Workshops
Fall 2022 Workshops
Three sessions (fall, winter, and spring) of enrichment weekly workshops provide students in Kindergarten through Grade 8 specialized after school learning opportunities with experienced instructors and passionate teaching artists, musicians, and professionals from the greater Portland area. Workshops offer in-depth exploration into the arts, dance, drama/acting, STEM, electronic music, cooking, athletics, and role-play games (RPG) such as Dungeons & Dragons.
- Parent pickup location for all workshop attendees: Thomas House Loop.
- Registration opens August 26.
- Fall workshops begin the week of September 26.
- Workshops are open to students from the broader Portland community, not just Waynflete!
- Workshops are offered in three seasons: fall, winter, and spring. Dance is offered in half-year sessions, however.
- If a workshop is canceled due to low enrollment, we will notify registered families one week before the first class.
- For programs that take place off-campus: bus transportation is provided to/from off-campus locations so that parents can pick up their children at the Spring Street campus.
- Fall 2022 workshops will run in person—consistent with Waynflete’s health and safety protocols.
- All students must be registered to attend an enrichment workshop. Full up-front payment for workshops is required prior to attendance.
- Students enrolled in full-time Afterschool receive a 25 percent discount on the price of Enrichment workshops. Use the code “FTAS” at checkout.
- Questions? Suggestions for new workshops? Contact Director of Enrichment Tessa Anable by email or at 207.774.7863, ext. 1379.
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Fall 2022 Workshops
Workshops below are sorted by age (youngest to oldest students)
K-1 CREATIVE DANCE
Wednesdays
Sept 28 to Dec 14, 12:10–1:15 p.m.
$325 per half year session • Register
Half-year sessions with performances on Dec 8 and May 18. Dancers learn to become strong, confident, creative, and expressive through dance with instruction by Susan Nelson, Waynflete’s Lower/Middle School Creative Movement and Dance teacher.
K-1 ACTING I
Wednesdays
Sept 28 to Nov 16, 12:10–1:15 p.m.
$210 • Register
K-1 students will explore the art of storytelling through imagination-based play, combining classic tales with theater games, and culminating in a short performance for family and friends.
K-3 SWIM LESSONS (AT REICHE SCHOOL)
WE’RE SORRY—K-3 SWIM LESSONS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED BY PORTLAND RECREATION DUE TO STAFFING ISSUES. Students in grades K-3 will join Red Cross swim instructors for lessons at the Reiche community pool. At school dismissal, student swimmers will be picked up from the Lower School and brought to the swim lessons at Reiche School, located a few blocks from Waynflete (166 Brackett Street). In good weather, Waynflete enrichment staff will walk with student swimmers to Reiche. Waynflete staff will supervise in the locker rooms and be on site during lessons. After lessons, children will be supervised by a Waynflete staff member as they ride the bus back to school for parent pick up. During the first class, swim instructors will do an assessment of ability and divide the children into two groups accordingly. A lifeguard is on duty during lessons.
2-3 CREATIVE DANCE
Mondays
Sept 26 to Dec 12, 3:25–4:30 p.m.
$310 per half year session • Register
Dancers progress in creative confidence, strength, skills and technique through weekly instruction by Susan Nelson, Waynflete’s Lower/Middle School Creative Movement and Dance teacher.
2-3 ACTING II
Wednesdays
Sept 28 to Nov 16, 1:45–2:45 p.m.
$350 • Register
2-3 acting enthusiasts will build storytelling and acting skills, such as imagination, emotional facility and physical expressivity, through character-based exercises and games. Workshop sessions culminate in an opportunity to share with family and friends.
2-5 CHESS CLUB
Tuesdays
Sept 27 to Dec 1, 3:25–4:30 p.m.
$210 • Register
Queens, kings, knights, pawns…play…checkmate! Join Chess Club to learn tactics, pieces, and moves. Compete with other avid players and progress from wood pusher to winner! Learn chess tactics, such as such as pins, forks, and removal of the guard, and the mechanics of combining piece moves and creating threats, involving piece safety, checks, and attacks. This is your opportunity to play and learn the game of chess with your friends!
2-5 DIGITAL ARTS: CODING AND GAME BUILDING
Thursdays
Sept 29 to Nov 17, 3:20–4:30 p.m.
$210 • Register
In our Scratch video game design class, instructor Jordan Vanderbeek teaches students basic coding logic and techniques while making games that they can share with their peers. As the course progresses, students will have greater agency and control over their finished projects, being encouraged to explore, problem solve, and troubleshoot. This course requires imagination and effort but no experience in the Scratch platform.
2-5 ELECTRONIC MUSIC – BEGINNER (GARAGEBAND)
Wednesdays
Sept 28 to Nov 16, 12:45–1:30 p.m.
$250 • Register
In our digital songwriting class for beginning electronic music producers, students will learn basic harmony, sound and lyric writing concepts, and digital music production tools and techniques. By the end of the class, students will create a “single” track to share with families and friends.
2-5 KARATE
Wednesdays
Sept 28 to Nov 16, 12:30–1:15 p.m.
$250 • Register
Waynflete karate students are welcoming the return of Kyoshi Andy Campbell from Dragon Fire Martial Arts, 23-time world champion and an 8th degree black belt in Shotokan karate. Kyoshi Andy brings over 40 years of training, 35+ years of teaching and a good sense of humor to his karate classes held outdoors on the Waynflete campus.
3-5 ENGINEERING GAMES
Mondays
Sept 26 to Nov 14, 3:25–4:30 p.m.
$210 • Register
Engineering Games, with Susan Weimer, immerses participants in STEM concepts and the scientific process—while they have fun! Weekly projects, races, events, and games teach basic engineering and physics concepts, sharpen problem-solving skills while kids have a good time collaborating, creating, and innovating.
3-5 OUTDOOR TENNIS
Wednesdays
Sept 28 to Nov 3, 12:10–2:15 p.m.
$375 • Register
Coach Mary Gray will teach students in grades 3-5 tennis basics through fun games and drills—and develop a love for the game. Bus transportation is provided to and from the campus loop.
12:10–12:45 p.m.: lunch with Afterschool, followed by bus to courts at Fore River Fields
1:00–2:00 p.m.: court time at Fore River Fields
2:15 p.m.: pickup at Spring Street campus
4-5 CREATIVE DANCE
Thursdays
Sept 29 to Dec 15, 3:25–4:30 p.m.
$325 • Register
Dancers progress in creative confidence, strength, mastery of skills and technique through weekly instruction by Susan Nelson, Waynflete’s Lower/Middle School Creative Movement and Dance teacher.
4-5 DRAMA CLUB
Tuesdays
Oct 18 to Dec 6, 3:25–4:30 p.m.
$210 • Register
Students in grades 4-5 are invited to join The Drama Club as actors and also creators of an original play. We will become expressive theater makers with our acting, ensemble building, movement, puppetry, singing, and visual design. Instructors Michela Micalizio and Zöe Wade help students develop skills for the theater in the company of like-minded peers. We value trust, playfulness, creativity, and collaboration. Sessions will include skill-building games and warm-ups. No experience necessary! This ultimate collaborative process will culminate in a late fall performance for the Waynflete community.
4-6 ELECTRONIC MUSIC – INTERMEDIATE (ABLETON LIVE)
Wednesdays
Sept 28 to Nov 16, 2:00–3:00 p.m.
$350 • Register
In our digital songwriting class for intermediate electronic music producers, instructor Jordan Vanderbeek helps students build on their understanding of electronic sounds and sound-making, musical harmony and lyric writing concepts. Developing new tools through Ableton Live (is which used by professional electronic music composers) will enable each student to expand and find new ways and techniques to create and layer original electronic sounds, beats, and music. By the end of the class, students will create a “single” track to share with families and friends. We recommend participants in the intermediate class bring some experience with a musical instrument and/or familiarity with sound/beat-making tools available through platforms such as GarageBand.
6-8 DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
Tuesdays
Sept 27 to Dec 13, 3:30–5:00 p.m.
$415 • Register
Working with Susan Nelson (Waynflete’s Lower/Middle School Creative Movement and Dance teacher), Middle School dancers will learn dance theory, expand technical skills, build compositional tools, and choreograph short dance pieces for sharing opportunities in December and May.
Students will learn foundational debate and public speaking skills through interactive games, practice debates, and speaking activities. Each session begins with impromptu speaking games followed by that day’s debate skill (e.g., refutation or rebuilding). All sessions will focus on knowledge and skill development to practice and apply content in practice debate rounds. Find your voice in this low pressure, supportive class environment—no experience necessary! Since Middle School debate students must be supervised following noon dismissal, they should join the MS Hive for lunch and remain in the Afterschool program until Debate Club begins at 2:15 p.m.
6-8 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
Thursdays
Sept 29 to Dec 8, 3:30–4:45 p.m.
$210 • Register
At its core, Dungeons and Dragons is a game of collaborative storytelling. Players will each take on the role of a unique character in a fantasy story and will need to work as a group—led by a practiced dungeon master—to uncover treasure, solve puzzles, and accomplish their goals. What path students choose is up to them…but know that the D&D world is full of both danger and adventure!
6-8 ROBOTICS
Mondays
Sept 26 to Nov 14, 3:30–4:45 p.m.
$210 • Register
The Robotics Team will build and program EV3 Lego robots to accomplish specific engineering challenges. Robots will compete in robot track meet events such as Fastest Robot, Slope Climber, and Bridge. The instructor will work with participants to explore concepts like friction and grip, power transfer and gearing, center of gravity, and structural stability. Participants who continue through the spring will have the opportunity to compete in a robot track meet. Join your friends in robotics to explore exciting new physics concepts, coding, problem-solving, building, and engineering—no experience necessary!
