Get ready to have fun, be grossed out, AND learn a lot as you unravel the grand and gross secrets of the human body. This time the emphasis will be on the digestive system, urinary system, nervous system, and the senses. There will be lots of hands-on activities as well as exciting dissections. As a bonus we will whip-up some super-gross recipes like fake blood.  Note: A $10 material fee (check payable to GSU) given to the instructor on the first day is required. Instructor: Sara Grant (Freelance Instructor)

Have a blast in this class while learning about the major systems of the human body. Hands-on activities such as model-making and high-school-level dissections are featured. You will love the “grossology” and be amazed at how much you learn. Note: A $10 material fee (check payable to GSU) given to the instructor on the first day is required. Instructor: Sara Grant (Freelance Instructor)

Let’s dissect a real shark. Biology will come alive as we find out about shark legends, the anatomy of sharks, their habits, and their importance to man, while we get into “frenzy” about sharks. Instructor: Gail Boynton (Retired Gifted Program Educator, Gwinnett County Schools)

This class will address different ways to communicate to others for a productive life and happy lifestyle. It will address self-esteem and how to improve the way we see ourselves in every day real life situations. We will accomplish this through art, verbal discussions and role playing. Also we will include building blocks such as assertive training for choosing friends and healthy relationships that are rewarding and positive for our children. Instructor: Diane Sabin (Recreational Therapist)

Have you ever wanted to say something but found yourself stumbling over words or just plain afraid? Well, you’re not alone. Many are afraid of public speaking, but you don’t have to be. There are ways to say what you want clearly, confidently and effectively. There are also ways to ask for what you want and, if your confidence is high and your leadership abilities and tactics are great, you just may get it through the speaking art of persuasion—another form of public speaking that will be covered in SPEAK FOR YOURSELF.  Come master the art of public speaking! Instructor: Jamise Dames (Author of multiple Young Adult teen books written under the pseudonym Kelli London. Working on a contractual part-time basis)

Students will experiment with gravity, rocketry, motion, pressure and electricity in their own laboratory while they have fun learning the basics of scientific investigation.  They will learn how boats float, volcanoes erupt, glaciers melt; build Benham’s disks, galvanometers, ellipses, parachutes, helicopters and motors;  make electricity from fruit and musical instruments from paper;  grow crystals, and icicles;  create conditions to produce tsunamis, acid rain and hurricanes;  investigate how animals hide for survival in their habitats;  construct time telling tools from the sun and moon;  grow and test plant life in various stages of development. A $10.00 supply fee will be charged for building materials. Instructor: Evelyn Pounds (Freelance Instructor)

Youth Business Club is a program that teaches children about business. They will learn about the real world of business: How to brainstorm for business ideas, marketing, business plans, ethics, budgeting and much more. Each child will leave with a great business idea, business cards, one page business plan and a business name. They will be ready to start their business with the option to participate in a business marketplace to sell their products and services.  Note: A $5 material fee (check payable to GSU) given to the instructor on the first day is required.  Instructor: Karrimah Muhammad (Nonprofit Program Director)

 *Indicates that classes may have mixed age/grade levels