Elevate Life and Art | Asheville, NC

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Class Update- 26 Letters From A to Z

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Check out the fun our students had in 26 Letters on Thursday. The letter of the day was “X” and the kids made x-rays by tracing their hands and making bones with cotton swabs.
In each class, students learn a new letter, sound, and topical lesson. Students practice writing the letter of the week and will talk about the sound it makes and how it’s used in forming words. They also get a brief lesson about an interesting thing associated with the letter and a fun page or activity to color and work on.

Class Highlight- Build It

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Check out the fun our students had in Build It on Wednesday. Today’s goal was to build the tallest tower only using clothes pins and popsicle sticks. In this class, students have the chance to work on multiple projects. They are given guidelines to plan and build structures using a variety of supplies and our creative minds. This is a great STEM class for your little engineers!

Class Highlight- Not Sew Little

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Check out the fun our students had in Not Sew Little on Monday at Elevate! In this class students will touch basic concepts and skills progressing to the sewing machine. Learning the basics such as how to use a pattern, pinning, cutting, and stitches.

Class Highlight- Silkworms (Intermediate)

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Check out the fun our students had in Silkworms (Intermediate) on Tuesday at Elevate! In this class students take turns climbing the silks and discovering the strength that lies inside of them. They learn plenty of tricks to keep whoever is watching on their toes and wanting more.

Class Highlight- Elevate Makes the News

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Check out the fun our students had in Elevate Makes the News on Wednesday at Elevate! In this class students take turns writing news, features, reviews, interviews, stories, editorials, and more to create a complete, fun and informative monthly newsletter about the world around them.
 
What is your favorite part about this class?
 
“Just writing the newsletter. I like that it’s kind of lose and not one of those classes that you just take notes in.” -Jessica (Elevate Student)
 
“I like that we all work together and we discuss about different things to do for the paper.” -Liam (Elevate Student)

Class Highlight- Hip Hop 2

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Check out the fun our students had in Hip Hop 2 on Tuesday at Elevate! In this Beginner’s Advanced class students use some elements of Jazz to build a more technical foundation while continuing to work on musicality, coordination, and agility within the movements.

What is your favorite part about teaching Hip Hop?

“Seeing all of the students happy and getting to do their own thing and find their own style in hip hop.” -Emma (Elevate Hip Hop Teacher)

What’s the best part about class?

“When we get to improv and having Emma as a teacher.” -Karci (Elevate Student)

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Class Highlight- 3rd-6th Engineering/Critical Thinking Science

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Check out what our 3rd-6th Engineering/Critical Thinking Science class did Tuesday.
In this class, students work on the design process, brainstorming, teamwork, critical thinking and problem solving through weekly hands-on activities and engineering challenges.

Tuesday was Tower Building!

During the class, the students did a power-up brain activity before moving onto the actual tower building. All of this involved only popsicle sticks and little cups.

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Class Highlight – HS World History

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World History takes our Elevate students into an in-depth study of people and events that have changed and shaped our world, and how these changes affect our modern world. The class explores early civilizations such as Ancient Greece and Rome; the rise of Christianity and civilizations of the Americas; the Middle Ages; the Renaissance and Reformation; the Age of Exploration and Globalization; the Industrial Revolution and the Revolutions of Europe; European Nationalism; the growth of Western Democracies, and New Imperialism. The course will close with WWI and the Russian Revolution; the rise of totalitarianism; WWII and its aftermath; the world since 1945 including the Cold War, the emergence of new nations; and current modern world developments and conflicts.

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One of the students, Kamon, shared a little about the class from his personal experience.

“My favorite thing about history is that the homework assigned is actually enjoyable.” Cheryl Mimken, the brains and teacher of this class, tries to teach in different forms. This includes their textbook, and creative internet resources, such as videos and interactive websites.

Their class times consist of taking notes, homework review, group discussions, group activities, review games, and taking quizzes and tests.