Does your child love art and the outdoors? In this class, students will take daily outdoor adventure walks to collect natural materials that will inspire or be used in original artworks! The children will rotate between morning and afternoon workshops that are 2D and 3D in nature. Think: fairy houses, nature prints, painting outdoors - all while having fun with peers!

Instructors: Ms. Tolson & Ms. Shelton-Eide

Musical theater is a combination of four essential elements: songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. During this all-day class, we will work together to create a story, using songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance to bring the story to life. The end result will be learning the steps in creating a musical and having lots of fun creating every character, every scene, every line, and every song.

This course is open to current 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. 

Instructors: Ms. Watts 

Beginners welcome!

Have you ever wanted to make your own hat?  Students in kindergarten -5th grades are invited to join the GCPS Knitting Brigade and learn how to loom knit their own hat!  Please join us for a week of fun learning about different types of yarn, the animals that provide yarn, and use yarn to knit your own hat!  

Instructor: Ms. Delong

*This course has an anticipated field trip. Details will be provided closer to the start of June Intersessions.

This session is for current 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders interested in learning more about robotics and computer programming. Students will build Lego robots, and program them to complete obstacles. We will explore the basics of computer programming through unplugged and hands-on challenges. Participants in this session will also tinker with other popular robots used in our schools. Students will build habits of learning, confidence, and teamwork throughout our week together.

Instructors: Ms. Parrish and Ms. Haley

*This course has an anticipated field trip. Details will be provided closer to the start of June Intersessions.

Do you have a green thumb and have always dreamed of opening a farm stand? Let’s plant, grow and learn the business basics of owning and running a farm stand. You’ll leave with plants to continue growing your garden, build and name your farm stand, and visit a greenhouse! Come grow with us!

Instructor: Ms. Donovan

*This course has an anticipated field trip. Details will be provided closer to the start of June Intersessions.

Students will learn how to collaborate more effectively using the agile framework of SCRUM integrated with technology. Through this process, students will develop better communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. They will work together to solve real-world problems in our community. We will have special community members to help us with our problem-solving!

Instructor: Ms. Ferguson 

*This course has an anticipated field trip. Details will be provided closer to the start of June Intersessions.

Climb aboard our rocketship as we head to the stars to learn about our universe. We will engage in many fun activities such as making bottle rockets and papier mache moons. Our most exciting activity will include building a freestanding planetarium!

Instructors: Ms. Burton and Ms. Cullinan Smith

Do you want to learn more about the details of today’s basketball game?  If so, then come join us as we dribble into the details of basketball through film sessions.  We will focus on combining basic fundamentals with new microskills on the court and in the classroom.  We plan to attend a few local college basketball facilities to watch workouts and/or participate in a Q & A with individuals associated with the programs.  UVA, VCU, U of R, Longwood, and R-MC are potential programs we could visit.  Take your game to another level and become a true student of the game.

*This course has an anticipated field trip. Details will be provided closer to the start of June Intersessions.

** This is a secondary course and will run a different schedule than elementary courses.