Winterim Catalog

Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy

Winterim Catalog

2018-2019

Career Exploration

Teacher: Swain

Cost: $125

Capacity: 15

Explore your interests and potential career paths through hands-on simulations, job shadowing, tours, and guest speakers.  Connect with industry leaders and explore college majors, potential internships, and service leaders to prepare and network for future success.

 

Credit Recovery

Teacher: Hatch

Cost: $50 per semester per class

Capacity: 45

Students will work on completing missing credits for graduation. Students who have NGs or who have failed classes from Semester 1 of the school year will be placed in this Winterim regardless of their requests, previous registration, or fees paid for other Winterim options.

 

Com Pro 2019

Teacher: Gilbert

Cost: $100

Capacity: 20

Learn the basics of programming using JavaScript and html in order to build your own webpages.  Network with professional programmers, web designers, and other business professionals. Learn basic programming and job shadow along professionals in their workplace.  All students will have the opportunity to learn the theory behind search engine optimization.

 

Book Binding and Paper Engineering

Teachers: Houghton/Fosse

Cost: $100

Capacity: 24

A paper engineer is an artist who uses various techniques to make paper illustations move or pop.  During this experience, students will work as paper engineers to create unique handmade paper, books, origami, and pop-up illustrations.  We will explore how paper engineering can be used to convert paper and other materials into products used by NASA, medical companies, car manufacturers, etc.  As part of the service element, students will volunteer at elementary schools to teach some of the skills they have learned (focusing on schools that do not have art specialists available to them).

 

Fantasy Literature

Teacher: Dowdle

Cost: $135

Capacity: 28

From ancient mythology to modern-day blockbusters, the fantastical has been part of the human experience for millenia.  The class is designed to expose students to a broader range of fantasy, exploring subgenres, and gaining appreciation for the creativity required to create new worlds of imagination.  Reading and analysis of the reading will be required, as well as exploration of the writing, editing, and publishing careers.

 

Cosplay Melee

Teacher: Gerber/ E. Smith

Cost: $250

Capacity: 30

Cosplay (the art of costume role playing) is a growing art form and expression.  With roots in the fantasy, SciFi and comic book world, costume play has progressed to new levels.  This winterim will select a class text to pull a literary character analysis and use it to drive designs.  We will partner with charitable groups such as Cause-Play and the Legacy Initiative to learn how this art form can be used to better society with charitable actions.

 

Jack of All Trades

Teachers: Kemper

Cost: $200

Capacity: 30

Students will learn basic mechanics, plumbing, framing, electric work, cooking, and sewing. The goal is to put their skills into practice and build a storage shed for sports or drama to store materials.

 

Fashion Statement

Teacher: Butler/Martinez

Cost: $990

Capacity: 20

From Mao Uniforms to the mini-skirt: cultural, political, and social intersection of fashion.  We’ll study apparel not only in class, but in LA, at the Fashion Institute of Design (FIDM), on Rodeo Drive, the Garment district, and at “Decades,” a consignment shop with clothes from 1920 to present.  Study of fabric, patterns, sizing, and sewing.

 

Galapagos

Teacher: Slade/Kreitzer

Cost: $3700

Capacity: 25

Explorica Ecology tour through the Galapagos. 

 

A Republic: If You Can Keep It

Teachers: Geary

Cost: $75

Capacity: 25

Let’s go deep into the concepts and practices of our democratic republic form of government, especially at our local level.  This winterim will provide opportunities to explore different career opportunities related to services provided by city, county, and state agencies.

 

CERT

Teachers: Sorenson

Cost: $150

Capacity: 25

Community Emergency Response Training

 

Curating Memory: Founders Tour

Teachers: Murray

Cost: $1000

Capacity:30

Provide opportunities for students to analyze how we, as Americans, curate our national memory through visiting our Nation’s Capital and sites.  Analysis of State and Federal Law including a tour of the Supreme Court while in DC and career opportunities including a tour of the State Capital and attending legislative session, as well as BYU law.  Costs will depend on flight arrangements.

 

Cooking Sensibly on a Budget

Teachers: Plott

Cost: $160

Capacity: 16

CTE: Food Service and Culinary Arts.  Students will learn to make a budget, grocery shop, coupon, and design weekly meal plans.  How do you cook for yourself or for a family? Plan and cook main dishes, side dishes, breads, and desserts all while staying in budget.  Students will learn proper table etiquette, proper setting and serving meals. Food Handler’s permits will be obtained. Students will also create a cookbook.  

 

JaNoWriMo

Teachers: Frampton

Cost: $125

Capacity: 24

JaNoWriMo is an intensive creative writing experience for the serious writer. Modeled after the National Novel Writing Month, where participants strive to write 50,000 words in one month, JaNoWriMo students can expect to write for several hours a day, and participate in weekly reading and writing critique groups. Designed to help students brainstorm ideas, push past writer’s block, and develop plot, character, and voice.

 

Recreational Therapy and Management

Teachers: Steinhorst/ Vernon

Cost: $500

Capacity: 30

Students will increase and enhance their independence, awareness of mental health, social skills, leadership skills, stress management, and mindfulness but participating in recreational and outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, camping, team building exercises and activities to name a few.  

 

Pursuit of Happy-ness

Teachers: MacDuff

Cost: $100

Capacity: 20

The Pursuit of Happy-ness Winterim will be a combination of simulations, research, and service concerning the issue of homelessness and poverty. Students will study the causes of poverty, its manifestations, and social theories and solutions implemented throughout history and across cultures. Students will gain an awareness and empathy for the poverty-stricken and common myths will be dispelled and replaced with a motivation to solve the problems.

 

Vexology and Design

Teachers: Ensign

Cost: $100

Capacity: 25

Flags

 

Independent

Teacher: Harmor, A. Smith

Cost: $10

Capacity: 50

Independent Winterim offerings allow students to direct their own learning as they explore their own academic and/or career interests. Independent options should meet at least TWO of the following objectives:

(1) Academically rigorous/expands student’s academic knowledge; (2) Serves as a humanitarian service opportunity; (3) Extra-curricular opportunities that make a relevant application to classroom theory and life experiences (college/career). As you plan your proposal, here are some things to keep in mind and include:

  • What are you trying to learn? In other words, what is your research question/purpose for your project?
  • What will your daily schedule look like? A detailed schedule showing how you will spend your time.
  • How will your winterim experience help you grow and develop?
  • Detail what your Winterfest project will be.

Any Independent Winterim must meet the same 60-hour requirement as regular Winterim offerings. Remember, Winterim is not simply a break or vacation from school. Note that family vacations do not normally make strong Independent Winterim proposals. Additionally, Independent Winterim proposals that are similar to traditional Winterim offerings will not be approved.

Guidelines for Independent Winterim Proposals

Winterim is a distinctive program and feature of Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy (Maeser). Winterim enhances student learning by providing an intensive, focused educational experience. Independent Winterim offerings allow students to direct their own learning as they explore their own academic and/or career interests. All Winterim offerings, including the Independent Winterim option, should meet at least TWO of the following objectives:

  1.     Academically rigorous/expands students academic knowledge
  2.     Serves as a humanitarian service opportunity
  3.     Extra-curricular opportunities that make a relevant application to classroom theory and life experiences (college/career)

Additionally, any Independent Winterim must also meet the same 60-hour requirement as regular Winterim offerings. Remember, Winterim is not simply a break or vacation from school. As you plan your proposal, here are some things to keep in mind and include:

  •   What are you trying to learn? In other words, what is your research question/purpose for your project?
  •   What will your daily schedule look like? A detailed schedule showing how you will spend your time.
  •   How will your winterim experience help you grow and develop?
  •   Detail what your Winterfest project will be.
  •   Include a signed commitment from your mentor to oversee your experience and help direct your learning. Mentors should NOT be a parent or relative.

Note that family vacations do not normally make strong Independent Winterim proposals. Additionally, Independent Winterim proposals that are similar to traditional Winterim offerings will not be approved