Spring 2024 Classes

Wednesdays: March 27 to May 29, 2024 (9 weeks, no class April 10)

Registration opens March 5, 2024 at noon.

The LHH Committee will send reminders through our Facebook Page, Facebook Group, and Google Email Group to spread the word about registering. Classes can fill quickly, so it is best to register early. In cases of low enrollment, classes may be cancelled up to two weeks before the session begins. For the sake of the teachers and other students, please try and register early!

There are three ways to register for classes:

Online: Visit the Seattle Parks and Recreation website.
By phone: Call the Loyal Heights Community Center at (206) 684-4052.
In person: Go to any Seattle Community Center and register in person at the front desk.

Note: All classes subject to cancellation or change. Please make sure you are on the Google Email Group for timely announcements (At this time, all students are encouraged, but not required, to wear masks during classes.

Please view our community’s Health and Safety Policy.

Schedule

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WEDNESDAYS

	Room 2	Room 3	Room 4	Gym	Outside	Offsite
9:30						Fish Hawk: Spring Ignite Nature Connection Briana “Bri” McFarland Ages: 7 – 9 $430 / $380 sibling rate Location: Carkeek Park
10:00		Beyond the Family Tree Allison Rozell Tatum Ages: 7 – 18 No class April 3 $80	Weather Science Shannon Hillinger Ages: 3 – 8 $95		Tinkergarten Malinda Sorci Ages: 2 – 8 $165
10:30	Quilting Stefanie Kahler Ages: 12 – 18 $127
11:00			Papier Mache Stephanie Burkemoore Ages: 9 – 18 No class March 27 $140	Parkour Six Impossible Things Ages: 7 – 12 $180
11:30
12:00	LUNCH BREAK
12:30	Parkour Six Impossible Things Ages: 7 – 12 $180		Hip Hop / Jazz Metropolis Dance Ages: 7 – 11 $175	Unraveling Recess Games Malinda Sorci Ages: 6 – 12 $155	Park Play
1:00
1:30	Tumbling Six Impossible Things Ages: 7 – 12 $170		Watercolor Shannon Hillinger Ages: 9 – 18 $100	Open Gym
2:00
2:30	Circus Arts Six Impossible Things Ages: 11 – 18 $180
3:00

MONDAYS

	Offsite
9:30	Home School Spring Baking grettie’s goodies Ages 6 – 11 Mondays, 9:30 am – 11:45 am $350 for 7 classes $50 for individual classes March 25 – May 13 No class April 8 Location: 2201 Northwest 85th Street, Seattle
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30

THURSDAYS

	Offsite
10:00	Fish Hawk Spring Session 2024 Thursdays at Carkeek Park Ignite Nature Connection Briana “Bri” McFarland Thursdays, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm $860 / $700 sibling rate March 28 – May 30 No class April 11 Location: Carkeek Park
11:00
12:00
1:00

Descriptions

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Beyond the Family Tree ⇧

Instructor: Allison Rozell Tatum
Ages: 7 – 18
Maximum class size: 8
No class April 3
$80
Enroll in Beyond the Family Tree

Join us as we explore individual and family culture. Each of us has a support network, and families can be formed in many ways. Through a variety of creative projects, students will focus on the stories and traditions that make them unique.

Circus Arts ⇧

Instructor: Six Impossible Things
Ages: 11 – 18
Maximum class size: 10
$180
Enroll in Circus Arts

Come and join the circus for a session! Seemingly complicated skills such as juggling, acrobatics, and tumbling are broken down so that anyone can learn and experience success. In this introduction to circus arts, students will be able to find that practice and hard work can make the impossible possible.

Hip Hop / Jazz ⇧

Instructor: Metropolis Dance
Ages: 7 – 11
Maximum class size: 12
$175
Enroll in Hip Hop / Jazz Dance

Learn the fundamentals of Hip-Hop and Jazz dance in this fun fusion class! Both styles will be incorporated through basic movement, activities, and games. A choreographed dance will be taught throughout the session to perform on the last day of class!

Papier Mache ⇧

Instructor: Stephanie Burkemoore
Ages: 9 – 18
Maximum class size: 12
No class March 27
$140
Enroll in Papier Mache

In this sometimes-messy, always hands-on class you’ll learn and complete the basic steps to creating a small papier mache project. A couple of techniques will be introduced with time to practice. No experience is necessary. Supplies – including wheat-based flour, salt, and newspaper – will be provided.

Parkour ⇧

Instructor: Six Impossible Things
Ages: 7 – 12
Maximum class size: 10 x 2
$180
Enroll in Parkour – Gym: 11:00 to 11:55 am
Enroll in Parkour – Room 2: 12:30 to 1:25 pm

Parkour is an art as old as humans: finding the most efficient way with only your body to get from point A to point B. Seen in action movie chases or even in a playground game of tag, parkour unleashes your inner monkey as you run, climb, and vault your way through obstacles. This class focuses on finding safe and legal ways to pursue this art that can make participants feel free in their bodies. This class will meet inside for warmups, the second half of the class will be held outside.

Quilting ⇧

Instructor: Stefanie Kahler
Ages: 12 – 18
Maximum class size: 8
$127
Enroll in Quilting

Winter got you feeling cold? Come warm up as you create your own quilt! We’ll be using sewing machines to make functional art. New students learn machine safety and sewing techniques, while more experienced students expand their skills. Supplies not included, please see supply list.

Tinkergarten ⇧

Instructor: Malinda Sorci
Ages: 2 – 8
Maximum class size: 10
$165
Enroll in Tinkergarten

Through outdoor exploration following Tinkergarten’s curriculum, students and their grown-ups will use song, movement, and purposeful play to capture imagination, connect with nature, and build key skills needed for students to thrive. Each season has a different focus, but we will always learn about animals while nurturing our innate sense of curiosity. I can’t wait to see you outside!

Tumbling ⇧

Instructor: Six Impossible Things
Ages: 7 – 12
Maximum class size: 10
$170
Enroll in Tumbling

Cartwheel, roll, or even flip your way into tumbling! This all levels course promises to improve your tumbling skills in a safe, fun, and disciplined atmosphere. Various skills like round offs or front tucks are introduced and broken down into manageable drills so participants can move at their own pace. Individualized instruction assures that each student may meet a personal challenge in every class and consistently progress. Get ready to stand in your hands and jump off your feet!

Unraveling Recess Games ⇧

Instructor: Malinda Sorci
Ages: 6 – 12
Maximum class size: 12
$155
Enroll in Unraveling Recess Games

Come play with us! Using recess games as a backdrop, we will explore a variety of interpersonal skills that encourage social-emotional growth. We will learn the rules and histories of various outdoor games (and even create some of our own), all the while deepening our sense of community and growing empathy.

Watercolor ⇧

Instructor: Shannon Hillinger
Ages: 9 – 18
Maximum class size: 15
$100
Enroll in Watercolor

In this class we will focus on the basic techniques of watercolor. Each week we will practice a skill and then do a painting that uses that technique. You will get the chance to paint many things, from galaxies to penguins.

Weather Science ⇧

Instructor: Shannon Hillinger
Ages: 3 – 8
Maximum class size: 12
$95
Enroll in Weather Science

Why does it rain? How do tornados form? What is a scattered shower? In this class we will do hands on projects to learn about and experience weather of all kinds.No actual tornadoes will be brought into the classroom. But there may be snow!

Park Play ⇧

All Ages

Meet us on the playground for open ended free play on the play structure or grassy field. In inclement weather, kids can play in the gym or in the lobby play area.

Offsite Classes – Mondays

Homeschool Spring Baking ⇧

Instructor: grettie’s goodies
grettie’s goodies
Ages: 6 – 11
Mondays, 9:30 am – 11:45 am
$350 for 7 classes
$50 for individual classes
March 25 – May 13
No class April 8
Location: 2201 Northwest 85th Street, Seattle
Enroll in Baking – 7 classes
Enroll in Baking – individual classes

Each week our young bakers will create two delicious items, usually one sweet and one savory. Bakers take home everything they make.

Offsite Classes – Wednesdays

Fish Hawk Spring Session 2024 ~ Wednesdays at Carkeek Park ⇧

Instructor: Ignite Nature Connection – Briana “Bri” McFarland
Ages: 7 – 9
$430 / $380 sibling rate
Enroll in Fish Hawk Spring Session 2024 ~ Wednesdays at Carkeek Park

This is a weekly program designed for children to become immersed in a community who come together in the outdoors to build on the skills and practices of nature connection.

A collective environment which allows children to build community through shared experiences and deepen connection with earth and each other.

We begin each day with an acknowledgement of gratitude for the natural world around us and everything that it provides. Children learn quickly and authentically to identify all of the things around them in which they are grateful for. This is a precious and important practice and a theme that is held throughout the day. Students are taught how to safely use knives as tools for skills such as fire building, carving and crafting. There is a strong focus on community building through working together on shelter creating, fire building, cooperative nature games and conflict resolution.

Offsite Classes – Thursdays

Fish Hawk Spring Session 2024 ~ Thursdays at Carkeek Park ⇧

Instructor: Ignite Nature Connection – Briana “Bri” McFarland
March 28 – May 30
Thursdays, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
No class April 11
$860 / $700 sibling rate
Enroll in Fish Hawk Spring Session 2024 ~ Thursdays at Carkeek Park