MATH
18 instructional hours of Math for rising 1st – 8th graders.
Classes to be held from 9:00 am– 12:00 pm, Monday – Thursday for five weeks, in person at 11 Pine St, Montclair.
More information to come!
READING & WRITING
18 instructional hours of English Language Arts for rising 1st – 8th graders.
Classes to be held from 9:00 am– 12:00 pm, Monday – Thursday for five weeks, in person at 11 Pine St, Montclair.
More information to come!
A variety of Enrichment classes will be offered for rising 1st – 12th graders from 12:00–4:00 pm.
OUTDOOR GARDENING
Wednesday, May 31, June 28, July 26 | 4:00-5:00 p.m. | Rising Grades K–12th | In-Person | 17 Miller St, Montclair
Run by Montclair Community Farms, a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to educating and engaging the community around farm, food, and health.
In this class, Junior Gardeners will learn about the essentials of growing their own food including seeding, cultivating healthy soil, and composting! Each child will engage in environmental science investigations each week, and gain hands-on gardening experience germinating their own seeds at the end of the class that can be planted in a home garden later this spring. Through hands-on activities, these young gardeners will not only have fun, but gain valuable skills, practice responsibility, and cultivate healthy eating habits and greater interest in vegetables along the way!
WORDPLAY
Wednesday, June 28, July 12, 19 & 26 | 3:00-4:00 p.m. | Rising Grades 8th-12th | In-Person
Taught by Judith Antelman, poet, writer, and editor, Creative Writing MFA (2021), poetry collection The Pugilist’s Daughter (April 2022, Blue Jade Press, LLC).
Poems appear in surprising ways. They greet us in cities, at the beach, in our homes, anywhere and everywhere. We will explore different ways poetry finds us, as we write words to create verse. At the start of each class, we will read poems from various poets, to inspire our Word Play. We will then discuss the poems—what students liked or did not like. There will be time to create your own poems in class, individually and as a group. Each week, I will ask that you write an original poem to read in the next class. I will always provide ideas for you. Let’s gather and create endlessly—as a group and on our own. All you need is a pen/pencil and paper.
GIRLSLAB
June 26 - 29 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. | Rising Grades 4th–6th | In-Person
Taught by Grace Rendino, a senior at the Montclair Kimberley Academy, who recently attended a semester abroad with the School for Ethics and Global Leadership at the African Leadership Academy in South Africa. Grace is passionate about STEM, and also enjoys reading and playing tennis.
In GirlsLab, girls will get to explore the world of STEM in a safe, exciting, and hands-on atmosphere. They will have the ability to work on their own engineering projects, learning key skills such as leadership and communication along the way. Grace hopes to broaden the participation of women in STEM while simultaneously maximizing educational recourse to those who do not regularly have access.
CHESS
July 5 – 27 | 1:30-2:30 p.m. AND/OR 2:35-3:35 p.m. | Rising Grades 3rd–12th | In-Person
Chess coach Steve Moctezuma is a certified United States Chess Federation (USCF) chess tournament director, who has taught enrichment chess classes and summer chess camps at S2G and other schools for many years.
CREATIVE WRITING
July 6 & 7 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Rising Grades 4th–6th | In-Person
Taught by Olivia P., rising senior student at Newark Academy
Over the two day program, students will explore the core concepts of creative writing (plot, character, worldbuilding) through exciting and unique activities. Students will learn to expand their own ideas through free writing activities, partner sharing, responding to different prompts, thinking creatively, and collaborating to learn how to express themselves!
SCIENTIFICALLY SPEAKING
July 10 – 13 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Rising Grades 3rd–5th | In-Person
Taught by Sally Solo, a long time S2G educator, who teaches at Hillside Elementary School in Montclair. Before that, she worked for many years as a reporter and editor.
WORDPLAY
July 10 – 13 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. | Rising Grades 5th–7th | In-Person
Taught by Sally Solo, a long time S2G educator, who teaches at Hillside Elementary School in Montclair. Before that, she worked for many years as a reporter and editor.
WRITING FOR THE SCREEN
July 10 – 13 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. | Rising Grades 9th–12th | In-Person
Taught by Adam Peltzman, an Emmy-winning writer for television. He has created, written and produced numerous live action and animated series for kids. Recent projects include: Go, Dog. Go! (Netflix), Odd Squad (PBS), and Wallykazam! (Nickelodeon).
URBAN DESIGN ART
July 17 – 27 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. | Rising Grades 3rd–12th | In-Person – LIMITED SPACE!!
Taught by Yuki Kishimoto, founder and lecturer of Re: Urban, and a rising senior at Glen Ridge High School. He is the president of the first urban planning high school club and an active volunteer for Urban Land Institute. He is excited to introduce young children to the importance of urban design as a means of giving back to the community.