Life Skills

Spring 2012 Semester
Catagory Life Skills
Course Name International House of Treats
Teacher Forberg
Description Join us for another exciting Semester of culinary travel and treats! Your child will create and enjoy more no-bake/no-problem tasty tidbits from around the world. Each week, students will travel to a different country and discover its unique culture and food as well as the geography and children's stories unique to each region . Students will learn how to prepare each treat by reading the recipe and proper measurement of its ingredients. By the end of the Semester, your child will have their own colorful recipe book to share with family and friends. Come join us for another yummy semester and Bon Appetite!
Tuition: $85.00
Supply Fee $0.00
Class Minimum 9
Class Maximum 12
Age Minimum 5
Age Maximum 8
Required books or supplies none
Prerequisities Parent must read a list of ingredients and complete an allergy waiver before child can enter the class.
Room # 18
Time 11:00 AM
Catagory Life Skills
Course Name Amazing Arithmetic
Teacher Cardenas
Description Come have fun with math!  We will bring math to life by using geoboards, tangrams, picture books, competitive games, and "gobble up math" exercises.  The "gobble up math" exercises will allow children to do fun things with food while learning about various match concepts - one example is making different types of polygons with pretzels (the students will be able to eat their pretzels afterwards while we are discussing what we learned).  The competitive games will be used to practice addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts.  This class is not meant to replace any math you are doing at home, simply to reinforce age appropriate math concepts in a fun, hands-on environment that will help foster a positive attitude towards math.
Tuition: $75.00
Supply Fee $0.00
Class Minimum 7
Class Maximum 10
Age Minimum 7
Age Maximum 9
Required books or supplies None
Prerequisities None
Room # 6
Time 11:00 AM
Catagory Life Skills
Course Name Beginning and Advanced Sewing (2 hours)
Teacher Hernandez
Description First semester beginning sewing students will jump right into action as they learn about the sewing machine, its parts, and how to use the machine.  They’ll learn proper sewing techniques and they’ll learn about all of the important sewing supplies. They’ll learn to pin and lay out and cut out projects as they construct simple, fun, practical items that can be used by themselves or given as gifts, such a pillow case, book cover, laundry bag, and tote bag.  More advanced students will have the opportunity to do projects of higher difficulty, depending on personal skill level, with teacher evaluation and approval.  Such projects might include the following: machine-sewn quilt, apron, pot holder, skirt, pajamas, or purchased patterns of choice.  A mandatory one-hour meeting for new students and their parents will be held at the Learning Vine on orientation day, January 27th,  to acquaint the participants with supplies that will be needed.  That meeting will be followed immediately by an optional visit to JoAnn Fabrics at 526 S. Rt. 59 in Naperville, to assist families in making initial purchases.
Tuition: $140.00
Supply Fee $0.00
Class Minimum 5
Class Maximum 8
Age Minimum 8
Age Maximum 18
Required books or supplies Textbook, sewing machine, sewing machine needles, bobbins, extension cord, 3-prong pocket folder, thread, hand sewing needles, ruler, tracing wheel, tracing paper, tape measure, seam gauge, pins, pin cushion, seam ripper, dressmaker shears (sewing scissors), water-soluble marking pens/pencils, and materials for each current project.
Prerequisities None
Room # 4
Time 9:00 AM
Catagory Life Skills
Course Name The Munchies Bunch
Teacher Hernandez
Description Hey Kids!  Come and join this class where you’ll have loads of fun making your own yummy treats – some sweet and some salty, some healthy and some not-so-healthy, some to drink and some to chew.  Would you like to create (and eat!) Crackerpillars, Bunny Salad, and Sweet Sand?  Come and find out!  By the end of the school year, you’ll have your own booklet of recipes that you yourself have blended, whisked, baked, and MUNCHED!
Tuition: $90.00
Supply Fee $0.00
Class Minimum 6
Class Maximum 10
Age Minimum 8
Age Maximum 11
Required books or supplies Bring an apron or wear clothes that can get messy.
Prerequisities None.
Room # 4
Time 12:30 PM
Catagory Life Skills
Course Name Chefs in Training
Teacher Hernandez
Description Garlic Toast.  Petit Fors.  Stuffed Meatballs.  Fresh Squeezed Lemonade.  As we have fun preparing these and other delectable dishes, we'll be busy learning just how the world's best chefs use the tools of their trade to create epicurean delights.  Oh!  And don't be surprised if you pick up a few tips on good nutrition and etiquette, and if you learn some new food preparation terms along the way.  Come and join other aspiring chefs on this culinary adventure!
Tuition: $95.00
Supply Fee $0.00
Class Minimum 6
Class Maximum 12
Age Minimum 9
Age Maximum 11
Required books or supplies Bring an apron or wear clothes that can get messy.
Prerequisities None.
Room # 4
Time 11:00 AM
Catagory Life Skills
Course Name Student Leadership Team Training
Teacher Thomas
Description We would like to welcome additional students to our Student Leadership Team for second semester.  This class is designed with specific leadership training in areas including organization, communication skills, time management, event planning and delegation.  We will also use this time to put our training into action with organizing committees to plan events and a yearbook for our Learning Vine community.  If you enjoy photography and graphic design, this class will offer opportunity for hands on experience as we put a yearbook together for Learning Vine.  
Tuition: $60.00
Supply Fee $0.00
Class Minimum 6
Class Maximum 15
Age Minimum 13
Age Maximum 18
Required books or supplies none
Prerequisities none
Room # 15
Time 9:00 AM