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BMuZ Brass Camp | GRADES 6-12 Come enjoy the perfect brass tune up right before the new MUSIC CAMPS: school year begins—for musicians who play trumpet, horn, REG trombone, baritone or tuba. Activities include group warm- Summer 2018 ONLINE ups, chamber music groups, all camp brass choir, listening sessions, and non-musical games. Register online or at a Recreation Hub office. *For students entering grades 6-12 who play trumpet, horn, trom- Location: Longfellow Middle School bone, baritone/euphonium, and tuba. *Two years playing experience (or approval from the Location: Longfellow Middle School—1500 Derby St., Berkeley, 94703 camp director) is required. Code Date Day Time Fee 18008 Jun 25-29 M-F 8:30am-12:00pm $220 BMuZ Band Camp 18912 Jun 25-29 M-F Both Brass & Drumline Camp* $350 GRADES 6-9 *See Drumline Camp details below Bring all your friends, and make new ones as well. We will work together on sight reading, creating a beautiful group BMuZ Drumline Camp | GRADES 5-9 sound, locking in intonation, articulating with expression, Come experience what it is like to be in a real drumline! We and playing together as an ensemble. Activities include will be learning drumline warm-ups and cadences using group warm-ups, all band rehearsals, sectionals, music snares, quads, bass drums and cymbals. No drumming games, and non-musical games. experience necessary. All you need is a pair of sticks and an Location: Longfellow Middle School, 1500 Derby Street, Berkeley, 94703 excitement to learn! Code Date Day Time Fee Location: Longfellow Middle School—1500 Derby St., Berkeley, 94703 18010 Jun 18-22 M-F 8:30am-12:00pm $220 Code Date Day Time Fee 17948 Jun 18-22 M-F Both Band & Jazz Camp* $350 18020 Jun 25-29 M-F 1:00pm–4:30pm $220 *See Jazz Camp details below *See Brass/Fiddle/Guitar description for combined codes/fees.
BMuZ Jazz Camp BMuZ Fiddle Camp | GRADES 6-9 GRADES 6-10 Reels and Jigs are on the menu for BMuZ Fiddle Camp this Come improve your jazz skills, or try out playing jazz, blues, year! Come learn some new tunes on the fiddle, or if guitar is funk, and Latin music for the first time. Work on creating your instrument, learn how to accompany the tunes in style. grooves, improvising, sight reading, and playing with good Location: Longfellow Middle School—1500 Derby St., Berkeley, 94703 sound quality and group awareness. Activities include big Code Date Day Time Fee bands, group warm-ups, improvisation workshops, sectional 17976 Jun 25-29 M-F 8:30am-12:00pm $220 rehearsals, listening sessions, music games and non-musical 18911 Jun 25-29 M-F Both Fiddle & Drumline Camp* $350 games. *See Drumline Camp details above Location: Longfellow Middle School, 1500 Derby Street, Berkeley, 94703 Code Date Day Time Fee BMuZ Guitar Camp | GRADES 6-9 18011 Jun 18-22 M-F 1:00pm-4:30pm $220 Do you already love playing guitar and are ready to go to the 17948 Jun 18-22 M-F Both Jazz & Band Camp* $350 next level? Are you interested in guitar, but not sure how to 18012 Jun 18-22 M-F Both Jazz & String Camp** $350 get started? This camp is designed to be a fun and intense *See Band Camp details above **See String Camp details below way to take those steps on your guitar journey. Students will be put into groups from beginner to advanced. Activities BMuZ Strings Camp include strumming pattern games, ear training, finger picking GRADES 6-9 exercises, scale work, and group and/or solo performances. Students will play in a large string ensemble as well as in Location: Longfellow Middle School—1500 Derby St., Berkeley, 94703 small chamber groups and musical electives (try a new Code Date Day Time Fee instrument, fiddle tunes, etc). Focus will be on string playing 17975 Jun 25-29 M-F 8:30am-12:00pm $220 technique as well as large/small ensemble skills. 18910 Jun 25-29 M-F Both Guitar & Drumline Camp* $350 Location: Longfellow Middle School—1500 Derby St., Berkeley, 94703 *See Drumline Camp details above Code Date Day Time Fee 18013 Jun 18-22 M-F 8:30am-12:00pm $220 18012 Jun 18-22 M-F Both Strings & Jazz Camp* $350 *See Jazz Camp details above
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Jedi Engineering using LEGO® | AGES 5-9 The Force Awakens in this intro- ductory engineering course for young Jedi! Explore engineering principles by designing and building projects such as LEGO® X-Wings, R2 Units, Energy Catapults, Defense Turrets, and Settlements from a galaxy far, far away. Create motorized and architectural projects with imagina- tion and engineering to defeat the Empire! Location: Live Oak Fireside Room Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee 18120 Jul 2-6* M-F 1:30pm-4:30pm 11/20 4x $143 FRESHi MEDIA *No camp on Jul 4. Beginning Video Game Coding & Design Minecraft Engineering using LEGO® | AGES 5-9 AGES 9-12 Bring Minecraft to life using tens of thousands of LEGO®! Build In this course, students will work on a PC computer, with a friend or engineer-designed projects such as a motorized Creeper, a portal to in-class partner to learn the basics of video game design. Working the Nether, and a moving Minecart! Create your favorite Minecraft with Clickteam Fusion 2.5, you’ll learn the conditional coding neces- objects with the guidance of an experienced Play-Well instructor. sary to make your video game creations work. Students will create Whether you are new to Minecraft and LEGO or a seasoned veteran, characters, game environments, and more! you’ll be hooked on the endless creative possibilities. Location: Live Oak Fireside Room Location: Live Oak Tot Room Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee 18018 Aug 13-17 M-F 9:00am-12:00pm 6/16 5x $189 18121 Jul 30-Aug 3 M-F 1:30pm-4:30pm 11/20 5x $179 Interactive Comic Book Creation | AGES 9-12 Students become the creators and make their own digital comic ® AGES 5-7 Intro to STEM using LEGO | books! Working with Comic Life software, kids will work in creative Give your imagination a boost with tens of thousands of LEGO® groups and with PC computers to create an original multi-page full parts! Build engineer-designed projects such as: Cities, Garbage color comic. When class is finished, students have an interesting Trucks, Catamarans, and Dinosaurs. Design and build as never comic story to share with family and friends! before, and explore your craziest ideas in a supportive environment. Location: Live Oak Art Room Location: Live Oak Tot Room Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee 18019 Aug 13-17 M-F 1:00pm-4:00pm 6/16 5x $189 19025 Aug 13-17 M-F 9:00am-12:00pm 11/20 5x $179
® I Made a Video Game! | AGES 6-9 STEM FUNdamentals using LEGO | AGES 7-12 Younger Game Developers work with an in-class partner to conceive, Gear up your engineering skills with Play-Well TEKnologies and tens design, and build their own original 2D “bouncy ball” computer game. of thousands of LEGO® parts! Apply real-world concepts in physics, Using Clickteam Fusion 2.5, basic design and coding techniques will engineering, and architecture through engineer-designed projects be introduced and students will complete fun activities like creating such as: Forklifts, Houseboats, Mini Golf Courses, and the London characters and making them bounce around the game screen! Tower Bridge. Design and build as never before, and explore your craziest ideas in a supportive environment. Location: Live Oak Art Room Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee Location: Live Oak Tot Room 18024 Aug 20-24 M-F 9:00am-12:00pm 6/16 5x $189 Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee 19026 Aug 13-17 M-F 1:00pm-4:00pm 11/20 5x $179 Next Level Game Design: Platform Games AGES 8-12 Working with an in-class partner and PC computers, students will Spend Time use Clickteam Fusion 2.5 to create a unique platform game! Give in nature your characters gravity and create interesting and original bad guys This Summer to challenge you through your game. Working with design, animation and programming tools, students will create a fun and engaging at Berkeley platform adventure! Day Camp! Location: Live Oak Art Room See page 9 for details Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee 18025 Aug 20-24 M-F 1:00pm-4:00pm 6/16 5x $189
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TECHSPLOSION.ORG Junior Minecrafters! | AGES 5-7 Come explore the world of Minecraft with us! Junior Minecrafters will have tons of fun as they learn the basics of the world famous game. We’ll learn about the different game modes, how to craft some crazy contraptions, and even build an awesome house together! In between sessions of computer time,* we’ll do other fun Minecraft stuff like papercraft, a Minecraft skit, outdoor games, and on Friday, a Mine- craft potluck party! *There will be approximately 2 hours of computer play per day, balanced with non-electronic and physical activities. Minecraft, Animated! | AGES 5-11 Location: James Kenney Art Room Get ready to use cameras and Minecraft characters to create amaz- Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee ing stop-motion animation movies! Whether your story is about fight- 18736 Aug 20-24 M-F 9:00am-4:00pm 10/12 5x $428 ing the wither, going on an adventure, or building the coolest pixel PM EXTENDED CARE art in the overworld, you’ll have an opportunity to tell it at Minecraft, Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee Animated! We’ll create real-life sets as we learn about stop-motion 19015 Aug 20-24 M-F 4:00pm-6:00pm 8/30 5x $50 animation (think Wallace and Gromit!), then film, edit, and upload our creations to YouTube! Xtreme Minecraft | AGES 10-14 Location: James Kenney Community Room It’s time to take your craft to the next level! We’ll learn the basics of Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee coding mods using Java and Eclipse IDE, and dive deep into video 18733 Aug 13-17 M-F 1:00pm-4:00pm 10/12 5x $214 production and game design concepts. We’ll focus on what makes PM EXTENDED CARE great games, screencasts and mods great, and learn to use a variety Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee of powerful tools to help make our ideas a reality. **All campers 19014 Aug 13-17 M-F 4:00pm-6:00pm 8/30 5x $50 who attend Minecraft Challenge first are invited to attend Xtreme Minecraft, regardless of age. YouTube Stars! | AGES 7-12 Location: James Kenney Community Room Do you get excited about trick shots, game reviews, vlogs, or Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee something even cooler? At YouTube Stars, we’ll work together to 18975 Aug 20-24 M-F 9:00am-4:00pm 10/12 5x $465 plan, film, edit, upload, and promote our own videos on YouTube! PM EXTENDED CARE We’ll learn how to use Android smartphones and readily available Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee software to go from start to finish without using a computer. PARENT 19015 Aug 20-24 M-F 4:00pm-6:00pm 8/30 5x $50 ACTION REQUIRED: Visit techsplosion.org/youtube to configure your child’s YouTube channel and learn about how we keep your kids safe online. ART Location: James Kenney Community Room Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee Young Rembrandts: Bits of Summer Fun | AGES 6-11 18734 Aug 13-17 M-F 9:00am-12:00pm 10/12 5x $250 This is the MOST POPULAR Young Rembrandts workshop. Children PM EXTENDED CARE will be exposed to three different media and different drawing tech- Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee niques all in one workshop! We will emphasize drawing skills, will 19014 Aug 13-17 M-F 4:00pm-6:00pm 8/30 5x $50 learn mosaic techniques, and pastel techniques. The step-by-step Young Rembrandts teaching method insures success and fun with Minecraft Challenge! | AGES 7-12 all media! Please wear an old shirt or smock on the last day. Spawn into the curious world of Minecraft! Learn the fundamentals Location: Live Oak Community Center Meet: 5x of video game design as you create epic worlds with the help of your Code Date Day Time Min/Max Fee (res/non) fellow campers and powerful tools like WorldEdit, make awesome 18954 Jun 25-29 M-F 1:00pm-4:00pm 8/20 $195/$235 screencasts like your favorite YouTubers, and during free time, com- pete in Minecraft Hunger Games, Sky Wars, and more! This is the Young Rembrandts: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Minecraft summer camp you’ve been waiting for. Workshop | AGES 4-5 Location: James Kenney Art Room Preschool children will explore the world of Laura Numeroff in this Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee five-day workshop full of art and reading. Each day the class will read 18735 Aug 13-17 M-F 9:00am-4:00pm 10/12 5x $465 a different Laura Numeroff book, and afterwards, students will draw PM EXTENDED CARE a Young Rembrandts lesson which incorporates one feature of the book they’ve enjoyed reading together. Students will create won- Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee derful drawings and bring their favorite stories to life by combining 19014 Aug 13-17 M-F 4:00pm-6:00pm 8/30 5x $50 creativity and imagination! Sign up your reading artist today! Location: James Kenney Community Center Meet: 5x Code Date Day Time Min/Max Fee (res/non) 18955 Jul 16-20 M-F 9:00am–12:00pm 8/15 $195/$235
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ART, CONTINUED Challenge Island Youth Camp | AGES 5-12 Challenge Island® is where engineering meets imagination! It’s a Young Rembrandts: Animal Cartoon Workshop one of a kind enrichment program on the cutting edge of S.T.E.A.M AGES 6-11 (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) Education and Laugh-out-loud-funny! Mind-bendingly-adorable! Awesome- 21st Century Learning. Challenge Island takes place on a unique beyond-belief! If your child is a fan of cuddly animals and funny thematic island where children work in collaborative tribes on action cartoons, this drawing workshop is especially tailored for his or her packed challenges. Our adventurous tribes tackle high-level thinking needs. Our students will learn how to draw animals of all shapes, and engineering challenges at whimsical weekly destinations. sizes, and colors. They will learn how to personify ordinary animals, Location: James Kenney Achievers Rm Min/Max: 10/30 Meet: 5x transforming them into fully-realized cartoon characters. Enroll your Code Date Day Theme Time Fee budding artist today! 18964 Aug 13-17 M-F Slime Squad Camp* 9:00am-12:00pm $179 Location: Live Oak Community Center Meet: 5x 18966 Aug 13-17 M-F Super Sleuth Camp 1:00pm-4:00pm $179 Code Date Day Time Min/Max Fee (res/non) 19007 Aug 13-17 M-F Lunch bunch 12:00pm-1:00pm $18 18956 Aug 20-24 M-F 9:00am–12:00pm 8/20 $195/$235 18965 Aug 20-24 M-F Minecraft Camp 9:00am-12:00pm $179 18967 Aug 20-24 M-F Wizardry Camp 1:00pm-4:00pm $179 19008 Aug 20-24 M-F Lunch bunch 12:00pm-1:00pm $18 Cartooning Camp | AGES 8-16 *$10 materials fee due 1st day of camp. Students will learn to create their own cartoon characters with move- ment, expression, personality, detailed backgrounds and creative storylines culminating in a mini comic book. Students will receive AQUATICS a custom workbook created by Cara and quality art materials to work with. Cara has been teaching comics for over fifteen years. Her teaching and art have been featured by the SF and Berkeley Public REG Aquatics Day Camp | AGES 10-17 Libraries, APE, Yale University, The Getty Museum, and she was a ONLINE Each one week day camp session introduces participants judge for the MFA comic’s scholarship award at CCA in 2017. to competitive swimming, water polo, synchronized swimming and diving. Participants will explore each sport through daily technique Location: Live Oak Tot Room Meet: 5x and practice sessions, and parents will be invited to a performance Code Date Day Time Min/Max Fee (res/non) on the final day of each camp. Camp is designed for swimmers with 18949 Jul 23-27 M-F 1:00pm-3:00pm 5/20 $275 intermediate or advanced swimming skills. Bring lunch. For more 18950 Aug 6-10 M-F 1:00pm-3:00pm 5/20 $275 info, call 981-5105. Register online or at King Pool Location: King Pool Meet: 5x Creativity Camp | AGES 8-16 Code Date Day Time Min/Max Fee Students will create artworks inspired by the techniques and ideas 17949 Jul 9-13 M-F 9:00am-3:00pm 6/12 $249 of famous illustrators, painters and writers. We will study the works 17950 Jul 23-27 M-F 9:00am-3:00pm 6/12 $249 of Maurice Sendak, Hokusai, Frida Kahlo, Dr.Seuss, Kandinsky, Shel 17951 Aug 13-17 M-F 9:00am-3:00pm 6/12 $249 Silverstein, Mary Blair and more. Students will explore many mate- rials and art techniques such as ink, textile art, collage, watercolor, colored pencil, stamping, and mixed media. All skill levels welcome. Materials are included. Location: Live Oak Tot Room Meet: 5x Code Date Day Time Min/Max Fee (res/non) 18952 Jul 23-27 M-F 3:30pm-5:30pm 5/20 $275 18953 Aug 6-10 M-F 3:30pm-5:30pm 5/20 $275
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Chess Wizards Camp | AGES 8-12 Chess Wizards is so popular with kids Junior Lifeguard Teen Vocational Camp because of our unique structure. We AGES 11-14 teach students based on skill levels and their individual needs. All Participants will receive job readiness training and a Junior Lifeguard lessons have an activity and homework to accompany them and certificate at the end of the program. Participation requires Level 5 we have well over 80 different lessons to keep challenging our little swim skills. Register and pay at West Campus Pool AFTER successful wizards! Chess has been taught for thousands of years because of completion of pre-course test on a date TBD at West Campus Pool. its emphasis on logic, tactics and sportsmanship. Let us coach your For more information, call West Campus Pool after May 7 at kids to a higher level of education! 981-5151, or e-mail [email protected]. Location: Live Oak Community Center Min/Max: 8/20 Location: West Campus Pool Code Date Day Time Meet Fee Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee 18738 Aug 20-24 M-F 9:00am-12:00pm (Half Day) 5x $215 18108 Jul 9-13 Sa 10:00am-4:00pm 6/10 5x $110 18739 Aug 20-24 M-F 12:00pm-3:00pm (Half Day) 5x $215 18109 Jul 23-27 M-F 10:00am-4:00pm 6/10 5x $110 18737 Aug 20-24 M-F 9:00am-3:00pm (Full Day) 5x $350
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