Hopkins Community Education 2015 Youth Camp Royal Summer Enrichment by Hopkins Public Schools

Youth Programs

Summer Full & Half Day Camps 2015 Summer camps and activities for youth ages 3 through grade 12.

www.HopkinsSummer.org 952-988-4070

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Hopkins Community Education: Youth Enrichment

Summer Rocks at Camp Royal! For youth K-12 Hopkins Camp Royal Summer 2015 fun!

At Hopkins Community Education, we are pleased to bring to you our exciting Camp Royal summer youth programming. Designed to work around your schedule, our summer programming offers: • Flexibility: Our Monday-Thursday camps are designed around half-day blocks, with drop-off times starting at 8:00 am, and pick-up by 5:00 pm. Sign up for a full- or half-day, and lunch is included! • Variety: Our classes run the gamut of interests — from art, pottery, sports, science and technology (STEM), to Legos, cooking, and drama. We’re sure to have something for every child. • Affordability: We’ve priced our camps at an affordable price-point for families. • And most important – our camps are FUN! Join us this summer!

Q&A

Who are our Camp Royal Staff?

Dedicated professionals with an interest and/or hands-on experience in fields directly related to youth. Our Camp Royal Staff is comprised of district staff, college students, and local community professionals, with a broad range of knowledge and appropriate experience working with youth.

Go Families Go! Free Family Event

Try out several of our summer Camp Royal offerings and other fun activities at this FREE family event on

March 14, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon Eisenhower Community Center, 1001 Highway 7, Hopkins

More details on page 25.

Where and when do I drop-off and pick up?

Youth need to be signed in and out of Camp Royal every day by a parent/guardian between 8-9 am; and 4-5 pm in the Eisenhower Community Center Entrance Lobby area (Door B). Students attending morning-only camps must be picked up at 12 pm unless they are staying for lunch — then pick-up time is by 12:30 pm. Drop-off for students attending afternoon-only camps begins at 12:30 pm unless they are coming for lunch — then drop-off time is 12:00 pm.

What about lunch?

Lunch is free, and is from 12:00-12:30 pm for Camp Royal participants. Lunch is part of your Camp Royal fee and is supervised by Camp Royal staff. Your student may bring a bag lunch if they wish, and eat during the scheduled Camp Royal lunch time.

How are kids supervised from 8-9 am, 4-5 pm, and during lunch?

Our Camp Royal staff will supervise drop-off, lunch, and pick-up time periods outside of the regular camp programming time. During this time, youth have the option to participate in gym games and other small group activities.

What about August programming?

Kids & Company is a great option if you are in need of August programming. See page 27 for more information, or register at www.HopkinsSchools.org/Kids.

What is your ratio of staff to kids?

Camp Royal follows state guidelines for Out-Of-School Time ratios, which are 15 to 1. Some class offerings will be below this ratio.

What do I do if bad weather is reported?

Call the Hopkins Public School Weather Hotline at 952-988-4019. This number will have the latest information about weather and cancellations.

Do you allow electronic devices to be brought to classes?

Camp Royal youth will be very busy during programming time. Please leave electronic devices at home. Cell phones are welcome, but need to remain in the backpacks while participating in programming. Hopkins Community Education is not responsible for lost, stolen, or broken devices.

Who do I call if I need to talk to Camp Royal staff during programming time?

The Camp Royal cell phone number is 952-451-4630. This phone number will be attended during programming times.

Do you offer payment plans?

Yes! We realize many families will be signing up for multiple weeks, and would like a payment plan option. If you are enrolling for multiple weeks, and would like to set up a payment plan, contact us at 952-988-4070 for registration and payment plan information.

What is the cancellation/refund policy?

We will gladly refund your class registration fee if you cancel and request a refund 10 business days prior to the first class. We reserve the right to cancel a class due to low enrollment. In that case, we will call and make arrangements to refund your class fee.

Page Guide

4 • Camp Royal Descriptions (grades K and above) 22 • Classes throughout the Summer & Teen activities 24 • XinXing Chinese Immersion summer camps 25 • Upcoming Spring Fun Family Opportunities 26 • Hop-Kids: Ages 3-6 activities 31 • Kids & Company summer child care

Kids ‘n’ Clay (3-6) Summer Chess Camp (K-6) Junior Engineer (K-3) Hoop Dreams! (3-6) ABCs of Baking (3-6)

Exploring Robotics (2-6) Mini Hoop Dreams (K-2) ABCs of Baking (3-6) Pottery for a Party! (3-6) Summer Chess Camp (K-6)

Junior Detective (K-3) Mini Floor Hockey (K-2) Competitive Coders (3-6) Passion for Fashion (K-5) Drama Rama! (4-6)

Lego Pocket Brick Monsters (K-6) World Traveler (K-3) Doll’s FROZEN™ Camp (K-5) Floor Hockey (3-6) Action! Intro to Movie Making (4-6)

Lacrosse (3-6) Lego Super Hero Academy (K-6) Jr Star Search (K-2) Star Search (3-6) Cooking to Fuel Your Body (3-6)

Pages 8-9

#3: June 22-25

Lego Teenage Brick Turtles (K-6) Mini Lacrosse (K-2) Runway Fashions (3-6) Cooking to Fuel Your Body (3-6)

Pages 6-7

#2: June 15-18

Pages 4-5

#1: June 8-11

• Chinese Cooking for Kids (3-6) • Chinese Arts & Crafts (3-6) • Fun with Chinese through Multimedia (5-6)

Flying Fish Swim Camp (K-6) Amazing Race (3-6) Mini Dryland Hockey Camp (K-2) Hexbug® and Vex® Robotics (4-6) Zany Cartoon Workshop (K-5) Engineering is Elementary (K-6)

Showtime! Ladybug Girl & Bumble Boy (K-2) Summer Olympic Games (3-6) Flying Fish Swim Camp (K-6) Fresh is Best Cooking (3-6) Elementary Robotics (3-6) Jewelry Making (K-5) Rock Star Dance Camp (2-6) Mini Track & Field (K-2) Lego Pirate’s Quest (K-6) Golf Channel Jr Academy (1-6)

Mobile Game Design (3-6) Football Fun! (3-6) Junior Drama Rama (K-3) Lego Star Wars Art Camp (K-4) Globetrotting Recipes (3-6)

Sweet Treats Baking (4-6) Roaring Rockets (2-6) Intro to Acting (2-6) Mini World Cup Soccer (K-2)

Extreme Bubble Science (1-5) American Girl® Doll Camp (K-5) Mini Ultimate Team Sports (K-2) Ultimate Team Sports (3-6)

XinXing Chinese Immersion Camps: Page 24 • 1st Grade Chinese Immersion Camp • 2nd Grade Chinese Immersion Camp • 3rd Grade Chinese Immersion Camp • 4th Grade Chinese Immersion Camp

Lego Minecraft Engineering (K-4) Forensics Lab/CSI Investigators (3-6) Dryland Hockey Camp (3-6) Junior Geocaching (K-2) Observational Drawing Workshop (2-6)

Comic Book Chronicles Acting (3-6) Fresh is Best! Cooking (3-6) Yoga Discovery (3-6) Mini Summer Olympics (K-2) Geology Rocks! (K-3)

Summer Spanish Fun (K-4) Young Entrepreneurs (3-6) Track & Field (3-6) Crazy Chemistry! (1-5) Frozen™ Dance Camp (K-2) Game On! (K-2)

Engineer Lego Boats! (K-6) Globetrotting Recipes (3-6) Mini Football Fun (K-2) Red Cross Babysitting (age 11+) Masters on Canvas Art II (K-6) Geocaching (3-6)

Claydazzle 3D Art Studio (1-5) Mini Sports Sampler (K-2) Engineering is Elementary! (K-6) Extreme MovieMaking Fun (1-6) World Cup Soccer (3-6)

Pages 20-21

#9: August 3-6

Movie Making For Girls! (1-6) Master Detective! (4-6) Outdoor Sports Jam (K-6) Lego Adventures with Space & Science (K-3)

Pages 18-19

#8: July 27-30

Pages 16-17

#7: July 20-23

Pages 14-15

#6 July 13-16

Pages 12-13

#5: July 6-9

Pages 10-11

#4: June 29-July 2

More Ongoing Classes and One-Day Classes: Page 22-23 • Be the Best You Can Be: Teens Only (6-12) • Youth Horse Camp (1-12) • Mannerly Manners® Rules! (2-8) • Kung Fu Wu Shu (Ages 5+) • Hopkins Standard Football Camp (Ages 8-14) • Summer Strings (5-12) • Hopkins Position-Specific Football Camp (Ages 8-14) • Youth Track & Field (7-9) • Summer Field Biology at Wolf Ridge (5-12) • Youth Track & Field (4-6) • Drivers Education (Ages 14½ -17)

Pick-up: 4-5 pm

Drop-off: 12:30-1 pm

Afternoon: 1-4 pm

Pick-up: 12-12:30 pm

Drop-off: 8-9 am

Morning: 9 am-12 pm

Week of:

Week-Long Summer Activities (Mondays-Thursdays, no camps July 4) • Grades listed are “entering” grades

Camp Royal Quick Guide K-12

Week 1 June 8-11

Morning

Activities run: 9:00 am-12:00 noon (Drop-off begins at 8 am, pick-up by 12:30 pm for am half-day) Lego Teenage Brick Turtles

Entering Grade K-6 • Bricks 4 Kidz Grab your katanas and nun-chucks as we prepare to fight crime with the Teenage Brick Turtles! Practice engineering as you build two of the courageous turtles and their wise Japanese rat sensei, Master Splinter. Strengthen your ninjutsu skills to defeat the villainous Shredder and his evil Foot Clan. After a treacherous day of crime-fighting, don’t forget to give the turtles a break to enjoy a pizza (of course made out of Lego bricks!) down in their sewer dwelling under the city. Let’s build and play … Brick Turtle style! #CR203: 4 sessions - limit 20 $99 M, T, W, Th, June 8-11 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 111

Runway Fashions

Entering Grades 3-6 • Camp Royal Staff Join fellow fashionistas to create and exhibit projects with your own unique designs for dresses, pants, jewelry, and more. In this exciting, hands-on camp you’ll be the fashion designer! Bring a pair of pants or shorts to decorate on the first day. (Thrift Stores are a good source.) There will be a special runway fashion show the last 30 minutes of our final class to show-off our creations. #CR609: 4 sessions - limit 30 $84 M, T, W, Th, June 8-11 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 206

Cooking to Fuel Your Body

Make this a full day camp, take AM & PM sessions! Entering Grades 3-6 • Tracy Smith Spend time in the Royal Pantry Cooking classroom to find out how easy and tasty it is to become a healthier eater! Explore and create different food combinations to keep you going all summer long. From secret ingredient smoothies and dips to building delicious and nutritious meals, this class will encourage adventurous eating! A take-home recipe pamphlet will be included for all students. #CR501-full day: 4 sessions - limit 17 $169/full day M, T, W, Th, June 8-11 9:00 am-4:00 pm #CR501-am: 4 sessions - limit 17 $89/half day M, T, W, Th, June 8-11 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 210

Mini Lacrosse

Entering Grades K-2 • Camp Royal Staff Learn all the skills to play lacrosse, one of the most popular and growing sports in Minnesota! Camp participants will be introduced to this 600-year-old game, and learn stick handling, positioning, passing, cradling, and team skills. Please wear appropriate clothing, athletic shoes, and bring a water bottle and sunscreen. Equipment is provided. #CR402: 4 sessions - limit 30 $79 M, T, W, Th, June 8-11 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Gym N

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Week 1

June 8-11 • M-Th Afternoon

Activities run: 1:00-4:00 pm (Drop-off begins at 12:30 pm for pm half-day, pick-up by 5 pm) Lacrosse

Entering Grades 3-6 • Camp Royal Staff Learn all the skills to play lacrosse, one of the most popular and growing sports in Minnesota! Camp participants will be introduced to this 600-year-old game and learn stick handling, positioning, passing, cradling, and team skills. Please wear appropriate clothing, athletic shoes, and bring a water bottle and sunscreen. Equipment is provided. #CR402: 4 sessions - limit 30 $79 M, T, W, Th, June 8-11 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Gym N

Lego Super Hero Academy

Entering Grades K-6 • Bricks 4 Kidz Join Bricks 4 Kidz for a week building Super Heroes with Lego bricks. Explore all the caped crusaders and discover their super powers. Create a fantasy world and protect it against all the evil arch enemies with custom contraptions made with Lego bricks. #CR305: 4 sessions - limit 20 $99 M, T, W, Th, June 8-11 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 111

Camp Royal Junior Star Search!

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Entering Grades K-2 • Camp Royal Staff Do you dream of auditioning for a reality TV show, or being the star of a theater performance? Explore the fundamentals of drama to help you become the star you aspire to be! #CR407: 4 sessions - limit 20 $84 M, T, W, Th, June 8-11 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Theater

Camp Royal Star Search!

Entering Grades 3-6 • Camp Royal Staff Do you dream of auditioning for a reality TV show, or being the star of a theater performance? Explore the fundamentals of drama to help you become the star you aspire to be! #CR407: 4 sessions - limit 20 $84 M, T, W, Th, June 8-11 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary Choir Room 210

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Cooking to Fuel Your Body

Make this a full day camp, take AM & PM sessions! Entering Grades 3-6 • Tracy Smith Spend time in the Royal Pantry Cooking classroom to find out how easy and tasty it is to become a healthier eater! Explore and create different food combinations to keep you going all summer long. From secret ingredient smoothies and dips, to building delicious and nutritious meals. This class will encourage adventurous eating! A take-home recipe pamphlet will be included for all students. #CR501-full day: 4 sessions - limit 17 $169/full day M, T, W, Th, June 8-11 9:00 am-4:00 pm #CR501-pm: 4 sessions - limit 17 $89/half day M, T, W, Th, June 8-11 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 210

Stay for a day of it! Cooking to Fuel Your Body teaches kids the lifelong skill of cooking! Join Chef Tracy Smith in this super fun, hands-on cooking class. Sign up for morning or afternoon, or an entire-day — recipes are different in the a.m./p.m. camps! Read more about Chef Tracy on page 8.

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Week 2 June 15-18

Morning

Activities run: 9:00 am-12:00 noon (Drop-off begins at 8 am, pick-up by 12:30 pm for am half-day) Competitive Coders

Entering Grades 3-6 • Abamath Want to learn computer coding and programming? We will spend one week learning how to code our artificial intelligence programs to play games, then compete against other teams from across Minnesota. No experience required, just a passion to work hard and help your Hopkins team come out on top! #CR212: 4 sessions - limit 20 $104 M, T, W, Th, June 15-18 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 123 Media

Junior Detective!

Entering Grades K-3 • Camp Royal Staff Do you want to be a detective? Uncover clues? Follow leads? Solve mysteries? This class will give you hands-on experience on how to solve various mysteries and become a true Sherlock Holmes. Each day will produce different and more difficult cases to be solved! #CR316: 4 sessions - limit 20 $84 M, T, W, Th, June 15-18 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 111

Mini Floor Hockey

Entering Grades K-2 • Camp Royal Staff Develop hockey skills in this fast-paced and fun class for the beginner or advanced player! Learn passing, shooting, stick and puck handling, and team skills from our experienced and passionate hockey staff — regular scrimmaging, too! Hockey sticks and protective eye gear are provided. Wear athletic shoes, bring a water bottle and, if desired, a mouth guard. #CR414: 4 sessions - limit 30 $79 M, T, W, Th, June 15-18 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Gym N

Passion for Fashion

Entering Grades K-5 • Abrakadoodle Do you love fashion? Come and design your own art and fashion. We’ll have a great time designing and sketching fancy shoes, clothes, and accessories like real designers while creating awesome accessories like purses, necklaces, and more. We’ll even have our nails painted! All time favorites and tons of new projects in this amazing and popular camp. #CR611: 4 sessions - limit 20 $109 M, T, W, Th, June 15-18 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 232 Art

Drama Rama!

Entering Grades 4-6 • Camp Royal Staff Be a part of Drama Rama where each individual child is the creator, builder, and actor. Bring out your creative side! There will be a final performance on the last day to display the “from scratch” unique production the group has produced together. #CR309: 4 sessions - limit 15 $79 M, T, W, Th, June 15-18 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Theater

Check out Hopkins Standard Football Camp and Hopkins Position-Specific Football Camp for ages 8-12. Hopkins High School Coaches will teach you the football essentials that will get you in the game! See page 22.

Week 2

June 15-18 • M-Th Afternoon

Activities run: 1:00-4:00 pm (Drop-off begins at 12:30 pm for pm half-day, pick-up by 5 pm) Lego Pocket Brick Monsters

Entering Grades K-6 • Bricks 4 Kidz Get ready for an adventure in the world of Pokémon! Capture wild Pokémon creatures and train them for battle. Improve your accuracy and power as you learn new moves and use special abilities. Tap into your inner engineer as we build Dratini, Pikachu, Poké Balls, and more. Bring your own Pokémon trading cards if you wish to play and trade at the end of each day. Show off your skills as you battle for power in your journey through the Pokémon universe. Do you have what it takes to become a Pokémon® Master? Students will be grouped by age and ability. #CR208: 4 sessions - limit 20 $99 M, T, W, Th, June 15-18 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 111

World Traveler

Entering Grades K-3 • Camp Royal Staff Do you love learning about and visiting different parts of the world? Would you like to try some tasty global foods? Pick your favorite places to visit and create the ultimate vacation in World Traveler! Learn about your destination and cook and eat the favorite foods of the different cultures. Join us for a great global adventure! #CR802: 4 sessions - limit 20 $79 M, T, W, Th, June 15-18 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 210

Doll’s Frozen™ Camp

Entering Grades K-5 • Abrakadoodle Bring your American Girl Doll (or your favorite doll) to this oneof-a-kind summer camp! Each day we’ll make Disney Frozeninspired projects for you and your doll. We’ll make doll-sized tiaras, wands, necklaces, royal cakes, and much more. We’ll even paint a Frozen™ project on canvas for your room, along with other amazing crafts. #CR612: 4 sessions - limit 20 $109 M, T, W, Th, June 15-18 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 232 Art

Floor Hockey

Entering Grades 3-6 • Camp Royal Staff Develop hockey skills in this fast paced and fun class for the beginner or advanced player! Learn passing, shooting, stick and puck handling, and team skills from our experienced and passionate hockey staff — regular scrimmaging, too! Hockey sticks and protective eye gear are provided. Wear athletic shoes, bring a water bottle and, if desired, a mouth guard. #CR414: 4 sessions - limit 30 $79 M, T, W, Th, June 15-18 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Gym N

Action! Intro to Movie Making

Entering Grades 4-6 • Camp Royal Staff Ever wondered how movies are made? Would you love to learn how and actually make your own movie? This hands-on class will show you how to make a movie — lights, camera, action! #CR425: 4 sessions - limit 20 $84 M, T, W, Th, June 15-18 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Theater

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Week 3 June 22-25

Morning

Activities run: 9:00 am-12:00 noon (Drop-off begins at 8 am, pick-up by 12:30 pm for am half-day) Kids ‘n’ Clay

Entering Grades 3-6 • Kathy Israel Curious about working with clay? Unleash your creativity in this fun class with experienced potter, Kathy Israel. You will be amazed at what you can make by hand out of a slab of clay — pinch pots, tiles, plates, bowls, jewelry, mini sculptures, and more! Choose projects that get you excited — let your imagination soar! Discover how to add texture and designs to your pieces by using stamps, objects from nature and other found objects, and learn about glazing your creations. Class fee includes all clay, glazes, and firing costs. Pick up glazed and fired pieces in pottery lab on a date to be determined by instructor. #CR307: 4 sessions - limit 13 $104 M, T, W, Th, June 22-25 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 167

Summer Chess Camp

Make this a full day camp, take AM & PM sessions! Entering Grades K-6 • Igor Rybakov Amaze your friends and impress your opponents while you join professional chess coach Igor Rybakov in this fun chess camp! Students at all levels will develop creativity, concentration, memory, and analytical thinking by playing practice and tournament games. Whether you are just getting started in chess or want to take your skills to the next level, join Coach Igor for a great week of chess puzzles, practice games, and tournaments! #CR205: full day: 4 sessions - limit 25 $184/full day M, T, W, Th, June 22-25 9:00 am-4:00 pm #CR205-am: 4 sessions - limit 20 $114/half day M, T, W, Th, June 22-25 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 208

Junior Engineer

Entering Grades K-3 • Camp Royal Staff Do you have a natural curiosity about the world around you? Explore over seven different types of engineering while working on fun and interactive projects. Build on your curiosity by discovering these engineering concepts through hands-on learning. #CS806: 4 sessions - limit 16 $84 M, T, W, Th, June 22-25 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 111

Hoop Dreams!

Entering Grades 3-6 • Camp Royal Staff Learn the fundamentals of basketball — dribbling, passing, pivoting, rebounding, and defense — in a fun and positive environment! This camp is designed for beginning or intermediate players and emphasizes learning to play together effectively as a team. Please wear athletic shoes, appropriate clothing, and bring a water bottle. #CR401: 4 sessions - limit 30 $79 M, T, W, Th, June 22-25 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Gym N

ABC’s of Baking

Make this a full day camp, take AM & PM sessions! Entering Grades 3-6 • Tracy Smith Discover artistic baking and cookie decorating. Learn how to measure, mix and create just like a real pastry chef! If you want to develop a flair for food and fun — this class is for you! A take-home recipe pamphlet will be included for all students. #CR502-am: 4 sessions - limit 17 $89/half day #CR502-full day: 4 sessions - limit 17 $169/full day M, T, W, Th, June 22-25 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 210

Meet Chef Tracy Smith

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I am the lead “Laughing Lunch Lady” at Sky Oaks elementary in Burnsville. Being able to educate, encourage, and empower kids to lead healthier lives everyday is amazing. Before becoming a child nutrition enthusiast, I graduated from the culinary arts program at Hennepin Technical College. I have worked as a baker and cake decorator, and I also ran pastry production at Franklin Street Bakery and the New French Bakery. Cooking and baking have always been my passion ever since I began decorating cakes with my mom. Being able to share these skills with children is awesome! This summer, Tracy is teaching Cooking to Fuel Your Body (p. 4-5), ABC’s of Baking (above and p. 9), Globe Trotting Recipes (p. 15), and Fresh is Best (p. 18-19) She looks forward to sharing her enthusiasm for cooking with you this summer!

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Week 3

June 22-25 • M-Th Afternoon

Activities run: 1:00-4:00 pm (Drop-off begins at 12:30 pm for pm half-day, pick-up by 5 pm) Exploring Robotics

Entering Grades 2-6 • Camp Royal Staff Explore the world of engineering and space exploration while learning about robots and inventions that use the gears and circuits that help robots function. Develop numerous skills such as problem solving, logical reasoning, creativity, communications, and selfconfidence in this STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) camp. #CR204: 4 sessions - limit 20 $84 M, T, W, Th, June 22-25 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 111

Mini Hoop Dreams!

Entering Grades K-2 • Camp Royal Staff Learn the fundamentals of basketball — dribbling, passing, pivoting, rebounding, and defense — in a fun and positive environment! This camp is designed for beginning or intermediate players and emphasizes learning to play together effectively as a team. Please wear athletic shoes, appropriate clothing, and bring a water bottle. #CR401: 4 sessions - limit 30 $79 M, T, W, Th, June 22-25 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Gym N

Pottery for a Party!

Entering Grades 3-6 • Kathy Israel Create your own unique set of plates that you and your family can eat from! Design four small dessert plates and another piece to make a set. Explore stamping, creating texture, and the use of color with underglazes — all techniques to ignite your creativity! In addition to the plate set, which will be made with slabs, we will explore a variety of other hand-building techniques. Class fee includes all clay, glazes, and firing costs. Pickup of finished pieces to be determined during class. #CR308: 4 sessions - limit 13 $104 M, T, W, Th, June 22-25 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 167

Summer Chess Camp

ABC’s of Baking

Make this a full day camp, take AM & PM sessions! Entering Grades 3-6 • Tracy Smith Discover artistic baking and cookie decorating. Learn how to measure, mix and create just like a real pastry chef! If you want to develop a flair for food and fun — this class is for you! A take-home recipe pamphlet will be included for all students. #CR502-full day: 4 sessions - limit 17 $169/full day M, T, W, Th, June 22-25 9:00 am-4:00 pm #CR502-pm: 4 sessions - limit 17 $89/half day M, T, W, Th, June 22-25 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 210

Make this a full day camp, take AM & PM sessions! Entering Grades K-6 • Igor Rybakov Amaze your friends and impress your opponents while you join professional chess coach Igor Rybakov in this fun chess camp! Students at all levels will develop creativity, concentration, memory, and analytical thinking by playing practice and tournament games. Whether you are just getting started in chess or want to take your skills to the next level, join Coach Igor for a great week of chess puzzles, practice games, and tournaments! #CR205-full day: 4 sessions - limit 25 $184/full day M, T, W, Th, June 22-25 9:00 am-4:00 pm #CR205-pm: 4 sessions - limit 20 $114/half day M, T, W, Th, June 22-26 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 208

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Week 4 June 29-July 2

Morning

Activities run: 9:00 am-12:00 noon (Drop-off begins at 8 am, pick-up by 12:30 pm for am half-day)

Movie Making for Girls!

Entering Grades 1-6 • Tech Tac Toe Do you want to make your own super-cool, stopframe movie? Technology meets creativity in this fun camp. In small teams, girls will develop characters and story, then create a short movie, using professional-grade, stop-motion software on Mac computers. Bring a USB jump drive to class. #CR220: 4 sessions - limit 16 $104 M, T, W, Th. June 29-July 2 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 111

Master Detective!

Entering Grades 4-6 • Camp Royal Staff Do you want to be a detective? Uncover clues? Follow leads? Solve mysteries? This class will give you hands-on experience on how to solve various mysteries and become a true Sherlock Holmes. Each day will produce different and more difficult cases to be solved! #CR316: 4 sessions - limit 20 $84 M, T, W, Th, June 29-July 2 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 206

Outdoor Sports Jam

Entering Grades K-6 • Camp Royal Staff Do you love playing outdoors? Enjoy a great mix of favorite, classic outdoor sports! Develop individual skills in outdoor games such as flag football, track and field, soccer and various diamond sports like T-ball, softball, and baseball. Celebrate summer in this fun class with friends! Participants will be placed in appropriate groups based on age. #CR422: 4 sessions - limit 25 $79 M, T, W, Th, June 29-July 2 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Gym N

Lego Adventures with Space and Science

Entering Grades K-3 • Camp Royal Staff Start exploring outer space and science with Legos! Have fun using these building blocks to design and construct working models, including simple machines with moving parts that show off your imagination and critical thinking for science and space technology. You will have a BLAST! #CR615: 4 sessions - limit 20 $79 M, T, W, Th, June 29-July 2 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 232

Need fun, flexible child care in August? Kids & Company is the answer!

Check out our premier summer child care program on page 31.

Week 4

June 29-July 2 • M-Th Afternoon

Activities run: 1:00-4:00 pm (Drop-off begins at 12:30 pm for pm half-day, pick-up by 5 pm) Extreme Bubble Science

Entering Grades 1-5 • Science Explorers Take bubble-making to the extreme! Discover the best chemical solution for creating baby, giant, and extra long-lasting bubbles through chemistry. Investigate physics as you push and pull bubbles into geometric shapes. Then become an inventor as you create new bubble-making tools and build an extreme bubble kit to take home. The science is slippery and “soap” much fun! You will never look at a bubble the same way again. #CR215: 4 sessions - limit 16 $94 M, T, W, Th, June 29-July 2 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 232

American Girl® Doll Camp

Entering Grades K-5 • Camp Royal Staff Bring your American Girl® doll (or your favorite doll) to summer camp! Explore a new theme each day for you and your doll, including a doll camping day, trip around the world, room day, and fashion show. Make a sleeping bag for your doll, matching necklace, backpack, as well as paint a canvas for your doll’s room. Enjoy crafts and projects every day and finish camp with an amazing party! #CR600: 4 sessions - limit 25 $84 M, T, W, Th, June 29-July 2 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 111

Mini Ultimate Team Sports

Love horses? Want to learn to ride? Sign up for Youth Horse Camp for Grades 1-12. See page 22 for details. Register early, space is limited.

Entering Grades K-2 • Camp Royal Staff Enjoy a variety of your favorite team sports in this class that will teach sportsmanship, fair play and teamwork — as well as introduce the concept of positive leadership. Kids will participate in sports each day that will require them to play together as a team. #CR406: 4 sessions - limit 20 $79 M, T, W, Th, June 29-July 2 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Gym N

Ultimate Team Sports

Entering Grades 3-6 • Camp Royal Staff Enjoy a variety of your favorite team sports in this class that will teach sportsmanship, fair play and teamwork — as well as introduce the concept of positive leadership. Kids will participate in sports each day that will require them to play together as a team. #CR406: 4 sessions - limit 20 $79 M, T, W, Th, June 29-July 2 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center E2 Soccer Field

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Week 5 July 6-9

Morning

Activities run: 9:00 am-12:00 noon (Drop-off begins at 8 am, pick-up by 12:30 pm for am half-day) Extreme Movie-Making Fun

Entering Grades 1-6 • Tech Tac Toe Your favorite movie-making class is back in full force with over 20 new characters for you to choose from! It’s up to your small team to produce a stop-frame movie, including developing the characters and set. Then it’s lights, camera, action! We use kid-friendly Mac computers and professional grade stop-motion software! Students take home their movie. Please bring a USB jump drive to save your work. #CR221: 4 sessions - limit 16 $104 M, T, W, Th, July 6-9 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 111

Claydazzle 3-D Art Studio

Entering Grades 1-5 • Watch Me Draw Roll it, mold it — get creative with clay! Take home 2-3 authentic clay projects each day, including a puppy eager to play, a hamburger and fries that look real enough to eat, pony portraits, and much more. Use fun techniques to make your art pop and add whimsical embellishments to style your masterpieces! #CR617: 4 sessions - limit 20 $109 M, T, W, Th, July 6-9 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 232

Mini Sports Sampler

Entering Grades K-2 • Camp Royal Staff Join us for this active and engaging sports class where you will experience great indoor and outdoor sports daily, such as T-ball, kickball, pinguard and ultimate Frisbee – as well as many more traditional sports! #CR415: 4 sessions - limit 20 $79 M, T, W, Th, July 6-9 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center E2 Soccer Field

Engineering is Elementary!

Entering Grades K-6 • Camp Royal Staff Engineering is Elementary (EiE) is the nation’s leading engineering curriculum for elementary-aged kids. It contains engaging, projectbased engineering activities that integrate with science instruction. Can you make a bubble as big as your head? Have fun with this and 20 more handson engineering challenges in this fun, new class. This curriculum was funded by a grant from the Hopkins Education Foundation. #CR976: 4 sessions - limit 25 $79 M, T, W, Th, July 6-9 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 213

World Cup Soccer

Entering Grades 3-6 • Camp Royal Staff Love soccer? Join us for our soccer camp and develop the fundamental skills for ball control, passing, shooting, defensive skills, footwork, and position awareness. Participate in daily drills, contests, scrimmages, and other exciting games while learning about sportsmanship, teamwork, and sports discipline the helps develop character. The soccer camp is for players of all levels. Please wear athletic shoes, appropriate clothing, and bring a water bottle and sunscreen. #CR410: 4 sessions - limit 30 $79 M, T, W, Th, July 6-9 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Gym N

Week 5

July 6-9 • M-Th Afternoon

Activities run: 1:00-4:00 pm (Drop-off begins at 12:30 pm for pm half-day, pick-up by 5 pm) Intro to Acting

Entering Grades 2-6 • Camp Royal Staff Explore your creative side at this acting camp for budding actors! Kids will be introduced to the fundamentals of acting and performing. Learn about improvisation and character development, too. Class will conclude with a short performance for family and friends on the last day. #CR302: 4 sessions - limit 15 $79 M, T, W, Th, July 6-9 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 210

Sweet Treats — Baking and More!

Entering Grades 4-6 • Camp Royal Staff Enjoy a hands-on experience that may spark a lifelong love of baking and cooking. Learn how to read a recipe and follow measuring and mixing techniques. Then, decorate cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and more with all kinds of fun and fresh toppings. #CR505: 4 sessions - limit 15 $89 M, T, W, Th, July 6-9 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 210

Roaring Rockets

Entering Grades 2-6 • Science Explorers Blast off with Science Explorers and discover aerodynamics with rocketry. As you build your own model rocket, you will experiment with Bernoulli’s Principle, Newton’s 3rd Law, and more. Then, if weather permits, you will watch your roaring rocket soar as you launch it high into the sky. #CR216: 4 sessions - limit 16 $94 M, T, W, Th, July 6-9 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 232

Mini World Cup Soccer

Entering Grades K-2 • Camp Royal Staff Love soccer? Join us for our soccer camp and develop the fundamental skills for ball control, passing, shooting, defensive skills, footwork, and position awareness. Participate in daily drills, contests, scrimmages, and other exciting games while learning about sportsmanship, teamwork, sports discipline that helps develop character. All levels are welcome. Please wear athletic shoes, appropriate clothing, and bring a water bottle and sunscreen. #CR410: 4 sessions - limit 30 $79 M, T, W, Th, July 6-9 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Gym N

Free Summer Lunch! Join us – open to all, ages 0-18 – drop-in for a free, healthy lunch this summer! No registration, no fee. Parents of participants may purchase lunch for a small fee.

Breakfast (8:30-9:30 am) & Lunch (11:30 am-1:30 pm) Eisenhower Elementary: June 8 – August 19 Gatewood Elementary: June 11 – August 19 Alice Smith Elementary: June 11 – August 19 Lunch (11:30 am-1:30 pm) Mobile Food Truck: June 11 – August 19, locations TBA Site days and times vary. Details: check www.HopkinsSchools.org/freelunch or watch for posters this spring.

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Week 6 July 13-16

Morning

Activities run: 9:00 am-12:00 noon (Drop-off begins at 8 am, pick-up by 12:30 pm for am half-day) Engineer Lego Boats!

Entering Grades K-6 • Tech Tac Toe Summer and water go together — and what better way to have a blast than building Lego boats that really float! Use your engineering mind to construct boats with different propulsion systems, from paddles to propellers and much more. You’ll be using Lego Technic pieces and electric motors to build the fastest boat. Then, captain your boat and race it against your friends. This is a summer fun engineering adventure to remember! #CR222: 4 sessions - limit 16 $119 M, T, W, Th, July 13-16 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 111

Globetrotting Recipes

Make this a full day camp, take AM & PM sessions! Entering Grades 3-6 • Tracy Smith Join us for in a creating and tasting global adventure! Explore cooking styles from around the world and cook diverse combinations for breakfast, lunch and dinner! You will be open to a lifetime of food discovery after taking this adventurous class! Recipes will be included for students to take home. #CR503-full day: 4 sessions - limit 17 $169/full day M, T, W, Th, July 13-16 9:00 am-4:00 pm #CR503-am: 4 sessions - limit 17 $89/half day M, T, W, Th, July 13-16 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 210

Masters on Canvas Art II

Entering Grades K-6 • KidCreate Studio Back by popular demand with all new projects! In this camp, we will be inspired by art created by Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, and Pablo Picasso. We will recreate famous works of art like Van Gogh’s Vase with Twelve Sunflowers, Monet’s Bridge at Giverny, Pollock’s splatter paintings, and many others, all on real canvas boards. Make room on your walls for these masterpieces! Your child does not need to have attended Masters on Canvas I to attend this camp. #CR312: 4 sessions - limit 20 $104 M, T, W, Th, July 13-16 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 232 Art

Geocaching

Entering Grades 3-6 • Camp Royal Staff Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game. Join us for this new class where participants will team up to navigate to a specific set of coordinates on the Eisenhower campus, and then attempt to find geocaches (containers) hidden at various locations. Class culminates in a grand finale contest on the last day! #CR803: 4 sessions - limit 20 $79 M, T, W, Th, July 13-16 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 213

Mini Football Fun

Entering Grades K-2 • Camp Royal Staff Kids will learn the fundamental skills necessary for success in youth football through exciting skill-building drills and scrimmages. An emphasis is on skill development over competition, and the use of flags helps make the program safe and welcoming for boys and girls of all sizes and abilities. #CR419: 4 sessions - limit 30 $79 M, T, W, Th, July 13-16 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Gym N

Red Cross Babysitting

Age 11 and up • Sari Johnson This fun and fast-paced class offers hands-on activities, exciting video, role-plays, and lively discussions. Explore topics such as supervising children and infants; performing basic child-care skills such as diapering, feeding, and dressing; choosing age-appropriate games and toys; handling bedtime issues; preventing injuries; caring for common injuries; communicating with parents; and finding and interviewing for babysitting jobs. Babysitter’s Training Handbook, Emergency Reference Guide, and CD-ROM are included in the class fee. Students will receive a Red Cross certification, but they must be 11 years old by the end of this class. #CR618: 4 sessions $99 M, T, W, Th, July 13-16 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 223

Week 6

July 13-16 • M-Th Afternoon

Activities run: 1:00-4:00 pm (Drop-off begins at 12:30 pm for pm half-day, pick-up by 5 pm) Mobile Game Design

Entering Grades 3-6 • Tech Tac Toe Ever had the urge to create a mobile game app that can be played on a iPhone, iPad, Android device, Kindle, or Nook? Then this camp is for you! You’ll learn how to program a mobile game on professional grade software using a visual, dragand-drop interface. Please bring a USB jump drive to save your work. #CR223: 4 sessions - limit 16 $124 M, T, W, Th, July 13-16 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 111

Lego Star Wars Art Camp

Entering Grades K-4 • KidCreate Studio Back by popular demand! All new projects! Legos and Star Wars — what an amazing combination! We’ll work as a team to paint a huge mural complete with stars, planets, and far, far away galaxies. We’ll build Starfighters out of Legos, stage an intergalactic battle, and make a Lego Darth Vader bobble head. We’ll even make our own light saber! Use Legos, paint, clay, and other art supplies to create these masterpieces that young Jedis will love! #CR301: 4 sessions - limit 20 $104 M, T, W, Th, July 13-16 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 232

Football Fun

Entering Grades 3-6 • Camp Royal Staff Kids will learn the fundamental skills necessary for success in youth football through exciting skill-building drills and scrimmages (passing, catching, team strategies, and team defense). An emphasis is on skill development over competition, and the use of flags helps make the program safe and welcoming for boys and girls of all sizes and abilities. #CR419: 4 sessions - limit 30 $79 M, T, W, Th, July 13-16 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Gym N

Mini Drama Rama

Entering Grades K-3 • Camp Royal Staff Be a part of Drama Rama where each child is the creator, builder and actor. This class is a great way to bring out creative abilities. There will be a final performance on the last day to display the “from scratch” unique production the group has produced together. #CR309b: 4 sessions - limit 15 $79 M, T, W, Th, July 13-16 1:00 am-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Theater

Globetrotting Recipes

Make this a full day camp, take AM & PM sessions! Entering Grades 3-6 • Tracy Smith Join us for a creating and tasting global adventure. Explore cooking styles from around the world and cook diverse combinations for breakfast, lunch and dinner! You will be open to a lifetime of food discovery after taking this adventurous class! Recipes will be included for students to take home. #CR503-full day: 4 sessions - limit 17 $169/full day M, T, W, Th, July 13-16 9:00 am-4:00 pm #CR503-pm: 4 sessions - limit 17 $89/half day M, T, W, Th, July 13-16 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 210

Meet Chef Tracy on page 8!

Learn to play golf with PGA professional golfer, Kevin Williams! For grades 1-6. Week of July 20-23, see page 17 for details.

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Week 7 July 20-23

Morning

Activities run: 9:00 am-12:00 noon (Drop-off begins at 8 am, pick-up by 12:30 pm for am half-day) Crazy Chemistry!

Summer Spanish Fun!

Entering Grades K-4 • Futura Language Professionals Pave the way to a global future with Futura Spanish. This summer, exercise your brain and build a language foundation that will last a lifetime. Explore vocabulary related to the alphabet, weather, colors, family members, and learn essential conversation pieces through songs, games, and cultural activities — learning is fun! You will be able to answer and ask questions, and carry on small conversations in Spanish by the end of the class. #CR709: 4 sessions - limit 18 $134 M, T, W, Th, July 20-23 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 206

Young Entrepreneurs

Entering Grades 3-6 • Camp Royal Staff Do you have what it takes to start your own business? This new and exciting class will help you create initial business ideas and business plans, marketing plans, as well as other aspects of starting a business. There will be formal presentations at the end of class, as well as real business owner feedback. Great class for individuals or a group of friends to take together. #CR801: 4 sessions - limit 20 $84 M, T, W, Th, July 20-23 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 213

Entering Grades 1-5 • Science Explorers Become a crazy chemist! Investigate the Periodic Table of Elements and learn about its families with fun and exciting experiments. Break some chemical bonds, get messy with polymers, launch an Alka Seltzer rocket, and much more. Our classes are hands-on, so be sure to dress for a mess! #CR217: 4 sessions - limit 16 $94 M, T, W, Th, July 20-23 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 232

“Frozen” Dance Camp

Entering Grades K-2 • Park Dance Center Beat the heat with Frozen Dance Camp! Ballet, tap and creative movement will be taught, using music from the movie. Additional activities will include Frozen-themed arts and crafts and fun games. Ballet and tap shoes are required. Please bring a snack and water bottle each day. There will be a performance for family and friends at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday. #CR403: 4 sessions - limit 20 $99 M, T, W, Th, July 20-23 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Theater

Track & Field

Entering Grades 3-6 • Camp Royal Staff Relays, sprints, jumps, throws and more – it will all be covered in this fresh new class. We’ll also teach and model the correct techniques for safety. Wrap it up with a real track event on the last day and this class will be a blast for all! #CR417: 4 sessions - limit 20 $79 M, T, W, Th, July 20-23 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Field E2 Soccer Field

Game On!

Entering Grades K-2 • Camp Royal Staff Have tons of fun playing all your favorite types of games — card games, board games, outdoor, indoor, playground — as well as learning and creating new games! Every day there will be different and exciting new games to explore! #CR405: 4 sessions - limit 20 $84 M, T, W, Th, July 20-23 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 111

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Week 7

July 20-23 • M-Th Afternoon

Activities run: 1:00-4:00 pm (Drop-off begins at 12:30 pm for pm half-day, pick-up by 5 pm) Jewelry Making

Entering Grades K-5 • Camp Royal Staff Make beautiful jewelry, including rings, bracelets, earrings, and necklaces. Attendees will use various fun techniques and a wide variety of cool materials to plan pieces around their individual wardrobes, to give as gifts, or simply create for fun. #CR310: 4 sessions - limit 20 $84 M, T, W, Th, July 20-23 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 232

Lego Pirate’s Quest

Entering Grades K-6 • Bricks 4 Kidz Shiver me timbers! Explore the popular culture behind the life of a pirate. Build a motorized pirate ship, a helm, and an anchor as we batten down the hatches and prepare for a mutiny. Protect the hands on deck by building a launching catapult. Beware me mateys, if it’s too late, you must abandon ship and build a rowboat to escape. Anchors aweigh! #CR209: 4 sessions - limit 20 $99 M, T, W, Th, July 20-23 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 111

Golf Channel Junior Academy

Entering Grades 1-6 • Kevin Williams, PGA golfer Taught by PGA Professional, Kevin Williams, from the Golf Channel Academy at Halla Greens. This camp is a perfect fit for the junior golfer with little to no exposure to golf, or for the player who wants to learn more about the game from professional staff. This camp will cover all the basics of golf instruction, along with fun games and activities to keep your child entertained and excited about the game of golf! All equipment is provided or you may bring your own as well. #CR408: 4 sessions - limit 20 $119 M, T, W, Th, July 20-23 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center E2 Soccer

Rock Star Dance Camp!

Entering Grades 2-6 • Park Dance Center Learn fun dance steps and routines to your favorite music artists, including Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, and more! Dance styles will include Ballet, Jazz, and Hip Hop. Additional activities will include rock star activities like hair styling and making rockin’ t-shirts. Ballet or jazz shoes are required. Please bring a snack and water bottle each day. There will be a performance for family and friends for the last 15 minutes on Thursday. #CR404: 4 sessions - limit 30 $109 M, T, W, Th, July 20-23 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Theater

Mini Track & Field

Entering Grades K-2 • Camp Royal Staff Relays, sprints, jumps, throws and more – it will all be covered in this fresh new class. We’ll also teach and model the correct techniques for safety. Wrap it up with a real track event on the last day and this class will be a blast for all! #CR417: 4 sessions - limit 20 $79 M, T, W, Th, July 20-23 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Gym N

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Week 8 July 27-30

Morning

Activities run: 9:00 am-12:00 noon (Drop-off begins at 8 am, pick-up by 12:30 pm for am half-day) Kids Yoga Discovery

Showtime! Comic Book Chronicles Acting Class

Entering Grades 3-6 • Stages Theatre Company In another world, in another dimension, superheroes run rampant through the lives of unsuspecting citizens. Batman, Superman, The Avengers, Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman, Wolverine, Storm, Dr. X … the list of super-powered possibilities is endless. We will step into the comic-book world and create our own capes and our own cause. This class is geared for developing storytelling and dynamic acting skills in young actors. A performance will be shared with an invited audience on the final day of class. All students will receive a free voucher for a Stages Theatre production in the 2015-16 season. #CR306: 4 sessions - limit 18 $99 M, T, W, Th, July 27-30 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Theater

Fresh is Best! Cooking Camp

Make this a full day camp, take AM & PM sessions! Entering Grades 3-6 • Tracy Smith Separately, fruits and veggies are delicious, but together they are amazing! Get creative making delicious fresh pizzas, salsas, salads, desserts, and more. Endless possibilities await your young chef with this summer’s harvest. Recipes will be available to take home. Take both morning and afternoon sessions for a full day of cooking fun. #CR504-full day: 4 sessions - limit 17 $169/full day M, T, W, Th, July 27-30 9:00 am-4:00 pm #CR504-am: 4 sessions - limit 17 $89/half day M, T, W, Th, July 27-30 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 210

Meet Chef Tracy on page 8!

Entering Grades 3-6 • Camp Royal Staff Discover why so many people love yoga! Yoga can improve your strength, flexibility, coordination, and ability to focus. Learn some traditional yoga poses and Pilates exercises in a fun and supportive environment. Practice learning how to focus and center yourself with various breathing techniques. This is a great way to relax and focus throughout your day! Please wear clothes that are easy to move in. Socks are required and yoga mats/towels are suggested. #CR409: 4 sessions - limit 20 $79 M, T, W, Th, July 27-30 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Gym N Stage

Mini Summer Olympic Games

Entering Grades K-2 • Camp Royal Staff Learn some new team games and “compete” in a series of team and individual events in this fun camp focused on the Olympic Games. Events include Track & Field races, Discus Throw (using a Frisbee), Tumbling, Tug-of-War, and various competitions. Discover fun facts about past and future Olympic games, and finish the camp with an Olympic-style medal ceremony. #CR416: 4 sessions - limit 30 $79 M, T, W, Th, July 27-30 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Gym N

Geology Rocks!

Entering Grades K-3 • Mad Science Be a Mad Science Geologist as we explore Earth and its hidden treasures. Discover the wonders of rocks, fossils, dinosaurs, minerals and geological phenomena like earthquakes, mountains and volcanoes. Start your own rock & mineral collection, grow a crystal, build a sedimentary stacker and prepare a fossil to take home. #CR426: 4 sessions - limit 20 $109 M, T, W, Th, July 27-30 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 111

Summer Strings! Keep your techniques sharp for next school year. Join Hopkins orchestra teacher, Chuck Kreitzer, for this fun group strings class. See page 22.

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Week 8

July 27-30 • M-Th Afternoon

Activities run: 1:00-4:00 pm (Drop-off begins at 12:30 pm for pm half-day, pick-up by 5 pm) Showtime! Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy

Entering Grades K-2 • Stages Theatre Company Bumblebee Boy and Ladybug Girl are superheroes who save the playground from monsters and robots. Join the Bug Squad this summer with Ladybug Girl, Bumblebee Boy, Dragonfly Girl, and Butterfly Girl! Using creative dramatics, music, and movement, young actors will use their voices and bodies to become the incredible heroes they invent! All students will receive a free voucher for a Stages Theatre production in the 2015-16 season. #CR304: 4 sessions - limit 18 $99 M, T, W, Th, July 27-30 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Theater

Summer Olympic Games

Entering Grades 3-6 • Camp Royal Staff Learn some new team games and “compete” in a series of team and individual events in this fun camp focused on the Olympic Games. Events include Track & Field races, Discus Throw (using a Frisbee), Tumbling, Tug-of-War, and various competitions. Discover fun facts about past and future Olympic games, and finish the camp with an Olympic-style medal ceremony. #CR416: 4 sessions - limit 30 $79 M, T, W, Th, July 27-30 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Gym N

Flying Fish Swim Camp

Entering Grades K-6 • Minnetonka City Parks and Recreation Services Staff Beat the heat and join us for swimming instruction in this class designed to promote learning in a safe, comfortable swimming environment. Increase water confidence through a mix of instructional swimming techniques, safety education, and free swim time. Classes are designed for all swimming abilities — students’ swimming ability will be assessed in the first session. Our instructors are fully trained with the latest swimming and water safety techniques, and will provide you with information on next steps for your child’s swim progression at the end of camp. Please bring a suit, towel, and snack daily. #CR420a: 4 sessions - limit 18 $89 M, T, W, Th, July 27-30 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Pool

Fresh is Best! Cooking Camp

Make this a full day camp, take AM & PM sessions! Entering Grades 3-6 • Tracy Smith Separately, fruits and veggies are delicious, but together they are amazing! Get creative making delicious fresh pizzas, salsas, salads, desserts, and more. Endless possibilities await your young chef with this summer’s harvest. Recipes will be available to take home. #CR504-full day: 4 sessions - limit 17 $169/full day M, T, W, Th, July 27-30 9:00 am-4:00 pm #CR504-am: 4 sessions - limit 17 $89/half day M, T, W, Th, July 27-30 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 210

Elementary Robotics

Entering Grades 3-6 • Abamath If you are looking for a head start for FIRST Lego League (FLL) this fall or just looking to try out robotics for yourself, this is the place to be. We will play games and solve problems from real FLL tournaments to learn everything you need to be ready for FLL! #CR977: 4 sessions - limit 20 $99 M, T, W, Th, July 27-30 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 111

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Week 9 August 3-6

Morning

Activities run: 9:00 am-12:00 noon (Drop-off begins at 8 am, pick-up by 12:30 pm for am half-day) Lego Minecraft Engineering

Entering Grades K-4 • Computer Explorers From the hit video game, Minecraft, comes our awesome Lego and papercrafts class. Student builders will be creating mob figures, custom blocks, torches, mosaics, custom biomes and terrains from the Minecraft video game! We will use both cardboard papercrafts and Legos to create our worlds. Builders will be challenged to bring their virtual designs from the game to life and will take home a daily project. Most materials will be for class use only. Take-homes include: a mini handcrafted LED Redstone torch, Lego Micro-biome, 3 Lego micro-figs, and 2 papercrafts. #CR218: 4 sessions - limit 24 $109 M, T, W, Th, August 3-6 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 111

Junior Geocaching!

Entering Grades K-2 • Camp Royal Staff Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game. Join us for this new class where participants will team up to navigate to a specific set of coordinates on the Eisenhower campus, and then attempt to find geocaches (containers) hidden at various locations. Class culminates in a grand finale contest on the last day! #CR804: 4 sessions - limit 20 $79 M, T, W, Th, August 3-6 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 213

Forensics Lab/CSI Investigators!

Entering Grades 3-6 • Camp Royal Staff Become a real Crime Scene Investigator and learn to help solve crimes! Explore the fascinating world of forensic science. Collect and study the evidence of “blood splatters,” latent prints, and more! Then test your investigative and scientific skills as you follow the evidence to crack the case of “whodunit.” #CR610: 4 sessions - limit 20 $84 M, T, W, Th, August 3-6 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 206

Royals Dryland Hockey Camp

Entering Grades 3-6 • Cory Peterson, Hopkins Head Hockey Coach Join Hopkins High School Boys Varsity Head Hockey Coach, Cory Peterson, in this fun and exciting camp. The camp will focus on improving specific hockey skills such as shooting, passing and puck handling, as well as introducing innovative hockey Hopkins Head Hockey Coach, Cory Peterson, training techniques. This camp is teaches AM and PM recommended for experienced or sessions of Royals Hockey. beginning boys and girls hockey players. Please wear comfortable clothes and bring athletic shoes and water bottle daily. #CR413: 4 sessions - limit 30 $79 M, T, W, Th, August 3-6 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Gym N

Observational Drawing Workshop

Entering Grades 2-6 • Young Rembrandts Drawing from observation consists of seeing an object in different perspectives. We will draw items of the artist’s choice with charcoal, ink, and pencil, while learning shadow, cross hatch, and reflective light. Artists will also learn art vocabulary. We will also sketch a favorite animal from a picture (maybe your pet!). Come join us for a week of total art focus and drawing. #CR618: 4 sessions - limit 20 $114 M, T, W, Th, August 3-6 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 232

Hopkins Youth Track & Field for Grades 4-6 & 7-9 Join Hopkins Track & Field coaches and experience Youth Track & Field for Grades 4-6 and 7-9 on page 22, during the week of June 15-20.

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Week 9

August 3-6 • M-Th Afternoon

Activities run: 1:00-4:00 pm (Drop-off begins at 12:30 pm for pm half-day, pick-up by 5 pm) Flying Fish Swim Camp

Entering Grades K-6 • Minnetonka City Parks and Recreation Services Staff Beat the heat and join us for swimming instruction in this class designed to promote learning in a safe, comfortable swimming environment. Increase water confidence through a mix of instructional swimming techniques, safety education, and free swim time. Classes are designed for all swimming abilities — students’ swimming ability will be assessed in the first session. Our instructors are fully trained with the latest swimming and water safety techniques, and will provide you with information on next steps for your child’s swim progression at the end of camp. Please bring a suit, towel, and snack daily. #CR420b: 4 sessions - limit 18 $89 M, T, W, Th, August 3-6 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Pool

The Amazing Race: Camp Royal Style!

Entering Grades 3-6 • Camp Royal Staff In this new camp, teams will be assigned twelve challenges throughout the class, requiring teams to deduce the clues. Clues will describe the tasks that teams must complete before continuing on with the race. All teams will receive a prize at the end! #CR805: 4 sessions - limit 20 $79 M, T, W, Th, August 3-6 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 206

Mini Royals Dryland Hockey Camp

Entering Grades K-2 • Cory Peterson, Hopkins Head Hockey Coach Join Hopkins High School Boys Varsity Head Coach Cory Peterson (pictured on opposite page) in this fun and exciting camp. The camp will focus on improving specific hockey skills such as shooting, passing and puck handling — as well as introducing innovative hockey training techniques. This camp is recommended for beginning boys and girls hockey players. Please wear comfortable clothes, bring athletic shoes, and water bottle daily. #CR413: 4 sessions - limit 30 $79 M, T, W, Th, August 3-6 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center Gym N

HEXBUG® and VEX® Robotics

Entering Grades 4-6 • Computer Explorers Design, build, drive, and program! HEXBUG® and VEX® Robotics have teamed up to develop this new robotics program! HEXBUG® VEX® Robotics encourages STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) learning through hands-on experiences as student teams construct jumbo-sized robots and customize programming! Drive the robot manually with a remote control, or choose the autonomous drive mode. Students will be working with the latest in interactive technology that includes VEX® robotic brains, LED modules, bump sensors, and obstacleavoiding IR Sensors. Students will also take home a DIY version of our nano-bug, made from a vibrating motor and a watch battery. #CR219: 4 sessions - limit 24 $109 M, T, W, Th, August 3-6 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 111

Zany Cartoon Workshop

Entering Grades K-5 • Young Rembrandts Make this summer memorable! Young Rembrandts Cartooning students will learn the essential skills needed to create exciting cartoon characters with expressive faces and dynamic poses. They will develop their visual storytelling skills as they draw sequential images and jokes. Students will learn to create fun, off-the-wall characters based on people, animals, and even food. All this and more await your artist! #CR619: 4 sessions - limit 20 $114 M, T, W, Th, August 3-6 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 232

Engineering is Elementary!

Entering Grades K-6 • Camp Royal Staff Engineering is Elementary (EiE) is the nation’s leading engineering curriculum for elementary-aged kids. It contains engaging, project-based engineering activities that integrate with science instruction. Can you make a bubble as big as your head? Have fun with this and 20 more hands-on engineering challenges in this fun new class. This curriculum was funded by a grant from the Hopkins Education Foundation. #CR976: 4 sessions - limit 25 $79 M, T, W, Th, August 3-6 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 213

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Throughout the Summer Ongoing, one-time, and teen classes

Youth Horse Camp!

Grades 1-12 • Andrea Keacher Enjoy the excitement of horseback riding! Learn balance and control in the saddle, how to groom, tack-up, lead, and other tasks with horses. We will do horse-themed activities such as horseshoe painting, mane and tail braiding, feeding and caring for horses, and more! Wear sneakers or boots (closed toe with a heel), long pants, and layers depending on weather. Bring bug spray, sunscreen, nut-free snacks and lunch, and a water bottle. ASTM/SEI certified helmets provided. Signed waivers are required. A partnership with Hopkins-Minnetonka Recreation Services, this camp is held at Boulder Pointe Equestrian Center. Campers meet at Eisenhower Community Center and are transported by van to the site. #CR429 June 17: 1 session - limit 7 $89 Wed., June 17 8:00 am - 3:45 pm Eisenhower Community Center Foyer #CR429 Aug. 5: 1 session - limit 7 $89 Wed., Aug. 5 8:00 am-3:45 pm Eisenhower Community Center Foyer

Kung Fu-Wu Shu

Ages 5-18 • National Treasure Kung Fu, Inc. Learn Kung Fu-Wu Shu, the Chinese art of fitness and self-defense, and build muscle, power, and flexibility this summer! For new and continuing students. #CR421-Beginner: 6 sessions - limit 40 $79 Mon., June 8-July 13 6:15-7:00 pm #CR421-Yellow-Blue: 6 sessions - limit 40 $79 Mon., June 8-July 13 7:00-7:45 pm #CR421-2nd Blue-Black: 6 sessions - limit 40 $79 Mon., June 8-July 13 7:45-8:30 pm Eisenhower Community Center Gym S, all sections

Summer Strings

Entering Grades 5-12 • Chuck Kreitzer Designed for students who have been playing a stringed instrument for 1-2 years. Develop your note-reading skills and other techniques such as bowing, finger patterns, and scales, in a fun group setting. Orchestra teacher, Chuck Kreitzer, will prep you for the next school year. Final performance in a concert at the Hopkins Band Shell. #CR602 Grades 5-6: 12 sessions - limit 40 $109 M, T, W, Th, June 15-July 2 9:00-10:25 am #CR602 Grades 7-12: 12 sessions - limit 40 $109 M, T, W, Th, June 15-July 2 10:35 am-12:00 pm North Junior High School 323, all sections

Youth Track & Field: Grades 7-9

Entering Grades 7-9 • Hopkins coaches Join Hopkins High School Track and Field athletes, alumni and coaches as you run, jump, throw, and hurdle. Develop your skills in all 18 Track and Field events with hands-on instruction and practice. #CR418: 4 sessions - limit 100 $49 M, T, W, Th, June 15-18 1:00-4:00 pm Hopkins High School

Youth Track & Field: Grades 4-6

Entering Grades 4-6 • Hopkins Coaches Join Hopkins High School Track and Field athletes, alumni and coaches as you run, jump, throw, and hurdle. Develop your skills in all 18 Track and Field events with hands-on instruction and practice. #CR418: 4 sessions - limit 100 $49 M, T, W, Th, June 15-18 9:00 am-12:00 pm Hopkins High School

Be the Best You Can Be! Teens Only

Entering Grades 6-12 • Mannerly Manners Mannerly Manners®, a leading etiquette source, helps teens with manner-related challenges in life. Our “manners for everyday life™” teaches communication, appearance, and leadership skills on topics such as interviewing for a job or college, introductions, table manners, and much more. We give teens the tools to increase their confidence! Class includes a guidebook, handouts, breaks with snack, dessert meal, and a certificate of completion. A bag lunch is included in camp fee. #CR604: 1 session - limit 12 $144 Thurs., Aug. 13 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 213

Mannerly Manners® Rules!

Entering Grades 2-8 • Mannerly Manners Give your child the edge in a competitive world — social skills are what give us an edge. This course covers introductions, posture, conversation skills, table manners, and much more. Students learn easy-to-follow, interactive character-building exercises that build self-confidence. Class includes a guidebook, handouts, breaks with snack, dessert meal for table manners section, and a certificate of completion. A bag lunch is included in fee. #CR603: 1 session - limit 12 $144 Tu., August 11 9:00 am-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 213

Hopkins Standard Football Camp

Ages 8-14 • Hopkins High School Coaches Students must attend Hopkins Standard Football Camp in order to participate in Hopkins Position-Specific Football Camp in the afternoon session. Learn the techniques and fundamentals necessary for a solid football foundation. Work on both offensive and defensive skills with Hopkins High School coaches and guest coaches from surrounding areas. This camp is open to all experience levels. Students will be divided by ages to maximize instruction. Helmets and shoulder pads are provided, students supply mouth guards and football shoes. Participants will receive a T-shirt. #CR423: 4 sessions $99 M, T, W, Th, July 20-23 8:30 am-12:00 pm Hopkins High School Grounds Stadium

Hopkins Position-Specific Football Camp

Ages 8-14 • Hopkins High School Coaches Students are required to take the morning Hopkins Standard Football Camp in order to participate in this camp. This camp is for athletes who want to maximize their knowledge for a specific position on offense and defense. We will be working toward perfecting the students’ techniques and will provide constructive evaluations. Individual drills, group drills, and competition drills included. Come and learn how to compete! Students will be divided by ages. Bring a bag lunch/beverage, and a water bottle. Helmets and shoulder pads are provided, students supply mouth guards and football shoes. #CR424: 4 sessions $49 M, T, W, Th, July 20-23 1:00-4:00 pm Hopkins High School Grounds Stadium

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Grades 5-12 • Scott Stillman, Jeremy Hahn Come and help celebrate our 30th year of Summer Field Biology; “Minnesota Songbirds.” Do you know what your feathery friends like to eat in their backyard feeders or how they keep warm at night? Come along on our adventure as we explore the world of songbirds. We will learn to identify these wonderful creatures by their looks and unique songs. Local experts will bring us close to birds with interactive activities such as bird banding. We will examine and prepare favorite songbird meals and do our part in building new habitats. May 16 deadline for registration. After May 16 we cannot guarantee a spot. Register early to secure your space.** #YS902: 6 sessions - limit 80 $525 July 7 (10:00 am-8:00 pm) at Hopkins High School and July 13-17 at Wolf Ridge July 7 (10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.) Hopkins High School Explore the world of songbirds! Tie-dye your own Summer Field Biology t-shirt. Get prepared for activities that you will experience up north! Attendance on this day is required in order to go to the Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center portion of this camp. July 13-17: At Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center • Challenge yourself vertically on rock walls and tree top adventure rope courses. • Develop canoeing and kayaking skills. • Test your compass skills as you compete in Competitive Orienteering. • Hike to an elevation of 1,450 feet and watch the sun rise over Lake Superior. • Renew your commitment to sustainable living. • Sing songs at an outdoor bonfire with s’mores – sharing many laughs with new friends. Wolf Ridge Departure: Monday, July 13 at 6:30 a.m. Return to Hopkins: Friday, July 17 at 6:30 p.m. Cost includes transportation, lodging, meals, and staffing. Cancellation policy – 100% refund if cancelled by May 16; between May 17-June 1 — 50% refund; and after June 1 — no refund. **NOTE: Register through Hopkins Community Education only, please do not register through the Wolf Ridge ELC website.

Drivers Education Drivers Education

Ages 14 ½-17 • Safeway Driving School Safeway’s focus is creating safe, responsible teen drivers. Our customized teen program emphasizes defensive driving through classroom and behind-the-wheel training. All of Safeway’s instructors are licensed by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, meeting all background checks and testing requirements. Find a session that fits your schedule! #Y975: 10 sessions - limit 30 $389 (payment plan also available) #Y975A-S: Monday-Friday, June 8-19 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Com. Ctr. 209 #Y975B-S: Monday-Friday, June 8-19 1:00-4:00 pm Eisenhower Com. Ctr. 209 #Y975C-S: Monday-Friday, July 6-17 9:00 am-12:00 pm Hopkins High School E122 #Y975D-S: Monday-Friday, Aug. 3-14 1:00-4:00 pm Hopkins High School E122

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XinXing Enrichment

Chinese Immersion summer activities Chinese Cooking for Kids

Entering Grades 3-6 • Wei Wei Ma Discover how to make delicious and healthy Chinese dishes in this fun class. Learn about cooking techniques and tastes of China as you prepare and taste traditional dishes. Each class section will introduce a different dish including Kung Pao Chicken, Spring Rolls, and everyone’s favorite, Chinese dumplings or pot stickers. Instructor Wei Wei Ma grew up in Shandong China and will teach the class in Mandarin Chinese. #CR716: 4 sessions - limit 12 $149 M, T, W, Th, June 15-18 9:00 am-12:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 210

Chinese Arts and Crafts Summer Camp

Entering Grades 3-6 • Lijun Fang, Yan Wang This camp is designed for students who have completed grades 2-5 Chinese Immersion. Students will get creative working on art projects such as paper cutting, calligraphy, and Chinese traditional painting. We will learn about Chinese culture through songs and poems too! #CR711: 4 sessions - limit 20 $224 M, T, W, Th, June 15-18 9:00 am-4:00 pm Eisenhower Community Center 206

Fun with Chinese Through Multimedia

Entering Grades 5-6 • Daoyu Liu In this camp, participants will use a variety of media forms to practice Chinese and learn more about Chinese culture. Students will listen to and read books online that relate to their own individual interests, and we will share ideas about these books as a group. Learn about Chinese pop culture through Chinese songs and TV shows. Finally, each student will create his or her own multi-media project. #CR710: 4 sessions - limit 18 $189 M, T, W, Th, June 15-18 9:00 am-4:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 403

1st Grade Chinese Immersion Camp

Entering Grade 1 • Qiuqin Tisdell, Qiuyue Wang, Rong Zhan Hopkins XinXing teachers have designed this camp for students who are entering 1st grade and have completed Kindergarten in a Chinese immersion program. Join us for Chinese art (example: Origami), music, Chinese Kong Fu, stories and hands-on science projects, games and all kinds of activities. All in Mandarin Chinese! #CR712 A: 4 sessions - limit 20 $224 M, T, W, Th, July 27-30 9:00 am-4:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 117 #CR712 B: 4 sessions - limit 20 $224 M, T, W, Th, Aug. 3-6 9:00 am-4:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 117

2nd Grade Chinese Immersion Camp

Entering Grade 2 • Yan Wang, Yue Fu Hopkins XinXing teachers have designed this camp for students who are entering 2nd grade and have completed first grade in a Chinese immersion program. Join us for Chinese art (example: Origami), music, Chinese Kong Fu, stories and hands-on science projects, games and all kinds of activities. All in Mandarin Chinese! #CR715a: 4 sessions - limit 20 $224 M, T, W, Th, June 22-25 9:00 am-4:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 121 #CR715b: 5 sessions - limit 20 $224 M, T, W, Th, July 27-30 9:00 am-4:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 111

3rd Grade Chinese Immersion Camp

Entering Grade 3 • Qiuyue Wang, Yan Wang Hopkins XinXing teachers have designed this camp for students who are entering 3rd grade and have completed second grade in a Chinese immersion program. Join us for art projects, music, Chinese dance, stories and hands-on science projects, games and all kinds of activities. All in Mandarin Chinese! #CR714: 4 sessions - limit 25 $224 M, T, W, Th, Aug. 3-6 9:00 am-4:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 121

4th Grade Chinese Immersion Camp

Entering Grade 4 • Qiuyue Wang Hopkins XinXing teachers have designed this camp for students who are entering 4th grade and have completed third grade in a Chinese immersion program. Join us for art projects, music, Chinese dance, stories and hands-on science projects, games and all kinds of activities. All in Mandarin Chinese! #CR713: 4 sessions - limit 25 $224 M, T, W, Th, July 27-30 9:00 am-4:00 pm Eisenhower Elementary 407

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Fun Family Opportunities!

Go Families Go!

Free Family Fun!

Saturday, March 14, 9:00 am-noon Eisenhower Community Center, 1001 Highway 7, Hopkins Free family fun highlighting all the great opportunities in the Hopkins community. Enjoy games, crafts, cooking, drama, sports, face-painting, music, art, math, and many other special opportunities. Learn more about Hopkins Community Education programs, Hopkins-Minnetonka Recreation Services, city programs, library programs, Hopkins Center for the Arts programs, and more. Explore all the amazing opportunities available to families in our community. • Hopkins Lacrosse & Hockey Clinics • Hopkins Community Education Programs • Art fun with Abrakadoodle • Hopkins Minnetonka Recreation Services • Special Education Advisory Council • Camp Royal K-6 Summer Youth camps • Abamath Math & Robotics demos • MN Timberwolves games, give-aways & prizes! • XinXing Academy Chinese immersion, and more!

• Hopkins Police & Fire • Get on board the Art Bus • Stages Theatre • 2015 Community Book Read Kick-off! • Science Explorers sampler • Hop-Kids activities, ages 3-5 • Kids & Company & L.E.A.D. • Hopkins Police & Fire Departments

Enchanted Stars Little Girls & their Favorite Guy

Enchanted Stars Dance Friday, March 13, 6:30 p.m. Eisenhower Community Center

Enchanted Stars Dance! Girls, ages 4-12, and their dad, uncle, grandfather, or friend will enjoy an enchanted evening together with refreshments, dancing, photo opportunities, crafts, games, activities, and more! Bling Shop treasures and pizza available for purchase. Create memories at this special event! $24 per adult/child pair ($9 for each additional child). Friday, March 13 6:30-8:30 pm Eisenhower Community Center, in the Oakwoods Room

Hop-Kids: Preschool-age play & learn! A joint partnership of Hopkins-Minnetonka Recreation Services and Hopkins Public Schools Community Education. Philosophy: Hop-Kids provides preschool-age children opportunities for playing and learning that are fun, nurturing, and safe. We believe children learn best through meaningful, interactive play. Our classes offer an introduction to a variety of sport fundamentals, play adventures, and STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) skills taught by passionate instructors who encourage curiosity, discovery, and problem-solving in a stimulating, structured, and fun environment.

Create it, Build it! Art & Legos Camps Unicorns and their Fairy Friends Art Camp

Ages 4-9 • KidCreate Studio Unicorns, fairies, and more mystical creatures will inspire us at this magical camp. Your child will dream of swimming with mermaids, flying on the back of Pegasus, fighting a fire-breathing dragon, and more! Model Magic®, air-dry clay, paint, glitter, and other magical materials will help bring their dreams to life.* #35696: 2 sessions-limit 14 $60 Thurs. & Fri., Apr. 2-3 9:00 am-12:00 pm Glen Lake Activity Center–Excelsior Room

Doodlebugs and Flutterbys Art Class

Ages 1 ½-6 (must be accompanied by caregiver) KidCreate Studio Did you know that 95% of all species on Earth are insects? Learn cool facts about bugs while creating beautiful butterflies, lovely ladybugs, wiggly, giggly worm art, and more. We’ll learn about different creepy crawlies and have fun creating art inspired by the bug of the week. We’ll explore several art methods as we create sculptures, paintings, and more. #35691: 4 sessions-limit 10 $54 Wednesdays, Apr. 8-29 9:30-10:30 am Glen Lake Activity Center–Excelsior Room

Puppy Love Art Class

Ages 3-6 • KidCreate Studio Is your child crazy about puppy dogs? If so, they will love this class! We’ll read a doggie “tale,” then we will create a stuffed puppy complete with a customized collar and floppy ears. Of course, every dog needs its own house, so we’ll make that too!* #35694: 1 session-limit 10 $30 Friday, May 8 9:00 am-12:00 pm Glen Lake Activity Center–Excelsior Room

Splat-tacular Art Class

Ages 3-6 • KidCreate Studio Every kid LOVES to splatter paint — so come get messy with us! We’ll throw, splat, and splatter paint on a real canvas board to create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece.* #35695: 1 session-limit 10 $30 Saturday, May 16 9:00 am-12:00 pm Glen Lake Activity Center–Excelsior Room

My Favorite Disney® Princess Art Camp

Ages 3-6 • KidCreate Studio Who’s your child’s favorite Disney® princess? Is it Cinderella, Ariel, Belle, Tiana or maybe Jasmine? Join us as we read princess tales and then create works of art featuring the children’s favorite princesses! We’ll turn Cinderella’s pumpkin into a coach, help Jasmine fly on a magic carpet, see what happens when Tiana kisses her frog prince, and so much more. This camp is a fairy tale come true for your little princess!* #36263: 3 sessions-limit 10 $85 Tuesday-Thursday, June 9-11 9:00-11:30 am Glen Lake Activity Center–Excelsior Room

Superhero to the Rescue (Mommy or Daddy & Me Class) Ages 18 months-6 years old • KidCreate Studio If your child could have a superpower, what would it be? In this class, we’ll imagine ourselves as superheroes and then create our own superhero attire. Whether your child wants superhuman strength or the power of invisibility, we’ll be sure to channel their super creativity into making awesome works of art that they get to wear home. Come and create right along with your child. All children must be accompanied by a caregiver. #36261: 1 session-limit 10 $15 Friday, June 12 9:00-10:00 am Glen Lake Activity Center–Excelsior Room

Hop-Kids Quick Guide Morning

Once-a-Week Summer Activities (these happen throughout the summer) 9:00 am

Mondays

Tuesdays

Wednesdays

Thursdays

Soccer

Super Sports Medley

Soccer

Golf

Recess Mania

T-ball

10:00 am 10:30 am

Kindermusik: Ground T-Ball

Outdoor Adventure

Evening

11:00 am

Kindermusik: Out

1:00 pm

Flag Football

Basketball

5:30 pm

T-Ball

Soccer

Super Sports Medley Basketball

Ballet

6:30 pm

Ballet

6:45 pm

One-Time Activities: • Splat-tacular Art Class • Puppy Love Art Class • Fishing & Fun • Superhero to the Rescue • Goo Factory • Icky Poo Art Camp

T-Ball

Flag Football

Multi-Day Camps & Classes: • Frozen Musical Theater Camp • Tinker Bell Musical Theater Camp • Unicorns and their Fairy Friends Art Camp • Doodlebugs and Flutterbys Art Class • My Favorite Disney® Princess Art Camp • Story Time Art Camp

Soccer

• Doodlebugs and Flutterbys Art Class • Animals Around the World • The World We Share • Mixture Madness

• Fascinating Physics

• Camp Kinder Sprouts

Story Time Art Camp

Ages 3-6 • KidCreate Studio This camp is a great way to develop your child’s love of art and reading! Beautifully illustrated children’s books will inspire us each day! Each story will start us on a creative journey through the imagination! We’ll create masterpieces using a variety of kid friendly art supplies. We’ll swim with Swimmy, meet Yertle the Turtle, ride bikes with Curious George, and get wild with the Wild Things! In the words of Max from Where the Wild Things Are, “Let the wild rumpus start!”* #36264: 3 sessions-limit 10 $85 Tuesday-Thursday, June 16-18 9:00-11:30 am Glen Lake Activity Center–Excelsior Room

Icky Poo Art Camp

Ages 3-6 KidCreate Studio Mom, you deserve a break! Let your kids express their creativity while you enjoy some time to yourself. Kids, this is your chance to do some superduper unbelievably messy art! Please dress your child for a mess.* #36265: 1 session-limit 10 $30 Saturday, June 26 9:00 am-12:00 pm Glen Lake Activity Center–Excelsior Room

Goo Factory (Mommy or Daddy & Me Class)

Ages 18 months-6 years old • KidCreate Studio Discover the messier side of art! We will mix up a batch of finger paint, silly putty, and other homemade messy concoctions. Making a mess is the best, especially when you leave the mess with us! Come ready to get messy while you play right along with your child. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver. #36262: 1 session-limit 10 $15 Friday, July 10 9:00-10:00 am Glen Lake Activity Center–Excelsior Room

Call 952-988-4070 during regular business hours.

*Please pack a peanut free snack and a drink for your child each day.

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Move it, move it! Super Sports Medley

Little Swingers Golf

Ages 4-5 • Hop-Kids Staff Introduce your child to the wonderful game of golf in a fun and casual setting. Driving, chipping, and putting will be taught in a fun and interactive format. #36064: 6 sessions-limit 15 $50 Thursdays, June 11-July 23 9:00-10:00 am No class July 2 Glen Lake Golf Course

Little Sluggers T-Ball

Ages 3-5 • Hop-Kids Staff Hit, catch, throw, run the bases — learn the fundamentals of baseball/softball in a fun and challenging format. #36067: 6 sessions-limit 20 $45 Mondays, June 8-July 20 10:30-11:20 am No class June 29 Glen Lake Optimists Field #3 #36068: 6 sessions-limit 20 $45 Mondays, June 8-July 20 5:30-6:20 pm No class June 29 Alice Smith Elementary Softball Field #36070: 6 sessions-limit 20 $45 Tuesdays, June 9-July 21 6:45-7:35 pm No class June 30 Alice Smith Elementary Softball Field #36072: 6 sessions-limit 10 $45 Wednesdays, June 10-July 22 5:30-6:20 pm No class July 1 Glen Lake Elementary Field #36071: 6 sessions-limit 20 $45 Thursdays, June 11-July 23 10:30-11:20 am No class July 2 Glen Lake Optimists Field #3 #36303: 6 sessions-limit 20 $45 Thursdays, June 11-July 23 5:30-6:20 pm No class July 2 Glen Lake Elementary Field

Outdoor Adventure at Lone Park

Ages 3-5 • Hop-Kids Staff Seek adventure and explore the park’s many trails! Use nature to create craft projects. Time will also be spent on the park’s play structure. #36090: 6 sessions-limit 20 $45 Tuesdays, June 9-July 21 No class June 30 10:30-11:20 am Lone Lake Park

Ages 4-5 • Hop-Kids Staff Learn the basic skills of basketball, soccer, and t-ball and experience all three sports with fun, engaging activities. #36083: 6 sessions-limit 24 $45 Tuesdays, June 9-July 21 9:00-9:50 am No class June 30 Glen Lake Elementary Field #36084: 6 sessions-limit 24 $45 Thursdays, June 11-July 23 1:00-1:50 pm No class July 2 Glen Lake Elementary Field

Mini Kickers Soccer

Ages 3-5 • Hop-Kids Staff For young soccer fans! Learn basic soccer skills, such as ball handling, passing, and defense in a fastpaced and non-competitive format. #36077: 6 sessions-limit 24 $45 Mondays, June 8-July 20 9:00-9:50 am No class June 29 Alice Smith Elementary Field #36078: 6 sessions-limit 24 $45 Tuesdays, June 9-July 21 5:30-6:20 pm No class June 30 Alice Smith Elementary Field #36032: 6 sessions-limit 24 $45 Wednesdays, June 10-July 22 9:00-9:50 am No class July 1 Harley Hopkins Family Center Field #36075: 6 sessions-limit 24 $45 Wednesdays, June 10-July 22 1:00-1:50 pm No class July 1 Lone Lake Park #36076: 6 sessions-limit 24 $45 Thursdays, June 11-July 23 6:45-7:35 pm No class July 2 Glen Lake Elementary Field

Tiny Tacklers Flag Football

Ages 4-5 • Hop-Kids Staff This fun, non-contact program introduces players to flag football using soft footballs. Throw, catch, run plays, and learn defensive skills while having fun! #36079: 6 sessions-limit 24 $45 Mondays, June 8-July 20 1:00-1:50 pm No class June 29 Alice Smith Elementary Field #36080: 6 sessions-limit 24 Wednesdays, June 10-July 22 No class July 1 Glen Lake Elementary Field

$45 6:45-7:35 pm

Sports & Adventure Half-Pint Hoopsters Basketball

Ages 4-5 • Hop-Kids Staff Learn the basics of basketball and teamwork, including dribbling, passing, and shooting in a fun, inviting, and non-competitive format. #36066: 6 sessions-limit 20 $ 45 Tuesdays, June 9-July 21 No class June 30 1:00-1:50 pm Glen Lake Elementary Gym #36065: 6 sessions-limit 10 $45 Wednesdays, June 10-July 22 No class July 1 5:30-6:20 pm Glen Lake Elementary Gym

Fishing & Fun at Shady Oak Beach

Ages 4-5 • Hop-Kids Staff Spend time fishing in Shady Oak Lake. Then prepare a snack to enjoy. Fishing equipment provided. #36088: 1 session-limit 8 $8 Friday, June 19 9:30-11:00 am Shady Oak Beach #36089: 1 session-limit 8 $8 Friday, July 17 9:30-11:00 am Shady Oak Beach

Recess Mania

Ages 3-5 • Hop-Kids Staff Play a variety of active playground recess games including tag, red rover, capture-the-flag, duckduck-grey-duck, and more. #36086: 6 sessions-limit 24 $45 Wednesdays, June 10-July 22 10:30-11:20 am No class July 1 Alice Smith Elementary Field

grace & poise Dance & Theater Frozen Musical Theater Camp

Ages 4-8 • Mayer Arts We will dance and sing to music from Frozen and put together our own show! We will also make our own silly snowman crafts. No experience necessary. Wear comfortable clothing and athletic or dance shoes. Please bring a nut-free snack and beverage daily. Friends and family are invited to a performance during the final 30 minutes of the last class. All students will receive a free, magical t-shirt. #36093: 5 sessions-limit 20 $105 Monday-Friday, July 27-31 1:00-4:00 pm Glen Lake Activity Center

Tinker Bell and the Neverbeast Musical Theater Camp

Ages 4-8 • Mayer Arts We will dance and sing to the music from Tinkerbell and the Neverbeast, and put together our own musical from start to finish. We will also make our own wings! No experience necessary. Wear comfortable clothing and tennis or dance shoes. Please bring a nut-free snack and beverage daily. Friends and family are invited to observe the final 30 minutes of the last class. All students will receive a free, magical t-shirt. #36094: 5 sessions-limit 20 $105 Monday-Friday, July 13-17 1:00-4:00 pm Glen Lake Activity Center

Wish Upon a Ballet

Ages 3-6 • Mayer Arts Wish Upon a Ballet is a dance program that incorporates popular children’s stories, as well as ballet stories, to create a dance class that is more than ballet steps. Using musical instruments, parachutes, and scarves, we will create a complete fairy tale experience while we skip, leap, jump, and spin. Family and friends will be invited to observe a performance at the end of each session. Ballet shoes are required. Girls should wear a leotard and tights. Boys should wear comfortable clothes. Shoes may be ordered at the first class for an extra fee. #36085: 6 sessions-limit 15 $60 Mondays, July 6-August 10 5:30-6:15 pm Hopkins Center for the Arts Room 218 #36276: 6 sessions-limit 15 $60 Thursdays, July 9-August 13 5:30-6:15 pm Hopkins Center for the Arts Room 218 #36277: 6 sessions-limit 15 $60 Thursdays, July 9-August 13 6:30-7:15 pm Hopkins Center for the Arts Room 218

Call 952-988-4070 during regular business hours.

Create it, Build it! Adventures in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

Animals Around the World

Ages 3 ½-6 • Science Explorers Travel the world visiting all seven continents, along with a dip into the surrounding oceans, to discover their most amazing and unique animals. Our adventure will have you hopping along, climbing steep cliffs, ducking for cover, and more, through stories, games, and art projects. #35721: 3 sessions-limit 10 $40 Thursdays, Apr. 9-23 9:30-11:00 am Glen Lake Activity Center - Glen Lake Room

The World We Share

Ages 3 ½-6 • Science Explorers This fun, hands-on class that will have us looking to the sky and digging deep into the Earth’s core as we discover the amazing world we share. Learn about clouds, rain, and snow. Investigate how the seasons affect the earth, and discover how the earth is changing through erosion and volcanic eruptions. #35722: 3 sessions-limit 10 $40 Thursdays, May 7-21 9:30-11:00 am Glen Lake Activity Center - Glen Lake Room

Mixture Madness

Ages 3 ½-6 • Science Explorers Pour, mix, measure, and stir! Explore the world of chemistry by mixing together safe ingredients. Create slime while learning about polymers, have fun with magical crystals while learning about absorption, plus, formulate your own mixtures through open exploration. Be sure to dress so you can get messy as we explore these and other fascinating mixtures. #36344: 3 sessions-limit 10 $55 Tuesday-Thursday, June 2, 3, 4 9:30-11:30 am Harley Hopkins Family Center Room 9

Fascinating Physics

Ages 3 ½-6 • Science Explorers In Fascinating Physics, preschoolers will use their natural curiosity to explore physics and the science of motion. Using Lego and K’NEX building systems, preschoolers will investigate force, friction, gravity, simple machines, and much more with engaging activities and experiments. Join us for this fun STEM class as we explore the fascinating world of physics. #36345: 3 sessions-limit 10 $55 Tuesday-Thursday, July 14, 15, 16 9:30-11:30 am Harley Hopkins Family Center Room 9

Camp Kinder Sprouts

Entering Kindergarten in Fall 2015 (turning 5 by Sept. 1) • Science Explorers Exclusively for children entering kindergarten. Join Science Explorers as we discover the world around us while developing skills needed for kindergarten. Explore outer space, dinosaurs, and the ocean while learning science, math, reading, writing, and geography. Students will explore these topics through experiments, projects, songs, and more in this fun, hands-on camp setting. #36347: 3 sessions-limit 10 $55 Tuesday-Thursday, August 18, 19, 20 9:30-11:30 am Harley Hopkins Family Center Room 9

Toe Tapping! Music Exploration Kindermusik Adventures – Down on the Ground Ages 1-3 (with caregiver)

In just 5 lessons, you and your child will experience a summer’s worth of music, stories, and activities created to inspire a lifetime of musical learning! Through instrument play, movement activities, art projects, storytelling, and singing, we’ll learn about all the interesting things that live, grow, and move around in our backyards. Required materials fee of $20 payable at first class, includes: CD, instrument, book, and family guide. #36316: 5 sessions-limit 12 $60 Tuesdays, June 30-July 28 10:00-10:45 am Harley Hopkins Family Center Room 34

Kindermusik Adventures – Out and About Ages 3-5

Take an imaginary hike in the mountains, hop the surf at the beach, and go on a bike trip. Music is incorporated into each lesson through movement, dramatic play, storytelling, instrument exploration, art projects, and a variety of songs. (Parents join in the last 10 minutes of class). Required materials fee of $20 payable at first class. Materials include: CD, instrument, book, and family guide. #36317: 5 sessions-limit 8 $70 Tuesdays, June 30-July 28 11:00-11:45 am Harley Hopkins Family Center Room 34

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Need fun, flexible child care in August? Kids & Company is the answer! Kids & Company is Hopkins Public Schools’ premier summertime child care program. Our Summer 2015 program: Open: 6:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. • Monday-Friday Dates: Thursday, June 11 – Wednesday, August 19 Ages: Children entering grades 1-8 Locations: • Eisenhower Elementary (entering Gr. 1 – 4) • Meadowbrook Elementary (entering Gr. 1 – 4) • Gatewood Elementary (entering Gr. 1 – 4) • North Junior High (entering Gr. 5 – 6: BLinK)* • North Junior High (entering Gr. 7 – 8: LEAD)* Kids & Company: Grades 1-4 We offer exciting and enriching summer programming that allows your child to experience the fun that summer time brings. Enjoy a full calendar of special events, field trips, swimming days, clubs, and daily activities. BLinK: Grades 5-6 (Building Leadership in Kids) For our 5-6 graders, summer couldn’t be better! Join BLinK for challenge activities, open gym, rec room, service learning projects, swimming at West Junior High & St. Louis Park pools, and great field trips — all designed with the tween in mind! * LEAD: Grades 7-8 (Leadership, Enrichment, Academics and Dreams) For our 7-8 graders, LEAD encourages leadership, making a difference through service learning, positive social interaction, all kinds of activities young teens enjoy, and most of all, fun! Field trips and daily events will be student-driven. Guaranteed FUN!* *Transportation to/from Meadowbrook and Gatewood is available for an additional fee. A calendar of special events, field trips, and swimming days will be available before the beginning of the summer program. Full activity calendars will be available online (HopkinsSchools.org/kids) for each site by March 20. Lunch and Snacks Royal Cuisine will offer a fee-based breakfast and/or lunch option, or parents may pack a bag lunch and beverage each day in an insulated cooler. An optional morning snack may also be sent. Kids & Company provides an afternoon snack. For more information, call 952-988-4080 or email Cindi.Peterson@HopkinsSchools.org. (Breakfast, lunch and snacks are free at our summer Eisenhower and Gatewood locations, grant funded.) Summer Enrollment • Registration is now available online at www.HopkinsSchools.org/Kids, or at the Kids & Company district office. • Annual $35 per child enrollment processing fee is due along with your registration. This fee can be charged to your account. Fees: Summer 2015 Summer – 10-19 days

$46.00/day

Summer – 20-29 days

$40.00/day

Summer – 30+ days

$37.00/day

More about Kids & Company online: www.HopkinsSchools.org/Kids

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See pages 26-30 for great summer activities for your younger children, ages 3-5 with our Hop-Kids program!

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Great activities ages for 3-5!

Building a great place to live

Kids & Company is Hopkins Public Schools’ premier summer-time child care program. Our Summer program: Open: 6:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. • M-F Dates: June 11-August 19 Ages: Children entering grades 1-8 Locations: • Eisenhower Elementary (entering Gr. 1-4) • Meadowbrook Elementary (entering Gr. 1-4) • Gatewood Elementary (entering Gr. 1-4) • North Junior High (entering Gr. 5-6: BLinK)* • North Junior High (entering Gr. 7-8: LEAD)* See page 31 for more details.

Hopkins Community Education

Need super fun, flexible summer child care?

Summer Rocks with Camp Royal! For youth K-12 Camp Royal: Summer fun for our Hopkins area youth!

At Hopkins Community Education, we couldn’t be more pleased to bring to you our exciting Camp Royal summer youth programming. Designed to work around your schedule, our summer programming offers: • Flexibility: Our Monday-Thursday camps are designed around half-day blocks, with dropoff times starting at 8:00 am, and pick-up by 5:00 pm. Sign up for a full- or half-day, and lunch is included at no additional cost! • Variety: Our classes run the gamut of interests — from art, sports, dance, science and technology (STEM), to Legos, cooking, or drama. We have something for every child. • Affordability: We’ve priced our camps at an affordable price-point for families. • And most important – our camps are FUN! Join us this summer!

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Go Families Go! Family Fun Sampler

Try out several of our summer Camp Royal offerings, community activities, and many more activities at this free family fun event on

March 14, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon See page 25 for details.