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Winter/Spring Classes Published

To make planning your upcoming family schedules just a little bit easier, we have combined our Winter and Spring catalogs into one! All the winter and spring classes have just been published to the web. If you are on our mailing list, you should be receiving your catalog in the mail between December 3 and 8.

We are offering 34 great new classes this term, Spring Break classes, and classes on April 10 (a teacher inservice day).

The winter/spring 2009 catalog covers the time frame from December 15 - June 15 (plus a couple of specialty classes that take place in July and August).

View all classes in alphabetical order
View all classes by date order

Please drop us a line and let us know if this helps you in planning your schedules.

Our Summer Camp & Classes Guide will be published in early March.

Fall Sign-up in progress

Fall registration is currently underway at Saturday Academy. We have more than 60 different classes to choose from this term. From Oncofertility to Writing with Imagination to Algebra Challenge - we have a class to meet your needs!

Check out a full list of classes
Check out classes ordered by date
Check out classes ordered by grade level
Check out classes ordered by location
Check out classes ordered by subject

SA in the News!

Students in Saturday Academy's Tsunamis: Coastal Challenge weeklong was in the news - the Beaverton Valley Times.

"I like how we learn a lot of new words and (had) lots of hands-on activities." - Lamson Vu

Read the entire article here.

Spaces Still Available!

These great classes still have a few spots available. Sign up now and get $25 off!

To register, simply click on this link and fill out our online form. Simply reduce the tuition amount by $25.

• Actor's Studio: Casting Call - 8723
• Actor's Studio Skills - 8970
• Alien Landscapes - 8788
• Alien Landscapes - 8769
• Amazing Web Animation - 8747
• Amazing Web Animation - 8748
• Animal Sculpture - 8872
• Art Bots - 8939
• Art: Wildlife Illustrations - 8870
• Fantastical Math - 8912
• Finding Fibonnaci - 8916
• Math: Logic and Problem Solving - 8968
• Robo Physics - 8709

Offer is valid only for new enrollments; cannot be applied retroactively if you are already registered for one of these classes. Reduction is off the full tuition price, and cannot be applied towards your portion of tuition assistance. Offer valid until July 31, 2008.

Saturday Academy is hiring!

Development Coordinator - Grants Manager

Saturday Academy is a nonprofit organization that engages motivated young people in hands-on, in-depth learning and problem solving by connecting them with community experts as instructors and mentors.

Our vision is that all interested, pre-college students in our region will have the opportunity to interact with community experts and experience professional environments in ways that assist them in developing intellectually and preparing for rewarding careers.

Saturday Academy's innovative programs are open to all students in grades 2 through 12. We value all learning, and offer experiences in many disciplines. We emphasize, math, science, engineering, technology, and health care because these disciplines are integral to the future in which our children will live and work.

DUTIES
Assist Development Director with:

• Foundation research, cultivation, and stewardship
• Grant writing and reporting
• Board support
• Donor database management & reports
• Writing for publications and marketing

Manage grant fulfillment and reporting for all programs:
Manage systems for grant fulfillment
Analyze grant requirements & assist directors in designing procedures for execution and tracking of grants
Collect all necessary data and develop into comprehensive grant reports

Manage Public Relations by:

• Designing and managing processes for creation of story ideas and media pitches
• Writing and distributing stories and pitches to media

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Timely and accurate production of research and support documents for fundraising
• Timely and accurate production of newsletters and other publications content
• Timely and accurate submission of grants and grant reports
• Timely development of stories and pitches and presentation to media

SUPERVISION AND REPORTING

• No supervisory duties
• Works collaboratively with Director of Development, Development Coordinator-Moves Manager, Marketing and IT Coordinator, program directors and program staff.
• Reports to Director of Development

TO APPLY
Please submit cover letter, resume, 2 writing samples and desired salary range to Beth Katona: beth@saturdayacademy.org.

For more information about Saturday Academy, visit our web site - www.saturdayacademy.org.

High School Students - Fill up your summer!

We have 48 different high school classes this summer that still have spaces available. A few of the classes available are:

• Biology: Vertebrate Zoo
• Oceanography
• Nanotechnology
• Science of Sci-Fi Films
• And Much More...

Check out all of our high school classes this summer.

We are offering 20% off on any NEW high school class enrollment between now and July 11. Sign up now! (To redeem this offer, simply register online and reduce the class tuition by 20%. We'll do the rest.)

Marine Campout: San Juan Island Adventure

This incredible class still has 3 spaces available - sign up now - this trip is the opportunity of a lifetime!

Course Description:
Experience the awesome beauty of the San Juan Islands!

Travel by ferry into the Puget Sound and straight into some of the most incredible, awe-inspiring scenery in the United States! Spend an entire week exploring the islands’ unique natural history and rich biodiversity as you search for life forms large and small. Keep a lookout for the pods of Orca whales that hunt for salmon in the Salish Sea, seek out the elusive river otters that have adapted to a marine life, and bird watch to your hearts content, keeping an ever-vigilant eye for the bald eagles that inhabit the islands.

During this action-packet week, you’ll learn how to sea kayak as you explore tidal areas and look for Orca whales in these unique watercrafts. You’ll visit the Whale Museum in Friday Harbor and head out to sea on a whale-watching cruise to learn even more about these fascinating marine mammals. Hike the beautiful forests of Orcas Island and swim in its pristine mountain lakes. Spend three nights at a campsite overlooking the Sound in San Juan Island County Park—the only camp in the lower 48 states where you can see whales without even having to get out of your tent—and spend the next three nights in the lush forests of Moran State Park on Orcas Island.

This class is co-offered with the Audubon Society of Portland. Tuition assistance is limited for this class. If you need to cancel your registration after enrolling you must do so at least two weeks before the class begins to receive a refund.

Seven days: Sunday - Saturday, July 20 - 26. Meet at Audubon at 7:30 AM on July 20 and return at 5:00 PM on July 26.

The Summer for Math!

Summer is a great time to get ahead in math for next year. From Algebra Academy to Finding Fibonacci to Math Artistry - we have a math class for everyone! We are offering a special this week - $20 off the full tuition price of any SA math class. Click here to see all the math classes we are offering this summer. Sign up before July 20th to get your $20 off.

New Class! Write for Success

Due to popular demand we have added a new section of our ever popular class, Write for Success: Writing Good Academic Papers (course 9049) from June 23 - 27 at CAL for students entering grades 6 - 8. Register now, it's only two weeks away!

Class Description:

Learn effective strategies for writing powerful academic papers and performing well on writing skills assessment tests.

Focus on the keys to producing successful written assignments, including: establishing a thesis and writing a good topic sentence; transitioning from one idea to another; and organizing a term or literary paper. Journalistic concepts will be used to teach you how to make your writing more effective. In-class exercises will also include writing persuasive, narrative and descriptive essays to help improve your performance on the Oregon State writing assessments.

Great June Classes!

Sign up now for these great June classes.

Algebra Academy
Dentistry
3D Modeling: Maya 7
3D Animation
3D Character Creation
Lego Physics Level II

New Class!

We recently added a new class to our summer line-up due to heavy demand.

Cartoon & Design Camp - #9040: July 21 - 25; 9 AM - 4 PM at Reed College

• Produce an animated movie and create a professional looking DVD cover and advertising poster as you explore Adobe Flash and Photoshop.
• Love to draw cartoon characters? Bring your characters to life and create your own short animated movie using Adobe Flash, the software used worldwide to create amazing animation. Discover techniques professionals use to make movements exciting and believable.
• Broaden your computer skills as you also learn the basics of Photoshop while designing a DVD cover and advertising poster for your animated movie, featuring your own characters! Explore Photoshop’s tools including lasso, marquee, the magic wand and filters for great looking graphics and special effects.
• Parents are invited to a special screening of finished movies on the last day.
• Entering Grades: 5 - 7

Alumni Questionnaire

We have created an online alumni questionnaire for all graduating seniors that have been involved with SA through our AWSEM, ASE, Classes & Workshops, or SWRP program. If you fall into this category, please take the time to complete our questionnaire. All eligible people who complete the questionnaire will be entered into a drawing to win an iPod Nano! Fill out the questionnaire now.

You are eligible if you are graduating from high school in 2008 and have participated in AWSEM, ASE, Classes & Workshops, or SWRP. All respondents eligibility will be verified through our database.

Neighborhood Classes

With the rising cost of gas, we all want to limit our driving distances - right? SA has launched our summer satellite program to limit the number of times you need to fill-up your car by holding classes in your neighborhood.

We will have two weeks of classes at Riverdale High School, Oregon Episcopal School, Stoller Middle School, and one week of classes at the Center for Advanced Learning.

Online Registration

If you haven't registered for a class in awhile, you may be pleasantly surprised to see our new online registration form. This form is quick, easy, and most importantly, secure. Register for a summer class now and try out this new form.

Summer Camps

It's time for a camp! What makes a camp different from a class? Basically, our camps are full-day experiences, typically taking place between 9 AM - 4 PM. This gives you a lot more time to go in-depth and learn a lot about a specific topic. Out of the 23 camps we are offering this summer, here are a few to pique your interest: Medical Science Academy, Science of Sci-Fi Films, Science Excursions, Inventor's Academy, and Fantastical Math.