Special Interest

Write On! Creative Writing Labs

AGES 8-13

Veteran Albany Middle School English teacher Abby Skrivan, MA, offers weeklong creative writing workshops for kids and early teens. Students join a fun, student-directed writing community as they engage in all aspects of the writing process. Through a wide range of writing exercises, including cooperative games, observational writing, poetry, story writing and peer-editing, students will develop their writing voices. This unforgettable week will culminate in the production of a bound "literary journal." Morning and afternoon sessions available.

NOTE: Students who attended in the summer of 2022 are encouraged to attend! Second and third-year students will deepen the progress made and take their writing to a new level!

Action Movie & Action Stop Motion Flix

AGES 7-13

Join us for the full day combo camp for a discount plus free lunch supervision! Bring snack, lunch and drink.

There are no limits in your action packed movie when using a green screen and camera tricks. Adventures await as you transport anywhere, from captaining a spaceship, to climbing the highest mountain. You’ll collaborate to write, act, and direct in a stunt packed movie where you'll be taught action choreography to thrill the audience.

Use stop motion tricks to create fires, explosions, and even floods, as your characters can battle it out or work together to save the day in this action packed stop motion class. You'll work in small groups to storyboard, create the action, film, and voice-over for these exciting movies. *Flix emailed within a month after camp ends.

$627

Instructor: IncrediFlix Staff

Location: Albany Community Center, Hall Min: 6; Max: 12 Activity #: 3131IF

Action Movie Flix

AGES 7-13

Instructor: Abby Skrivan

Location:

Improv and Theater Games

AGES 9-13

Participants will learn the basics of comedy improv such as “yes and” (enthusiastically accepting what is offered), “group mind” (listening and collaboration) and “space object work” (miming objects and environments). Using warm-ups and “structures”, campers will be encouraged to think on their feet, trust their instincts and actively support each other (it is said that a good improviser is one who makes their teammates look good). They will also laugh a lot!

There are no limits in your action packed movie when using a green screen and camera tricks. Adventures await as you transport anywhere, from captaining a spaceship, to climbing the highest mountain. You’ll collaborate to write, act, and direct in a stunt packed movie where you'll be taught action choreography to thrill the audience. *Flix emailed within a month after camp ends.

Instructor: IncrediFlix Staff

Location: Albany Community Center, Hall Min: 6; Max: 8 Activity #: 3131IF

Action Stop Motion Flix

AGES 7-13

Use stop motion tricks to create fires, explosions, and even floods, as your characters can battle it out or work together to save the day in this action packed stop motion class. You'll work in small groups to storyboard, create the action, film, and voice-over for these exciting movies. *Flix emailed within a month after camp ends. DATE DAY TIME MEETS ALB RES NON RES Jul 17-21 M-F 1-4 PM 5x $317 $327

Instructor: Geri Engberg

Location: Albany Community Center, Hall Min: 6; Max: 16 Activity #: 3131GE

Instructor: IncrediFlix Staff

Location: Albany Community Center, Hall Min: 6; Max: 8 Activity #: 3131IF

Olympic Chess

AGES 6-12

Learn chess with Athena! We’ve designed a high-energy, stimulating approach to chess that is great for all ages. Classes are typically divided into different skill levels. Students will spend much of their time playing each other and challenging the instructor. At the beginning of each class, we have a brief question and answer session on a certain topic, challenging students with exercises and puzzles. Each class ends in a tournament where the winner takes home a trophy!

Instructor: Athena Coding Staff

Location: Albany Community Center, Hall Min: 8; Max: 25 Activity #: 3131OC

Chess Wizards

AGES 6-12

Join us this summer for tons of challenging chess lessons, exciting games, and cool prizes. You'll improve your chess skills, meet new friends, and work out your most powerful muscle - your brain! Each camper receives a T-shirt, trophy, and puzzle folder. We include all the materials necessary for your child to participate, but full-day kids should bring a lunch. Unleash your brain power and spend part of your vacation with Chess Wizards!

Junior Alchemists

AGES 6-12

Want to master the secrets of the universe? Create a volcanic eruption to rival Pompeii? Pass secret messages to your friends in invisible ink? Learn how to do these and much, much, more! Junior Alchemists is designed to not only pique an interest in scientific inquiry, but to introduce students to a deeper understanding of its development and application. We allow them to see the basic principles of science in the world around them. The course is focused on a number of experiments; that are tons of fun, visually appealing, and can safely be reproduced at home for friends and family. Students have a blast, and after each class, students will take home their experiments!

Instructor: Athena Coding Staff

Location: Albany Community Center, Rooms 1 & 2 Min: 6; Max: 25 Activity #: 3131JA