This document provides a sampling of enrichment activities offered in Expanded Learning Time schools during the 2007-2008 school year. It lists hundreds of courses across various subject areas including visual arts, music, dance, theater, technology, English, social studies, science, math, foreign language, physical education, cooking, and community service. Many activities are led by teachers, while others involve partnerships with outside organizations. The document notes that many activities connect to state curriculum standards and core academic subjects.

1. Sample Enrichment Activities offered in
Expanded Learning Time Schools, 2007-08
Please note:
• This is only a sampling of the hundreds of enrichment activities offered in ELT schools
• Many of these courses are interdisciplinary and cut across multiple categories
• Many of the “non-core” classes (arts, music, dance, sports, etc) are connected to the
MA curriculum standards in core academic subjects (ELA, Math, Science and
Technology/Engineering, History and Social Studies) as well as those in the Arts, Foreign
Language, and Comprehensive Health frameworks
• The majority of the classes listed are stand-alone enrichment courses (either electives
that students chose, or mandatory grade-level classes), while some, like Art &
Geometry, are activities embedded in core classes
• Some of these activities are teacher-led. Others are led by or co-led with community
partners – arts and cultural institutions, health and mental health agencies, universities
and high schools, after-school and youth development programs, and community
volunteers. Those led by or co-led with community partners are marked
with an asterisk.
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Visual Arts
• Quilting (multiple)*
• Puppet-Making (Hiatt)*
• Stamping (North End/Silvia)
• Jewelry-Making (North End/Silvia, Salemwood)*
• Origami (North End/Silvia, King)
• Recycling Architecture (King)
• Exploration of Classical Painting (King)
• Sculpture (Kuss)
• Manga/Anime (Kuss)
• Sewing (Kuss, Newton)
• Knitting (Kuss)
• Photography (multiple)*
• Mural Painting (multiple)*
• Paint for Peace (Edwards)*
• Creating Eric Carle Books (Hiatt)*
• Native American Pottery (Hiatt)*
• The Rainbow Fish Printing Project (Hiatt)*
• Eric Carle Collage Project (Hiatt)*

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Animal Masks (Hiatt)*
Birds of Prey Project (Hiatt)*
Mexican Tin Craft (Hiatt)*
European Mosaics (Hiatt)*
Tin Lanterns and Candle Dipping (Hiatt)*
Needlepoint Crafts (Hiatt)
Ceramics (Browne)
Printmaking (Browne)
Keyboarding (Umana)
Hand Chimes (North End/Silvia)
Chorus (multiple)
Musical Expression (King)
Band (multiple)*
Percussion Ensemble (multiple)
Guitar (multiple)*
Drumming (Umana, Kuss, Osborn)
Music Makers (Salemwood)*
Musical Storytelling (Greenfield Middle)
Hip Hop Shop (Umana)*
Singing and Music (Hiatt)*
Dance
• Latin American Dance (Edwards)
• Dance Team (Umana)
• Ballet (North End/Silvia, King)
• Ananda Dance (King)
• Hip Hop (Salemwood)*
Theater
• Adventures in Theater (North End/Silvia)
• The Wonderful World of Fairy Tales (King)
• Technical Theater (Kuss)
• Theater Performance (multiple)
• Trauma Drama (Umana)*
• Ships Ahoy with the USS Constitution (Edwards)*
Technology/Multi-Media
• Film and Video production (Kuss)
• Music production (Edwards)
• Creating Animation through Technology (King)

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PowerPoint (Kuss)
Simple Machines (City View)
Robotics (Kuss, City View)
Videography (Multiple)*
Foreign Language via the Internet (Greenfield Middle)
GMS TV (Greenfield Middle)
Multimedia (Greenfield Middle)
Computer Programming at the MIT Media Lab (Edwards)*
Public Service Announcements with Google (Edwards)*
English Language Arts
• Comic Book writing (North End/Silvia)
• Journalism/school newspaper/newsletter (multiple)
• The Author’s Studio (North End/Silvia)
• Teaching the Epic through Ghost Stories (North End/Silvia)
• Yearbook (Kuss)
• Book Club (Newton)
• ELA All-Stars (Edwards)*
• Conga Phonics (Bowe)*
• Mythology (Greenfield Middle)
• Writing and Illustrating a Picture Book (Hiatt)
• Science Fiction Book Club (King)
Social Studies
• Paul Revere: The Man Behind the Myth (Hiatt)*
• Traveler’s Trunk: Massachusetts Community in 1830 (Hiatt)*
• The New Republic 1790-1830 (Hiatt)*
Science
• Turtle Time (North End/Silvia)
• Homing Pigeons: Athletes of the Sky (North End/Silvia)
• Mad Science Club (Hiatt)
• Invention Convention (City View)
• Building a Town By Engineering Design (North End/Silvia)
• Science in the Garden (King)*
• Advanced Science Research (King)
• Environmental Science/Conservation (Newton)
• Urban Ecology (Umana)*
• Nutrition (Umana)*
• Planet Earth (City View)
• Study of Dinosaurs (City View)

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Topography and Mapping (Hiatt, City View)*
Science Club for Girls [and Boys] (King, Fletcher/Maynard)*
Engineering and Design (Greenfield Middle)
Raising Atlantic Salmon (Greenfield Middle)*
Go Green (Greenfield Middle)*
Zoo Keeping (Edwards, Umana)*
Urban Gardening (Edwards)*
Environmental Education (Umana)*
Solar Cars (Umana)*
Nature Detectives (Hiatt)*
Tree and Leaf Investigators (Hiatt)*
Exploring Nature through Measure (Hiatt)*
Animal Tracking (Hiatt)*
Bird Adaptations (Hiatt)*
Exploring Spring (Hiatt)*
Life Cycles in Springtime (Hiatt)*
Metamorphosis: Frogs and Butterflies (Hiatt)*
Marine Science (King)*
Forensics (Kuss)
School Store (City View)
Cribbage (City View)
Line & Design: Art and Geometry (Hiatt)*
Tesselations: Art & Geometry (Hiatt)*
Geometry of Legos (King)
Math League (Edwards)*
FitMath (Kuss, Salemwood)*
Math All-Stars (Edwards)*
Math Games (City View)
Shapes in Various Dimensions (City View)
Math through Movement and Music (City View)
Junior Achievement (City View, Chandler)*
Know Your Digits (Umana)
Financial Literacy (Osborn, Edwards, Umana)*
Math Art (Greenfield Middle)*
Foreign Language/Cultural Studies
• French (City View, Umana)
• Mandarin Chinese (King)
• Chinese Folklore and Fairy Tales (King)

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Portuguese (North End/Silvia)
Spanish (Mutiple)
Arabic (King)
Art and Culture of Ancient China (City View)
Chinese Culture (Salemwood)*
Latin American Culture (Salemwood)*
African Song and Dance Partnership with S. African Schools (Greenfield Middle)
Life in Japan (Hiatt)*
World Mural and African Topographical Maps (Hiatt)*
Sign Language (Multiple)
Physical Education /Health and Wellness
• Karate (Kuss, Edwards)
• Tae Kwon Do (Bowe)*
• Fitness Training (Umana)*
• Rock-climbing (Hiatt, Chandler)*
• Swimming (Kuss, Chandler, Umana)*
• Cheerleading (Edwards)
• Lacrosse (Edwards)*
• Step (Edwards)
• Running Club (Edwards)
• Fun with Punkrope (King)
• Soccer (Multiple)
• Tae Bo (Kuss)
• Aerobics (Chandler, Newton)
• Sailing (Umana)*
• Walking Club (Newton)
• Basketball (Edwards, Umana)*
• Football (Edwards)
• A Happy Smile is a Healthy Smile (North End/Silvia)
• Capoiera (Salemwood)*
• Yoga (Multiple)*
• Pilates (Academy)*
• Gymnastics (Salemwood)*
• Intramurals (Greenfield Middle)
• Hooping Harmony (Greenfield Middle)*
• Yoga, Fitness and Fun (Greenfield Middle)*
• G City soccer (Greenfield Middle)*
• Volleyball (Multiple)
• Circus Arts (Greenfield Middle)*
• Tennis (Edwards, Umana)*

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Nutrition (Osborn, North End/Silvia)*
Beginner Ping Pong (King)
Cooking
• Cooking like Crazy (North End/Silvia)
• Creative Cooking (Edwards)
• Cooking (Kuss)
• Healthy Living (Umana)*
• Cultural Kitchen (Umana)*
Community Service/Civic Engagement/Leadership Development
• Community Awareness (North End/Silvia)
• Student Government (Kuss)
• SMILES Mentoring (Kuss)*
• Recycling (Newton)
• Boston History (Umana)*
• Civics (Edwards)
• Stand Strong: Sports and Character Program (Edwards)
• 7th Grade Leadership Council (Edwards)*
• 8th Grade Academy (Edwards)*
• AVID (multiple)
• Internet Safety (Salemwood)*
• Leadership Club (Academy)*
• Community Service at Food Pantry (Greenfield Middle)
• Girls Club Outreach (Greenfield Middle)*
• Purling with a Purpose (Greenfield Middle)
• Fundraising: Bed Nets to Prevent Malaria in Africa (Greenfield Middle)
• Law & Order (Edwards, Umana)*
• Design Boston (Edwards)*
• Voices of Change: Leadership, Theater, and Making a Difference (Umana)*
Gender-specific
• Discover the Fun, Friendship and Power of Girls Together (King)
• Anti-Bullying Girls Group (North End/Silvia)*
• Boys Club/Girls Club (multiple)
• Girl Power: Media and Fitness (Edwards)*
• Many Men: Media and Popular Culture (Edwards)*
• Girls’ Literature (Umana)
• Girls N Power (Greenfield Middle)*
• Girl Scouting (King)
• Girls’ Lacrosse (King)*