FA LL 2012 - Matawan Student Enrichment Program
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Chemistry Kids<br />
Tony Eggert<br />
It's fizzing over! It's turning blue! These will be some<br />
of the student's reactions as they experiment with<br />
solubility, diffusion, pH, and more. This introduction<br />
to our chemical world will emphasize safe, fun<br />
experiments as learning tools.<br />
Grades 3 and Up • 11:15<br />
Material Fee $20<br />
Crime Scene Investigation<br />
Tony Eggert<br />
:Learn to be a super science sleuth. Have fun<br />
learning about forensics and crime lab chemistry as<br />
you perform different experiments designed to show<br />
you just how those tricky cases are solved. Search<br />
for evidence at our “crime scene” as you work to<br />
gather clues. Be a CSI investigator dusting for<br />
fingerprints, testing for blood type and DNA using<br />
simulated blood. Examine fibers and plastics, and<br />
identify evidence using chromatography.<br />
Grades 5 and Up • 9:00<br />
Material Fee $25<br />
Basic Aerospace Modeling<br />
Tony Eggert<br />
Draw, design, and build your own model aircraft,<br />
using basic kits. This course will develop the skills<br />
necessary to build these flying models. The<br />
aerospace terms needed to understand the flying<br />
machines of our Space Age will be used and<br />
explained. Test your model in our flight contest!<br />
Grades 3 and Up • 10:00<br />
Material Fee $15<br />
Robotics<br />
Jay Jayatilak<br />
The robots R2D2 and CP30 of Star Wars fame, and<br />
a robot to do all your chores are for now pure<br />
fantasy. This course gets students into the science<br />
of real robots as they learn about the electronics and<br />
motor circuits involved. The mechanical design of<br />
movement, logic, control, and feedback will be<br />
employed as the students work together both on<br />
individual and class projects. Commercial robots,<br />
robot kits, and mechanical and electronic<br />
components will be just some of the hands-on<br />
materials that the students will work with.<br />
Grades 4 - 8 • 9:00<br />
Material Fee $30<br />
Rocketry<br />
Tony Eggert<br />
Learn Rocketeering for real! Learn the fundamentals<br />
of rocketry used to help man explore the Moon and<br />
our planetary neighbors. <strong>Student</strong>s will plan, build,<br />
and launch their own rocket as they attempt to win a<br />
“Spot Landing” award. (<strong>Student</strong>s will be able to<br />
purchase, at cost, additional rockets beyond initial<br />
one covered by material fee.)<br />
Grades 3 and Up • 12:30<br />
Material Fee $20<br />
Science Wizards<br />
Sheela Mehta<br />
A hands-on course! Experiment and watch<br />
demonstrations using many fascinating materials.<br />
Topics include: electricity, human senses, magnets,<br />
air pressure, simple chemical reactions, & light.<br />
<strong>Student</strong>s will be able to relate knowledge to practical<br />
experiences at home and in the world around us.<br />
Grades K - 2 • 9:00 • 10:00 and 11:15<br />
Material Fee $20<br />
(Please note any food<br />
allergies or restrictions<br />
when registering for our<br />
cooking courses.)<br />
Cooking, Easy as<br />
1 - 2 - 3!<br />
JoAnn Taragano<br />
This course will have more advanced cooking<br />
techniques involving several different directions in<br />
preparation of a meal. Plan snacks, light meals, and<br />
fun foods for parties, holidays, lunch boxes, etc.<br />
Grades 3 and Up • Boys and Girls • 11:15<br />
Material Fee $18<br />
Cooking for Fun<br />
JoAnn Taragano<br />
“Here, taste this – I made it!” This is what our young<br />
cooks will be saying as they go home after class. They<br />
will use different cooking techniques and equipment<br />
while learning to prepare nutritious snacks and easy<br />
meals. Recipes are designed for the students so that<br />
they will learn how to measure, cook safely and<br />
creatively, and have a delicious time! The boys and<br />
girls will have a start on their own cookbook and a lifelong<br />
skill!<br />
Grades K - 2 • 10:00 • Material Fee $18<br />
Candy Craft, Cake & Cupcake!<br />
Decorating<br />
Joann Taragano<br />
You too can create edible art! Learn the basic<br />
techniques of cake decorating and candy making,<br />
then use those skills to create tasty treats for friends<br />
and family. We will cover making and coloring icing,<br />
working with a pastry bag, and creating flowers and<br />
borders, while we practice our creations on<br />
cupcakes. We will also work with candy molds, and<br />
we will dip all sorts of items. Our final cake<br />
decorating project will be a “delicious work of art.”<br />
Come join us and get “messy” with sugar!<br />
Grades 3 - 4 • 9:00 • Material Fee $25<br />
Ballet<br />
Lucille Henning<br />
This course is designed to acquaint the student with<br />
the basic positions and movements of classical<br />
ballet. Attention is given to rhythm, coordination,<br />
poise, grace, and posture. <strong>Student</strong>s will need ballet<br />
slippers and leotards or shorts.<br />
Grades K - 3 • 9:00<br />
Hip Hop<br />
Diedra Wychoff<br />
Hip Hop is a fun and upbeat way to keep your feet<br />
moving. This funky form of dance is very energetic<br />
and taught to everyday music that everyone listens<br />
to on the radio. Warm up and stretch before getting<br />
into Hip Hop moves and techniques. Free-flowing<br />
combinations will put your dance skills to use. Wear<br />
comfortable clothing and sneakers.<br />
Grades K - 2 • 11:15<br />
Grades 3 and Up • 12:30<br />
Teens - Look at Zumba under the Adult Courses.<br />
Tuition for most courses is:<br />
$100 - <strong>Matawan</strong> Borough or Aberdeen<br />
Township Residents. (Old Bridge<br />
Twp. residents with a <strong>Matawan</strong> mailing<br />
address are NOT included in this rate.)<br />
$120 - For all other students.<br />
Except where noted.<br />
(Plus any applicable Material Fees)
Be a Better Babysitter<br />
Louise Dasaro<br />
This three session workshop will help sitters learn to<br />
insure a safe environment for children in their care.<br />
Topics to be covered include: first aid and pediatric<br />
CPR, responding to emergencies, and providing age<br />
appropriate care and play opportunities. Role play,<br />
discussion, and A-V materials make this an interesting<br />
and helpful workshop. Attend all three classes and<br />
receive a certificate to show your employers!<br />
Ages 11 and Up • Sat 12:30 - 2:30 pm<br />
October 13th, 20th, and 27th<br />
$63 - <strong>Matawan</strong> Borough or Aberdeen<br />
Township Residents<br />
$76 - For all other students.<br />
$5 - Material Fee<br />
Note: New babysitters may also want to take Home Alone -<br />
The Workshop, for MSEP’s special combination tuition and<br />
materials fee of $90 for <strong>Matawan</strong>/Aberdeen residents! $110<br />
for all other students!<br />
Home Alone — The Workshop<br />
Louise Dasaro<br />
Being home alone is not a wild adventure like the<br />
movie. It is a time when parents feel a child is mature<br />
and responsible enough to be left home alone. This<br />
workshop will explore a variety of topics such as: home<br />
security, phone use, power emergencies, safety, first<br />
aid, and more. (Parents are encouraged to attend this<br />
workshop with their child at no additional cost!) Open to<br />
students who are, or soon will be “Home Alone.”<br />
Saturdays: 12:30 - 2:00<br />
November 10th and 17th<br />
$35 - <strong>Matawan</strong> Borough or Aberdeen<br />
Township Residents<br />
$42 - For all other students.<br />
Beginning Computer <strong>Program</strong>ming<br />
and Website Development<br />
Jeff Kaplan<br />
A computer isn’t just for loading and running a program<br />
— that program has to be created. This course deals<br />
with the creative side of computers. Budding<br />
programmers will start by creating programs designed<br />
to solve simple problems. <strong>Program</strong>s developed in this<br />
course can be tailored to the student’s interests.<br />
Working in the programming language PHP, the<br />
concepts learned can be applied to other programming<br />
languages! Working with Apache Web Server, the<br />
student will get a good foundation for understanding<br />
what web servers are and how they work. Set up a<br />
website for a group of friends, yourself, or your<br />
family. <strong>Student</strong>s need a basic knowledge of<br />
Windows and will need to bring a newer laptop with<br />
Windows Vista and/or Windows 7 and a DVD<br />
reader. Access to a Windows administered account<br />
to install software is also needed.<br />
Grades 5 and Up • 10:00<br />
Fashion Design<br />
Terri Mann<br />
Fashion isn’t just clothing, it has a message! Just<br />
like the fashion designers for Jessica Simpson,<br />
Christina Aguilera, Rihanna, or Miley Cyrus you too<br />
can learn how to send this message. Explore the<br />
basics of fashion design and how to create new<br />
styles. Presentation boards that you make and premade<br />
fashion figures will help you design casual<br />
wear, beach wear, and even a special evening outfit.<br />
Grades 3 - 5 • 11:15<br />
Grades 6 and Up • 12:30<br />
Material Fee $10<br />
Introduction to Magic<br />
George “Unbei” Unbehauen<br />
Let a professional magician lead you to discovering<br />
some of the secrets of Merlin and Houdini! Learn how<br />
to become a magician with simple things found around<br />
the house. Mystify others with a deck of cards,<br />
newspaper, or some rope. Tell stories and jokes (your<br />
“banter”) with your magic, as you use mental magic,<br />
misdirection, and sleight-of-hand. Your friends and<br />
family will be thoroughly entertained.<br />
Grades 4 and Up • 10:00 • Material Fee $30<br />
Problem Solvers<br />
NEW!<br />
Jeff Kaplan<br />
Are you a problem solver? Or would you like to be<br />
one? Well here is your chance! Work, individually or in<br />
groups, from a list of proposed topics and categories<br />
(or one of your own!). Learn how to use Internet<br />
resources to get background information to help you as<br />
you develop a plan to solve your problem — such as:<br />
How can cardboard boxes be recycled into other useful<br />
items? What’s to eat if you’re on Mars? Please note:<br />
Some research and project development will need to<br />
be done at home.<br />
Grades 3 - 6 • 11:15<br />
Girl’s Club<br />
Stacy Benjamin<br />
Get all your girlfriends together for a class full of fun,<br />
like a slumber party every class. NO BOYS<br />
A<strong>LL</strong>OWED!!! Glitz and glamour for you and your<br />
girlfriends, as you learn how to build self-confidence<br />
and master do-it-yourself facials, manicures, and new<br />
hair styles. This class will knock your socks off. It’s<br />
what all girls need to know to be a glamour girl. Walk<br />
tall and show the world girls rule!! No girls left behind.<br />
Grades 3 - 8 • 9:00 • Material Fee $10<br />
Tuition for most courses is:<br />
$100 - <strong>Matawan</strong> Borough or Aberdeen<br />
Township Residents. (Old Bridge<br />
Twp. residents with a <strong>Matawan</strong> mailing<br />
address are NOT included in this rate.)<br />
$120 - For all other students.<br />
Except where noted.<br />
(Plus any applicable Material Fees)<br />
Once Upon A Stage<br />
Basha Alade<br />
Explore the world of drama through dramatic<br />
exercises, pantomimes, characterizations, and skits.<br />
Learn about costumes, and make-up, as you<br />
develop your self-expression and self confidence.<br />
Grades K - 2 • 10:00 • Material Fee $5<br />
Theatrical Production<br />
Michael Leonard<br />
It’s show time! This course combines acting, singing,<br />
costumes, make-up, backstage technical work—and<br />
FUN! Work together in all aspects of the theater,<br />
resulting in a play presented on the last class. All<br />
students have speaking parts, with auditions held<br />
the first week. This 2-hr course will have additional<br />
rehearsal and scenery time. Take this again and<br />
again. (Note: Some weekday evening rehearsals will<br />
be held as it gets closer to show time.)<br />
Grades 3 - 5 • 9:00 -11:00<br />
Grades 6 - 8 and UP! • 11:15 -1:15<br />
$160 - <strong>Matawan</strong> Borough or Aberdeen<br />
Township Residents<br />
$180 - For all other students.<br />
$10 - Material Fee
Baseball<br />
Ron Marino<br />
“The batter is up at the plate. S/he swings — It’s a<br />
hit!” The action of a baseball game is dependent<br />
upon the skills of the pitcher and the batter’s hitting<br />
ability. This course emphasizes these two skills.<br />
<strong>Student</strong>s will learn the mechanics and fundamentals<br />
to improve their baseball skills. As new skills are<br />
learned, they will be practiced in class and often at<br />
home. By the end of the course, the students will<br />
gain more confidence in playing the game.<br />
Grades 3 - 5 • 9:00<br />
Boys and Girls Basketball<br />
Mario Mann<br />
Improve your basketball skills both as an individual<br />
and team player. Develop skills such as dribbling<br />
and shooting. Learn strategies and rules of the sport<br />
while engaging in drills. These drills, such as<br />
one-on-one, three-on-three, and foul shooting, will<br />
increase both offensive and defensive skills.<br />
<strong>Student</strong>s may take this class more than once and<br />
continue to develop their skills.<br />
Grades 3 - 5 • 10:00<br />
Grades 6 - 8 • 11:15<br />
Boys & Girls Gymnastics and Tumbling<br />
Bonnie Starnes<br />
This is a non-competitive introduction to basic<br />
gymnastics skills. <strong>Student</strong>s will use mats, low<br />
balance beam, and mini-trampoline as they develop<br />
strength, flexibility, and coordination. Safety will be<br />
emphasized as the young gymnasts listen and<br />
follow directions.<br />
Grades K- 3<br />
10:00 and 11:15<br />
Karate<br />
McLendon Bowden<br />
Learn the fundamental skills of Okinawan Karate,<br />
particularly the punches, kicks, blocks, and stances.<br />
Lessons will also include practical self-defense<br />
techniques for children. The older students will learn<br />
advanced techniques such as throws and break-falls<br />
used by young adults. Classes emphasize discipline<br />
and respect, as well as physical fitness. No uniform<br />
or special equipment is needed. <strong>Student</strong>s should<br />
wear sweat pants and a t-shirt.<br />
Grades K - 3 • 8:00 and 9:00<br />
Grades 4 - 7 • 10:00<br />
Soccer for Beginners<br />
Gordon Bostic<br />
No experience in organized league required.<br />
Individual skills of dribbling and kicking will be<br />
taught. These skills as well as ball control, passing,<br />
and other team tactics will be taught by using drills<br />
and small-side games.<br />
Grades K - 2 • Boys and Girls • 8:00 and 9:00<br />
Tennis Fundamentals for Beginners<br />
Felix Danon<br />
Point! Yes, you will get the point as you learn how to<br />
play tennis. Starting with the proper stance and<br />
footwork, students will then have an emphasis on<br />
forehand and backhand strokes. Serving and<br />
volleying techniques will round out the skills learned<br />
and practiced in class. Bring your own racket and<br />
balls.<br />
Grades 4 - 5 • 12:30<br />
Grades 6 and Up • 1:30<br />
T-Ball<br />
Ron Marino<br />
“The Batter is at the Plate — S/he Swings the Bat —<br />
It’s a Hit!” A more confident player will step up to the<br />
plate after taking this course. Beginning with hitting<br />
off a tee, the students will move along with their<br />
skills as they learn and practice running the bases,<br />
throwing, catching, and team play. By the end of the<br />
course the students should be ready for live<br />
pitching. Bring your glove, and be ready to learn and<br />
have fun.<br />
Grades K - 2 • 8:00<br />
Beginning Group Piano/ Keyboard<br />
Kathy Chang<br />
Keyboard techniques and musical fundamentals will<br />
be introduced to the beginning piano student. Learn<br />
a standard piano repertoire through a creative<br />
approach for musical growth and enjoyment.<br />
<strong>Student</strong>s MUST have access to a piano or full size<br />
keyboard for practice during the week. Please bring<br />
your keyboard, if you have one, to class.<br />
Grades 2 - 3 • 9:00 and 11:15<br />
Grades 4 - 6 • 10:00 and 12:30<br />
Books to be purchased from MSEP<br />
Continued Group Piano/ Keyboard<br />
Kathy Chang<br />
For those who have completed the first course.<br />
(Bring the book from the first course.)<br />
Grades 3 - 5 • 8:00<br />
Beginning Guitar<br />
Doug Taublib and Michael Pinti<br />
Learn how to play this popular instrument. <strong>Student</strong>s<br />
will be taught strumming, finger picking, basic<br />
chords and chord progression. Bring your own<br />
guitar. <strong>Student</strong>s should have a guitar for practice at<br />
home.<br />
Grades 3 - 8 • 9:00 • 10:00 • 11:15 and 12:30<br />
Books to be purchased from MSEP<br />
Continued Guitar<br />
Michael Pinti<br />
Guitar students, you’ve taken MSEP’s Beginning<br />
Guitar (or other similar lessons), and now you want<br />
to learn more. Now that you have some of the<br />
basics, this course will be a concentration on all<br />
chords and will even include work on the structure of<br />
songs and the techniques needed for playing them.<br />
(Bring the book from the first course.)<br />
Grades 3 - 4 • 11:15<br />
Grades 5 and Up • 12:30<br />
Guitar - Plus<br />
Michael Pinti<br />
Here’s a faster paced, more free-form version of<br />
MSEP’s Continued Guitar. Lessons will cover and<br />
include chords, theory, songs, and techniques not<br />
covered in continued guitar. <strong>Student</strong>s will have to<br />
have had MSEP’s Continued Guitar or have<br />
knowledge of basic chords, some power chords and<br />
barre chords.<br />
Grades 5 and Up • 10:00<br />
Bring your Continued Guitar book or buy it from MSEP<br />
Register Early for Best<br />
Course Selection!<br />
MAIL-IN REGISTRATION DUE BY<br />
WEDNESDAY, October 3rd.<br />
MSEP: 732-566-7900<br />
PLEASE DO NOT CA<strong>LL</strong><br />
THE <strong>LL</strong>OYD ROAD.
Advanced Drawing<br />
Stacy Benjamin<br />
Learn to draw what you see, enhance your drawing<br />
skills using artist’s pencils and drawing tools. Learn<br />
how to draw from still-life and live models. Lessons<br />
will focus on sketching, perspective, shading, and<br />
shadowing techniques. You will be amazed with<br />
your own developing drawing skills!<br />
Grades 4 and Up, Teens and Adults • 12:30<br />
Material Fee $12<br />
Art Experience<br />
Melissa DiGruccio<br />
A great start into the world of art! Art Experience will<br />
challenge the imagination and stimulate creativity<br />
while introducing various art activities such as<br />
drawing, painting, watercolors, printmaking, and<br />
sculpture.<br />
Grades K - 2 • 9:00 • 10:00 • Material Fee $15<br />
More Art Experience<br />
Melissa DiGruccio<br />
So you’ve taken Art Experience, you enjoy art, and<br />
you want more. Well, here it is for you! The students<br />
will experiment with more advanced art lessons,<br />
such as color mixing, blending with oil pastels, and<br />
painting on canvas.<br />
Grades 1 - 2 • 11:15 • Material Fee $20<br />
Basic Drawing<br />
Stacy Benjamin<br />
This course will give the student the key to a<br />
foundation in art — the ability to draw what you see.<br />
Using artist pencils, you will learn to express<br />
yourself as an artist. See how easy it can be to draw<br />
pictures for school reports, projects, etc.!<br />
Grades 2 - 3 • 10:00 • Material Fee $15<br />
Basic Drawing and<br />
Introduction to Watercolor<br />
Stacy Benjamin<br />
Learn how simple drawing can be when you know<br />
the basics. Begin with basic drawing skills, and then<br />
move on to watercolors. <strong>Student</strong>s may take this<br />
course more than once and continue to progress at<br />
their own rate.<br />
Grades 4 and Up, Teens • 11:15<br />
Material Fee $20<br />
Candle Making<br />
NEW!<br />
Ellen Kaplan<br />
Candles can be an expression of your artistic<br />
talents. Waxes, with different colors and scents, can<br />
be a special art form for you! Once heated, the wax<br />
can be poured into various shaped molds, or<br />
different colored waxes can be used to create<br />
striped candles, chunky candles, or even floating<br />
candles! Whip up some wax to create a “frosting” for<br />
your cupcake shaped candle. Make some special<br />
holders for a few of your candles.<br />
Grades 3 and Up • 11:15<br />
Material Fee $20<br />
Ceramic Handbuilding<br />
Ellen Kaplan<br />
This is a real “hands on” course! The students will<br />
take a slab of clay, and using techniques such as<br />
the coil, slab, and pinch methods create their own<br />
one of a kind “masterpiece.” Getting a real feel of<br />
how their hands and tools can work the clay; the<br />
students will shape it into bowls, banks, funny<br />
creatures, and other decorative pieces. Once the<br />
clay has dried, the students will apply glazes to their<br />
pieces for beautiful color. <strong>Student</strong>s should come<br />
prepared to get their hands right into this craft!<br />
Grades K - 3 • 9:00<br />
Grades 4 and Up • 10:00<br />
Material Fee $25<br />
Cartooning<br />
Trina Hor<br />
No experience needed to become a good comic<br />
artist. Lessons on drawing facial expression, figures<br />
in action, cartoon characters. Improve your drawing<br />
skill and powers of observation. Tell a story through<br />
multi-panel strips.<br />
Grades 2 - 4 • 9:00 and 10:00<br />
Grades 5 and Up • 11:15<br />
Material and Book Fee $15<br />
Continuing Cartooning/Animation<br />
Trina Hor<br />
This course is for students who have had MSEP’s<br />
Cartooning course and would like to improve their<br />
skills of character, story and background. The<br />
students will work at their own pace as they develop<br />
an individual style, with more attention focused on<br />
detail.<br />
Grades 5 and Up • 12:30 • Material Fee $15<br />
Funky Projects<br />
Anna Maria Fitzgerald<br />
UPDATED<br />
COURSE!<br />
Wow! Here’s a course that will help you make your<br />
backpack and other items looking super cool! Add a<br />
crafty touch to your own personal items.<br />
Individualize your school supplies with stationery<br />
with “Bling.” Learn some new creative ideas in<br />
making jewelry, gifts, and things that can spruce up<br />
any locker or room. Funky is in!<br />
Grades 2 - 4 • 9:00<br />
Grades 5 and Up • 10:00<br />
Material Fee $15<br />
Graffiti Art<br />
Paul Caban aka Delk<br />
No, our students aren’t going to go out and paint up<br />
the side of their house or the wall of a neighborhood<br />
building! But they will learn about a vibrant art form.<br />
Graffiti art form will encourage its students to<br />
explore our culture and society, and to put parts of<br />
both into imaginative personal art. Using markers,<br />
canvases, and stencils, the students will learn color<br />
blending, lettering, and color understanding as they<br />
create their own personal “tag.” Graffiti, used<br />
respectively, encourages great creativity.<br />
Grades 4 - 7 • 10:00<br />
Grades 8 and Up • 11:15<br />
Material Fee $20<br />
More Graffiti Art<br />
Paul Caban aka Delk<br />
Now that you’ve learned some of the basics in<br />
“Graffiti Art,” you’re ready to expand you skills into<br />
the use of other media. Sketch your own personal<br />
graffiti art, then transfer your creation to canvas<br />
through the use of colorful spray paints. Bring in<br />
your skateboards, jackets, hats, etc. and use them<br />
as “blank canvases,” ready for you to personalize as<br />
you apply your graffiti art to them.<br />
Grades 7 and Up • 9:00<br />
Material Fee $20<br />
Graphic Art/ Manga<br />
Nicholas Bowden<br />
Here we have something new — an introduction to<br />
the comic book and manga world. <strong>Student</strong>s will<br />
begin by learning about storytelling and different<br />
illustrating styles, and applying these skills to create<br />
their own graphic novel. A whole range of art<br />
concepts such as inking, thought balloons, and<br />
shadow will be explored as a visual story is created.<br />
Comic book characters have become the basis for<br />
TV shows, movies, and books — see what can<br />
develop from yours! Some work and practice at<br />
home will be helpful.<br />
Grades 6 and Up • 10:00 and 11:15<br />
Material Fee $15
Dear Parents,<br />
Please note that last semester MSEP<br />
changed its tuition rate structure.<br />
<strong>Matawan</strong> Borough and Aberdeen<br />
Township residents pay a lower tuition<br />
rate, in recognition of the local district<br />
hosting our program.<br />
In some instances, the program may<br />
require proof of residence.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Leonard Brokaw,<br />
MSEP <strong>Program</strong> Director<br />
Sculpture<br />
Anna Maria Fitzgerald<br />
Use some common ordinary materials to make<br />
dragonfly sculptures that seem ready to fly away!<br />
Relief sculptures, foil sculptures, and even soft<br />
sculptures can be made from a variety of materials<br />
plus a little imagination. Unleash your creative spirit<br />
as you work with clay, wire, paper, papier-mâché<br />
and other media to create 2-D and 3-D works of art.<br />
Be prepared to put your hands and imagination to<br />
work!<br />
Grades 4 and Up • 11:15<br />
Material Fee $15<br />
Music and Movement for<br />
Infants and Toddlers<br />
Basha Alade and Louise Dasaro<br />
This is a fun-filled course for parent and child in<br />
which we will explore basic movements and rhythms<br />
in a creative and relaxed way. We will work with<br />
musical ideas, colors, sounds, textures, clapping<br />
and various movement qualities. Parents or<br />
grandparents! will get a little exercise and learn<br />
games and songs to play with their babies. Babies<br />
will be stimulated by various types of music and both<br />
small and large motor movement ideas. The classes<br />
encourage families to have a good time with their<br />
child!<br />
Ages 12 - 24 months<br />
9:15 to 9:45: Louise Dasaro<br />
11:15 to 11:45: Basha Alade<br />
Tuition for most courses is:<br />
$100 - <strong>Matawan</strong> Borough or Aberdeen<br />
Township Residents. (Old Bridge<br />
Twp. residents with a <strong>Matawan</strong> mailing<br />
address are NOT included in this rate.)<br />
$120 - For all other students.<br />
Except where noted.<br />
(Plus any applicable Material Fees)<br />
UPDATED<br />
COURSE!<br />
IT’S<br />
BACK!<br />
$50 - <strong>Matawan</strong> Borough or Aberdeen<br />
Township Residents<br />
$60 - For all other students.<br />
Register Early for Best<br />
Course Selection!<br />
<strong>Program</strong> Director:<br />
Leonard Brokaw<br />
Registrar:<br />
Lena Hor<br />
MSEP: 732-566-7900<br />
PLEASE DO NOT CA<strong>LL</strong><br />
THE <strong>LL</strong>OYD ROAD SCHOOL.<br />
Zoo Mania<br />
Louise Dasaro<br />
Paws and jaws, fins and fangs, all are things of<br />
wonder for the younger set. This course will explore<br />
the animal world—big and small, pets and wild<br />
animals, familiar and strange ones. Through the use<br />
of bones and shells, craft projects, music and<br />
movement, the students will become familiar with a<br />
number of animals.<br />
Ages 4 - 5 • 11:15<br />
Material Fee $15<br />
Terrific Two's and Three's<br />
Betty Clarke<br />
Get a terrific start in school! The goal of this class is<br />
to have the children experience the joy of learningexploration<br />
and stimulation in a group setting. Circle<br />
time, books, music, and diverse hands-on activities<br />
enhance this exciting time in a child’s life. Note:<br />
Parents, please stay and assist your child.<br />
Age 2 by October 1st<br />
9.00 and 10:00 • Material Fee $10<br />
The Music Room<br />
Louise Dasaro<br />
Experience the joy of making music with your<br />
toddler or preschooler! Songs, finger plays, nursery<br />
rhymes, and “Jam Sessions” will all excite and<br />
stimulate your child to participate. Get ideas for<br />
follow-up activities to do at home. This inclusive<br />
music and movement class draws on research done<br />
by the Music Together® program, and is taught by a<br />
licensed Music Together® teacher. Please note that<br />
new songs are used each semester, so students are<br />
encouraged to take this course more than once.<br />
Ages 2 - 5 • 10:00<br />
<strong>Student</strong>s in Grades 7 - 12<br />
Please Look Over Our <strong>Student</strong> Aide<br />
and Community Service<br />
Information.<br />
~~~<br />
Register Early for Best<br />
Course Selection!
Basic Windows and Microsoft Office<br />
Jeff Kaplan<br />
A beginner’s course designed to give you hands-on<br />
experience with Microsoft Windows and MS Office<br />
including Word, and Excel. Learn basic computer<br />
hardware and operating systems (Windows). Learn<br />
how to use Windows to start applications and<br />
manage your PC. Learn basic tasks in the major<br />
components of Microsoft Office. Each student<br />
should bring their own newer laptop to class (or<br />
share with another student) with a functioning<br />
Windows XP or Vista, with Microsoft Office 2007<br />
environment.<br />
Adults • 9:00<br />
Tai Chi and Meditation<br />
Herb Cohen<br />
Discover the most popular form of exercise on the<br />
planet! Tai Chi consists of gentle flowing<br />
movements, performed without stress or strain.<br />
Gradually develop stronger legs, more flexible joints,<br />
and better balance! The graceful slow speed of the<br />
movements and meditation techniques can enhance<br />
the participant’s mental focus and calmness. It can<br />
help you accumulate energy and leave you<br />
refreshed and relaxed.<br />
Adults • 11:15<br />
Tuition for most courses is:<br />
$100 - <strong>Matawan</strong> Borough or Aberdeen<br />
Township Residents. (Old Bridge<br />
Twp. residents with a <strong>Matawan</strong> mailing<br />
address are NOT included in this rate.)<br />
$120 - For all other students.<br />
Except where noted.<br />
(Plus any applicable Material Fees)<br />
Yoga<br />
Basha Alade<br />
Yoga is an ancient universal science which<br />
integrates mind, body and spirit. This classic Hatha<br />
yoga style utilizes postures (asanas), breathing<br />
exercises (pranayama), and chanting to stretch and<br />
tone the muscles, nerves and organs. We will work<br />
with techniques to rejuvenate the body and achieve<br />
inner peace. Please bring your own yoga mat.<br />
Teens & Adults • 1:30<br />
Zumba<br />
Basha Alade<br />
Here it is — music and exercise together that you'll<br />
want to do everyday and feel good about doing it!<br />
Hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy to follow moves<br />
are fused together in Zumba to create a dynamic<br />
fitness program. The rhythm will get you hooked,<br />
and you’ll want to workout, and will love doing it.<br />
Come join us for an absolute blast of exhilarating,<br />
caloric-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring<br />
movements meant to engage and captivate for life.<br />
Come and let the rhythm get you!<br />
Teens & Adults • 9:00 and 12:30<br />
MSEP does not discriminate on the<br />
basis of race, color, sex, disabilities,<br />
religion or national origin in any of its<br />
activities or operations.<br />
PROGRAM INFORMATION<br />
Residence in <strong>Matawan</strong> is not a requirement.<br />
PLEASE DO NOT TELEPHONE THE <strong>LL</strong>OYD ROAD SCHOOL<br />
Classes<br />
M.S.E.P. holds its classes on Saturdays, with two semesters per year at the Lloyd Road School. Each<br />
class meets for one hour per Saturday, except where noted. To sustain quality, classes are limited in<br />
size.<br />
Staff<br />
Our teaching staff is composed of professionals and talented hobbyists who have an understanding of<br />
children and who encourage their student's creative abilities. Enrollment and staff availability may dictate<br />
that a teacher other than the one named in the brochure will teach the class.<br />
MSEP’s Office<br />
During class times only! - Is located in the front lobby of the Lloyd Road School.<br />
Classroom Assignments<br />
Are posted in the front lobby of the school for the first two weeks.<br />
Open House<br />
The fourth class of this semester will be for parent classroom visitation. Please refrain from staying in the<br />
classrooms during other class dates.<br />
Refunds<br />
Please give full consideration in your children's choices before registering for classes, so that it will not be<br />
necessary to request refunds. However, there are circumstances which make such requests necessary,<br />
and the Board of Directors will be guided by the reason for them. If for any reason, the Board of<br />
Education denies us facility use of the Lloyd Road School, that date will automatically be made up at the<br />
end of the semester. This situation will not be an allowable reason for a tuition refund.<br />
Inclement Weather<br />
If there is inclement weather, and the M.S.E.P. classes must be canceled for that day, we will use a<br />
system of chain phone calls. Your assistance is appreciated. Classes are canceled only if you receive our<br />
call. The class will be made up at a later date.<br />
Parking<br />
Please Do Not Park On Lloyd Road-use the school lots. If you must park in the street, please obey all<br />
parking laws. Do not double park in the school lots. PLEASE FO<strong>LL</strong>OW OUR TRAFFIC GUARD'S<br />
INSTRUCTIONS.
��Mail registrations (with tuition & fees) are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and are to be<br />
received by Wednesday, October 3rd. In-person registration will be for any remaining class enrollments<br />
available. If you need more application blanks, copy information on a 3 x 5 card.<br />
�� NO ACKNOWLEDGMENT WI<strong>LL</strong> BE MADE FOR REGULAR ENRO<strong>LL</strong>MENT. YOU WI<strong>LL</strong> BE<br />
NOTIFIED ONLY IF YOUR REGISTRATION CANNOT BE ACCEPTED. Classes begin October 13th.<br />
��In-person registration will be held at Lloyd Road School: Saturday, October 6th from 10 AM - 2 PM<br />
��Registration begins as soon as the brochures are mailed out, so send this form in early, along<br />
with all applicable tuition and fees. Please make checks payable to “M.S.E.P.” and mail to:<br />
MATAWAN STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM • 3 SCENIC LANE • MATAWAN • NJ • 07747<br />
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Name:<br />
Street:<br />
Town/Zip:<br />
Home Phone: ( )<br />
Cell Phone: ( )<br />
Home e-mail:<br />
Age/Grade:<br />
Course Title:<br />
Time:<br />
Parent Signature:<br />
Tuition:<br />
Plus:<br />
Total:<br />
<strong>FA</strong><strong>LL</strong> Semester <strong>2012</strong><br />
$_______<br />
$_______<br />
$_______<br />
$_______<br />
(To be included with your registration.)<br />
PLEASE PRINT<br />
Name:<br />
Street:<br />
Town/Zip:<br />
Home Phone: ( )<br />
Cell Phone: ( )<br />
Home e-mail:<br />
Age/Grade:<br />
Course Title:<br />
Time:<br />
Parent Signature:<br />
<strong>FA</strong><strong>LL</strong> Semester <strong>2012</strong><br />
(To be included with your registration.)<br />
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If you need more<br />
Registration Forms -<br />
�� Xerox these, or<br />
�� Go to our website to print out additional copies:<br />
www.msep.info/<br />
“AN INTERESTED CHILD IS A SUCCESSFUL CHILD.”<br />
OUR ONLY REQUIREMENT IS A CHILD'S DESIRE TO PARTICIPATE.<br />
PLEASE BE GUIDED BY YOUR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR INTERESTS.<br />
<strong>Student</strong> Aides<br />
Conscientious, enthusiastic 7th to 12th graders are needed to assist teachers. Volunteer and receive a<br />
FREE COURSE (worth $100/$120) of your choice and you pay only the material fee. Interested? Complete<br />
the registration form, indicating your choice of Free course. (Early volunteers get a better choice of<br />
courses.) Aiding is also open to those who need to fulfill various school or group community service<br />
requirements, but a Community Scholar does not receive a free class.<br />
Course I would like to aide<br />
For <strong>Matawan</strong> Borough or<br />
Aberdeen Twp. Residents.<br />
(Note: Old Bridge Twp. residents<br />
with a <strong>Matawan</strong> mailing address<br />
are NOT included in this rate.)<br />
For all other students.<br />
Any applicable material<br />
fees.<br />
Please note: <strong>Matawan</strong> Borough and<br />
Aberdeen Township residents pay a lower<br />
tuition rate, in recognition of the local district<br />
hosting our program. In some instances, the<br />
program may require proof-of-residence.<br />
Tuition:<br />
$_______<br />
$_______<br />
$_______<br />
$_______<br />
Courses I have aided at MSEP<br />
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Plus:<br />
Total:<br />
For <strong>Matawan</strong> Borough or<br />
Aberdeen Twp. Residents.<br />
(Note: Old Bridge Twp. residents<br />
with a <strong>Matawan</strong> mailing address<br />
are NOT included in this rate.)<br />
For all other students.<br />
Any applicable material<br />
fees.
CAR. RT. PRESORT<br />
POSTMASTER: DATED MATERIAL<br />
(Please Note: This is our mailing address, not the location of our classes.)<br />
3 Scenic Lane, <strong>Matawan</strong>, NJ 07747<br />
NON-PROFIT ORG.<br />
US. POSTAGE<br />
PAID<br />
PERMIT NO 309<br />
RED-BANK, N.J.<br />
REGISTRATION:<br />
Please register promptly by mail.<br />
Send in registration form with checks.<br />
IN-PERSON registration is for late,<br />
last minute people! See additional<br />
information inside brochure.<br />
REGISTER EARLY!<br />
The <strong>Matawan</strong> <strong>Student</strong> <strong>Enrichment</strong> <strong>Program</strong> is a<br />
non-profit organization. Our children have the<br />
opportunity to develop skills and broaden their<br />
cultural interests while stimulating their creativity<br />
and self expression. The classes are limited in<br />
size, and are under the guidance of a trained<br />
staff.<br />
MSEP CALENDAR<br />
Eight Saturday Mornings<br />
MATAWAN STUDENT<br />
ENRICHMENT PROGRAM<br />
Classes Begin: October 13th<br />
No Classes: November 3rd & 24th<br />
Open House: November 10th<br />
(For class visitation)<br />
Last Class Day: December 15th<br />
For information call 732-566-7900<br />
Monday - Friday 3pm - 9pm<br />
No phone registration accepted.<br />
Register Early for Best Course Selection!<br />
PLEASE DO NOT CA<strong>LL</strong> THE <strong>LL</strong>OYD<br />
ROAD SCHOOL!<br />
WITH<br />
ADULT AND<br />
PRE-SCHOOL<br />
CLASSES TOO!<br />
<strong>FA</strong><strong>LL</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
COURSES IN ARTS, SCIENCE, CRAFTS FOR GIRLS & BOYS GRADES K TO 12<br />
SERVING THE ENTIRE AREA � HOLDING CLASSES AT THE <strong>LL</strong>OYD ROAD SCHOOL<br />
Internet/GPS Location: Lloyd Road School - 401 Lloyd Road, Aberdeen, NJ 07747