PLEASE NOTE
The class fees listed on this site WILL be different from those posted on the Lansing Parks and Recreation website. The ones listed on this site are the prices recommended by the instructor, and that can change to meet minimums required by Parks & Rec.
Registration opens December 28 and classes begin January 8, 2019.
Go here to register. If you're a first time user of the system, there's an explanation of how to get an account.
Additionally, class fees are different for in-residents verses non-residents. You also will receive a $5/class discount if you register online.
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The Age of Nations
Diane Pizzo
pizzodia@gmail.com
517-896-6978
Using a custom-made board game, students will develop their own country on a world map using lessons learned from history. They will form alliances, trade networks, colonize, build armies and develop strategy to survive as a nation. Social studies, world history and geography will be added to the content throughout the six-week course.
Ages 13+
6 week class, no class Jan 22 or Feb 19
$2 materials fee
Min/Max students 4-8
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American Girl Kit Kittredge, 1934
Maria Rozeboom
cmrozeboom@gmail.com
515-602-6554
Welcome to 1934! Join us as we read, cut, and glue with Kit from the ever popular American Girl series. Our goal will be to have a lapbook completed by the end of the term. Please have (at least) the first book read before our first class.
Ages 6-12
8 weeks
$10 materials fee
Min/Max students 3-10
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Preschool Play-based Learning
Greta McCartney Briere
gretamcb15@gmail.com
906-250-2584
Children choose between activities planned to support aesthetic, emotional, cognitive, language, physical, and social development.
Ages 3-5
8 weeks, Starts at 10:15am
$5 materials fee
Min/Max students 3-10
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12:30 pm CLASSES
Creative Art Journaling for Teens
Brooke Peiffer
bpeiffer3@gmail.com
517-214-3955
Each week students will be given a prompt and materials with which to write, draw, collage etc. about in their own Art Journal. New techniques for creative art journaling will be demonstrated each week. Opportunities to share and collaborate will be encouraged.
Ages 13+
6 weeks, no class Jan 22 and Feb 19
$15 materials fee
Min/Max students 5-10
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More Physics Fun
Melissa Hill
melissasusanhill@gmail.com
517-930-3823
Each class describes a physics phenomenon with experiments, models, or activities. We will make simple LED circuits and talk about AC and DC current. We will explore air pressure and properties of matter and play with simple machines and hydraulics.
Ages 9-12
8 weeks
$10 materials fee
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Making Brain Teaser Puzzles
Beth Ambrose
ambrose.beth@gmail.com
517-663-3576
Using wood, wire, keys and more each child student will create 1-2 puzzles to each week.
Ages 9-10
8 weeks
$12 materials fee
Min/Max students 2-6
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Elementary Art
Courtney Martin
817-627-4852
Children will explore a variety of art modalities, creating a new piece of art every class.
Ages 6-10
6 weeks (first 6 weeks, awaiting confirmation of those dates)
$15 materials fee
Min/Max students 4-12
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1:30 pm CLASSES
Native American Studies
Courtney Martin
817-627-4852
Each class, students will explore a different region of the United States, discussing the tribes that are native that area and their way of life. Each class will have a craft relevant to the information provided. This is a 6 week class.
Ages 7-11
6 weeks (first 6 weeks, awaiting confirmation)
$15 materials fee
Min/Max students 6-12
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Winter Storytime and Crafts
Heather Dunn
heatheranndunn@gmail.com
5178984477
It’s cold outside! Join us for winter storytime and crafts. Each week we will explore a different winter-related theme using both fiction and nonfiction picture books, as well as hands-on craft projects. Topics will include polar bears, what is snow, penguins, Inuits, the arctic and antarctic biomes, and so much more.
Ages 7-8
8 weeks
$5 materials fee
Min/Max students 1-6
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Making Brain Teaser Puzzles
Beth Ambrose
ambrose.beth@gmail.com
517-663-3576
Using wood, wire, keys and more each child student will create 1-2 puzzles to each week.
Ages 11-15
8 weeks
$12 materials fee
Min/Max students 2-6
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Writing Flash Fiction
Anjela Curtis
In this 8-week course, students will practice writing a variety of short-form fiction formats with emphasis on creating complete stories (with a clear or suggested beginning, middle, and end) within a specific word count that ranges from 6 to 1,000 words. All fiction genres are welcome. Independent reading and writing skills are required for this course.
Ages 13+
8 weeks
$5 materials fee
Min 3 students
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2:30 pm CLASSES
ABC Spanish
Maria Rozeboom
cmrozeboom@gmail.com
515-602-6554
Hola! Buenos Dias! Uno, Dos, Tres! Come join us in a semi-immersed Spanish class! Let's learn our letters, numbers, colors, animals, and so much more!
Ages 6-12
8 weeks
$10 materials fee
Min/Max students 3-10
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Ancient Greece History Pockets
Heather Dunn
heatheranndunn@gmail.com
5178984477
Join us as we use Evan-Moor history pockets to color, cut, and glue our way through a collection of mini projects about Ancient Greece. Topics will include daily life, military power, government, religion/mythology, education, art, architecture, the Olympics, and more.
Ages 9-12
8 weeks
$5 materials fee
Min/Max students 1-6
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Origami and Paper Crafts
Melissa Hill
melissasusanhill@gmail.com
517-930-3823
We will be building standard Origami models, but also working with tessellations and modular origami. As well as origami we will be doing kirigami, which is cut paper models.
Ages 10+
8 weeks
$10 materials fee