Enrichment Matters

All the world’s an Art Studio! Learn about art from artists and cultures around the world while exploring sculpting, painting, ancient ink techniques. The price of the materials kit ($40) is non-refundable. The supplies will be delivered to you before the start of class. This class is virtual and takes place on Zoom.

Hooray for clay! Roll, pinch, pat, press, paint and sculpt your way through this creative art camp that features various modeling compounds. While in the process of making 3D art, also learn about art from cultures around the world. The price of the materials kit ($40) is non-refundable. The supplies will be delivered to you before the start of class. This class is virtual and takes place on Zoom.

Chef John Feist brings it home to your table with his experience and passion in culinary arts, nutrition, and gardening. Chef Feist will teach you to cook like a Junior Master Chef! Together, we will create recipes from scratch while learning kitchen safety skills, cooking techniques, and mise en place (everything in place for preparation). Recipes and mise en place suggestions will be sent to parents via email before each class. Ingredients are not included. This class is a great way to expand your child's palette and try new flavors. Adult supervision will be needed during this course as they will be working with things like the stove. Chef Feist is well known throughout greater Washington as a premiere wedding/event caterer with nearly 50 years of experience. Feist is a long-time nutrition educator in Loudoun County Public Schools. The theme for this session is Baking, Sweet and Savory! Using fresh and local produce we will be preparing Puff Pastry Desserts and Appetizers, Fruit Tarts, Chocolate Raspberry Genoise Torte, Chocolate Mousse, Baklava, Lava Cakes, Pizza, and students’ choice. This class will take place on Zoom. Video instructions for each recipe will be available for any classes missed during camp.

What lies deep within the ocean? Imagine the exotic plants, animals, and crazy terrain of the ocean floor. What lives in your ocean? Squid? Great Whites? Octopi? Whales? Maybe even a mermaid? Use your creativity and building skills to bring your underwater world to life. You may use whatever LEGO bricks you have available to you. The base Lego Kits we traditionally use, and that the instructor uses, consist of 160 2X4 Bricks (one color), 350 2X2 Bricks (another color), and 1 16X32 baseplate. Depending on the lesson, we may add in a few more bricks. We do have the base kits for sale for $75 (https://www.ascendly.com/prepforlego/) and use the same base kit in all of our Lego classes. So, if you purchase the kit, you could use it in multiple classes and then eventually incorporate it into your Lego collection. However, the purchase of the kit is not mandatory. Learn how to prepare your bricks or purchase bricks at https://www.ascendly.com/prepforlego/ . This class is virtual and will take place on Zoom.

Our online chess mini-camps are a fun way to spend a week! Camps have a mixture of live lessons, practice games, and puzzles. On the last day there's a tournament! Campers are divided by skill so that everyone gets useful lessons and fair games. A few more things to know: Ages 5-14 Maximum of 8 students per group, and each group has its own instructor No equipment required - lessons are online over Zoom, and games are played on Chesskid.com If you already have a Chesskid account let us know during the registration process. If you don't, that's fine and we'll set you up. Camp is a mixture of small group lessons and practice games with possible student game analysis FAQ How are students grouped? We group students by skill as best we can. For students who've done prior online chess activities with us, we'll use their ratings, and make groups that are as close together in skill as possible. For example, for our December camps, we had groups that were for students who'd never played chess before, and then used Chesskid ratings to make groups from 600-800, 800-950, 950-1100, 1100-1350, 1350+, and some groups of students who were broadly beginners, but hadn't played online before, who we grouped by age. What does a lesson look like? Here's an exciting minute of a beginner lesson. What equipment do we need? Do we need a chess board? Just a laptop or tablet that can go on Zoom and access the internet. Games are played on the website Chesskid.

Join Olaf and friends this Summer for a fun-filled musical journey through your favorite Disney Songs, themed games, and exciting activities! Piano or keyboard is not included in the class, you will need to provide one for your student. This class is virtual and will take place on Zoom.