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  • Our Program
    • How It Works
    • Spring Specialty Classes 2023
    • Alumni/ Community Service
  • Handbook
    • FAQ
    • Leadership
    • What to Bring
    • Behavior Policy
    • Pricing
    • Billing and Registration
    • Calendar
    • Scholarships
    • TAX ID/ ADDRESS
  • Register/ Membership
  • 6crickets HOW TO
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Specialty Classes

Specialty Class Schedule 2022

Our Spring 2022 Specialty Class Schedule will be released on December 6th.
The Spring Lottery will take place between December 6th and December 13th.
Visit 6crickets to register!
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Naturalist Club
3:00-5:00 pm
3rd-5th
Naturalist Club
3:00-5:00 pm
1st & 2nd
Track
3:00-4:00 pm
2nd & 3rd
Roli Poli Music
3:05-3:55 pm
​Kindergarten
Nature Magic 
3:05-3:55 pm
Kindergarten
Circus
3:05-3:55 pm
​Kindergarten
Brazilian Soccer
​3:00-4:00 pm
1st & 2nd​
Naturalist Club
3:00-5:00 pm
1st-5th
MIT Scratch
3:05-3:55 pm
1st & 2nd 
Track
3:00-4:00 pm
1st
Knitting 
3:05-3:55 pm
​1st & 2nd
​Artist Playground
3:05-3:55 pm
​Kindergarten
YoMa Method
​3:05-3:55 pm
​Kindergarten
Circus
3:05-3:55 pm
​1st
Track
3:00-4:30 pm
​3rd - 5th
Kickball
3:05-3:55 pm
​1st & 2nd
Ballet 
3:05-3:55 pm
​3rd-5th
Capoeira 
3:05-3:55 pm
​1st & 2nd
Value
Gardening 
​3:05-3:55 pm
1st & 2nd
Improv
3:05-3:55 pm
​3rd-5th
YoMa Method
3:05-3:55 pm
​1st & 2nd
Dance Advance
​Educational Dance Party
3:05-3:55 pm
​3rd-5th
Knitting
3:05-3:55 pm
​3rd-5th
Minecraft for Education
3:05-3:55 pm
3rd-5th
Circus
4:00-4:50 pm
​Kindergarten
​Kickball
3:05-3:55 pm
​3rd - 5th​
Spanish Immersion
3:05-3:55 pm
​1st & 2nd
Art Naturally
3:05-3:55 pm
​3rd-5th​
GLEE NEW NAME
3:05-3:55 pm
​1st & 2nd
French Immersion
4:00-4:50 pm
​1st & 2nd
Artist Playground
4:00-4:55 pm
​Kindergarten
YoMa Method
4:00-4:50 pm
​Kindergarten
Karate
3:05-3:55 pm
1st & 2nd​
Nature Magic
4:00-4:50 pm
Kindergarten
Storybook Theater
4:00-4:50 pm
​1st & 2nd
Ballet 
4:00-4:50 pm
​1st & 2nd
Track
4:00-4:50 pm
1st
​Roli Poli Music
4:00-4:50 pm
​Kindergarten
​Gardening 
​4:00-4:50 pm
3rd-5th
Knitting
4:00-4:50 pm
3rd-5th
​Track 
4:00-5:00 pm

3rd-5th
Dance Advance
​​Educational Dance Party
4:00-4:50 pm
1st & 2nd
Knitting
4:00-4:50 pm
​1st & 2nd
VOCAL JAMS NEW NAME
4:00-4:50 pm
​3rd-5th
Special Effects Moviemaking: Stranger Things
​4:00-4:50 pm
Minecraft for Education
4:00-4:50 pm
​1st & 2nd
Stop Motion Animation
4:00-4:50 pm
1st & 2nd
MIT Scratch
4:00-4:50 pm
​3rd-5th
Minecraft for Education
4:00-4:50 pm
​1st & 2nd
​​Audio Puppetry
4:00-4:50 pm
​1st 
YoMa Method 
4:00-4:50 pm
​3rd-5th
Value
Track
4:00-4:50 pm
2nd & 3rd
GLEE NEW NAME
4:55-5:45 pm
3rd-5th
French Immersion
4:55-5:45 pm
3rd-5th
Brazilian Soccer
4:00-5:00 pm
​3rd-5th
Art Experiment
4:00-4:50 pm
​1st & 2nd
Art Naturally
4:00-4:50 pm
​1st & 2nd
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Jr. Acting Lab
4:55-5:45 pm
​3rd-5th
Graphic Novel
Reading Club
4:00-4:50 pm
​2nd & 3rd
Capoeira 
4:00- 4:50 pm
​3rd-5th
Circus
4:00-4:50 pm
​2nd & 3rd
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​Audio Puppetry
4:55-5:45 pm
​2nd & 3rd
​Storybook Thetare
4:00-4:50 pm
​1st & 2nd​
Spanish Immersion
4:00-4:50 pm
​3rd-5th
​​​​Magic Performance 
​4:55-5:45 pm
3rd-5th​
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Skateboard Films
4:55-5:45 pm
​3rd-5th
Minecraft for Education
4:55-5:45 pm
3rd-5th
Art Experiment
4:55-5:45 pm
​3rd-5th
 MIT Scratch Advanced
4:55-5:45 pm
​3rd-5th
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​Graphic Novel
Reading Club
4:55-5:45 pm
​4th-5th
​Raise the Bar:
​Songwriting & Recording
4:55-5:45 pm
3rd-5th
Circus
4:55-5:45 pm
​3rd-5th
​
Value
Jr. Acting Lab
4:55-5:45 pm
​3rd-5th
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Art Experiment: Grades 1st- 2nd

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The recipe for ART EXPERIMENT is: mix equal parts play, fresh air, natural and found ingredients, plus fun = art experiment. Our projects: sculpture, drawing, sketch books, collage, nature/science/art experiments, and art happenings find inspiration in art traditions such as native american culture, outsider art, and use artists of today and from previous cultures as inspiration.
We make stuff together as a group and individually. Most of all we make art work to have fun making stuff and to be as creative as we can be. We use trees, branches, words, sticks, leaves, acorns, seeds, paint, string, fabric, thread, printmaking, clay, build imaginary cities, make volcanos and shadow drawings.Magdalen Pierrakos is an artist who studied at Parsons and the San Francisco Art Institute and loves art by kids and being a teacher. Magdalen is organizing a public exhibition of the amazing art work of  the young artists in her P.S. 107 Afterschool classes.

Advanced Scratch: Grades 3rd-5th

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Students learn to create their own stories, animations, and games using Scratch. Scratch is a platform and online community developed by MIT that is designed to teach kids to write code. Using basic programming concepts like loops and conditionals, students bring their ideas to life and share them with each other. They work independently and with partners, and provide constructive feedback to their classmates. At the end of the course, students may share their projects with their parents and the online Scratch community.  Zak Greene is an independent interaction designer and developer based in New York. He built his first website when we was 10 and has been programming ever since. He likes working with kids because he knows firsthand how learning these skills at an early age can help lead to a fulfilling career later, while still being a lot of fun.

Audio Puppetry: Grades 1st-3rd

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An amazing theatrical, musical experience where kids design and create a personality for their very own puppets. Kids then bring puppets to life by recording their voices on songs while preparing for a one of a kind, end of program musical performance! It's like a real life Pinocchio story! Students are guided through the design of colorful sock puppets using high quality materials with a variety of body parts and decor.  Students record sentences, thoughts, and songs and experiment with developing voices and character with their individual puppets. At the end of course performance includes skits that are woven in and out of group songs and musicals.
Mr. Marc, an experienced live performance instructor and audio engineer walks students through the process of designing their puppets.

Brazilian Soccer: Grades 1st-5th

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Brazil Soccer  warmly welcomes all children into our program regardless of developmental progress or skill level. This program is fundamentally whole and outrageously fun for children and their families. Children have fun in a friendly manner, without competition or pressure to win.  
The focus will be on individual training and drills, rather than scrimmages or games until the NYC DOE allows this type of activity due to covid restrictions.  Children should bring their own ball to use during class.
* Your child will go off site for this program and cannot be picked up early.  For safety, all pickups must be done at PS107 and cannot be done form the park.

Ballet: Grades 1st-5th

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Ballet From pliés to grande jetés, ballet basics will be taught in a fun and engaging environment. Children will learn proper technique and terminology, while expressing their creativity through story-telling and games. Ballet is the foundation for all other dance forms, and provides an excellent grounding for any other movement-based activities students may choose to explore. This class is taught by Miho Nozawa, who has spent years teaching children’s ballet in the park slope area.​

Capoeira: Grades 1st-5th

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​Capoeira (pronounced ka-po-ay-ra) is an Afro-Brazilian art form that fuses dance, music, self-defense and acrobatics. Capoeira class creates a space where kids can be playful, animated, graceful and unique in a safe, fun and disciplined environment. Romulo Gonzaga of the Brazilian Association for the Support and Development of the Art of Capoeira will lead this class.

Circus: Grades 1st-5th

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​Come join the circus! We will juggle, hula hoop, play movement games, spin plates, and clown around. Great for coordination, exercise, and lots of silly fun!   This class is taught by Tanya Solomon, also known as Razzle Dazzle, a magician and clown performing in New York for over a decade.

Tanya has done Razzle Dazzle shows everywhere from living rooms to the PS 321 Carnival to the main stage at Webster Hall. She has also performed with the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and Coney Island Sideshows by the Seashore, and she teaches circus arts to elementary age children in afterschool programs.

Dance Advance Educational Dance Party:
​Grades 1st-5th

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​A healthy, high energy, learn-through-dance, educational dance party!
​Ever thought you could attend a dance party and learn at the same time? Dance Advance students are fully engaged and guided through dance, music, games, and creative exercise while learning STEAM curriculum, French language, and positive socialization, all within a joyful, structured, music and dance environment.  Dance Advance creates a safe, respectful space where children trust and positively connect with Mr. Marc’s unique MC approach to having fun while learning.
The program ends with a special grand finale class performance and Family Dance Contest with prizes for all. Students also receive Dance Advance "Champion" certifications.
Teacher:  Marc Herstein aka Mr. Marc

French: Grades 1st-5th

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The classes are designed as a full linguistic immersion experience, led by experienced native French speaking teachers.  Students will explore their environment throughout the session, incorporating visual and physical activities that make learning a new language fun and engaging.
Brooklyn Beanstalk is an arts­-driven educational organization offering specialized Spanish and French language immersion classes and creative enrichment programs through arts and performances, to children aged 16 months throughout elementary grades, childcare centers, playgroups and private settings all across NYC. Brooklyn Beanstalk is committed to fostering the critical thinking of students by creating a fun, interactive learning environment that promotes development and a long lasting love of languages and the arts. 

Gardening: Grades 1st-5th

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​Gardening (For Grades 1-5) In this hands-in-the-dirt workshop, children learn about growing healthy plants, indoors and out. The seasons shape activities as fall brings cool-season crops and bulb planting; winter involves indoor growing; and spring, a celebration of germinating seeds, beautiful salad greens... and bugs! Participants will learn about an urban vegetable garden: how soil, water, light, temperature, plant and animal communities’ work and about creating a healthy environment for crops in the city. This workshop will include garden maintenance and planting in accordance with the seasons; and sustainable, organic gardening practices. Jonathan Blumberg is a former PS 107 parent and experienced gardener.

Graphic Design: Grades 3rd-5th

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Graphic Novel Reading Club

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​For children who are interested in reading and learning about age-appropriate graphic novels and manga. The purpose of this club is to foster increased literacy and reading for enjoyment and information regardless of current reading ability; to learn to discuss books critically and share opinions with a group; and to have fun with books. Please enroll your child only if you know they will be able to participate in the class as described. Books will be borrowed from the PSACC graphic novel library and lead by Kristin Earhart, a graphic novel enthusiast and former PS107 parent herself.

Kinder Circus: Kindergarten

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​Come join the circus! We will juggle, hula hoop, play movement games, spin plates, and clown around. Great for coordination, exercise, and lots of silly fun!   This class is taught by Tanya Solomon, also known as Razzle Dazzle, a magician and clown performing in New York for over a decade.

Tanya has done Razzle Dazzle shows everywhere from living rooms to the PS 321 Carnival to the main stage at Webster Hall. She has also performed with the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and Coney Island Sideshows by the Seashore, and she teaches circus arts to elementary age children in afterschool programs.

Knitting: Graces 1st-5th

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Magic: Grades 3rd-5th

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​Magic with Liam Malanaphy emphasizes cultivating a performance grounded in the wonder one feels when first seeing an amazing trick performed.  The trick itself should eventually become a vehicle for sharing that feeling. In sharing magic performance with young people, one of the most fundamental things for them to understand is the enormous difference between knowing how a trick is done, and knowing how to do a trick.  More than any specific tricks or talents, this class will seek to teach performance.

MIT Scratch: 2nd-5th Grades

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Students learn to create their own stories, animations, and games using Scratch. Scratch is a platform and online community developed by MIT that is designed to teach kids to write code. Using basic programming concepts like loops and conditionals, students bring their ideas to life and share them with each other. They work independently and with partners, and provide constructive feedback to their classmates. At the end of the course, students may share their projects with their parents and the online Scratch community.  Zak Greene is an independent interaction designer and developer based in New York. He built his first website when we was 10 and has been programming ever since. He likes working with kids because he knows firsthand how learning these skills at an early age can help lead to a fulfilling career later, while still being a lot of fun.

Naturalist Club: Grades 1st-5th

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A two hour outdoor adventure in Prospect Park!  Children will explore the Park observing the natural world around them closely.  We will use field guides to name our discoveries and draw and write about them.  We will then share this new information with our classmates and magnifying glasses will be used to see close up. Taught by Ms. Sivan.  Ms. Sivan has been with PS107 for three years and has taught Naturalist Club for us and taught classes at The Botanical Gardens.
This class is a full 2 hours.  Families MUST COMMIT to the full two hours their children will be at the park.   Children in this program WILL NOT receive homework help on the afternoon they attend Naturalist club.  Families must be committed to assisting their child to complete homework on Naturalist Club attendance days.

Nature Magic: Kindergarten

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​Children get to explore the magic of nature all around them!  Children utilize the school garden and go on nature walks to learn about plants and creatures that live in Brooklyn.  Children will love art project using natural found items.

Taught by Ms. Sivan.  Ms. Sivan has been with PS107 for three years and has taught Naturalist Club for us and taught classes at The Botanical Gardens.

Rolie Polie Music Amusement: Kindergarten

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​Music for K Kids! In Rolie Polie Music Amusement Class kids move, dance, shake and use their imaginations to the songs of Rolie Polie Guacamole, as well as many well-known classics.  Frank Gallo released his first full-length album at the age of 15 and has continued to release albums with the popular children's band Rolie Polie Guacamole ever since.  Frank's musical style blends acoustic rock and folk music.

Spanish: Grades 1st-5th

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Discover a new language while traveling around the world! Learn about music, food, cultural festivals and iconic places from Spanish speaking countries. Keep your notes updated and your world map in sight , you are about to become a Spanish speaking globetrotter without leaving home. Our classes are led by experienced native teachers. Children will explore different themes throughout the session, incorporating visual  that make learning a new language fun and engaging. These classes are appropriate for children  of all levels.
Brooklyn Beanstalk is an Arts-driven educational organization offering performing Arts and language immersion programs for children.  Since 2009 Brooklyn Beanstalk has been serving thousands of children and their families in NYC through schools as well as cultural and community institutions. Founded by performing and teaching artists, Beanstalk developed an articulate and creative program to offer children the opportunity to integrate another language as a natural extension of their understanding of others and the world by engaging children by connecting with their sense of wonder and delight and innate love of play.

Track: Grades 1st-5th

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The Track Class promotes healthy eating, running and walking. Designed for children who want to develop their running skills.  PSACC Athletic Director Diane DiTonno-Gilhuley will lead this class in Prospect Park. The number of children able to participate is limited, and is dependent on parent volunteers running each week to maintain safe adult-to-child ratios while off-site. Class runs weather permitting and is adapted to indoors when not. In addition, a completed Off-Site Sports Waiver is required.  
*All children must be transitioned through Afterschool  at PS107 to this class and be picked up from PS107.  Due to safety concerns, no children can be dropped off or picked up from the park.

YoMa Method: Kindergarten-5th

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The YOMA METHOD teaches children how to tap into their creativity, intuition, and sense of self, enabling them to bring out their true purpose. We believe that when children know what makes them happy, and feel safe and supported to be themselves, they can achieve anything they put their mind to.  Focusing on themes such as self-love, self-acceptance, self-esteem, gross motor skills, mindfulness, balance, and strength, The YOMA Method wants to help all children become the best versions of themselves while fostering greater social-emotional understanding, empathy, and compassion. Mecca Nelson is the CEO of Mecca’s City of Wholeness’s the YOMA Method, a revolutionary practice which incorporates Vinyasa yoga, mix martial arts, mindfulness and meditation. Mecca’s City of Wholeness is a Minority Women Owned Business Enterprise and Number #1 Best Selling Author. 
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