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On-site offerings for the 2023-24 school year are now live! Use the filters  to search for a specific age range or subject.  In order to maximize and balance on-site opportunities for all students, enrollment requests will remain open through August 25, and families will be notified regarding their course enrollment by August 31.

Classes are offered by both MCS staff and Community Instructional Partners. Please follow the sign-up directions on the relevant course offering to request enrollment.

View courses in a block schedule HERE.

*Note: Calendars are subject to change

Fall Session
This year, we will only have on-site offerings on a limited basis. Please see the below descriptions for a better understanding of offering times.
Spring Session
Elementary (K-8): Jan 11-March 5 (8 weeks)
Secondary (9-12): Jan 11-March 26 (10 weeks)

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Open

Workshop

Dino Digging!

2023/2024

Science, Other
Early Elementary

12:15 - 1:45 PM

October 17 and 18

Tues, Wed

Open

Workshop

3rd - 5th grade LIVE Owl & Mixed Media Art Workshop

2023-2024

Art, Science
Upper Elementary

9 - 10:30

August 15th, 16th, 17th

Tues, Wed, Thurs

Waitlist

Workshop

3rd-5th Grade Great Land Painting Workshop

2023-2024

Art
Upper Elementary

11 - 12:30

August 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24

Tues, Wed, Thurs

Open

Workshop

4th & 5th Grade Book Workshop

2023 - 2024

Language Arts
Upper Elementary

12:30 - 1:30

November 6 - 9

Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs

Waitlist

Class

6 Foot Journey

2023 - 2024

Language Arts
High School

9:00 - 10:30

Sep 19 - Nov 14 // Jan 11 - Mar 5

Tues, Thurs

Waitlist

Class

AP (Advanced Placement) Studio Art

2023 - 2024

Art
High School

12:30 - 2

August 29th - May 9th

Tues, Thurs

Open

Class

ASL 1

2023-2024

World Language
High School

4 - 6 pm

Semester 1: Sept. 20 - Nov. 20 // Semester 2: Jan. 8 - March 6

Mon, Wed

Open

Class

ASL 2

2023-2024

World Language
High School

4 - 6 pm

Tues, Thurs

Open

Class

Alaska History

Fall 2023

Social Studies
High School

2:00-3:30

September 20 - November 22

Mon, Wed

Open

Workshop

Alaska's Wild Foods: Learn, Harvest, Share

2023 - 2024

Social Studies, Other
Upper Elementary, Middle School

12:30 - 2:00 PM

November 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17

Open

Alaskan Art

2023-2024

Art
Early Elementary, Upper Elementary, Middle School

12:00 - 1:30 PM

December 8

Fri

Waitlist

Class

Algebra 1

2023 - 2024

Math
High School

Tues/Thurs: 9:00 - 10:30

Sept 19th - Dec 5th, Jan 9th - April 25th

Tues, Thurs

Waitlist

Class

Arts in the Community

2023 - 2024

Art
High School, Middle School

9:30-11:30

August 30 - December 20 (Semester long)

Wed

Open

Class

Battle of the Books - 3rd & 4th grade

2023 - 2024

Language Arts
Upper Elementary

9:00 - 10:00

Oct. 4 - Dec. 6 (see notes)

Wed

Open

Class

Battle of the Books- 5th & 6th grade

2023 - 2024

Language Arts
Upper Elementary

11:00 - 12:00

Oct 2 - Dec 2 (see notes)

Mon

Open

Class

Battle of the Books- HS

2023 - 2024

Language Arts
High School

2:00 - 3:30 PM

Oct 3 - Dec 5 (see notes)

Tues

Waitlist

Class

Battle of the Books- MS

2023 - 2024

Language Arts
Middle School

2:00 - 3:30

Oct 2 - Dec 4 (see notes)

Mon

Open

Club

Brain Train Girls Group

2023-2024

Health
Upper Elementary, Middle School

12:00-1:30pm

Tues, Wed, Thurs

Open

Class

Child Development Internship

2023 - 2024

Other
High School

Varies

Sep 5 - May 17

Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs

Waitlist

Class

Christmas Around the World (3-5)

2023 - 2024

Art, Social Studies
Upper Elementary

12:30 - 3:00

December 6th - December 7th

Wed, Thurs

Waitlist

Class

Christmas Around the World (K-2)

2023 - 2024

Art, Social Studies
Early Elementary

9:00 - 11:30

December 6th - December 7th

Wed, Thurs

Upcoming

Class

Cinema As Art / Advanced Cinema As Art

Spring 2024

Other, Language Arts
High School

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Jan 12, 19, 26, Feb 2 (last class at theater)

Fri

Waitlist

Class

Cinema as Art

Fall 2023

Language Arts, Other
High School

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Sep 22, 29, Oct 6, Oct 13, Oct 27 (last class at theater)

Fri

Open

Class

Civics

Spring 2024

Social Studies
High School

2:00-3:30

Jan 10 - Mar 6

Mon, Wed

Open

Class

Close-Up (Ed. Travel)

2023 - 2024

Social Studies, Other
High School

12:00 - 2:00

Feb 23, March 1, 22, 29, April 5, April 19 (Travel 4/6-13)

Fri

Open

Workshop

Creative Animals

2023-2024

Art
Early Elementary, Upper Elementary

10:00 - 11:00 AM

October 6, 13, and 27

Fri

Waitlist

Club

Cross Country

Fall 2023

Physical Education
Upper Elementary, Middle School

1:00p-2:00p

Aug 17 - Sep 28

Tues, Thurs

Open

Workshop

Digging for BUGZ!

2023-2024

Other, Art
Early Elementary, Upper Elementary

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

February 9 and 16

Fri

Open

Workshop

Digging for BUGZ!

2023-2024

Art, Other
Early Elementary, Upper Elementary

12:15 - 1:45 PM

November 20 and 21

Mon, Tues

Waitlist

Club

Digital Art Club

2023 - 2024

Art, Technology
High School, Middle School

2- 3:30

August 29th- October 17th

Tues

Waitlist

Class

Drawing 1

2023 - 2024

Art
High School, Middle School

8:30-10

August 29th- October 17th

Tues, Thurs

Open

Class

Educational Travel (International)

2023 - 2024

Other
High School

12:00 - 2:00

Feb 23, March 1, 22, 29, April 5, May 3 (Travel TBD)

Fri

Open

Workshop

Emergency Trauma Technician (ETT)

2023-24

Science, Health
High School

10am - 4pm

4/3/24-4/5/24; 4/8/24-4/11/24

Wed, Thurs, Fri, Mon, Tues

Waitlist

Class

Equine Science

Fall 2023

Science
High School, Middle School

11:00 - 12:30

Sep 18 - Nov 20

Mon

Upcoming

Class

Equine Science - Spring 2024

Spring 2024

Science
High School, Middle School

11:00 - 12:30

Jan 11 - Mar 7

Mon

Open

Workshop

French Classes: Les Amis d'Alaska

2023-2024

World Language
All Ages

11:10 AM - 12:30 PM

September 25th - January 8th

Mon, Fri

Open

Class

Hablemos

2023 - 2024

World Language
All Ages

9:30 - 11:00 AM

In person classes Sept. 25- Nov. 15

Mon, Fri

Open

Club

Healthy Futures

2023 - 2024

Physical Education
Parents & All Ages

Waitlist

Class

High School Exploratory

2023 - 2024

Art
High School

10:30 - 12

August 29th - October 17th

Tues, Thurs

Open

Club

High School Student Government

2023 - 2024

Other
High School

10:30 - 12

Sep 19 - April 3

Tues

Open

Class

High School eSports From Home

2023-2024

Technology, Other
High School

Monday, 10-1PM Tuesday, 3-5:30PM

Sep 11 - Nov 29

Mon, Tues

Open

Class

Human Relations

2023-2024

Other
High School

Tues & Thur 10:30-12:00

September 19 - November 22

Tues, Thurs

Waitlist

Class

Informal Geometry

2023-2024

Math
High School

12:30 - 2:00pm

Sept 19th - Dec 5th, Jan 9th - April 25th

Tues, Thurs

Waitlist

Kindergarten Club

2023-2024

Language Arts
Early Elementary

11am-12pm

Oct 4, 11, 18, 25; Nov 1, 8, 15, & 22

Wed

Open

Workshop

Learning Acrylic Paints

2023-2024

Art
Early Elementary, Upper Elementary

10:00 - 11:00 AM

January 12. 19 and 26

Fri

Open

Lego EV3 Robotics

2023-2024

Technology
Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School

9:00 - 10:15 AM

Mon

Open

Club

Lego Motorized Model Builds

2023/ 2024

Technology
Early Elementary

10:15 - 11:00 AM

September 25, October 2, 9. 16. 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20

Mon

Open

Workshop

Live Raven & 3D Paper Mache Art Workshop

FY24

Art
Upper Elementary

9-10:30

August 22, 23, 24

Tues, Wed, Thurs

Open

Club

MCS Club 100

2023 - 2024

Physical Education
Parents & All Ages

Open

Class

Math Lab

2023 - 2024

Math
High School, Middle School

2:00 – 3:30

Sep 19 – Dec 8 // Jan 7 – Apr 7

Tues, Thurs

Open

Middle School Chess Club

2023-2024

Other
Middle School

2pm-3pm

Mon

Waitlist

Class

Middle School Exploratory Art

2023 - 2024

Art
High School, Middle School

2-3:30

August 28- October 16 (No class Sept. 4th)

Mon, Wed

Waitlist

Club

Middle School Student Council

2023-2024

Other
Middle School

12:00 - 1:30 PM

Sep 25 - Nov 21 // Jan 11 - Mar 7

Mon

Waitlist

Workshop

Musical Theater Camp: Over The Bridge for K-3

2023 - 2024

Music
Early Elementary

12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Monday, Sept. 25-Friday, Sept. 29

Mon, Wed, Tues, Thurs, Fri

Open

Musical Theater Camp: SNOW BIZ! (Grades 4-7)

2023 - 2024

Music
Upper Elementary, Middle School

12:00-2:00 PM

Monday, Jan 29 - Friday, Feb 2

Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri

Waitlist

Class

Mystery Science: The Web of Life! (3rd - 5th)

2023 - 2024

Science
Upper Elementary

2:00 - 3:30

September 27th - November 15th (8 sessions)

Wed

Waitlist

Class

Mystery Science: Animal Superpowers! (1st and 2nd)

2023 - 2024

Science
Early Elementary

9:00 - 10:30

September 27th - November 15th (8 sessions)

Wed

Open

Workshop

Oil Pastel Basics

2023-2024

Art
Early Elementary, Upper Elementary, Middle School

10:00 - 11:30 AM

December 8

Fri

Waitlist

Class

Painting 1

2023 - 2024

Art
Middle School, High School

9:30-11:30

August 28- October 16 (No class Sept. 4th)

Mon

Waitlist

Class

Painting 2

2023 - 2024

Art
Middle School, High School

12-1:30

August 28- October 16th (No class Sept. 4th)

Mon, Wed

Waitlist

Club

Science Olympiad

2023 - 2024

Science
Upper Elementary

2-3:30pm

September 28-March 29

Thurs

Open

Club

Speech & Debate Club

2023 - 2024

Other
Middle School

1:00-2:00 PM

September 27 - Mar 7

Wed

Waitlist

Storytime for K-2

2023-2024

Language Arts
Early Elementary

11:00 - 12:00

Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26; Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30

Thurs

Open

Class

Structure & Style of Writing

2023 - 2024

Language Arts
Middle School

10:00-11:30

Sep 25 - Mar 7

Mon, Wed

Open

Study Hall: Academic Strategies

2023 - 2024

Other
High School

9:00 - 3:30

Sep 19 - Mar 31

Tues, Thurs, Wed

Waitlist

Class

Teen Ink

2023 - 2024

Language Arts
Middle School

12:00-1:00

Sept- 27 – Nov 22 // Jan 10 – March 6

Wed

Open

Workshop

Tie Dye

2023-2024

Art
Early Elementary, Upper Elementary

12:30 - 1:30 PM

October 6, 13, and 27

Fri

Open

Under the Sea

2023-2024

Other, Art
Early Elementary, Upper Elementary

12:15 - 1:45 PM

January 9 and 10

Tues, Wed

Open

Workshop

Watercolor Basics

2023-2024

Art
Early Elementary, Upper Elementary

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

October 6, 13, and 27

Open

Workshop

Watercolor Journal

2023 - 2024

Art
Middle School, High School

1:15 - 315 PM

February 2, 9 and 16

Fri

Open

Workshop

Wizard staff and Wand

2023-2024

Art
Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School

1:15 PM - 3:15 PM

January 12 and 19

Fri

Open

Workshop

Youth Advanced Wilderness First Aid Course

2023 - 2024

Physical Education, Health, Science
High School

10am-4pm

November 6-9, 2023

Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs

Open

Workshop

Youth Wilderness First Aid

2023 - 2024

Health, Physical Education, Science
High School

10am-4pm

Feb 26-28

Mon, Tues, Wed

Throughout the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (MSBSD), we are living in the ancestral territory of the Dena'ina and Ahtna Peoples, and we offer our respect to their elders past and present. Mat-Su Central School (MCS) is committed to honoring the land, culture, and language of the Alaskan Native people and all Indigenous people.

Mat-Su Central, under the authority and guidance of the MSBSD, was founded and functions under the belief that choice is an important and viable option in American public education. MCS is a trauma-sensitive school, and our programs are provided for those students and families who choose an alternative to the traditional neighborhood schools. These programs are organized around the needs of students and families.

We are proud to be fully accredited by Cognia and also one of the Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase Schools® for 2019-2020.

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