ART: Tactile Constructions
Crochet: holding yarn and hook, slip knots, chains, basic stitches, working row by row to make scarf, working in the round to make hat, reading patterns
Origami: mountain/valley folds, reading origami instructions, origami animals, origami toys, modular origami

GAMES & ART using Mathematics
Games: Nim, Chess, Sudoku, Connect 4, 2048, Set
Art: tessellations, 4-color theorem, string art, origami, pipe cleaner polyhedra

ACTING
Monologues, on camera v stage, voiceover, improv, character development

LEADERSHIP
characteristics/qualities of a leader, setting/achieving goals, teamwork

CODING: Python
operations, variables, data types, strings, formatting & lists, conditional statements, loops, dictionaries, functions, modules

CODING: Java
basic computer programming syntax, variables, loops, strings, object, classes, conditionals

CODING: Matlab
variables, branches & loops, functions, 1-D arrays, 2-D and multi-dimensional arrays, images and plots, cell arrays & structures, strings

CODING: Machine Learning
information-based learning, error-based learning, classification tree, deep learning, image processing

ROBOTICS
getting started with Arduino C, digital inputs & outputs, LEDs, simple robotics programming

WORLD GEOGRAPHY
America, China, Mexico, and Europe: locations, physical components, greatest attributes, cultures, population data, scientific gains, & impacts on global agriculture & science

POLITICAL & SOCIAL THOUGHT
cultural & historical significance of the works of Aristotle, Hobbes, & Marx; philosophical merits of justice, freedom, & liberty

PSYCHOLOGY
the brain, thought, Blooms Taxonomy, cognitive skills (humans vs. animals, learning vs. surviving, reasoning vs. instinct), mental health, behavior, decision-making

ACADEMIC WRITING: Essay, Creative, Magazine
brainstorming, drafting, writing, editing

CREATIVE WRITING: Fiction
finding ideas, how to know if you have a story to tell, hooking your reader, showing vs. telling, ending, sharing your work with others

DATA ANALYTICS
data exploration (covariance & correlation), data preparation (normalization, binning, sampling), data analytics (variance, standard deviation, z-score, percentile, frequency, histogram)

FINANCE
uncertainty & rick, stocks, bonds, options, the time value of money, Ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes, other forms of scams, real estate & other investment vehicles, taxes, credit & interest

ECONOMICS: Game Theory
Prisoner’s dilemma (moneyball, chicken), tragedy of the commons (overfishing), collective action problem (global warming), game of Nim, games/prisoner’s dilemma with imperfect information (Bayesian games)

STATISTICS in Sports
use sports data to learn: experimental vs observational studies, qualitative vs quantitative studies, independent vs dependent variable, data (types, understanding, graphical representation, distribution), probability (joint, union, conditional, permutations, combinations), measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode, standard deviation, variance, population vs sample, z-score

SPANISH
greetings, numbers, telling time, describing people, leisure activities, express like/dislike, classroom items, household items, family relationships, shopping

HIGH SCHOOL PLACEMENT TEST PREP
strategies & content for all sections of the HSPT/ISEE/SEHS

COLLEGE PLACEMENT TEST PREP
strategies & content for all sections of the ACT/SAT

COLLEGE PLANNING
explore interests and preferences to narrow down potential majors & colleges; then research, organize, & plan college (virtual) tours & applications; then research, plan, & apply for additional volunteer, work, and learning opportunities to improve applications to those majors at those colleges

COLLEGE APPLICATIONS
researching, organizing, brainstorming, planning, writing, & reviewing college essays & resumes