• Week 1: July 11-14 Athletics Week at Barb King Park (Flag Football, Soccer, Whiffle Ball and Kick Ball)

• Week 2: July 18-21 Games in the Sun at Woods Creek Park (Capture the Flag and Black Magic)

• Week 3: July 25-28 Water Week at Central Park/High School (Slip and Slide, and Drip, Drip, Drop)

• Week 4: August 1-4 Nature Week at Savannah Park (Hide n’ Seek, and SWAMP)

Astronaut - Buzz Aldrin • Middle School and High School’s YAR team attended We Day Minnesota, on Tuesday, September 20th, at the Xcel Energy Center

• We Day is a global outreach movement started by brothers Marc and Craig Kielburger

• This years headliners were Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Actor George Takei, and Performer Paula Abdul Paint Camp: 23 total participants Computer Explorer Activities: • There were 3 sessions • We offered 3 different camps • Imagism through out the summer • Conceptual Minimalism • 30 total participants • Fauvism & Paper Cut-Outs • Video Game Design • Mindstorms EV3 Battlebots • Advanced Minecraft: Using Mods, Redstone, & Textures

Child & Babysitting Safety: • We offered 2 sessions of this class reaching a total of 18 students. Safe Kids 101: • This American Safety & Health Institute training • We offered 2 sessions of this class reaching a program is designed to engage and inform the total of 40 students. aspiring babysitter. It gives 11 - 14 year old boys and • This class provided students with helpful girls everything they need to know to become a information preparing them to be at home babysitter, from getting started, to dealing with parents alone with an older sibling as well as covering and children, to key safety, care giving, and first aid other important safety principles. tips. • June 20-23, Minnetrista - Three Rivers Park District • Farm Camp: 40 students - Grades 1-4 • Farm Camp in Action: 8 students - Grades 5-8

Farm Camp Activities:

• Feeding Chickens, Activities throughout the week included: • Collecting eggs from the Chicken Coop, • Team Building activities • Brushing Dogs, • Outdoor Survival (the groups built shelters) • Baking Snacks, • Learning about Lake Biology • Herding Sheep • Canoeing • Craft Projects (Leaf Painting, wool sheep • Wild edibles and Lip Balm) • Swimming • Caring for all the animals on the farm • Field/Water Games • Archery Farm Camp in Action Activities: • Fishing The students worked alongside farmers to learn the tricks of the trade. They helped with daily animal and garden chores, made farm fresh snacks and explored the natural farm setting. Delano Sandlot T-Ball Lady Tiger Volleyball Junior Tiger Tennis Camp

• This was a new program • This program was changed • The format for this camp was for this summer that from being a one week also modified from last year. introduced the basic skills camp to being held once a of baseball to 3, 4 & 5 week for five weeks. • The camps were divided more year olds in the appropriately according to • This change was made to community. where participants were help participants retain their developmentally. skills throughout the summer. • The program met on Tuesdays for six weeks • As a result we had over 100 • This summer we had 116 starting June 14th and participants in grades 1 - 8 participants register for this went through July 26th. camp.

• There were 58 participants • The participants ranged in age and 12 parent volunteer from 1st Grade through 8th coaches in the program. Grade.

• Created new youth tackle football • 539 total participants in Swim league for 5th and 6th grade – WCHS – Lessons Summer 2016 Wright Carver Hennepin Scott League

• Certified 8 new WSI instructors • Members: Delano, Rockford, Watertown-

Mayer, Belle Plaine, Howard Lake- Waverly-Winsted, Waconia, Jordan, and Mound-Westonka (Inactive in 2016)

• Delano has 3 teams, each team plays 4 different Saturdays, 2 games a day, for a total of an 8 game schedule this year.

• Will be hosting a total of 11 games on Saturday, October 15th

Gymnastics Summer Programs

This summer two separate programs were offered: • This summer we had a total of 50 boys • Complete Speed and Strength and girls registered for our various • Weight Room Only gymnastics programs. This is up from last summer. These two programs were offered in response to feedback from previous participants as a • There were 36 participants registered for way to better meet their needs and the Tiger Youth Gymnastics programs expectations. ranging from Beginner to Masters levels. • There will not be a Fall session for the Tiger Strength program. The program’s • There were 14 participants registered for coordinator and lead staff are taking the the Advanced/High School Camp that is Fall session off to remodel the program to geared toward developing the skills of better serve the athletes in Delano sports. girls participating or wanting to participate in the High School Varsity • The program will return for a Winter session Gymnastics program. that will be advertised in the Winter/Spring Community Education Brochure. 10Weeks! 10 Channels! 20 Challenges & 10 Bonus Challenges!

No commercial interruptions!

What did a weekly challenge focus on?  Chemistry ~ Environmental Science ~ Diversity ~ Physical Science ~ Service Learning ~ Large Motor Play ~ History ~ Music ~ Creative Expression ~ Water Play ~ Outdoor Learning ~ Life Science ~ Engineering/Architecture ~ Earth Science ~ Group Games ~ Math ~ Travel ~ Art ~ Geography ~ Movement Our favorite challenges!  Create a  Plan an activity with an building, like a explosive start to summer! whole house! Or a city!  Conjure up a cooking activity from across the globe!

TKC Mythbusters!  Ya’ll are school employees, so you get summers off right?

• Our summer session had 49 days, which means we were there 564 hours. • We had 56 staff this summer entertaining, engaging & exploring with 234 kids, 11.5 hours a day. TKC Mythbusters!  It’s just glorified babysitting each day.

• 14 staff, mostly licensed teachers, taught 7 weeks of Discovery Zone Enrichment Camps. That’s 98 camps! • Those 98 camps involved 784 hours of hands-on, meaningful experiences with kids! • That was just the morning hours!

TKC Mythbusters!  It’s so messy! My kids are just filthy when I pick them up!

• We do try to make our experiences hands-on. • This makes them memorable, relevant to kids and engaging for our youth. • When we aren’t making watermelons explode, mixing vinegar into just about anything or elbows deep in a sensory table of mud & tractors, we are off site, exploring… TKC Mythbusters!  TKC staff get paid to play all day!

• We enjoyed 16 field trips this summer, between preschool, school age and community participants. • 7 of them involved physical exercise. • 5 of them were education based. • 4 of them were purely for entertainment. • 2 of them involved environmental learning. Where will our adventures take us this year?