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S SUMMER PROGRAMREGISTER N’ JUNE 29-JULY 24,ONLINE! 2020 RE ILD CH CLASS DESCRIPTIONS ACTIVITY CENTER child is $167 for week 1 and $208 per week modes of human flight from hot air balloons Staff will oversee children during any period for weeks 2, 3 & 4. STAFF to rockets and helicopters to airplanes. Build when they do not have another scheduled Grades 1-7: 2:45-7pm. and fly various models to demonstrate and course. Activities include crafts, board games experience flight. JIM DIEGNAN and reading. STAFF AIR-POWERED VEHICLES Grades 3-6: Period 3. Grades 1-6: Periods 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Learn about physics in this hands-on course. Session 2 only. You will build an air-powered car using paper, ADVENTURERS: WILD WORLD straws, foam circles, wire and other materials. ANIMALS IN ART Role-play as a famous adventurer racing You will build a levitating machine that will lift If you love animals and enjoy art, then this through mysterious fantasy realms. Use from the table with the power of air. You will is the class for you! We will explore the history, geography and mythology to outwit also create air-powered fidget spinners from interesting and colorful world of animals mystical opponents, solve puzzles, avoid traps paper and other unique air-powered creations through projects that may include sculpture, and gain the power to save the universe. from your imagination. Students will test their painting, printmaking, collage and mobiles. RICHARD PALMGREN models and present their creations to the MICHELE REISMAN Grades 6-9: Periods 1, 5. class. ELIZAVETA LIMANOVA Grades 3-6: Period 1. Grades 5-8: Period 1. ADVERTISING & GRAPHIC DESIGN ANIME Delve into the world of design and create an ALL ABOUT CLAY In this class you will study and analyze the original restaurant concept. You will develop Create and design with wet clay, paint fired Japanese art form known as Anime. You will advertising and marketing ideas including pieces and add creative touches like beads even get to watch episodes of anime and theme, menu, logo and uniforms. to projects including wind chimes and peace snippets of movies of the same genre. Come 973.378.7620 MICHELE REISMAN signs. Other projects may include fossils, join and learn about different cultures and Grades 6-9: Period 5. turtles, fish bowl with sea life, clay masks and how you can connect to them! butterfly bowls. Dress to make a mess. AUSTIN JACKSON AFTER-CARE CLAY ART 4 KIDS, JOAN TAMASCO Grades 4-8: Periods 1, 2, 3. somadultschool.org After-Care offers a safe, supervised Grades 1-6: Period 1. environment for children entering grades 1-7. Grades 3-6: Period 5. ART AS SCIENCE, SCIENCE AS ART After-Care is available from the end of Period Creating accurate descriptions is one of a 5 until 7pm onsite at SOMS. Activities include ALL TYPES OF FLIGHT scientist’s most important skills. Whether arts and crafts, games, sports skills and more. Learn the fundamentals of human flight from through sketching, writing, sculpting or Drinks and snacks will be provided. Cost per the beginning of time until now. Explore even taking digital images, science depends C on using our five senses to create models Duncan as he sleeps? Did you ever want to CLUB ENTREPRENEUR H I L of different phenomena. You will get to explore the minds of William Shakespeare’s Do you have what it takes to be an D R interact with fossils, rocks and minerals, use characters through acting? If so, this is the entrepreneur? If so, then join us for two weeks E microscopes and prepared slides, take a class for you! We will be acting scenes from of money-making fun, a chance to meet new N’ S nature walk, all while creating an artist’s and/ Shakespeare’s plays (focusing on Hamlet and friends and learn new business concepts and SUMMER PROGRAM 2020 or writer’s portfolio that you will get to keep. Macbeth), using costumes and scripts. skills. JOHN GREGORY All skill levels welcome! NICOLE CHIRLO We will be filming the acting as well! Grades 6-9: Period 1. Grades 2-6: Periods 4-5. KATE MAZZETTI-SHAMBURG One-Week Sessions: Weeks 1 & 3 Grades 4-8: Periods 1-2. CODING (June 29-July 2 & July 13-17). Grades 1-3: Period 3. Do you like playing video games? Coding Session 2 only. is all about learning the basic concepts of ART OF BEAUTIFUL WRITING object-oriented programming, using shapes Learn the art of beautiful handwriting. We will CARTOONING and methods. Each student will learn how to learn calligraphy, scroll work and more. You Build your skills from the ground up and learn create simple animation projects. will be able to design your own invitations by the fundamentals of drawing to develop your SABINA ELLIS hand! LINDA ABELLA own cartoon characters, comics strips and Grades 5-8: Periods 1, 2. Grades 3-8: Periods 4, 5. comic books. Work alone or make new friends as you partner with other students to create COOKING BOARD GAME BOOTCAMP as many comics as possible. Whether you are Each day we’ll gather ingredients and prepare Learn to design and build your own interested in competition or drawing on your delicious goodies. Learn how to make perfect boardgames and tabletop games. First we own, this is the course for you. Learn at your smoothies and shakes, yummy snacks and will focus on looking at (and playing) iconic own pace as this introductory course is for all sandwiches and delectable desserts. tabletop games and examining the different skill levels. PAUL MARIGLIANO GIULIA CATALANO unique mechanisms they employ. Then you Grades 4-9: Periods 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Grades 3-8: Periods 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. will start creating your own games including card and tabletop games, role-playing (think CHESS: ADVANCED COOL ROCKETS & THE SCIENCE D&D) and maybe even a video game or Learn chess basics: piece movement, draw, OF FLIGHT two. You will also learn strategies to market stalemate, castling, checkmate, capture, In this fun-filled one-week camp, students games, learn about supply and demand, how promotion, center control, notation, openings, will explore the science of flight and related to create clear and concise instructions and tactics and more. Advanced students should topics such as gravity, lift, thrust, drag and air how pricing works. JAMES COKORINOS know all above and their class will include a pressure. They will participate in experiments Grades 5-8: Periods 1, 2. tournament. MICHAEL PATRUCKER involving magnets, gyroscopes, air currents, Grades 3-9: Period 3. light and water atomizers. There will also be BOOK COVER ILLUSTRATION demonstrations with electricity, temperature Each class you will be given a new book title CHESS: BEGINNER and heat transfer. Scientific principals behind with the description/summary of the book for Learn chess basics: piece movement, draw, each experiment will be discussed and which you will create a cover illustration using stalemate, castling, checkmate, capture, explained in detail. Finally, each camper will a variety of materials. The chosen book and promotion, center control, notation, openings, learn how to build their own model rocket and its cover will not be shown until the end of tactics and more. Advanced students should launch it at the end of the week. Returning class, so as not to influence your illustrations. know all above and their class will include a students will build new rockets. The focus Some books you may know and others you tournament. MICHAEL PATRUCKER of both sessions will be on water pressure, may not and they will be everything from Grades 3-9: Periods 1, 2. sound and surface tension. BRAD TURNER picture books to chapter books and even Grades 1-6: Periods 1-3. graphic novels. It’s a chance to explore your CLAY & PAPER FLOWER JEWELRY One-Week Sessions: Weeks 1 & 3 vision and interpretation of what a book cover Students will make small flowers from (June 29-July 2 & July 13-17). should look like including the title, colors, air-dry clay and rice paper and use them to characters, settings, composition and overall make jewelry, wreaths and things from their CRAZY ABOUT MARVEL & DC design. It’s sure to be fun for young illustration imagination. Students will also learn to make Explore current superhero comics and movies and design enthusiasts. AMANDA BURNS- polymer clay beads using various techniques while developing critical thinking and reading ELHASSOUNI and incorporate them into their jewelry. skills. This is a high-success medium for kids Grades 3-6: Period 4. ELIZAVETA LIMANOVA who have low interest in conventional reading. Grades 4-9: Period 2. Win free comics and other prizes. 973.378.7620 BUILDING FAIRY HOUSES & OTHER Grades 1-4: Period 5. RICHARD PALMGREN MAGICAL THINGS Grades 6-9: Period 4. Come join us as we build fairy houses and CLAYMATIONS other magical things including elf doors Learn the basics of putting together an CRAZY ABOUT MYTHOLOGY and more! LINDA ABELLA animation using clay. Create storyboard Learn the secrets of the gods and goddesses somadultschool.org Grades 2-4: Period 1. ideas, organize the process, build the figures, from various myths and legends. Create your Grades 3-8: Periods 2, 3. create set designs and learn photography own gods and heroes. Enter the worlds of and computer technology all in one class. Odysseus, Perseus, King Arthur, Hercules and CAMP SHAKESPEARE Perfect for hands-on learners and technology many others. If you’re a fan of Percy Jackson, Did you ever want to travel through Elsinore enthusiasts. KATHY JONES this is the class for you! RICHARD PALMGREN Castle? Did you ever want to watch King Grades 4-7: Periods 1, 4.