{"id":250236,"date":"2017-04-14T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T20:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=250236"},"modified":"2017-04-14T06:00:47","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T20:00:47","slug":"mount-carmel-school-offers-mini-courses-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mount-carmel-school-offers-mini-courses-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Carmel School offers mini-courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-250236 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mount-carmel-school-offers-mini-courses-3\/mcs-pix-1-9\/'>MCS-pix-1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-250242'>\n\t\t\t\tKloney Virrey saut\u00e9s up an omelette for Cooking 2. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mount-carmel-school-offers-mini-courses-3\/mcs-pix-2-9\/'>MCS-pix-2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-250243'>\n\t\t\t\tSeniors Keona Camacho, left, and Karleen Reyes, right, cook up tasty dishes in Cooking 1. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mount-carmel-school-offers-mini-courses-3\/mcs-pix-3-6\/'>MCS-pix-3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-250244'>\n\t\t\t\tWilliam Chen, right, learns basic woodwork under the guidance of Bill Joseph. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mount-carmel-school-offers-mini-courses-3\/mcs-pix-4-4\/'>MCS-pix-4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-250245'>\n\t\t\t\tJennifer Villagomez, second from left, learns how to till the soil with help from NMC CREES\u2019 Solly Takai-Nakamura, far left. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mount-carmel-school-offers-mini-courses-3\/mcs-pix-5-4\/'>MCS-pix-5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-250246'>\n\t\t\t\tKaren Sato, right, and Joannie Paraiso learn how to assemble skirts in Weaving.\u200b (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Cooking. Woodwork. Dying T-shirts. These are just a few of the dozens of alternative courses that were taught this past week at Mount Carmel School as part of Mini-Course Week. In its 21st year at the school, Mini-Course Week gives junior high and high school teachers and students a chance to take a break from traditional academic instruction and dabble in hobbies and interests that engage students in hands-on learning.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Mini-Courses is the fourth year for sophomore Dayna Macaranas, who signed up for Workout 101, Zen Tangle, and the Art of Beading. She said, \u201cIt\u2019s a great experience for students to really learn some cool topics.\u201d She added, \u201cI\u2019ve really enjoyed Workout 101 with Ms. Petty; it\u2019s been active and fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While it was the fourth time for Macaranas to enjoy the courses, it was a first for 7th grade student, Christopher Mafnas, who took Zen Tangle and Finding Your Way with Algebra. He was pleasantly surprised by what he learned. As he puts it, \u201cIt\u2019s great because I got to learn new art styles, new patterns in Zen Tangle, and it was cool to learn how Algebra helps us in our lives.\u201d Looking ahead to next year, Mafnas hopes to take basketball and cooking.<\/p>\n<p>Mini-Course Week featured a wide array of unique courses, including Weaving, The Art of Beading, Latin, Barbecuing, and Bible Study. The school expresses its appreciation to the following community volunteers for helping teach this year\u2019s courses: Mark Flores, Bill Joseph, Jude Lizama, Michael Ogo, Lucy Sablan, and Solly Takai-Nakamura. The school also thanks Northern Marianas College\u2019s Cooperative Research, Extension and Education Service for lending the support of its talented staff. <strong>(MCS)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cooking. Woodwork. Dying T-shirts. 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