Ballet, Creative Dance, Tap and Jazz

Our dance program continues to be a tremendous success and Ms. Crista Reuss Glover is back at the St. Martin’s Activity Center with an even better program. Basic dance techniques for ballet, creative dance, tap and jazz will be offered. You may choose from Monday or Tuesday classes. Don’t miss this opportunity to enroll your child in one of these outstanding classes.

Mondays, January 9 - April 30, 2012

1:45 - 2:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Creative Dance (3 & 4 years)
This class is full and closed.


2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Ballet/Tap (Kindergarten and 1st grade)
The 3:45 PM class is now closed to online registrations. Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for information.

Tuesdays, January 10 - May 1, 2012

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Jazz (2nd-4th grades)
This class is full and closed.
Registration begins Monday, November 28, 2011.

Call Miss Crista for Spring Recital
Information!
713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

Dance Attire Dress Code: Black Leotard - any style, Pink Tights, Ballet Shoes, Black Tap Shoes - replace ribbon with elastic {for Ballet/Tap classes}
Ballet/Jazz class needs: Pink ballet shoes, Black jazz shoes Jazz Dance Attire / Dress Code: Leotard - any style or color, Black Jazz Pants, Black Jazz Shoes
Attire available at Leapin’ Leotards, Costumes & Dancewear as well as other local stores

Thirteenth Annual Dance Recital ~ May 5, 2012

Any Questions? Call Miss Crista at 713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $185 Non-Church Member - $195

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 3 - 4 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Mondays ~ January 23 - May 14, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class February 20, March 12 and April 9)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Storybook Drama

Ages 3-5 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.

Recreate timeless stories and make up some of your own in this fun class for pre-school students. Students have the opportunity to become their favorite storybook characters and create their own unique characters through fun creative drama activities. Drama games, movement activities, story re-enactment and story creation will lead students through fun adventures while learning about pre-literacy concepts. The class is a great educational opportunity for students, but will focus on creativity, imagination and fun! A wonderful opportunity for any drama Queen or King!

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 2:45 - 3:30 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Yoga for Children

Ages 5-10 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.


Kids will participate in playful poses, yoga games and storytelling through yoga. Yoga will strengthen and develop muscles and coordination in a non-competitive and nurturing environment. Yoga also enhances self-awareness, body control, imagination, empathy, self-discipline, focus, attention span and self-esteem.

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 3:45 - 4:45 p.m., Ages 5-10 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $225

Non-Church Member - $235
Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Adult Art Class ~ Everyone is Creative!

with Sheila Zeve Lipkin


Click here for online registration.

Refresh your sketching and painting skills or begin for the first time and be on your way to creating your own art. If you can thread a needle or catch a ball you can sketch and paint. The magic is to get into the right side of your brain. Sheila will show you how to get into your creative side.

This class will teach you the basics of sketching, color theory, and watercolor painting. Learning color theory will get you off to a good start with your paints while sketching will provide you with setting up your compositions, as well as learning a new skill that can be practiced on its own. For those already involved in creating visual art, this class will further enhance your skills.

Sheila set up the sketching program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. She taught sketching and classes using various color mediums for three years at the museum.

Sign up now and treat yourself to a creative adventure!

Minimum: 6 students

Tuesdays, January 24 - March 27, 2012 (10 weeks)
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $235
Non-Church Member - $245
Price includes $30 supply fee.

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Art for Little Hands
(Art class for children in early childhood)

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.


Is there a future Picasso or Van Gogh in your family? Artist and educator Sheila Zeve Lipkin is presenting an art class for your child, using a wide variety of mediums and techniques to further enhance and develop creativity.

Sheila spent four years teaching art to children in early childhood classes, as well as spending three years teaching children and adults at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Tuesdays, February 7 - May 22, 2012 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.

14 weeks ~ no class March 13 and April 10

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $295
Non-Church Member - $305
Minimum: 6 Maximum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Etiquette for Children

Ages 4-5 years

with Ann Miller


Click here for online registration.

Ann Miller Etiquette Class has operated successfully in Houston since 1984. Ann has taught children and youth from kindergarten to high school. Parents praise the classes, writing the following notes:

“My daughter LOVED your etiquette class. Thank you for sharing the skills of etiquette with her. She had so much fun.”

“Your class has heightened my son’s awareness so much that I am having to involve my younger son at home.”

Ann teaches life lessons as well as the intricacies of table manners, restaurant etiquette, greetings and introductions, telephone manners, thank-you notes and chivalry skills.

Your sons and daughters will become well-mannered ladies and gentlemen while having fun!

Minimum: 5

Tuesdays, January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 and April 10)
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $230; Non-Church Member - $240

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.
Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

February Bridge Lessons

This spring the St. Martin’s Activity Center will once again offer beginner and intermediate bridge lessons. The instructors are Joyce Ryan and Betsy Dubose who have been teaching bridge for years. These classes are always very popular. Here’s an idea - bring your bridge club and sharpen everyone’s playing skills at the intermediate level or start a beginner bridge club and come to the Activity Center for instruction. Choose the class that best fits your playing level.

“Defense”
Tuesdays, February 7 - April 3, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Bridge Basics 1 & 2”
Tuesdays, February 7 - April 3, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

“More Commonly Used Conventions”
Thursdays, February 9 - April 5, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Play of the Hand”
Thursdays, February 9 - April 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

FEE: $125 for each class (includes book)
All classes are 9 weeks in length.

Instructor: Joyce Ryan at jryan9620@sbcglobal.net or 713-977-3360

Instructor: Betsy Dubose at betsydubose@gmail.com or 713-665-6422

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056 Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Kid Fit

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.

Kids will experience a wide range of sports and fitness activities. Children will experience a new and exciting activity each week as they focus on improving and developing fine and gross motor skills, flexibility, balance and muscle development. Baseball, soccer, basketball, flag football, tennis and other non-sports based lessons make up the curriculum. All lessons are age specific. The goal of Kid Fit is for children to form a solid foundation of healthy living and physical well-being through sports and fitness activities in a fun atmosphere.

Kid Fit USA is a Sports/Fitness company formed in 1996. Kid Fit introduces students to a wide range of sports and fitness activities in a fun and exciting way. Currently, Kid Fit is being offered at over 20 Houston area schools.

January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 & April 10)
Tuesdays, 2:30 - 3:15 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Little iKids Computer Class

Ages 3 - 5 years


Click here for online registration.


Little iKids become Computer Detectives on fun learning adventures to imaginative places such as The Great Wireless Reef, Email Trail, Cyber Space, Keyboard Castle and more!

Children work cooperatively as a team to accomplish an exciting computer mission while they move ahead at their own pace on individual laptops with custom software that adjusts academically and technically to each child’s level. The program includes computer skills, keyboarding, academic enrichment and more! Children continue the learning adventure at home with access to our online activities that correspond to the current lesson. The course builds confidence in the following areas:

Computer skills & basic keyboarding
Early reading & writing skills
Listening & communication skills
Thinking & problem solving skills
Teamwork & self-confidence

iKids, Inc. provides technology education for children. Our mission is to prepare all children with the essential skills to succeed by building a foundation for today and tomorrow’s technology based environment. Find out more by visiting www.ikidsinc.com.

Tuesdays ~ January 31 - May 15, 2012 2:30-3:15 p.m.
(no class March 13 and April 10)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $280
Non-Church Member - $290
Minimum: 4 Maximum: 12

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 5 - 6 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Wednesdays ~ January 25 - May 2, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class March 14)


FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Karate!

Bruce Alamdari will conduct the spring session of Karate (Tae Kwon Do) for children at the St. Martin’s Activity Center. These classes are extremely popular. Instruction includes self-discipline, body control and self-defense.

• Free belt testing
• Fee does not include uniform which is purchased from instructor.

Wednesdays: January 4 - May 9, 2012 (18 weeks)
(No class March 14)
• 2:20 - 2:50 p.m., Little Tigers (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 2:55 - 3:25 p.m., Little Dragons (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 3:30 - 4:15 p.m., Little Warriors (5 - 6 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

4:20 - 5:05 p.m., Advanced Class (Yellow belt & up - no exceptions) Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

FEE for all Levels:
$415 St. Martin’s Member;
$425 Non-Church Member
Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Please fill out and sign BOTH Activity Center release form AND Karate release form for this activity.
If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056
For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Makeover Your Metabolism
6 Weeks to Freedom with Trey Eckerman


Click here for online registration.

Right at Home Fitness presents Makeover Your Metabolism, 6 weeks to Freedom. In this nutrition and exercise coaching program you will receive weekly diet lessons and workouts you can do anywhere. By combining nutrition and exercise, your body will transform faster than you ever thought possible. You will learn:

The most overlooked trick to enhance weight loss

How to eat supportively to ensure you lose body fat and inches without losing tone

The exercises to keep your tummy tight, your hips and buttocks toned and your energy level high

Which foods sabotage your weight loss success

And much more

Trey Eckerman has been in the fitness industry for the past 10 years. He has a degree in the study of Human Movement from Texas A&M University, is an NSCA Certified Personal Trainer and a Nutrition Specialist. His company, Right at Home Fitness, is an onsite training company bringing nutrition and exercise programs to homes and facilities across the Greater Houston Area. Trey will be joined by Melissa Hawthorne, MS, RD, LD. Melissa holds a Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science from Texas Woman’s University. She is a registered, licensed dietitian at The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa.

Wednesdays, January 18 - February 22, 2012
9:00-10:30 a.m.
9:00-9:45 a.m. = Classroom Component
9:45-10:30 a.m. = Exercise Component

Minimum: 5 Maximum: 15
FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $210
Non-Church Member - $220

Wednesdays, January 18 - February 22, 2012, 9:00-10:30 a.m.

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.
If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.
Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Woodworking for Young Children
with Linda Engelland

BOYS AND GIRLS (4 1/2 - 9 years old)

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THESE CLASSES.

January 18 - May 2, 2012 {no class March 14}

1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Woodworking II (must have taken Woodworking I AND have instructor permission)

2:45 - 3:45 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Beginners & Advanced Woodworking (ages 6-9 years AND have instructor permission)

Classes are taught by Linda Engelland who has a B.S. in education with a minor in psychology and is an A.M.S. (Pre-Primary) Montessori certified teacher. She has taught young children for many years and has very successfully taught Woodworking with children for many years as well. Linda’s classes are very popular and we are delighted to have her at the Activity Center.

FEE: $285 - St. Martin’s Member; $295 - Non-Church Member

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Gymnastics for Boys and Girls

First Semester (Sept-Dec) $250
(This includes the $10 yearly registration fee)
Second Semester (Jan-May) $300
Students can join mid-semester or even mid-month. Fees will be prorated.
Students can pay by the month ($65)
Payments must be made by the first class of each month. $5 late fee after first class, $10 after 3rd class
Checks should be made out to: Brown’s Gymnastics
Checks can be turned in at time of class, turned in at school office, or mailed to:
Brown’s Gymnastics, 5930 Beaudry, Houston, TX 77035
713-723-3362

Call for information, to pre-register, or just to let us know you’re signing up!
Thursday Class ages and times:
Old 3’s & Pre-K’s 2:45 p.m.
Kinder, 1st & 2nd Grades 3:40 p.m.
3rd, 4th & 5th Grades 4:25 p.m.

Classes begin January 5, 2012.

Your child will be participating in an exciting 45 minute class once a week. We work in the areas of floor tumbling, balance beam and mini-trampoline. Some classes include cheerleading for the students that desire it. In all of our classes we mix in health, fitness and well-being information along with some humor.

Please fill out and sign BOTH the Brown’s Gymnastics release form AND the St. Martin’s Activity Center release form (available at the Activity Center Front Desk) for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Ballet, Creative Dance, Tap and Jazz

Our dance program continues to be a tremendous success and Ms. Crista Reuss Glover is back at the St. Martin’s Activity Center with an even better program. Basic dance techniques for ballet, creative dance, tap and jazz will be offered. You may choose from Monday or Tuesday classes. Don’t miss this opportunity to enroll your child in one of these outstanding classes.

Mondays, January 9 - April 30, 2012

1:45 - 2:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Creative Dance (3 & 4 years)
This class is full and closed.


2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Ballet/Tap (Kindergarten and 1st grade)
The 3:45 PM class is now closed to online registrations. Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for information.

Tuesdays, January 10 - May 1, 2012

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Jazz (2nd-4th grades)
This class is full and closed.
Registration begins Monday, November 28, 2011.

Call Miss Crista for Spring Recital
Information!
713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

Dance Attire Dress Code: Black Leotard - any style, Pink Tights, Ballet Shoes, Black Tap Shoes - replace ribbon with elastic {for Ballet/Tap classes}
Ballet/Jazz class needs: Pink ballet shoes, Black jazz shoes Jazz Dance Attire / Dress Code: Leotard - any style or color, Black Jazz Pants, Black Jazz Shoes
Attire available at Leapin’ Leotards, Costumes & Dancewear as well as other local stores

Thirteenth Annual Dance Recital ~ May 5, 2012

Any Questions? Call Miss Crista at 713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $185 Non-Church Member - $195

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 3 - 4 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Mondays ~ January 23 - May 14, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class February 20, March 12 and April 9)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Storybook Drama

Ages 3-5 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.

Recreate timeless stories and make up some of your own in this fun class for pre-school students. Students have the opportunity to become their favorite storybook characters and create their own unique characters through fun creative drama activities. Drama games, movement activities, story re-enactment and story creation will lead students through fun adventures while learning about pre-literacy concepts. The class is a great educational opportunity for students, but will focus on creativity, imagination and fun! A wonderful opportunity for any drama Queen or King!

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 2:45 - 3:30 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Yoga for Children

Ages 5-10 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.


Kids will participate in playful poses, yoga games and storytelling through yoga. Yoga will strengthen and develop muscles and coordination in a non-competitive and nurturing environment. Yoga also enhances self-awareness, body control, imagination, empathy, self-discipline, focus, attention span and self-esteem.

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 3:45 - 4:45 p.m., Ages 5-10 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $225

Non-Church Member - $235
Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Adult Art Class ~ Everyone is Creative!

with Sheila Zeve Lipkin


Click here for online registration.

Refresh your sketching and painting skills or begin for the first time and be on your way to creating your own art. If you can thread a needle or catch a ball you can sketch and paint. The magic is to get into the right side of your brain. Sheila will show you how to get into your creative side.

This class will teach you the basics of sketching, color theory, and watercolor painting. Learning color theory will get you off to a good start with your paints while sketching will provide you with setting up your compositions, as well as learning a new skill that can be practiced on its own. For those already involved in creating visual art, this class will further enhance your skills.

Sheila set up the sketching program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. She taught sketching and classes using various color mediums for three years at the museum.

Sign up now and treat yourself to a creative adventure!

Minimum: 6 students

Tuesdays, January 24 - March 27, 2012 (10 weeks)
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $235
Non-Church Member - $245
Price includes $30 supply fee.

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Art for Little Hands
(Art class for children in early childhood)

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.


Is there a future Picasso or Van Gogh in your family? Artist and educator Sheila Zeve Lipkin is presenting an art class for your child, using a wide variety of mediums and techniques to further enhance and develop creativity.

Sheila spent four years teaching art to children in early childhood classes, as well as spending three years teaching children and adults at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Tuesdays, February 7 - May 22, 2012 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.

14 weeks ~ no class March 13 and April 10

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $295
Non-Church Member - $305
Minimum: 6 Maximum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Etiquette for Children

Ages 4-5 years

with Ann Miller


Click here for online registration.

Ann Miller Etiquette Class has operated successfully in Houston since 1984. Ann has taught children and youth from kindergarten to high school. Parents praise the classes, writing the following notes:

“My daughter LOVED your etiquette class. Thank you for sharing the skills of etiquette with her. She had so much fun.”

“Your class has heightened my son’s awareness so much that I am having to involve my younger son at home.”

Ann teaches life lessons as well as the intricacies of table manners, restaurant etiquette, greetings and introductions, telephone manners, thank-you notes and chivalry skills.

Your sons and daughters will become well-mannered ladies and gentlemen while having fun!

Minimum: 5

Tuesdays, January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 and April 10)
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $230; Non-Church Member - $240

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.
Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

February Bridge Lessons

This spring the St. Martin’s Activity Center will once again offer beginner and intermediate bridge lessons. The instructors are Joyce Ryan and Betsy Dubose who have been teaching bridge for years. These classes are always very popular. Here’s an idea - bring your bridge club and sharpen everyone’s playing skills at the intermediate level or start a beginner bridge club and come to the Activity Center for instruction. Choose the class that best fits your playing level.

“Defense”
Tuesdays, February 7 - April 3, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Bridge Basics 1 & 2”
Tuesdays, February 7 - April 3, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

“More Commonly Used Conventions”
Thursdays, February 9 - April 5, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Play of the Hand”
Thursdays, February 9 - April 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

FEE: $125 for each class (includes book)
All classes are 9 weeks in length.

Instructor: Joyce Ryan at jryan9620@sbcglobal.net or 713-977-3360

Instructor: Betsy Dubose at betsydubose@gmail.com or 713-665-6422

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056 Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

“The Holy Roman Empire”

Lecturer: Barry A. Greenlaw

In the 18th century, Germany was not a single country, but a patchwork of independent principalities, many of which owed allegiance to the amorphous political alliance called the Holy Roman Empire - which the French author Voltaire quipped was neither Holy, nor Roman nor an Empire. Based, for the most part, in Vienna, the Empire was a realm of shifting borders and overlapping alliances, as various kings, electors, prince-bishops, dukes, barons, landgraves and counts married, warred, and competed for influence. Some of the constituent states, such as Prussia and Bavaria were European powers in their own right, others were barely larger than small towns.

In this 10-week course, we will take an in-depth look at this Empire, from its founding in the 10th century, to its demise during the Napoleonic wars in the 19th - focusing particularly on the many small states and courts, palaces and castles, which peppered its landscapes.

The Holy Roman Empire is a 10 week course, offered three times each week - on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, and on Tuesday evenings. The classes will begin on February 14-15, and conclude on April 24-25, 2012. There will be a one week break on the week following Easter, April 10 and 11.

The fee for the full course is $175. You may, if you wish, register for either half for $100.

If you have questions or need further information, please call Barry Greenlaw at 713-781-9028

Confirmation of Registration will be sent out a week before the first session.

Make checks payable to Barry A. Greenlaw and enroll by returning this form and fee to Barry A. Greenlaw, P.O. Box 870, Columbus, TX 78934

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Kid Fit

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.

Kids will experience a wide range of sports and fitness activities. Children will experience a new and exciting activity each week as they focus on improving and developing fine and gross motor skills, flexibility, balance and muscle development. Baseball, soccer, basketball, flag football, tennis and other non-sports based lessons make up the curriculum. All lessons are age specific. The goal of Kid Fit is for children to form a solid foundation of healthy living and physical well-being through sports and fitness activities in a fun atmosphere.

Kid Fit USA is a Sports/Fitness company formed in 1996. Kid Fit introduces students to a wide range of sports and fitness activities in a fun and exciting way. Currently, Kid Fit is being offered at over 20 Houston area schools.

January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 & April 10)
Tuesdays, 2:30 - 3:15 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Little iKids Computer Class

Ages 3 - 5 years


Click here for online registration.


Little iKids become Computer Detectives on fun learning adventures to imaginative places such as The Great Wireless Reef, Email Trail, Cyber Space, Keyboard Castle and more!

Children work cooperatively as a team to accomplish an exciting computer mission while they move ahead at their own pace on individual laptops with custom software that adjusts academically and technically to each child’s level. The program includes computer skills, keyboarding, academic enrichment and more! Children continue the learning adventure at home with access to our online activities that correspond to the current lesson. The course builds confidence in the following areas:

Computer skills & basic keyboarding
Early reading & writing skills
Listening & communication skills
Thinking & problem solving skills
Teamwork & self-confidence

iKids, Inc. provides technology education for children. Our mission is to prepare all children with the essential skills to succeed by building a foundation for today and tomorrow’s technology based environment. Find out more by visiting www.ikidsinc.com.

Tuesdays ~ January 31 - May 15, 2012 2:30-3:15 p.m.
(no class March 13 and April 10)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $280
Non-Church Member - $290
Minimum: 4 Maximum: 12

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Mah Jongg Lessons

with Sally Pehr


Click here for online registration.


Come play Mah Jongg! You will learn the basics of this ancient Chinese tile game which combines skill and luck. Please bring a current official Standard Hands and Rule card if you have one ~ or you can buy one from Sally on the first day of class. Mah Jongg sets will be provided.

Sally Pehr has taught men and women how to play the game for many years. She has played in mah jongg tournaments, and still plays several times a week using her mother’s set. She has had the game “in her system” for at least 50 years; as a little girl she would hear the clicking of tiles while her mother played in the living room and she began to learn the names of the tiles. She is looking forward to teaching you this fascinating game.

Minimum number of participants: 4 Maximum number of participants: 8

Tuesdays, February 14 - March 6, 2012, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $115
Non-Church Member - $125

Students must purchase current Mah-Jongg card. Card can be purchased from instructor for $7.00

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.
Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 5 - 6 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Wednesdays ~ January 25 - May 2, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class March 14)


FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Karate!

Bruce Alamdari will conduct the spring session of Karate (Tae Kwon Do) for children at the St. Martin’s Activity Center. These classes are extremely popular. Instruction includes self-discipline, body control and self-defense.

• Free belt testing
• Fee does not include uniform which is purchased from instructor.

Wednesdays: January 4 - May 9, 2012 (18 weeks)
(No class March 14)
• 2:20 - 2:50 p.m., Little Tigers (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 2:55 - 3:25 p.m., Little Dragons (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 3:30 - 4:15 p.m., Little Warriors (5 - 6 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

4:20 - 5:05 p.m., Advanced Class (Yellow belt & up - no exceptions) Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

FEE for all Levels:
$415 St. Martin’s Member;
$425 Non-Church Member
Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Please fill out and sign BOTH Activity Center release form AND Karate release form for this activity.
If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056
For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Makeover Your Metabolism
6 Weeks to Freedom with Trey Eckerman


Click here for online registration.

Right at Home Fitness presents Makeover Your Metabolism, 6 weeks to Freedom. In this nutrition and exercise coaching program you will receive weekly diet lessons and workouts you can do anywhere. By combining nutrition and exercise, your body will transform faster than you ever thought possible. You will learn:

The most overlooked trick to enhance weight loss

How to eat supportively to ensure you lose body fat and inches without losing tone

The exercises to keep your tummy tight, your hips and buttocks toned and your energy level high

Which foods sabotage your weight loss success

And much more

Trey Eckerman has been in the fitness industry for the past 10 years. He has a degree in the study of Human Movement from Texas A&M University, is an NSCA Certified Personal Trainer and a Nutrition Specialist. His company, Right at Home Fitness, is an onsite training company bringing nutrition and exercise programs to homes and facilities across the Greater Houston Area. Trey will be joined by Melissa Hawthorne, MS, RD, LD. Melissa holds a Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science from Texas Woman’s University. She is a registered, licensed dietitian at The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa.

Wednesdays, January 18 - February 22, 2012
9:00-10:30 a.m.
9:00-9:45 a.m. = Classroom Component
9:45-10:30 a.m. = Exercise Component

Minimum: 5 Maximum: 15
FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $210
Non-Church Member - $220

Wednesdays, January 18 - February 22, 2012, 9:00-10:30 a.m.

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.
If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.
Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Woodworking for Young Children
with Linda Engelland

BOYS AND GIRLS (4 1/2 - 9 years old)

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THESE CLASSES.

January 18 - May 2, 2012 {no class March 14}

1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Woodworking II (must have taken Woodworking I AND have instructor permission)

2:45 - 3:45 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Beginners & Advanced Woodworking (ages 6-9 years AND have instructor permission)

Classes are taught by Linda Engelland who has a B.S. in education with a minor in psychology and is an A.M.S. (Pre-Primary) Montessori certified teacher. She has taught young children for many years and has very successfully taught Woodworking with children for many years as well. Linda’s classes are very popular and we are delighted to have her at the Activity Center.

FEE: $285 - St. Martin’s Member; $295 - Non-Church Member

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Gymnastics for Boys and Girls

First Semester (Sept-Dec) $250
(This includes the $10 yearly registration fee)
Second Semester (Jan-May) $300
Students can join mid-semester or even mid-month. Fees will be prorated.
Students can pay by the month ($65)
Payments must be made by the first class of each month. $5 late fee after first class, $10 after 3rd class
Checks should be made out to: Brown’s Gymnastics
Checks can be turned in at time of class, turned in at school office, or mailed to:
Brown’s Gymnastics, 5930 Beaudry, Houston, TX 77035
713-723-3362

Call for information, to pre-register, or just to let us know you’re signing up!
Thursday Class ages and times:
Old 3’s & Pre-K’s 2:45 p.m.
Kinder, 1st & 2nd Grades 3:40 p.m.
3rd, 4th & 5th Grades 4:25 p.m.

Classes begin January 5, 2012.

Your child will be participating in an exciting 45 minute class once a week. We work in the areas of floor tumbling, balance beam and mini-trampoline. Some classes include cheerleading for the students that desire it. In all of our classes we mix in health, fitness and well-being information along with some humor.

Please fill out and sign BOTH the Brown’s Gymnastics release form AND the St. Martin’s Activity Center release form (available at the Activity Center Front Desk) for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Ballet, Creative Dance, Tap and Jazz

Our dance program continues to be a tremendous success and Ms. Crista Reuss Glover is back at the St. Martin’s Activity Center with an even better program. Basic dance techniques for ballet, creative dance, tap and jazz will be offered. You may choose from Monday or Tuesday classes. Don’t miss this opportunity to enroll your child in one of these outstanding classes.

Mondays, January 9 - April 30, 2012

1:45 - 2:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Creative Dance (3 & 4 years)
This class is full and closed.


2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Ballet/Tap (Kindergarten and 1st grade)
The 3:45 PM class is now closed to online registrations. Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for information.

Tuesdays, January 10 - May 1, 2012

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Jazz (2nd-4th grades)
This class is full and closed.
Registration begins Monday, November 28, 2011.

Call Miss Crista for Spring Recital
Information!
713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

Dance Attire Dress Code: Black Leotard - any style, Pink Tights, Ballet Shoes, Black Tap Shoes - replace ribbon with elastic {for Ballet/Tap classes}
Ballet/Jazz class needs: Pink ballet shoes, Black jazz shoes Jazz Dance Attire / Dress Code: Leotard - any style or color, Black Jazz Pants, Black Jazz Shoes
Attire available at Leapin’ Leotards, Costumes & Dancewear as well as other local stores

Thirteenth Annual Dance Recital ~ May 5, 2012

Any Questions? Call Miss Crista at 713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $185 Non-Church Member - $195

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 3 - 4 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Mondays ~ January 23 - May 14, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class February 20, March 12 and April 9)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Storybook Drama

Ages 3-5 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.

Recreate timeless stories and make up some of your own in this fun class for pre-school students. Students have the opportunity to become their favorite storybook characters and create their own unique characters through fun creative drama activities. Drama games, movement activities, story re-enactment and story creation will lead students through fun adventures while learning about pre-literacy concepts. The class is a great educational opportunity for students, but will focus on creativity, imagination and fun! A wonderful opportunity for any drama Queen or King!

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 2:45 - 3:30 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Yoga for Children

Ages 5-10 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.


Kids will participate in playful poses, yoga games and storytelling through yoga. Yoga will strengthen and develop muscles and coordination in a non-competitive and nurturing environment. Yoga also enhances self-awareness, body control, imagination, empathy, self-discipline, focus, attention span and self-esteem.

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 3:45 - 4:45 p.m., Ages 5-10 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $225

Non-Church Member - $235
Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Adult Art Class ~ Everyone is Creative!

with Sheila Zeve Lipkin


Click here for online registration.

Refresh your sketching and painting skills or begin for the first time and be on your way to creating your own art. If you can thread a needle or catch a ball you can sketch and paint. The magic is to get into the right side of your brain. Sheila will show you how to get into your creative side.

This class will teach you the basics of sketching, color theory, and watercolor painting. Learning color theory will get you off to a good start with your paints while sketching will provide you with setting up your compositions, as well as learning a new skill that can be practiced on its own. For those already involved in creating visual art, this class will further enhance your skills.

Sheila set up the sketching program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. She taught sketching and classes using various color mediums for three years at the museum.

Sign up now and treat yourself to a creative adventure!

Minimum: 6 students

Tuesdays, January 24 - March 27, 2012 (10 weeks)
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $235
Non-Church Member - $245
Price includes $30 supply fee.

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Art for Little Hands
(Art class for children in early childhood)

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.


Is there a future Picasso or Van Gogh in your family? Artist and educator Sheila Zeve Lipkin is presenting an art class for your child, using a wide variety of mediums and techniques to further enhance and develop creativity.

Sheila spent four years teaching art to children in early childhood classes, as well as spending three years teaching children and adults at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Tuesdays, February 7 - May 22, 2012 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.

14 weeks ~ no class March 13 and April 10

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $295
Non-Church Member - $305
Minimum: 6 Maximum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Etiquette for Children

Ages 4-5 years

with Ann Miller


Click here for online registration.

Ann Miller Etiquette Class has operated successfully in Houston since 1984. Ann has taught children and youth from kindergarten to high school. Parents praise the classes, writing the following notes:

“My daughter LOVED your etiquette class. Thank you for sharing the skills of etiquette with her. She had so much fun.”

“Your class has heightened my son’s awareness so much that I am having to involve my younger son at home.”

Ann teaches life lessons as well as the intricacies of table manners, restaurant etiquette, greetings and introductions, telephone manners, thank-you notes and chivalry skills.

Your sons and daughters will become well-mannered ladies and gentlemen while having fun!

Minimum: 5

Tuesdays, January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 and April 10)
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $230; Non-Church Member - $240

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.
Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

February Bridge Lessons

This spring the St. Martin’s Activity Center will once again offer beginner and intermediate bridge lessons. The instructors are Joyce Ryan and Betsy Dubose who have been teaching bridge for years. These classes are always very popular. Here’s an idea - bring your bridge club and sharpen everyone’s playing skills at the intermediate level or start a beginner bridge club and come to the Activity Center for instruction. Choose the class that best fits your playing level.

“Defense”
Tuesdays, February 7 - April 3, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Bridge Basics 1 & 2”
Tuesdays, February 7 - April 3, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

“More Commonly Used Conventions”
Thursdays, February 9 - April 5, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Play of the Hand”
Thursdays, February 9 - April 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

FEE: $125 for each class (includes book)
All classes are 9 weeks in length.

Instructor: Joyce Ryan at jryan9620@sbcglobal.net or 713-977-3360

Instructor: Betsy Dubose at betsydubose@gmail.com or 713-665-6422

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056 Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

“The Holy Roman Empire”

Lecturer: Barry A. Greenlaw

In the 18th century, Germany was not a single country, but a patchwork of independent principalities, many of which owed allegiance to the amorphous political alliance called the Holy Roman Empire - which the French author Voltaire quipped was neither Holy, nor Roman nor an Empire. Based, for the most part, in Vienna, the Empire was a realm of shifting borders and overlapping alliances, as various kings, electors, prince-bishops, dukes, barons, landgraves and counts married, warred, and competed for influence. Some of the constituent states, such as Prussia and Bavaria were European powers in their own right, others were barely larger than small towns.

In this 10-week course, we will take an in-depth look at this Empire, from its founding in the 10th century, to its demise during the Napoleonic wars in the 19th - focusing particularly on the many small states and courts, palaces and castles, which peppered its landscapes.

The Holy Roman Empire is a 10 week course, offered three times each week - on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, and on Tuesday evenings. The classes will begin on February 14-15, and conclude on April 24-25, 2012. There will be a one week break on the week following Easter, April 10 and 11.

The fee for the full course is $175. You may, if you wish, register for either half for $100.

If you have questions or need further information, please call Barry Greenlaw at 713-781-9028

Confirmation of Registration will be sent out a week before the first session.

Make checks payable to Barry A. Greenlaw and enroll by returning this form and fee to Barry A. Greenlaw, P.O. Box 870, Columbus, TX 78934

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Kid Fit

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.

Kids will experience a wide range of sports and fitness activities. Children will experience a new and exciting activity each week as they focus on improving and developing fine and gross motor skills, flexibility, balance and muscle development. Baseball, soccer, basketball, flag football, tennis and other non-sports based lessons make up the curriculum. All lessons are age specific. The goal of Kid Fit is for children to form a solid foundation of healthy living and physical well-being through sports and fitness activities in a fun atmosphere.

Kid Fit USA is a Sports/Fitness company formed in 1996. Kid Fit introduces students to a wide range of sports and fitness activities in a fun and exciting way. Currently, Kid Fit is being offered at over 20 Houston area schools.

January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 & April 10)
Tuesdays, 2:30 - 3:15 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Little iKids Computer Class

Ages 3 - 5 years


Click here for online registration.


Little iKids become Computer Detectives on fun learning adventures to imaginative places such as The Great Wireless Reef, Email Trail, Cyber Space, Keyboard Castle and more!

Children work cooperatively as a team to accomplish an exciting computer mission while they move ahead at their own pace on individual laptops with custom software that adjusts academically and technically to each child’s level. The program includes computer skills, keyboarding, academic enrichment and more! Children continue the learning adventure at home with access to our online activities that correspond to the current lesson. The course builds confidence in the following areas:

Computer skills & basic keyboarding
Early reading & writing skills
Listening & communication skills
Thinking & problem solving skills
Teamwork & self-confidence

iKids, Inc. provides technology education for children. Our mission is to prepare all children with the essential skills to succeed by building a foundation for today and tomorrow’s technology based environment. Find out more by visiting www.ikidsinc.com.

Tuesdays ~ January 31 - May 15, 2012 2:30-3:15 p.m.
(no class March 13 and April 10)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $280
Non-Church Member - $290
Minimum: 4 Maximum: 12

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Mah Jongg Lessons

with Sally Pehr


Click here for online registration.


Come play Mah Jongg! You will learn the basics of this ancient Chinese tile game which combines skill and luck. Please bring a current official Standard Hands and Rule card if you have one ~ or you can buy one from Sally on the first day of class. Mah Jongg sets will be provided.

Sally Pehr has taught men and women how to play the game for many years. She has played in mah jongg tournaments, and still plays several times a week using her mother’s set. She has had the game “in her system” for at least 50 years; as a little girl she would hear the clicking of tiles while her mother played in the living room and she began to learn the names of the tiles. She is looking forward to teaching you this fascinating game.

Minimum number of participants: 4 Maximum number of participants: 8

Tuesdays, February 14 - March 6, 2012, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $115
Non-Church Member - $125

Students must purchase current Mah-Jongg card. Card can be purchased from instructor for $7.00

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.
Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 5 - 6 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Wednesdays ~ January 25 - May 2, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class March 14)


FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Karate!

Bruce Alamdari will conduct the spring session of Karate (Tae Kwon Do) for children at the St. Martin’s Activity Center. These classes are extremely popular. Instruction includes self-discipline, body control and self-defense.

• Free belt testing
• Fee does not include uniform which is purchased from instructor.

Wednesdays: January 4 - May 9, 2012 (18 weeks)
(No class March 14)
• 2:20 - 2:50 p.m., Little Tigers (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 2:55 - 3:25 p.m., Little Dragons (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 3:30 - 4:15 p.m., Little Warriors (5 - 6 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

4:20 - 5:05 p.m., Advanced Class (Yellow belt & up - no exceptions) Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

FEE for all Levels:
$415 St. Martin’s Member;
$425 Non-Church Member
Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Please fill out and sign BOTH Activity Center release form AND Karate release form for this activity.
If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056
For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Makeover Your Metabolism
6 Weeks to Freedom with Trey Eckerman


Click here for online registration.

Right at Home Fitness presents Makeover Your Metabolism, 6 weeks to Freedom. In this nutrition and exercise coaching program you will receive weekly diet lessons and workouts you can do anywhere. By combining nutrition and exercise, your body will transform faster than you ever thought possible. You will learn:

The most overlooked trick to enhance weight loss

How to eat supportively to ensure you lose body fat and inches without losing tone

The exercises to keep your tummy tight, your hips and buttocks toned and your energy level high

Which foods sabotage your weight loss success

And much more

Trey Eckerman has been in the fitness industry for the past 10 years. He has a degree in the study of Human Movement from Texas A&M University, is an NSCA Certified Personal Trainer and a Nutrition Specialist. His company, Right at Home Fitness, is an onsite training company bringing nutrition and exercise programs to homes and facilities across the Greater Houston Area. Trey will be joined by Melissa Hawthorne, MS, RD, LD. Melissa holds a Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science from Texas Woman’s University. She is a registered, licensed dietitian at The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa.

Wednesdays, January 18 - February 22, 2012
9:00-10:30 a.m.
9:00-9:45 a.m. = Classroom Component
9:45-10:30 a.m. = Exercise Component

Minimum: 5 Maximum: 15
FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $210
Non-Church Member - $220

Wednesdays, January 18 - February 22, 2012, 9:00-10:30 a.m.

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.
If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.
Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Woodworking for Young Children
with Linda Engelland

BOYS AND GIRLS (4 1/2 - 9 years old)

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THESE CLASSES.

January 18 - May 2, 2012 {no class March 14}

1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Woodworking II (must have taken Woodworking I AND have instructor permission)

2:45 - 3:45 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Beginners & Advanced Woodworking (ages 6-9 years AND have instructor permission)

Classes are taught by Linda Engelland who has a B.S. in education with a minor in psychology and is an A.M.S. (Pre-Primary) Montessori certified teacher. She has taught young children for many years and has very successfully taught Woodworking with children for many years as well. Linda’s classes are very popular and we are delighted to have her at the Activity Center.

FEE: $285 - St. Martin’s Member; $295 - Non-Church Member

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Gymnastics for Boys and Girls

First Semester (Sept-Dec) $250
(This includes the $10 yearly registration fee)
Second Semester (Jan-May) $300
Students can join mid-semester or even mid-month. Fees will be prorated.
Students can pay by the month ($65)
Payments must be made by the first class of each month. $5 late fee after first class, $10 after 3rd class
Checks should be made out to: Brown’s Gymnastics
Checks can be turned in at time of class, turned in at school office, or mailed to:
Brown’s Gymnastics, 5930 Beaudry, Houston, TX 77035
713-723-3362

Call for information, to pre-register, or just to let us know you’re signing up!
Thursday Class ages and times:
Old 3’s & Pre-K’s 2:45 p.m.
Kinder, 1st & 2nd Grades 3:40 p.m.
3rd, 4th & 5th Grades 4:25 p.m.

Classes begin January 5, 2012.

Your child will be participating in an exciting 45 minute class once a week. We work in the areas of floor tumbling, balance beam and mini-trampoline. Some classes include cheerleading for the students that desire it. In all of our classes we mix in health, fitness and well-being information along with some humor.

Please fill out and sign BOTH the Brown’s Gymnastics release form AND the St. Martin’s Activity Center release form (available at the Activity Center Front Desk) for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Ballet, Creative Dance, Tap and Jazz

Our dance program continues to be a tremendous success and Ms. Crista Reuss Glover is back at the St. Martin’s Activity Center with an even better program. Basic dance techniques for ballet, creative dance, tap and jazz will be offered. You may choose from Monday or Tuesday classes. Don’t miss this opportunity to enroll your child in one of these outstanding classes.

Mondays, January 9 - April 30, 2012

1:45 - 2:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Creative Dance (3 & 4 years)
This class is full and closed.


2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Ballet/Tap (Kindergarten and 1st grade)
The 3:45 PM class is now closed to online registrations. Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for information.

Tuesdays, January 10 - May 1, 2012

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Jazz (2nd-4th grades)
This class is full and closed.
Registration begins Monday, November 28, 2011.

Call Miss Crista for Spring Recital
Information!
713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

Dance Attire Dress Code: Black Leotard - any style, Pink Tights, Ballet Shoes, Black Tap Shoes - replace ribbon with elastic {for Ballet/Tap classes}
Ballet/Jazz class needs: Pink ballet shoes, Black jazz shoes Jazz Dance Attire / Dress Code: Leotard - any style or color, Black Jazz Pants, Black Jazz Shoes
Attire available at Leapin’ Leotards, Costumes & Dancewear as well as other local stores

Thirteenth Annual Dance Recital ~ May 5, 2012

Any Questions? Call Miss Crista at 713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $185 Non-Church Member - $195

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 3 - 4 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Mondays ~ January 23 - May 14, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class February 20, March 12 and April 9)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Storybook Drama

Ages 3-5 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.

Recreate timeless stories and make up some of your own in this fun class for pre-school students. Students have the opportunity to become their favorite storybook characters and create their own unique characters through fun creative drama activities. Drama games, movement activities, story re-enactment and story creation will lead students through fun adventures while learning about pre-literacy concepts. The class is a great educational opportunity for students, but will focus on creativity, imagination and fun! A wonderful opportunity for any drama Queen or King!

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 2:45 - 3:30 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Yoga for Children

Ages 5-10 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.


Kids will participate in playful poses, yoga games and storytelling through yoga. Yoga will strengthen and develop muscles and coordination in a non-competitive and nurturing environment. Yoga also enhances self-awareness, body control, imagination, empathy, self-discipline, focus, attention span and self-esteem.

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 3:45 - 4:45 p.m., Ages 5-10 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $225

Non-Church Member - $235
Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Adult Art Class ~ Everyone is Creative!

with Sheila Zeve Lipkin


Click here for online registration.

Refresh your sketching and painting skills or begin for the first time and be on your way to creating your own art. If you can thread a needle or catch a ball you can sketch and paint. The magic is to get into the right side of your brain. Sheila will show you how to get into your creative side.

This class will teach you the basics of sketching, color theory, and watercolor painting. Learning color theory will get you off to a good start with your paints while sketching will provide you with setting up your compositions, as well as learning a new skill that can be practiced on its own. For those already involved in creating visual art, this class will further enhance your skills.

Sheila set up the sketching program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. She taught sketching and classes using various color mediums for three years at the museum.

Sign up now and treat yourself to a creative adventure!

Minimum: 6 students

Tuesdays, January 24 - March 27, 2012 (10 weeks)
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $235
Non-Church Member - $245
Price includes $30 supply fee.

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Art for Little Hands
(Art class for children in early childhood)

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.


Is there a future Picasso or Van Gogh in your family? Artist and educator Sheila Zeve Lipkin is presenting an art class for your child, using a wide variety of mediums and techniques to further enhance and develop creativity.

Sheila spent four years teaching art to children in early childhood classes, as well as spending three years teaching children and adults at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Tuesdays, February 7 - May 22, 2012 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.

14 weeks ~ no class March 13 and April 10

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $295
Non-Church Member - $305
Minimum: 6 Maximum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Etiquette for Children

Ages 4-5 years

with Ann Miller


Click here for online registration.

Ann Miller Etiquette Class has operated successfully in Houston since 1984. Ann has taught children and youth from kindergarten to high school. Parents praise the classes, writing the following notes:

“My daughter LOVED your etiquette class. Thank you for sharing the skills of etiquette with her. She had so much fun.”

“Your class has heightened my son’s awareness so much that I am having to involve my younger son at home.”

Ann teaches life lessons as well as the intricacies of table manners, restaurant etiquette, greetings and introductions, telephone manners, thank-you notes and chivalry skills.

Your sons and daughters will become well-mannered ladies and gentlemen while having fun!

Minimum: 5

Tuesdays, January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 and April 10)
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $230; Non-Church Member - $240

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.
Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

February Bridge Lessons

This spring the St. Martin’s Activity Center will once again offer beginner and intermediate bridge lessons. The instructors are Joyce Ryan and Betsy Dubose who have been teaching bridge for years. These classes are always very popular. Here’s an idea - bring your bridge club and sharpen everyone’s playing skills at the intermediate level or start a beginner bridge club and come to the Activity Center for instruction. Choose the class that best fits your playing level.

“Defense”
Tuesdays, February 7 - April 3, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Bridge Basics 1 & 2”
Tuesdays, February 7 - April 3, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

“More Commonly Used Conventions”
Thursdays, February 9 - April 5, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Play of the Hand”
Thursdays, February 9 - April 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

FEE: $125 for each class (includes book)
All classes are 9 weeks in length.

Instructor: Joyce Ryan at jryan9620@sbcglobal.net or 713-977-3360

Instructor: Betsy Dubose at betsydubose@gmail.com or 713-665-6422

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056 Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

“The Holy Roman Empire”

Lecturer: Barry A. Greenlaw

In the 18th century, Germany was not a single country, but a patchwork of independent principalities, many of which owed allegiance to the amorphous political alliance called the Holy Roman Empire - which the French author Voltaire quipped was neither Holy, nor Roman nor an Empire. Based, for the most part, in Vienna, the Empire was a realm of shifting borders and overlapping alliances, as various kings, electors, prince-bishops, dukes, barons, landgraves and counts married, warred, and competed for influence. Some of the constituent states, such as Prussia and Bavaria were European powers in their own right, others were barely larger than small towns.

In this 10-week course, we will take an in-depth look at this Empire, from its founding in the 10th century, to its demise during the Napoleonic wars in the 19th - focusing particularly on the many small states and courts, palaces and castles, which peppered its landscapes.

The Holy Roman Empire is a 10 week course, offered three times each week - on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, and on Tuesday evenings. The classes will begin on February 14-15, and conclude on April 24-25, 2012. There will be a one week break on the week following Easter, April 10 and 11.

The fee for the full course is $175. You may, if you wish, register for either half for $100.

If you have questions or need further information, please call Barry Greenlaw at 713-781-9028

Confirmation of Registration will be sent out a week before the first session.

Make checks payable to Barry A. Greenlaw and enroll by returning this form and fee to Barry A. Greenlaw, P.O. Box 870, Columbus, TX 78934

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Kid Fit

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.

Kids will experience a wide range of sports and fitness activities. Children will experience a new and exciting activity each week as they focus on improving and developing fine and gross motor skills, flexibility, balance and muscle development. Baseball, soccer, basketball, flag football, tennis and other non-sports based lessons make up the curriculum. All lessons are age specific. The goal of Kid Fit is for children to form a solid foundation of healthy living and physical well-being through sports and fitness activities in a fun atmosphere.

Kid Fit USA is a Sports/Fitness company formed in 1996. Kid Fit introduces students to a wide range of sports and fitness activities in a fun and exciting way. Currently, Kid Fit is being offered at over 20 Houston area schools.

January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 & April 10)
Tuesdays, 2:30 - 3:15 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Little iKids Computer Class

Ages 3 - 5 years


Click here for online registration.


Little iKids become Computer Detectives on fun learning adventures to imaginative places such as The Great Wireless Reef, Email Trail, Cyber Space, Keyboard Castle and more!

Children work cooperatively as a team to accomplish an exciting computer mission while they move ahead at their own pace on individual laptops with custom software that adjusts academically and technically to each child’s level. The program includes computer skills, keyboarding, academic enrichment and more! Children continue the learning adventure at home with access to our online activities that correspond to the current lesson. The course builds confidence in the following areas:

Computer skills & basic keyboarding
Early reading & writing skills
Listening & communication skills
Thinking & problem solving skills
Teamwork & self-confidence

iKids, Inc. provides technology education for children. Our mission is to prepare all children with the essential skills to succeed by building a foundation for today and tomorrow’s technology based environment. Find out more by visiting www.ikidsinc.com.

Tuesdays ~ January 31 - May 15, 2012 2:30-3:15 p.m.
(no class March 13 and April 10)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $280
Non-Church Member - $290
Minimum: 4 Maximum: 12

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Mah Jongg Lessons

with Sally Pehr


Click here for online registration.


Come play Mah Jongg! You will learn the basics of this ancient Chinese tile game which combines skill and luck. Please bring a current official Standard Hands and Rule card if you have one ~ or you can buy one from Sally on the first day of class. Mah Jongg sets will be provided.

Sally Pehr has taught men and women how to play the game for many years. She has played in mah jongg tournaments, and still plays several times a week using her mother’s set. She has had the game “in her system” for at least 50 years; as a little girl she would hear the clicking of tiles while her mother played in the living room and she began to learn the names of the tiles. She is looking forward to teaching you this fascinating game.

Minimum number of participants: 4 Maximum number of participants: 8

Tuesdays, February 14 - March 6, 2012, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $115
Non-Church Member - $125

Students must purchase current Mah-Jongg card. Card can be purchased from instructor for $7.00

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.
Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 5 - 6 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Wednesdays ~ January 25 - May 2, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class March 14)


FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Karate!

Bruce Alamdari will conduct the spring session of Karate (Tae Kwon Do) for children at the St. Martin’s Activity Center. These classes are extremely popular. Instruction includes self-discipline, body control and self-defense.

• Free belt testing
• Fee does not include uniform which is purchased from instructor.

Wednesdays: January 4 - May 9, 2012 (18 weeks)
(No class March 14)
• 2:20 - 2:50 p.m., Little Tigers (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 2:55 - 3:25 p.m., Little Dragons (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 3:30 - 4:15 p.m., Little Warriors (5 - 6 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

4:20 - 5:05 p.m., Advanced Class (Yellow belt & up - no exceptions) Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

FEE for all Levels:
$415 St. Martin’s Member;
$425 Non-Church Member
Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Please fill out and sign BOTH Activity Center release form AND Karate release form for this activity.
If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056
For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Woodworking for Young Children
with Linda Engelland

BOYS AND GIRLS (4 1/2 - 9 years old)

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THESE CLASSES.

January 18 - May 2, 2012 {no class March 14}

1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Woodworking II (must have taken Woodworking I AND have instructor permission)

2:45 - 3:45 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Beginners & Advanced Woodworking (ages 6-9 years AND have instructor permission)

Classes are taught by Linda Engelland who has a B.S. in education with a minor in psychology and is an A.M.S. (Pre-Primary) Montessori certified teacher. She has taught young children for many years and has very successfully taught Woodworking with children for many years as well. Linda’s classes are very popular and we are delighted to have her at the Activity Center.

FEE: $285 - St. Martin’s Member; $295 - Non-Church Member

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Gymnastics for Boys and Girls

First Semester (Sept-Dec) $250
(This includes the $10 yearly registration fee)
Second Semester (Jan-May) $300
Students can join mid-semester or even mid-month. Fees will be prorated.
Students can pay by the month ($65)
Payments must be made by the first class of each month. $5 late fee after first class, $10 after 3rd class
Checks should be made out to: Brown’s Gymnastics
Checks can be turned in at time of class, turned in at school office, or mailed to:
Brown’s Gymnastics, 5930 Beaudry, Houston, TX 77035
713-723-3362

Call for information, to pre-register, or just to let us know you’re signing up!
Thursday Class ages and times:
Old 3’s & Pre-K’s 2:45 p.m.
Kinder, 1st & 2nd Grades 3:40 p.m.
3rd, 4th & 5th Grades 4:25 p.m.

Classes begin January 5, 2012.

Your child will be participating in an exciting 45 minute class once a week. We work in the areas of floor tumbling, balance beam and mini-trampoline. Some classes include cheerleading for the students that desire it. In all of our classes we mix in health, fitness and well-being information along with some humor.

Please fill out and sign BOTH the Brown’s Gymnastics release form AND the St. Martin’s Activity Center release form (available at the Activity Center Front Desk) for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Ballet, Creative Dance, Tap and Jazz

Our dance program continues to be a tremendous success and Ms. Crista Reuss Glover is back at the St. Martin’s Activity Center with an even better program. Basic dance techniques for ballet, creative dance, tap and jazz will be offered. You may choose from Monday or Tuesday classes. Don’t miss this opportunity to enroll your child in one of these outstanding classes.

Mondays, January 9 - April 30, 2012

1:45 - 2:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Creative Dance (3 & 4 years)
This class is full and closed.


2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Ballet/Tap (Kindergarten and 1st grade)
The 3:45 PM class is now closed to online registrations. Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for information.

Tuesdays, January 10 - May 1, 2012

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Jazz (2nd-4th grades)
This class is full and closed.
Registration begins Monday, November 28, 2011.

Call Miss Crista for Spring Recital
Information!
713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

Dance Attire Dress Code: Black Leotard - any style, Pink Tights, Ballet Shoes, Black Tap Shoes - replace ribbon with elastic {for Ballet/Tap classes}
Ballet/Jazz class needs: Pink ballet shoes, Black jazz shoes Jazz Dance Attire / Dress Code: Leotard - any style or color, Black Jazz Pants, Black Jazz Shoes
Attire available at Leapin’ Leotards, Costumes & Dancewear as well as other local stores

Thirteenth Annual Dance Recital ~ May 5, 2012

Any Questions? Call Miss Crista at 713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $185 Non-Church Member - $195

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 3 - 4 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Mondays ~ January 23 - May 14, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class February 20, March 12 and April 9)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Storybook Drama

Ages 3-5 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.

Recreate timeless stories and make up some of your own in this fun class for pre-school students. Students have the opportunity to become their favorite storybook characters and create their own unique characters through fun creative drama activities. Drama games, movement activities, story re-enactment and story creation will lead students through fun adventures while learning about pre-literacy concepts. The class is a great educational opportunity for students, but will focus on creativity, imagination and fun! A wonderful opportunity for any drama Queen or King!

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 2:45 - 3:30 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Yoga for Children

Ages 5-10 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.


Kids will participate in playful poses, yoga games and storytelling through yoga. Yoga will strengthen and develop muscles and coordination in a non-competitive and nurturing environment. Yoga also enhances self-awareness, body control, imagination, empathy, self-discipline, focus, attention span and self-esteem.

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 3:45 - 4:45 p.m., Ages 5-10 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $225

Non-Church Member - $235
Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Adult Art Class ~ Everyone is Creative!

with Sheila Zeve Lipkin


Click here for online registration.

Refresh your sketching and painting skills or begin for the first time and be on your way to creating your own art. If you can thread a needle or catch a ball you can sketch and paint. The magic is to get into the right side of your brain. Sheila will show you how to get into your creative side.

This class will teach you the basics of sketching, color theory, and watercolor painting. Learning color theory will get you off to a good start with your paints while sketching will provide you with setting up your compositions, as well as learning a new skill that can be practiced on its own. For those already involved in creating visual art, this class will further enhance your skills.

Sheila set up the sketching program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. She taught sketching and classes using various color mediums for three years at the museum.

Sign up now and treat yourself to a creative adventure!

Minimum: 6 students

Tuesdays, January 24 - March 27, 2012 (10 weeks)
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $235
Non-Church Member - $245
Price includes $30 supply fee.

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Art for Little Hands
(Art class for children in early childhood)

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.


Is there a future Picasso or Van Gogh in your family? Artist and educator Sheila Zeve Lipkin is presenting an art class for your child, using a wide variety of mediums and techniques to further enhance and develop creativity.

Sheila spent four years teaching art to children in early childhood classes, as well as spending three years teaching children and adults at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Tuesdays, February 7 - May 22, 2012 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.

14 weeks ~ no class March 13 and April 10

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $295
Non-Church Member - $305
Minimum: 6 Maximum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Etiquette for Children

Ages 4-5 years

with Ann Miller


Click here for online registration.

Ann Miller Etiquette Class has operated successfully in Houston since 1984. Ann has taught children and youth from kindergarten to high school. Parents praise the classes, writing the following notes:

“My daughter LOVED your etiquette class. Thank you for sharing the skills of etiquette with her. She had so much fun.”

“Your class has heightened my son’s awareness so much that I am having to involve my younger son at home.”

Ann teaches life lessons as well as the intricacies of table manners, restaurant etiquette, greetings and introductions, telephone manners, thank-you notes and chivalry skills.

Your sons and daughters will become well-mannered ladies and gentlemen while having fun!

Minimum: 5

Tuesdays, January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 and April 10)
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $230; Non-Church Member - $240

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.
Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

February Bridge Lessons

This spring the St. Martin’s Activity Center will once again offer beginner and intermediate bridge lessons. The instructors are Joyce Ryan and Betsy Dubose who have been teaching bridge for years. These classes are always very popular. Here’s an idea - bring your bridge club and sharpen everyone’s playing skills at the intermediate level or start a beginner bridge club and come to the Activity Center for instruction. Choose the class that best fits your playing level.

“Defense”
Tuesdays, February 7 - April 3, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Bridge Basics 1 & 2”
Tuesdays, February 7 - April 3, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

“More Commonly Used Conventions”
Thursdays, February 9 - April 5, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Play of the Hand”
Thursdays, February 9 - April 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

FEE: $125 for each class (includes book)
All classes are 9 weeks in length.

Instructor: Joyce Ryan at jryan9620@sbcglobal.net or 713-977-3360

Instructor: Betsy Dubose at betsydubose@gmail.com or 713-665-6422

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056 Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

“The Holy Roman Empire”

Lecturer: Barry A. Greenlaw

In the 18th century, Germany was not a single country, but a patchwork of independent principalities, many of which owed allegiance to the amorphous political alliance called the Holy Roman Empire - which the French author Voltaire quipped was neither Holy, nor Roman nor an Empire. Based, for the most part, in Vienna, the Empire was a realm of shifting borders and overlapping alliances, as various kings, electors, prince-bishops, dukes, barons, landgraves and counts married, warred, and competed for influence. Some of the constituent states, such as Prussia and Bavaria were European powers in their own right, others were barely larger than small towns.

In this 10-week course, we will take an in-depth look at this Empire, from its founding in the 10th century, to its demise during the Napoleonic wars in the 19th - focusing particularly on the many small states and courts, palaces and castles, which peppered its landscapes.

The Holy Roman Empire is a 10 week course, offered three times each week - on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, and on Tuesday evenings. The classes will begin on February 14-15, and conclude on April 24-25, 2012. There will be a one week break on the week following Easter, April 10 and 11.

The fee for the full course is $175. You may, if you wish, register for either half for $100.

If you have questions or need further information, please call Barry Greenlaw at 713-781-9028

Confirmation of Registration will be sent out a week before the first session.

Make checks payable to Barry A. Greenlaw and enroll by returning this form and fee to Barry A. Greenlaw, P.O. Box 870, Columbus, TX 78934

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Kid Fit

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.

Kids will experience a wide range of sports and fitness activities. Children will experience a new and exciting activity each week as they focus on improving and developing fine and gross motor skills, flexibility, balance and muscle development. Baseball, soccer, basketball, flag football, tennis and other non-sports based lessons make up the curriculum. All lessons are age specific. The goal of Kid Fit is for children to form a solid foundation of healthy living and physical well-being through sports and fitness activities in a fun atmosphere.

Kid Fit USA is a Sports/Fitness company formed in 1996. Kid Fit introduces students to a wide range of sports and fitness activities in a fun and exciting way. Currently, Kid Fit is being offered at over 20 Houston area schools.

January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 & April 10)
Tuesdays, 2:30 - 3:15 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Little iKids Computer Class

Ages 3 - 5 years


Click here for online registration.


Little iKids become Computer Detectives on fun learning adventures to imaginative places such as The Great Wireless Reef, Email Trail, Cyber Space, Keyboard Castle and more!

Children work cooperatively as a team to accomplish an exciting computer mission while they move ahead at their own pace on individual laptops with custom software that adjusts academically and technically to each child’s level. The program includes computer skills, keyboarding, academic enrichment and more! Children continue the learning adventure at home with access to our online activities that correspond to the current lesson. The course builds confidence in the following areas:

Computer skills & basic keyboarding
Early reading & writing skills
Listening & communication skills
Thinking & problem solving skills
Teamwork & self-confidence

iKids, Inc. provides technology education for children. Our mission is to prepare all children with the essential skills to succeed by building a foundation for today and tomorrow’s technology based environment. Find out more by visiting www.ikidsinc.com.

Tuesdays ~ January 31 - May 15, 2012 2:30-3:15 p.m.
(no class March 13 and April 10)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $280
Non-Church Member - $290
Minimum: 4 Maximum: 12

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Mah Jongg Lessons

with Sally Pehr


Click here for online registration.


Come play Mah Jongg! You will learn the basics of this ancient Chinese tile game which combines skill and luck. Please bring a current official Standard Hands and Rule card if you have one ~ or you can buy one from Sally on the first day of class. Mah Jongg sets will be provided.

Sally Pehr has taught men and women how to play the game for many years. She has played in mah jongg tournaments, and still plays several times a week using her mother’s set. She has had the game “in her system” for at least 50 years; as a little girl she would hear the clicking of tiles while her mother played in the living room and she began to learn the names of the tiles. She is looking forward to teaching you this fascinating game.

Minimum number of participants: 4 Maximum number of participants: 8

Tuesdays, February 14 - March 6, 2012, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $115
Non-Church Member - $125

Students must purchase current Mah-Jongg card. Card can be purchased from instructor for $7.00

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.
Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 5 - 6 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Wednesdays ~ January 25 - May 2, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class March 14)


FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Karate!

Bruce Alamdari will conduct the spring session of Karate (Tae Kwon Do) for children at the St. Martin’s Activity Center. These classes are extremely popular. Instruction includes self-discipline, body control and self-defense.

• Free belt testing
• Fee does not include uniform which is purchased from instructor.

Wednesdays: January 4 - May 9, 2012 (18 weeks)
(No class March 14)
• 2:20 - 2:50 p.m., Little Tigers (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 2:55 - 3:25 p.m., Little Dragons (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 3:30 - 4:15 p.m., Little Warriors (5 - 6 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

4:20 - 5:05 p.m., Advanced Class (Yellow belt & up - no exceptions) Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

FEE for all Levels:
$415 St. Martin’s Member;
$425 Non-Church Member
Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Please fill out and sign BOTH Activity Center release form AND Karate release form for this activity.
If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056
For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Woodworking for Young Children
with Linda Engelland

BOYS AND GIRLS (4 1/2 - 9 years old)

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THESE CLASSES.

January 18 - May 2, 2012 {no class March 14}

1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Woodworking II (must have taken Woodworking I AND have instructor permission)

2:45 - 3:45 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Beginners & Advanced Woodworking (ages 6-9 years AND have instructor permission)

Classes are taught by Linda Engelland who has a B.S. in education with a minor in psychology and is an A.M.S. (Pre-Primary) Montessori certified teacher. She has taught young children for many years and has very successfully taught Woodworking with children for many years as well. Linda’s classes are very popular and we are delighted to have her at the Activity Center.

FEE: $285 - St. Martin’s Member; $295 - Non-Church Member

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Gymnastics for Boys and Girls

First Semester (Sept-Dec) $250
(This includes the $10 yearly registration fee)
Second Semester (Jan-May) $300
Students can join mid-semester or even mid-month. Fees will be prorated.
Students can pay by the month ($65)
Payments must be made by the first class of each month. $5 late fee after first class, $10 after 3rd class
Checks should be made out to: Brown’s Gymnastics
Checks can be turned in at time of class, turned in at school office, or mailed to:
Brown’s Gymnastics, 5930 Beaudry, Houston, TX 77035
713-723-3362

Call for information, to pre-register, or just to let us know you’re signing up!
Thursday Class ages and times:
Old 3’s & Pre-K’s 2:45 p.m.
Kinder, 1st & 2nd Grades 3:40 p.m.
3rd, 4th & 5th Grades 4:25 p.m.

Classes begin January 5, 2012.

Your child will be participating in an exciting 45 minute class once a week. We work in the areas of floor tumbling, balance beam and mini-trampoline. Some classes include cheerleading for the students that desire it. In all of our classes we mix in health, fitness and well-being information along with some humor.

Please fill out and sign BOTH the Brown’s Gymnastics release form AND the St. Martin’s Activity Center release form (available at the Activity Center Front Desk) for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Ballet, Creative Dance, Tap and Jazz

Our dance program continues to be a tremendous success and Ms. Crista Reuss Glover is back at the St. Martin’s Activity Center with an even better program. Basic dance techniques for ballet, creative dance, tap and jazz will be offered. You may choose from Monday or Tuesday classes. Don’t miss this opportunity to enroll your child in one of these outstanding classes.

Mondays, January 9 - April 30, 2012

1:45 - 2:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Creative Dance (3 & 4 years)
This class is full and closed.


2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Ballet/Tap (Kindergarten and 1st grade)
The 3:45 PM class is now closed to online registrations. Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for information.

Tuesdays, January 10 - May 1, 2012

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Jazz (2nd-4th grades)
This class is full and closed.
Registration begins Monday, November 28, 2011.

Call Miss Crista for Spring Recital
Information!
713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

Dance Attire Dress Code: Black Leotard - any style, Pink Tights, Ballet Shoes, Black Tap Shoes - replace ribbon with elastic {for Ballet/Tap classes}
Ballet/Jazz class needs: Pink ballet shoes, Black jazz shoes Jazz Dance Attire / Dress Code: Leotard - any style or color, Black Jazz Pants, Black Jazz Shoes
Attire available at Leapin’ Leotards, Costumes & Dancewear as well as other local stores

Thirteenth Annual Dance Recital ~ May 5, 2012

Any Questions? Call Miss Crista at 713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $185 Non-Church Member - $195

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 3 - 4 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Mondays ~ January 23 - May 14, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class February 20, March 12 and April 9)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Storybook Drama

Ages 3-5 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.

Recreate timeless stories and make up some of your own in this fun class for pre-school students. Students have the opportunity to become their favorite storybook characters and create their own unique characters through fun creative drama activities. Drama games, movement activities, story re-enactment and story creation will lead students through fun adventures while learning about pre-literacy concepts. The class is a great educational opportunity for students, but will focus on creativity, imagination and fun! A wonderful opportunity for any drama Queen or King!

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 2:45 - 3:30 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Texas Boys and Girls Spring Break Basketball Camp taught by Terrence Raford Ages 6 - 14
Click here for online registration.

Terrence Raford will conduct a “skills and drills” basketball camp for boys and girls ages 6-14 during spring break. The goal of the camp is to increase the student’s knowledge and skill of the game. The camp will emphasize the fundamentals of basketball with drills in defense, offense, passing, rebounding, and shooting. Students will receive individual and team instruction with scrimmages and instructional videos. Terrence Raford played for 10 years in the European Professional Basketball Association and was voted Most Valuable Player in the Portugese basketball league. Terrence is a certified basketball official and Director of Texas Boys and Girls Basketball Camps - a skills and drills camp. Monday ~ Thursday, March 12 - 15, 2012 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Minimum: 10 Maximum: 30 Please bring a snack and drink for break time. FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $145 Non-Church Member - $155 Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity. If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form on the website or register in person. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056 Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Yoga for Children

Ages 5-10 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.


Kids will participate in playful poses, yoga games and storytelling through yoga. Yoga will strengthen and develop muscles and coordination in a non-competitive and nurturing environment. Yoga also enhances self-awareness, body control, imagination, empathy, self-discipline, focus, attention span and self-esteem.

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 3:45 - 4:45 p.m., Ages 5-10 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $225

Non-Church Member - $235
Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Adult Art Class ~ Everyone is Creative!

with Sheila Zeve Lipkin


Click here for online registration.

Refresh your sketching and painting skills or begin for the first time and be on your way to creating your own art. If you can thread a needle or catch a ball you can sketch and paint. The magic is to get into the right side of your brain. Sheila will show you how to get into your creative side.

This class will teach you the basics of sketching, color theory, and watercolor painting. Learning color theory will get you off to a good start with your paints while sketching will provide you with setting up your compositions, as well as learning a new skill that can be practiced on its own. For those already involved in creating visual art, this class will further enhance your skills.

Sheila set up the sketching program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. She taught sketching and classes using various color mediums for three years at the museum.

Sign up now and treat yourself to a creative adventure!

Minimum: 6 students

Tuesdays, January 24 - March 27, 2012 (10 weeks)
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $235
Non-Church Member - $245
Price includes $30 supply fee.

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Art for Little Hands
(Art class for children in early childhood)

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.


Is there a future Picasso or Van Gogh in your family? Artist and educator Sheila Zeve Lipkin is presenting an art class for your child, using a wide variety of mediums and techniques to further enhance and develop creativity.

Sheila spent four years teaching art to children in early childhood classes, as well as spending three years teaching children and adults at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Tuesdays, February 7 - May 22, 2012 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.

14 weeks ~ no class March 13 and April 10

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $295
Non-Church Member - $305
Minimum: 6 Maximum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Etiquette for Children

Ages 4-5 years

with Ann Miller


Click here for online registration.

Ann Miller Etiquette Class has operated successfully in Houston since 1984. Ann has taught children and youth from kindergarten to high school. Parents praise the classes, writing the following notes:

“My daughter LOVED your etiquette class. Thank you for sharing the skills of etiquette with her. She had so much fun.”

“Your class has heightened my son’s awareness so much that I am having to involve my younger son at home.”

Ann teaches life lessons as well as the intricacies of table manners, restaurant etiquette, greetings and introductions, telephone manners, thank-you notes and chivalry skills.

Your sons and daughters will become well-mannered ladies and gentlemen while having fun!

Minimum: 5

Tuesdays, January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 and April 10)
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $230; Non-Church Member - $240

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.
Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

February Bridge Lessons

This spring the St. Martin’s Activity Center will once again offer beginner and intermediate bridge lessons. The instructors are Joyce Ryan and Betsy Dubose who have been teaching bridge for years. These classes are always very popular. Here’s an idea - bring your bridge club and sharpen everyone’s playing skills at the intermediate level or start a beginner bridge club and come to the Activity Center for instruction. Choose the class that best fits your playing level.

“Defense”
Tuesdays, February 7 - April 3, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Bridge Basics 1 & 2”
Tuesdays, February 7 - April 3, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

“More Commonly Used Conventions”
Thursdays, February 9 - April 5, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Play of the Hand”
Thursdays, February 9 - April 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

FEE: $125 for each class (includes book)
All classes are 9 weeks in length.

Instructor: Joyce Ryan at jryan9620@sbcglobal.net or 713-977-3360

Instructor: Betsy Dubose at betsydubose@gmail.com or 713-665-6422

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056 Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

“The Holy Roman Empire”

Lecturer: Barry A. Greenlaw

In the 18th century, Germany was not a single country, but a patchwork of independent principalities, many of which owed allegiance to the amorphous political alliance called the Holy Roman Empire - which the French author Voltaire quipped was neither Holy, nor Roman nor an Empire. Based, for the most part, in Vienna, the Empire was a realm of shifting borders and overlapping alliances, as various kings, electors, prince-bishops, dukes, barons, landgraves and counts married, warred, and competed for influence. Some of the constituent states, such as Prussia and Bavaria were European powers in their own right, others were barely larger than small towns.

In this 10-week course, we will take an in-depth look at this Empire, from its founding in the 10th century, to its demise during the Napoleonic wars in the 19th - focusing particularly on the many small states and courts, palaces and castles, which peppered its landscapes.

The Holy Roman Empire is a 10 week course, offered three times each week - on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, and on Tuesday evenings. The classes will begin on February 14-15, and conclude on April 24-25, 2012. There will be a one week break on the week following Easter, April 10 and 11.

The fee for the full course is $175. You may, if you wish, register for either half for $100.

If you have questions or need further information, please call Barry Greenlaw at 713-781-9028

Confirmation of Registration will be sent out a week before the first session.

Make checks payable to Barry A. Greenlaw and enroll by returning this form and fee to Barry A. Greenlaw, P.O. Box 870, Columbus, TX 78934

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Kid Fit

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.

Kids will experience a wide range of sports and fitness activities. Children will experience a new and exciting activity each week as they focus on improving and developing fine and gross motor skills, flexibility, balance and muscle development. Baseball, soccer, basketball, flag football, tennis and other non-sports based lessons make up the curriculum. All lessons are age specific. The goal of Kid Fit is for children to form a solid foundation of healthy living and physical well-being through sports and fitness activities in a fun atmosphere.

Kid Fit USA is a Sports/Fitness company formed in 1996. Kid Fit introduces students to a wide range of sports and fitness activities in a fun and exciting way. Currently, Kid Fit is being offered at over 20 Houston area schools.

January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 & April 10)
Tuesdays, 2:30 - 3:15 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Little iKids Computer Class

Ages 3 - 5 years


Click here for online registration.


Little iKids become Computer Detectives on fun learning adventures to imaginative places such as The Great Wireless Reef, Email Trail, Cyber Space, Keyboard Castle and more!

Children work cooperatively as a team to accomplish an exciting computer mission while they move ahead at their own pace on individual laptops with custom software that adjusts academically and technically to each child’s level. The program includes computer skills, keyboarding, academic enrichment and more! Children continue the learning adventure at home with access to our online activities that correspond to the current lesson. The course builds confidence in the following areas:

Computer skills & basic keyboarding
Early reading & writing skills
Listening & communication skills
Thinking & problem solving skills
Teamwork & self-confidence

iKids, Inc. provides technology education for children. Our mission is to prepare all children with the essential skills to succeed by building a foundation for today and tomorrow’s technology based environment. Find out more by visiting www.ikidsinc.com.

Tuesdays ~ January 31 - May 15, 2012 2:30-3:15 p.m.
(no class March 13 and April 10)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $280
Non-Church Member - $290
Minimum: 4 Maximum: 12

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 5 - 6 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Wednesdays ~ January 25 - May 2, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class March 14)


FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Karate!

Bruce Alamdari will conduct the spring session of Karate (Tae Kwon Do) for children at the St. Martin’s Activity Center. These classes are extremely popular. Instruction includes self-discipline, body control and self-defense.

• Free belt testing
• Fee does not include uniform which is purchased from instructor.

Wednesdays: January 4 - May 9, 2012 (18 weeks)
(No class March 14)
• 2:20 - 2:50 p.m., Little Tigers (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 2:55 - 3:25 p.m., Little Dragons (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 3:30 - 4:15 p.m., Little Warriors (5 - 6 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

4:20 - 5:05 p.m., Advanced Class (Yellow belt & up - no exceptions) Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

FEE for all Levels:
$415 St. Martin’s Member;
$425 Non-Church Member
Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Please fill out and sign BOTH Activity Center release form AND Karate release form for this activity.
If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056
For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Woodworking for Young Children
with Linda Engelland

BOYS AND GIRLS (4 1/2 - 9 years old)

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THESE CLASSES.

January 18 - May 2, 2012 {no class March 14}

1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Woodworking II (must have taken Woodworking I AND have instructor permission)

2:45 - 3:45 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Beginners & Advanced Woodworking (ages 6-9 years AND have instructor permission)

Classes are taught by Linda Engelland who has a B.S. in education with a minor in psychology and is an A.M.S. (Pre-Primary) Montessori certified teacher. She has taught young children for many years and has very successfully taught Woodworking with children for many years as well. Linda’s classes are very popular and we are delighted to have her at the Activity Center.

FEE: $285 - St. Martin’s Member; $295 - Non-Church Member

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Gymnastics for Boys and Girls

First Semester (Sept-Dec) $250
(This includes the $10 yearly registration fee)
Second Semester (Jan-May) $300
Students can join mid-semester or even mid-month. Fees will be prorated.
Students can pay by the month ($65)
Payments must be made by the first class of each month. $5 late fee after first class, $10 after 3rd class
Checks should be made out to: Brown’s Gymnastics
Checks can be turned in at time of class, turned in at school office, or mailed to:
Brown’s Gymnastics, 5930 Beaudry, Houston, TX 77035
713-723-3362

Call for information, to pre-register, or just to let us know you’re signing up!
Thursday Class ages and times:
Old 3’s & Pre-K’s 2:45 p.m.
Kinder, 1st & 2nd Grades 3:40 p.m.
3rd, 4th & 5th Grades 4:25 p.m.

Classes begin January 5, 2012.

Your child will be participating in an exciting 45 minute class once a week. We work in the areas of floor tumbling, balance beam and mini-trampoline. Some classes include cheerleading for the students that desire it. In all of our classes we mix in health, fitness and well-being information along with some humor.

Please fill out and sign BOTH the Brown’s Gymnastics release form AND the St. Martin’s Activity Center release form (available at the Activity Center Front Desk) for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Ballet, Creative Dance, Tap and Jazz

Our dance program continues to be a tremendous success and Ms. Crista Reuss Glover is back at the St. Martin’s Activity Center with an even better program. Basic dance techniques for ballet, creative dance, tap and jazz will be offered. You may choose from Monday or Tuesday classes. Don’t miss this opportunity to enroll your child in one of these outstanding classes.

Mondays, January 9 - April 30, 2012

1:45 - 2:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Creative Dance (3 & 4 years)
This class is full and closed.


2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Ballet/Tap (Kindergarten and 1st grade)
The 3:45 PM class is now closed to online registrations. Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for information.

Tuesdays, January 10 - May 1, 2012

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Jazz (2nd-4th grades)
This class is full and closed.
Registration begins Monday, November 28, 2011.

Call Miss Crista for Spring Recital
Information!
713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

Dance Attire Dress Code: Black Leotard - any style, Pink Tights, Ballet Shoes, Black Tap Shoes - replace ribbon with elastic {for Ballet/Tap classes}
Ballet/Jazz class needs: Pink ballet shoes, Black jazz shoes Jazz Dance Attire / Dress Code: Leotard - any style or color, Black Jazz Pants, Black Jazz Shoes
Attire available at Leapin’ Leotards, Costumes & Dancewear as well as other local stores

Thirteenth Annual Dance Recital ~ May 5, 2012

Any Questions? Call Miss Crista at 713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $185 Non-Church Member - $195

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 3 - 4 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Mondays ~ January 23 - May 14, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class February 20, March 12 and April 9)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Storybook Drama

Ages 3-5 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.

Recreate timeless stories and make up some of your own in this fun class for pre-school students. Students have the opportunity to become their favorite storybook characters and create their own unique characters through fun creative drama activities. Drama games, movement activities, story re-enactment and story creation will lead students through fun adventures while learning about pre-literacy concepts. The class is a great educational opportunity for students, but will focus on creativity, imagination and fun! A wonderful opportunity for any drama Queen or King!

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 2:45 - 3:30 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Yoga for Children

Ages 5-10 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.


Kids will participate in playful poses, yoga games and storytelling through yoga. Yoga will strengthen and develop muscles and coordination in a non-competitive and nurturing environment. Yoga also enhances self-awareness, body control, imagination, empathy, self-discipline, focus, attention span and self-esteem.

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 3:45 - 4:45 p.m., Ages 5-10 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $225

Non-Church Member - $235
Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Adult Art Class ~ Everyone is Creative!

with Sheila Zeve Lipkin


Click here for online registration.

Refresh your sketching and painting skills or begin for the first time and be on your way to creating your own art. If you can thread a needle or catch a ball you can sketch and paint. The magic is to get into the right side of your brain. Sheila will show you how to get into your creative side.

This class will teach you the basics of sketching, color theory, and watercolor painting. Learning color theory will get you off to a good start with your paints while sketching will provide you with setting up your compositions, as well as learning a new skill that can be practiced on its own. For those already involved in creating visual art, this class will further enhance your skills.

Sheila set up the sketching program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. She taught sketching and classes using various color mediums for three years at the museum.

Sign up now and treat yourself to a creative adventure!

Minimum: 6 students

Tuesdays, January 24 - March 27, 2012 (10 weeks)
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $235
Non-Church Member - $245
Price includes $30 supply fee.

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Art for Little Hands
(Art class for children in early childhood)

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.


Is there a future Picasso or Van Gogh in your family? Artist and educator Sheila Zeve Lipkin is presenting an art class for your child, using a wide variety of mediums and techniques to further enhance and develop creativity.

Sheila spent four years teaching art to children in early childhood classes, as well as spending three years teaching children and adults at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Tuesdays, February 7 - May 22, 2012 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.

14 weeks ~ no class March 13 and April 10

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $295
Non-Church Member - $305
Minimum: 6 Maximum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Etiquette for Children

Ages 4-5 years

with Ann Miller


Click here for online registration.

Ann Miller Etiquette Class has operated successfully in Houston since 1984. Ann has taught children and youth from kindergarten to high school. Parents praise the classes, writing the following notes:

“My daughter LOVED your etiquette class. Thank you for sharing the skills of etiquette with her. She had so much fun.”

“Your class has heightened my son’s awareness so much that I am having to involve my younger son at home.”

Ann teaches life lessons as well as the intricacies of table manners, restaurant etiquette, greetings and introductions, telephone manners, thank-you notes and chivalry skills.

Your sons and daughters will become well-mannered ladies and gentlemen while having fun!

Minimum: 5

Tuesdays, January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 and April 10)
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $230; Non-Church Member - $240

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.
Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

February Bridge Lessons

This spring the St. Martin’s Activity Center will once again offer beginner and intermediate bridge lessons. The instructors are Joyce Ryan and Betsy Dubose who have been teaching bridge for years. These classes are always very popular. Here’s an idea - bring your bridge club and sharpen everyone’s playing skills at the intermediate level or start a beginner bridge club and come to the Activity Center for instruction. Choose the class that best fits your playing level.

“Defense”
Tuesdays, February 7 - April 3, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Bridge Basics 1 & 2”
Tuesdays, February 7 - April 3, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

“More Commonly Used Conventions”
Thursdays, February 9 - April 5, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Play of the Hand”
Thursdays, February 9 - April 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

FEE: $125 for each class (includes book)
All classes are 9 weeks in length.

Instructor: Joyce Ryan at jryan9620@sbcglobal.net or 713-977-3360

Instructor: Betsy Dubose at betsydubose@gmail.com or 713-665-6422

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056 Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

“The Holy Roman Empire”

Lecturer: Barry A. Greenlaw

In the 18th century, Germany was not a single country, but a patchwork of independent principalities, many of which owed allegiance to the amorphous political alliance called the Holy Roman Empire - which the French author Voltaire quipped was neither Holy, nor Roman nor an Empire. Based, for the most part, in Vienna, the Empire was a realm of shifting borders and overlapping alliances, as various kings, electors, prince-bishops, dukes, barons, landgraves and counts married, warred, and competed for influence. Some of the constituent states, such as Prussia and Bavaria were European powers in their own right, others were barely larger than small towns.

In this 10-week course, we will take an in-depth look at this Empire, from its founding in the 10th century, to its demise during the Napoleonic wars in the 19th - focusing particularly on the many small states and courts, palaces and castles, which peppered its landscapes.

The Holy Roman Empire is a 10 week course, offered three times each week - on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, and on Tuesday evenings. The classes will begin on February 14-15, and conclude on April 24-25, 2012. There will be a one week break on the week following Easter, April 10 and 11.

The fee for the full course is $175. You may, if you wish, register for either half for $100.

If you have questions or need further information, please call Barry Greenlaw at 713-781-9028

Confirmation of Registration will be sent out a week before the first session.

Make checks payable to Barry A. Greenlaw and enroll by returning this form and fee to Barry A. Greenlaw, P.O. Box 870, Columbus, TX 78934

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Kid Fit

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.

Kids will experience a wide range of sports and fitness activities. Children will experience a new and exciting activity each week as they focus on improving and developing fine and gross motor skills, flexibility, balance and muscle development. Baseball, soccer, basketball, flag football, tennis and other non-sports based lessons make up the curriculum. All lessons are age specific. The goal of Kid Fit is for children to form a solid foundation of healthy living and physical well-being through sports and fitness activities in a fun atmosphere.

Kid Fit USA is a Sports/Fitness company formed in 1996. Kid Fit introduces students to a wide range of sports and fitness activities in a fun and exciting way. Currently, Kid Fit is being offered at over 20 Houston area schools.

January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 & April 10)
Tuesdays, 2:30 - 3:15 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Little iKids Computer Class

Ages 3 - 5 years


Click here for online registration.


Little iKids become Computer Detectives on fun learning adventures to imaginative places such as The Great Wireless Reef, Email Trail, Cyber Space, Keyboard Castle and more!

Children work cooperatively as a team to accomplish an exciting computer mission while they move ahead at their own pace on individual laptops with custom software that adjusts academically and technically to each child’s level. The program includes computer skills, keyboarding, academic enrichment and more! Children continue the learning adventure at home with access to our online activities that correspond to the current lesson. The course builds confidence in the following areas:

Computer skills & basic keyboarding
Early reading & writing skills
Listening & communication skills
Thinking & problem solving skills
Teamwork & self-confidence

iKids, Inc. provides technology education for children. Our mission is to prepare all children with the essential skills to succeed by building a foundation for today and tomorrow’s technology based environment. Find out more by visiting www.ikidsinc.com.

Tuesdays ~ January 31 - May 15, 2012 2:30-3:15 p.m.
(no class March 13 and April 10)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $280
Non-Church Member - $290
Minimum: 4 Maximum: 12

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 5 - 6 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Wednesdays ~ January 25 - May 2, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class March 14)


FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Karate!

Bruce Alamdari will conduct the spring session of Karate (Tae Kwon Do) for children at the St. Martin’s Activity Center. These classes are extremely popular. Instruction includes self-discipline, body control and self-defense.

• Free belt testing
• Fee does not include uniform which is purchased from instructor.

Wednesdays: January 4 - May 9, 2012 (18 weeks)
(No class March 14)
• 2:20 - 2:50 p.m., Little Tigers (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 2:55 - 3:25 p.m., Little Dragons (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 3:30 - 4:15 p.m., Little Warriors (5 - 6 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

4:20 - 5:05 p.m., Advanced Class (Yellow belt & up - no exceptions) Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

FEE for all Levels:
$415 St. Martin’s Member;
$425 Non-Church Member
Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Please fill out and sign BOTH Activity Center release form AND Karate release form for this activity.
If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056
For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Woodworking for Young Children
with Linda Engelland

BOYS AND GIRLS (4 1/2 - 9 years old)

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THESE CLASSES.

January 18 - May 2, 2012 {no class March 14}

1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Woodworking II (must have taken Woodworking I AND have instructor permission)

2:45 - 3:45 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Beginners & Advanced Woodworking (ages 6-9 years AND have instructor permission)

Classes are taught by Linda Engelland who has a B.S. in education with a minor in psychology and is an A.M.S. (Pre-Primary) Montessori certified teacher. She has taught young children for many years and has very successfully taught Woodworking with children for many years as well. Linda’s classes are very popular and we are delighted to have her at the Activity Center.

FEE: $285 - St. Martin’s Member; $295 - Non-Church Member

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Gymnastics for Boys and Girls

First Semester (Sept-Dec) $250
(This includes the $10 yearly registration fee)
Second Semester (Jan-May) $300
Students can join mid-semester or even mid-month. Fees will be prorated.
Students can pay by the month ($65)
Payments must be made by the first class of each month. $5 late fee after first class, $10 after 3rd class
Checks should be made out to: Brown’s Gymnastics
Checks can be turned in at time of class, turned in at school office, or mailed to:
Brown’s Gymnastics, 5930 Beaudry, Houston, TX 77035
713-723-3362

Call for information, to pre-register, or just to let us know you’re signing up!
Thursday Class ages and times:
Old 3’s & Pre-K’s 2:45 p.m.
Kinder, 1st & 2nd Grades 3:40 p.m.
3rd, 4th & 5th Grades 4:25 p.m.

Classes begin January 5, 2012.

Your child will be participating in an exciting 45 minute class once a week. We work in the areas of floor tumbling, balance beam and mini-trampoline. Some classes include cheerleading for the students that desire it. In all of our classes we mix in health, fitness and well-being information along with some humor.

Please fill out and sign BOTH the Brown’s Gymnastics release form AND the St. Martin’s Activity Center release form (available at the Activity Center Front Desk) for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

CH’s “Big Saturday” Basketball Skills Clinic

9 “BIG SATURDAYS” ~ 10:15 - 11:45 a.m.

2 Saturdays in March (24, 31)
3 Saturdays in April (14, 21, 28) NO April 7 - Easter weekend
4 Saturdays in May (5, 12, 19, 26)

“Skills, not Drills!” My passion, enthusiasm and expertise in teaching the game are unmatched. I have an extremely keen eye for teaching and emphasizing the progressive skill sets that lead up to the finished product. WE ARE THE VERY BEST AT PUTTING YOUNGSTERS INTO A POSITION TO BE SUCCESSFUL! A strong foundation of basketball skills (not drills!) is the key to achieving that success.

The lead clinician is John Herndon, best known to Houston area youngsters as “CH”, the director of the Rice Owl summer basketball camps.

WE'LL COVER:

BALL HANDLING - stationary handling, stationary dribbling, dribble moves.

PASSING - chest passes, bounce passes, hook passes, passing on the run, lead passes.

SHOOTING - technique, groove shooting motion, catch-and-shoot, shooting off the dribble, layups.

OFFENSE - one-on-one, four-on-four, spacing, screening, movement.

DEFENSE - stance, movement, wing denial, helpside defense, block outs.

Eligibility:
K-6th graders Grouped by skill level, then by age.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

St. Martin's is hosting a blood drive, in association with St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, on Sunday, March 25, from 9:00 AM-1:00 PM in the Activity Center Upper Hall. Please be sure to bring your picture I.D. on March 25.

Contact the Activity Center at 713/621-8625 to schedule an appointment.

Ballet, Creative Dance, Tap and Jazz

Our dance program continues to be a tremendous success and Ms. Crista Reuss Glover is back at the St. Martin’s Activity Center with an even better program. Basic dance techniques for ballet, creative dance, tap and jazz will be offered. You may choose from Monday or Tuesday classes. Don’t miss this opportunity to enroll your child in one of these outstanding classes.

Mondays, January 9 - April 30, 2012

1:45 - 2:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Creative Dance (3 & 4 years)
This class is full and closed.


2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Ballet/Tap (Kindergarten and 1st grade)
The 3:45 PM class is now closed to online registrations. Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for information.

Tuesdays, January 10 - May 1, 2012

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Jazz (2nd-4th grades)
This class is full and closed.
Registration begins Monday, November 28, 2011.

Call Miss Crista for Spring Recital
Information!
713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

Dance Attire Dress Code: Black Leotard - any style, Pink Tights, Ballet Shoes, Black Tap Shoes - replace ribbon with elastic {for Ballet/Tap classes}
Ballet/Jazz class needs: Pink ballet shoes, Black jazz shoes Jazz Dance Attire / Dress Code: Leotard - any style or color, Black Jazz Pants, Black Jazz Shoes
Attire available at Leapin’ Leotards, Costumes & Dancewear as well as other local stores

Thirteenth Annual Dance Recital ~ May 5, 2012

Any Questions? Call Miss Crista at 713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $185 Non-Church Member - $195

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 3 - 4 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Mondays ~ January 23 - May 14, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class February 20, March 12 and April 9)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Storybook Drama

Ages 3-5 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.

Recreate timeless stories and make up some of your own in this fun class for pre-school students. Students have the opportunity to become their favorite storybook characters and create their own unique characters through fun creative drama activities. Drama games, movement activities, story re-enactment and story creation will lead students through fun adventures while learning about pre-literacy concepts. The class is a great educational opportunity for students, but will focus on creativity, imagination and fun! A wonderful opportunity for any drama Queen or King!

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 2:45 - 3:30 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Yoga for Children

Ages 5-10 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.


Kids will participate in playful poses, yoga games and storytelling through yoga. Yoga will strengthen and develop muscles and coordination in a non-competitive and nurturing environment. Yoga also enhances self-awareness, body control, imagination, empathy, self-discipline, focus, attention span and self-esteem.

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 3:45 - 4:45 p.m., Ages 5-10 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $225

Non-Church Member - $235
Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Adult Art Class ~ Everyone is Creative!

with Sheila Zeve Lipkin


Click here for online registration.

Refresh your sketching and painting skills or begin for the first time and be on your way to creating your own art. If you can thread a needle or catch a ball you can sketch and paint. The magic is to get into the right side of your brain. Sheila will show you how to get into your creative side.

This class will teach you the basics of sketching, color theory, and watercolor painting. Learning color theory will get you off to a good start with your paints while sketching will provide you with setting up your compositions, as well as learning a new skill that can be practiced on its own. For those already involved in creating visual art, this class will further enhance your skills.

Sheila set up the sketching program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. She taught sketching and classes using various color mediums for three years at the museum.

Sign up now and treat yourself to a creative adventure!

Minimum: 6 students

Tuesdays, January 24 - March 27, 2012 (10 weeks)
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $235
Non-Church Member - $245
Price includes $30 supply fee.

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Art for Little Hands
(Art class for children in early childhood)

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.


Is there a future Picasso or Van Gogh in your family? Artist and educator Sheila Zeve Lipkin is presenting an art class for your child, using a wide variety of mediums and techniques to further enhance and develop creativity.

Sheila spent four years teaching art to children in early childhood classes, as well as spending three years teaching children and adults at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Tuesdays, February 7 - May 22, 2012 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.

14 weeks ~ no class March 13 and April 10

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $295
Non-Church Member - $305
Minimum: 6 Maximum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Etiquette for Children

Ages 4-5 years

with Ann Miller


Click here for online registration.

Ann Miller Etiquette Class has operated successfully in Houston since 1984. Ann has taught children and youth from kindergarten to high school. Parents praise the classes, writing the following notes:

“My daughter LOVED your etiquette class. Thank you for sharing the skills of etiquette with her. She had so much fun.”

“Your class has heightened my son’s awareness so much that I am having to involve my younger son at home.”

Ann teaches life lessons as well as the intricacies of table manners, restaurant etiquette, greetings and introductions, telephone manners, thank-you notes and chivalry skills.

Your sons and daughters will become well-mannered ladies and gentlemen while having fun!

Minimum: 5

Tuesdays, January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 and April 10)
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $230; Non-Church Member - $240

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.
Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

February Bridge Lessons

This spring the St. Martin’s Activity Center will once again offer beginner and intermediate bridge lessons. The instructors are Joyce Ryan and Betsy Dubose who have been teaching bridge for years. These classes are always very popular. Here’s an idea - bring your bridge club and sharpen everyone’s playing skills at the intermediate level or start a beginner bridge club and come to the Activity Center for instruction. Choose the class that best fits your playing level.

“Defense”
Tuesdays, February 7 - April 3, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Bridge Basics 1 & 2”
Tuesdays, February 7 - April 3, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

“More Commonly Used Conventions”
Thursdays, February 9 - April 5, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Play of the Hand”
Thursdays, February 9 - April 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

FEE: $125 for each class (includes book)
All classes are 9 weeks in length.

Instructor: Joyce Ryan at jryan9620@sbcglobal.net or 713-977-3360

Instructor: Betsy Dubose at betsydubose@gmail.com or 713-665-6422

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056 Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

“The Holy Roman Empire”

Lecturer: Barry A. Greenlaw

In the 18th century, Germany was not a single country, but a patchwork of independent principalities, many of which owed allegiance to the amorphous political alliance called the Holy Roman Empire - which the French author Voltaire quipped was neither Holy, nor Roman nor an Empire. Based, for the most part, in Vienna, the Empire was a realm of shifting borders and overlapping alliances, as various kings, electors, prince-bishops, dukes, barons, landgraves and counts married, warred, and competed for influence. Some of the constituent states, such as Prussia and Bavaria were European powers in their own right, others were barely larger than small towns.

In this 10-week course, we will take an in-depth look at this Empire, from its founding in the 10th century, to its demise during the Napoleonic wars in the 19th - focusing particularly on the many small states and courts, palaces and castles, which peppered its landscapes.

The Holy Roman Empire is a 10 week course, offered three times each week - on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, and on Tuesday evenings. The classes will begin on February 14-15, and conclude on April 24-25, 2012. There will be a one week break on the week following Easter, April 10 and 11.

The fee for the full course is $175. You may, if you wish, register for either half for $100.

If you have questions or need further information, please call Barry Greenlaw at 713-781-9028

Confirmation of Registration will be sent out a week before the first session.

Make checks payable to Barry A. Greenlaw and enroll by returning this form and fee to Barry A. Greenlaw, P.O. Box 870, Columbus, TX 78934

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Kid Fit

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.

Kids will experience a wide range of sports and fitness activities. Children will experience a new and exciting activity each week as they focus on improving and developing fine and gross motor skills, flexibility, balance and muscle development. Baseball, soccer, basketball, flag football, tennis and other non-sports based lessons make up the curriculum. All lessons are age specific. The goal of Kid Fit is for children to form a solid foundation of healthy living and physical well-being through sports and fitness activities in a fun atmosphere.

Kid Fit USA is a Sports/Fitness company formed in 1996. Kid Fit introduces students to a wide range of sports and fitness activities in a fun and exciting way. Currently, Kid Fit is being offered at over 20 Houston area schools.

January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 & April 10)
Tuesdays, 2:30 - 3:15 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Little iKids Computer Class

Ages 3 - 5 years


Click here for online registration.


Little iKids become Computer Detectives on fun learning adventures to imaginative places such as The Great Wireless Reef, Email Trail, Cyber Space, Keyboard Castle and more!

Children work cooperatively as a team to accomplish an exciting computer mission while they move ahead at their own pace on individual laptops with custom software that adjusts academically and technically to each child’s level. The program includes computer skills, keyboarding, academic enrichment and more! Children continue the learning adventure at home with access to our online activities that correspond to the current lesson. The course builds confidence in the following areas:

Computer skills & basic keyboarding
Early reading & writing skills
Listening & communication skills
Thinking & problem solving skills
Teamwork & self-confidence

iKids, Inc. provides technology education for children. Our mission is to prepare all children with the essential skills to succeed by building a foundation for today and tomorrow’s technology based environment. Find out more by visiting www.ikidsinc.com.

Tuesdays ~ January 31 - May 15, 2012 2:30-3:15 p.m.
(no class March 13 and April 10)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $280
Non-Church Member - $290
Minimum: 4 Maximum: 12

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 5 - 6 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Wednesdays ~ January 25 - May 2, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class March 14)


FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Karate!

Bruce Alamdari will conduct the spring session of Karate (Tae Kwon Do) for children at the St. Martin’s Activity Center. These classes are extremely popular. Instruction includes self-discipline, body control and self-defense.

• Free belt testing
• Fee does not include uniform which is purchased from instructor.

Wednesdays: January 4 - May 9, 2012 (18 weeks)
(No class March 14)
• 2:20 - 2:50 p.m., Little Tigers (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 2:55 - 3:25 p.m., Little Dragons (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 3:30 - 4:15 p.m., Little Warriors (5 - 6 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

4:20 - 5:05 p.m., Advanced Class (Yellow belt & up - no exceptions) Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

FEE for all Levels:
$415 St. Martin’s Member;
$425 Non-Church Member
Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Please fill out and sign BOTH Activity Center release form AND Karate release form for this activity.
If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056
For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Woodworking for Young Children
with Linda Engelland

BOYS AND GIRLS (4 1/2 - 9 years old)

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THESE CLASSES.

January 18 - May 2, 2012 {no class March 14}

1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Woodworking II (must have taken Woodworking I AND have instructor permission)

2:45 - 3:45 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Beginners & Advanced Woodworking (ages 6-9 years AND have instructor permission)

Classes are taught by Linda Engelland who has a B.S. in education with a minor in psychology and is an A.M.S. (Pre-Primary) Montessori certified teacher. She has taught young children for many years and has very successfully taught Woodworking with children for many years as well. Linda’s classes are very popular and we are delighted to have her at the Activity Center.

FEE: $285 - St. Martin’s Member; $295 - Non-Church Member

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Gymnastics for Boys and Girls

First Semester (Sept-Dec) $250
(This includes the $10 yearly registration fee)
Second Semester (Jan-May) $300
Students can join mid-semester or even mid-month. Fees will be prorated.
Students can pay by the month ($65)
Payments must be made by the first class of each month. $5 late fee after first class, $10 after 3rd class
Checks should be made out to: Brown’s Gymnastics
Checks can be turned in at time of class, turned in at school office, or mailed to:
Brown’s Gymnastics, 5930 Beaudry, Houston, TX 77035
713-723-3362

Call for information, to pre-register, or just to let us know you’re signing up!
Thursday Class ages and times:
Old 3’s & Pre-K’s 2:45 p.m.
Kinder, 1st & 2nd Grades 3:40 p.m.
3rd, 4th & 5th Grades 4:25 p.m.

Classes begin January 5, 2012.

Your child will be participating in an exciting 45 minute class once a week. We work in the areas of floor tumbling, balance beam and mini-trampoline. Some classes include cheerleading for the students that desire it. In all of our classes we mix in health, fitness and well-being information along with some humor.

Please fill out and sign BOTH the Brown’s Gymnastics release form AND the St. Martin’s Activity Center release form (available at the Activity Center Front Desk) for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

CH’s “Big Saturday” Basketball Skills Clinic

9 “BIG SATURDAYS” ~ 10:15 - 11:45 a.m.

2 Saturdays in March (24, 31)
3 Saturdays in April (14, 21, 28) NO April 7 - Easter weekend
4 Saturdays in May (5, 12, 19, 26)

“Skills, not Drills!” My passion, enthusiasm and expertise in teaching the game are unmatched. I have an extremely keen eye for teaching and emphasizing the progressive skill sets that lead up to the finished product. WE ARE THE VERY BEST AT PUTTING YOUNGSTERS INTO A POSITION TO BE SUCCESSFUL! A strong foundation of basketball skills (not drills!) is the key to achieving that success.

The lead clinician is John Herndon, best known to Houston area youngsters as “CH”, the director of the Rice Owl summer basketball camps.

WE'LL COVER:

BALL HANDLING - stationary handling, stationary dribbling, dribble moves.

PASSING - chest passes, bounce passes, hook passes, passing on the run, lead passes.

SHOOTING - technique, groove shooting motion, catch-and-shoot, shooting off the dribble, layups.

OFFENSE - one-on-one, four-on-four, spacing, screening, movement.

DEFENSE - stance, movement, wing denial, helpside defense, block outs.

Eligibility:
K-6th graders Grouped by skill level, then by age.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Ballet, Creative Dance, Tap and Jazz

Our dance program continues to be a tremendous success and Ms. Crista Reuss Glover is back at the St. Martin’s Activity Center with an even better program. Basic dance techniques for ballet, creative dance, tap and jazz will be offered. You may choose from Monday or Tuesday classes. Don’t miss this opportunity to enroll your child in one of these outstanding classes.

Mondays, January 9 - April 30, 2012

1:45 - 2:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Creative Dance (3 & 4 years)
This class is full and closed.


2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Ballet/Tap (Kindergarten and 1st grade)
The 3:45 PM class is now closed to online registrations. Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for information.

Tuesdays, January 10 - May 1, 2012

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Jazz (2nd-4th grades)
This class is full and closed.
Registration begins Monday, November 28, 2011.

Call Miss Crista for Spring Recital
Information!
713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

Dance Attire Dress Code: Black Leotard - any style, Pink Tights, Ballet Shoes, Black Tap Shoes - replace ribbon with elastic {for Ballet/Tap classes}
Ballet/Jazz class needs: Pink ballet shoes, Black jazz shoes Jazz Dance Attire / Dress Code: Leotard - any style or color, Black Jazz Pants, Black Jazz Shoes
Attire available at Leapin’ Leotards, Costumes & Dancewear as well as other local stores

Thirteenth Annual Dance Recital ~ May 5, 2012

Any Questions? Call Miss Crista at 713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $185 Non-Church Member - $195

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 3 - 4 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Mondays ~ January 23 - May 14, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class February 20, March 12 and April 9)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Storybook Drama

Ages 3-5 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.

Recreate timeless stories and make up some of your own in this fun class for pre-school students. Students have the opportunity to become their favorite storybook characters and create their own unique characters through fun creative drama activities. Drama games, movement activities, story re-enactment and story creation will lead students through fun adventures while learning about pre-literacy concepts. The class is a great educational opportunity for students, but will focus on creativity, imagination and fun! A wonderful opportunity for any drama Queen or King!

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 2:45 - 3:30 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Yoga for Children

Ages 5-10 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.


Kids will participate in playful poses, yoga games and storytelling through yoga. Yoga will strengthen and develop muscles and coordination in a non-competitive and nurturing environment. Yoga also enhances self-awareness, body control, imagination, empathy, self-discipline, focus, attention span and self-esteem.

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 3:45 - 4:45 p.m., Ages 5-10 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $225

Non-Church Member - $235
Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Art for Little Hands
(Art class for children in early childhood)

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.


Is there a future Picasso or Van Gogh in your family? Artist and educator Sheila Zeve Lipkin is presenting an art class for your child, using a wide variety of mediums and techniques to further enhance and develop creativity.

Sheila spent four years teaching art to children in early childhood classes, as well as spending three years teaching children and adults at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Tuesdays, February 7 - May 22, 2012 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.

14 weeks ~ no class March 13 and April 10

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $295
Non-Church Member - $305
Minimum: 6 Maximum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Etiquette for Children

Ages 4-5 years

with Ann Miller


Click here for online registration.

Ann Miller Etiquette Class has operated successfully in Houston since 1984. Ann has taught children and youth from kindergarten to high school. Parents praise the classes, writing the following notes:

“My daughter LOVED your etiquette class. Thank you for sharing the skills of etiquette with her. She had so much fun.”

“Your class has heightened my son’s awareness so much that I am having to involve my younger son at home.”

Ann teaches life lessons as well as the intricacies of table manners, restaurant etiquette, greetings and introductions, telephone manners, thank-you notes and chivalry skills.

Your sons and daughters will become well-mannered ladies and gentlemen while having fun!

Minimum: 5

Tuesdays, January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 and April 10)
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $230; Non-Church Member - $240

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.
Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

February Bridge Lessons

This spring the St. Martin’s Activity Center will once again offer beginner and intermediate bridge lessons. The instructors are Joyce Ryan and Betsy Dubose who have been teaching bridge for years. These classes are always very popular. Here’s an idea - bring your bridge club and sharpen everyone’s playing skills at the intermediate level or start a beginner bridge club and come to the Activity Center for instruction. Choose the class that best fits your playing level.

“Defense”
Tuesdays, February 7 - April 3, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Bridge Basics 1 & 2”
Tuesdays, February 7 - April 3, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

“More Commonly Used Conventions”
Thursdays, February 9 - April 5, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Play of the Hand”
Thursdays, February 9 - April 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

FEE: $125 for each class (includes book)
All classes are 9 weeks in length.

Instructor: Joyce Ryan at jryan9620@sbcglobal.net or 713-977-3360

Instructor: Betsy Dubose at betsydubose@gmail.com or 713-665-6422

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056 Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

“The Holy Roman Empire”

Lecturer: Barry A. Greenlaw

In the 18th century, Germany was not a single country, but a patchwork of independent principalities, many of which owed allegiance to the amorphous political alliance called the Holy Roman Empire - which the French author Voltaire quipped was neither Holy, nor Roman nor an Empire. Based, for the most part, in Vienna, the Empire was a realm of shifting borders and overlapping alliances, as various kings, electors, prince-bishops, dukes, barons, landgraves and counts married, warred, and competed for influence. Some of the constituent states, such as Prussia and Bavaria were European powers in their own right, others were barely larger than small towns.

In this 10-week course, we will take an in-depth look at this Empire, from its founding in the 10th century, to its demise during the Napoleonic wars in the 19th - focusing particularly on the many small states and courts, palaces and castles, which peppered its landscapes.

The Holy Roman Empire is a 10 week course, offered three times each week - on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, and on Tuesday evenings. The classes will begin on February 14-15, and conclude on April 24-25, 2012. There will be a one week break on the week following Easter, April 10 and 11.

The fee for the full course is $175. You may, if you wish, register for either half for $100.

If you have questions or need further information, please call Barry Greenlaw at 713-781-9028

Confirmation of Registration will be sent out a week before the first session.

Make checks payable to Barry A. Greenlaw and enroll by returning this form and fee to Barry A. Greenlaw, P.O. Box 870, Columbus, TX 78934

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Kid Fit

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.

Kids will experience a wide range of sports and fitness activities. Children will experience a new and exciting activity each week as they focus on improving and developing fine and gross motor skills, flexibility, balance and muscle development. Baseball, soccer, basketball, flag football, tennis and other non-sports based lessons make up the curriculum. All lessons are age specific. The goal of Kid Fit is for children to form a solid foundation of healthy living and physical well-being through sports and fitness activities in a fun atmosphere.

Kid Fit USA is a Sports/Fitness company formed in 1996. Kid Fit introduces students to a wide range of sports and fitness activities in a fun and exciting way. Currently, Kid Fit is being offered at over 20 Houston area schools.

January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 & April 10)
Tuesdays, 2:30 - 3:15 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Little iKids Computer Class

Ages 3 - 5 years


Click here for online registration.


Little iKids become Computer Detectives on fun learning adventures to imaginative places such as The Great Wireless Reef, Email Trail, Cyber Space, Keyboard Castle and more!

Children work cooperatively as a team to accomplish an exciting computer mission while they move ahead at their own pace on individual laptops with custom software that adjusts academically and technically to each child’s level. The program includes computer skills, keyboarding, academic enrichment and more! Children continue the learning adventure at home with access to our online activities that correspond to the current lesson. The course builds confidence in the following areas:

Computer skills & basic keyboarding
Early reading & writing skills
Listening & communication skills
Thinking & problem solving skills
Teamwork & self-confidence

iKids, Inc. provides technology education for children. Our mission is to prepare all children with the essential skills to succeed by building a foundation for today and tomorrow’s technology based environment. Find out more by visiting www.ikidsinc.com.

Tuesdays ~ January 31 - May 15, 2012 2:30-3:15 p.m.
(no class March 13 and April 10)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $280
Non-Church Member - $290
Minimum: 4 Maximum: 12

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 5 - 6 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Wednesdays ~ January 25 - May 2, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class March 14)


FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Karate!

Bruce Alamdari will conduct the spring session of Karate (Tae Kwon Do) for children at the St. Martin’s Activity Center. These classes are extremely popular. Instruction includes self-discipline, body control and self-defense.

• Free belt testing
• Fee does not include uniform which is purchased from instructor.

Wednesdays: January 4 - May 9, 2012 (18 weeks)
(No class March 14)
• 2:20 - 2:50 p.m., Little Tigers (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 2:55 - 3:25 p.m., Little Dragons (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 3:30 - 4:15 p.m., Little Warriors (5 - 6 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

4:20 - 5:05 p.m., Advanced Class (Yellow belt & up - no exceptions) Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

FEE for all Levels:
$415 St. Martin’s Member;
$425 Non-Church Member
Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Please fill out and sign BOTH Activity Center release form AND Karate release form for this activity.
If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056
For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Woodworking for Young Children
with Linda Engelland

BOYS AND GIRLS (4 1/2 - 9 years old)

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THESE CLASSES.

January 18 - May 2, 2012 {no class March 14}

1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Woodworking II (must have taken Woodworking I AND have instructor permission)

2:45 - 3:45 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Beginners & Advanced Woodworking (ages 6-9 years AND have instructor permission)

Classes are taught by Linda Engelland who has a B.S. in education with a minor in psychology and is an A.M.S. (Pre-Primary) Montessori certified teacher. She has taught young children for many years and has very successfully taught Woodworking with children for many years as well. Linda’s classes are very popular and we are delighted to have her at the Activity Center.

FEE: $285 - St. Martin’s Member; $295 - Non-Church Member

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Gymnastics for Boys and Girls

First Semester (Sept-Dec) $250
(This includes the $10 yearly registration fee)
Second Semester (Jan-May) $300
Students can join mid-semester or even mid-month. Fees will be prorated.
Students can pay by the month ($65)
Payments must be made by the first class of each month. $5 late fee after first class, $10 after 3rd class
Checks should be made out to: Brown’s Gymnastics
Checks can be turned in at time of class, turned in at school office, or mailed to:
Brown’s Gymnastics, 5930 Beaudry, Houston, TX 77035
713-723-3362

Call for information, to pre-register, or just to let us know you’re signing up!
Thursday Class ages and times:
Old 3’s & Pre-K’s 2:45 p.m.
Kinder, 1st & 2nd Grades 3:40 p.m.
3rd, 4th & 5th Grades 4:25 p.m.

Classes begin January 5, 2012.

Your child will be participating in an exciting 45 minute class once a week. We work in the areas of floor tumbling, balance beam and mini-trampoline. Some classes include cheerleading for the students that desire it. In all of our classes we mix in health, fitness and well-being information along with some humor.

Please fill out and sign BOTH the Brown’s Gymnastics release form AND the St. Martin’s Activity Center release form (available at the Activity Center Front Desk) for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

CH’s “Big Saturday” Basketball Skills Clinic

9 “BIG SATURDAYS” ~ 10:15 - 11:45 a.m.

2 Saturdays in March (24, 31)
3 Saturdays in April (14, 21, 28) NO April 7 - Easter weekend
4 Saturdays in May (5, 12, 19, 26)

“Skills, not Drills!” My passion, enthusiasm and expertise in teaching the game are unmatched. I have an extremely keen eye for teaching and emphasizing the progressive skill sets that lead up to the finished product. WE ARE THE VERY BEST AT PUTTING YOUNGSTERS INTO A POSITION TO BE SUCCESSFUL! A strong foundation of basketball skills (not drills!) is the key to achieving that success.

The lead clinician is John Herndon, best known to Houston area youngsters as “CH”, the director of the Rice Owl summer basketball camps.

WE'LL COVER:

BALL HANDLING - stationary handling, stationary dribbling, dribble moves.

PASSING - chest passes, bounce passes, hook passes, passing on the run, lead passes.

SHOOTING - technique, groove shooting motion, catch-and-shoot, shooting off the dribble, layups.

OFFENSE - one-on-one, four-on-four, spacing, screening, movement.

DEFENSE - stance, movement, wing denial, helpside defense, block outs.

Eligibility:
K-6th graders Grouped by skill level, then by age.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Ballet, Creative Dance, Tap and Jazz

Our dance program continues to be a tremendous success and Ms. Crista Reuss Glover is back at the St. Martin’s Activity Center with an even better program. Basic dance techniques for ballet, creative dance, tap and jazz will be offered. You may choose from Monday or Tuesday classes. Don’t miss this opportunity to enroll your child in one of these outstanding classes.

Mondays, January 9 - April 30, 2012

1:45 - 2:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Creative Dance (3 & 4 years)
This class is full and closed.


2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Ballet/Tap (Kindergarten and 1st grade)
The 3:45 PM class is now closed to online registrations. Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for information.

Tuesdays, January 10 - May 1, 2012

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Jazz (2nd-4th grades)
This class is full and closed.
Registration begins Monday, November 28, 2011.

Call Miss Crista for Spring Recital
Information!
713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

Dance Attire Dress Code: Black Leotard - any style, Pink Tights, Ballet Shoes, Black Tap Shoes - replace ribbon with elastic {for Ballet/Tap classes}
Ballet/Jazz class needs: Pink ballet shoes, Black jazz shoes Jazz Dance Attire / Dress Code: Leotard - any style or color, Black Jazz Pants, Black Jazz Shoes
Attire available at Leapin’ Leotards, Costumes & Dancewear as well as other local stores

Thirteenth Annual Dance Recital ~ May 5, 2012

Any Questions? Call Miss Crista at 713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $185 Non-Church Member - $195

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 3 - 4 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Mondays ~ January 23 - May 14, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class February 20, March 12 and April 9)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Storybook Drama

Ages 3-5 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.

Recreate timeless stories and make up some of your own in this fun class for pre-school students. Students have the opportunity to become their favorite storybook characters and create their own unique characters through fun creative drama activities. Drama games, movement activities, story re-enactment and story creation will lead students through fun adventures while learning about pre-literacy concepts. The class is a great educational opportunity for students, but will focus on creativity, imagination and fun! A wonderful opportunity for any drama Queen or King!

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 2:45 - 3:30 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Yoga for Children

Ages 5-10 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.


Kids will participate in playful poses, yoga games and storytelling through yoga. Yoga will strengthen and develop muscles and coordination in a non-competitive and nurturing environment. Yoga also enhances self-awareness, body control, imagination, empathy, self-discipline, focus, attention span and self-esteem.

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 3:45 - 4:45 p.m., Ages 5-10 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $225

Non-Church Member - $235
Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Art for Little Hands
(Art class for children in early childhood)

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.


Is there a future Picasso or Van Gogh in your family? Artist and educator Sheila Zeve Lipkin is presenting an art class for your child, using a wide variety of mediums and techniques to further enhance and develop creativity.

Sheila spent four years teaching art to children in early childhood classes, as well as spending three years teaching children and adults at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Tuesdays, February 7 - May 22, 2012 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.

14 weeks ~ no class March 13 and April 10

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $295
Non-Church Member - $305
Minimum: 6 Maximum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Etiquette for Children

Ages 4-5 years

with Ann Miller


Click here for online registration.

Ann Miller Etiquette Class has operated successfully in Houston since 1984. Ann has taught children and youth from kindergarten to high school. Parents praise the classes, writing the following notes:

“My daughter LOVED your etiquette class. Thank you for sharing the skills of etiquette with her. She had so much fun.”

“Your class has heightened my son’s awareness so much that I am having to involve my younger son at home.”

Ann teaches life lessons as well as the intricacies of table manners, restaurant etiquette, greetings and introductions, telephone manners, thank-you notes and chivalry skills.

Your sons and daughters will become well-mannered ladies and gentlemen while having fun!

Minimum: 5

Tuesdays, January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 and April 10)
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $230; Non-Church Member - $240

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.
Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

“The Holy Roman Empire”

Lecturer: Barry A. Greenlaw

In the 18th century, Germany was not a single country, but a patchwork of independent principalities, many of which owed allegiance to the amorphous political alliance called the Holy Roman Empire - which the French author Voltaire quipped was neither Holy, nor Roman nor an Empire. Based, for the most part, in Vienna, the Empire was a realm of shifting borders and overlapping alliances, as various kings, electors, prince-bishops, dukes, barons, landgraves and counts married, warred, and competed for influence. Some of the constituent states, such as Prussia and Bavaria were European powers in their own right, others were barely larger than small towns.

In this 10-week course, we will take an in-depth look at this Empire, from its founding in the 10th century, to its demise during the Napoleonic wars in the 19th - focusing particularly on the many small states and courts, palaces and castles, which peppered its landscapes.

The Holy Roman Empire is a 10 week course, offered three times each week - on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, and on Tuesday evenings. The classes will begin on February 14-15, and conclude on April 24-25, 2012. There will be a one week break on the week following Easter, April 10 and 11.

The fee for the full course is $175. You may, if you wish, register for either half for $100.

If you have questions or need further information, please call Barry Greenlaw at 713-781-9028

Confirmation of Registration will be sent out a week before the first session.

Make checks payable to Barry A. Greenlaw and enroll by returning this form and fee to Barry A. Greenlaw, P.O. Box 870, Columbus, TX 78934

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Kid Fit

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.

Kids will experience a wide range of sports and fitness activities. Children will experience a new and exciting activity each week as they focus on improving and developing fine and gross motor skills, flexibility, balance and muscle development. Baseball, soccer, basketball, flag football, tennis and other non-sports based lessons make up the curriculum. All lessons are age specific. The goal of Kid Fit is for children to form a solid foundation of healthy living and physical well-being through sports and fitness activities in a fun atmosphere.

Kid Fit USA is a Sports/Fitness company formed in 1996. Kid Fit introduces students to a wide range of sports and fitness activities in a fun and exciting way. Currently, Kid Fit is being offered at over 20 Houston area schools.

January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 & April 10)
Tuesdays, 2:30 - 3:15 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Little iKids Computer Class

Ages 3 - 5 years


Click here for online registration.


Little iKids become Computer Detectives on fun learning adventures to imaginative places such as The Great Wireless Reef, Email Trail, Cyber Space, Keyboard Castle and more!

Children work cooperatively as a team to accomplish an exciting computer mission while they move ahead at their own pace on individual laptops with custom software that adjusts academically and technically to each child’s level. The program includes computer skills, keyboarding, academic enrichment and more! Children continue the learning adventure at home with access to our online activities that correspond to the current lesson. The course builds confidence in the following areas:

Computer skills & basic keyboarding
Early reading & writing skills
Listening & communication skills
Thinking & problem solving skills
Teamwork & self-confidence

iKids, Inc. provides technology education for children. Our mission is to prepare all children with the essential skills to succeed by building a foundation for today and tomorrow’s technology based environment. Find out more by visiting www.ikidsinc.com.

Tuesdays ~ January 31 - May 15, 2012 2:30-3:15 p.m.
(no class March 13 and April 10)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $280
Non-Church Member - $290
Minimum: 4 Maximum: 12

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 5 - 6 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Wednesdays ~ January 25 - May 2, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class March 14)


FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Karate!

Bruce Alamdari will conduct the spring session of Karate (Tae Kwon Do) for children at the St. Martin’s Activity Center. These classes are extremely popular. Instruction includes self-discipline, body control and self-defense.

• Free belt testing
• Fee does not include uniform which is purchased from instructor.

Wednesdays: January 4 - May 9, 2012 (18 weeks)
(No class March 14)
• 2:20 - 2:50 p.m., Little Tigers (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 2:55 - 3:25 p.m., Little Dragons (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 3:30 - 4:15 p.m., Little Warriors (5 - 6 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

4:20 - 5:05 p.m., Advanced Class (Yellow belt & up - no exceptions) Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

FEE for all Levels:
$415 St. Martin’s Member;
$425 Non-Church Member
Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Please fill out and sign BOTH Activity Center release form AND Karate release form for this activity.
If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056
For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Woodworking for Young Children
with Linda Engelland

BOYS AND GIRLS (4 1/2 - 9 years old)

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THESE CLASSES.

January 18 - May 2, 2012 {no class March 14}

1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Woodworking II (must have taken Woodworking I AND have instructor permission)

2:45 - 3:45 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Beginners & Advanced Woodworking (ages 6-9 years AND have instructor permission)

Classes are taught by Linda Engelland who has a B.S. in education with a minor in psychology and is an A.M.S. (Pre-Primary) Montessori certified teacher. She has taught young children for many years and has very successfully taught Woodworking with children for many years as well. Linda’s classes are very popular and we are delighted to have her at the Activity Center.

FEE: $285 - St. Martin’s Member; $295 - Non-Church Member

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

April Bridge Lessons

This spring the St. Martin’s Activity Center will once again offer beginner and intermediate bridge lessons. The instructors are Joyce Ryan and Betsy Dubose who have been teaching bridge for years. These classes are always very popular. Here’s an idea - bring your bridge club and sharpen everyone’s playing skills at the intermediate level or start a beginner bridge club and come to the Activity Center for instruction. Choose the class that best fits your playing level.

“Commonly Used Conventions”
Tuesdays, April 17 - June 12, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.
> Click here for online registration.


“Play of the Hand”
Tuesdays, April 17 - June 12, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

“Bridge Basics 1 & 2”
Thursdays, April 12 - June 7, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Defense”
Thursdays, April 12 - June 7, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.


FEE: $125 for each class (includes book)
All classes are 9 weeks in length.

Instructor: Joyce Ryan at jryan9620@sbcglobal.net or 713-977-3360
Instructor: Betsy Dubose at betsydubose@gmail.com or 713-665-6422

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Gymnastics for Boys and Girls

First Semester (Sept-Dec) $250
(This includes the $10 yearly registration fee)
Second Semester (Jan-May) $300
Students can join mid-semester or even mid-month. Fees will be prorated.
Students can pay by the month ($65)
Payments must be made by the first class of each month. $5 late fee after first class, $10 after 3rd class
Checks should be made out to: Brown’s Gymnastics
Checks can be turned in at time of class, turned in at school office, or mailed to:
Brown’s Gymnastics, 5930 Beaudry, Houston, TX 77035
713-723-3362

Call for information, to pre-register, or just to let us know you’re signing up!
Thursday Class ages and times:
Old 3’s & Pre-K’s 2:45 p.m.
Kinder, 1st & 2nd Grades 3:40 p.m.
3rd, 4th & 5th Grades 4:25 p.m.

Classes begin January 5, 2012.

Your child will be participating in an exciting 45 minute class once a week. We work in the areas of floor tumbling, balance beam and mini-trampoline. Some classes include cheerleading for the students that desire it. In all of our classes we mix in health, fitness and well-being information along with some humor.

Please fill out and sign BOTH the Brown’s Gymnastics release form AND the St. Martin’s Activity Center release form (available at the Activity Center Front Desk) for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

CH’s “Big Saturday” Basketball Skills Clinic

9 “BIG SATURDAYS” ~ 10:15 - 11:45 a.m.

2 Saturdays in March (24, 31)
3 Saturdays in April (14, 21, 28) NO April 7 - Easter weekend
4 Saturdays in May (5, 12, 19, 26)

“Skills, not Drills!” My passion, enthusiasm and expertise in teaching the game are unmatched. I have an extremely keen eye for teaching and emphasizing the progressive skill sets that lead up to the finished product. WE ARE THE VERY BEST AT PUTTING YOUNGSTERS INTO A POSITION TO BE SUCCESSFUL! A strong foundation of basketball skills (not drills!) is the key to achieving that success.

The lead clinician is John Herndon, best known to Houston area youngsters as “CH”, the director of the Rice Owl summer basketball camps.

WE'LL COVER:

BALL HANDLING - stationary handling, stationary dribbling, dribble moves.

PASSING - chest passes, bounce passes, hook passes, passing on the run, lead passes.

SHOOTING - technique, groove shooting motion, catch-and-shoot, shooting off the dribble, layups.

OFFENSE - one-on-one, four-on-four, spacing, screening, movement.

DEFENSE - stance, movement, wing denial, helpside defense, block outs.

Eligibility:
K-6th graders Grouped by skill level, then by age.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Ballet, Creative Dance, Tap and Jazz

Our dance program continues to be a tremendous success and Ms. Crista Reuss Glover is back at the St. Martin’s Activity Center with an even better program. Basic dance techniques for ballet, creative dance, tap and jazz will be offered. You may choose from Monday or Tuesday classes. Don’t miss this opportunity to enroll your child in one of these outstanding classes.

Mondays, January 9 - April 30, 2012

1:45 - 2:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Creative Dance (3 & 4 years)
This class is full and closed.


2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Ballet/Tap (Kindergarten and 1st grade)
The 3:45 PM class is now closed to online registrations. Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for information.

Tuesdays, January 10 - May 1, 2012

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Jazz (2nd-4th grades)
This class is full and closed.
Registration begins Monday, November 28, 2011.

Call Miss Crista for Spring Recital
Information!
713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

Dance Attire Dress Code: Black Leotard - any style, Pink Tights, Ballet Shoes, Black Tap Shoes - replace ribbon with elastic {for Ballet/Tap classes}
Ballet/Jazz class needs: Pink ballet shoes, Black jazz shoes Jazz Dance Attire / Dress Code: Leotard - any style or color, Black Jazz Pants, Black Jazz Shoes
Attire available at Leapin’ Leotards, Costumes & Dancewear as well as other local stores

Thirteenth Annual Dance Recital ~ May 5, 2012

Any Questions? Call Miss Crista at 713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $185 Non-Church Member - $195

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 3 - 4 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Mondays ~ January 23 - May 14, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class February 20, March 12 and April 9)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Storybook Drama

Ages 3-5 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.

Recreate timeless stories and make up some of your own in this fun class for pre-school students. Students have the opportunity to become their favorite storybook characters and create their own unique characters through fun creative drama activities. Drama games, movement activities, story re-enactment and story creation will lead students through fun adventures while learning about pre-literacy concepts. The class is a great educational opportunity for students, but will focus on creativity, imagination and fun! A wonderful opportunity for any drama Queen or King!

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 2:45 - 3:30 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Yoga for Children

Ages 5-10 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.


Kids will participate in playful poses, yoga games and storytelling through yoga. Yoga will strengthen and develop muscles and coordination in a non-competitive and nurturing environment. Yoga also enhances self-awareness, body control, imagination, empathy, self-discipline, focus, attention span and self-esteem.

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 3:45 - 4:45 p.m., Ages 5-10 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $225

Non-Church Member - $235
Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Art for Little Hands
(Art class for children in early childhood)

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.


Is there a future Picasso or Van Gogh in your family? Artist and educator Sheila Zeve Lipkin is presenting an art class for your child, using a wide variety of mediums and techniques to further enhance and develop creativity.

Sheila spent four years teaching art to children in early childhood classes, as well as spending three years teaching children and adults at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Tuesdays, February 7 - May 22, 2012 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.

14 weeks ~ no class March 13 and April 10

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $295
Non-Church Member - $305
Minimum: 6 Maximum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Etiquette for Children

Ages 4-5 years

with Ann Miller


Click here for online registration.

Ann Miller Etiquette Class has operated successfully in Houston since 1984. Ann has taught children and youth from kindergarten to high school. Parents praise the classes, writing the following notes:

“My daughter LOVED your etiquette class. Thank you for sharing the skills of etiquette with her. She had so much fun.”

“Your class has heightened my son’s awareness so much that I am having to involve my younger son at home.”

Ann teaches life lessons as well as the intricacies of table manners, restaurant etiquette, greetings and introductions, telephone manners, thank-you notes and chivalry skills.

Your sons and daughters will become well-mannered ladies and gentlemen while having fun!

Minimum: 5

Tuesdays, January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 and April 10)
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $230; Non-Church Member - $240

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.
Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

“The Holy Roman Empire”

Lecturer: Barry A. Greenlaw

In the 18th century, Germany was not a single country, but a patchwork of independent principalities, many of which owed allegiance to the amorphous political alliance called the Holy Roman Empire - which the French author Voltaire quipped was neither Holy, nor Roman nor an Empire. Based, for the most part, in Vienna, the Empire was a realm of shifting borders and overlapping alliances, as various kings, electors, prince-bishops, dukes, barons, landgraves and counts married, warred, and competed for influence. Some of the constituent states, such as Prussia and Bavaria were European powers in their own right, others were barely larger than small towns.

In this 10-week course, we will take an in-depth look at this Empire, from its founding in the 10th century, to its demise during the Napoleonic wars in the 19th - focusing particularly on the many small states and courts, palaces and castles, which peppered its landscapes.

The Holy Roman Empire is a 10 week course, offered three times each week - on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, and on Tuesday evenings. The classes will begin on February 14-15, and conclude on April 24-25, 2012. There will be a one week break on the week following Easter, April 10 and 11.

The fee for the full course is $175. You may, if you wish, register for either half for $100.

If you have questions or need further information, please call Barry Greenlaw at 713-781-9028

Confirmation of Registration will be sent out a week before the first session.

Make checks payable to Barry A. Greenlaw and enroll by returning this form and fee to Barry A. Greenlaw, P.O. Box 870, Columbus, TX 78934

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Kid Fit

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.

Kids will experience a wide range of sports and fitness activities. Children will experience a new and exciting activity each week as they focus on improving and developing fine and gross motor skills, flexibility, balance and muscle development. Baseball, soccer, basketball, flag football, tennis and other non-sports based lessons make up the curriculum. All lessons are age specific. The goal of Kid Fit is for children to form a solid foundation of healthy living and physical well-being through sports and fitness activities in a fun atmosphere.

Kid Fit USA is a Sports/Fitness company formed in 1996. Kid Fit introduces students to a wide range of sports and fitness activities in a fun and exciting way. Currently, Kid Fit is being offered at over 20 Houston area schools.

January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 & April 10)
Tuesdays, 2:30 - 3:15 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Little iKids Computer Class

Ages 3 - 5 years


Click here for online registration.


Little iKids become Computer Detectives on fun learning adventures to imaginative places such as The Great Wireless Reef, Email Trail, Cyber Space, Keyboard Castle and more!

Children work cooperatively as a team to accomplish an exciting computer mission while they move ahead at their own pace on individual laptops with custom software that adjusts academically and technically to each child’s level. The program includes computer skills, keyboarding, academic enrichment and more! Children continue the learning adventure at home with access to our online activities that correspond to the current lesson. The course builds confidence in the following areas:

Computer skills & basic keyboarding
Early reading & writing skills
Listening & communication skills
Thinking & problem solving skills
Teamwork & self-confidence

iKids, Inc. provides technology education for children. Our mission is to prepare all children with the essential skills to succeed by building a foundation for today and tomorrow’s technology based environment. Find out more by visiting www.ikidsinc.com.

Tuesdays ~ January 31 - May 15, 2012 2:30-3:15 p.m.
(no class March 13 and April 10)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $280
Non-Church Member - $290
Minimum: 4 Maximum: 12

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 5 - 6 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Wednesdays ~ January 25 - May 2, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class March 14)


FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Karate!

Bruce Alamdari will conduct the spring session of Karate (Tae Kwon Do) for children at the St. Martin’s Activity Center. These classes are extremely popular. Instruction includes self-discipline, body control and self-defense.

• Free belt testing
• Fee does not include uniform which is purchased from instructor.

Wednesdays: January 4 - May 9, 2012 (18 weeks)
(No class March 14)
• 2:20 - 2:50 p.m., Little Tigers (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 2:55 - 3:25 p.m., Little Dragons (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 3:30 - 4:15 p.m., Little Warriors (5 - 6 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

4:20 - 5:05 p.m., Advanced Class (Yellow belt & up - no exceptions) Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

FEE for all Levels:
$415 St. Martin’s Member;
$425 Non-Church Member
Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Please fill out and sign BOTH Activity Center release form AND Karate release form for this activity.
If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056
For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Woodworking for Young Children
with Linda Engelland

BOYS AND GIRLS (4 1/2 - 9 years old)

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THESE CLASSES.

January 18 - May 2, 2012 {no class March 14}

1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Woodworking II (must have taken Woodworking I AND have instructor permission)

2:45 - 3:45 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Beginners & Advanced Woodworking (ages 6-9 years AND have instructor permission)

Classes are taught by Linda Engelland who has a B.S. in education with a minor in psychology and is an A.M.S. (Pre-Primary) Montessori certified teacher. She has taught young children for many years and has very successfully taught Woodworking with children for many years as well. Linda’s classes are very popular and we are delighted to have her at the Activity Center.

FEE: $285 - St. Martin’s Member; $295 - Non-Church Member

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

April Bridge Lessons

This spring the St. Martin’s Activity Center will once again offer beginner and intermediate bridge lessons. The instructors are Joyce Ryan and Betsy Dubose who have been teaching bridge for years. These classes are always very popular. Here’s an idea - bring your bridge club and sharpen everyone’s playing skills at the intermediate level or start a beginner bridge club and come to the Activity Center for instruction. Choose the class that best fits your playing level.

“Commonly Used Conventions”
Tuesdays, April 17 - June 12, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.
> Click here for online registration.


“Play of the Hand”
Tuesdays, April 17 - June 12, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

“Bridge Basics 1 & 2”
Thursdays, April 12 - June 7, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Defense”
Thursdays, April 12 - June 7, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.


FEE: $125 for each class (includes book)
All classes are 9 weeks in length.

Instructor: Joyce Ryan at jryan9620@sbcglobal.net or 713-977-3360
Instructor: Betsy Dubose at betsydubose@gmail.com or 713-665-6422

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Gymnastics for Boys and Girls

First Semester (Sept-Dec) $250
(This includes the $10 yearly registration fee)
Second Semester (Jan-May) $300
Students can join mid-semester or even mid-month. Fees will be prorated.
Students can pay by the month ($65)
Payments must be made by the first class of each month. $5 late fee after first class, $10 after 3rd class
Checks should be made out to: Brown’s Gymnastics
Checks can be turned in at time of class, turned in at school office, or mailed to:
Brown’s Gymnastics, 5930 Beaudry, Houston, TX 77035
713-723-3362

Call for information, to pre-register, or just to let us know you’re signing up!
Thursday Class ages and times:
Old 3’s & Pre-K’s 2:45 p.m.
Kinder, 1st & 2nd Grades 3:40 p.m.
3rd, 4th & 5th Grades 4:25 p.m.

Classes begin January 5, 2012.

Your child will be participating in an exciting 45 minute class once a week. We work in the areas of floor tumbling, balance beam and mini-trampoline. Some classes include cheerleading for the students that desire it. In all of our classes we mix in health, fitness and well-being information along with some humor.

Please fill out and sign BOTH the Brown’s Gymnastics release form AND the St. Martin’s Activity Center release form (available at the Activity Center Front Desk) for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

CH’s “Big Saturday” Basketball Skills Clinic

9 “BIG SATURDAYS” ~ 10:15 - 11:45 a.m.

2 Saturdays in March (24, 31)
3 Saturdays in April (14, 21, 28) NO April 7 - Easter weekend
4 Saturdays in May (5, 12, 19, 26)

“Skills, not Drills!” My passion, enthusiasm and expertise in teaching the game are unmatched. I have an extremely keen eye for teaching and emphasizing the progressive skill sets that lead up to the finished product. WE ARE THE VERY BEST AT PUTTING YOUNGSTERS INTO A POSITION TO BE SUCCESSFUL! A strong foundation of basketball skills (not drills!) is the key to achieving that success.

The lead clinician is John Herndon, best known to Houston area youngsters as “CH”, the director of the Rice Owl summer basketball camps.

WE'LL COVER:

BALL HANDLING - stationary handling, stationary dribbling, dribble moves.

PASSING - chest passes, bounce passes, hook passes, passing on the run, lead passes.

SHOOTING - technique, groove shooting motion, catch-and-shoot, shooting off the dribble, layups.

OFFENSE - one-on-one, four-on-four, spacing, screening, movement.

DEFENSE - stance, movement, wing denial, helpside defense, block outs.

Eligibility:
K-6th graders Grouped by skill level, then by age.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Ballet, Creative Dance, Tap and Jazz

Our dance program continues to be a tremendous success and Ms. Crista Reuss Glover is back at the St. Martin’s Activity Center with an even better program. Basic dance techniques for ballet, creative dance, tap and jazz will be offered. You may choose from Monday or Tuesday classes. Don’t miss this opportunity to enroll your child in one of these outstanding classes.

Mondays, January 9 - April 30, 2012

1:45 - 2:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Creative Dance (3 & 4 years)
This class is full and closed.


2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Ballet/Tap (Kindergarten and 1st grade)
The 3:45 PM class is now closed to online registrations. Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for information.

Tuesdays, January 10 - May 1, 2012

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Ballet/Tap (4 & 5 years)
This class is full and closed.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Jazz (2nd-4th grades)
This class is full and closed.
Registration begins Monday, November 28, 2011.

Call Miss Crista for Spring Recital
Information!
713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

Dance Attire Dress Code: Black Leotard - any style, Pink Tights, Ballet Shoes, Black Tap Shoes - replace ribbon with elastic {for Ballet/Tap classes}
Ballet/Jazz class needs: Pink ballet shoes, Black jazz shoes Jazz Dance Attire / Dress Code: Leotard - any style or color, Black Jazz Pants, Black Jazz Shoes
Attire available at Leapin’ Leotards, Costumes & Dancewear as well as other local stores

Thirteenth Annual Dance Recital ~ May 5, 2012

Any Questions? Call Miss Crista at 713-807-7569 or e-mail at pointe9958@aol.com

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $185 Non-Church Member - $195

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 3 - 4 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Mondays ~ January 23 - May 14, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class February 20, March 12 and April 9)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Storybook Drama

Ages 3-5 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.

Recreate timeless stories and make up some of your own in this fun class for pre-school students. Students have the opportunity to become their favorite storybook characters and create their own unique characters through fun creative drama activities. Drama games, movement activities, story re-enactment and story creation will lead students through fun adventures while learning about pre-literacy concepts. The class is a great educational opportunity for students, but will focus on creativity, imagination and fun! A wonderful opportunity for any drama Queen or King!

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 2:45 - 3:30 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Yoga for Children

Ages 5-10 years

with Casey Casteel


Click here for online registration.


Kids will participate in playful poses, yoga games and storytelling through yoga. Yoga will strengthen and develop muscles and coordination in a non-competitive and nurturing environment. Yoga also enhances self-awareness, body control, imagination, empathy, self-discipline, focus, attention span and self-esteem.

Creative Connections was founded by Casey Casteel to provide educational and fun, developmentally appropriate Fine Arts opportunities for students in a supportive and nurturing environment that emphasizes creativity, imagination and independent thinking. Creative Connections offers classes, camps, professional development, residencies, and workshops for toddlers through adults in Art, Dance, Drama, Movement, Photography and Yoga. Creative Connections was the 2009 Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick for Best Houston Art Class. Casey has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Education, Child Development and Psychology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Education in Counseling.

January 23 - May 14, 2012 (no class February 20, March 12 & April 9)
Mondays, 3:45 - 4:45 p.m., Ages 5-10 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $225

Non-Church Member - $235
Minimum: 4

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Art for Little Hands
(Art class for children in early childhood)

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.


Is there a future Picasso or Van Gogh in your family? Artist and educator Sheila Zeve Lipkin is presenting an art class for your child, using a wide variety of mediums and techniques to further enhance and develop creativity.

Sheila spent four years teaching art to children in early childhood classes, as well as spending three years teaching children and adults at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Tuesdays, February 7 - May 22, 2012 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.

14 weeks ~ no class March 13 and April 10

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $295
Non-Church Member - $305
Minimum: 6 Maximum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Etiquette for Children

Ages 4-5 years

with Ann Miller


Click here for online registration.

Ann Miller Etiquette Class has operated successfully in Houston since 1984. Ann has taught children and youth from kindergarten to high school. Parents praise the classes, writing the following notes:

“My daughter LOVED your etiquette class. Thank you for sharing the skills of etiquette with her. She had so much fun.”

“Your class has heightened my son’s awareness so much that I am having to involve my younger son at home.”

Ann teaches life lessons as well as the intricacies of table manners, restaurant etiquette, greetings and introductions, telephone manners, thank-you notes and chivalry skills.

Your sons and daughters will become well-mannered ladies and gentlemen while having fun!

Minimum: 5

Tuesdays, January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 and April 10)
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

FEE: St. Martin’s Member - $230; Non-Church Member - $240

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book.
Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

“The Holy Roman Empire”

Lecturer: Barry A. Greenlaw

In the 18th century, Germany was not a single country, but a patchwork of independent principalities, many of which owed allegiance to the amorphous political alliance called the Holy Roman Empire - which the French author Voltaire quipped was neither Holy, nor Roman nor an Empire. Based, for the most part, in Vienna, the Empire was a realm of shifting borders and overlapping alliances, as various kings, electors, prince-bishops, dukes, barons, landgraves and counts married, warred, and competed for influence. Some of the constituent states, such as Prussia and Bavaria were European powers in their own right, others were barely larger than small towns.

In this 10-week course, we will take an in-depth look at this Empire, from its founding in the 10th century, to its demise during the Napoleonic wars in the 19th - focusing particularly on the many small states and courts, palaces and castles, which peppered its landscapes.

The Holy Roman Empire is a 10 week course, offered three times each week - on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, and on Tuesday evenings. The classes will begin on February 14-15, and conclude on April 24-25, 2012. There will be a one week break on the week following Easter, April 10 and 11.

The fee for the full course is $175. You may, if you wish, register for either half for $100.

If you have questions or need further information, please call Barry Greenlaw at 713-781-9028

Confirmation of Registration will be sent out a week before the first session.

Make checks payable to Barry A. Greenlaw and enroll by returning this form and fee to Barry A. Greenlaw, P.O. Box 870, Columbus, TX 78934

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Kid Fit

Ages 3-5 years


Click here for online registration.

Kids will experience a wide range of sports and fitness activities. Children will experience a new and exciting activity each week as they focus on improving and developing fine and gross motor skills, flexibility, balance and muscle development. Baseball, soccer, basketball, flag football, tennis and other non-sports based lessons make up the curriculum. All lessons are age specific. The goal of Kid Fit is for children to form a solid foundation of healthy living and physical well-being through sports and fitness activities in a fun atmosphere.

Kid Fit USA is a Sports/Fitness company formed in 1996. Kid Fit introduces students to a wide range of sports and fitness activities in a fun and exciting way. Currently, Kid Fit is being offered at over 20 Houston area schools.

January 31 - May 15, 2012 (no class March 13 & April 10)
Tuesdays, 2:30 - 3:15 p.m., Ages 3-5 yrs.

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $195
Non-Church Member - $205

Minimum: 10

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Little iKids Computer Class

Ages 3 - 5 years


Click here for online registration.


Little iKids become Computer Detectives on fun learning adventures to imaginative places such as The Great Wireless Reef, Email Trail, Cyber Space, Keyboard Castle and more!

Children work cooperatively as a team to accomplish an exciting computer mission while they move ahead at their own pace on individual laptops with custom software that adjusts academically and technically to each child’s level. The program includes computer skills, keyboarding, academic enrichment and more! Children continue the learning adventure at home with access to our online activities that correspond to the current lesson. The course builds confidence in the following areas:

Computer skills & basic keyboarding
Early reading & writing skills
Listening & communication skills
Thinking & problem solving skills
Teamwork & self-confidence

iKids, Inc. provides technology education for children. Our mission is to prepare all children with the essential skills to succeed by building a foundation for today and tomorrow’s technology based environment. Find out more by visiting www.ikidsinc.com.

Tuesdays ~ January 31 - May 15, 2012 2:30-3:15 p.m.
(no class March 13 and April 10)

FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $280
Non-Church Member - $290
Minimum: 4 Maximum: 12

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Building Brains LEGO Class

Ages 5 - 6 years


Click here for online registration.


BUILDING BRAINS uses LEGO Duplo and K’NEX educational kits to BUILD math and science skills. These educational building kits have specially designed gears, levers and pulleys that teach students to build simple machines that really work.

Students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING fine motor skills and confidence. Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum. Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works. Students BUILD a new machine each week and their literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys which also reinforce what the students have learned about these tools.

This is not a Robotics class; the class is designed to be educational as well as fun!

Wednesdays ~ January 25 - May 2, 2012 ~ 2:45-3:30 p.m.
(no class March 14)


FEE:
St. Martin’s Member - $260
Non-Church Member - $270

Maximum: 7

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Karate!

Bruce Alamdari will conduct the spring session of Karate (Tae Kwon Do) for children at the St. Martin’s Activity Center. These classes are extremely popular. Instruction includes self-discipline, body control and self-defense.

• Free belt testing
• Fee does not include uniform which is purchased from instructor.

Wednesdays: January 4 - May 9, 2012 (18 weeks)
(No class March 14)
• 2:20 - 2:50 p.m., Little Tigers (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 2:55 - 3:25 p.m., Little Dragons (3 - 4 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 10

Please call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 for registration information. • 3:30 - 4:15 p.m., Little Warriors (5 - 6 yrs.), Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

4:20 - 5:05 p.m., Advanced Class (Yellow belt & up - no exceptions) Min: 5 Max: 15

Click here for online registration.

FEE for all Levels:
$415 St. Martin’s Member;
$425 Non-Church Member
Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Please fill out and sign BOTH Activity Center release form AND Karate release form for this activity.
If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056
For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.
Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Woodworking for Young Children
with Linda Engelland

BOYS AND GIRLS (4 1/2 - 9 years old)

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THESE CLASSES.

January 18 - May 2, 2012 {no class March 14}

1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Woodworking II (must have taken Woodworking I AND have instructor permission)

2:45 - 3:45 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Advanced Woodworking (must have taken Woodworking II AND have instructor permission)

5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Beginners & Advanced Woodworking (ages 6-9 years AND have instructor permission)

Classes are taught by Linda Engelland who has a B.S. in education with a minor in psychology and is an A.M.S. (Pre-Primary) Montessori certified teacher. She has taught young children for many years and has very successfully taught Woodworking with children for many years as well. Linda’s classes are very popular and we are delighted to have her at the Activity Center.

FEE: $285 - St. Martin’s Member; $295 - Non-Church Member

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this class.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the credit card form at the back of this book. Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

April Bridge Lessons

This spring the St. Martin’s Activity Center will once again offer beginner and intermediate bridge lessons. The instructors are Joyce Ryan and Betsy Dubose who have been teaching bridge for years. These classes are always very popular. Here’s an idea - bring your bridge club and sharpen everyone’s playing skills at the intermediate level or start a beginner bridge club and come to the Activity Center for instruction. Choose the class that best fits your playing level.

“Commonly Used Conventions”
Tuesdays, April 17 - June 12, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.
> Click here for online registration.


“Play of the Hand”
Tuesdays, April 17 - June 12, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.

“Bridge Basics 1 & 2”
Thursdays, April 12 - June 7, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Click here for online registration.

“Defense”
Thursdays, April 12 - June 7, 2012, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Click here for online registration.


FEE: $125 for each class (includes book)
All classes are 9 weeks in length.

Instructor: Joyce Ryan at jryan9620@sbcglobal.net or 713-977-3360
Instructor: Betsy Dubose at betsydubose@gmail.com or 713-665-6422

Please fill out and sign Activity Center release form for this activity.

Make checks payable to St. Martin’s Activity Center and enroll by returning this form and fee (check or credit card form) to St. Martin’s Activity Center, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

Advance registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.

Gymnastics for Boys and Girls

First Semester (Sept-Dec) $250
(This includes the $10 yearly registration fee)
Second Semester (Jan-May) $300
Students can join mid-semester or even mid-month. Fees will be prorated.
Students can pay by the month ($65)
Payments must be made by the first class of each month. $5 late fee after first class, $10 after 3rd class
Checks should be made out to: Brown’s Gymnastics
Checks can be turned in at time of class, turned in at school office, or mailed to:
Brown’s Gymnastics, 5930 Beaudry, Houston, TX 77035
713-723-3362

Call for information, to pre-register, or just to let us know you’re signing up!
Thursday Class ages and times:
Old 3’s & Pre-K’s 2:45 p.m.
Kinder, 1st & 2nd Grades 3:40 p.m.
3rd, 4th & 5th Grades 4:25 p.m.

Classes begin January 5, 2012.

Your child will be participating in an exciting 45 minute class once a week. We work in the areas of floor tumbling, balance beam and mini-trampoline. Some classes include cheerleading for the students that desire it. In all of our classes we mix in health, fitness and well-being information along with some humor.

Please fill out and sign BOTH the Brown’s Gymnastics release form AND the St. Martin’s Activity Center release form (available at the Activity Center Front Desk) for this activity.

For more information call the Activity Center at 713-621-8625 or Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

Click here to download a pdf of the release form.