Capoeira is a cultural art form that is rooted in the country of Brazil this sport and art incorporates multiple elements that are extremely beneficial to child development. I use fun and engaging games where the students start to build their coordination, listening skills, and confidence while learning the foundational movements of Capoeira. As the students begin to learn the movements and their names (all in Portuguese ) the games and content of everything becomes more involved and the class evolves along with the students. I also put focus on the music side of the art form introducing them to a variety of percussion instruments that they learn to play and songs they sing and again all in Portuguese.
Capoeria is open to students at Puesta del Sol, with a maximum of 20 students per session. If the minimum enrollment of 5 students is not met, the class may be cancelled.
The PTA Chaperone must be present at every class session. Their responsibilities include taking attendance when students arrive and being available to help with emergencies.
The PTA Chaperone receives a 50% discounted registration fee for their child. Only one discounted registration is available per session.
Chaperones must have a current Bellevue School District background check, be an active PTA Member, and follow the provided Chaperone Checklist.
Tuesdays: 3:35 - 4:40pm
Please have your child meet the Instructor and PTA Chaperone in the school gym right after school ends. Please supply your child with an after-school nut-free snack (the gym has a drinking fountain).
Dates:
Oct 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
Nov 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
Cost:
$225 (9 sessions).
If you are paying by check your registration is not complete. Please print your email confirmation and turn it in with your check payment to the PTA Payments Mailbox in the school office. If your check is not received within 5 school days, your child may be removed from the class and someone taken from the waiting list.
If you are applying for financial aid, please fill out the Financial Aid Form and submit it to the PTA Deposits Treasurer for approval. If the Deposits Treasurer does not receive your form within 5 school days after your registration, then your child may be removed from the class and someone taken from the waiting list. You can contact the Deposits Treasurer at [email protected] with any questions about the financial aid process.
All students must submit the “Before and After School Activities Health Form” and "Student Release Form" at the start of class. Please print out the forms below, complete them, and take them to the first day of class. Your child will not be permitted to participate without these forms.
Before and After School Activities Health Form
Student Release Form
If your child has any life-threatening or major medical concerns, it is the parent’s responsibility to inform the instructor and to provide medication.
When Contra Mestre Fabricio was only 11 years old he began his journey through the world of capoeira. Inspired by his older cousin's enthusiasm for capoeira he went the Goias Sports Club in Goiania, Brazil. He signed up to train capoeira with Professor Gueirreira under the group Candeias. His professor moved to Sau Paulo and from there he began training directly below the tutelage of Mestre Suino in 1999. At the age of 15 Mestre Suino asked Fabricio to be his assistant in the public and Private schools to work with all different levels and age groups as an accredited program for the city's schools. By age 17 Fabricio received his "monitor" chord (for the system of Candeias this is the first cord where you are no longer just a student and are recognized as a graduado). In 2005 he moved to the United States and shortly after began teaching in Pompano Beach Florida.
Coty Valdez is an Enrichment Teacher, focusing primarily on the cultural art form Capoeira.
Coty has been a professional break dancer and Capoeirista for more than 20 years.
Coty spent the last 10 to 15 years teaching children from ages 4 and up here in the greater Seattle area.
She has a background in dance, gymnastics and martial arts.
Coty started training in Capoeria here in Seattle 25 years ago and began teaching shortly thereafter.
Coty loves teaching children new things, and getting them to discover themselves and what they’re capable of. It is her joy to watch them succeed and find an outlet where they can be creative, boisterous, and challenged at every corner.
This is a PTA-sponsored program and is taught in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
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