All Levels of skill are welcome!
Studies have found hidden rewards for students of chess:
~ Critical and logical thinking skills
~ Improved concentration, pattern recognition and memory
~ In addition, chess is plain FUN!

Teacher: Marc Hayman
Grades: 1 - 8
Classes will be held: at 3pm in Sequoia 1  (Host: Ms. Rocco)
Cost per session: $65 Siblings are half price (no refunds or make ups)
Cash or check can be brought to the first day of class
To sign up: Please call: 707-527-6427

The attached flyer is from last session, but can be used for the second session. (The dates listed on the flyer are incorrect)

Students discover the wonder and joy of dancing while exploring movement thru music, story telling, props and pure imagination.  Having fun is encouraged. Throughout the fun and creativity, students will also continue to learn overall coordination, rhythm, balance, spacial awareness and musicality.

Teacher: Tammy Thomas
Grades: 1st - 3rd
Classes will be held: In the Music Room
Cost per Session: $78 (for this 6 week session) Payable by cash or check to Tammy Thomas
To sign up: Email Tammy at: tthomas814@comcast.net

What is Inner Discovery?
Inner Discovery classes have been designed to teach emotional awareness to children and tools for relaxation and heart centered communication through creative art and imaginative play. Children are encouraged to connect and create from an authentic place inside themselves and explore their unique gifts. All classes include a creative project and guided reflection time which provides an opportunity for your child to unwind and recharge at the end of the school day.  Studies have shown that reflection can help your child feel less stress, improve school focus, increase creativity, promote feelings of contentment and help to create foundations for inner peace that last a lifetime.

Teacher: Nicole Daspit
Grades: 2 thru 5
Classes will be held: at 3pm in Portable Sequioa 4 (Host: Ms. Lenz)
Cost per session: $105 (payable by cash or check to Nicole Daspit)
To sign up: Please email Nicole Daspit at: nicoledaspit@comcast.net or call 707-874-8104
Minimum 5 students - Maximum 10 students

In this six-week series, you’ll work and play with other older students to tell stories, play games, challenge yourself and be silly after school.
Each class is 1 ½ hours to allow us to dig in and really explore the foundation of improv.
All levels of acting—scripted and/or improv—experience are welcome. Absolute beginners and those with lots of experience will be creating this ensemble together. Improvisational theater is a wonderful process for building skills such as thinking on your feet, working with lots of different people, understanding character/narrative, and taking risks. The laughing is pretty rad, too. Snacks provided.
In addition to teaching at Mary Collins School, Carrie Caudle is a practicing improviser and educational consultant. Having taken foundational through advanced classes at BATS Improv in San Francisco, she now performs with multiple improvisational theater troupes in the Bay Area. She not only teaches K-12 students how to embrace and apply the principles of improv, but she guides teachers through professional development so that they can integrate improv into their daily teaching as well.

Teacher: Ms. Caudle (Cherry Valley Teacher)
Grades: 5th - 9th
Classes will be held: from 3:15 - 4:45pm in The Lodge
Cost per session: $140 for the 7 week session
To sign up: EMAIL ccaudle@pet.k12.ca.us TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT.
8 student minimum. 16 student maximum

The program is run like a fitness and sports oriented class. The class starts with an active warm up, then moves into several different sports during the program. (basketball, soccer, volleyball, etc.)

All sports include emphasis on listening skills, team building and other skills. Coach Paige has many years of experience.  He played for Sonoma State University's Baseball Team and signed with the Philidelphia Philiies.  He currently is the Head Coach of Santa Rosa High's Varsity baseball team and a 10 yr old boy's travel baseball team.  He is also trained in First and Aid and CPR certification.

Teacher: Paige DuMont
Grades K-8: 1:15 - 2:00 pm:  Go Straight to the Basketball Court after school.  If raining, go to the Lodge.
Cost per Session: $70 or $15 (drop-in)
How do I pay? Cash or Check: Made out to Paige DuMont: Bring payment first day of class
To sign up, please email Coach Paige at: baseketball21@mail.com Clearly put in the Subject Line: Cherry Valley School Enrollment

Kindergarten: Munch and Music 
Wednesdays 12-12:45 
Bring your lunch. We’ll eat and then sing, dance, and play instruments. We’ll play music games, explore different ways to move to music, sing songs and have fun with friends.

Grade 1-3: Music and Movement 
Wednesdays 1-1:45 
Enter the magical world of children’s music making where students sing, dance, and play instruments. We will explore the elements of creative dance with different genres of music and instruments. Students will develop a sense of pulse and rhythm with the use of xylophones, glockenspiels, and other percussion instruments. Students will have opportunities to improvise and work on instrumental parts as an ensemble.

Teacher: Vicki Parks-Cochrane
Cost per Session: $70 / Classes are held in the Music Room
How do I pay? Make checks out to Vicki Parks-Cochrane
To sign up: Sign up sheets are in the office.

Introducing French through role playing, songs and games
Teacher: Claudine Copper
Grades: K - 5 / Meet in Laurel 4 (Host: Mr. Ruddell)
Cost for Session: $70
How do I pay? Check made out to Claudine Copper - bring payment first day of class
To sign up, please email: ripertcopper@yahoo.com

Come and join Joan Lindt’s Clay Creation Class!  Your child will have fun while learning new skills and clay hand building techniques.  Students will produce several finished glazed pieces during this SEVEN week course.  The possibilities are ENDLESS! Kids will create new treasures that they will enjoy for years to come. These may include:  Valentine or special gifts, Victorian Pocket Vases, Animals or garden creatures just to name a few. We also make cups, bowls along with planes, trucks and other fun vehicles.  The projects are only limited by the imagination.   Grades 2nd through 8th.
Register now!Fees must be received on or before the first class.

Send check along with your child’s name and emergency contact info to: Joan Lindt 616 Western Ave., Petaluma, CA  94952  
To register by e-mail:   joan @LLPM.com_

Teacher: Joan Lindt
Grades: 1st - 8th / 1:00 - 2:30pm Meet in Art Room
Cost for Session: $125 including materials and firing costs
How do I pay?  Check made out to Joan Lindt - bring payment first day of class
To sign up, please email: joan@llpm.com

Teacher: Randy
Grades: 4 - 6th - from 3 - 4pm in the Music Room
Cost for Session: $110 checks payable to Colors of Spanish
To Register email: info@colorsofspanish.com and mention Cherry Valley

In this class children will be exposed to the basic tools and techniques archaeologists use in fieldwork. We will talk about a different region of the world each week and lean about that culture through what archaeologists have discovered. Each week will include artifacts, pictures, stories, tools and a project or craft that they will be able to bring home. Our journey will take us through ancient Egypt, the Maya of Mexico and Guatemala, the American Southwest, Paleolithic cave paintings, Northwest Coast and Californian prehistory.

Examples of activities include screening for arrowheads, excavating pottery shards, and making Egyptian amulet necklaces.

FOR THOSE WHO PREVIOUSLY ENROLLED, THERE WILL BE NEW MATERIAL THIS SESSION.

Teacher: Cassandra Chattan
Grades: K - 2 / - Manzanita 1 (Host: Ms. Damico)
Cost for Session: $70 plus $15 for materials
How do I pay? Check made out to Cassandra Chattan- Bring payment first day of class
To sign up, please email: caffandra@aol.com