Art with Jodie

Gym time and great November weather at DVJC!

DVJC - 2015-16 - Fall Term

Hello, Dundas Valley Junior Co-op families,

The 2015-16 academic year is approaching and it is time to register for DVJC. DVJC will run concurrently with the DVHS Co-op on Thursdays from 9:00-3:00. All classes will be held at CLA (Christian Light Assembly), 165 King St. W. in Dundas, except for Gym, which will be held at St. Paul's United Church (DVHS location). Courses will run Sept. 17, 24; Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22; Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26; Dec. 3, 10 for the fall semester.  (Dec 17 is a snow date.) Membership fees $40 per family per term.  Individual course fees are per student. All parents are required to take turns as Duty Parents (AM and/or PM). Please come prepared on the first day of class to sign up.

Schedule - September to December:

9:00 - 10:15       Art

10:15 - 10:30 Break

10:30 - 11:45   Science

11:45 - 12:30     Lunch

12:30 - 1:45 Acting 

1:45 - 2:00 Walk to St Paul’s for gym    

2:00 - 3:00            Gym 

9:00 - 10:15

Art:  Sculpture and Diorama

Jodie Hart

Fee: $120

Students will learn the fundamentals of clay sculpture by creating several small figures in Sculpey clay. They will then select a scene from a movie or book and recreate that scene as a diorama. Dioramas will include painted scenery, sculpted scenery and clay figures. Paint shirts are recommended for this class. Students will need to spend some time outside of class researching ideas and gathering materials that are needed for their scene. As well, students will need to bring a small cardboard box to class by the third week (liquor box size or large shoe box).

Jodie Hart, an artist working from her home studio in St.George, specializes in highly

realistic oil paintings and is passionate about sharing her love for art with students. She

has many years of experience teaching in both traditional school and home school

settings. See her website at http://www.jodiehart.ca

10:15-10:30

Break

10:30-11:45

Innovation in Science: Past, Present and Budding Scientists.

Sandra Zuidema

Fee $100 (includes book, logbook and display board)

In this Science class we will read and learn about "how great discoverers have leaped forward and revolutionized our world through the risky and wonderful window of chance" as we read portions of the book With a Little Luck. We will be looking at some current media where we will learn about how young people today are using their own innovations to make their world a better place. Students will also be working on a Science Fair Project throughout the 12 weeks to be presented and judged at DVJC and then potentially at BASEF - the Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair held in March.Check it out at http://www.basef.ca/

Reading material, project display boards and log books will be supplied. Students will need to provide their own three ringed binder as well as whatever materials they need for their projects. Projects may be done individually or in pairs.

Sandra Zuidema, a DVHS parent, graduated from Redeemer University College with

degrees in Art and Education. She taught at Dundas Calvin Christian School for nine

years, has taught art classes in her home for the last thirteen, and enjoys weaving,

creating stained glass windows, and running a home pottery shop.

11:45 - 12:30

Lunch

12:30 - 1:45

Acting

Melanie Rossdeutscher

Fee $100

In this course the students will work to develop skills required for performance acting. Such areas of focus will include: voice production and quality, characterization, communication and movement, stage direction, improvisation, monologues, auditions, and group script writing. Various exercises and games will be used to teach and develop confidence in the young actors. The students will be encouraged to create a safe and positive environment where each will feel free to further stretch themselves in performance. The 12-week course will culminate with a short sketch written and performed by the students.

Melanie has been acting, directing and teaching drama both in churches and the community for over 25 years. She worked commercially with agencies in Toronto and Montreal for ten years appearing in various print campaigns and commercials, presented as a guest host on the Shopping Channel for ten years, and was the Drama Director at Forward Church in Cambridge for many years. She is passionate about sharing her love of theatre and performance with youth and adults. This is Melanie’s sixth year working with DVJC.

1:45 - 2:00

Walk as a group to St Paul’s United Church on Park Street

2:00 - 3:00

Field Sports

Gord McNiece

Location: St Paul’s United Church

Fee: $95

We will look to have fun learning and playing low and high organizational sports such as Ultimate Frisbie, Modified Gaelic Football, Soccer, Scrub Baseball.  The skills taught will be  for the and sending, receiving and striking and balance and body control. Game strategies will include spacing, ready position and team communication.  For 20 to 30 minutes we will be focusing on individual skill development. Location will be Dundas driving park or in the gym at St Paul’s, during inclement weather)

Gord McNeice has been a phys. ed., history and English teacher for twenty-three years

and a Christian school principal for the last eleven. In total he has spent twenty-five

years coaching high school basketball, volleyball, track and field, and rugby.

Welcome to 2015-16!

Fall 2015-16
Welcome, old and new students and families!
We're so glad to have you as part of DVJC this year and there's lots of good things to look forward to.  There will be more posted soon but, in the meantime, we are looking forward to meeting everyone in just a few short days!  See you all on Thursday, September 17th!

Presenting .... The Secret Garden

Cast

Martha, Lilias - Rosie C.

Mrs. Medlock - Sophia V.

Cook - Ian G.

John - Gabriel M.

Phil - Nathan C.

Jane - Olivia T.

Mrs. Crawford, Nurse  - Hazel M.

Kanchi - Edie C.

Mary Lennox - Lauren H.

Miss Wiggin, Mrs. Sowerby - Catharine R.B.

Dickon - Devon H.

Dr. Craven - Reuben Z.

Archibald Craven - Liam D.

Colin - Connor G.

Bellboy - Caleb K.

"A young lady is coming to stay here at Misselthwaite Manor.
Mary Lennox."

"I just prefer to get my way."

"Aye, he's a smart one, that little bird.
He likes to chatter."

"Welcome to the family, Miss Mary."

"You remind me of someone else who loved
the earth and things that grow."

"I don't want it! I won't take it! No! No! No!!!"

"That's what the tradition says."

"I think he (Robin) wants us to follow him."

"It's the key that Mr. Craven buried all those years back."

"AUGHHH!!!!!"

"I won't be ordered around by Colin!"

"Easy does it."

"Dear Sir, I trust you will not think me forward ..."

"... I think your lovely young wife would ask
you to come home if she were here."

"Oh! Oh! Oh! He might have written. Send word."

"Oh, Colin. I'd forgotten how to live, how to love.
Will you ever forgive me, son?"

"There are memories and miracles ever so fine
in this secret garden of mine."

The Secret Garden Cast

DVJC Presents ..... The Secret Garden

Performances held at Staircase Theatre
27 Dundurn St. N., Hamilton, ON L8R 3C9

Friday, May 29, 2015 at 7pm
Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 2pm and 7pm

Tickets $7

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Harbir at dvjctickets@gmail.com

Now that's teamwork!

Using acrylics, our DVJCers joined their talents and produced a huge version of Van Gogh's The Starry Night.

First Draft

The Final Product!!!

Winter 2015

During the winter term we start our day exploring art with Jodie, followed by acting with Melanie. Our stage performance, The Secret Garden, is scheduled for May 29-30 at The Staircase Theatre in Hamilton. Immediately following lunch, students gain a teenage perspective on World War II through four carefully selected novels. The day ends with gym.

Classes run Jan. 15, 22, 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19, Mar. 5, 12, 26, Apr. 9, 16, and 23.

9:00   Art

10:15 Break

10:30 Drama

12:00 Lunch

12:30 Literature Study

1:30   Fitness Training & Sports

Exploring the Elements and Principals of Design

Students will learn to use different types of media including sculpture and printmaking, designing art with intention, using elements and principals of design to improve individual creations in the arts. Each class begins with a lesson on a particular element or principal, with examples to illustrate how it is used in well-known works of art. Following the lesson, students will create an original piece of art that utilizes that particular design concept.

Acting for the Stage – The Secret Garden

During this 12-week session, students will learn a variety of skills necessary to bring a play - from first read-through to finished form - to the stage. Characterization, memorization, appropriate use of stage voice, stage directions and movement, cues and timing, how to connect with fellow actors, the handling of props, and backstage etiquette are taught (alongside ample doses of fun), in order to present a polished one-hour play at the Staircase Theatre. 

Dates of rehearsals and performances at Staircase Theatre:

April 30 – 9am to 12pm 
May 7 - 1pm to 4pm

May 21, 28 – 9am to 12pm

May 29, 2pm – rehearsal and evening performance

May 30, 12pm – afternoon and evening performances

Literature Study .

World War II is a fascinating and horrific piece of our history.  So many ideas and stories surround these years. We will take a closer look at the countries of Ukraine and Finland, through the eyes of teenagers during WWII.  Four novels will form the basis of our study and conversation.  We will take three weeks per book, which will require reading at home, usually between 50 to 75 pages per week.  The four novels are:  The Darkest Evening by William Durbin, The Winter War by William Durbin, Stolen Child by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch and Making Bombs for Hitler by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch.

Fitness Training & Sports

Charles will continues to lead students through a fitness training program with the intent to help our kids strengthen and condition their bodies to improve their performance in sports. This semester, class time is extended by half an hour allowing more time to play sports.