The AYS Summer Program, Legacy, is out! Pick up your book at lunches or Pearson St.
Summer Session at Pearson St Office
AYS is psyched to offer the first ever summer session of classes and workshops at our Pearson Street office. Taught by some fresh young talent, these courses will spice up your summer. Check it out!
63 - Intro to Digital Photography
So you’ve got a digital camera, but do you really know how to use it? This course will teach you just that. Learn the fundamentals of photography and its transformation from film to digital. Find out the cool features your camera has to offer and techniques that’ll improve your photo-taking skills. You’ll be going home with a portfolio of the images you’ve taken as well as a collaboration booklet with images from each student! Come see what your camera really has to offer and tap into your creative potential with a lens!Wednesdays - 6-8pm - 3weeks - Beginning July 14 Cost: $40 - limit 6
64 - Intro to Photoshop
Want to learn the trick to super imposing your brother or sister’s head onto the body of a chicken? Or how to create a surreal-like photo out of your own digital images? The possibilities are endless! You’ll be learning the tricks of the trade, or tools rather, of Photoshop and how it works. You may be asked to take photos during class as well as outside of class, so make sure you have a digital camera or can borrow one from a friend! Bring a “think outside of the box” mindset and an eager to learn attitude, and you could be going home with your very own image of a monster created from scratch!Wednesdays - 6-8pm - 3 weeks - Beginning Aug 4 - Cost: $50 - Limit 6
65 - Spin a Web…site
Do you know who Vannevar Bush, Doug Engelbart and Tim Berners-Lee are? No? Well either did we, until we searched for them on the internet. Ironically enough, these guys can be credited with the invention of the modern web page. Seriously, without these guys there would be no AOL, no Google, no Skype and no Facebook. These guys have made it so people thousands of miles away can connect in an instant. The internet took information and communication and flipped it on its head. You can be a part of this change with the Youth Services first Web Development class. Join AYS friend and North Shore Web Dev Guru Michael Witwicki for this 6 week program designed to help you build a webpage from the ground up. Bring your own laptop or use one of the AYS’ machines and learn everything that it takes to get a webpage up and running. At the end of this class, participants will have a real live webpage on the AYS website. If you would like to check out Mike’s work, please check out his website @ booyant.comThursdays - 6-8pm - 4 weeks - Beginning July 15 - Cost: $50 - Limit 8
66 - (W)rites of Passage : Creative writing class
If you have a knack for using you're imagination and a love for writing or want to try something new, this creative writing class may be just what the doctor ordered. Join a group of your peers each week in a 2 hour session that will allow you to write, read, and listen. Feel free to follow the prompts you are given or let your creative mind run wild. This is a great opportunity to get your thoughts and ideas heard as well as give others some positive feedback on their own work! Leave feeling confident in your talent and take home a collaborative book of the groups favorite works produced during the course!Weds - 6:30-8:30pm - 4 weeks - Beginning July 28 - Cost: $50 - Limit 8
67-Break It til’ You Make It! Beginner Break dancing
Who said dancing was just for ballerinas! Come check out this super energetic and athletic style of Hip Hop dance that has spread like wild fire since its birth in New York City. You’ll learn the basic foundation of break dancing, from top rocks to floor work to freezes and maybe even some power moves! You’ll learn how to combine a variety of steps and moves to create your own break dancing style! Have fun movin’ and groovin’ to some funky music and dance the summer away!Weds - 6:30-8pm - 6 weeks - Beginning July 14 - Cost: FREE - Limit 12 - Location: Knight of Columbus Gym on Brook St