ELECTIVES
We partner with incredible local businesses to provide Electives classes to our students during the school day! Check out our current Electives partners and their businesses:
art classes
Padma is a certified instructor, has been teaching basic art concepts and fine art, mixed media, decorative Painting in various art forms and techniques in the valley for the past 9 years. Through the help of referrals, she enjoys teaching many students and continues to add new classes based on growing needs. Teaching art is her passion as it allows her to help her students express their emotions, feelings, events, and words into their completed projects.
Padma has conducted many craft and painting workshops in the Valley and has been a volunteer teacher in an Art and Culture pilot program for the Scottsdale Unified School District. She is the founder of the WeLearnArt Studio, and currently offers private art lessons for many budding artists in person and virtually.
beats/audio engineering
Kahlil Muhammad is the proprietor and founder of kaziimadbeatzz, an establishment situated in Peoria, Arizona, dedicated to music production, education, and philanthropy. Music has perpetually held a significant role in his life, with formative experiences such as listening to his grandfather's bass playing, witnessing his father craft beats on the computer, and accompanying his grandmother's melodic renditions of Earth, Wind & Fire in the car. These encounters engendered within him a profound captivation with the mechanics and artistry of music creation.
Nurturing an inherent commitment to community engagement, instilled in him at an early stage by his mother, Khalil became impassioned and conceived the notion of contributing in his unique way by providing instruction to children aspiring to pursue music careers or merely harboring a profound interest in the realm of music.
breakdancing
Phoenix Arizona's Premier Hip-Hop school. Here at Catch Wrek Studios we offer Break dancing classes Monday through Thursday. all of our instructors are world class athletes who compete at the highest level. We have over 20 years of dance and gymnastics experience to offer. Owner and Founder Miguel "Gravity" Rosario ( BBoy gravity) has created and designed our curriculum and programs so that our students can build their strength, agility, mobility, flexibility, confidence and their overall personal style development. With tons of fun, laugh's and action our students are never bored, always active, building life long friendships and supported by a whole community of HipHop enthusiasts worldwide.
KARATE
Tim Mullis is the owner and Head Instructor of AKF Black Belt Academy Studio. As the Chief Instructor at AKF Martial Arts, Tim has 40 years of training and over three decades of teaching experience. He has traveled, competed, and taught martial arts around the world, including in Korea and China.
Since 1990, Tim has helped thousands of students achieve their goals, using martial arts as a powerful tool for personal growth. His ultimate mission is to make a positive impact on as many lives in our community as possible through martial arts. With him, you are not just learning a discipline - you are embarking on a transformative journey.
He believes in building a strong foundation of self-discipline, self-esteem, and respect that can be transferred to all the things you love to do - both outside of the studio and during training.
Each of his classes are filled with exciting, hi-energy, age-appropriate drills that have been carefully designed to build strength, stamina, and endurance, as well as develop important life skills.
kidokinetics
Kidokinetics, an innovative leader in children's physical education and sports enrichment, will be offering a dynamic and engaging elective course at our school. Kidokinetics is renowned for its fun, inclusive, and skill-based approach to physical education, providing a wide range of activities that promote fitness, coordination, and teamwork among young learners.
This program is specially designed to cater to the developmental needs of our youngest students, offering an exciting mix of sports and physical activities that are both enjoyable and educational. The curriculum includes a variety of sports, ensuring that each child finds something they love while learning the importance of staying active and healthy. You can click here to watch a video about the program.
music courses (including keyboarding, guitar, and drums)
We are a Creative Youth Development organization, a 2017 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award Winner, 2017 Mayor’s Arts Award Winner, & 2015 Arizona Governor’s Arts Award Winner.
PCM was founded in 1998 & provides a continuum of high quality music education and experiences to nearly 2,000 students annually. Programs range from introductory level in-house education and after school programs, to more advanced private lessons. Home to the national award winning College Prep Program; after school college readiness for contemporary music education, which is in partnership with the Berklee College of Music and The Berklee City Music Network.