After-School Classes
After-School Classes by Grade Level

Classes for 7th Graders

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  • Advanced Pottery

    For girls in grades 5-12
    Date/Time: Wednesdays, January 8-March 26 (no class 3/12) from 3:20-4:30 PM
    Instructor: Kristi Duckworth (ceramist and painter)
    Cost: $300
    Develop creative concepts in clay. Learn the techniques of throwing on the wheel, hand building, and combining altered forms.

  • Hutchison Chess Club

    For girls in grades 3-8 
    Date/Time: Tuesdays, January 7-March 25 (no class on 3/11) from 3:30-4:30 PM
    Instructors: Mid-South Chess Coaches and Joe Koelsch (Hutchison Middle School Math Teacher)
    Cost: $290
    Hutchison's Chess Club is a space where girls of all skill levels and backgrounds can come together to learn the game. Students will explore every aspect of chess from the movement of pieces on the board to the strategies to bring an opponent to check-mate. We'll build skill, confidence, and sportsmanship as we learn and compete. Most importantly, we'll have fun playing a game that will stay with them forever.

  • Middle School Dance Company

    For girls in grades 5-8
    School-year length course
    Dates/Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4:00-5:15 pm
     September 3-November 19 (no class on 10/8), and January 7-April 1 (no class on 3/11)
    Instructor: Louisa Koeppel (Hutchison dance teacher) & Katy Stanfield (dancer and dance instructor)
    Cost: $850
    Middle School Dance Company focuses on modern dance and creative ballet with an emphasis on dance-making and ensemble performance.

    Students will choreograph and perform in the dance concert on Tuesday, April 1 at 6:00 pm and the school matinee on Wednesday, April 2. Rehearsals will tentatively be on Thursday 3/27, Friday 3/28, and Monday 3/31.

    For more information, email lkoeppel@hutchisonschool.org.


  • Private Music Lessons

    For girls and boys in grades K-12
    Private lessons for 30 or 45 minutes in piano, violin, viola, voice, or harp are offered—all skill levels. Students who took lessons in the fall have priority for the spring semester. If you are interested in your child starting lessons please contact afterschool@hutchisonschool.org to learn of the open lesson spots.
    *You must have access to the instrument you are taking lessons for to practice outside of your lesson. 

    Space is limited.

  • Safe Sitter Babysitting Class

    For girls in grades 5-8
    Dates/Time: Mondays, January 13-February 10 (no class on 1/20) from 3:15-5:15 PM
    Instructor: Lisa Curry (RRT, BBA, owner of 901 Vital Training LLC)
    Cost: $225, includes all supplies
    Safe Sitter Babysitter classes are designed to prepare students to be safe when they’re home alone, watching younger siblings, or babysitting. The classes are filled with fun games and role-playing exercises that teach skills for safety, child care, first aid, rescue, life, and business. Adding the American Heart Association’s Heartsaver CPR certification (adult, child, and infant) makes this the complete babysitter training for your student!

  • Strings Choir

    For girls in grades 5-12
    Date/Time: Thursdays, January 9-March 27 (no classes 3/13) from 3:45-4:45 PM
    Instructor: Zoe Johnson (strings instructor)
    Cost: $315
    The Strings Choir will learn music theory, and composition, and rehearse music to be performed during the strings lesson recital. Students will learn a variety of repertoire, including classical compositions, contemporary works, and arrangements of popular music. A strings choir is a musical ensemble primarily composed of string instruments, such as violins, violas, cellos, and double basses. The rich, warm tones of string instruments allow for a diverse range of dynamics and expressions. The unity and depth of sound created by the combination of various string instruments offer a unique listening experience that highlights the beauty of string music.

    *Students must have at least one year of experience playing a stringed instrument.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

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    Andrea Jeter 

    Operations Director of After-School & Summer Programs
    (901) 507-2496
  • Photo of Brianna Lofton

    Brianna Lofton 

    Director of After-School & Summer Programs - CFE
    (901) 507-2460
  • Photo of Kathryn Morris

    Katie Morris 

    Director of After-School & Summer Programs - SPARK

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