Hobbies, Crafts and Life Skills

This class will bring out the Picasso in you by learning techniques and planning involved in developing your painting style. You'll explore a variety of painting mediums with watercolor and acrylic paints to produce creative mixed media projects sure to show off your artistic ability.**

Day Time Ages Room Ref#
Mon 9-11am 8-14 TBA 130293

You Take the Cake

You take the cake! That's right. Decorate cakes and desserts and take them home. Learn the techniques used by professionals to create unique, impressive desserts while feeding that sweet tooth! No baking. All utensils provided.

Day Time Ages Room Ref#
Mon 2-4pm 8-11 TBA 131291
Tue 2-4pm 12-14 TBA 131293
Wed 2-4pm 8-11 TBA 131295
Thurs 2-4pm 12-14 TBA 131297

Jr. Toastmasters

Learn to confidently and clearly speak in public. Learn to pay attention to body language, posture, articulation and content focus. Stop saying "um" and "uh". Get the message across! Watch your self-confidence soar. Tried and true Toastmaster's techniques will be used. Bring jokes and stories to class

Day Time Ages Room Ref#
Mon 12-2pm 12-14 TBA 130710
Thurs 12-2pm 12-14 TBA 130714

Paths to Leadership

What does it mean to be a true leader? What are your talents? What are your strengths and weaknesses? Learn communication skills, peer pressure prevention, anger management, team building and many, many other skills that will help you become a true leader. This course will be facilitated by youth advisors from ASPIRA Palm Beach, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving youth leadership skills through empowerment.

Day Time Ages Room Ref#
Mon 2-4pm 8-14 TBA 130745

Improve Your Self Esteem

Do you accept yourself as you are? Are you happy with yourself in the present moment? Do you feel you deserve love and respect? Building self esteem and self confidence is one of the keys to lasting success. Learn to use proven techniques to increase self-esteem and create a positive self image. Emphasis will be on the reasons why people suffer from low self-esteem, and developing the ability to think positively about your wonderful self!

Day Time Ages Room Ref#
Mon 12-2pm 8-14 TBA 131084

Survival Cooking

Calling all kids! Are you in a rut with fast foods? Get on the kitchen fast track. Learn how to make foods that you like to eat without turning on the stove and with no fears of burning down the house.

Day Time Ages Room Ref#
Tue 9-11am 8-11 TBA 130716
Wed 12-2pm 12-14 TBA 130720

Chess Champions

Learn to play or improve your chess game. The theory and principles of chess will be taught through problem solving assignments. General knowledge of the rules and strategies of the game will be learned while playing against each other and the instructor. You may even participate in a tournament or two.

Day Time Ages Room Ref#
Mon 2-4pm 8-11 TBA 130515
Tue 2-4pm 12-14 TBA 130521
Wed 2-4pm 8-11 TBA 130522
Thurs 2-4pm 12-14 TBA 130523

Plan The Big Event

From birthday parties to weddings and everything in between, a great party starts with a great plan. Find out how it is done. Come join the fun! Get creative. Help us develop the theme, write the invitations and manage the overall plan for the Finale Festival celebrating the end of another successful year of Summer Youth College.

Day Time Ages Room Ref#
Tue 2-4pm 8-14 TBA 130722

Word Play!

Do you enjoy playing with words? Would you like to become a better writer? Do you ever suffer from writer's block? If so, this is your class! Learn a variety of ways to break through writer's block, add shine to your vocabulary, explore tone and play the English language. This class is for writers of all styles and levels. The games and techniques you learn will be yours for life.

Day Time Ages Room Ref#
Tue 2-4pm 8-11 TBA 130759
Wed 12-2pm 12-14 TBA 130760

Money 101

Would you like to be wealthy? You better start planning now. The decisions you make while you are young can impact your financial future. Learn about high paying jobs and investing and the stock market and real estate and owning your own business and more.

Day Time Ages Room Ref#
Tue 2-4pm 8-11 TBA 130746
Thurs 2-4pm 12-14 TBA 130747

Journaling

Whether your prose comes effortlessly or with hair-pulling frustration, this class is for you. We will help you cultivate and enhance your ability to write. We are going to use fun and easy right brained techniques like clustering, trial webbing and image storying. You will leave confident in your written voice AND you will have some helpful new tools that will serve you all your life.

Day Time Ages Room Ref#
Wed 2-4pm 10-14 TBA 131610

Writer's Notebook

Explore the writer in you! Learn to use a writer's notebook to record your dreams, feelings, thoughts and observations about the world around you.

Day Time Ages Room Ref#
Wed 2-4pm 12-14 TBA 131178

Your Head - a 2D and 3D Journey

Learn what it takes to recreate a person's likeness. First you will make a drawing. Then, you will make it into a clay model and then, a papier-mache creation. How cool!

Day Time Ages Room Ref#
Thurs 9-11 am 8-14 TBA 131507

Be A Mediator

Don't let a little disagreement ruin your friendship; learn about alternative dispute resolution and become skilled in communication even under stressful circumstances. You will learn many ways to listen, such as active listening and reflective listening, and learn what NOT to say when eliciting information and finding workable solutions. You will learn to be a Peer Mediator in this class.

Day Time Ages Room Ref#
Wed 2-4pm 10-14 TBA 131553

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

This class is for the fun of it! Enjoy the simple pleasures of nail polish and glitter and dancing the merengue. Create a wish book. Tell jokes and stories. Learn how to French braid. Play charades, cards, board games and more. Movies to be decided. Be silly. Goof off. Laugh. Smiles required.

Day Time Ages Room Ref#
Mon 12-2pm 8-14 TBA 131607

Jr. Care Givers

Have fun while learning the ins and outs of babysitting. Topics will include the developmental stages of children, types of questions to ask parents, "Stranger Danger" and steps to take in an emergency situation (including an introduction to CPR and first aid). Create age appropriate games to play as well as a list of books that are suitable for children of different ages. Certificates will be awarded at course completion. Bring a 3 ring binder to collect all your handouts.

Day Time Ages Room Ref#
Mon 2-4pm 10-14 TBA 131609

Stop Texting Start Talking

Are you totally comfortable with electronically gismos, but feel awkward in social situations? Getting ready for that next big step? College? Job Market? Strong social skills are the key to success for anyone looking for new friends, new job or survive family holidays. Most people HATE social events because they don't know how to approach start a conversation. Interactive class will review how to work a room, good listening skills, powerful non-verbal communications, learning how to deal with difficult people and how to make a powerful first impression.

Day Time Ages Room Ref#
Mon 9-11am 8-14 TBA 131077