Intensives! Hurray!

November 17th, 2010

Hello Trillium Parents & Community,

As you may or may not know we will be having intensive classes once again at Trillium. They take place Monday through Thursday the week of January 31st – February 3rd. These are classes offered during the whole day from 9:00 to 3:00 and can be any sort of focus that a teacher decides upon. Depending on our offerings this year, there is a possibility of running a half-day intensive, then handing off the second half of the day to a teaching partner (this can make schedules easier to manage). To make intensives successful we ask that parents share their talents, skills and interests by teaching a class.
With your involvement we can have small group sizes and opportunities to use the time more effectively than with a larger group. So we need your help! If you want to be involved please come to ONE of these two sessions (3:30 pm or 6:00 pm) on Wednesday, December 15th.

Some past offerings have been swimming, bowling, cultural exploration, fitness, working with horses, hands on science, claymation, hiking, acting, cooking, arts and crafts, music, RPGs, strategy games, social justice education and so much more. You may:

Teach an intensive class based on a skill, talent, focus or activity that you are eager to share with kids (that's ideally from 9-3, M,T, W and Th)
OR
Team up with another parent or teacher to offer an intensive that shares your similar interests
OR
Help with an intensive on days that work for you
OR
Help with driving, since some of them require transportation to get kids to the class locations
OR
Help with supplying/facilitating snacks

All you need to do is send a description of what you would like to teach to Kirk Ellis at kirk@trilliumcharterschool.org

IF you know what you would like to offer, or if you have offered something in the past and would like to do it again, please send the following information..

Your description should include:
Class title
Brief description of the class and what will be learned
Age of students for which it would be appropriate (it can be kindergarten to grade 12, or any smaller grouping in between)
Number of students that would be best for your class
Any additional cost for supplies
Will it be on-site or off-site?

If you are able to support an intensive or be a driver please contact Kirk as well. However, we will have a separate transportation coordinator.

We have some expectations as well:

Attend information night
Complete background check (or have on file at school)
Ideally have a partner/other adult to assist with intensive and be present
Fill out a provided assessment form about the students who participate
Commit to the entire week
Communicate needs (transportation, supplies, space etc.) at least one week prior to intensives

Thanks for helping to make Trillium an amazing place to learn!

The Intensives Committee