Join us at SummerGATE 2024!
Registration is now OPEN! Join us for an amazing summer!
SummerGATE the sister organization of SFYC, has made K-8 STEAM courses active, fun, & engaging for over 30 years. SummerGATE is a California, non-profit, educational corporation established by the San Francisco Association for the Gifted and Talented for the purpose of providing college-bound students with challenging summer classes. Many SFYC staff members teach classes in three sessions, early June through early August. More at summergate.org or infosummergate@gmail.com or 415-629-8540
Session I: June 10 - June 28
Session II: July 1 - July 19
Session III: July 22 - August 2
SOME OF OUR 2024 MUSIC CLASSES
Hand Drumming - Grades 4-8
Learn the techniques of hand-drumming, from the simple tambourine to the more complicated and rarer percussion instruments used throughout the world. Students explore rhythms from Africa and the Caribbean isles, then create their own unique style.
Intro to Guitar - Grades 3-8
Guitars are supplied for this introductory class. Students run basic chords and strumming techniques. Folks and rock songs are used as the basis for the music created.
SummerGATE Sings - Grades 3-8
From Classical to Pop music, students learn choral songs in two and three part harmony, featuring upbeat songs from the Broadway and jazz styles, plus fresh tunes by artists such as Lady Gage and Imagine Dragons. Our class culminates in an energized “funformance” on the last day of SummerGATE.
Disney Showcase Spectacular! - Grades 1-3
We will sing and dance to some of a biggest hits from Frozen, Encanto, Beauty and the Beast, Moana, and Aladdin. We learn choral music and dance routines from top-notch musical instructors, and students perform solos on ensemble songs in our performance. You won’t want to miss our exciting rendition of this musical on the last day of SummerGATE.
SummerGATE Goes to Broadway Singing “Newsies” - Grades 4-8
Ours is an intense, fun-filled musical class of singing, movement, and theater, where we learn to perform with joy and confidence. While focusing on the show, “Newsies” students study monologues and dialogues. We learn choral music and dance routines from top-notch musical instructors, and students perform solos on ensemble songs in our performance. You won’t want to miss our exciting rendition of this musical on the last day of SummerGATE.
SummerGATE Goes to Broadway Singing “Into the Woods” - Grades 4-8
Ours is an intense, fun-filled musical class of singing, movement, and theater, where we learn to perform with joy and confidence. While focusing on the show, “Into the Woods,” students study monologues and dialogues. We learn choral music and dance routines from top-notch musical instructors, and students perform solos on ensemble songs in our performance. You won’t want to miss our exciting rendition of this musical on the last day of SummerGATE.