Summer Camp Weeks for Children Ages 10 - 14
Astronomy:
To the moon and
beyond! We take students beyond
the moon, to all our planets and even outside the solar system.
We'll learn about galaxies, nebulas, "dead stars" and black holes.
We explore two of the great questions in life:
Where did we come from? And where are we going?
Planetarium trip included where locales and timing and legalities permit.
Looking to
stimulate your child's interest, focus, natural energy and expressiveness? Our
Classical Ballet and Modern Tap program may be the way.
For parents searching for ways to interest, engage, stimulate and focus
their child's natural energy and expressiveness, the answer might be, "Modern
Tap" or "Classical Ballet".
These sessions introduce children to both. Ballet is a unique synthesis of
artistry and technique, of self-expression and discipline. It's challenging and
great fun. Here children will learn:
That stories can be told by moving to
music.
That stretching, bending, reaching and jumping to the beat is exhilarating.
That the body can create beautiful shapes and lines.
Welcome to the
wonderful game of chess. This class is for beginners.
On our first day we introduce all moves and give students basic offensive
strategy. On day two we include
counter-moves, defense and thinking three and four steps ahead.
By the end of our second day all children will be playing their first
games! On day three we give each
student a series of "what if" situations, introduce playing with a clock and
playing new people via computer chess.
Days 4 and 5 consist of almost all game-playing, with a handicapped
tournament at the end of each day.
Stronger students will have to work within tighter time limits, so the games can
be competitive.
Learn a new and
PRACTICAL language! This course introduces the basics of pronunciation, grammar,
and everyday vocabulary of Mandarin, official language of
Does the idea of
"morphing" inspire you? Do you like to transform one thing into another? Then
sign up for this fun and experimental digital art workshop module in which
students will learn to use computer
graphics software to create art. They will learn to capture images from
different sources - the digital camera, scanner, the Internet, etc,. Integrate
them, and transform them into unique personal expressions through the
application of the basic tools and functions of Adobe Photoshop.
Students can expect to put two to four pieces into their online galleries
for display to all.
You-Tube started
it. Now flip-cam films have become
sophisticated and remunerative.
Whether to impress family, impress friends, or to build a little business
helping neighbors with parties, instructional videos, sales, or video resumes,
this class will launch all students.
Two modules will discuss the do’s don’ts and ethics of film-making, and students
will learn how to use releases.
Students can expect to come home with two or three crafted films.
This is a survey of
what makes science interesting. It emphasizes the practical - how science can
affect every child's life. Each day we have a brief survey of at least two of
the following areas: asteroids, chemical reactions, dinosaurs, earthquakes,
oceans, physics, pollution, rivers, solar eclipses and volcanoes.
Each day your child will have some collaborative project to work on.
The final day will include a take-home creation.
This is the game of
kings – requiring thinking, dexterity, and special coordination – but giving a
lifetime of recreational pleasure.
(More immediately, proficient golf happens to be a very good college admissions
“lift” for girls.) Our instruction
is for beginners, and will cover irons, “woods”, chipping, putting, and sand
play. We teach Golf etiquette
in the final 30 minutes of the first three days, and we culminate with full
rounds on Thursday and Friday, with parents welcome to play on either or both
days.
This is for
students who have fallen behind. In
five days, we review the grammar that is supposed to be taught in five years,
but often isn’t taught well or isn’t mastered in elementary grades.
Students will appreciate sentence structure, will be able to identify
errors on standardized tests, and will be able to better edit their own essays.
Students ultimately test their new knowledge in the most rigorous of
grammar-identification and grammar-improvements challenges: the SAT.
(For composing, see our other offering called “Write On!”).
Our instructors
love teaching the art of jewelry making to children and teens in an engaging and
age-appropriate way. We begin with basic beading crafts on day one. Earrings,
bracelets, necklaces, and ornamental pins will follow. Our classes focus on
using your creative talents to create beautiful handmade pieces of jewelry that
will impress your friends and family. All levels welcome.
An array of beads and stones to work with are included in the course
price. Parents who'd like to see
their children create pieces with more expensive gems may bring them separately,
or have us procure them in advance.
We look forward helping your child create beautiful handmade crafts and
jewelry.
Latin provides many
building blocks for English proficiency.
Students who take full-year courses in Latin have correspondingly higher
SAT scores. This course is meant to
give students an introduction that’s practical, directing students to modern-day
vocabulary based on Latin that impresses teachers and fosters SAT success.
Have you always
wanted to write your own songs, but don't know how to play an instrument? Do you
have a Mac and really want to know how Garage Band works?
Then this is the class for you! Garage
Band puts on complete recording studio in your Mac, making it easy to create
music. Each class gives participants
two jam-packed hours working with Garage Band, learning how to combine loops,
add drums and rhythm sections and use special effects to bring out that song you
hear in your head. Come away with a CD of your own compositions. Basic computer
skills are required for this class.
Students will have their own computers to work at their own speed.
This course will
help stimulate the curiosities of children who have yet to show an appreciation
for nature. Our experience will take
your child away from the concrete and to the flora & fauna that abound even in
the city. Excitement here begins indoors, with a discussion and slide shows of
what to look for in the nature around us. On each of the remaining days, we will
be in a different place, assessing the earth, the rocks, the trees, and the
animal life around us. Students keep
a photo collage of the natural world they have experienced.
They also keep a continued relationship to the Instructor team, who will
be emailing remarkable natural phenomena by email each week.
This introduces the
gadgetry that powers our household devices. In our time together we will be
making devices, at first collaboratively, then individually. Every participant
will build a robot that will clean anyone's bedroom on command. We use the LEGO
Mindstorms RCX Robotics Invention System. Learn mechanical design, construction,
programming & teamwork skills, using LEGO building elements, motors & sensors.
Students build different robots & program them with a computer to move,
react & make sounds to solve challenges.
Get through your
reading faster, with equal or BETTER comprehension!
We help students develop good habits so they are not bogged down with
work. We make use of the "Breakthrough!" curriculum, using age-appropriate
novels and non-fiction. Students should EXPECT to double their reading speed,
and know that emerging three times faster, with equal or even BETTER
understanding is a realistic result.
Most students will read a full (short) book in their final 3-hour session.
Frisbee has made a
revival on college campuses for good reason – teamwork without coaches;
competitiveness with few rules, and athletic achievement without the need to be
tall or strong. Our week is for the
non-athlete who just wants to have fun.
We include basic skills, then move up to base-running Frisbee,
Frisbee Golf, and Ultimate Frisbee competition.
Parents are welcome in the final hour
each day.
Contact us, for classes near you.
Call: 877-975-1600 or email: info@ivybound.net