CUSD Community Education

ANCIENT CONSTELLATIONS: Delve into ancient astral science as we explore the history, practices, legends, and stories of our sky. Learn about the interpretation, mythology, and astronomy that has been centered around the stars and constellations throughout ancient cultures. Explore the Babylonian’s naming of the months and seasons, Native American legends, the Greek’s sky mythology, Egyptian astronomy, India’s Vedic Nakshatras, and how the Chinese charted the sky. Construct constellations, create star viewers, glowing sky jars, & more as we connect today’s science, astronomy, and history to ancient astronomic ages! Program include an assortment of crafts, building projects, experiments, and a variety of interactive activities. Every class includes a take home project delivered by an enthusiastic, passionate, and inspiring instructor!

SCIENCE OF GLOW: Get your glow on! Explore the science behind what makes things glow in the dark by examining photoluminescence, chemiluminescence, and bioluminescence. Learn about the light spectrum, phosphors, and how electrons absorb energy and release light as we explore familiar glow in the dark items and a variety of naturally glowing substances and organisms. Students will have the opportunity to create, explore, and test a variety of glowing substances along with testing their skills as they team up to engineer glowing circuitry science! Test your skills as we create glow in the dark slime, create circuits out of various materials, build a glow in dark robot, and engage in the fun and science of things that glow! Program include an assortment of crafts, building projects, experiments, and a variety of interactive activities. Every class includes a take home project delivered by an enthusiastic, passionate, and inspiring instructor!

All classes are non refundable. For extenuating circumstances, processing, attendance, missed classes fees apply.