® Materials
Bring your favorite Minecraft adventures to life with our enthusiastic Play-Well instructors. In a Minecraft world powered by LEGO® resources, we will build shelters to keep out Creepers, craft mystical items that only true masters can wield, and perfect our crossbow skills to stop the Wither from taking over! If you can imagine it, we can build it.
16 WEEKS
Day and Time: Wednesdays 1:45-3:15 (note: 1.5 hours)
Location: TBD
Instructor:Play-Well Instructor
Chess Club - Thursday
Only a few left!
The after-school chess club is for beginner, intermediate, and advanced chess players who would like to improve their game or just have fun. Students who have never played will learn the rules to begin playing on day one. After that we will explore different openings and tactics students can use to improve their middle and end games. Each class will begin with a short lesson followed by time for students to play other club members. If you’ve never played chess before or if you’re a seasoned player, the after-school chess club has something for everyone and is a fun place to meet up with other students who share an interest in the game.
Price includes a $5 materials fee for the duration of the class.
17 WEEKS
Day and Time: Thursdays 2:30 - 3:30pm
Location: Room 133
Instructor: Dan Grime
Discover Art
In this class we will experiment with unique art forms, styles and techniques. You will develop new skills and create your own art work in pencil & pen, watercolor, acrylic on canvas, colored pencil, pastel & charcoal, paper & magazines for collage and textiles. In this class we explore illustration, life drawing, still life, comics/book making, architecture, paper art, “drawing with scissors,” graphic design, mixed media, textile arts and more. New projects each session. All ability levels welcome and will also teach skills on request. Come have fun and be the artist that you are!
NEW PROJECTS EACH SESSION.
17 WEEKS
Day and Time: Thursdays 2:30 - 3:30pm
Location: Room 324
Instructor: Karol Mora
Dungeons & Dragons
The Hero Workshop is an interactive storytelling workshop where we use role playing games like Dungeons and Dragons as a framework for our epic tale of adventure where the students are the heroes. Everyone in the group will design their own Hero by thinking deeply about what it is that makes someone a hero, and what kind of powers they would like their hero to have. Then we will learn about creating an adventure, and take our Heroes on an imaginative adventure using the fantasy worlds of Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition ruleset.
This class also explores more advanced Dungeons and Dragons skills, including creating encounters and learning how to be a Game/Dungeon Master.
Here are a list of concepts that students are exposed to in the Hero Workshop:
The Hero's Journey
Storytelling
Making decisions as a group, and cooperation
Cartography (map-making, and map-reading) Basic Math and Statistics reinforcement
Basic Algebra
Logic Puzzles in games
Role Playing Game Design
What makes a Scenario interesting?
17 WEEKS
Day of the week: Fridays
Class time: 2:30 - 4:30
Room: TBD
Instructor: The Hero Workshop
The Culinary Dude's Culinary Education - Foods From The Farm
FOODS FROM THE FARM
Farmers around the world grow most of the produce we eat. In this session, we will be creating a variety of recipes that you might make if you lived on a farm. We’ll be utilizing seasonal produce and making a few other farm favorites. Let’s get our farm on!
Farmers around the world grow most of the produce we eat. In this session we will be creating a variety of recipes which you might make if you lived on a farm. We’ll be utilizing seasonal produce and making a few other farm favorites. Let’s get our farm on!
This is a 100% hands-on culinary experience and includes a combination of fun, health, safety, nutrition, and a focus on teamwork in order to get each class’s recipes completed. Because your children are not numbers to us, our focus is to cater to each child individually, help them where they need improvement and make sure they have fun!
Depending on the collective maturity & responsibility of the group as a whole, we may or may not be requiring the collective to wear face masks during food preparation. The goal of this is to ensure that the results of any spontaneous sneezing or coughing by the child is interceded immediately and the remnants are not added to the food the child is making. If instilled, we offer a “mask break” to the kids upon request. This means that the child moves away from the food preparation area, sits or stands, takes their mask off until ready to rejoin the group. This has worked well in all programs during and after the pandemic and gives the kids a great sense of what food safety & sanitation are all about. Click Here to read about our Covid protocol for our classes & camps.
17 WEEKS
Day of the week: Fridays
Class time: 2:450 - 3:45
Room: TBD
Instructor: Scott Davis - The Culinary Dude