Parkway-Rockwood Community Ed

Hand drumming is great for all parts of your mood, rhythm, body and soul. Group and team building skills while having fun. No experience needed. Instructor: Partnership with Rhythm N Ruach. Tuesday, February 6 | Crestview MIddle School Ages 18+ | 6:00-6:45 p.m. $19

Do you like to chuckle? Do you enjoy making others laugh? This class is designed to bring out the sense of humor within you---while having a blast in the process! You’ll learn hilarious skits and jokes, how to deliver them, and what makes something funny. You’ll experience theater games, and you’ll take home a new gag each week—such as silly glasses, squirting cameras, snapping gum, and many more! Class culminates with students putting on a family comedy show. Goals are to develop public speaking skills, comedic creativity, and to have a lot of laughs!

Children learn the basics of Robotics using LEGOs award winning WeDo 2.0 software and LEGOs newest Robotics, SPIKE Prime. First students build Robots using basic LEGOs and Technic LEGOs and then program the models using drag and drop programming from tablets. All participants take home a custom man mini figures.

What is 11+18+27+35+42? 96-47? 58x62? What if your child could solve these and many more like them instantly? In their head! And apply these techniques to similar problems they encounter. Build your child’s mental math foundations in our brand new class, Math Whizzes in the Making. We’ll cover tricks for rapid mental addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Students will also learn math magic tricks that hone these mental arithmetic skills, and bring home a fun mathemagic-related prop each class. In addition to the weekly show that you are likely to receive of your math whiz’s new tricks, the program culminates with students putting on a math wizard demonstration for their families the final class.

This program was designed to give kids a positive first step into baseball and soccer. Using our age-appropriate curriculum and modified equipment, participants learn fundamentals of both games and social skills through a series of fast-paced instructional circuits and developmental games. Our primary development objectives include the skills and basics of each game. Plus we'll teach ball control, balance, body movement, foot/eye coordination, self-esteem, teamwork, and sportsmanship!

Have fun with physics and Mad Science! Fly through flight and discover the four forces that affect flight. Make and test plane designs to see these forces in action. Act like junior architects and engineers! Test out shapes for strength and build a bridge. Make liquids turn into solids and watch objects disappear as you uncover the science of magic. Discover how your bike wheel is like a gyroscope and strike the perfect balance as you find your center of gravity. Investigate conductors, insulators, and other elements in the world of circuit electricity.

Take a journey to the farthest reaches of the imagination while learning the rainforest, Mars, and a futuristic city! Use the design thinking process to solve real-world problems in these different environments. Experiment with Crayola® products and many art techniques like sculpting, collage, and mixed media. Discover design careers like graphic design, fashion design, urban design, and board game design.

Improve your speed, strength, skill and strategic skills and try a great new sport like fencing! In this class, you will learn basic footwork and blade work. Class will culminate with a class tournament. Offered in partnership with Parkway Fencing Club. Ages 10-14 Mondays, starts January 22 | 6 sessions (no class on February 19) Crestview Middle School | 6:30-8:00 p.m. *Please note location change from printed catalog $135

Introduction to the sport of soccer. The program focuses on individual ball skills, learning proper technique and various small sided games, all in a fun learning environment!

Embark on an around-the-world cultural adventure - explore far-off places and learn about the people who live there, from the Americas to Polynesia, from the cosmopolitan to the countryside. Experiment with Crayola® products, while trying art techniques developed by local artists and artisans. Make different masterpieces each week such as sculptures, masks, canvases, buses, and more! Bring the unique creations home and build a globally-inspired art gallery.

What is 11+18+27+35+42? 96-47? 58x62? What if your child could solve these and many more like them instantly? In their head! And apply these techniques to similar problems they encounter. Build your child’s mental math foundations in our brand new class, Math Whizzes in the Making. We’ll cover tricks for rapid mental addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Students will also learn math magic tricks that hone these mental arithmetic skills, and bring home a fun mathemagic-related prop each class. In addition to the weekly show that you are likely to receive of your math whiz’s new tricks, the program culminates with students putting on a math wizard demonstration for their families the final class.

Have fun with physics and Mad Science! Fly through flight and discover the four forces that affect flight. Make and test plane designs to see these forces in action. Act like junior architects and engineers! Test out shapes for strength and build a bridge. Make liquids turn into solids and watch objects disappear as you uncover the science of magic. Discover how your bike wheel is like a gyroscope and strike the perfect balance as you find your center of gravity. Investigate conductors, insulators, and other elements in the world of circuit electricity.

You won’t believe how much fun you can have with balloons! You’ll learn to twist lots of different animals. You’ll take home your creations to proudly show each week! You’ll also take home a different novelty balloon each week, including a helicopter balloon that flies, a balloon you’ll make that bounces, a rocket balloon, a race car balloon,… Class culminates with the students putting on an exhibition of their balloon crafting talents for their families.

Introduction to the sport of soccer. The program focuses on individual ball skills, learning proper technique and various small sided games, all in a fun learning environment!

Touch on standing and ground Break dancing moves. These moves will be incorporated into choreography in the 7 week session. Session 1: Mondays, starts January 22 | 6:00-6:45 p.m. | 6 sessions | $109 Session 2: Mondays, starts April 8 | 6:00-6:45 p.m. | 7 sessions | $135 (no class April 29) St. Lou Dance Crew, 930 Kehrs Mill Rd. Ages 7-11

Take a journey to the farthest reaches of the imagination while learning the rainforest, Mars, and a futuristic city! Use the design thinking process to solve real-world problems in these different environments. Experiment with Crayola® products and many art techniques like sculpting, collage, and mixed media. Discover design careers like graphic design, fashion design, urban design, and board game design.

Learn STEM topics and build moving motorized models (a.k.a. Amateur Robotics) with Technic LEGOs, gears, and motors, following proprietary Bricks 4 Kidz plans. All participants receive a custom made mini figure.

Dancers will learn cheer and dance techniques, performance skills, how to use pom-poms, and have fun making creative cheer and dance moves. They will showcase their skills to friends and family in a performance on the last Sunday. Offered In partnership with Totally Groomed Sports Session 1: Sundays, starts Apri 7 | Parkway West Middle | 1:00-2:00 p.m. Session 2: Sundays, starts April 7 | Parkway South Middle | 1:00-2:00 p.m. Grades K-8 | 4 sessions $95

Wish upon a star and your dreams will come true because it's all of your favorite Disney characters together in one magical musical! You'll act, sing, and dance your way through some of the most popular Disney Broadway shows like Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, SHREK, etc. while picking up some great musical theatre skills along the way. Students will perform in a magical culminating musical showcase on the last day of class for family and friends. In partnership with STAGES St. Louis.

MAGICAL MUSICALS PART 2 Wish upon a star and your dreams will come true because It's all of your favorite Disney characters together in one magical musical! You'll act, sing, and dance your way through some of the most popular Disney Broadway shows like Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, SHREK, etc. while picking up some great musical theatre skills along the way. Students will perform in a magical culminating musical showcase on the last day of class for family and friends. In partnership with STAGES St. LOUIS.

Embark on an around-the-world cultural adventure - explore far-off places and learn about the people who live there, from the Americas to Polynesia, from the cosmopolitan to the countryside. Experiment with Crayola® products, while trying art techniques developed by local artists and artisans. Make different masterpieces each week such as sculptures, masks, canvases, buses, and more! Bring the unique creations home and build a globally-inspired art gallery.

Increase critical thinking skills, stimulate intellectual creativity and improve problem solving ability while having a great time playing the game of chess. All skill levels welcome. No prior chess knowledge is necessary. Offered in partnership with Gabriel Boyd and EnPassant Chess Club.

Increase critical thinking skills, stimulate intellectual creativity and improve problem solving ability while having a great time playing the game of chess. All skill levels welcome. No prior chess knowledge is necessary. Offered in partnership with Gabriel Boyd and EnPassant Chess Club.

Introduction to the sport of soccer. The program focuses on individual ball skills, learning proper technique and various small sided games, all in a fun learning environment!