Class Information

For new and returning ASL learners, this club provides a welcoming and inclusive space for people of all skill levels to learn and practice ASL. The club focuses on introducing new signs through fun and engaging games, allowing participants to challenge themselves by learning new games or helping teach familiar ones to beginners. Amanda highlights the beauty of ASL as a language, its importance in fostering inclusivity, and its power to build meaningful connections.

Through these activities, members make new friends, especially at Tops, while celebrating ASL as a rich and expressive form of communication. The club is a place for learning, teaching, and sharing a love for this beautiful language in a supportive environment. Taught by TOPS Teacher and CODA Amanda Trainum.

Dates: Mondays Sept 15 - Dec 15
(No class Nov 24th)
Time: 2:25-4pm
Location: Library Loft

Grades K-8

Cost: $425 + $25 late registration

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Using cardboard, glue, and tape this project based class teaches kids about engineering with cardboard and leads them through creating a few smaller take home projects and ending in one larger take home project! Projects include options of art based projects (like sea creatures) practical objects (phone/ipad stand, pencil holder, etc), and culminating in a final project of an arcade/county style of marble game/pin ball. 

Dates: Mondays Sept 15 - Dec 15
(No class Nov 24th)
Time: 2:25-4pm
Location: Library

Grades K-8

Cost: $450 + $25 late registration

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Capoeira is basically African Karate from Brasil that combines self-defense, dance, gymnastics, traditional music, and community. And it is the absolute BEST cultural art and alternative extracurricular activity for kids to engage in on a daily basis. Through dynamic instruction and practice, students train to develop body awareness, flexibility, physical strength, agility, mental confidence, and creativity; while learning history, language, songs, music instruments, culture, self-defense, social justice, and self- and community-empowerment. Taught by Seattle Capoeira Center.

Dates: Mondays Sept 15 - Dec 15
(No class Nov 24th)
Time: 2:25-4pm
Location: Gym or Commons

Grades K-3

Cost: $425 + $25 late registration

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Bring your story to life by making stop motion animated movies! Working in teams, we will build sets and characters using LEGO® bricks, clay, and other materials, then write, direct, and edit unique stories. We will learn about narrative structure, setting the tone, and using special effects to communicate stories to an audience. This program takes a strong social-emotional learning lens and focuses on skills like empathy, giving and receiving feedback, and goal-setting. By the end of the session, kids will complete multiple animation exercises and a final film project to share with the world! Students projects are sent home in a shared folder containing their movies via email within a week of the session ending.Taught by Bricks 4 kids. 

**Note 4:30pm end time**

Dates: Tuesdays Sept 16 - Dec 16
(No class 11/11, 11/25)
Time: 2:25 - 4:30pm
Location: TOPS Art Room

Grades: 3-8

Cost: $495 + $25 late registration

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Theme: Under the Sea

Explore the oceans with Bricks 4 Kidz! Construct a submarine with motorized LEGO® bricks and discover all the wildlife that's hidden under the sea. We will build jumping dolphins, chomping sharks, majestic sea turtles and more. Let's dive right in! 

We will host a parent showcase day where parents are invited to see a build in person for the final 20 minutes of class. Typically these are on the final day of class, but occasionally mid-session. We will reach out about this at a later date!

**Note 4:30pm end time**

Dates: Tuesdays Sept 16 - Dec 16
(No class 11/11, 11/25)
Time: 2:25-4:30pm
Location: TOPS Library

Grades: K-2

Cost: $470 + $25 late registration

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This karate class teaches the fundamentals of kempo karate, class will consist of choreographed patterns of sports, team building, martial arts. In addition to a great work out, the class is a non contact class that promotes Respect  - Self control - self discipline.

**Note 4:30pm end time**

Dates: Tuesdays Sept 16 - Dec 16
(No class 11/11, 11/25)
Time: 2:25 - 4:30pm
Location: TOPS Commons

Grades: 3-8

Cost: $450 + $25 late registration

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Come learn & practice your soccer skills! This soccer class is intended for beginning skill level and will include soccer drills, skill building, and scrimmage play. Students will use balance and coordination, and learn soccer techniques like how to stop and pass the ball, when to dribble, how and when to shoot, how to utilize the different parts of your body on the ball, and more. Taught by Coach Joseph Ademofe!

**Seeking Middle School 7th & 8th graders for Assistant Coaches!

Dates: Wednesdays Sept 17 - Dec 17
(no class Nov 26)
Time: 1:10-4pm
Location: TOPS field (Pick up @ TOPS gym)

Grades K-3

Cost: $525 + $25 late registration

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Much beloved and sought after art class with Ms Lauryn! An art class with no limits on creativity and full of fun! Come explore visual art, abstract art, painting and more. Taught by Lauryn Bell, Art therapist. 

Dates: Wednesdays Sept 17 - Dec 17
(no class Nov 26)
Time: 1:10-4pm
Location: TOPS art room (Pick up @ TOPS Gym)

Grades K-3

Cost: $525 + $25 late registration

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Capoeira is basically African Karate from Brasil that combines self-defense, dance, gymnastics, traditional music, and community. And it is the absolute BEST cultural art and alternative extracurricular activity for kids to engage in on a daily basis. Through dynamic instruction and practice, students train to develop body awareness, flexibility, physical strength, agility, mental confidence, and creativity; while learning history, language, songs, music instruments, culture, self-defense, social justice, and self- and community-empowerment. Taught by Seattle Capoeira Center. Coach Lua should be returning this fall as well!

Dates: Wednesdays Sept 17 - Dec 17
(no class Nov 26)
Time: 1:10-4pm
Location: TOPS Gym

Grades 3-6

Cost: $525 + $25 late registration

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Creating Illustrations for Comics, Graphic Novels, Zines and Finding Your Own Unique Drawing Style.
 

This fall, Ruthie and her students will draw a lot together, read and talk about illustrated books, sequential art, and graphic novels and have a great time making themselves and each other laugh with their drawings.

If students are interested, they will have the opportunity to make copies of their work and “publish” their zines, comics or character cards and have a “book fair” with the other students in the class.

Ruthie Nicklaus is a professional freelance illustrator and a Children’s Book writer and illustrator (and a TOPS mom), who most loves to draw kid antics and scenes of family chaos and humor. Kids, cats, dogs, coffee, school buses, piles of laundry, and for some reason, chickens, show up frequently in her art.

Dates: Wednesdays Sept 17 - Dec 17
(no class Nov 26)
Time: 1:10-4pm
Location: TOPS Classroom

Grades 3-8

Cost: $525 + $25 late registration

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Students interested in learning about chess are invited to join other developing chess players in fun game play. Students will learn new chess ideas and steadily improve their decision-making skills. Students explore opening ideas, middle game tactics, and end game strategy in class through hands-on play. Students will be introduced to historically important games and given the opportunity to practice these observed strategies in their own games. This club is a useful launching pad for students seeking to pursue the development of science, math, and computer skills. Students are encouraged to build up their decision-making skills while gaining skills in logical thinking for success in STEM subjects. Taught by Seattle Chess School. 

Dates: Thursdays Sept 18 - Dec 18
Time: 2:25-4pm
Location: TOPS Library

Grades: K-6

Cost: $450 + $25 late registration

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For players who have an understanding of chess already and are looking for more challenging game play. Students explore opening ideas, middle game tactics, and end game strategy in class through hands-on play. This club is a useful launching pad for students seeking to pursue the development of science, math, and computer skills. Students are encouraged to build up their decision-making skills while gaining skills in logical thinking for success in STEM subjects. Taught by Seattle Chess School. 

Dates: Thursdays Sept 18 - Dec 18
Time: 2:25-4pm
Location: TOPS Library

Grades: 3-8

Cost: $450 + $25 late registration

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The kid karate class teaches the fundamentals of kempo karate, class will consist of choreographed patterns of sports, team building, martial art basics. in addition to a great work out, the class is a non contact class that promotes Respect  - Self control - self discipline.

Dates: Thursdays April 24 - June 12
Time: 2:25-4pm
Location: TOPS Commons

Grades: K-3

Cost: $425 + $25 late registration

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Join everyone's favorite gym teacher (and his son!) to play a variety of different sports! From basketball, soccer, floor hockey, gator ball, badminton, and cooperative games, Mr Eric will rotate through different sports every week or two to let kids get practice at all things sports!! 

Dates: Thursdays April 24 - June 12
Time: 2:25-4pm
Location: TOPS Gym

Grades: K-3

Cost: $425 + $25 late registration

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Thank Goddess it's Friday (TGIF) Club is living for the end of the week and happy for some free to time in the library and courtyard! Kiddos can have their pick to read, play board games, draw and color, play in the courtyard (weather permitting), chill with friends (the #1 ask of kids at TOPS haha), or even check out a library book (if they don't too many checked out). This is mostly unsctructured time where kids determine their own entertainment from the options around them (within reason). Occasional optional structured crafts will be offerred too! No screen time here, just chill and bask in the upcoming weekend!

Dates: Friday Sept 19 - Dec 12
Time: 2:25 - 4:00pm
Location: TOPS Library

Grades: K-8

Cost: $400 + $25 late registration

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