BASEC Workshops are enrichment classes that promote deep exploration into topics of interest for BASEC students. When space is available, BASEC Workshops are opened to the greater Fowler community. Children who don’t usually attend after school are encouraged to take BASEC Workshops.

BASEC @ Fowler Fall Workshop Session — Registration Now Open!

Please review this catalog of classes to learn more about the enriching workshops being offered at BASEC @ Fowler.

Workshops begin the week of 9/26 and continue for 10 – 11 weeks. Please see the dates below for Workshops of interest.

All workshops will run from 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM at Fowler Middle School. Students should be picked up or have sign-out authorization in place to depart BASEC @ Fowler each day by 4:30 PM, if they are not signed up for after school that day. After School students transition to and from Workshops directly from BASEC.

Per our licensing regulations, all students participating in BASEC Workshops must register (and complete our enrollment information form) for BASEC. If your child currently attends before or after school, you don’t need to register at BASEC–you are already fully enrolled! Just register for the Workshops you would like below. If your child is not currently registered for BASEC for the 2022 – 2023 school year, you may register for the Workshops below and then we will email you our enrollment form that will need to be completed and returned before Wednesday, 9/21.

We are excited to announce that tuition for all Workshops will be free to students participating in BASEC before and after school programs.

If you have any question concerning our workshops and curriculum, please email:
Michael Clark at Michael.Clark@maynardbasec.org

MONDAY WORKSHOP

It’s Alive!: Making Stop Motion Animation — WAITLISTED
Grades 4-8
Meets: 9/26, 10/3, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12
Time: 2:30-3:30
Capacity 13
Learn how to create stop motion animation using a variety of techniques, including clay, light, each other, and anything else we can find.

Instructor: Adela Talentino, Educator

TUESDAY WORKSHOPS

Play it All Sports
Grades 4-8
Meets: 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/29, 12/6
Time: 2:30-3:30
Capacity 26
Get ready to dive into the world of sports! Our focus will be developing skills, gaining confidence and practicing good sportsmanship. Each week students will immerse themselves in a wide variety of sports, including but not limited to soccer, baseball and basketball. All levels of athleticism are welcome! This workshop will be great for students who are currently participating in sports or students who are new to athletics!

Instructor: Maggie Ford, Sports Specialist

Jewelry Making
Grades 4-8
Meets: 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6
Time: 2:30-3:30
Capacity 13
Learn the skills of jewelry making while socializing with friends. Create earrings, bracelets, necklaces and more- using beautiful glass and metal beads. You will have a new piece of jewelry every day that you created for yourself or as a gift for family members or friends.

Instructor: Fran Indelicato, Fowler Educator

WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS

Intro to Coding
Grades 4-8
Meets: 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30, 12/7
Time: 2:30-3:30
Capacity 13
Over the course of the ten weeks students will learn the basics behind coding while building their own video games in Scratch! Designed for beginners but open to all, this workshop covers everything from how machines think, to the history of video games!

Instructor: Peter Liffers, STEM Specialist

Kaiju Puppet Pandemonium!
Grades 4-8
Meets: 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30, 12/7
Time: 2:30-3:30
Capacity 13
In this workshop students will design their very own giant puppet monster. Students will also build a city metropolis… and destroy it! Rawr!

Instructor: Adela Talentino, Educator

Chess
Grades 1-5
Meet: 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30, 12/7
Time: 3:30-4:30
Capacity 14

BASEC has been able to secure an outside vendor, Chess Wizards, to run a workshop for 1st-5th graders. Join Chess Wizards this year for challenging chess lessons, exciting tournaments, fun, team activities, and more! If you’re brand-new to chess, we’ll teach you the basics and get you playing right away. If you’re a seasoned checkmate artist, we’ll show you new ways to let your creativity show on the chess board.

Price for enrolled BASEC students is $190. Non-enrolled students must also pay a $75 registration fee. This workshop requires a minimum of 10 students to run and will take place at Green Meadow 3:30-4:30pm, starting on September 28th. Please email fowler@maynardbasec.org with interest for more details.

THURSDAY WORKSHOP

Wood Burning
Grades 4-8
Meets: 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 12/8
Time: 2:30-3:30
Capacity 13
Come and learn the basics of wood burning. Create your own designs or use pre-made ones. Burn these designs into wood. You will make a set of coasters and after that you’ll get to burn your own ideas into wood. Come and enjoy learning a new skill while hanging with friends or making new ones.

Instructor: Fran Indelicato, Educator