Remember:
Each teacher is an independent agent, so please bring multiple checks to pay each teacher, for each class,individually, as well as the room rental fees.
It is the policy of AAEN that all financial obligations from previous class sessions must be paid in full before a family can register for a new session.

11:00 am - 12:00 am

Chess Class, All Levels (All Ages & Adults)
Joseph Couvillion
price TBD
We have a new chess teacher this year, Joseph Couvillion, who we are very excited about working with. Chess class is a more enjoyable experience if the student knows how the pieces move before attending the first class, but it is not necessary. Many different approaches are used to keep the children engaged and learning new strategies. There is time to play chess every class. Various trophies are awarded to all students during the last class.

These classes were canceled due to low enrollment. They may be revived after the holidays if there is sufficient interest.

Drawing and Painting (all ages and adults)
Heather Sotack
$110.00/10 weeks
Both techniques are taught each week and students can choose which to work on.
Painting
Acrylic on recycled cardboard. Students choose paintings from a selection taken from various sources, mostly folk art and whimsical art. (Students are also welcome to bring their own sources and ideas). Each student works on an individual basis, with guidance from the teacher from start to finish, college-style. Children love the independent experience of this class. It really builds confidence, and the end results are impressive.
Drawing
This is a step-by-step drawing class for children based on the Monart method. The class will also incorporate some cartooning into the drawings. We have been fortunate to have Heather for several years in a row as a teacher. This is a relaxed and happy class in which Heather turns all the kids into artists. hsotack@yahoo.com and phone number is (404) 320-7354.

Business Basics (6th to 8th graders, ages 10-14)
Susan Longley
$100/10 week session
Business Basics: goal-setting, marketing, sales, and accounting. Students will benefit from having the opportunity to learn a few basics but more importantly from having a safe space to ask questions and begin to imagine themselves as entrepreneurs. Class format will include visualization, discussion, and role-playing. A workbook will be provided that students can keep as a business-building reference.
Go to www.keystonebusinesscoaching.com for more details.
Minimum Number of Students: 5
Maximum Number of Students: 8

Sewing Basics
$110.00/10 weeks
Mae
This class will cover beginning hand sewing skills and the use and maintenance of a sewing machine. Fun projects incorporate skills which will build upon each other as the class proceeds. Lessons will emphasize use of recycled materials to make a zipper bag, a drawstring backpack, a sweater skarf, and pajama pants if time allows. For more information please email Shoepi58@charter.net.

Preschool Arts and Crafts
Tammy and Tana White
$75
Arts and Crafts projects, songs, dance and stories for preschoolers.

Art class : working with earth clay
Tana White
$80/10 weeks - includes all materials
Hi, my name is Tana White. I'm 15 years old and I have been working with modeling clay since I was eight. We will be creating a lady bug, penguin, turtle, Teddy bear, cat, frog, bee hive(with bees) and a human face. The earth clay projects can be taken home that day and will dry over night. They can be painted once dry.
minimum 4 students.

Challenges! History (ages 11-14)
Sandra Williams
$100/ 10 weeks
History is dynamic and exciting when you approach it with real books, compelling human stories, maps, timelines, and living history applications. This class is designed to encourage a love for reading as well as a love for history. We will focus on aspects of growing up such as finding courage, making decisions, overcoming hardships, etc. We will anchor each story on a timeline and on a map, and we will study the appropriate history, culture, and geography in some depth. The primary social studies goal will be to open the subject to students in ways that engage them in higher level thinking than textbooks generally do. Students who are not enthusiastic readers do not often experience the richness of historical study. They are stuck in the superficial layer of dates and names, and they miss the rich “you are there” aspect of learning that comes from a literary approach to history. Students who love to read are bored with textbooks that limit them to shallow understanding of events. Through literature, they are invited to experience history in a more personal way. Students will meet to discuss books, examine maps, update personal timelines, and enjoy multimedia presentations. Some activities will be enjoying a typical meal, building structures, learning poems or phrases in the language, building dioramas, mapping routes or countries, and/or listening to music. Students will keep notebooks to document their work and to encourage organizational skills.

Minimum reading level: 6th grade.
Teacher's note: This is not a class for 8 or 9 year olds! Nor is it a high school history class, although I believe it would be fine for a 9th grader who has not enjoyed history.
Students will read at least three living history books per ten-week session, organized around a “challenges” theme. For example:
Walk the World’s Rim (Early Spanish exploration of North America: An Indian boy discovers the African man whom he admires is a slave to a despicable Spaniard)
Genghis Khan and the Mongol Horde (13th Century Mongolia and Eastern Europe: Orphan boy conquers much of the known world)
Alexander the Great: (4th Century BC: Young Macedonian conquers much of Asia—but not himself)

Minimum Number of Students: 5
Maximum Number of Students: 8

Physics I
Julie Grantier
This is a college-prep course (junior/senior level) that will cover the main topics of the field of physics. Over the year, students will get an introduction to mechanics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, optics, and modern physics. Students will learn physics from the conceptual side (how to "think physics") and the mathematical side (how to solve problems). The course will involve outside work including labs, readings, and problem sets. (Some work will be optional for those interested in more depth or preparing for College Board tests.)
-Pre-Requisites - Students need to be comfortable with Algebra, Geometry and basic Physical Science (usually a middle school or 9th grade class). Trigonometry needed will be taught in the problem-solving parts of the course.
-Instructor: Julie Grantier received her B.S. and M.S. in Physics from Georgia Tech and a Georgia Master's level teaching certificate from Kennesaw State. She has extensive experience teaching physics, mathematics, and programming to students from high school to graduate school. Contact her at julie@grantiermusic.com.

Art Techniques
$110/10 weeks
Mae
This class will cover two fun textile processes, batik and weaving. Each student will make his/her own batik design that can then be made into a pillow, wall hanging or flag. The second half of the session will be an exploration of weaving. Students will make their own looms, and produce a weaving. Older students will practice a variety of weaving techniques.For more information please email Shoepi58@charter.net.