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CONCORDIA ACADEMY

SUMMER 2021

ConcordiaAcademy.com/camps Welcome!

Every year, hundreds of students in elementary, middle, and high schools from throughout the Twin Cities attend Concordia Academy Camps, learning to use their talents to shine while they strengthen skills, build relationships, gain knowledge, and make new friends.

Students dance, run, shoot, score, sing, create, investigate, cook, code, repair, act, pitch, bat, lift, construct, grow, explore, worship...and have the times of their lives. At CA, we are committed to Honoring God Through Excellence, and that commitment is at the center of all of our camps.

All of our camps are held on the Concordia Academy campus, located at 2400 North Dale Street in Roseville, just north of Highway 36 and Dale.

To register for 2021 Concordia Academy Summer Camps, go to ConcordiaAcademy.com/camps.

Summers at Concordia Academy are awesome, and we can’t wait to have you join us.

Concordia Academy, home of The Beacons, is a Christ-centered, loving, inspiring community that encourages students in grades 9-12 to shine as they maximize their unique, God- given potential. Specialized curriculum options include STEM, Emerging Artist, and Humanities Cohorts; an Innovation Lab; and College On Campus, offering over 90 college credits taught by professors who travel to our campus each day. A wide range of athletics and arts options and daily opportunities for spiritual growth are also key to our program. Learn more at ConcordiaAcademy.com. Listed grade levels refer to the grade the student will be entering in the fall of 2021.

summer offerings, this camp will include fundamentals instruction, drills to improve skills, and games.

Camp Create June 21-25, 9:00-11:30 am | $95 Boys & Girls Entering Grades 5 6 7 8 9 Rebecca Hed | [email protected]

Student artists at Camp Create will get to Auto Shop develop skills and express themselves using a June 7-11, 9:00-11:30 am | $90 variety of media, including paint, clay, wood, Boys & Girls Entering Grades 8 9 10 11 12 duct tape, and more! Come create with us! Bob Wolf | [email protected] No prior experience is necessary, and you’ll have lots of great projects to bring home Future drivers or new drivers, start off by the end of the week. Rebecca Hed, summer with your head under the hood! an award-winning artist, graduate of CA’s Spend part of the week focusing on vehicle Emerging Artist Cohort, and 2021 Fine Arts engines (oil changes, brake inspection, graduate from Bethel University, will guide cooling systems, fluids, and tune-ups). Then campers through a week of fun, learning, you’ll shift to auto bodies, including how and artistic expression. to fix dents, deal with rust, and take care of any minor body repairs. You will be provided with car maintenance and repair materials, but bring a notepad, a pair of work gloves, and protective eyewear. CA teacher and head football coach Bob Wolf will be your auto guru and will also welcome some professional mechanics during the week.

Boys Basketball July 12-16, 9:00 am-12:00 pm | $95 Cardboard Creations Boys Entering Grades 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Eric Schutte | [email protected] July 12-16, 1:00-4:00 pm | $100 Boys & Girls Entering Grades 5 6 7 8 Micah Fritz | [email protected] Two-time Section 4AA Basketball Coach NEW in ’21 of the Year Eric Schutte, the Beacons head Enter into a world of imagination and coach since 2003, will encourage, train, and engineering this summer with CA’s build confidence in participants, assisted by cardboard camp! Campers will let their other members of the coaching staff and creativity soar as they create armor, swords, CA players. Always one of our most popular castles, and new worlds out of cardboard.

3 Campers will learn construction basics and blade safety, and they will be able to take their projects home with them! Micah Fritz, the camp leader, is an alumnus of Concordia Academy and teaches high school in Milwaukee. A lifelong aficionado of building forts and weapons out of various materials, he continues to relish every opportunity in life to “not grow up” and live in the worlds that only exist in imagination. while learning these different dance team CSI styles. During the week, students will learn a July 26-30, 9:30-11:30 am | $90 short routine that will be performed on Boys & Girls Entering Grades 6 7 8 9 Friday for family and friends. No dance Elizabeth Bohren | [email protected] experience needed! Halle (McDonough) Who did it? During CSI (Crime Scene Lidstone, a 2013 CA graduate, CADT alumna, Investigation) camp, students will be and former head coach, will lead the camp. presented with a “crime scene” and have the week to successfully identify the “criminal.” Electronics Magic Students will solve the crime by observing, June 7-11, 9:00-11:30 am | $95 collecting, and documenting evidence and Boys & Girls Entering Grades 7 8 9 10 using forensic techniques, including DNA Dave Boll | [email protected] fingerprinting, blood typing, fingertip What happens inside an electronic device is fingerprinting, dental impressions, and more! almost considered “magic” to many people. The investigation will be led by Elizabeth Join Mr. Dave Boll, a member of CA’s STEM Bohren, a Concordia Academy science faculty, for a week of discovering what teacher and coordinator of our STEM makes the “magic” happen. You’ll learn about program. This year’s sessions will have a the components inside the “magic boxes,” different crime scenario than previous years, how to connect these components but the activities and techniques will remain (protoboards/soldering/desoldering), circuit the same. design, and more. Plus, you’ll build some take-home electronic projects.

Fastpitch All Skills (Grades 1-4) Dance June 28-July 1, 9:00-10:30 am | $50 July 12-16, 9:00-11:30 am | $85 Girls Entering Grades 1 2 3 4 Girls Entering Grades 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Taylor Brunn | [email protected]

Halle Lidstone | [email protected] NEW in ’21 This camp is designed for beginners who are Get a week-long glimpse into the world of looking for an introduction to fastpitch or dance team, learning alongside CA Dance those who are looking to build upon the skills Team (CADT) members. This camp will focus that they already have. The focus is to learn on the techniques and skills of both jazz and the fundamentals, including both offensive high kick. Participants will have the and defensive skills. This camp will be led by opportunity to grow in strength and flexibility Taylor Brunn (CA ‘19), who played for CA’s

4 Listed grade levels refer to the grade the student will be entering in the fall of 2021.

varsity softball team for six years. She is a Fastpitch All Skills (Grades 9-12) lefty slapper/utility player for St. Catherine June 28-July 1, 3:30-4:45 pm | $50 University and holds current Minnesota high- Girls Entering Grades 9 10 11 12 school records for career base hits (285) and Taylor Brunn | [email protected] career runs scored (231). Returning CA NEW in ’21 This camp is designed for both experienced varsity players will help lead drills, as well. and inexperienced high-school players, with If necessary, July 2 will be used as a rain date. a focus on developing strong fundamentals in the sport. The players will work on developing Fastpitch All Skills (Grades 5-8) both offensive and defensive skills. Differential June 28-July 1, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | $50 instruction will be used based on the skill Girls Entering Grades 5 6 7 8 level and experience of the athletes, as Taylor Brunn | [email protected] players are taught skills in throwing, fielding, NEW in ’21 hitting, bunting, and base running/sliding. This camp is designed for both experienced This camp will be led by CA alumni Taylor and inexperienced players, with a focus on Brunn (‘19), Sydney Pelzer (‘21), and Madie developing strong fundamentals in the sport. Harre (‘19). Taylor is a lefty slapper/ utility The players will work on developing both player for St. Catherine University and holds offensive and defensive skills. Differential current Minnesota high school records for instruction will be used based on the skill level career base hits (285) and career runs scored and experience of the athletes, as players are (231). Sydney, a six-year CA varsity veteran, taught skills in throwing, fielding, hitting, is a utility player who has experience in bunting, and baserunning/sliding. This camp every position and will be playing Division 2 will be led by CA alumni Taylor Brunn (‘19), softball next year at Concordia University, St. Sydney Pelzer (‘21), and Madie Harre (‘19). Paul. Madie pitched for the CA varsity team Taylor is a lefty slapper/ utility player for St. for multiple years, including 2019, when the Catherine University and holds current Beacons advanced to the MN State Softball Minnesota state high school records for Tournament. She is currently a pitcher at career base hits (285) and career runs scored Northwestern College in Iowa. If necessary, (231). Sydney, a six-year CA varsity veteran, is July 2 will be used as a rain date. a utility player who has experience in every position and will be playing Division 2 softball next year at Concordia University, St. Paul. Fastpitch Catching (Grades 5-8) Madie pitched for the CA varsity team for June 28-July 1, 9:00-10:15 am | $50 multiple years, including 2019, when the Girls Entering Grades 5 6 7 8 Beacons advanced to the MN State Softball Sydney Pelzer | [email protected] Tournament. She is currently a pitcher at Designed for catchers who want to improve Northwestern College in Iowa. If necessary, their catching skills, this camp will focus on July 2 will be used as a rain date. the fundamentals of catching with a focus on throw downs, blocking, and receiving different types of pitches. Catchers will also have the opportunity to catch off of live pitchers. Sydney Pelzer (CA ’21) leads this camp. She is a utility player with a background in catching, and she knows the fundamentals well, having played for the CA varsity team for six years, including two seasons as a captain. Sydney will be playing Division 2 softball next year at Concordia University, St. Paul. If necessary, July 2 will be used as a rain date.

5 Fastpitch Catching (Grades 9-12) led by CA alumna, Madie Harre (‘19). Madie June 28-July 1, 2:15-3:30 pm | $50 pitched for the CA varsity team for multiple Girls Entering Grades 9 10 11 12 years, including 2019, when she served as a Sydney Pelzer | [email protected] captain as the Beacons advanced to the MN NEW in ’21 State Softball Tournament. She is currently a CA’s catching camp will help players pitcher at Northwestern College in Iowa. improve their catching skills by working on If necessary, July 2 will be used as a rain date. fundamentals with a focus on throwdowns, blocking, and receiving different types of pitches. Throughout the week, the camp Fastpitch Pitching (Grades 9-12) will become more advanced based on each June 28-July 1, 2:15-3:30 pm | $50 player’s skill level. Catchers will also have the Girls Entering Grades 9 10 11 12 opportunity to catch off of live pitchers. Sydney Madie Harre | [email protected] Pelzer (CA ’21) will lead this camp. She is a NEW in ’21 CA’s high-school pitching camp is designed utility player with a background in catching, for both beginner and experienced pitchers and she played for the CA varsity team for who will receive instruction in fastball form six years, including two seasons as a captain. to improve accuracy and speed. Experienced Sydney will be playing Division 2 softball pitchers with well-established fastball form next year at Concordia University, St. Paul. will have the option to be instructed in If necessary, July 2 will be used as a rain date. additional pitches such as the changeup, rise ball, and/or drop ball. Although not Fastpitch Lefty Slapping required, pitchers are strongly encouraged June 28-July 1, 1:00-2:15 pm | $50 to bring someone to catch for them, as this Girls Entering Grades 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 will greatly increase their reps. This camp will Taylor Brunn | [email protected] be led by CA alumna Madie Harre (‘19). She This camp focuses on the specialized skill pitched for the CA varsity team for multiple of lefty slapping for both beginners and years, including 2019, when she served as a experienced slappers. Players are taught captain as the Beacons advanced to the MN fundamentals in drag bunting and lefty State Softball Tournament. She is currently slapping. Participants should be fast runners a pitcher at Northwestern College in Iowa. and feel comfortable with batting from the If necessary, July 2 will be used as a rain date. left side. This camp will be run by CA alumna Taylor Brunn (‘19), who played for CA’s varsity softball team for six years. She is a lefty slapper for St. Catherine University and holds current Minnesota state high school records for career base hits (285) and career runs scored (231). If necessary, July 2 will be used as a rain date.

Fastpitch Pitching (Grades 5-8) June 28-July 1, 9:00-10:15 am | $50 Girls Entering Grades 5 6 7 8 Flag Football Madie Harre | [email protected] July 12-15, 1:30-3:30 pm Both beginner and experienced pitchers Boys & Girls Entering Grades 4 5 6 | $70 Baeza Tensaie | [email protected] will receive instruction in fastball form to improve accuracy and speed. Experienced Our flag football camp is designed for pitchers with well-established fastball form elementary students who want to learn will have the option to be instructed in football. It will focus on fundamentals, additional pitches such as the changeup, rise including blocking, flag pulling, footwork, ball, and/or drop ball. Although not required, and ball skills. The camp, held on CA’s pitchers are strongly encouraged to bring practice football field, will be led by someone to catch for them, as this will Baeza Tensaie (CA ’13), a member of the greatly increase their reps. This camp will be Beacon football coaching staff and a teacher

6 Listed grade levels refer to the grade the student will be entering in the fall of 2021. in our resource program. Campers are encouraged to have cleats, and a mouth guard is recommended.

Football (5-8) July 19-22, 3:00-5:30 pm | $60 Boys Entering Grades 5 6 7 8 Football (9-12) July 19-22, 3:00-5:30 pm | $40 CA Boys Entering Grades 9 10 11 12 Bob Wolf | [email protected] The goal of “G3” is to help you build your self-esteem, encourage your fellow females, The fundamentals of football, including and feel great about the awesome person blocking, form tackling, footwork, and ball God has created you to be! skills will be emphasized in the middle school camp. Students will also receive instruction on special teams (including Girls Basketball punting, kicking, and long-snapping), June 14-17, 12:00-3:00 pm | $85 Girls Entering Grades 3 4 5 6 7 8 position work, and team competitions. At the Tiffany Stubbs | [email protected] same time, Concordia Academy high school students will prepare for the upcoming This camp focuses on fundamental skill season. Current CA football coaching staff building, teamwork, and sportsmanship. will coach these camps, led by CA head Beacons Girls Basketball head coach Tiffany football coach Bob Wolf. Stubbs and CA players will offer training and encouragement while building confidence. Campers can expect a fun, supportive environment as they learn the game and skills of basketball and develop their abilities to help them contribute to their own teams in the winter.

G3 (Genuinely Great Girls) July 19-23, 9:00-11:00 am | $95 Girls Entering Grades 5 6 7 8 Sarah Tramm | [email protected]

Girls, this camp is for you! Sarah Tramm, one of CA’s beloved teachers, can’t wait to lead you through a week of girl-focused bonding time! You’ll play games, encourage one another, do some crafting, and have a blast with lots of other activities, too. A Bible study focused on Red Letters (Words from Jesus to live by), Q & A sessions about the challenges girls deal with, and quality discussion time will be woven throughout the week. Both new and returning campers are welcome.

7 Intro to Python Stop Motion Magic July 5-9, 9:00-11:30 am | $85 June 21-25, 1:00-3:30 pm | $90 Boys & Girls Entering Grades 6 7 8 9 Boys & Girls Entering Grades 6 7 8 Jason Acosta | [email protected] Jacob Berner | [email protected] NEW in ’21 NEW in ’21 Are you interested in learning the fundamentals Designed for filmmaking beginners, Stop of coding? This camp will teach students the Motion Magic will take campers through the basics of coding required to get started in the basics of stop motion animation, teaching them world of programming. Students will learn how to produce and develop a story, create Python, a great introductory programming a set, film using stop motion, and edit the language and a popular choice for building movie. Campers will use Stop Motion Studio applications by tech leaders like Instagram, and iMovie to create their films. Participants Google, and YouTube. Students will learn about will need to bring their own tablet or phone for syntax, control flow (conditional statements), filming and have an email available for sending and functions and then use what they learn to and downloading photos. This camp is led by complete a programming project at the end of stop motion artist Jacob Berner (CA ‘20), who the week. Jason Acosta, this camp’s leader, has over 50,000 subscribers and 20 million teaches science, coding, and industrial views on his stop motion YouTube channel, technology at CA. JaCobra Studios.

Sweet Treats and Healthy Eats June 14-18, 9:00-11:30 am | $95 Boys & Girls Entering Grades 6 7 8 9 Hollie Sookhai | [email protected] NEW in ’21 SUGAR! Love it? Hate it? Can’t live without it? Come and learn about the positive and not so positive ways sugar affects our bodies. In this interactive camp, we will learn how to use fresh ingredients to create delicious and nutritious snacks, including smoothies, baked banana chips, crunchy chickpeas, protein bars/bites, and cinnamon apple chips. Learn, bake, and eat with Hollie Sookhai, CA’s Director of Nutrition Services, who makes sure our students are well-fed with delicious, healthy food every day. Soccer July 26-30, 2:30-4:30 pm | $100 Boys & Girls Entering Grades 7 8 9 10 11 12 Wil Richard | [email protected]

Designed for players of all skill levels, CA’s soccer camp will match players according to their age and ability, with emphasis placed on the positive mental attitude necessary in performing soccer-specific skills. Instruction will cover multiple topics and will stress techniques over tactics, including dribbling and foot skills, passing, shooting, heading, trapping, and speed training. Proper athletic clothes should be worn; shin pads will be mandatory. Campers should bring a soccer ball and water each day. The camp will be led by Wil Richard, CA’s head boys soccer coach.

8 Listed grade levels refer to the grade the student will be entering in the fall of 2021.

Volleyball (Grades 6-8) June 21-24, 1:00-3:30 pm | $100 Girls Entering Grades 6 7 8 Kim Duis | [email protected]

This camp introduces younger players to the complex skills of volleyball and helps them improve their overall game, focusing on passing, attacking, and playing lots of games. This camp will be led by CA’s head volleyball coach, Kim Duis, the 2018, 2019, and 2020 Section 4AA Coach of the Year and coach of the 2018 and 2019 Minnesota State Class AA 4th place teams. Other members of the coaching staff will also assist with the camp.

Volleyball (Grade 9) July 19-23, 12:30-3:00 pm | $100 Theatre CA Girls Entering Grade 9 June 14-18, 1:00-3:30 pm | $90 Volleyball (Grades 10-12) Boys & Girls Entering Grades 5 6 7 8 9 Sara Neel | [email protected] July 19-23, 3:30-6:00 pm | $100 CA Girls Entering Grades 10 11 12 This camp is for the student who seeks Kim Duis | [email protected] the spotlight! Campers will think on their These two camps provide an opportunity feet, develop acting skills, and learn the for CA volleyball players to increase their fundamentals of theatre in a safe and knowledge and practice in specific skills. supportive environment. Talents will be It will prepare athletes in a competitive discovered and confidence built as students environment, and they will get to know explore the basics of performance and the coaching staff and their expectations stagecraft. Sara Neel, director of CA’s award- for the upcoming season. These camps winning theatre program, will lead students are intended for athletes that will be through a week of improvisational games, attending CA in the fall and are led by CA’s acting exercises, and team building activities head volleyball coach, Kim Duis, and other that will culminate in a showcase for family members of the Beacon coaching staff. and friends on the CA stage.

9 Weightlifting Readiness June 22 - July 29 (Tues., Thurs.), 8:00-9:30 am | $90 Boys & Girls Entering Grades 6 7 8 Brian Brown | [email protected]

A crew of trainers will teach participants about weight room safety, agility, plyometrics, weightlifting form, and concussion prevention. Then, students will put that knowledge to good use by focusing on athletic development and weight training technique. Our expansive Youth Worship Team Music weight room is the perfect setting for students August 2-6, 9:00 am-12:00 pm | $95 to get a taste of the program that helped CA Boys & Girls Entering Grades 5 6 7 8 9 Grace Dunavan | [email protected] take first place in the Tri-Metro Weight Lifting Competition nine of the last eleven years. Note: By bringing together young students This camp will not meet the week of July 5. with music teachers and worship leaders, participants will learn the art of leading Weight Room Platoon Project worship and improve performance skills. June 7 - July 30 (Mon., Wed., Fri.) | $60 Highlights include performance basics of 8:00-9:30 am (Boys) drums, keyboard, vocals, guitar, or strings; 9:30-11:00 am (Girls) spiritual teachings; and composing CA Boys & Girls Entering Grades 9 10 11 12 instruction. Campers will finish the week Brian Brown | [email protected] leading a worship event and feeling This program starts off with testing in bench, challenged and excited to pursue the dreams squat, slant boards, broad jump, and more. that God has given them. This camp is led by In later weeks, students will work on athletic Grace Dunavan (CA ’16), a former member of development, weight training, core, and CA’s worship team and a recent graduate of concussion prevention training. Note: This North Central University, one of Minnesota’s camp will not meet the week of July 5. premier schools for worship leading. Policies

Registration for CA Camps is done at ConcordiaAcademy.com/camps on a first-come, first-served basis, starting February 15. Many camps have size limits, so early registration is encouraged. Once a camp is full, you have an option to be placed on a waiting list.

At least two weeks prior to each camp, updated COVID-19 safety details will be shared, based on the most recent guidelines from the state. At the time of publication of this camp catalog, it’s impossible to know what those specific guidelines will be, but it is likely they will include wearing masks when indoors.

Camp fees are paid in full (by credit card or electronic check) at the time of registration. Full refunds of camp fees will be given for registrations canceled at least one month prior to a camp’s start date. A $25 fee will be assessed for cancellations after that time.

Concordia Academy reserves the right to cancel camps for any reason, including low enrollment. We will try to give at least two weeks notice. Fees will, of course, be refunded in full.

If you have questions about specific camps, please email the listed instructor. For general questions, email [email protected] or call 651-484-8429.

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Camp start times and durations vary, so please consult individual camp listings.

Week AM SESSION PM SESSION June 7 Electronics Magic Auto Shop June 14 Sweet Treats and Healthy Eats Girls Basketball Theatre June 21 Camp Create Volleyball (6-8) Stop Motion Magic June 28 Fastpitch All Skills (1-4) Fastpitch All Skills (9-12) Fastpitch All Skills (5-8) Fastpitch Catching (9-12) Fastpitch Catching (5-8) Fastpitch Lefty Slapping Fastpitch Pitching (5-8) Fastpitch Pitching (9-12) July 5 Introduction to Python July 12 Boys Basketball Cardboard Creations Dance Flag Football July 19 G3: Genuinely Great Girls Volleyball (9) Volleyball (10-12) Football (5-8) Football (9-12) July 26 CSI Soccer August 2 Youth Worship Team

June 22 - July 29: Weightlifting Readiness (Tuesday and Thursday mornings) June 7 - July 30: Weight Room Platoon (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings)

Photos in this camp catalog were taken during summer programming at Concordia Academy in 2018, 2019, and 2020.

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