Summer
Academics, Athletics, Enrichment
Summer 2022 Class Offerings at EWoW
All classes are for learners aged 14 and up - high school students, college students, and/or adults. Some classes, such as Calculicious and Financial Literacy are designed for high school seniors and up. Financial Literacy and College Executive Functioning are for high school graduates and college students. Fully air-conditioned, walk to shops for ice cream between classes. ;)
NOTE: Underlined and Bold = Hyperlink to Each Section, For Easy Navigation
MOVEMENT
Sports Lab
Musical theater Dance
ART
Digital Art
Beginning Spanish
Conversational Spanish
Introduction to Japanese Language & Culture
American Sign Language I
American Sign Language II
ORGANIZATIONAL & ACADEMIC SUPPORT
College Executive Functioning
Private Tutoring
Atomic Habits
High School Academy College Class Support
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Geography Games
Breaking News: Current Events
MATH & SCIENCE
Algebra to Solve the World
Calculicious (Art and Calculus)
Financial Literacy
Physics of Gaming
The Food Lab: Better Cooking Through Science
MOVEMENT
Sports Lab
James Abbott
Tu, W, Th
9 am – 10:30 am
5 Week Intensives
Term 1 runs June 14th through July 14th
Term 2 runs July 19th through August 18th
Taught by Airforce Veteran, and mental health guru, James Abbott, who runs this class during the academic year for EWoW. This class is terrific for high school students and/or college students who want some motivation to get out of the house and get moving with their friends over the summer. Play pickup games like basketball, soccer, tennis, or frisbee, or maybe even an occasional game of golf, when the weather is nice or hit the gym when the weather is too hot or rainy. Get out of the house, see your friends, get a workout in, and get on with your day.
Minimum 3 students, maximum 8 students. EWoW students, register for 2 days a week, both terms, and earn .25 Health & Safety credits or use as makeup work to boost your current grades.
Choose which days you would like to attend:
One day per week: $150
Two days per week: $270
Three days per week: $390
Golf and gym fees are additional expenses paid by each student.
Musical Theater Dance
Shea Coughlin
W
1 pm – 3 pm
5 Week Intensives
Term 1 runs June 15th through July 13th
Term 2 runs July 20th through August 17th
$360 per term
This course focuses on the development and execution of dance and performance skills as they relate to musical theater dance style and using dance as a method of storytelling as it relates to musical theater. Outside of class, students are required to practice conditioning exercises and choreography, research dance styles and history, and keep a journal of practice time and reflections.
Minimum 2 students, maximum 4 students. EWoW students may earn.25 Health & Safety credits or use as makeup work to boost their current grades.
ART
Digital Arts, Manga, Animation
Andrea Rios
Tu, Th
2:30 pm – 4 pm
5 Week Intensives
Term 1 runs June 14th through July 14th
Term 2 runs July 19th through August 18th
$310 per term
This is a working studio class and through demonstrations and hands-on workshops, you will learn to solve visual problems using computer software. Utilize Wacom tablets, Adobe programs, and iMac Studio Computers to design and create digital art. Taught by digital artist and illustrator, Andrea Rios.
EWoW students may earn .25 Fine Art credits or use them as makeup work to boost their current grades.
Minimum 4 students, maximum 8 students.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Beginning/Intermediate Spanish
Monica Vazquez
Tu, Th
By Appointment
7 Week Intensives
June 14th through July 28th
$370
Taught by EWoW instructor and native Spanish speaker Monica Vazquez, M.Ed. Keep up with your foreign language practice and studies over the summer! This class is not for complete beginners, but for students who wish to improve their Spanish speaking skills and get a head start on their classes for the fall.
Minimum 4 students, maximum 8 students.
EWoW students may earn .25 Foreign Language credits or use them as makeup work to boost their current grades.
Introduction to Japanese Language & Culture
Sandy Ho, Campbell Coughlin
Tu, Th
By Appointment
5 Week Intensives
Term 1 runs June 14th through July 14th
Term 2 runs July 19th through August 18th
$270 per term
Taught by EWoW instructor and native Sandy Ho. This class is for students who enjoy Japanese music, films, and culture, and who would like to learn some more of the language and culture of Japan.
Minimum 4 students, maximum 8 students.
EWoW students may earn .25 Foreign Language credits or use them as makeup work to boost their current grades.
Intermediate/Advanced Spanish
Monica Vazquez
Tu, Th
11:30 pm - 12:30 pm or by appointment
7 Week Intensive
June 14th through July 28th
$370
Taught by EWoW instructor and native Spanish speaker Monica Vazquez, M.Ed. Keep up with your foreign language practice and studies over the summer! This class is for students who wish to improve their Spanish speaking skills and get a head start on their classes for the fall.
Minimum 4 students, maximum 8 students.
EWoW students may earn .25 Foreign Language credits or use them as makeup work to boost their current grades.
Intermediate Japanese
Sandy Ho
Tu, Th
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
5 Week Intensives
Term 1 runs June 14th through July 14th
Term 2 runs July 19th through August 18th
$270 per term
Taught by EWoW instructor and native Sandy Ho. Keep up with your foreign language practice and studies over the summer! This class is for students who wish to improve their Japanese speaking skills and get a head start on their classes for the fall.
Minimum 4 students, maximum 8 students.
EWoW students may earn .25 Foreign Language credits or use them as makeup work to boost their current grades.
Introduction to American Sign Language
Mikey Wescott
W, Th
1 pm - 2pm
5 Week Intensive
July 20th through August 18th
$270
Taught by EWoW instructor and Mikey Wescott. This is an overview of American Sign Language (ASL), its basic vocabulary, structure, syntax, and grammar. Students will focus on mastering the basics of fingerspelling, numbers, colors, facial grammar, and sentence structure.
Minimum 4 students, maximum 8 students.
EWoW students may earn .25 Foreign Language credits or use them as make-up work to boost their current grades.
American Sign Language
Mikey Wescott
W, Th
2 pm - 3 pm
5 Week Intensive
July 20th through August 18th
$270
Taught by EWoW instructor and Mikey Wescott. This is a continuation of American Sign Language (ASL), vocabulary, structure, syntax, and grammar. Students will focus on mastering the basics of fingerspelling, numbers, colors, facial grammar, and sentence structure. Students will also learn conversational/cultural behaviors necessary to hold a beginning-level conversation in ASL, with deaf/hard-of-hearing native users of the language.
Minimum 4 students, maximum 8 students.
EWoW students may earn .25 Foreign Language credits or use them as make-up work to boost their current grades.
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIOING & ACADEMIC SUPPORT
Atomic Habits
James Abbott
W
By Appointment
5 Week Intensive
June 15th through July 27th
$210
Discover the book Atomic Habits, implementing its advice over the course of this 7-week class. From the book’s website: “Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits—whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress and achieve the success that lasts.” Taught by EWoW instructor James Abbott.
Minimum 4 students, maximum 10 students.
EWoW students may earn .25 Social Science credits or use them as makeup work to boost their current grades. Students are responsible for purchasing the book or audiobook by the first day of class.
High School Academy Support
James Abbott
Tu, Th
11 am – 12 noon
July 5th - August 25th
$900 Includes College Fees
3 College Credits, 1 High School Credit
Required for students taking EWoW High School Academy classes this summer. Fees are built into the High School Academy classes. Only available to Education without Walls students.
College Prep
James Abbott
W
By Appointment
7 Week Intensive
June 14th through July 27th
$310
These three instructors will help get any college-bound student ready for college or help kids who are struggling in college to shore up their skills. Writing, mathematics, executive functioning, and so much more. Let us set you up for success and prepare for your classes next fall. A list of classes for which you are registered, with syllabi, if available, is requested.
Executive Functioning & Organizational Support
Lauren English & James Abbott
By Appointment
Executive function is an umbrella term in neuroscience to describe the neurological processes involving mental control and self-regulation. Executive functions control and regulate cognitive and social behaviors like controlling impulses, paying attention, remembering information, planning, and organizing time and materials, and responding appropriately to social situations and stressful situations.
Executive function takes time to fully develop, and it develops at different rates in different children. Because of the human brain’s plasticity and enormous capacity for learning, it is possible to improve the executive functions of students with deficits through strategies and support.
Time management, scheduling, managing long-term assignments, teaching students how to map out larger projects, to review before new learning begins, how to create visual supports, and to minimize clutter are all strategies that can be discussed and worked on with these excellent instructors.
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Geography Games
Lockey Coughlin
Tu, Th
10 am - 11:30 am
5 Week Intensives
July 19th – August 18th
$240
Games, games, and more games. Geography is easy to learn with the myriad of online and board games available today. Most students need some shoring up on their geography and this is a fun and easy way to achieve geographical literacy! Political and physical geography will be covered.
EWoW students may earn .25 social science credits or use them as makeup work to boost their current grades.
Minimum 4 students, maximum 8 students.
Breaking News
Current Events w/ Historical & Geographical Influences
Lockey Coughlin
Tu, Th
12 noon– 1 pm
5 Week Intensives
July 19th – August 18th
$240
This student-led, discussion-based class will look at current events chosen by the students, researching, and discussing the historical and geographical factors that have brought these events to fruition. It’s important to connect students to what is happening in the world around them to broaden their perspectives and deepen their appreciation for the relevance of what they are learning in the classroom.
Students develop knowledge, skills, and informed civic responsibility when they are invited into conversations that are emotionally engaging, intellectually challenging, and relevant to their own lives. Engaging in civil discourse means bringing your mind, heart, and conscience to reflective conversations on topics that matter, in ways that allow you to extend your understanding in dialogue with others.
EWoW students may earn .25 social science credits or use them as makeup work to boost their current grades.
Minimum 4 students, maximum 8 students.
MATH & SCIENCE
Physics of Gaming Club
Jennie DeFazio
W
3:30 pm – 5 pm
June 15th through July 27th
$180
Back by popular demand! Physics and Geometry in Gaming (e.g., Minecraft, Zelda, Geometry Dash of course :)), and Animation (using Pixar material such as in this link - https://youtu.be/mX0NB9IyYpU). Taught by EWoW Math & Science Coordinator Jennie DeFazio, MBA.
Minimum 4 students, maximum 10 students.
Algebra & Statistics to Solve the World
Excellent SAT Prep
Jennie DeFazio
Tu, Th
By Appointment
10 Weeks
June 14th through August 18th
$480
Real-world, practical applications of algebra to keep you using your math brain. Excellent for problem solving and getting ready for the standardized tests in a way that teaches so much more than just to the test. Using Algebra and Statistics to investigate 21st Century global problems such as COVID, Water Rights, etc. This is the math that colleges look for and utilize in many applications! Listen to this “People I mostly Admire” podcast for more: America’s Math Curriculum Doesn’t Add Up. Taught by EWoW Math & Science Coordinator Jennie DeFazio, MBA.
Minimum 4 students, maximum 10 students.
EWoW students may earn .25 Math credits or use them as makeup work to boost their current grades.
Calculicious – Art and Calculus
Jennie DeFazio
W
1:30 – 3pm
Term 2 runs July 18th through August 19th
$180 per term
This class is for students who are familiar with calculus. Mathematics and art intersect in our world in beautiful ways. Many mathematicians draw upon art and many artists draw upon mathematics. When mathematics and art come together, students are often inspired, and they can start to see mathematics as a beautiful and creative subject. Poetry is also very mathematical and filled with rich patterns. Use calculus to make and describe art!
Jennie DeFazio wants everyone to embrace math as fun and interesting. She loves the coming together of math and art. Jennie’s undergraduate degree is in mathematics, with a minor in art, so she is uniquely qualified to teach this class. She is also a ton of fun!
EWoW students may earn .25 Math credits or .25 Fine arts credits or use them as make-up work to boost your current grades.
Financial Literacy
Jennie DeFazio
Tu, Th
3:15pm – 4:15pm
June 21st through August 18th
9 Week Intensive
$432
Once again, this class is perfect for our fabulous instructor, Jennie DeFazio, to tackle. Jennie has her MBA from Columbia and worked for many years on Wall Street. She also loves to have fun and to make learning accessible for everyone! Use this class to get familiar with the many terms and concepts used in personal finance.
The purpose of the course is to prepare learners to make sound financial decisions. It seeks to develop students’ skills and knowledge in money management; spending and credit; saving and investing; becoming a critical consumer; financial responsibility and decision making; and risk management and
insurance. Instruction will focus on hands-on activities as well as lectures, group discussions, use of technology, and other methods. Students will have the opportunity to work both individually and as part of a small group to complete assignments.
The Food Lab: Better Cooking Through Science
Jennie DeFazio
W
10:30am – 1pm
Term 1 runs June 13th through July 15th
Term 2 runs July 18th through August 19th
$425 per term includes all food and materials
Learn science in the kitchen with Jennie DeFazio using this incredible cookbook! Chef J. Kenji López-Alt, the author of The Food Lab, is the Chief Culinary Advisor of Serious Eats, Chef/Partner at Wursthall (a San Mateo beer hall), and the author of the James Beard Award-nominated column The Food Lab.
His first book, The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science is a New York Times bestseller, winner of the James Beard Award for general cooking, and was named Book of the Year by the International Association of Culinary Professionals.
EWoW students may earn .25 Science credits or use them as makeup work to boost their current grades.