Rock-it Science Homeschool Schedule

“Children need a non-judgmental fun place to have science. As soon as you start testing them on stuff and make them memorize vocabulary words and take data, and go through all the stuff that they need when they’re in high school, that ruins it for the elementary school kids. They’re just interested in what’s going to happen -- they don’t care yet how much it’s going to happen. If they’re just finding out what’s going to happen, they’re so far ahead of all their contemporaries and even a bunch of adults that they’re having fun and they’re going to continue learning science their whole life.”

--John McChesney, Founder & Director, Rock-it Science

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Dates and Fees

Weekly Classes:
Tues: Jan 3 - Mar 13
Wed: Jan 4 - Mar 14
Thur: Jan 5 - Mar 15
Fri: Jan 6 - Mar 16
No classes the week of Feb. 21st (President's Week).

Tuition for each class series is $140 per child. If you sign up through a charter school, the fee is $170 per child (to cover all the paperwork). There are no family discounts.

Tuition is not refundable unless another paying student can replace your child. The only exception is if we cancel a class or if the class you request is full.

You may sign up your child for more than one class as long as they meet the age requirement.

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Homeschool and After-School Schedule

Classes meet once a week for 10 weeks, and we offer three 10-week series each year.
The Fall series begins in late September, the Winter series in January, and the Spring series in March. Each series is independent of the others, so there are no prerequisites for any class series, unless specified in the Class Description.
Note: Only registered students may participate in the classes -- no drop-ins.
Class Location: 2110 Walsh Ave., Unit F, Santa Clara, CA 95008. (see map & directions)

Winter 2012 Classes by Age Group:

Teen Class (age 11-16):
Tues 9:00 - 10:00 am
Tues 2:45 - 3:45 pm
Wed 10:15 - 11:15 am
Thurs 8:30 - 9:30 am.
See class description

Middle Students (ages 7-12):
Tues 10:15 - 11:15 am, 1:30 - 2:30 pm, or 4:00 - 5:00 pm (After-School)**
Wed 9:00 - 10:00 am
Thurs 9:45 - 10:45 am
Fri 10:15 - 11:15 am
See class description

Younger Students (ages 5-8)*:
Tues 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Thurs 11:00 am - noon
See class description

Mixed Ages (age 5-16)*:
Thur 1:00 - 2:00 pm.
Fri 1:30 - 2:30 pm.
New Class Added (will be held if sufficient students register):
Fri 2:45 - 3:45 pm.
See class description

*The classes for Younger (5-8) and Mixed Ages (5-16) will cover the same general topics as the age 7-12 class, but the presentations and experiments will be adapted as needed for the students’ ages.

Winter 2012 Classes by Day:

Tuesday:
9:00 - 10:00 – Teens (age 11-16)
10:15 - 11:15 – Middle Students (age 7-12)
11:30 - 12:30 -- Younger Students (age 5-8)
1:30 - 2:30 -- Middle Students (age 7-12)
2:45 - 3:45 – Teens (age 11-16)
4:00 - 5:00 -- After School Class (age 7-12)**

Wednesday:
9:00 - 10:00 -- Middle Students (age 7-12)
10:15- 11:15 -- Teens (age 11-16)

Thursday:
8:30 - 9:30 -- Teens (age 11-16)
9:45 - 10:45 -- Middle Students (age 7-12)
11:00 - 12:00 -- Younger Students (age 5-8)
1:00 - 2:00 -- Mixed Age Class (age 5-16)

Friday:
10:15 - 11:15 – Middle Students (age 7-12) 1:30 - 2:30 -- Mixed Age Class (age 5-16)
New Class Added (will be held if sufficient students register):
2:45 - 3:45 -- Mixed Age Class (age 5-16)

**After-School lessons are the same as those for the Middle Students. Homeschoolers may also attend After-School sessions. Please note: Mr. Mac teaches the Homeschool classes, and one of our staff teaches the After-School classes.

Students who attended the previous 10-week homeschool series receive priority when registering for the next homeschool class series. (Does not apply to summer camps.) Join our email list to receive announcements of future classes, programs, and videos.