Hatterdays
HATTERDAYS
an academic alternative to SATURDAYS
The HATS Program is in our 7th year of offering year round academic enrichment classes ("Hatterdays") during the school year. We offer an array of classes on Saturday mornings. We look forward to seeing you! Mark your calendar now!
SPRING 2013
January 12, February 9, March 9, April 20, and May 18
Classes are held 9:30 a.m. to 12:30at the Stetson University campus in DeLand, FL. Cost is $50 per class. Also, if you are registering more than one student, we offer a multiple class/sibling discount of $45 per class. Each class is an intense, hands-on academic experience - and fun! Students may register for one Saturday or multiple Saturdays. Classes vary from month to month and there is no requirement to attend more than one.
Space is limited! Register early!
Click here for a registration form Click here for Consent Form
You will need to print out the registration and consent form and mail it in with your payment (check or money order only - we do not take credit cards at this time)
First time registrations require documentation of participation in a gifted program and/or scoring at the 95th percentile or higher on any standardized testing.
Payment must be received in order to be placed on the class roster. If you are intersted in attending a class after the registration deadline, please email hats@stetson.edu to inquire about space availability.
2012 FCAT 95th Percentile Chart for eligibility requirements
Click here to see our cancellation and refund policy
May 18th Course Descriptions
Registration deadline for May classes is May 3rd
MAY-BER BRAIN TWISTERS & SIZZLERS
Puzzle -solving as an extreme sport….Come join us as we discover the thrill of critical
thinking and strategic problem solving. Learn how to think creatively, play strategically, and to solve seemingly outrageous problems…all this while you have loads of fun! From "Blokus" to logic puzzles, from mysteries to mazes, from riddles to pattern recognition…we'll explore the dimensions of critical thinking…. Be ready to push your neurons to the limit!
(Grades K-2)
MAY – 101 ELECTRICITY
It's ELECTRIFYING! You'll get a "real charge" out of this Hatterday's
program. Students will be flowing with excitement as they learn about
series and parallel circuits, switches, lights, electromagnets, and the flow of
electrons. You'll be shocked to learn about static electricity with a Van
de Graaf Generator! Join us for a fun filled, action packed day of
hands-on activities.
(Grades 3-6)
MAY – 102 NARRATIVE POETRY
Some stories need more punch and power than standard prose. Some stories need
rhythm, rhyme, and word play to really make them come to life. Authors from
Chaucer to Shakespeare to Dr. Seuss to Edgar Allen Poe have used this form to
make stories come alive on the page. Learn how to take a story and transform
it, bit by bit, into a story whose rhythms and rhymes make it difficult to put
down.
(Grades 4-12)
MAY – 103 WHAT'S THAT SIGN?
Can you ask a question by raising your eyebrows, widening your eyes, and tilting your body forward and using your hands? You can with American Sign Language! American Sign Language (ASL) is a complete, complex language that employs signs made by moving the hands combined with facial expressions and postures of the body. It is the primary language of many North Americans who are deaf and is one of several communication options used by people who hard-of-hearing. This course introduces students to the fundamentals of American Sign Language (ASL), ASL history, vocabulary, grammar, and cultural issues.
(Grades 6-12)