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Arts and PE

ART

 1. Art and Design Production Studio - Stephanie Drake's Studio offering small group and private Art and Design  for students.

 2. Art Factory - Homeschool art classes for beginner and advanced students.

 3.The Crafter's Studio

 4. Earth Art Studio

 5. Seven Directions Art School - The home school program offers kids a thematic, in depth art experience. Consistently, kids in this program have the opportunity to work together to make projects from a wide range of materials and disciplines.

6. Kaiwa Art and Play Space - The mission of Kaiwa Art and Play Space is to empower children through dialogue and play to create art that blurs the line between expression and invention in an informal learning environment that connects children to inspired professionals from different fields and challenging ideas.  As a play space, studio, and experimental gallery, Kaiwa inspires children to converse, create, and curate.

7. Kimberly Hardin Art Foundation - Homeschool and afterschool art classes for children of all ages.

8. SCPhoto - SC Photo provides a complete program for either independent study, class study, home school or small group study of digital photography. The online program uses a software called "Moodle" to deliver web based curriculum that involves students in online discussions, submission of work and lessons that can be used for individual study or group study. It can be your "green alternative" to a paper textbook at a much lower cost.

THEATRE

1. West End Studio Theater - The mission of the Academy at WEST is to provide youth and families a creative outlet and training ground that cultivates and treasures the imaginative process. We provide educational experiences in literature, performing, expressive and creative arts through classes and productions. We give young artists and audiences the invaluable knowledge that their imaginations have had a positive and profound impact on their world.

2.  All About Theatre - All About Theatre has been offering theatrical training and quality productions to the greater Santa Cruz County community for over thirteen years now. We focus our energy and creativity on training our students in all the areas of performing arts; dance, acting and singing. We are honored to say that we have produced over 100 full-scale productions with up to 12-piece orchestrations. We have a year round academy of classes and workshops that should appeal to children aged 3 and up, and are working on our classes and productions for adults.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

1. Ninjas in Nature -See the world through the eyes of a ninja. Learn ancient survival skills, martial arts, awareness, plant and animal identification, fire-making, and more at this weekly afternoon program.

2. Adventure Sports - Adventure Sports Unlimited (ASU) is an aquatics fun center that teaches people to play in water. Our charter is to bring people together, teach them to the best of their abilities, outfit them with gear to fit their potential, arrange adventures to use their new skills, and eat well.

3. Santa Cruz Gymnastics - At SCGC we have homeschool classes for the beginning and advanced level. The homeschool class runs 55 minutes and is held on Tuesday and Thursday from 2:00-2:55. All gymnasts will be evaluated and put into the Beginner or advance level.

http://www.scgym.com/

4. Tumbling Tutor - I have a mobile gymnastics company, Tumbling Tutor, bringing tumbling to you since 2002!! You may schedule classes at my gym or I can bring the gym to you. We go to pre-schools, home schools, private play groups etc... We are licensed, live scanned and carry liability insurance. http://tumblingtutor.com/

5. Riekes Homeschool Nature Programs      Fantastic nature program teaching group dynamics, survival skills and more!

6.  Wildchild

Wildchild Freeschool Classic play-based day in the wild. 

7.  Rod Sanford's Traditional Martial Arts - Day classes for children 7 and up who have

http://www.mydojo.com/

8. Aikido of Santa Cruz - Aikido is a dynamic, non-competitive Japanese martial art whose

guiding principle is HARMONY: within oneself, with others, and with nature. Students develop physical techniques, mental focus, interpersonal skills, and a peaceful spirit, while training in a safe and mutually supportive environment.  Aikido of Santa Cruz offers classes for ages 6-9, 9-12, and 13-18, as well as adult classes. You can start at any time.

http://aikidosantacruz.org/ypp/youth_program.html

9. Rosy Smiley Equestrian - Riding lessons for children of all ages.

https://sites.google.com/site/rosysmileyequestrian/

10. International Academy of Dance- Day classes for homeschoolers 10 and up through the school year.

http://www.iadance.com/welcome.html

 

For younger students:

GoNoodle has bright and colorful videos for exercise and movement.  Their selection of ad free online videos includes dance, mindfulness, exercise, yoga, and more: https://family.gonoodle.com/  They also have an app available.  

For older students:

Joe Wicks has been dubbed “the world’s PE teacher.”  He is putting out a 30 minute workout video for students every weekday and also has shorter workout videos for kids, as well as workouts for adults and seniors.  The videos do start with ads that you can skip after a few seconds: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1/