COMMUNITY CLASSES

  MOUTH TO HAND LEARNING CENTER SERVICES FAMILIES IN THE NEW YORK TRI-STATE AREA AND BEYOND! OUR CLASSES ARE OPEN TO ALL!

Open to all! M2H's Community Classes (held between 10:00-4:00, M-F)  are in a socially integrated environment, and are educational (see offerings below).  For availability, contact us at [email protected] or (914) 241-2500. 

COMMUNITY CLASSES 

ALL CLASSES OPEN TO ALL!  JOIN US FOR FUN, FRIENDSHIPS, AND LEARNING!
$55/GROUP/STUDENT (for 45 minute classes) [virtual price = $30/class]
$100/GROUP/STUDENT (1 hour) [virtual price = $50/class]


GENERAL SCIENCE CLASS (45 minutes/$55 per student/class/accompanied by parent or DSP):
  • STUDENTS WILL STUDY VARIOUS SCIENCE TOPICS, INCLUDING GENERAL SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, EARTH SCIENCE, BASIC CHEMISTRY
  • GUEST LECTURERS AND SCIENTISTS WILL JOIN US PERIODICALLY FOR EXCITING ENRICHMENT!

HISTORY CLASS (45 minutes/$55 per student/class/accompanied by parent or DSP):
  • STUDENTS WILL STUDY WORLD HISTORY, EUROPEAN HISTORY AND AMERICAN HISTORY TOPICS
  • STUDENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO RESEARCH METHODS, INCLUDING CONSULTING BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES



LITERATURE APPRECIATION (1 hour/$100 per student/class):
  • STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO ANALYZE LITERATURE: I.E. COMPREHENSION, THEMES AND LITERARY DEVICES

POETRY APPRECIATION AND WRITING (1 hour/$100 per student/class):
  • STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO ANALYZE POETRY, INCLUDING LEARNING ABOUT POETIC STRUCTURES, FORMATS, METER, POETIC DEVICES, HISTORY
  • STUDENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO A WIDE VARIETY OF POETS THROUGHOUT HISTORY
  • STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WRITE THEIR OWN POETRY

CURRENT EVENTS AND SOCIETY CLASS (1 hour/$100 per student/class):
  • STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT TOPICS RELEVANT TO THEM AND THEIR GENERATION
  • TOPICS INCLUDE CURRENT EVENTS, SOCIETAL ISSUES, AND SO MUCH MORE.

CREATIVE WRITING (1 hour/$100 per student/class):
  • STUDENTS WILL BE TAUGHT TO WRITE A VARIETY OF THINGS, FROM SHORT STORIES TO POETRY TO THEIR OWN BLOGS
  • STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ SHORT WRITINGS OF OTHERS AND LEARN TO CRITIQUE THEM FOR FORM, STYLE AND CONTENT


SUPER HEROES FOR SUPER HEROES (1 HOUR/$100 per student/class):
  • WATCH, DISCUSS AND COMPARE/CONTRAST OLDER AND NEWER FILMS, BOTH LIVE ACTION AND ANIMATED
  • DISCUSS WHICH PORTRAYAL OF MAJOR CHARACTERS YOU  FIND MOST COMPELLING
  • LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF MARVEL AND DC COMICS
  • DISCUSS STORY ARCS; HEROES' JOURNEYS; VILLAINS AND MORE
  • EXPLORE SPIN-OFFS AND DEBATE ETHICAL DILEMMAS PRESENTED
  • COMPARE AND CONTRAST RIVAL UNIVERSES, DC COMICS VERSUS MARVEL COMICS


DANCIN' WITH DEB! (1 hour/$100 per student/class)

  • STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE IN INTENTIONAL BODY MOVEMENT AND CONNECTION WHILE LEARNING TO LINE DANCE
  •  MINDFUL BRAIN/BODY EXERCISES USING DIFFERENT GENRES OF MUSIC


MIXED MEDIA ART CLASS (1 HOUR/$100 per student/class)

  • HANDS ON ART CLASS WHERE STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE ART MEDIA AND TECHNIQUES SUCH AS MONO-PRINTING, COLLAGE, POUR PAINTING AND DECOUPAGE. 
  • STUDENTS WILL USE NON-TOXIC MATERIALS/SUPPLIES INCLUDED
  • STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF ART AS THEY CREATE THEIR OWN MASTERPIECES!


MUSIC APPRECIATION (45 minutes/$55 per student/class/accompanied by parent or DSP):
  • STUDENTS WILL STUDY DIFFERENT TYPES OF MUSIC INCLUDING CLASSICAL, JAZZ, MUSICAL, POP, AND MORE
  • TOPICS ALSO INCLUDE DIFFERENT ERAS OF MUSIC; GREAT COMPOSERS; COMPOSITION FORM; MUSIC THEORY, AND SO MUCH MORE


MOVIES:  HISTORY AND ANALYSIS (45 minutes/$55 per student/class/accompanied by parent or DSP):
  • STUDENTS WILL WATCH MOVIES OF DIFFERENT GENRES AND DIFFERENT ERAS
  • STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO ANALYZE FILMS, INCLUDING DIRECTORIAL TECHNIQUES
  • STUDENTS WILL STUDY THE HISTORY OF FILM, AND THE GREAT DIRECTORS

SONG WRITING CLASS, WITH BRIAN LAIDLAW (EXTRA FEE APPLIES - SEE BELOW) (1 hour/$100 per student/class):
  • STUDENTS WILL LEARN SONG WRITING TECHNIQUES AND THEORY
  • STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES IN SONG, WRITING THEIR OWN WORKS
  • STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THEIR OWN LYRICS TO MUSIC, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF BRIAN. 

Brian's fees:
Individual session:  55 minute = $75

Group session:  55 minutes
$100/session + $50 for each additional student (i.e. 2 students = $150 total; 3 students = $200 total; etc. 


MATH  (1 hour/$100 per student/class)
  • STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO ANALYZE AND SOLVE MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS, RANGING FROM FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS  TO MORE ADVANCED TOPICS
  • STUDENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO A WIDE VARIETY OF MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS AND THEORIES THROUGHOUT HISTORY AND MODERN APPLICATIONS.
  • STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP STRONG PROBLEM-SOLVING AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THROUGH DISCUSSION AND PRACTICE.


ADVANCED GENERAL SCIENCE (1 hour/$100 per student/class) WITH LAB
  • STUDENTS WILL STUDY VARIOUS SCIENCE TOPICS, INCLUDING GENERAL SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, EARTH SCIENCE, BASIC CHEMISTRY
  • STUDENTS WILL LEARN GENERAL LAB TECHNIQUES
  • GUEST LECTURERS AND SCIENTISTS WILL JOIN US PERIODICALLY FOR EXCITING ENRICHMENT!

BIOLOGY (1 hour/$100 per student/class)
  • STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO ANALYZE BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES, INCLUDING CELL STRUCTURE, GENETICS, ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND HUMAN BIOLOGY.
  • STUDENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO A WIDE VARIETY OF BIOLOGICAL DISCIPLINES THROUGHOUT HISTORY AND MODERN SCIENCE.
  • STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF BIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS THROUGH READING, DISCUSSION, AND ANALYSIS.


CHEMISTRY (1 HOUR/$100 per student/class):
  •  STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO UNDERSTAND AND ANALYZE CHEMICAL REACTIONS, PERIODICITY, MOLECULAR STRUCTURES, STOICHIOMETRY, BIOCHEMISTRY, AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY.
  • STUDENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO A WIDE VARIETY OF CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN BOTH INDUSTRY AND DAILY LIFE.
  • STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF CHEMICAL CONCEPTS THROUGH READING, DISCUSSION, AND ANALYSIS.

INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION CLASSES

HISTORY CLASS:
  • STUDENTS WILL STUDY WORLD HISTORY, EUROPEAN HISTORY AND AMERICAN HISTORY TOPICS
  • STUDENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO RESEARCH METHODS, INCLUDING CONSULTING BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
MUSIC APPRECIATION :
  • STUDENTS WILL STUDY DIFFERENT TYPES OF MUSIC INCLUDING CLASSICAL, JAZZ, MUSICAL, POP, AND MORE
  • TOPICS ALSO INCLUDE DIFFERENT ERAS OF MUSIC; GREAT COMPOSERS; COMPOSITION FORM; MUSIC THEORY, AND SO MUCH MORE
LITERATURE APPRECIATION:
  • STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO ANALYZE LITERATURE: I.E. COMPREHENSION, THEMES AND LITERARY DEVICES
CREATIVE WRITING:
  • STUDENTS WILL BE TAUGHT TO WRITE A VARIETY OF THINGS, FROM SHORT STORIES TO POETRY TO THEIR OWN BLOGS
  • STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ SHORT WRITINGS OF OTHERS AND LEARN TO CRITIQUE THEM FOR FORM, STYLE AND CONTENT
With Judy Chinitz: (45 minute sessions)
Single session: $170

Package of 5: $800 ($160 per session)

Package of 10: $1500 ($150 per session)

With Other Instructors: (55 minute sessions)

Single session: $150

Package of 5: $675 ($135 per session)
 
Package of 10: $1300 ($130 per session)