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  • NEW! Food Science 4 Kids

    for girls in grades 3-6
    date/time: Wednesdays, January 25-April 5 (no class 3/15); 3:30-4:15 PM
    instructor: Ali Manning (food scientist)
    cost: $250, supplies included
    Students will learn food science through experimentation. Explore agriculture, sensory evaluation, the science of cooking, and more!

  • Portrait Drawing with Ms. Leake

    For students in grades 7-12
    date/time: Wednesdays,  January 25-April 5 (no class 3/15); 3:30-4:45 pm
    instructor: Jeanette Leake (Hutchison middle/upper school art teacher and portrait painter)
    cost:  $225
    Whether you are just learning or are more advanced, improve your drawing skills. Move at your own pace and level of experience. The goal will be to understand the main principles of drawing the anatomy of the face as well as capturing a likeness. 

  • ACT Prep for April Test

    For girls and boys in grades 9-12; 9-10 grade students MUST have completed Algebra II. 

    date/time: Monday-Friday, March 27-31; 3:40-5:40 pm
    instructor: ACT Prep Instructor
    Cost: Science/Math M-W Only: $300
    English/Reading TH-F Only: $250
    Full Week/All Subjects: $400
    This class takes a deep dive into what it takes to succeed on the ACT. Participants will examine the tendencies of the ACT and learn general and content-specific strategies. Students will also gain valuable experience by working through problems from actual ACT tests.

  • Ballet 3

    For girls and boys in grade 3
    School-year length course

    date/time:     Tuesdays, 3:10-4:00 pm & Wednesdays, 2:30-3:30 pm
    September 7-November 16 (no class 10/4, 10/5) & January 10- April 5 (no class 2/14, 3/14, 3/15)
    instructor: Louisa Koeppel(Hutchison dance teacher) Katy Stanfield (dancer and dance instructor)
    cost:     $750

    Students in Ballet 3 continue to gain strength, agility, grace, and comradery in their dance and dance-making.  Plain pink or black leotard with or without a skirt, pink or skin-toned ballet tights or black leggings, and pink or skin-toned ballet shoes are required.

    Ballet students will perform in the dance concert on Tuesday, April 4 at 6:00 pm and the school matinee on Wednesday, April 5.

  • Intramural Sports

    INTRAMURAL SPORTS
    For Hutchison girls in grades K-4
    Hutchison offers an intramural program for Hutchison girls in basketball (K-4), soccer (K-3), lacrosse (3-4) and volleyball (1-3) to provide our girls with opportunities to explore athletics. The main goal of our intramural league is to promote growth and enhance skill development. Because of our commitment to foster growth throughout the program, girls are invited to participate regardless of skill level or experience.
    **additional equipment purchase required for this intramural

    Basketball     Grades K-4
    Mondays and Wednesdays, August 22, 24, 29, and 31
    Mondays: 3:30-4:15 pm
    Wednesdays: 2:30-3:15 pm 

    **Lacrosse Grades 3-4
    Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30-4:15 pm
    November 29, December 1, 6, 8

    **Volleyball Grades 1-3
    Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30-4:15 pm
    January 5, 10, 12, 17

    **Soccer Grades K-3
    Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30-4:15 pm
    April 11. 13, 18, and 20

  • JK Pre-Ballet

    For girls in JK

    date/time:     Wednesdays, 3:00-3:30 pm
    instructor: Louisa Koeppel (Hutchison dance teacher)
    cost: $200

    SESSIONS_____________________________
    FALL>> September 7-November 16 (no class 10/5)
    SPRING>> January 25-April 5 (no class 3/15)
    Pre-Ballet offers a gentle introduction to the tradition of ballet by reinforcing basics and vocabulary through creative activities and imagination. Plain pink or black leotard and pink or skin toned ballet shoes.
     

  • NEW! Fairy Tale Theater

    For girls entering grades K-2
    date/time: Wednesdays, January 25-April 12 (no class 2/1, 3/15); 2:30-3:15 PM
    instructor: Miss. Emily Cantrell (Bloom Studios)
    cost: $200
    Explore acting techniques and musical theater skills through the lens of beloved fairytales. Students will learn about costume design, develop stage presence and self confidence, and get a chance to perform their masterpiece.

  • PK Pre-Ballet

    For girls in PK 

    date/time: Wednesdays, 2:30-3:00 pm
    instructor: Louisa Koeppel (Hutchison dance teacher)
    cost: $200

    SESSIONS_____________________
    FALL >> September 7-November 16 (no class 10/5)
    SPRING >> January 25-April 5 (no class 3/15)
    Pre-Ballet offers a gentle introduction to the tradition of ballet by reinforcing basics and vocabulary through creative activities and imagination. Plain pink or black leotard and pink or skin toned ballet shoes.

  • Pottery

    For girls and boys in grades 2-4 and 5-12
     
    date/time: Wednesdays
      Grades 2-4 // 2:10-3:10 pm
      Grades 5-12 // 3:10-4:10 pm
    instructors: Kristi Duckworth (ceramist & painter)
    cost: $250 per session or $475 for both sessions, includes supplies
    SESSIONS
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    FALL>> September 7-November 30 (no class 9/28, 10/5, 11/23)
    SPRING>> January 25-April 5 (no class 3/15)
    Develop creative concepts in clay. Learn the techniques of throwing on the wheel, hand building, and combining altered forms.

  • Private Music Lessons

    For girls and boys in grades K-12

    Private lessons for 30 or 45 minutes in one or more instruments offered. All skill levels. 

    An email will go out to everyone once school starts with more information, as well as, dates and times available for lessons.

    Space is limited.

  • Quickstart Tennis

    For girls in K-2

    date/time:     Wednesdays, 2:30-3:15 pm
    instructor: Jay Horne (tennis coach)
    cost: $180 

    SESSIONS    ____________________________________
    FALL I >> September 7-October 19 (no class on 10/5)
    FALL II >> November 2-December 14 (no class on 11/23)
    SPRING >> January 11-February 15


    The Quickstart Academy will use the teaching method of Quickstart tennis, a program aimed at helping kids in kindergarten, first, and second grade, learn the game of tennis. Using a smaller court, net, racquet, and larger foam tennis balls, the Quickstart method makes the game of tennis easily accessible to younger players.

    **Each student will need to bring their own tennis racquet for this class. 

  • Upper School Dance Company

    For girls and boys in grades 9-12
    School-year length course
     
    date/time: Wednesdays, 3:30-4:45 pm and Fridays, 3:45-5:00 pm
    September 7-December 2 (no class 9/23, 10/5, 10/07, 10/28, 11/23, 11/25) & January 11-April 5 (no class 1/27, 2/17, 3/15, 3/17, 4/7)
    instructor: Louisa Koeppel (Hutchison dance teacher and Director of Hutchison Creative Ballet Center)
    cost: $750
    Develop contemporary movement and expression skills while earning fitness credit. Attend two classes per week to improve technique and acquire strength, mobility, and artistry in a collaborative atmosphere.

    US Company members will choreograph and present dance pieces throughout the school year and perform in the dance concert on Tuesday, April 4 at 6:00 pm and the school matinee on Wednesday, April 5.

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