Clay Sculpture & Stop Motion Animation with Joe Vena
Building off of the stop motion animation and sculpture programs he designed at the Children’s Museum of the Arts, Joe will structure The ROC’s claymation class’ art making content around the interests of the students – anything goes such as Pokemon inspired sculpture, Dragon claymation, paper cut-out kitten animation, etc. – all while learning essential techniques and structure of the art forms.
Read MoreCommunication and Presentation Skills (AKA Video Making Fun)
This class will help students strengthen their communication and presentation techniques. Improvement and enhancement in skill and style regarding body language, posture, word choice, confidence, eye contact, verbal tics/filler words, and volume will be explored. Class activities include work on breathing, and breath control, learning various warm-ups, non-verbal communication recognition, methods of vocal variation, known as prosody, and ways of approaching messages in order to maximize story-telling, and overall confidence building for the most effective communication and...
Read MoreDescriptive & College Prep Writing
This unique class is a combination of two classes that have been taught in previous terms – the fun fieldtrip and sensory based descriptive writing class formerly known as the Cupcake Class and the college prep essay class called Writing for College. We experience the world through our perceptions. Whether it’s sight, taste, smell, touch or hearing, we absorb and perceive our surroundings using our five senses. In this class we will learn how to precisely and comprehensively express what we perceive using the written word. We will use shared experiences (including meal sharing, looking...
Read MoreFencing, Sword Play & Games
Like a physical game of chess! Like a strategic game of tag! Entertaining and enthralling, fencing provides a unique mix of physical, intellectual and emotional activity that is open to all ages, levels, shapes and sizes! Fencing enhances overall development as it simultaneously channels student’s energy, enhances coordination, equilibrium and agility, raises student’s consciousness of his or her own body/spatial awareness, self discipline, cognition, and is loads of fun! Teachers are fencing masters that herald from prestigious academies within the New York City area. Most are award...
Read MoreDoes IQ Define You? History & Science of Geniuses
What is a genius? What geniuses do you know? How do geniuses impact our world? What are their lives like? In this multi-media discussion based class, the science of some of the most world renown, and little known geniuses will be investigated. Each class will cover one outstanding individual who is considered a genius – we will discuss their work, their lives, their contributions, and how they influenced their era in history. Some of the individuals that will be explored are Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, Marie Curie, Leonardo Da Vinci, Sir Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, and many...
Read MoreJapanese, Beginner and Intermediate
This class will focus on conversation and daily life: introductions, household/everyday objects, going around town, pets and family life, hobbies, meals, addresses, and so on. Written Japanese will be introduced, and students will also learn fundamental vocabulary, grammar, as well as study the hiragana and katakana. verb forms, conjugate adjectives, and more. Click here to register
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