Sample Enrichment Activities offered in Expanded Learning Time Schools, 2007-08 Please note: This is only a sampling of the

e hundreds of enrichment activities offered in ELT schools Many of these courses are interdisciplinary and cut across multiple categories Many of the non-core classes (arts, music, dance, sports, etc) are connected to the MA curriculum standards in core academic subjects (ELA, Math, Science and Technology/Engineering, History and Social Studies) as well as those in the Arts, Foreign Language, and Comprehensive Health frameworks The majority of the classes listed are stand-alone enrichment courses (either electives that students chose, or mandatory grade-level classes), while some, like Art & Geometry, are activities embedded in core classes Some of these activities are teacher-led. Others are led by or coled with community partners arts and cultural institutions, health and mental health agencies, universities and high schools, after-school and youth development programs, and community volunteers. Those led by or co-led with community partners are marked with an asterisk. _________________________________________________________________ Visual Arts Quilting (multiple)* Puppet-Making (Hiatt)* Stamping (North End/Silvia) Jewelry-Making (North End/Silvia, Salemwood)* Origami (North End/Silvia, King) Recycling Architecture (King) Exploration of Classical Painting (King) Sculpture (Kuss) Manga/Anime (Kuss) Sewing (Kuss, Newton) Knitting (Kuss) Photography (multiple)* Mural Painting (multiple)*

Paint for Peace (Edwards)* Creating Eric Carle Books (Hiatt)* Native American Pottery (Hiatt)* The Rainbow Fish Printing Project (Hiatt)* Eric Carle Collage Project (Hiatt)* Animal Masks (Hiatt)* Birds of Prey Project (Hiatt)* Mexican Tin Craft (Hiatt)* European Mosaics (Hiatt)* Tin Lanterns and Candle Dipping (Hiatt)* Needlepoint Crafts (Hiatt) Ceramics (Browne) Printmaking (Browne)

Music Keyboarding (Umana) Hand Chimes (North End/Silvia) Chorus (multiple) Musical Expression (King) Band (multiple)* Percussion Ensemble (multiple) Guitar (multiple)* Drumming (Umana, Kuss, Osborn) Music Makers (Salemwood)* Musical Storytelling (Greenfield Middle) Hip Hop Shop (Umana)* Singing and Music (Hiatt)* Dance Latin American Dance (Edwards) Dance Team (Umana) Ballet (North End/Silvia, King) Ananda Dance (King) Hip Hop (Salemwood)* Theater Adventures in Theater (North End/Silvia) The Wonderful World of Fairy Tales (King) Technical Theater (Kuss) Theater Performance (multiple) Trauma Drama (Umana)*

Ships Ahoy with the USS Constitution (Edwards)*

Technology/Multi-Media Film and Video production (Kuss) Music production (Edwards) Creating Animation through Technology (King) PowerPoint (Kuss) Simple Machines (City View) Robotics (Kuss, City View) Videography (Multiple)* Foreign Language via the Internet (Greenfield Middle) GMS TV (Greenfield Middle) Multimedia (Greenfield Middle) Computer Programming at the MIT Media Lab (Edwards)* Public Service Announcements with Google (Edwards)* English Language Arts Comic Book writing (North End/Silvia) Journalism/school newspaper/newsletter (multiple) The Authors Studio (North End/Silvia) Teaching the Epic through Ghost Stories (North End/Silvia) Yearbook (Kuss) Book Club (Newton) ELA All-Stars (Edwards)* Conga Phonics (Bowe)* Mythology (Greenfield Middle) Writing and Illustrating a Picture Book (Hiatt) Science Fiction Book Club (King) Social Studies Paul Revere: The Man Behind the Myth (Hiatt)* Travelers Trunk: Massachusetts Community in 1830 (Hiatt)* The New Republic 1790-1830 (Hiatt)* Science Turtle Time (North End/Silvia) Homing Pigeons: Athletes of the Sky (North End/Silvia) Mad Science Club (Hiatt) Invention Convention (City View) Building a Town By Engineering Design (North End/Silvia) Science in the Garden (King)* Advanced Science Research (King)

Environmental Science/Conservation (Newton) Urban Ecology (Umana)* Nutrition (Umana)* Planet Earth (City View) Study of Dinosaurs (City View) Topography and Mapping (Hiatt, City View)* Science Club for Girls [and Boys] (King, Fletcher/Maynard)* Engineering and Design (Greenfield Middle) Raising Atlantic Salmon (Greenfield Middle)* Go Green (Greenfield Middle)* Zoo Keeping (Edwards, Umana)* Urban Gardening (Edwards)* Environmental Education (Umana)* Solar Cars (Umana)* Nature Detectives (Hiatt)* Tree and Leaf Investigators (Hiatt)* Exploring Nature through Measure (Hiatt)* Animal Tracking (Hiatt)* Bird Adaptations (Hiatt)* Exploring Spring (Hiatt)* Life Cycles in Springtime (Hiatt)* Metamorphosis: Frogs and Butterflies (Hiatt)* Marine Science (King)* Forensics (Kuss)

Math School Store (City View) Cribbage (City View) Line & Design: Art and Geometry (Hiatt)* Tesselations: Art & Geometry (Hiatt)* Geometry of Legos (King) Math League (Edwards)* FitMath (Kuss, Salemwood)* Math All-Stars (Edwards)* Math Games (City View) Shapes in Various Dimensions (City View) Math through Movement and Music (City View) Junior Achievement (City View, Chandler)* Know Your Digits (Umana) Financial Literacy (Osborn, Edwards, Umana)* Math Art (Greenfield Middle)*

Foreign Language/Cultural Studies French (City View, Umana) Mandarin Chinese (King) Chinese Folklore and Fairy Tales (King) Portuguese (North End/Silvia) Spanish (Mutiple) Arabic (King) Art and Culture of Ancient China (City View) Chinese Culture (Salemwood)* Latin American Culture (Salemwood)* African Song and Dance Partnership with S. African Schools (Greenfield Middle) Life in Japan (Hiatt)* World Mural and African Topographical Maps (Hiatt)* Sign Language (Multiple) Physical Education /Health and Wellness Karate (Kuss, Edwards) Tae Kwon Do (Bowe)* Fitness Training (Umana)* Rock-climbing (Hiatt, Chandler)* Swimming (Kuss, Chandler, Umana)* Cheerleading (Edwards) Lacrosse (Edwards)* Step (Edwards) Running Club (Edwards) Fun with Punkrope (King) Soccer (Multiple) Tae Bo (Kuss) Aerobics (Chandler, Newton) Sailing (Umana)* Walking Club (Newton) Basketball (Edwards, Umana)* Football (Edwards) A Happy Smile is a Healthy Smile (North End/Silvia) Capoiera (Salemwood)* Yoga (Multiple)* Pilates (Academy)* Gymnastics (Salemwood)* Intramurals (Greenfield Middle) Hooping Harmony (Greenfield Middle)*

Yoga, Fitness and Fun (Greenfield Middle)* G City soccer (Greenfield Middle)* Volleyball (Multiple) Circus Arts (Greenfield Middle)* Tennis (Edwards, Umana)* Nutrition (Osborn, North End/Silvia)* Beginner Ping Pong (King)

Cooking Cooking like Crazy (North End/Silvia) Creative Cooking (Edwards) Cooking (Kuss) Healthy Living (Umana)* Cultural Kitchen (Umana)* Community Service/Civic Engagement/Leadership Development Community Awareness (North End/Silvia) Student Government (Kuss) SMILES Mentoring (Kuss)* Recycling (Newton) Boston History (Umana)* Civics (Edwards) Stand Strong: Sports and Character Program (Edwards) 7th Grade Leadership Council (Edwards)* 8th Grade Academy (Edwards)* AVID (multiple) Internet Safety (Salemwood)* Leadership Club (Academy)* Community Service at Food Pantry (Greenfield Middle) Girls Club Outreach (Greenfield Middle)* Purling with a Purpose (Greenfield Middle) Fundraising: Bed Nets to Prevent Malaria in Africa (Greenfield Middle) Law & Order (Edwards, Umana)* Design Boston (Edwards)* Voices of Change: Leadership, Theater, and Making a Difference (Umana)* Gender-specific Discover the Fun, Friendship and Power of Girls Together (King) Anti-Bullying Girls Group (North End/Silvia)* Boys Club/Girls Club (multiple)

Girl Power: Media and Fitness (Edwards)* Many Men: Media and Popular Culture (Edwards)* Girls Literature (Umana) Girls N Power (Greenfield Middle)* Girl Scouting (King) Girls Lacrosse (King)*