8th Grade Classes for 2025-2026
Ready to enroll? Choose Your Classes Below
Registration is open for the entire school year.
1. Complete the online registration form and pay the non-refundable registration fee, if you haven’t already done so.
2. Once your registration has been approved by an administrator, you are ready to select classes.
3. To view course descriptions, click on a particular class, and a drop-down window will provide all the details.
4. To enroll in a class, click on the class title under the grade level.
5. On the right-hand side, under the class tuition section, you will see your child's name. Please check the box next to their name to add them to the class list and click on the "register" button. This will temporarily hold their seat until the reservation fee or full tuition payment is received, or a certificate for the full amount is provided.
6. If your child's name does not appear, confirm you have completed the online registration form and have been approved by an administrator.
Important: Please visit your account balance (link in the top right corner) to pay the seat reservation fee and secure your child's spot in the class. Remaining tuition payments are due by September 1, 2025, and December 15, 2025. Charter school funds are accepted for both tuition payments and seat reservation fees, but seats are not guaranteed until the reservation fee is paid.
Please email Adrienne Collins at infoc3classes@gmail.com with any questions you may have.
The blue color indicates classes that need to be registered directly with the YMCA in August.
Fall Tuesdays
| Full Fall Semester | |
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1 |
9:15-10:10 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Style Elements 5th-8th (Sept 9-Dec 9) JCC
Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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2 |
10:15-11:15 Core Concepts: Narrative, Expository, and Persuasive Writing 5th-8th (Sept 9-Dec 9) JCC
Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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3 |
11:15-12:15 Keeping Fit: Elementary PE - Tuesdays Only Fall
Maya Perez, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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4 |
11:15-12:15 Keeping Fit: Elementary PE - BOTH Tuesday and Thursday Fall
Maya Perez, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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5 |
12:15-12:45 Lunch Bunch - Tuesdays Fall
Maya Perez, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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6 |
12:15-12:45 Lunch Bunch - BOTH Tuesdays and Thursdays Fall
Maya Perez, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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Fall Thursdays
| Full Fall Semester | 1st Half Only Fall Semester | 2nd Half Only Fall Semester | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
11:15-12:15 Keeping Fit: Elementary PE - Thursdays Only Fall
Maya Perez, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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10:00-11:10 Medieval China: Empires, Inventions, and the Silk Road 4th-8th (Sept 4-Oct 2) YMCA
Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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10:00-11:10 Discovering Medieval Japan 4th-8th, 7 weeks - (Oct 16-Dec 4) YMCA
Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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2 |
11:15-12:15 Keeping Fit: Elementary PE - BOTH Tuesday and Thursday Fall
Maya Perez, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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11:15-12:30 Study Hall (Sept 4-Oct 23) YMCA
Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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11:15-12:30 Literature: A Christmas Carol 4th-8th (Oct 30-Dec 4) YMCA
Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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3 |
12:15-12:45 Lunch Bunch - Thursdays Fall
Maya Perez, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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12:45-1:40 Life Science: Introduction to Ecology & Ecosystems 4th-8th (Sept 4-Oct 2) YMCA
Ally Contreras, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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12:45-1:40 Physical Science: Energy, Forces, and Motion 4th-8th (Oct 16- Dec 4) YMCA
Ally Contreras, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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4 |
12:15-12:45 Lunch Bunch - BOTH Tuesdays and Thursdays Fall
Maya Perez, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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1:45-2:45 Cartoon Creations: Introduction to Animation 4th-8th (Sept 4-Oct 23) YMCA
Vicki Frazier, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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1:45-2:45 Mixed Media Art Workshop 4th-8th (Oct 30 - Dec 4) YMCA
Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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Spring Tuesdays
| Full Spring Semester | 1st Half Only Spring Semester | 2nd Half Only Spring Semester | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
10:15-11:15 Analytical Response and Research Paper Writing 5th-8th (Jan 20- May 5) JCC
Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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2 |
11:15-12:15 Keeping Fit: Elementary PE - Tuesdays Only W/S
Maya Perez, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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11:30-12:30 SPAR Debates: Quick Thinking & Public Speaking 5th-8th (Jan 20-Feb 24)JCC
Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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11:30-12:30 Literature: Journey to the Center of the Earth 5th-8th (March 17-May 5) JCC
Laurie Weir, Adrienne Collins
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3 |
11:15-12:15 Keeping Fit: Elementary PE - BOTH Tuesday and Thursday W/S
Maya Perez, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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4 |
12:15-12:45 Lunch Bunch - Tuesdays W/S
Maya Perez, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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5 |
12:15-12:45 Lunch Bunch - BOTH Tuesday and Thursday W/S
Maya Perez, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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Spring Thursdays
| Full Spring Semester | 1st Half Only Spring Semester | 2nd Half Only Spring Semester | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
11:15-12:15 Keeping Fit: Elementary PE - Thursdays Only W/S
Maya Perez, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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10:00-11:10 Medieval Europe: A Journey Through Time 4th-8th (Jan 22-Feb 26) YMCA
Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir, Amanda Mullen
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10:00-11:10 The Age of Awakening: Exploring the Renaissance 4th-8th (March 19 - May 7) YMCA
Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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2 |
11:15-12:15 Keeping Fit: Elementary PE - BOTH Tuesday and Thursday W/S
Maya Perez, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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11:15-12:30 Literature: Trumpeter of Krakow 4th-8th (Jan 22-Feb 26) YMCA)
Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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11:15-12:30 Introduction to Public Speaking 4th-8th (March 19-May 7) YMCA
Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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3 |
12:15-12:45 Lunch Bunch - Thursdays W/S
Maya Perez, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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12:45-1:40 Earth Science: Exploring Earth Systems 4th-8th (Jan 22-Feb 26) YMCA
Ally Contreras, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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12:45-1:40 Environmental Science: Renewable Energy & Green Design 4th-8th (March 19-May 7) YMCA
Ally Contreras, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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4 |
12:15-12:45 Lunch Bunch - BOTH Tuesday and Thursday W/S
Maya Perez, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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1:45-2:45 Engineering the Past: Middle Ages STEM, 4th - 8th Grade (Jan 22 - Feb 26) YMCA
Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir, Colleen Minihan
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1:45-2:45 Medieval and Renaissance Art Lab 4th-8th (March 19 - May 7) YMCA
Vicki Frazier, Adrienne Collins, Laurie Weir
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