CCLCS - Term 1 Seminars

Term 1 Seminars, 08-09

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Title	Max Enroll	Team Teachers	Blurb
Appreciation of World Music	11	Mrs. Hemeon-McMahon	Didn't you just LOVE "Bongo Love?" Would you like to hear and learn more about the music from Zimbabwe, as well as from other countries around the world? Then sign up for "Appreciation of World Music!" In this seminar we will journey around the globe through music. We will explore both traditional and modern-day music from various countries; we will listen to it, compare and contrast it, read about it, and even sing it! There will be some films about world music, as well as some shorter music videos. Students will keep a world music journal to help them keep track of the various countries and their music, and we will learn about the different instruments used in each country's music. So, if you are open-minded to a variety of music (African "salsa" to Inuit throat singing), and are curious to know what people are listening to on their radios (or have downloaded onto their ipods) halfway around the globe, then set your dial to Appreciation of World Music!
Build a Boat	11	Mr. Stewart	Students in "Build a Boat" will work together to build a 12 foot wooden skiff. Working from plans provided by Paul Bennett of Shoestring Shipyard, and using hand tools whenever possible, we will construct the boat using traditional tools and techniques. We will try to visit a few local boat builders to see how the pros do it, but our primary mission will be to finish the skiff. If you enjoy boats, working with wood, or just want a good challenge, please sign up. We will be outside most every class so that you can truly enjoy the Cape Cod fall. The finished product will be raffled or auctioned off.
Café Philo	11	Ms. MacKenzie	For students who love to think deeply and talk about almost anything, this seminar is a chance to explore questions with no answers. "Cafés Philo" are an old tradition recently revived in Paris and other European cities that celebrate lingering in cafes for hours to talk about great ideas, Art, Literature and Life. Newspapers print schedules of topics to be discussed, and patrons turn up to join in the conversation. For this seminar, the French room becomes La Coupole, and tea and hot chocolate stimulate a wide range of conversations, reading, writing and debate on ideas about Ethics, Life and Death, Political and Moral Philosophies, Time, Energy, Reality, Perception, Belief , Faith and to introductions to the many schools of thought and philosophers of the past and present. We read short excerpts from philosophers such as Winnie the Pooh, Plato, and Mullah Nasrudin, and learn how to tell a philosophical joke and surprise ourselves with reality tricks. There are a couple of strange cosmic movies that we watch and may have visiting speakers on the nature of the universe. We may create surveys to find out what others in the school are thinking and stage philosophy-stirring events.
CCLCS Mythbusters	11	Mrs. Graham	Do our feet get wetter running or walking in the rain? Can pennies from heaven kill? Or, more specifically, can a penny dropped from a skyscraper kill a pedestrian on the sidewalk below? Does toast really fall buttered-side down? Sounds like a job for CCLCS Mythbusters! It's a tough job separating truth from urban legend, but the CCLCS Mythbusters are here to serve. Each Tuesday and Thursday afternoon we will take on a myth and use modern-day science to show what's real and what's fiction. That's right, we will do more than explain how something may or may not be scientifically possible. Through trial and error we will actually demonstrate it.If you think you are up to the task than sign up for the newly formed CCLCS Mythbusters.
CCLCS Newspaper	20	Ms. Woods, Ms. O'Leary	Come and join CCLCS's newspaper staff! In this seminar, we will put together four issues of our newspaper. Each issue contains items such as music reviews, sports, horoscopes, advice, comics, seminar news, CCLCS trips, current events, holiday items, and even embarrassing moments! YOU are in charge of what goes in each edition, so bring whatever talents and interests you have to our newspaper. It 's a fun way to get to know your classmates and your school.
Developing a Nature Trail	11	Mr. Trull	This project is being carried out for the Orleans Conservation Trust. We will explore a small wetland area and describe plants and animals in and around the pond. We will design a Nature Trail for public use by setting up observation points that describe points of interest around the wetland. If you like ponding, catching animals and identifying them, bird identification and plant identification, as well as all sorts of Nature study, this seminar is for you.
Finding the Cornerstone Part 2	11	Ms. Garran	Do you secretly wish you were Indiana Jones? Do you hope to win an Academy Award for documentary film making? Are you interested in creating museum exhibits? Advancing the work begun by last spring's seminar, we will continue to pursue the hypothesis that the Pilgrims used large glacial rocks as cornerstones in their original surveying of the Bay Colony. There will be two exciting new components of this fall's seminar. First, we will begin work on developing an exhibit for the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History. Second we will complete the bulk of the work on our entry in the National History Day contest which will take either the form of a student documentary, an exhibit or a paper. Students who participated in last spring's seminar are encouraged to participate and will be given priority.
Game Plan	11	Ms. Moore	This seminar, we will learn to play a variety of games, including board games, card games, games with dominoes, and games with pencil and paper. Each of the games that we play will involve some kind of strategy. After learning how to play each game, students will develop strategies for playing the game. They will then used their strategies during "tournaments." Join this seminar and put your gaming skills to the test!
Haunted House	22	Mr. Williams, Mr. Bates	Needed: a handful of the scariest CCLCS students to make this year's haunted house more frightening, creepy, and fun than it ever has been. We're looking for the type of person who isn't afraid to spend lots of time preparing skits, setting up and building props, acting, and scaring their classmates out of their wits! We'll be turning over half of CCLCS into a series of rooms with a different fright in each. It takes time and dedication to pull off a good scare, so only those with a true passion for horror need apply. After Halloween has passed we will prepare for next year's haunted house and even go to Boston's Museum of Science to visit their "Science of Fear" exhibit.
Paw Prints	11	Ms. Greenwood	Students who love to draw animals will learn how to create original prints from their drawings while helping animal welfare organizations in this seminar. Guest artists, gallery visits and drawing sessions at the Boston Animal Rescue League will inspire our student artists as they create designs for limited edition original prints. We will explore a variety of printmaking processes including white-line prints and silkscreen. Students will participate in a special exhibit of their work at the Cape Cod Art Association in Barnstable as a way to market their special "Paw Prints" and contribute proceeds to local and national organizations that support the care of animals in need.
Quilting	10	Mrs. Amaru, Ms. Wilkinson	Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match! In this seminar you will create a beautiful wall hanging or lap (crib) quilt. We will travel to Joanne's Fabrics in Hyannis, pick out some of your favorite colors and patterns, layout the plan, measure and cut and measure and cut, and sew the pieces into something wonderful that you will treasure forever--or maybe you'll be giving someone a very wonderful gift this holiday season!
School musical	35	Mrs. Bossi, Ms. Allie	Come be a pirate, a policeman, or a young lady in a bonnet and a long frilly dress. Come be in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, the classic operetta by Gilbert & Sullivan. We have room for lots of students who like to act, sing and dance. There are many individual roles and great parts for the chorus, so everyone will be doing something all the time. This promises to be our most elaborate production EVER, and we will be running it for two terms. This will give us much more time over at Cape Repertory Theater, building sets, learning to hang lights, and just working hard to put on the best show possible. Performances on March 13, 14 & 15, 2009, so if you are a theater type, make sure you clear your calendar before you sign up.
Strat-O-Matic Baseball	20	Mr. Niles	Strat-O-Matic Baseball is a statistics- based game played with dice and a separate playing card for each player in the major leagues. Students in this seminar will serve as field manager, general manager and owner for their chosen team. Managers will make out lineups, manage pitching staffs and control game strategy as teams compete against each other. Each manager will learn to keep a scorecard and be responsible for calculating team statistics, Students will improve math skills by computing batting averages and other cumulative statistics for each team member. By managing the flow of their own games, students will hone their sportsmanship and interpersonal skills.
The Election	12	Mr. Stewart	This seminar will actively participate in the Presidential election of 2008. Students will learn the intricacies of the electoral college, deconstruct political advertising, do polling (pre and post), run a school-wide ( and maybe plaza-wide) election, meet local candidates and surrogates for national candidates, hold debates and chart results.
The Mysteries of King Arthur's Court	11	Ms. Graham-Pye	Was King Arthur a real man or a magnificent myth? What really happened with the knights seated at the round table? Did Merlin really possess the power to make magic? Why are people around the world still interested in King Arthur and his court Camelot? In this seminar we'll answer these questions as we explore the history of the Arthurian legend. We'll read excerpts of the hundreds of stories written over the centuries about Arthur. We'll talk to an author and historian who has researched and written about this mysterious king's battles and life. We'll make maps, build castles, and even do our own special CCLCS version of jousting. If time and interest allow, we'll go on a quest to King Richard's Fair.
Yearbook	11	Ms. Quenneville, Mrs. Scichilone	Calling all aspiring photojournalists and graphic designers! The 2008-2009 yearbook staff needs you! Participants will take part in all aspects of planning and design of this year's yearbook. After all the photographs are taken, the real fun begins! We will create innovative page designs, collages and special surprises to commemorate what is sure to be a great year.