Programs/Activities
Clubs
Pre-K Clubs
Collage Art
Students explore a different theme each week through various art media. Past themes have included holidays and seasons.
Sponsor: Kathy Ambrocio
Kindergarten through 2nd Grade Clubs
Art
Art focused on seasonal nature elements. Students use different media to explore nature topics. Past topics have included marine animals, the earth, and fall landscapes.
Sponsor: Amy States and Oni Barnes
Coloring
Students choose different themes to explore through a variety of coloring media. Past themes have included self-portraits, animals, and holidays.
Sponsor: Pat Lankster
Just Dance
Students use movement and rhythm to follow along to Just Dance and create their own dance sequences.
Sponsor: Trisheena Mitchell-Moore
Jewelry Making
Students explore different types of strings, beads, and patterns to create jewelry.
Sponsor: Wendy Hanson, Kimberly Thueson, and Dorothea Latimer
Dance Team
Students use movement and rhythm to learn new dance techniques taught by Mrs. Portia. Students engage with different genres of music and movement.
Sponsor: Sandra Bell and La Portia Burks
Photography
Sponsor: Jason Gilley
Poetry
Sponsor: Jason Gilley
Board Games
Students learn cooperation, communication skills, and strategy through team-based board games.
Sponsor: Nolene Walton
3rd Grade through 6th Grade Clubs
- Cooking
- Chess
- Environment
- Reader's Theatre
- Model Rocketry
- Crucial Conversations
- Game Time
- Robotics
- L.A.P.D (Library)
- Design
- Photography
- Dance Team
- Health and Fitness
- Spanish
Cooking
Students learn how to plan a menu, virtual grocery shop, and prepare simple meals.
Sponsor: Nolene Walton
Chess
Students learn cooperation, communication skills, an strategy through team-based chess.
Sponsor: Harriet Leake
Environment
Students learn about and engage with the environment with a focus on beautifying the school and creating a sustainable recycling program.
Sponsor: Julianna Monnot
Reader's Theatre
Students learn different genres of theatre through reading scripts and acting. Students are encouraged to creatively own their roles and bring the scripts to life.
Sponsor: Shawna Hight
Model Rocketry
Students use mathematical concepts and teamwork to design and create a physical model rocket.
Sponsor: Danny Webb
Crucial Conversations
Students discuss relevant topics and build trusting relationships with a facilitator in a coffee shop like setting.
Sponsor: Marcus Davis
Game Time
Students learn cooperation, communication skills, and strategy through academically-focused board and online games.
Sponsor: Roshan Johnson
Robotics
Students learn programming, engineering, and teamwork through hands-on experiences with Legos and coding programs.
Sponsor: Hillary Ledoux
L.A.P.D (Library)
Students learn to care for the library, file books, and take leadership of the library day-to-day functions.
Sponsor: Sandra Lawrence
Design
Students use different media, mathematical concepts, and teamwork to design various projects. Past projects have included creating doll outfits, interior designing a room, and tie-dying clothes.
Sponsor: Kara Nance
Photography
Students learn about lighting and various types of photography through hands-on experience taking pictures around the school.
Sponsor: Kristina Beam and Missy Stowell
Dance Team
Students use movement and rhythm to learn new dance techniques taught by Mrs. Portia. Students engage with different genres of music and movement.
Sponsor: Sandra Bell and La Portia Burks
Health and Fitness
Students learn about and experience movement through team-based activities.
Sponsor: Oz Walker
Spanish
Students are introduced to basic conversational Spanish through engaging and hands-on activities.
Sponsor: Susan Brown
Fine Arts
Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy integrates all areas of fine arts throughout language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. In order to promote creativity, we provide multiple opportunities for students to design, perform, and share as a community. As our students go through each grade, they explore various aspects of the arts. We are a school environment filled with learning and creativity!
Music
In elementary grade music classes, students will learn and practice the basic fundamental elements of music such as sound, melody, harmony, rhythm, and expression (dynamics, tempo, articulation). Students will engage in singing, playing instruments, responding to music with movement, and connecting with various cultures through music. These classes will help students develop creativity, self-expression, and problem-solving while creating music together as a team. These classes will also provide students with performance opportunities, which will help them develop a sense of ensemble, tolerance, perseverance, and rigor—enabling them to be well-rounded citizens of our global society.
Art
In elementary grade art classes, students will explore many different aspects of visual art. Students will let their creativity flow by engaging in activities such as drawing and painting with various materials. They also learn art vocabulary, explore the work of many different artists and art movements, and learn to appreciate art as it enhances our world.
Contact Us
Benjamin Schmenk
Music Teacher
schmebe@tulsaschools.org
Kathy Rad
Strings Teacher
RadKa@tulsaschools.org
Karen Mannell
Art Teacher
manneka@tulsaschools.org
The Zone Academy
TheZone is NOT 'school' after school, but rather hands-on recreation & fun that will enhance school time learning.
What makes The Zone unique is the foundation of Voice & Choice. The students help form Zone programming. They have a voice in what is offered & they choose their path of learning through surveys. We take THEIR choices & we create an environment where they learn, grow, relax, and have fun at the same time.
All Zone programming is strategically designed for academic & social development. The staff is trained in design & delivery of project-based learning that offers real world, relevant, & engaging problems. Unlike the day school that has time limits, TheZone has the flexibility for students to participate in project-based learning activities that extend into multiple sessions and days. Participating in these project-based activities allows students to learn abilities such as effective decision-making, leadership, & interpersonal skills. Students not only create solutions to "problems" but they ultimately obtain larger goals of positive relationships & critical-thinking skills while building language, math and scientific understanding.
The Zone received a five (5) year community learning grant to do this programming at Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy. The Zone operates from 2:30-5:30 each day after school. For more information, please call 1-888-370-5444!
Students participate daily in Academic Enrichment or Academic Choice offerings including but not limited to:
- Radio broadcasting
- Sports and recreation
- Video/Filmmaking
- Field trips
- Music
- Dance
- Drama
- Cooking
- Community gardening
- App Development
- Robotics
- Computer Coding