Hudson Community Services: Community Education, School Age Care, Summer Programs

This class is designed to help High School students prepare for the ACT test. ACT Prep can lead to higher scores; improve chances of getting admitted to the college of your choice and increase opportunities for scholarships. This class focuses on the mathematics portion of the ACT test, which includes a review of algebra, geometry and trigonometry skills, as well as a discussion of test taking strategies. Retired ACT questions will be used. These sessions are scheduled to end prior to the ACT exam at the end of February. Visit the ACT website for more information:http://www.actstudent.org/regist/dates.html#second   

Do you want a jump-start on AP Calculus? Did you get through pre-calculus fine but feel like you have forgotten everything you learned? Not to worry, this class is designed to remind you of the most important precalculus information you need to know to be successful in calculus class. We will review limits and notation, unit circle ratios and trigonometry, function notation and composite function notation, behaviors of graphs and common precalculus mistakes. This course is designed to refresh students on precalculus. Those that mastered precalculus with straight A's can take the course, but may not feel the need.STUDENTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED PRE-CALCULUS IN ORDER TO ENROLL IN THIS COURSE.

Mindfulness has become a buzzword for calm and confident living, and it’s starting to find its way into family life and schools. Yet what is mindfulness? Is it something that we need in our lives right now? Should we teach it to our kids? Your child will learn about what mindfulness is, how to use mindfulness in daily life situations, kid-size meditation and visualization techniques and much more.

Help your child develop healthy habits for a lifetime of wellness and happiness. The Yoga Calm® portion of this session gives children a practice and routine integrating physical, mental, and emotional development. The skills and activities covered include: simple breathing techniques to slow down the nervous system, develop self-control and connect children with their feelings, yoga poses to release energy, learn compassion and develop strength, concentration and self-confidence. We will play games that develop patience, mindfulness, compassion, leadership and other social/emotional skills and learn relaxation techniques and storytelling to calm the body and mind and integrate physical, emotional and cognitive experiences.