TriDistrict Community Education

ASL 2: Continue building on your knowledge of American Sign Language with lessons that include spring and summer vocabulary, the use and importance of fingerspelling, and additional groups of themed vocabulary. Taught by: Suzanne Downs--Parent of a daughter who is deaf and a retired Deaf/Hard of Hearing school teacher. She has taught ASL at the high school, middle school, and community education level. Her belief is that the more people who know sign language, the better!

Calling all future engineers! It’s time to develop your critical thinking, problem solving and collaboration skills through engineering disciplines. The Engineering For Kids Jr Engineering/STEM Club brings fun, hands-on lessons every week to introduce engineering concepts at a young age. For each lesson, students focus on developing 21st Century skills such as problem solving, critical thinking and teamwork. These life skills give students the confidence to approach challenges in their lives and realize that they can succeed in almost anything! Session 2 Lessons--this is a 6 week class: Order may vary: Electrical Engineering: Light Up Bug Students learn about simple circuits to create their own light up bug. Industrial Engineering Levers: Bug Catcher Students are introduced to the lever and its properties and build their own bug catcher. Marine Engineering: Does Your Boat Float Students explore the concepts of floating and sinking and design a basic boat to hold weight without sinking. Civil Engineering: Goldilocks' Bed Students learn about and apply the concept of load distribution to construct a bed that can carry a specified weight. Chemical Engineering: Fluffy Slime Students learn about the properties of slime and make their own fluffy slime. Mechanical Engineering: Ferris Wheel Students learn about force, gravity & friction by creating their own simple ferris wheel.

DASH Sports flag football camps provide players with a well-rounded football experience in a little to no contact safe environment. Key elements of passing, catching, rushing, and defense will be taught and practiced, and players will be grouped and challenged at an appropriate level in a fun, positive environment while learning values of ‘Respect, Hustle, and Pride’. Camp ends with a scrimmage the final day. Athletes should bring a water bottle (cleats and mouthguards are optional). Footballs and flag belts are provided. Taught by DASH Sports Instructors