Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy
Elite Sports Academy Fall 2025
All students must complete a project for this class.
Website: Elite Sports Academy
Location: 55200 Pine Rd., South Bend, IN 46628
Contact info: 574-234-7019, esa.aerialarts@gmail.com
Website: www.esaaerialarts.com
Format: In-person
Students must also register with ESA through their Parent Portal and make a note that they are with Berrien Springs Partnership.
Performance classes are separate classes. You cannot take more than one Elite gymnastics or performance class on your schedule. We cannot pay for any competitive sports teams, but we can pay for instructional and/or practice time, therefore any balance above our maximum contribution for any class is the student's responsibility - check with Elite ahead of time for fees.
Aerial Arts
Ages: 5+
Introduction/Beginner class where basics are taught in a logical and sequential manner. Students will learn how to climb and wrap the silk for basic poses. You learn from the ground up learning everything close to the floor. On lyra the basics of spinning, swinging, mounting and poses will be learned. As strength is developed, students will move to sequences – linking multiple moves together on both apparatuses.
*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.
Teacher of Record: Sara Smothers
