Course Descriptions
Farming
Instructor:
Dr. Floyd D. Harris, Jr.
Farming - The farming session will be a six-week program dedicated to teaching adults and youth the proper uses of farm equipment. Everyone will learn how to plow rows and safely attach various pieces of equipment to the tractor. Participants will also learn how to water plants and to clear-out weeds. In addition, participants will understand techniques on how to harvest and sell vegetables for the local farmers market. Class will meet every Saturday at 6am, at New light for New Life Church of God, 1106 Woodward, Fresno, CA 93706.
Book Club
Instructor:
Mrs. Aline Reed
Book Club - Students who like reading can decide from a pre-selected list of books or choose to bring one of their own. Participants are expected to make a selection they can discuss during class or they may submit a (1-2 paragraph) synopsis of their book. The Book Club will be fun and entertaining if you love books.
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Automotive Maintenance
Instructor:
Mr. Ernest Lockhart
Automotive Maintenance - Participants will learn the do's and don't of knowing your vehicle by understanding each function including how to properly inspect and as well as regularly perform maintenance and repair. This course will begin with a basic introduction to your vehicle, car, truck, van, etc. Then onto what should know about your vehicle's make, model and year and how to navigate through your owner's manual. Next participants will understand the vehicle's basic areas of maintenance, such as, vehicle body, doors (function and locks), hood, trunk, windows, mirrors (cleanliness, adjustment for driving and repair). Participants will also understand the importance of tire maintenance and air pressure, nails, cracks and wear. Participants will obtain information on dashboard, wipers, gadgets, oil lights and checking fluids (transmission, coolant, windshield wipers, power steering and breaking). In addition, the class will learn the function and proper maintenance of hoses, signal lights (blinkers and high beams), heating and air conditioning (defrost/rain), including how to identify engine and wheel size including the importance and role of the fuse box. In conclusion, participants will also understand how to properly use a car jack for tire and other repairs.
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Sewing & Knitting
Instructor:
Mrs. Aline Reed
Sewing & Knitting - Students will learn basic sewing practices, which will include, fabric choice, pattern choice, basting, hand sewing and sewing machine operation and maintenance. Students will also have a choice of starter projects tat include; pot holders, aprons, lap quilts and a flag for the classroom.
Video Production
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Instructor:
Mr. King Tutmois
Video Production - Participants will understand what production skills are required for creating a 30 second, public service announcement. Participants will learn techniques in video production such as, script writing, outlining and storyboarding, lighting and backdrops for a video shoot.
(Course Goal) The goal of this class is to develop and produce a 30 second organizational video of this year's Freedom School activities. Participants will highlight the individual benefits of attending Freedom School and how it's activities are shaping the understanding of community development.
Gymnastics & Tumbling
Instructor:
Mr. Floyd D. Harris, III
In gymnastics, athletes perform acrobatic maneuvers like leaps, turns, flips, handstands and more on a variety of equipment. Typical equipment used in gymnastics include the balance beam, uneven bars, parallel bars, high bars, still rings, vault, ribbons, ropes and hoops. Most people are familiar with the sport from watching artistic gymnastics at the Olympics, which features common competitions like the balance beam for women and the still rings for men.
Tumbling is a form of gymnastics performed without props or equipment. Also referred to as floor gymnastics, common moves performed in tumbling include flips, somersaults, tucks, and stands and handsprings. While some moves in the floor routines seen in the Olympics can be considered tumbling, tumbling does not feature the same elements of formal dance associated with rhythmic gymnastics. Some sports, like cheerleading, typically use tumbling moves.
Black History
Instructor:
Professor Khendia
The colors of the flag and the flag itself has been used to posthumously honor great Black leaders. In fact, last year the lights of New York City's Empire State Building showed the colors of red, black, green to honor the late Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 20.
The flag and it Proposed Holiday
In this book, Kwanzaa: Black Power and the Making of the African-American Holiday Tradition, Keith A. Mayes speaks of Marcus Garvey, the Black Liberation Flag, and the proposed holiday that would honor both, His book conveys the following: "In an attempt to centralize Marcus Garvey Day (August 17) and capitalize off Black History Month's expansion, the King Holiday Movement and Kwanzaa's growing popularity. Marcus Garvey Day promoters created African Heritage Month in 1980. Black holiday promoter Ron Daniels went a step further advocating not only a national holiday for Marcus Garvey, but rather a national day in recognition of the flag Garvey created writing, 'I am proposing that we as Africans in America declare August 17, the birthday of Marcus Garvey, National American Flag Day. Garvey's birthday should become a major focal point for the dissemination of information about our flag and the massive display of the Flag by millions of Black people in parades, Garvey Day events and on our homes.
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