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Adulting (Amy)

Back by popular demand – AND now extended to TWICE a week!!!

 

Becoming an adult is exciting! It does, however, come with new responsiblities.  This class will offer you hands-on opportunities to learn about getting jobs, opening bank accounts, credit cards, loans, and more.  

 

This class is personalized to expose you to life-scenarios that embody what YOU want for your future.

 

Adulting satisfies the WA State recommendation that students receive Financial Literacy education in high school.  Class is open to all students.

Required texts/materials: Books/materials will be acquired for you. The instructor will procure the texts/materials.

  • Outside work: Occasional throughout the term
  • Minimum students: 2
  • Sessions per week: 2

HS Disability Visibility (Amy)

Note: This class is open to high school students only.

One in five people in the US lives with either a visible or hidden disability.  

This class, centered on the book Disability Visibility, edited by Alice Wong, will do a deep dive into understanding the perspectives, experiences, challenges, and celebrations of individuals with disabilities by learning about them through their own words.

As we strive to build a world that has empathy, compassion, and understanding at its core, widening our view of the lived experiences of others will be the key to such a realization.

Goals for this class do NOT include pitying others – rather, we will gain a greater understanding of how we can increase true inclusivity while recognizing ways in which our own biases may prevent us from seeing others (and maybe ourselves) as fully whole.

In addition to the text, we will view documentaries and listen to podcasts to further our learning.

Required texts/materials: The instructor will procure the texts/materials.

  • Outside work: Occasional throughout the term
  • Mature themes: Some authors may discuss sex/sexuality/sexual abuse and/or drug use
  • Minimum students: 2
  • Sessions per week: 2

Gender Studies (Amy)

Sometimes the world seems like such a binary place…But how did we get here, and how can we push for more expansive understandings of what it means to be human?

In this TWO-TERM class, we will learn about the phenomenon of gender through multiple modalities and class discussions.  You may leave the class with more questions than answers, but you will have a strong base for understanding how the binary came to be, who it serves, and how to work to tear it down.

About the text:

An instant best-seller and now the leading book for the course, Wade and Ferree’s Gender is a sophisticated yet accessible introduction to sociological perspectives on gender. Drawing on memorable examples mined from history, pop culture, and current events, Gender deftly moves between theoretical concepts and applications to everyday life. New discussions of #metoo, toxic masculinity, and gender politics in the Trump era help students participate in today’s conversation about gender. The new gold standard for sociology of gender courses.

*At the end of the first term, class members will discuss whether to make the second-term class once a week or twice a week

Required texts/materials: The instructor will procure the texts/materials.

  • Outside work: Occasional throughout the term
  • Mature themes: content related to gender inequities throughout history (including, but not limited to sexual abuse and reproductive health care access/rights)
  • Minimum students: 2
  • Sessions per week: 2

High School Sexual Health (Amy)

Note: This class is open to high school students only.

In this year-long class, we will dive deep into all things Sexual Health!  As high schoolers, you are right in the thick of understanding more about your body, your wants, your needs, and your view of your futures.

Throughout the year, you will connect what we learn about to YOUR values, building a stronger understanding of what sex and sexuality mean to you.

We will cover healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors and patterns, how to set and communicate boundaries, ways to manage STI and pregnancy risks, and more.  

This class takes an inclusive approach to Sex Ed, centering the experiences of the expansive range of gender identities, sexual orientations, and bodies.  

Learning is student-centered, and curriculum will be developed, in part, based on the interests and wonderings of the students in the class.

  • Outside work: Occasional throughout the term
  • Mature themes: sex, consent, birth control, STIs and prevention, sexual abuse
  • Minimum students: 3
  • Sessions per week: 2

2 Dimensional Art (Amy)

   

Come create 2 dimensional art in a laid back atmosphere!  Over the course of the term, we will learn how to make tessellations AND mandala-like drawings that incorporate radial symmetry.  

These types of art forms lend themselves to being meditative and calming.  Be a part of art-making, chilling, music listening, and an overall nice time.  

  • Outside work: No outside work
  • Minimum students: 2

Middle School Sexual Health (Amy)

Note: This class is open to middle school students only.

In this year-long class, we will cover a wide range of topics that all fall under the beautiful umbrella of Sexual Health.  Join us to learn and talk about relationship skills like communication and consent, self-advocacy skills like knowing and setting boundaries, and body-knowledge related to reproductive systems.  

 

Learning will happen through videos, discussions, activities, reading, and art!

 

This class takes an inclusive approach to Sex Ed, centering the experiences of the expansive range of gender identities, sexual orientations, and bodies.  

 

We will read from the book You Know, Sex by Cory Silverberg.  The book will be acquired for you.

Required texts/materials: The instructor will procure the texts/materials.

  • Outside work: Occasional throughout the term
  • Mature themes: sex, consent, birth control, STIs and prevention, sexual abuse
  • Minimum students: 3
  • Sessions per week: 2

MS Disability Visibility

One in five people in the US lives with either a visible or hidden disability.  

This class, centered on the book Disability Visibility (Adapted for Young Adults), edited by Alice Wong, will dive into understanding the perspectives, experiences, challenges, and celebrations of individuals with disabilities by learning about them through their own words.

As we strive to build a world that has empathy, compassion, and understanding at its core, widening our view of the lived experiences of others will be the key to such a realization.

Goals for this class do NOT include pity or negative self-view – rather we will gain a greater understanding of how we can increase true inclusivity while recognizing ways in which our own biases may prevent us from seeing others (and maybe ourselves) as fully whole.

This class is similar to the high school class, but will meet only once a week.

Weaving (Amy)

Whether you are brand new to weaving, or you already know the basics, this class is for you!  Students will learn and experience each step in the weaving process.  Ultimately, each student will create their own piece of woven fabric – a towel, a scarf, something else?

Students who are brand-new to weaving will learn how to do plain weave as a way of getting the basic skills under their belt.  Students who took weaving last year will learn more complex weaving techniques, how to read a weaving draft, and more about various yarns and their qualities.

This class will be limited in size based on the number of looms we have.  Experienced weavers will work on their own looms, and new weavers will work together on shared looms.  

***PLEASE connect with Amy if you want to be in this class.  She wants to make it work for as many students as possible!

  • Outside work: No outside work
  • Minimum students: 2
  • Sessions per week: 2