Visual Art
Jan. 7, 2013 – May 31, 2013
When: Tuesdays
Time: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
In partnership with Opportunity Impact, Booker T. Washington Community Center and Prince Hall Learning Center, AAACC provides innovative, fun and creative visual art classes for youth throughout the Western Addition. Our spring program incorporates project-based learning, which requires youth to work together in groups to develop different art schemes and concepts though visual arts.
This class educates pupils on the various forms of visual art, including mixed medium painting and sculpting. Participants must be enrolled with a partnering organization. The class is available for children ages 6-12.
For more information, please contact Nicola Figgins at 415/921-8382
Talent Allstars Dance Program
(Dance Studio A, 3rd Floor)
Location: Dance Studio A & B | Year-Round | There are fees to participate in this program. Scholarships are available based on need.
When: Mondays, Wednesdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Our champion dance troupe, Talent Allstars, presents a diverse and extraordinary style of dance. The group is built on the belief that dance is a powerful and expressive tool that can support critical thinking and other developmental skills. The troupe leader, Nitty Thomas, offers intense training that teaches the history and technique of the ballet, jazz and hip-hop dance forms. The troupe has won ten local titles and one national title competition.
This program focuses on ages 5-14 years through various forms of dance. As a new program in San Francisco, CA, their mission is to give children a gift within themselves. The Talent Allstars instructors are trained professional dancers and natives of San Francisco, who specialize in youth dance sport.
Auditions open to ages 9-18
For more information please contact Nitty Thomas 415/572 0781 or email igt.dance@gmail.com.
Graphic Design
January 7, 2013 - May 31, 2013 | Note: Participants must be enrolled in a partnering organization. The class is available for children ages 12-17.
When: Tuesdays & Thursdays
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Participants in this class will be drawing and sketching out designs to print on tee-shirts. Various methods are used to create and combine words, symbols, and images to create a visual representation of ideas and messages. Open to ages 12-17.
If you are interested in the workshops, please contact Nicola Figgins, (415) 921-8382
PROJECT LEVEL – Recording Studio
Year-Round | This program is FREE
When: Mondays - Thursdays
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Project Level, is a theme-based program that allows students to learn about the music industry and obtain skills to use in the work place or through entrepreneurship. The four phases of the program are Pre-production, Production, Post Production, and Marketing. Participants learn professional techniques for mixing, mastering and engineering various musical compositions.
The curriculum includes use of quality equipment with music industry software; including Reasons, Garage band, and Pro Tools. Song writing and song arrangement techniques are developed for the purpose of engineering original music.
For more information, please contact Nicola Figgins, Youth Coordinator 415/921-8382
MARTIAL ARTS - Karate
When: Mondays The Karate program is designed to teach martial art. Martial art is of Japanese origin that deals with attacks through evasive body movement and/ or blocking, and counter attacks using kicks, punches, and strikes. It is practiced as a form of self-defense, a way of keeping healthy and a sport. This class is available for ages 4-17.
Year-round | There are fees to participate in this program.
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
For more information, please contact Jim Larkin 415/678-6369.
MARTIAL ARTS - Karate
When: Wednesdays The Karate program is designed to teach martial art. Martial art is of Japanese origin that deals with attacks through evasive body movement and/ or blocking, and counter attacks using kicks, punches, and strikes. It is practiced as a form of self-defense, a way of keeping healthy and a sport. This class is available for ages 4-17.
Year-round | There are fees to participate in this program.
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
For more information, please contact Jim Larkin 415/678-6369.
MARTIAL ARTS - Karate
When: Saturdays The Karate program is designed to teach martial art. Martial art is of Japanese origin that deals with attacks through evasive body movement and/ or blocking, and counter attacks using kicks, punches, and strikes. It is practiced as a form of self-defense, a way of keeping healthy and a sport. This class is available for ages 4-17.
Year-round | There are fees to participate in this program.
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
For more information, please contact Jim Larkin 415/678-6369.
