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Explore a world of possibilities with our diverse range of elective courses designed to ignite curiosity and foster creativity. From coding and robotics to art and design, gardening to scientific exploration, and creative writing, our elective offerings provide students with unique opportunities to explore their interests, develop new skills, and unleash their full potential. Join us on a journey of discovery where learning knows no bounds!

🎤 The Power of Persuasion: Debate

Turn talk into action! Students learn to build powerful arguments, think critically, and speak with confidence through debate games and real-world scenarios—developing literacy and leadership skills in a collaborative setting.

🎭 Drama & Theater: Take the Stage

From improv to curtain call, students explore performance arts through acting, scriptwriting, and stagecraft. At CIA, theater becomes a gateway for building empathy, confidence, and teamwork in a tech-rich, expressive environment.

🖋 Cursive & Calligraphy

Students explore the art and history of elegant handwriting while mastering fine motor skills. With a balance of mindfulness and creativity, this course makes traditional writing both modern and meaningful.

🎨 Painting Technique: Brushstrokes & Masterpieces

Young artists dive into color theory, textures, and art history while creating expressive pieces with watercolor, acrylics, and more—blending visual arts with scientific curiosity and storytelling.

🖌 Draw Like a Pro: Sketching & Technique

A foundational course that turns doodlers into illustrators. Students explore shading, perspective, and visual composition while journaling their growth as emerging artists.

🧸 Plush Pals: Sewing & Design Workshop

Students bring creativity to life—literally—by designing and sewing their own plushies. With every stitch, they gain design thinking skills, fine motor mastery, and cultural appreciation of textile arts.

🧵 Sew It Yourself: Clothing Creations

From pattern to runway, learners design and sew wearable art, merging fashion, math, and culture in a course that emphasizes hands-on creativity and problem-solving.

🖼 Exploring Art History

Art meets time travel! Students explore famous movements and artists, then craft inspired masterpieces that reflect global cultures, historical events, and personal identity.

📸 Picture Perfect: Photography Adventure

Through lenses and lighting, students capture moments and tell visual stories. Photography is the launchpad for exploring science, composition, and emotional impact.

🎞 Digital Animation

Using industry-grade tools, students create moving stories through digital animation. This course fosters tech fluency and narrative design as they animate ideas frame by frame.

🎌 Drawing Anime

A fan-favorite that fuses visual storytelling with cultural appreciation. Students explore character design, dynamic posing, and the global influence of anime as a modern art form.

🎨 Sculpt & Shape: Pottery Workshop

Students mold and fire their imagination into ceramic works while learning ancient and modern pottery techniques—a blend of art, science, and cultural expression.

🌱 Botany & Gardening Science

Grow knowledge from the ground up! Through gardening, students study ecosystems, sustainability, and plant biology—all while getting their hands dirty with purpose.

🧠 The Science of the Human Body

From heartbeats to hormones, students explore the systems that power us, connecting biology with wellness and medical discovery through engaging labs and models.

🧪 Explosive Science: Chemistry in Action

This lab-focused course puts chemistry in motion with dramatic experiments that teach students about reactions, formulas, and the wonder of scientific discovery.

⚙️ Physics of Motion: Engineering & Forces

Learners explore gravity, friction, and Newton’s Laws through hands-on building challenges—turning physics into play and sparking engineering interest.

🚀 Rockets & Aerodynamics

Students test flight designs and explore the principles of aerodynamics. Each rocket launch becomes a lesson in STEM and scientific exploration.

🌎 Life & Earth Science

CIA turns Earth science into a sensory experience—from volcanoes to weather tracking, students uncover the forces shaping life on our planet through interactive labs.

🌊 Ocean Explorers: Marine Biology

Dive deep into the ocean’s mysteries with hands-on marine biology projects that explore coral reefs, sea life, and environmental science.

🌋 Geology Rocks!

Students investigate Earth’s dynamic systems—fossils, minerals, and tectonic movements—through simulations and fieldwork-inspired experiments.

⚡️Zap! Crackle! Boom! Electricity & Magnetism

An electrifying journey through circuits and magnetic fields where students become young engineers, experimenting and learning through discovery.

🌌 Astronomy: Into the Stars

Future astronomers chart constellations, explore planetary science, and track space missions, using math and storytelling to understand the cosmos.

🤖 LEGO Robotics & Dash’s Robotic Adventure

Learners become innovators as they build and code robots, solving engineering challenges that blend logic, design, and technology.

📚 Creative Writing & Storytelling

Writers unleash imagination through original stories and poetry, with narrative-building activities that develop communication and expressive skills in a nurturing, creative space.

📰 Journalism & Media Writing

Young journalists report on their world with integrity and curiosity, learning interviewing, editing, and digital media in an age of information.

📖 Mythology & Legends

From dragons to deities, this course brings folklore and ancient storytelling to life—students examine cultural myths and create stories that honor timeless traditions.

🎶 Sounds of the World: Music Appreciation

Students journey through sound, exploring world music genres and famous composers while analyzing rhythm and expression with a global lens.

🌍 Mapping the World

CIA students become geographers, plotting maps, studying climate, and exploring cultures to understand the interconnectedness of our world.

📚 History Through Literature

Students experience history through gripping stories and primary sources, deepening their understanding of historical events through a literary lens.

🌐 World Cultures & Traditions

Travel the globe without leaving the classroom—students explore holidays, beliefs, and customs to build cultural awareness and empathy.

🏛 Time Travelers: Ancient Civilizations

Explore pyramids, myths, and more! Students uncover the innovations and stories of early civilizations through archaeology, design, and discussion.

🧠 Science of the Mind: Psychology

Young minds study the brain, emotions, and behavior in this introduction to psychology. From experiments to case studies, students explore what makes us human.

🧮 Money Matters

CIA empowers young learners with real-world financial knowledge—students budget, save, and explore how money flows in everyday life and business.

🧑🍳 Little Chefs: Culinary Creations

Whisk, stir, and learn! Students cook tasty dishes while learning math, science, and history through recipes from around the world.

🎂 The Science of Baking

This sweet STEM course teaches students about chemical reactions and measurement through hands-on baking projects—where delicious meets data.

👷♂️ Little Builders

Future engineers explore structure and design through open-ended construction challenges that reinforce math, spatial thinking, and innovation.

💼 Young Entrepreneurs: The CEO Kid

Big ideas become real businesses as students plan, market, and launch their own ventures. CIA’s entrepreneurial program builds leaders, thinkers, and doers.