23/24 Monrovia Classes

COLONIAL CLASS TOWN - JOURNAL WRITING
Wednesdays 9:30-10:30am
TAUGHT BY: Ani Janbazian, We Spark Learning
WHERE: Excellence in Education Academy, Monrovia
TARGET: Grades 1-5.
COURSE DURATION: 1 year (two, 13 week semesters - Sept to Jan, and Feb to May)
COST PER SEMESTER : $288 (discount given to those who pay for class in full at registration).
We are an approved vendor for most area Charter schools. If not, we’ll contact you to start the vendor process for your school!

Students become "neighbors" in a crazy Colonial Town they help create, where they will experience many events through the year including festivals, natural disasters, historic events, unbelievable mishaps and some silly celebrations! As each town event effects the residents, it will serve as the journal prompt for a creative writing assignment for the week.

"Swarms of bees overtook the town, and I..."
"The highlight of the festival was one daring performer who..."
"The wagon unhitched sending us barreling into the..."

Town residents will start by deciding what to name their town and decorating their own home and property. Each student will choose a historic job that will produce weekly earnings. They can use their income to save and upgrade their home, or buy or barter for additions to the property from the marketplace. Town residents will talk about and compare stories about the events of the week. Some drawing, crafts, prize games, and other creative expressions will also be incorporated throughout the year to fit our Colonial theme.

While the class will have some mini lessons on writing techniques, literary devices, figurative language, and poetry, our focus is not on the formal fundamentals of writing. The main goal of this class is to motivate kids to put pen to paper to write with enthusiasm and express their ideas in written form. Journal writing is done during class time, and journal expectations can be varied to adapt to different learning levels and abilities.

REGISTRATION FOR NEW STUDENTS BEGINS APRIL 1st - mark your calendar and check back here to access registration page.
PRIORITY REGISTRATION FOR CURRENT STUDENTS BEGINS MARCH 15th (Check your email for link).

Questions? Call (626)482-8963 or email WeSparkLearning@yahoo.com

SECRET SOLVERS SOCIETY
Wednesdays 10:45 -11:45am (2nd-5th grade) or
Wednesdays 2:45 - 3:45pm(4th-7th grade)
TAUGHT BY: Ani Janbazian, We Spark Learning
WHERE: Excellence in Education Academy, Monrovia
TARGET: Grades 2-5, and Grades 4-7 (two timeslots)
COURSE DURATION: 1 year (two, 13 week semesters - Sept to Jan, and Feb to May)
COST PER SEMESTER : $288 (discount given to those who pay for class in full at registration).
We are an approved vendor for most area Charter schools. If not, we’ll contact you to start the vendor process for your school!

You are invited to become a savvy problem solver as a member of our distinguished society where we treasure critical thinking and out-of-the-box ideas.

Your exclusive S.S.S. membership entitles you to solve exciting weekly challenges, that will stretch your brainpower, flex your reasoning, boot your creativity, and harness the power of teamwork!

Your challenges will include:
        Perplexing Puzzles
        Detective Mysteries
      S.T.E.M. Challenges (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
        Brain Games
        Treasure Hunts
    Escape Room Adventures
        And more!

Your success will merit awards, that could grant you a place in the Secret Solvers Society "Brain Hall of Fame".

REGISTRATION FOR NEW STUDENTS BEGINS APRIL 1st - mark your calendar and check back here to access registration page.
PRIORITY REGISTRATION FOR CURRENT STUDENTS BEGINS MARCH 15th (Check your email for link).

Questions? Call (626)482-8963 or email WeSparkLearning@yahoo.com

WHERE IN THE U.S.A. IS NINA PASADENA?
Wednesdays 12:00-1:00pm
TAUGHT BY: Ani Janbazian, We Spark Learning
WHERE: Excellence in Education Academy, Monrovia
TARGET: Grades 3-6
COURSE DURATION: 1 year (two, 13 week semesters - Sept to Jan, and Feb to May)
COST PER SEMESTER : $288 (discount given to those who pay for class in full at registration).
We are an approved vendor for most area Charter schools. If not, we’ll contact you to start the vendor process for your school!

Master Criminal Nina Pasadena is at it again! This time she is determined to capture America’s amazing landmarks to declare this nation the “United States of Nina Pasadena”

Join the Acme Detective Agency on the state-by-state hunt for super spy mastermind, Nina Pasadena. This time she is using puzzles, secret messages, invisible ink, locked cases, combination codes, and more to communicate with her henchmen about their missions. The henchmen will be under cover, disguising themselves as famous people from each state. If we identify and capture them, we can intercept their messages and decode their plans for the next targeted landmark!

Our investigations will include state nicknames, flags, symbols, major cities, significant sites, historical information and more. We will use books, atlases, encyclopedia, maps and other research materials to stop Nina in her tracks!

Agents will also be responsible for an Agent Special Assignment (aka- a short research paper, and drawing task to work on at home) about a specific state that is a suspected henchman hide-out. Agents will present their Special Assignment in front of the Acme team (oral presentation).

Will we catch Nina Pasadena? Join us on this Geography Adventure!

PLEASE NOTE: THE CONTENT AND PRESENTATION OF THIS CLASS IS DIFFERENT THAN 2022-23. Think of it as Nina Pasadena 2.0 going across America.

REGISTRATION FOR NEW STUDENTS BEGINS APRIL 1st - mark your calendar and check back here to access registration page.
PRIORITY REGISTRATION FOR CURRENT STUDENTS BEGINS MARCH 15th (Check your email for link).

Questions? Call (626)482-8963 or email WeSparkLearning@yahoo.com

KID'S VID'S N' ANCIENT CIV'S
Wednesdays 1:30am - 2:30pm
TAUGHT BY: Ani Janbazian, We Spark Learning
WHERE: Excellence in Education Academy, Monrovia
TARGET: Grades 3-6
COURSE DURATION: 1 year (two, 13 week semesters - Sept to Jan, and Feb to May)
COST PER SEMESTER : $288 (discount given to those who pay for class in full at registration).
We are an approved vendor for most area Charter schools. If not, we’ll contact you to start the vendor process for your school!

Journey through the life and times of Ancient Civilizations inspired by the cartoon video adventure series, Kid's Animated History with Pipo. Each week, students will watch Pipo's 11-minute video that uses humor and storytelling to share a picture of life in a specific Ancient Civilization. Together, we will identify important individuals, ideas, icons, and invention of that time period. We'll bring that history alive with hands-on activities, games, art, and creative projects that will reflect the ancient culture we study.

Join us as we explore:

The Mayan Civilization
The Inca Empire
The Aztec Empire
The Viking Age
The Celtic Era
The Byzantine Empire
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Ancient India
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Persia
Ancient China
Ancient Japan
Mesopotamia

REGISTRATION FOR NEW STUDENTS BEGINS APRIL 1st - mark your calendar and check back here to access registration page.
PRIORITY REGISTRATION FOR CURRENT STUDENTS BEGINS MARCH 15th (Check your email for link).

Questions? Call (626)482-8963 or email WeSparkLearning@yahoo.com

READY, SET, LIFE: Beyond Personal Finance
Wednesdays 4:00-5:30pm
TARGET: Grades 8th-12th
TAUGHT BY: Ani Janbazian
VENDOR: We Spark Learning
LOCATION: In-person at Excellence in Education, Monrovia
COURSE DURATION: 1 year (two, 13 week semesters - Sept to Jan, and Feb to May)
COST PER SEMESTER :
$380 (discount given to those who pay for class in full at registration).
We are an approved vendor for most area Charter schools. If not, we’ll contact you to start the vendor process for your school!
**tuition includes a full-color 302 page text/workbook, and online portal access for Beyond Personal Finance that will be provided to each student**

Students 8th-12th grade are in the drivers seat in this "FUTURE YOU" Game-of Life simulation class. In this program, prepare to make decisions, experience the unexpected twists and turns of life by exploring:

Education
Car purchase
Apartment Rental
Credit Cards
Marriage
Expanding Family
House Purchase
Charitable Giving
Business Basics
Reconciliations
Careers
Budgeting
Divorce
Payroll
Income Tax
Investments
Interest
Insurance
Layoffs
Retirement

Expect to have a blast expanding your "soft skills" to equip you for adulthood with our inspired TASKMASTER© challenges. These exciting and out-of-the-box TASKMASTER© challenges will develop and practice interpersonal and communication skills for life such as: Problem Solving, Communication, Critical Thinking, Divergent Thinking, Teamwork, Leadership, and more...

©TASKMASTER is an award-winning UK comedy gameshow with ©TASKMASTER EDUCATION suggestions that will inspired these challenges.Watch some clips here to get a sense of some fun tasks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_6X1PsRa5c Deliver the plates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DR78ZR51Tk Drop the water balloon from the greatest height.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnpGQUYJEP0 How long is the string?

REGISTRATION FOR NEW STUDENTS BEGINS APRIL 1st - mark your calendar and check back here to access registration page.
PRIORITY REGISTRATION FOR CURRENT STUDENTS BEGINS MARCH 15th (Check your email for link).

Questions? Call (626)482-8963 or email WeSparkLearning@yahoo.com