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Employment Opportunities
We are currently accepting applications for the following 2010 summer positions:
Lifeguards and WSI's
Day Camp Counselors
Basket Ball Monitors for January through mid-March.
Contact the office at 844-5356 for a job description and an application. Interviews will be scheduled in late March/early April upon receipt of your application. Salary is based on experience.
ARC Baby-Sitting Course
For youth ages 11 - 15
This course will give participants the information and skills necessary to provide safe and responsible care for children in the absence of parents and adult guardians. This training will help participants develop skills in leadership and professionalism; basic care; safety and safe play; and first aid. This class will be taught by a certified American Red Cross instructor and will include problem solving, identifying safe toys, caring for an infant, when to call 9-1-1, appropriate work behaviors for a baby-sitter, evaluating and choosing jobs, etc. The course does NOT cover CPR. Students who successfully complete this course may request being added to the Granby Youth Services Employment Resource List. Students should bring a snack and a lunch. There is no refund for this class.
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Saturday, November 14, 2009 |
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8:45AM - 4:00PM |
LOCATION: |
Senior/Youth Center |
COST: |
$90pp (Non-residents add $5) |
CLASS SIZE: |
Minimum 7, maximum 10 |
Cartooning Classes
For youth ages 8 & Older
Cartoon Anatomy with Matt Ryan: Learn to draw your own comics characters. This is the basic 4-week course teaches working lines and simple shapes to create the foundation of character design, form, gesture, expression and a couple of "sneaky tricks" we've learned along the way. Specific instruction focuses on drawing bodies, heads, hands and feet. Students will create fun and original characters of their own design. You'll create fun and original characters of your own design.
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4 Saturdays, January 23 - February 13, 2010 |
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4 Saturdays, February 27 - March 20, 2010 |
LOCATION: |
Free Lunch Studios, 518 Salmon Brook Street |
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10 -12noon |
COST: |
$120 includes pizza and a beverage; non-resident add $5 |
"Creating a Cartoon World" with Matt Ryan, is the perfect follow-up to Class I (above). This session focuses on creating mood, environment and detail to the storytelling process. Students will use their ability of making characters and place them into dramatic settings, convincing surroundings and exciting stories.
DATES: |
4 Saturdays, January 23 - February 13, 2010 |
LOCATION: |
Free Lunch Studios, 518 Salmon Brook Street |
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12:30 - 2:30pm |
COST: |
$120 includes pizza and a beverage; non-resident add $5 |
"Comic Book Story Telling" with Matt Ryan: Students will create a finished comic strip or page as they work from a story script. This class is for the student who has finished Cartoon Anatomy. Students will work from a script or create their own story to work from in this exciting class. Dealing with slice of life, slapstick humor, elements of horror or the most intense action, make all of your pages works of art. Lunch and beverage served before or after class.
DATES: |
Session II/ Saturdays, February 27 - March 20, 2010 |
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12:30 - 2:30PM |
LOCATION: |
Free Lunch Studios, 518 Salmon Brook Street |
COST: |
$120pp (Non-residents add $5) Includes all materials and a FREE lunch from New England Pizza |
CLASS SIZE: INSTRUCTOR: |
Maximum 10 Matt Ryan
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Fantasy Watercolors
For Teens and Adults
This is an opportunity for both the beginner and intermediate artist to learn basic watercolor concepts. The class will focus on creating textures, background environments, color theory, special watercolor techniques and working from photo reference. Instructor, Keith Murphey, will have visual demonstrations as well as work one-on-one with students. The goal of this 6-week course is to have students become familiar with the media and tools and apply it to their own personal works.
Keith Murphey is a teacher at the Guilford Hand Craft Center and Tracy Art Center, artist, Founder and President of the Comicbook Artists Guild, Publisher of Guild Works Publications.
DATES: |
6 Thursdays, January 14 - February 18, 2010 |
TIMES: |
6 - 7:30PM |
LOCATION: |
Free Lunch Studios, 518 Salmon Brook Street |
COST: |
$150; non-resident add $5 |
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Graphic Novel Writing Project - Create a Full Script
For Teens through Adults
This course will cover the basics for writing and scripting graphic novels with instruction and writing exercises. Students will be expected to work on their scripts in between sessions and be prepared for peer review of their work. The goal of the course is to create an industry standard 22-page script of the student's choosing. No prior graphic novel writing or experience is necessary.Free lunch from New England Pizza provided with each session!
Instructor Steve Kanaras is the writer of Only in Whispers, Pork n' Beans, Beyond the Kuiper Belt, and is the publisher of Free Lunch Comics.
DATES: |
Session I/January 24 - February 14, 2010 |
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Session II/February 28 - March 21, 2010 |
TIMES: |
1 - 3PM |
LOCATION: |
Free Lunch Studios, 518 Salmon Brook Street |
COST: |
$120 includes all materials; non-resident add $5 |
Drawing and Painting for Teens with Matt Ryan
For ages 13 & older
Come to Matt Ryan's popular Friday sessions and develop skills in a relaxed atmosphere while working on individual projects. Components of drawing and painting will explore pencil, charcoal, watercolors and acrylic paint, working from photo reference and the imagination. Emphasis will be on creativity and individual expression. Experiment with a new medium, try something new!
DATES: |
Fridays. Start any time! rolling enrollment for 10 sessions |
TIMES: |
4 - 6PM |
LOCATION: |
Free Lunch Studios, 202 Salmon Brook Street |
COST: |
$200; non-resident add $5 |
Performing Arts
Performing Arts Programs is New England's proven and premiere talent development and educational program for children of all skill levels. These professional, progressive programs come to our community dedicated to creating a fun, comfortable and affirmative environment to cultivate each child's own unique creativity.
These classes meet once a week for seven (7) weeks except for skip days. At the conclusion of the session there will be an informal performance to demonstrate what participants have been working on. For those who have taken these classes before, these classes will be challenging and offer new and exciting activities!
Session I - Acting
for Kindergarten - 6th grade
This class includes exciting theater games, improvisational exercises, acting terminology, concentration exercises, voice and speech, sense memory, subtext, stage skills and script work.
Session II - Hip Hop/Jazz
for grades 1 - 8
This class consists of basic fundamentals of hip hop & jazz. Participants will acquire confidence, discipline, terminology, rhythm, coordination, style and technique to current dance moves. This class is designed for those with some, little or no dance experience. Jazz shoes or sneakers are required.
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DATES |
Wednesdays |
Feb. 3 - Mar. 24 (no 2/17) |
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LOCATION |
Kearns All-Purpose Room |
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TIMES |
Grades K-2 |
4:30-5:15 |
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Grades 3-6 |
5:20-6:15 |
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COST |
$93 |
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HIP HOP/JAZZ |
DATES |
Thursdays |
Feb. 25 - April 8 |
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LOCATION |
East Granby Farms |
79 N. Main St., East Granby |
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TIMES |
Grades 1-3 |
4:30-5:20 |
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Grades 4-8 |
5:30-6:20 |
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COST |
$93 |
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