2017 Summer Education Camps
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Temple University 2017 Summer Education Camps REGISTER EARLY! temple.edu/summer/youthcamps Summer Education Camps 2017 Kids On Campus! Teens On Campus! Temple University has been offering summer camps for more than 25 years at our convenient Ambler suburban campus. This year, we are excited to bring our camps to Temple’s Main Campus and the Center City campus! All camps are available to youth between the ages of 8 and 17, during the months of June, July and August. Most camps are one-week, full-day camps from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., however some shorter camps and longer camps are available. In addition, camps with a residential Temple University Summer Camps provide a wonderful opportunity for youth to learn component are also available. about a specific area of interest, experience a college campus and have lots of fun at the same time. Camp sessions will be offered at Temple University Ambler (580 Meeting- house Road, Ambler, PA), Temple University Main Campus (1801 N. Broad Street, Phila- delphia, PA) and Temple University Center City (1515 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA). Camps for 2017 include: Ev3 Lego Mindstorms Robotics American Girl Doll Camp App Attack Create Your Own Cartoons and Comics Film and TV Camp Gamemaker Geocaching Interior Design Lego Mindstorms NXT Robotics Minecraft Designers Music and Voice Production SeaPerch Robotics And much more! TUA Campus: Pages 3 to 12 Main Campus: Pages 13 to 16 TUCC Campus: Pages 17 For more information about Temple University Summer Camps, call the Office of Non-Credit and Continuing Education at 267-468-8500 or email us [email protected]. 2 Register by phone 267-468-8500. AMBLER Participants will receive an Lego® Mindstorms™ NXT Summer Camps Offered at American Heart Association Robotics for Beginners Temple University Ambler two-year certification card upon (Ages 10 to 14) (TUA) successful completion. Discover the Lego® Mind- 580 Meetinghouse Road, Instructor: Amanda Gehringer, storms™ NXT Robotics kit to Ambler, PA 19002 EMT-B create incredible robot inven- Owner and BLS Instructor, tions. Learn to combine Lego® Precious Minutes CPR & Safety WEEK OF pieces, motors, sensors and Training, LLC com puter software to create JUNE 19, 2017 Mon., June 26, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. moving robots that react to $125 • TUA (Fri., June 23) light, avoid obstacles and do all NOTE: No discounts apply to this sorts of amazing things! Camp- Babysitting Training Camp camp. ers will work in cooperative (Ages 11 to 15) learning groups. Gamemaker (Ages 12 to 16) Instructor: Andrew Hollstein Like every other important Teacher, North Penn School job, babysitting takes skill and Impress your friends by learn- ing how to make video games District hard work. In this American 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • $325 • TUA Red Cross Babysitter’s Train- using the Gamemaker software. You will begin creating games ing camp, boys and girls learn NEW all of the ins and outs of being almost instantly with a simple drag and drop interface. Cre- Bookmaking and successful babysitters. Discover Publishing (Ages 8 to 12) all of the tricks of the trade, ate multi-level arcade games including safety and security, through a systematic process. Attention story lovers! Discover first aid basics, age-appropriate Bring a flash drive to camp. Suit- the principles of what makes a play and activity planning, and able for girls and boys who have great story and how to put your effective child management. critical thinking skills and enjoy stories together. Learn how to Instructor: Staff, American working on a computer. use dialogue and publish your Red Cross Instructor: Eileen Spaniak book at the end of camp. This Fri., June 23, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m Teacher, Chichester High School is a great introduction to the $125 • TUA 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • $315 • TUA world of writing for any budding NOTE: No discounts apply to novelist! this camp. Shoot for the Stars: Teen Instructor: Matt Mullen Leadership (Ages 13 to 17) Teacher, Archbishop Ryan 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • $315 • TUA WEEK OF This camp is designed for enthu- siastic teens who are interested JUNE 26, 2017 in developing leadership skills, NEW realizing their potential, and Awesome Artists (M-F, June 26 to 30) (Ages 8 to 12) developing a sense of purpose. American Heart Association Through hands-on activities, Explore the wonderful world of Heartsaver CPR AED and First you will discover what leader- art through use of an array of me- Aid (Ages 11 to 15) ship entails, learn the necessary diums. Create, design and learn skills to be a good leader, and in an artful way. Create life-size This camp covers cardiopul- identify your strengths. See how drawings, learn to paint, sculpt, monary resuscitation (CPR) you can make a difference lo- and design through the art of and choking relief for adults, cally and nationally and practice collage, and much more! children, and infants. Campers being a good leader. Instructor: Staff will also learn how and when Instructor: Lauren Bullock, MS 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • $315 • TUA to use an automated external Leadership Development defibrillator (AED). In addi- Program tion, the Heartsaver First Aid Director, Temple University teaches critical skills needed 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • $315 • TUA to respond to and manage first aid emergencies in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) arrives. Register online at temple.edu/summer/youthcamps. 3 SUMMER CAMPS 2017 Take a Dive (Ages 8 to 12) NEW NEW Code Breakers Percy Jackson and the Dive into the world of marine (Ages 8 to 10) Olympian Series biology and oceanography! (Ages 10 to 14) Campers will dissect a real Calling all future coders, pro- shark, participate in a fisher- grammers, & designers! Learn Explore the world of Percy Jack- man’s challenge, examine the the basics of coding languages son and the Greek mythology! anatomy of a fish, learn the like HTML, JavaScript, and CSS We will focus on the first two nov- ancient technique of gyotaku or through a series of web projects els in the series Percy Jackson “fish rubbing”, learn to survive and design challenges each day and the Lighting Thief and Percy at sea with a homemade solar and be on your way to becoming Jackson and the Sea of Mon- still, and make your own subma- the next tech star! Whether you sters. Campers will participate rine. In addition, you will come want to be the next Mark Zucker- in a variety of activities based face-to-face with some unique berg or the high school student on ancient Greek mythology and sea creatures, complete a squid who just made $1 million each of the novels. On the last dissection, and examine many dollars for programming in his day, campers will enjoy a party weird wonders that live under bedroom, this camp has the es- with trivia and Greek style snacks the sea and much more! Note: sentials you need to begin your and are encouraged to dress up This is a 4-day camp session. journey. Projects will be avail- as their favorite character from Instructor: Staff, Science able on a website to share with the books. Explorers friends and family. Students will Instructor: Jami Hill M-Th., June 26 to 29 work in pairs or teams. Elementary Education Major and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • $355 • TUA Instructor: Staff Greek Mythology Enthusiast NOTE: No discounts apply to this 1 to 4 p.m. • $195 • TUA 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • $185 • TUA camp. WEEK OF Keep Calm and Get Crafting! (Ages 8 to 12) NEW JULY 3, 2017 App Attack! (Ages 8 to 10) Discover your inner artist! This Take the first steps into the (W-F, July 5 to 7) camp is all about creating your world of mobile app design and (No camps July 3 and 4) own wearable art pieces and in- customize your own game app! credible crafts to decorate your Using a specialized app & game NEW room. Create various jewelry, development tool, students Make Your First Video hair accessories, bags, purses will explore the world of web- Game! (Ages 8 to 10) and more using magazines, metal, buttons and fabric. Also, based (HTML5) mobile apps. In Learn to make your video game addition, you will discover how decorate your room with coast- in this one-of-a-kind class that ers, picture frames and other the world of App publishing shows you the keys to designing functions. Student-created apps artwork that can be displayed your first 2D platformer game. using recycled goods. will be accessible on a private Conceptualization, play experi- site and can be played on any Instructor: Staff ence, level design, graphics, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • $185 • TUA mobile device or computer. sounds, and simple coding are Publishing to App Stores not just some of the concepts that NEW included. No prior experience is we’ll explore. No prior experi- necessary. Students will work in Mix It Up – Wacky World of ence necessary, just a desire Science (Ages 8 to 12) pairs or teams. to have fun. Student created Instructor: Staff games will be available on a Join us for a fun-filled week of 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. • $195 • TUA password protected website to science! Each day, we’ll explore share with friends and family a different topic including (games are only compatible on Kitchen Chemistry, Roc Docs PC computers). Students will (Geology) and Forensics. work in pairs or teams for most Instructor: Staff, Science of the program.