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Fridays @ SLOCA are a combination of life enriching activities, play, and academic follow-up. Those enrolled will have the opportunity to explore, investigate, and experiment with STEAM-based (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) classes. Fridays @ SLOCA are from 8:30-3 pm on 30 select Fridays during the school year.

1st–8th GRADE

Fridays @SLOCA for 1st – 8th grade students offer opportunities for group learning time (Grids +) as well as STEAM-based classes full of enrichment and play. Students will have a morning and afternoon session, consisting of either one three-hour class or two 90-minute classes. Students cannot sign up for only one class, they must be enrolled for the entire day to take classes.

preschool–kindergarten

Fridays @SLOCA for preschool and kindergarten offer a rich, engaging, purposeful approach to learning through play and many of the activities found in Wisdom Wonder Project curriculum. Students are engaged in high-level play, beautiful and meaningful literature, math enrichment and practice of other skills appropriate to these early years. Please inquire for more detail about the daily schedule.

1st-8th class schedule

In the mornings, students have the opportunity to choose between grids + or STEAM classes (see below for class descriptions). In the afternoons the students have the opportunity to choose between the STEAM classes listed below.

mornings

*students choose one 3-hour class or two 1.5-hour classes

Afternoons

*students choose one 3-hour class or two 1.5-hour classes

1st–4th

Grid+ with a SLOCA core teacher
(REQUIRED for all Full Time students)

OR Outdoor Education

1st half
LEGO
Coding
Makerspace
California History

2nd half
LEGO
Makerspace
Theater
California History

5th–8th

Grid+ with SLOCA core teacher
(REQUIRED for all Full Time students)

OR Robotics League + Makerspace

entire time
Outdoor Education

1st half
Makerspace
Theater

2nd half
Interactive Outdoor Science
Strategic Games

1st-8th class offerings

California History
(1st-4th, Pri/Int)

Get ready to take a trip through time, as we learn about the fascinating history of California known as the Golden State. Adventure into the past through award winning literature. Learn about missions, geography, music, culinary history. Beautiful drawings of plants and animals familiarize students with the unique gifts nature indigenous to this state, cultivating respect and wonder for our natural state.

Coding +
(1st-4th, Pri/Int)

This class will start with the basics of coding and expand into the world of computer basics. It will offer an opportunity for your child to develop their ability to problem solve, think logically, and build their critical thinking skills while learning to maintain focus and follow through with projects. In addition to Coding students will also get an introduction to operating systems such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Grids +
(1st-4th, Pri/Int)
(5th-8th grade, LMS/UMS)

Students will have the support of a core teacher to provide a space that encourages gridwork and academic or pleasure reading. When time permits, there may also be additional activities from our Wisdom Wonder Project curriculum, strategic games to stimulate the mind and activities that will enrich and enhance the history, literature, and science being studied. 

Interactive Outdoor Science 
(5th-8th grade, LMS/UMS)

Through beautifully filmed videos and hands-on experiments, this Interactive Outdoor Science class connects the stories of intrepid explorers, hopeful pioneers, and determined individuals with the lands they built their lives upon. Through stories we fuse scientific and geographic exploration together, introduce the vast variety of landforms, biomes, and ecosystems that can be found in the United States. Your student will cultivate a lifelong love of exploration, adventure, and an appreciation of the natural world.

LEGO
(1st-4th, Pri/Int)

Students are given basic challenges and are encouraged to build creatively. This class purposely uses a combination of structured and unstructured instructions in order to encourage children to problem solve on their own. The instructor carefully watches students as they come up with their solutions and will provide as much or as little instruction as needed for the students to have an enjoyable experience.

Makerspace
(1st-4th, Pri/Int)
(5th-8th grade, LMS/UMS)

This class provides hands-on ways for students to explore, create, tinker and imagine as they practice using various creative and technical tools. Students will collaborate to problem solve, experiment, and develop skills while engaging with concepts from art, science, and engineering.

Outdoor Education
(1st-4th, Pri/Int)
(5th-8th grade, LMS/UMS)

Join us for an off-site adventure to be curious and observe all that nature and the various geographical landscapes around the central coast have to offer. We will explore places like the botanical gardens, tide pools, mountains and forests, history museums, and local parks. Expect to get dirty, learn to identify local flora and fauna, observe the sea creatures, and learn how to keep a nature journal!

Robotics League
(5th-8th, Pri/Int)

Robotics League will offer an opportunity to observe and experiment during the development, building, and programming of robots. Students will work hands-on in teams to design, build, program, and document their progress. We can show off our hard work and compete in local robotic tournaments.

Strategic Games
(5th-8th, LMS/UMS)

We will learn and explore various board games. We know playing games can bring people together around a shared experience. These experiences can be impacted, positively or negatively, by various factors. In this class, we will discover what it means to be someone who plays with character, we will explore numerous game strategies and mechanics, and we will even work together to create our own games!

Theater
(1st-4th, Pri/Int)
(5th-8th grade, LMS/UMS)

Our theater program is created to help stimulate creativity, enhance problem-solving capacity, increase empathy, and develop self-confidence alongside collaborative commitment. This course introduces students to a variety of elements and principles used in the process of theater production and appreciation of theater arts. Students will do at least one performance during the year for family and friends incorporating the skills learned, schedule to be determined.

*Please Note:

Not all students will get their first choice for classes, as some have limited space and will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. Our classes build upon one another each trimester—therefore, students will not rotate their class schedules. The classes your student starts the year in will be the classes they stay in for the entirety of the school year.

All enrollments are for the full day, both morning and afternoon, unless otherwise arranged with admissions.

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