Cabrillo Extension Classes
Kids on Campus
Natural A's! (ages 10-17)
Any student can significantly enhance grades, self-confidence, and chances for scholarships— by performing academic skills in alignment with the brain's natural patterns. This makes note taking, reading, studying, memorizing, and test- taking amazingly easy. Discover simple methods for understanding math, optimizing focus, and preventing test anxiety. Students of all ages describe this class as "awesome,""necessary," and "easy to understand."
NOTE: Parents are encouraged to register and participate with their children.
Sat., June 23
9 am to 12 Noon
Room 514
Register by June 10: $42
Register after June 10: $50
Plus $30 material fee payable in class for workbook.
Curtis Adney, JD, MS, graduated at the top of his college class with a 4.0 GPA—after almost flunking out of high school. He went on to get a Juris Doctor degree from Brigham Young University, and has helped thousands of students achieve dramatic academic transformations by sharing his success secrets in numerous seminars across the Western U.S.
Ingenious Engineering: LEGO Computer Robotics
Now offered for 5th - 12th grade students!
Explore the world of mechanical and computer engineering! You and your partner will build and customize at least two different machines. Would you like to build a manufacturing sys- tem, hopping robot, elevator, racecar, gondola, haunted hall, tilt-a-whirl, or intelligent house? These special LEGO dacta© sets include motors, lamps, sound, and four different sensors. Hook up your LEGO creation to the interface board and learn to write text based programs in the Logo language to control its movement. You can even make digital music or memos! You and your partner choose what machines to build, how you want it to work and decide which sensors will control it automatically!
Projects will be demonstrated for parents, friends, and siblings during class as completed.
Monday - Thursday, June 11-14
9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Room 406
Fee: $124
Kristine North - see bio below
Ingenious Engineering II: Advanced LEGO Computer Robotics
Continue the LEGO engineering challenge, bring your LEGO building and Logo programming skills to the next level! In this class, you will build a more complex machine that requires thoughtful sequential programming and uses multiple motors or sensors. Choose from projects like the robot arm brick sorter, vending machine, chicken or insect-like walkers, or joystick steered dozer. Decide how you want your machine to operate, then write in conditional commands in the procedures so your machine gets the job done automatically! You'll have time to use your own ideas and really customize your complex machine. Demonstration and photo opportunities offered during the last class day.
Designed especially for 5th - 12th grade students with previous Ingenious Engineering Robotics class experience.
Monday - Thursday, June 11-14
1:30 to 4:30 pm
Room 406
Fee: $124
Kristine North is a credentialed Science teacher instructing locally for the past sixteen years. Since 1997 her company Logo À Gogo has specialized in the LEGO Dacta® Control Lab System.
Learn how to identify the stars and constellations seen in our local skies in this fun hands-on workshop. Using the Cabrillo planetarium and observatory you will see the wonders of the universe and learn about astronomy history, methods, equipment, and recent discoveries. Get a sense of distances to planets, stars and galaxies. Learn about Black holes, dark matter and the expanding universe.
Participants should dress warmly for outdoor observation at the observatory. In case of rain or fog, class will assemble in the planetarium.
This class is appropriate for students aged 8 to adult.
2 Fri., June 29 & July 6
6:30 - 9:30 pm
Room 707
Register by June 10: $58
Register after June 10: $65
Karl von Ahnen has been an amateur astronomer and telescope user since age 12. He served as lab instructor-assistant in the Cabrillo Astronomy Department for many years, and is the Director of the Fujitsu Planetarium at De Anza College, one of the largest school planetariums in the country.
Bats of Santa Cruz County
Enjoy an introduction to the world of bats. After an initial on-campus review of bat flight, prey location and capture, and a spectrum of special adaptations for successful bat behavior and biology, we will visit a prime viewing area for local bats.
This program is suitable for participants aged 8 and above. There will be no extensive or strenuous walking during our site visit.
Map and directions will be given upon registration.
Sat., July 28
Lecture: 3 – 5 pm, Room 711
Field: 7 - 9 pm, Henry Cowell State Park
Register by June 10: $54
Register after June 10: $62
Bruce Elliott - is a retired senior Biologist Supervisor for the California Dept. of Fish and Game. He is a skilled field trip leader who conducts a variety of tours and explorations of the area's natural resources.
Parent & Me: Glorious Fruit Tarts
Celebrate the sweet colorful fruits of spring by learning how to bake a beautiful fresh fruit tart. Learn how to work with rich short dough and fruit glazes.
Students bake and decorate a 9” tart to take home to their families.
Sat., May 12
10 am - 1 pm
Room 908
Fee: $70
plus $25 materials payable at class
Anne Baldzikowski - see bio below
Parent & Me: Creative Cupcakes
Join us for a fun afternoon of cupcake baking and decorating. We’ll focus on baking delicious homemade cupcakes and explore the many decorative uses of the pastry bag and special decorating tips.
Sun., June 3
10 am - 1 pm
Room 908
Fee: $70
plus $25 materials payable at class
Anne Baldzikowski is an award winning culinary instructor in the Cabrillo College Culinary Arts Department. She has owned two wholesale bakeries and brings a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm to her classes.
College: How to Get In and Pay the Bill
If you are a parent with a high school student looking to enter college, this class will help you learn what you need to know to help your child search for a good college, understand what admission people are looking for, write that dreaded essay and create an excellent resume. Paying for college is the one of the largest expenditures most parents will face in their lifetimes. In this class we will discuss strategies that can help you reduce college costs.
High school students are encouraged to attend with their parent(s) at no extra cost.
2 Wed., July 11 & 18
6:45 - 8:45 pm
Room 435
Register by June 10: 54
Register after June 10: $62
Stephen Shapiro - see bio below
Saving for College: Realities & Misconceptions
The costs to attend a U.C. school are now in excess of $30,000 per year, while many private colleges now cost nearly twice that amount! If you are a parent of a younger child and hope to be able to help fund their college education, you should be setting money aside ASAP.
This class will help you determine how much you should save and will explain the pros and cons of the various savings plans - including the potential impact of each one on future financial aid. Procrastination is one of your biggest risks - the earlier you begin saving, the better.
Sat., July 14
10 am - 12 Noon
Room 435
Register by June 10: 32
Register after June 10: $38
Stephen Shapiro CPA, CFP, has advised individuals on financial matters for over 20 years and has led financial workshops since 1989.
