Akiba-Schechter Virtual Summer Program
June 22 - July 24
Sign up for the weeks that work for your family or join us for all 5!
EXPLORE CHICAGO WHILE STAYING SAFE AT HOME
We will "travel" from Lincoln Park Zoo to the Shedd Aquarium, and everything in between, on a journey of exploration through drama, storytelling, yoga, art and building.
This will be a wonderful opportunity for families to remain connected with their Akiba community and have children use their creativity, critical thinking skills, strengthen their mind and body and of course have fun!
Programs will include a variety of activity boxes (see below for details of what will be included in each box). Activity box pick up will be on Thursday, June 18, from 4:30-6PM, at Akiba-Schechter, or by special arrangement with Carla Goldberg.
Yoga Activity Props
A yoga activity box will include finger lights, a tea light and a scarf to help enhance the daily yoga classes.
Loose Parts Box
We will be creating and preparing a loose parts box for each child to use at home. These boxes will include everyday items (shells, sticks, corks, plastic tops, wooden pieces) that children will be able to use for open ended play time. We will also be creating short
videos
for you to use at home any time to extend the creativity and play with these loose parts. These videos can be viewed at your convenience and will give your child an opportunity to see a familiar Akiba teacher and be used to spark their imagination and creativity with an idea or challenge!
Art Activity Box
Each child will receive a small art caddy with markers, crayons, tape, a glue stick and different kinds of papers to use during our virtual summer program.
Recyclables Starter Kit
You will get different recyclables and large pieces of cardboard that your child can use throughout our summer program to build the City of Chicago. This will be an ongoing project that your child can add to during our art and build zoom class and/or any time they feel inspired. One week we may be exploring the Lincoln Park Zoo and animals and building the zoo. Another week it might be the lakefront or the Shedd Aquarium or Navy Pier. The possibilities are endless and your child will be able to add and create as much as they would like to in this open ended project.
PROGRAM OPTIONS
Option A: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
$75 per week
9:00-9:30AM: Yoga
9:30-10:00AM: Storytelling with books, props, puppets, and music
OR
Option B: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
$100 per week
9:00-9:30AM: Storytelling and story writing with books, props, puppets, drama, games and music.
9:30-10:00AM: Yoga
10:00-10:30AM: Art and Building
Options A and B include Shabbat on Fridays from 9-10AM
Additional programs:
Option C: Shabbat Shalom
Friday only from 9-10:00AM
Everyone is invited to a Shabbat Celebration filled with joy, singing, stories and a dance party!
We can't put a price on Shabbat!
Please consider making a donation to Akiba-Schechter to support our teachers and programming during COVID-19.
Option D: A Taste of Akiba
Thursday 9:30-9:50AM
Join Carla to sing, dance, read stories and experience a little bit of Akiba this Summer. Perfect for children new to Akiba and families who would like to remain connected.
