Classes

Pre-Ballet
Chess
Science and the Outdoors
Art of Cartooning and Animation
Intro to iPhone App Development
Teacher Bios

Pre-Ballet
Jennifer Torrano, Peninsula Ballet Theatre

Students will receive an introduction to ballet by exploring vocabulary, musicality, and movement creativity. They will practice elementary ballet exercises that develop correct alignment, strength, and flexibility while encouraging confidence and a positive body image. Students will enjoy movements that travel through space and vary in tempo and quality of movement.
Suggested grades: K-2
Wednesdays 3:30-4:30
Jan. 25-May 23: 16 classes (No class 2/22, 4/11)
Price: $320

Chess
Instructors from Bay Area Chess

The game of chess is a fun, stimulating exercise in logic, patience, strategy, and creative thinking, and has proven to be an invaluable educational aide by teaching children analytical skills that are applicable to many other intellectual pursuits. The Bay Area Chess program offers a fun environment to develop mental skills for students at all levels. A typical class consists of instruction followed by a practice game. Students may be divided into groups based on ability and experience so that each student will receive instruction appropriate for his/her skill level. Bay Area Chess is a non-profit serving the Bay Area since 2005.
Suggested grades: K-8 (students are separated by prior skill level)
Wednesdays 3:30-4:30
Jan. 25-May 23: 16 classes (No class 2/22, 4/11)
Price: $320

CuriOdyssey’s Science and the Outdoors
Instructors from CuriOdyssey

Explore, discover, and experience the natural world with CuriOdyssey at Nueva School.  Young participants are engaged while exploring natural phenomena through science and the outdoors.  Experiment with wind and solar energy, have a close encounter with CuriOdyssey’s wildlife, and get creative with your own “inventioneering”.  There will also be several opportunities to investigate the natural communities within the school grounds.  Grab your magnifying lens, put on your naturalist hat, and join the adventure!
Suggested grade: 1-3
Wednesdays 3:30-4:30
January 25 – May 16: 14 Classes
(No class 2/22, 4/4, 4/11)
Price: $630

The Art of Cartooning and Animation
Emma Tipping

Finally, a class that focuses exclusively on cartoons! We will learn how to draw our own characters and build the confidence to execute drawings on demand. Expect to learn the basics of a fun and impressive skill that will help you express ideas quickly and build confidence as an artist. For the second part of the semester we will bring our new characters to life using animation. We will use a combination of drawing on paper and digital graphic programs (Adobe Creative Suites) to make our characters walk, talk and more. Younger students will produce short character animations while older students will be expected to incorporate settings and objects.  Learn the fundamentals that have propelled young artists to success for generations!
Suggested grades: 2-6
Wednesdays 3:30-4:30
16 classes (No class 2/22, 4/11)
Price: $400 (plus a materials fee of $50)

Introduction to iPhone (iOS) App Develeopment
Ward Frye & Beth Siegelman

This course teaches students what it takes to develop a mobile app.  Students will get hands-on experience developing apps for the iPhone, as well lessons on computer programming fundamentals.  The class is intended for a wide range of abilities, from students with no programming experience, but strong interest, to those that already know an object-oriented programming language.  We will be using Objective-C (the native programming language for Apple devices) and Xcode (Apple’s software development environment).  We will do our work on the Macs in the Computer Lab and use the iPhone simulator to run the apps.  Therefore, having a device (e.g. iPhone, iPod, iPad) is not required to take the class.  Students who have previously taken the class are welcome.  There will be new lessons and new apps to build this term.
Suggested grades: 5-8
Wednesdays 3:30-5:00
Jan. 25-May 23: 16 classes (No class 2/22, 4/11)
Price: $480

Teacher Bios

BayAreaChess: Chess
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BayAreaChess is a nonprofit organization founded by educators who believe in hands-on learning. Their mission is to provide enjoyable activities that develop intellectual, mathematical, analytical, visual, and personal skills. This program rewards persistence while fostering sportsmanship. For more information, visit them on the web at www.bayareachess.com.

Emma Tipping: Comic Adventures, Cartooning & Animation, and Darwin’s Sketchbook
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Emma Tipping is a cartoonist and writer based in the Bay Area. She currently works as a caricature artist on the Santa Cruz Boardwalk with FU Studios, is the co-creator of “Fate’s Apprentice,” a graphic novel for the iPad, and has designed various apps for the iPhone and iPad. She also works as a volunteer graphic designer for Q’ente Textile Revitalization Society and is a freelance illustrator.

Ward Frye: Introduction to iPhone (iOS) App Development and Client-side Web Programming with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
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Ward’s current focus is developing web and mobile apps.  Last year he co-taught the Web UI and Web Server Programming enrichment classes at Nueva and served as a mentor for an iPhone app recital project.  Ward has worked over 12 years in R&D for life science and medical device companies including Minimed Technologies, Acuson, Siemens, and Applied Biosystems.  As an engineer, he’s been awarded four patents on components he’s designed for insulin pumps and PCR systems.  As a program manager at Applied Biosystems, he led the 7900HT real-time PCR system from concept to release.  He was also chosen by the executive committee to lead a global corporate-wide initiative to speed product development at Applied Biosystems.  A graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, MBA, and Masters of Engineering Management, Ward has since pursued an education in software programming, web development, molecular biology, and financial planning.  Ward loves to share his passion for product development and entrepreneurship.  He particularly enjoys teaching students about mobile and web development, two areas of technology that are sure to impact their lives.

Wizbots Robotics: Raphael Mahpour
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Raphael Mahpour is the program director of Wizbots, an educational robotics company founded by Conor McGann, PhD. The Wizbots approach integrates creative and analytical problem-solving skills in a hands-on, collaborative, and social learning environment. Raphy transforms classrooms into engaging sets of challenges that make learning fun. Growing up in Silicon Valley, he’s always had an affinity for technology and has lectured on the utilization of new technologies at local Silicon Valley chapters of BOMA and Chambers of Commerce. He also holds the position of Productions Director at the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Social Media Club.  Raphael Mahpour is a recipient of the Academic Excellence Award from the University of California, Santa Barbara where he completed his degree with honors in both Psychology and Art History with an architecture and environment emphasis. When he’s not working, he’s usually found somewhere his bots have difficulty getting to: Surfing the stellar waves of the Coastal Bay Area.