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Fairwood Explorer – Fall 2026

Fall 2026

Day/Time: Fridays from 12:25 to 1:25 PM. The instructor picks up the TK and K children at 12:25 and brings them to class. The 1st-3rd graders arrive as soon as they are released.

Ages: TK-3rd Grade

Schedule: 13 weeks: 9/18-12/18 Sept 18, 25 Oct 2, 9 (11:20 to 12:20 AM), 16, 23, 30 Nov 6, 13, 20 Dec 4, 11, 18 (Price includes processing/facilities fee of $50.) NO CLASS ON Nov 27th

NOTE: The class on Oct 9 takes place from 11:20 AM to 12:20 PM because of an early release schedule (even earlier than usual) because of parent-teacher conferences.

Location: Grassy Field on the Primary Side In case of inclement weather, we’ll be placed in a classroom TBD.

Instructor: Andy Ziker

Performance: Dec 18 from 12:45-1:25 PM (last 40 minutes of class) in the grassy field on the primary side.Please bring your own camp chairs.

Students are encouraged to wear a Bucketeers tee shirt to each class and these are available on the website for $15. If your child already has one from a previous session, it’s not necessary to buy another.

Sibling Discount Code: SIB20 (Good for one session at a time. Does not include siblings from past sessions and the discount can be used once per set of siblings.) Provides a discount of $20.

Discount codes are applied at checkout.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at andrewziker@gmail.com.

In the case of force majeure (such as schools closing/moving to virtual learning because of the pandemic), weekly instruction will be offered in the form of YouTube videos or Zoom classes.

$349.00
/student

Instructor

Andy Ziker

Andy Ziker is a longtime educator and professional musician and founded Bucketeers in 2014. Andy has authored 14 drum instruction books and three children’s books. He has taught private drum set lessons to children & adults for 35 years and taught 4th grade and middle school science in the public schools. Andy has a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from Arizona State University. He currently plays in a popular Santa Cruz area rock cover band called Spun and teaches private drum lessons at The Rhythm Academy of San Jose.