The Prep Collective

Intro to Landscape in Watercolor with Sean Hudson

February 11, 18, and 25, 2026
March 4 and 11, 2026
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Sandia Prep Room 501
Ages: 16+
Cost: $300

Join visual artist and creative coach Sean Hudson to learn the fundamentals of painting the high desert landscape in watercolor. We’ll explore simple techniques for capturing colorful skies, distant horizons, and desert flora. Through guided instruction, you will become familiar and confident with watercolor and find joy while painting the landscape. All skill levels encouraged to attend! Learn more about Sean Hudson.

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Beginning Guitar for Adults

February 19 and 26, 2026
March 5, 12, and 19, 2026
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Sandia Prep Saunders Library Atrium
Ages: 18+
Cost: $100
Bring your own guitar

Have you always wanted to play guitar? Now's your chance to learn with Sandia Prep Guitar Director Paul Nielsen. This fun, hands-on class is perfect for beginners - no experience required. Over five weeks, you'll learn easy chords, strum patterns, favorite songs, and even a few classic rock riffs. Come ready to laugh, learn, and strum your way to discovering your inner rock star! 

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Late-Start Wednesday Futsal for Middle Schoolers

Session 2: February 11, 25, March 4, 11, and 18, 2026
Session 3: April 8, 15, 22, 29, and May 6, 2026
7:45 - 9:00 a.m.
Sandia Prep West Gym
Ages: Sandia Prep Middle School
Cost: $50

Futsal (Futebol de Salão in Brazil) is an indoor soccer game played with a smaller, heavier ball. It is often cited as the reason Brazilian players have beautiful 1v1 moves and advanced technique. The sessions at Prep will consist of a technical warm-up followed by playing futsal. No previous experience necessary.

Coach Sibby Browne has a USSF "A" License (the highest coaching license in the United States). Most recently, Coach Sibby was the Elite Club National League Director for NM Rapids Soccer Club in Albuquerque. He has 30+ years of coaching experience. He's coached boys and girls of all ages in both club and high school environments. Growing up, he played club soccer in Pennsylvania and represented the University of Pennsylvania ('93). He was voted to the All-Decade team by his teammates at Penn (1985 to 1994).

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Pottery with Waseem Touma

Saturdays: February 7 - March 21, 2026
(No Class on February 21)
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Sandia Prep Clay Studio (Room 500)
Ages: Grades 6 - 12 and adults
Cost: $300

Have some fun playing with clay! Waseem Touma, Sandia Prep ceramics instructor and former Visual Arts Department Chair, is offering a six-week pottery class. You will learn the fundamentals of making vessels and other functional ware, as well as such pottery techniques as trimming a foot, attaching a handle, and making a snug-fitting lid. A great way to learn a new skill and have fun doing it!

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Driver's Education

February 17 - March 10, 2026 
Monday - Thursday
4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Sandia Prep Saunders Library
Ages: 14.9+ years old by the first day of class
Cost: $375
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Saturday, March 21 - Saturday, April 4, 2026
Saturday - Saturday (No class on Sunday)
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Sandia Prep Saunders Library
Ages: 14.9+ years old by the first day of class
Cost: $375
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This New Mexico Department of Transportation Program 2 course (56 hours in-person classroom instruction + 50 hours parent-supervised driving time is open to the Albuquerque community, but preference is given to Prep students if the class reaches maximum enrollment. Instructors are Kenny Ortega, owner of Roadrunner Driver's Education, and Lesha Rupert, instructor and 2025 NM Teacher of the Year.

SAT Preparation

Saturdays, February 7 - April 18, 2026
(No class March 28)
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
(April 11 class time extended 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. for practice test.)
Ages: 15 - 18
Sandia Prep Saunders Library Atrium
Cost $595. (Includes one-year online subscription to Magoosh and a fee waiver for the April 27 SAT exam at Sandia Prep.)

This in-person SAT Preparation course, led by Sandia Prep faculty member Christina Ortega, is designed to help students build the skills, strategies, and confidence needed to succeed on the SAT. The course offers comprehensive instruction in all tested areas -- Reading, Writing and Language, and Math -- while familiarizing students with the exam’s structure, timing, and question types.

Students will use the online Magoosh SAT program, which provides proven test-taking strategies, targeted content review aligned with SAT standards, and effective time-management techniques to help maximize scores. Magoosh recommends approximately 30 hours of total practice, so students should expect to complete some work outside of class time.

Ms. Ortega will support students through guided practice, diagnostic assessments, and practice tests, helping them identify strengths and areas for growth and develop personalized study plans. If a student is absent, they can still access Magoosh to complete class assignments.

The goal of this course is to ensure students feel prepared, confident, and ready to perform their best on the SAT exam offered on campus on Monday, April 27, 2026.

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