Adult and Continuing Education - LaGuardia Community College

Division of Adult & Continuing Education @ LaGuardia Community College
College for Children Mommy & Me, Kindergarten, 1-5
College for Children
College for Children will help your children succeed in school this year. Bring them each
Saturday, then watch their grades soar. College for Children offers classes in early literacy
and math development, as well as phonics, reading, writing and math classes for children
in Grades 1 through 5. Our classes will help your children prepare for the NYS ELA and
Mathematics tests as well. But kids get to have fun, too. Children can study art or the
Martial arts, learn to play electronic keyboards or acoustic guitar, cook with Brigitte, study
French, Spanish, or architecture or develop their acting talents. College for Children also
offers Mommy and Me classes for toddlers and pre-schoolers. All classes are offered on
Saturdays in three 2-hour blocks: 9-11am; 11:15am-1:15pm, and 1:30-3:30pm.
Our Winter program begins Saturday, January 10th and ends Saturday,March 14th.
There are no classes on Saturday January 17th, and Saturday, February 21st. Classes are
eight weeks in length except where noted. REGISTER EARLY! ENROLLMENT IN EACH
CLASS IS LIMITED and classes usually fill up fast. For more information (including
classrooms) call (718) 482-5334, or visit http://ace.laguardia.edu/c4c.
Register the same child for two courses and get 20% off the third course.
PA discounts are not available.
Mommy & Me
Our Mommy & Me program is a delightful introduction
to pre-school learning with mommy, daddy or a caregiver.
These classes stimulate your child's intellectual
development, expand fine and gross motor skills, and
provide endless opportunities for emotional and social
development. Children and parents laugh, love and learn
together! Parent/Caregiver participation is required.
Multicultural Arts and Crafts/
Age 3
Three-year-olds discover various world cultures through
song, story and craftsmaking. Children make Indian
twirling puppets, Japanese paper eggs, Korean dragon
puppets, Guatemalan animalitos, Mexican yarn paintings,
African nose masks, and Eskimo laughing masks.
Sat Jan 10 - Mar 14 (8 sessions/16 hours)
11:15 am - 1:15 pm $149 A09ART001A
Art Start/Ages 4 & 5
Four and Five year olds explore color, texture, and form
through painting, collage and clay structures.
Kindergarten
Kindergarten courses provide young children rich learning
experiences in music, art, science, mathematics and early
literacy development
KinderStart/Ages 5 & 6
This early literacy class helps children develop beginning
reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Activities
are designed to develop phonological, phonemic, and
print awareness; alphabet recognition; comprehension
strategies; and spelling and handwriting skills.
Sat Jan 10 - Mar 14 (8 sessions/16 hours)
9:00 am - 11:00 am $149 A09RDG002A
KinderMath/Ages 5 & 6
This early math course helps children in their
development of mathematical reasoning. It introduces
youngsters to number facts, concepts and simple
number sequences.
Sat Jan 10 - Mar 14 (8 sessions/16 hours)
11:15 am - 1:15 pm $149 A09MAT012A
Grades 1-5
The academic courses listed below help children improve
their skills in reading, math and writing, and obtain
invaluable knowledge in preparing for statewide exams
in these subject areas. Fun Stuff classes provide children
with rich experiences in art, music, language, theater,
cooking and self-defense. Why not pair academic courses
with Fun Stuff!
Phonics/First Grade Reading
Assessment 101
Children planning on registering for Phonics or Reading
Tutorial Grade 1 need to enroll in this course.
Sat null - null (1 sessions/2 hours)
9:00 am - 11:00 am $25 A09TST001A
Sat Jan 10 - Mar 14 (8 sessions/16 hours)
9:00 am - 11:00 am $149 A09ART002A
Dr. Discovery/Ages 4, 5 & 6
This fun-filled class takes advantage of the natural
curiosity of 4-, 5- and 6-year-olds. Children explore the
natural world around them through observation and
participation. Young scientists perform simple but
interesting experiments (with Dr. Discovery's help)
with water, air, movement and light.
Sat Jan 10 - Mar 14 (8 sessions/16 hours)
11:15 am - 1:15 pm $149 A09SCI001A
Register Online
http://www.peopleware.net/ace
Where Are They Now?
Richard Diaz
Richard Diaz was profiled in the College for Children section of the Fall 2007
catalog. He began taking reading classes in College for Children when he was
eight years old and eventually started working there as an intern with
LaGuardia’s Summer Youth Employment Program as a teenager. By fall 2007,
he was finishing his undergraduate studies at Queens College, with a major in
English and a minor in Secondary Education. He had been working as a
teacher assistant for several years at College for Children and the division’s
Summer Intensive English Language Program (SIELP), an ESL program for
youth entering high school, as well as in various tutoring positions.
Today Mr. Diaz is a graduate of Queens College, where he plans to continue
with a master’s degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages in
2009. He teaches his own classes in both College for Children and SIELP. “The
students I have worked with have been an amazing group. The opportunity
to help them improve on certain skills is truly rewarding,” says Mr. Diaz.
“I am honored that LaGuardia has given me the opportunity to work in two
wonderful programs where I am able to experience the joy of teaching.”
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Phone: (718)482-7244 • E-Mail: acereg@lagcc.cuny.edu • Fax: (718)609-2074