BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 RDATE:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 RDATE:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 RDATE:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 RDATE:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 RDATE:20270314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20271107T010000 RDATE:20280312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20281105T010000 RDATE:20290311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20291104T010000 RDATE:20300310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220409T130000 RDATE:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 RDATE:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 RDATE:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 RDATE:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RDATE:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270314T030000 RDATE:20271107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20280312T030000 RDATE:20281105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20290311T030000 RDATE:20291104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6bba5593a452bc593e6d20437b0d704a CATEGORIES:Arts Center CREATED:19691231T190000 SUMMARY:Homeschool: Sign Language (Age 7-10) LOCATION:Mable House Arts Center DESCRIPTION:Looking for a fun alternative to foreign language? \nPerhaps you’re just cu rious about signing as a fun enrichment program? Kids LOVE to sign!\nSign language is a joyful expression and offers a world of brain benefits. It’s a great precursor to foreign language because it stimulates the language a rea of the brain. \nAnd research shows that learning to sign has other adva ntages: heightened awareness, improvement of reading/vocabulary skills and complex patterns, and greater visual/spatial perception (believed to help w ith driving skills). And while it’s good for the brain, it also cultivates the heart - promoting compassion for the deaf and hard of hearing community . Plus, signing is JUST PLAIN FUN!\nJoin Ms. Holly for Signed Exact English (SEE). Newcomers are welcome. We’ll review the alphabet, numbers, fingersp elling and continue to work on simple sentences and songs with instruction, partner work and worksheets.\nYou can practice with videos in our Google C lassroom.\nAbout SEE: Signed Exact English was designed by sign language ex perts to promote proper grammar in the deaf and hard-of-hearing (HOH) commu nity and to ease their communication with hearing people. Hearing students often find SEE much easier and faster to learn than traditional American Si gn Language - which is very symbolic and uses incomplete sentences. SEE use s the same signs as ASL, but in English word order and it features lip-read ing (instead of just facial expression) which makes it easier for hearing p eople and deaf/HOH people to understand each other through more visual cues . SEE is the perfect starting point for a beginner student. And since SEE s igns are ASL, it’s easy for kids to transition to ASL later if they need to switch.\nMeet the Teacher: Hi, I’m Holly Tate. I began my sign language jo urney 25 years ago when I met my friend Melody, who was born deaf. We becam e fast friends, so I decided to learn SEE. Melody made it easy for me with memory anchor tricks I’ll teach you in class. Learning to communicate with Melody was so empowering and fun. I love signing & teaching SEE. Learni ng sign language is fun and rewarding for kids of all ages. I hope to *SEE * you in class!\n \nSign up to sign! (https://secure.rec1.com/GA/cobb-coun ty-ga/catalog?filter=c2VhcmNoPTI0NDI1MDM=)Register here $6 0 \nMore Monday FUN:\nMon 9:30 World Passport Art & Music Age 7-10Mon 1 1:30 Lunch Age 7-10 Mon 12:00 Games Galore Age 7-10 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Looking for a fun alternative to foreign language?
Perhaps you’re jus t curious about signing as a fun enrichment program? Kids LOVE t o sign!
Sign language is a joyful expression and offers a worl d of brain benefits. It’s a great precursor to foreign language because it stimulates the language area of the brain.
And research s hows that learning to sign has other advantages: heightened awareness, impr ovement of reading/vocabulary skills and complex patterns, and greater visu al/spatial perception (believed to help with driving skills). And while it’ s good for the brain, it also cultivates the heart - promoting compassion for the deaf and hard of heari ng community. Plus, signing is JUST PLAIN FUN!
Join Ms. Holly for Signed Exact English (SEE). Newcomers are welcome. We’ll revi ew the alphabet, numbers, fingerspelling and continue to work on simple sen tences and songs with instruction, partner work and worksheets.
< p>You can practice with videos in our Google Classroom.About SEE: Signed Exact English was designed by sign language experts t o promote proper grammar in the deaf and hard-of-hearing (HOH) community an d to ease their communication with hearing people. Hearing students often f ind SEE much easier and faster to learn than traditional American Sign Lang uage - which is very symbolic and uses incomplete sentences. SEE uses the s ame signs as ASL, but in English word order and it features lip-reading (in stead of just facial expression) which makes it easier for hearing people a nd deaf/HOH people to understand each other through more visual cues. SEE i s the perfect starting point for a beginner student. And since SEE signs ar e ASL, it’s easy for kids to transition to ASL later if they need to switch .
Meet the Teacher: Hi, I’m Holly Tate. I began my sign language journey 25 years ago when I met my friend Melody, who was born deaf. We became fast friends, so I dec ided to learn SEE. Melody made it easy for me with memory anchor tricks I’l l teach you in class. Learning to communicate with Melody was so empowering and fun. I love signing & teaching SEE. Learning sign language is fun and rewarding for kids of all ages. I hope to *SEE* you in class! p>
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