Solana Beach School District

The Solana Beach School District Band is an after school program of the Solana Beach Child Development Center.  It is open to all 4th - 6th graders in the Solana Beach School District. The band meets one day per week, after school. Band tuition is $675 for the year, which includes 28 classes, concerts, school events, music book, and t-shirt.Advanced Band meets on Mondays at SOLANA PACIFIC from 3:30-5:30 in the Solana Pacific Theatre.Students must have participated in a year of Beginning Band or have at least a year of prior experience playing their band instrument before registering for Advanced Band.INSTRUMENT CHOICES & RENTALS:Students need an instrument of their choice to participate in the band program. Students may pick from flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, baritone, tube and percussion (i.e. drums). Families can choose to purchase an instrument or rent one. A music store representative will be on hand at the Band Information Night to assist with instrument rentals. ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:Frank Glasson, a native of Solana Beach, has performed in the trumpet sections of the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, San Diego Opera, Middel Deutsche Rundfunk Orchestra of Germany, Tokyo Opera Nomori of Japan, Cape Town Symphony Orchestra, Start Theater and National Chamber Orchestras of South Africa, and has appeared as a soloist with the latter two. Also an accomplished jazz performer, Frank received a Grammy nomination for "Best Jazz Instrumental Solo" for his improvised solos on the recording "Jazztet" in 2006. Frank is a Yamaha performing artist and can currently be seen performing with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra and Pacific Symphony of Orange County. Frank is currently the band director for the Solana Beach School District and Director of Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra's Concert Band. For 8 years, Frank served as President of the American Federation of Musicians, Local 325.Frank Glasson, Director: "I am a professional trumpet player and I myself learned to play the trumpet in the Solana Beach School District. I am vested in nurturing a high quality band program in our school district. I am passionate about music and believe that my dynamic approach will inspire the band to new heights as the best learning comes when you enjoy what you are doing."FOR MORE INFORMATION:Robyn Glasson, Band Program Liasion: (858) 705-3734 or robynglasson@me.comKelly Johnston, SBCDC School-Age Supervisor: (858) 794 - 7185 or kellyjohnston@sbsd.net

The Solana Beach School District Band is an after school program of the Solana Beach Child Development Center. It is open to all 4th - 6th graders in the Solana Beach School District. The band meets one day per week, after school. Band tuition is $675 for the year, which includes 28 classes, concerts, school events, music book, and t-shirt.Beginning Band practices on Tuesdays from 3:30 - 5:30 in the Solana Pacific Theatre. Students do not need any prior experience to join Beginning Band. Instrument specific coaching is taught by qualified musicians during the first hour of class the first half of the year. INSTRUMENT CHOICES & RENTALS:Students need an instrument of their choice to participate in the band program. Students may pick from flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, baritone, tube and percussion (i.e. drums). Families can choose to purchase an instrument or rent one. A music store representative will be on hand at the Band Information Night to assist with instrument rentals. ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:Frank Glasson, a native of Solana Beach, has performed in the trumpet sections of the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, San Diego Opera, Middel Deutsche Rundfunk Orchestra of Germany, Tokyo Opera Nomori of Japan, Cape Town Symphony Orchestra, Start Theater and National Chamber Orchestras of South Africa, and has appeared as a soloist with the latter two. Also an accomplished jazz performer, Frank received a Grammy nomination for "Best Jazz Instrumental Solo" for his improvised solos on the recording "Jazztet" in 2006. Frank is a Yamaha performing artist and can currently be seen performing with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra and Pacific Symphony of Orange County. Frank is currently the band director for the Solana Beach School District and Director of Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra's Concert Band. For 8 years, Frank served as President of the American Federation of Musicians, Local 325.Frank Glasson, Director: "I am a professional trumpet player and I myself learned to play the trumpet in the Solana Beach School District. I am vested in nurturing a high quality band program in our school district. I am passionate about music and believe that my dynamic approach will inspire the band to new heights as the best learning comes when you enjoy what you are doing."FOR MORE INFORMATION:Robyn Glasson, Band Program Liasion: (858) 705-3734 or robynglasson@me.comKelly Johnston, SBCDC School-Age Supervisor: (858) 794 - 7185 or kellyjohnston@sbsd.net

Have you been struggling with math? Do you have a hard time understanding why it even exists? Or maybe you just love it and can't get enough! Club Xcite brings an understanding that every student learns differently and that not everyone loves math. And even if you do, there's still room to love it more! With a 6:1 student to instructor ratio, this program has been designed to touch on the standards of the specified grade levels through projects and activities that allow students to gain mastery over critical thinking concepts. Our goal is to encourage students to connect with mathematic concepts on a deeper, real-life level in a fun and engaging way! Projects will include 3D geometric constructions, learning to measure and draw to scale, solving puzzles and word problems, engaging in critical thinking games, and more!

Got an animal-lover that wants to work with animals some day? Come explore some of the different ways humans and animals work together while getting HANDS-ON with our animal ambassadors, interactive activities and themed games. Every week will have at least two animal encounters and an activity to go along with the daily topic including veterinarian, animal trainer, field biologist, zookeeper, educator and more.What kinds of critters will your child meet? A huge variety of fangs (snakes and lizards), feathers (exotic parrots and doves), fur (dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs), and more (turtles and invertebrates)!

Socratic style seminars for all levels. Practice joins theory with play every week and a team event on our life size chess board is set for the final class. "The Evans Method" is used in dozens of schools throughout San Diego and was featured on The Tonight Show and Inside Edition. Students learn in an exciting, cumulative merit forum that rewards participation with prizes every week. At the end of the session, all participants will receive an individualized trophy.

Tap into your imagination with tens of thousands of LEGO parts! Build engineer-designed projects such as: Boats, Snowmoblies, Catapults and Merry-Go-Rounds. Design and build as never before and explore your ccraziest ideas in a supportive environment. There are no prerequisites fro this course. 

Shake up a flask of fun in the lab and become a junior chemist! Learn to recognize chemical reactions and mix up a few reactive ingredients for some sensational results. Probe the properties of light and discover some unusual applications of glow-in-the-dark technology. Students have a blast as they make some crazy concontions.

Mandarin with All About Mandarin. Join our fun Mandarin Program for 2019-2020 School Year at your school and save the commute! The All About Mandarin program uses a well-implemented Academic and Activity-based curriculum. For non-Chinese heritage students, the program uses materials, "Step by Step Chinese Proficiency", which was professionally designed by All About Mandarin Curriculum Team and had been practiced in many schools, to enhance students’ proficiency of Mandarin (Chinese) as a foreign language. For Chinese heritage students, the program uses the materials that are currently being used in elementary schools in China (中国小学语文教材). This program not only provides structural academic learning, but also engages students’ interests in learning Chinese. For more information, please email info@allaboutmandarin.us or call (858) 678 - 8801.

The immersive game of Minecraft is a crowning achievement of modern technological creativity and innovation, a tool for students to create a unique world in which to build anything they can imagine. Students will use Minecraft as a gateway into team-building, problem solving and resource management - all while having fun! This virtual world is yours to explore, build, and create in any way you want. Students explore the hidden potential of this popular game as they learn about construction and architecture in their very own computer generated world.

Kids will have the opportunity to learn to play their favorite songs and music on electric keyboards. Radio hits, movie and television themes are made so easy, that our participants will be playing them after the very first class! The club is a combination of keyboard piano lessons and a music learning workshop, which uses a clever visual method to teach the basics of music reading and piano playing. We have developed lots of learning games and activities designed to instruct students in the fundamentals of music theory, in ways that are fun, engaging, and stimulating. We want our students to stay motivated and continue to want to learn to play music, whether they like Michael Jackson or Taylor Swift, One Direction, Bruno Mars or Beethoven. We have all the music they want. We have music from Wizards of Waverly Place, Stars Wars, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Phineas & Ferb and many more. Each participant has his/her own keyboard supplied during the class, along with headphones, books and other materials.