2024-2025 Class Descriptions

Art & Design
Ages: 9-12, 13+
Materials Fee: $20

In Art & Design students will learn that art growth only comes from stepping out and trying. Anyone can learn these skills and improve on them with practice. We will work together on a variety of assignments to gain skills and confidence. We will explore a variety of art styles using different art mediums (graphite, colored pencil, watercolor, etc). We will learn about a few famous artists from the past to appreciate the masters and learn about their art style and techniques. 

Chess Club
Ages: 13+
Materials Fee: $5

We will be playing chess: a game that teaches logic and strategy. We will also have opportunities to branch out and play other games such as card games, board games, or dice games, but the focus will mainly be on chess. 

Crafts & Sewing
Ages: 9-12, 13+
Materials Fees: $25

Do you enjoy making craft projects? In this class we will have fun sewing by hand, making origami, working with beads and more! Students are encouraged to share ideas with one another and try new things! 

Drama
Ages: 9-12, 13+
Materials Fee: $20

This class focuses on building student self-confidence, cooperative learning, and creative expression.  Students will build on basic acting skills through fun activities and skits in front of peers and adults, culminating in an end-of-year performance.

ECHO’s World Tour (World Geography)
Ages: 6-8, 9-12, and 13+
Materials Fee: $10
 
Using games, craft projects, songs, maps, and slideshows we will learn about the topography of Earth, and the different cultures, religions, and histories of the people who live in each country and region we “visit”.  As we travel, we will pray for the people and missionaries living in each area. Come travel the world with us! 

Intro to Constitution
Ages: 13+ 
Materials Fee: $15

Learn about your rights and duties as United States Citizens while learning how to see through propaganda and illogical arguments.

LEGO Architecture
Ages: 9-12
Materials Fee: $25

Join us as we travel through time learning about different building styles using the infamous plastic building blocks.

LEGO Club
Ages: 6-8
Materials Fee: $5

Calling all LEGO fans! We will be building and exploring our creativity using LEGOs. There will be weekly challenges and free play to build whatever you desire. 

Logic and Strategy through Game Play
Ages: 9-12 
Materials Fee: $5 

We will be playing games that teach logic and strategy. Card games, board games, chess, dice games. Students will also have the opportunity to sign up to bring their own favorite game and share it with the class. 

Magic School Bus Science
Ages: 6-8 
Materials Fee: $20

Mrs. Cook, Ms. Frizzle, and YOU will learn about our world through fantastical stories and hands-on science experiments.

Preschool/ Kinder
Ages: 3-5 AND potty-trained
Materials fee: $17
Please Note: Our preschool class stays together the entire ECHO day and does not switch classes like the other groups. You will only need to choose preschool once. There is only one materials fee for the entire day.

This class will focus on playing and learning together through stories, crafts, and sensory activities. 

Writing the Novel Way
Ages: 13+
Materials fee: $5 Plus required supplies listed below.
Students will need a binder dedicated to this class, along with paper and pencils. Homework will be assigned likely every week and IS mandatory. Access to a computer (for writing) is recommended.
 
**Please NOTE: This class does have homework and writing assignments. Please only enroll your student in this class if they are willing to engage and participate.** 
God has given people many different ways to communicate, and one of them is through the gift of language. The purpose of this class is to inspire people to use language to create a novel, and to enjoy doing it! It is more fun to learn language skills when you have a tangible creation in your hands at the end! We will brainstorm, plan major events in our stories, define and develop the main characters, describe the settings and more. There will be story sharing amongst the students, and peer reviews. We will work on writing heartily and keeping a reader’s interest. In this course, we will go over grammar, spelling, capitalization, punctuation. There WILL be writing!