Spring 2023Fridays at The Groove Shack!
1404 Highway A1A, Satellite Beach, Florida
We know you are looking for classes and community, and so are we. While our campus concept is delayed, we have found a way to facilitate a connection between educators and students for the spring semester. We offer the space and support to teachers who in turn are empowered to offer their classes directly to students! We will meet on Fridays at The Groove Shack Campus on A1A in Satellite Beach. If you have a class you’d like to teach, contact us to see if we have a room available.
Here is a grid of the classes offered by The Groove Shack, Stella Maris Environmental Research, and independent educators. Below that is a description of each class as provided by the educator. If you’d like to see a class not currently offered on our schedule, please click here to tell us about it! We currently have requests for an elementary school ukulele class and an adult drum circle. If you’d be interested in those offerings, please use the same form to tell us.
Bailiwicks operates exclusively for educational non-profit as described in IRS code 501(c)(3). We do not discriminate on the basis of skin color, religion (creed), gender, national origin (ancestry), or disability in any of our activities or operations.
Classes are held at the Groove Shack, 1404 Highway A1A, Satellite Beach.
There is a registration fee of $50 per family payable to Bailiwicks Enrichment Campus due at Open House (Dec 2) or within seven days of registration. Monthly tuition payments will be made directly to the teachers. Though each teacher will set his or her own payment policy, we expect most will use the following payment schedule:
– January tuition due within 7 days of registration
– February tuition due Jan 6
– March tuition due Feb 3
– April tuition due March 3
– May tuition due April 7
We realize our registration system is a little quirky, so you will be provided a detailed invoice of your payments due. Payments will be collected at the Bailiwicks Enrichment Campus, or you can mail payment to:
Bailiwicks Enrichment Campus
870 North Miramar Avenue #737
Indialantic, Florida 32935
Before your first day, please watch the orientation video below.
Thank you!
Homeschool Advisor Program
Could you use a little help in your homeschool? A helping hand to guide you through the entire year? Teresa Mountjoy offers a comprehensive advising package that includes:
- – An annual full-hour “kick-off” advising session to help plan your homeschool
- – Monthly or bi-monthly “check-ins” to keep your homeschool on track
- – End of Year Evaluation for your student
Teresa will help you and your students succeed. She has 21 years experience in education, 5 years experience as an education coordinator, and 4 years experience as a reading coach (Teresa is Orton Gillingham trained and also offers reading tutoring services at Bailiwicks). She can offer assistance in all academic areas from elementary to high school, and high school transcript assistance is available for an additional fee. With Teresa on your team, you can relax and enjoy your homeschooling journey.
You can register for the Homeschool Advisor program when you register for classes.
Tutoring
We have several individual tutoring rooms available. We currently have tutors lined up in reading (including dyslexia), biology, and pre-algebra/algebra. More information coming soon!
Small Group Tutoring:
– Dyslexia Focused Instruction and Practice with Teresa Mountjoy: We have space for up to 4 kids (grades 3rd-5th) in this group which will use the highly effective Orton Gillingham curriculum.
Course Descriptions
Homework Ratings:
To assist in schedule selection when planning how Bailiwicks fits into your homeschool, we provide homework ratings for each class. The rating of a class indicates the likely amount of homework that the class will require each week.
1= No homework outside of class time
2= Minimal outside homework, not to typically exceed one hour per week
3= Approximately two hours homework per week
4= Approximately three hours homework per week
5= Four or more hours homework per week
In Partnership with The Groove Shack
Audio Engineering
Jan 6th-May 26th
Grades 9th-12th
Homework Level 1 course
$10 Weekly Tuition
Course Description:
Take the first step to a career in the audio industry by learning to set up for musical performance gigs. This class will meet in the Groove Shack band room with audio tools ranging from microphones to mixers. Students will operate and troubleshoot equipment simulating studio and concert environments.
Music Theory
Jan 6th-May 26th
Grades 9th-12th
Homework Level 2 course
$10 Weekly Tuition
Material Fee- $15 Instructional book
Course Description:
Take your music to the next level. This class will cover the basics of music theory such as pitches and scales, intervals, clefs, rhythm, form, metre and time signatures, phrases and cadences, and basic harmony. Students will be able to read and write Western music notation, and will hone their skills of understanding and analyzing music.
Intro to Acoustic Guitar
Jan 6th-May 26th
Grades 6th-12th
Homework Level 3 course
$10 Weekly Tuition
Material Fee- $15 Instructional book
Course Description:
Learn to play acoustic guitar! This is a group class for students who are new to guitar. Each student should bring his or her own guitar to class. Instrument rentals are available through The Groove Shack ($20 per month).
Intro to Electric Guitar
Jan 6th-May 26th
Grades 6th-12th
Homework Level 3 course
$10 Weekly Tuition
Material Fee- $15 Instructional book
Course Description:
Learn to play electric guitar! This is a group class for students who are new to guitar. Each student should bring his or her own guitar to class. Instrument rentals are available through The Groove Shack ($30 per month for guitar + amp).
Intermediate Acoustic Guitar
Jan 6th-May 26th
Grades 6th-12th
Homework Level 3 course
$10 Weekly Tuition
Material Fee- $15 Instructional book
Course Description:
This group lesson is for students who already have a foundation in Guitar. If you’ve been playing guitar for six months to a year, this is probably the class for you! If you aren’t sure which class to join, please reach out to us.
Beginner Piano
Jan 6th-May 26th
Grades 6th-12th
Homework Level 3 course
$10 Weekly Tuition
Material Fee- $15 Instructional book
Course Description:
Learn to play piano or keyboard! This is a group class for students who are new to piano. Each student should have a piano or keyboard for home practice.
Intermediate Piano
Jan 6th-May 26th
Grades 6th-12th
Homework Level 3 course
$10 Weekly Tuition
Material Fee- $15 Instructional book
Course Description:
Learn to play piano or keyboard! This is a group class for students with a foundation in piano. If you’ve been focused on playing piano for six months to a year, this is probably the class for you. If you’re unsure of your level, reach out to us. Each student should have a piano or keyboard for home practice.
Choir
Jan 6th-May 26th
Grades 6th-12th
Homework Level 3 course
$10 Weekly Tuition
Material Fee- $15 Instructional book
Course Description: Choir is a performance class that teaches the basics of good choral singing and basic musicianship. Students learn and perform a varied repertoire throughout the year that includes songs in different styles and languages, representing different historical
In Partnership with The Love Hut
Drum Circle
Jan 6th-May 26th
Grades 6th-12th
Homework Level 1 course
$10 Weekly Tuition
BYOD (bring your own drum) for an additional $2 per week
Course Description:
Learn the creative and improvisational skills that are integral to playing drum-circle style percussion! This class will incorporate rhythm games and activities using open source and improvisational materials. Topics include playing syncopated rhythms, listening while playing, and building confidence with being part of a group playing multiple rhythms simultaneously. Bring your own drum, or rent one for $2 per class. Students should be mature enough to focus on the experience and handle the instruments with care.
In Partnership with Stella Maris Environmental Research
Blue Space Collective
Jan 6th-May 26th
Grades 9th-12th (mature 8th graders admitted)
Homework Level 3 course
$10 Weekly Tuition
Coure Description:
This collection of studies will guide high school students interested and invested in careers or activism in environmental and conservation fields. The class will follow a rotational flow of informative group studies followed up with practical and applicable peer led discussions and projects. The sampler will also include several guest speakers, field trips and problem solving opportunities. Your students will throughly understand some of the most difficult environmental issues we face today and grow in advocacy skills needed to make a difference in their world.
Some field trips and discoveries being considered and scheduled for this course would be visiting a local ranch, visiting an oyster farm and even hearing from business owners who are matching their enterprises with giving back to their community. This course will be hands on and a lot of fun!
Hands-On Geology
Jan 6th-May 26th
Grades 6th-8th (mature 5th graders admitted if a parent stays on-site)
Level 2 course
$10 Weekly Tuition
Course Desciption:
In this middle school level Geology course students will explore how earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, and erosion change rocks to shape Earth’s tallest mountains and deepest caves. This course will cover the following topics through hands-on interactive activities:
Plate tectonics
Weathering and soil
Structure and composition of the atmosphere
Human impact on resources
The Earth-sun-moon system
In Partnership with Independent Educators
Spanish Conversation for the Real World
Jan 6th-March 31st
Grades 6th-12th
Level 5 course
$10 Weekly Tuition
Coure Description:
Learn to use Spanish for real, everyday situations. Move into conversation beyond greetings; ask and give directions, order food the way you want it, make friends and learn to say what’s on your mind.
Each week we’ll have conversations involving the topics you care about. Themes will include finding your way in a new place, or helping someone who’s lost; ordering from a menu and getting it served to your taste; getting things repaired; changing money and using your cell phone overseas.
Making Habitat
Jan 6th-May 26th
Grades 9th-12th
Level 2 course
$10 Weekly Tuition
Additional Class materials fee- $30 every 4 classes
Coure Description:
Learn about Florida, Brevard County especially, and how to incorporate our spaces into better spaces for our wildlife. Native plants are the core of the class, but many topics will be covered about insects, birds, reptiles/amphibians, the Indian River Lagoon, etc. Each student brings a native plant home each class.
Literature
Jan 6th-May 26th
Grades 9th-12th
Level 4 course
$10 Weekly Tuition
No material fee, however, there will be some books required to purchase.
Audio books are also acceptable.
Course Description:
This course is a Literature class for high schoolers designed as a book club, with a focus on American Literature–especially Florida Literature such as Zora Neal Hurston, Earnest Hemingway, and the Devil in the Grove. Class time would be used to discuss the book, its historical features and the implications on the authors culture.
Literature and Composition the Fun Way
Jan 6th-May 26th
Grades 9th-12th
Level 3 course
$10 Weekly Tuition
$2 Copied Material and Students will need to purchase a book
Course Description:
This High School Literature and Composition course introduces students to great works of literature and allows them to deepen their understanding of the work and themselves through discussions, projects, and essay planning. The class will primarily focus on short stories, poetry, and song lyrics. For composition, students work on writing the essays, moving through pre-writing, drafting, and editing. They will also learn to be more effective writers by studying five-paragraph essay structure and MLA format.
Students will hone their writing skills with regular in-class writing exercises, editing activities, and games that reinforce the correct use of commonly missed spelling and grammar conventions. In addition, we’ll write several essays from the pre-writing stage to the final draft, helping one another along the way.
Crazy Grammar and Creative Writing
Jan 6th-May 26th
Grades 6th-8th
Level 2 course
$10 Weekly Tuition
$2.50 Copied Material
Course Description:
Crazy Grammar looks at all the crazy rules that dictate how the English language is written. This class uses the Easy Grammar workbook and games to make sense of those rules.
Students learn to apply the Grammar rules using fun writing prompts and group writing activities.
Philosophy for this class is to teach students to love to write.
Foreign Language
History Through Film
Jan 6th-March 31st
Grades 9th-12th
Level 2 course
$10 Weekly Tuition
Coure Description:
A history of modern America through films such as Birth of a Nation, Citizen Kane, the Gold Rush, the Jazz Singer, etc. But even more modern movies that reflect on America’s history (such as the bevy of WWII movies), would be applicable. Art reflects culture, and this is a great opportunity for students to view American History through a primary source they haven’t considered—film!
SAT Prep
Jan 6th-March 31st
Grades 9th-12th
Level 3 course
$12 Weekly Tuition
Get your child prepared for the SAT! Students will learn what the test entails, while reviewing some basic concepts covered on the test, as well as test taking skills. Students will take several practice exams throughout the semester to improve their skills. Since practice makes perfect, study time at home is expected around an hour a week.
Coffee and Painting
Jan 6th-May 26th
Grades 9th-12th
Level 1 course
$10 Weekly Tuition
$3 Supply Fee per Semester
Course Description:
Art and coffee represent two worlds that we will explore. Painting, drawing and coffee will fill the allotted time. There will also be slide lectures, demos, class discussions, and short writing projects. At the start of every class we will have a warm-up/discussion before the main project.
Coffee and Painting for Adults!
Jan 6th-May 26th
$10 Weekly Tuition
$3 Supply Fee per Semester
Course Description:
Art and coffee represent two worlds that we will explore. Painting, drawing and coffee will fill the allotted time. There will also be slide lectures, demos, class discussions, and short writing projects. At the start of every class we will have a warm-up/discussion before the main project.
Sewing 101
Jan 13th-May 26th
Grades 9th-12th
Level 3 course
$17 (90 minute class)
No material fee- Sewing machine use in class included in Tuition
Students will need to purchase material for their chosen project
Course Description:
Sewing 101: Students will learn how to use their sewing machine (loaners will be available). The class will start with learning the basics of machine sewing including how to set everything up, safety, and how to follow basic techniques that are used on almost every project. Students will be given the choice of some quick projects all of which will practice these techniques.
After that comes the fun part! Students will select their own projects and be guided through the process from start to finish. Depending on the projects chosen and the student’s abilities, they may be able to complete more than one project.
Students who already have sewing experience are welcome to sign up as well! They will begin with a small project for week 1 and move on to choice projects starting week 2. All sewing abilities can be accommodated.
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