Fall 2013 Catalog - Queensborough Community College - CUNY

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4Academic Preparatory & Enrichment for Elementary Grades K-5
All Classes held for 10 sessions on Saturday September 21-December 7 (skip 11/9, 30)
Curriculum will be according to each grade.
Please note class grades may be combined without affecting
the integrity of learning achievement of each individual
Test Prep English Language Arts Mathematics
EARLY ELEMENTARY Preparation
Reading & Mathematics (Kindergarten)
Young students will engage in a variety of activities designed to develop and enhance their
skills in language arts and mathematics.
CLX-131 SA 10 sessions (10 hours) / $175 / 9-10am
KinderArt (Pre-K and Kindergarten)
Young students will get crafty with art media: including drawing, sketching, and painting.
CLX-113 SA 10 sessions (12.5 hours) / $190 / 10:15-11:30am
ELEMENTARY Preparation
Reading & Writing Prep (grades 1-5)
This course will give students the foundation to begin writing as a source of expression,
reflection and personal development. They will further their appreciation of literature and
learn to master their vocabulary and comprehension skills. This class is a precursor to the
NYS English Language Arts Test Prep for grades 3-8 (Spring 2014).
CLX-235 SA: See Grades Below for Schedule
SA-1, 2: 10 sessions (12.5 hours) / $130 / 9-10:15am
SA-3, 4, 5: 10 sessions (17.5 hours) / $190 / 9-10:45am
Mathematics Prep (grades 1-5)
Students will be encouraged to approach math in a fun and interactive way while strengthening
their mathematics and problem solving skills, by working with numbers, operations,
money. This class is a precursor to the NYS mandated assessments in Mathematics Test Prep
for grades 3-8 (Spring 2014).
CLX-222 SA: See Grades Below for Schedule
SA-1, 2: 10 sessions (12.5 hours) / $130 / 10:30-11:45am
SA-3, 4, 5: 10 sessions (17.5 hours) / $190 / 11am-12:45pm
Painting Around the World (grades 1-2)
Daphne Shih, Designer, BA, Industrial Design, Art History-Pratt Institute
Budding artists can begin to learn how to be artistic and paint while exploring the world. Bring
your imagination! Bring a "painting shirt" to cover arms and body for painting.
CLX-113 SP: 10 sessions (15 hours) / $140 / 11:50am-1:20pm
PHYSICS: A Force to be Reckoned with!
Vazgen Shekoyan, Ph.D.-Physics, QCC Asst. Professor-Physics Department, Service Learning
This workshop will encourage students to investigate the properties of various
forces in physics. Learn why objects float or sink in water, how friction forces
help and hinder everything, how magnets work and how to make objects magnetic, how
compasses work, and how to make a magnet to generate electricity.
CLX-599 SP-Y 1 session (1.5 hours) / $50 / Sat, 1-2:30pm, Nov. 23
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