Summer 2018 LEXPLORATIONS Children’s Summer Program For Academic and Creative Enrichment
Lexington Community Education A Self-Sustaining Program of the Lexington Public Schools 146 Maple Street • Lexington, MA 02420 www.LexingtonCommunityEd.org • 781.862.8043
Information Welcome to Lexplorations 2018! Registration Information
Program Information LOCATIONS
TUITION AND DEPOSIT • A $30 non-refundable deposit per class (applicable toward tuition) will hold your child’s space until May 30, when the balance is due. If the balance is not paid by May 30, your child’s space in the program can not be guaranteed. • You may choose to send only the $30 deposit per class (per child) or the full tuition with the completed registration form. • Grade level refers to the grade your child will enter in September, 2018. • You may pay by check, Visa or MasterCard.
CANCELLATIONS, CHANGES, AND WITHDRAWALS
Classes will meet at Estabrook Elementary School (117 Grove Street), and Lexington High School (251 Waltham Street). Parents will be notified of room locations in May.
DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP
• Most Lexplorations programs meet from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. • Children should not be dropped off without an adult prior to 9:00 am. • You must pick up children promptly at 3:00 pm. A late fee of $1.00 per minute will be charged for students remaining at the school past 3:10 pm.
CLASS SIZE
• All money is returned if LCE cancels a class. • A $15 Switch Fee will be charged for each change to a child’s registration. • If you withdraw from a program at least 10 days prior to the start date, tuition will be refunded minus the $30 per class, nonrefundable deposit. • If you withdraw from a program less than 10 days prior to the start date, all tuition, including the deposit, per class, will be forfeited.
SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE
• Class size is generally limited to 12–15 students, depending on the age group. • Most classes have a minimum enrollment of six students. We will notify you in May if your child’s program must be canceled due to under-enrollment. Students in canceled classes often find other Lexplorations programs of interest in which to enroll. • If a program is filled, wait lists are available upon request.
PROGRAM CONTENT Programs that repeat are the same in content unless specifically noted in the description.
• Limited scholarship assistance (up to a 50% reduction/$500 family maximum) is available for Lexington residents. Please call for details.
CONFIRMATIONS • Confirmations and further information will be sent in mid-May.
Most Lexplorations programs meet from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Week 1(4-day week) July 2–July 6*
Week 2 July 9–July 13
*Closed July 4 in observance of Independence Day.
Week 3 July 16–July 20
Week 4 July 23–July 27
Week 5 July 30–August 3
Registration form on page 18 and at www.lexingtoncommunityed.org Questions? Call us! 781.862.8043 Page 1
Information
Weekly Directory
Frequently Asked Questions
Week 1 (4-day Week) July 2–July 6
Intro to 3D Design & Printing
6-7
Creative Hands
K-2
Theater Adventure
6-8
What grade level should I choose for my child?
Into The Wild
K-2
MATHCOUNTS
6-8
Phys Ed Adventure
K-2
Diplomacy
6-9
of 2018.
Stories, Songs & Sunshine
K-2
All That Jazz
6-9
Full STEAM Ahead
1-3
Inkless Authorship
7-9
Become An Engineer
2-3
Early Drop Off 8-9am
K-9
Write On
3-5
After School Care 3-6pm
K-9
Spy School
3-5
Week 3 July 16 - July 20
Grade
Art Explorations
3-5
Super Scientists
K-2
Krazy Kritters
4-5
Phys Ed Adventure
K-2
Phys Ed Games Galore
4-6
Chemistry in the Kitchen and Literature & Crafts
K-2
Before and after-school programs are week-long programs. There is no option to sign up for fewer days than the full week.
Chain Reaction
4-6
Junior Scientists…Hop Aboard!
K-2
Dungeons & Dragons
4-9
A "Beary" Good Time
K-2
Are lunch or snacks provided?
Engineering Challenge
5-6
Creation Stations
1-2
Lexplorations does not supply lunch or snacks. Lunch and snacks should be packed and brought from home each day.
Lexington's Got Talent
6-9
Magical Math
1-2
Diplomacy
6-9
Under The Deep Blue Sea
1-2
Artist's Sketchbook
7-9
Olympic Games
1-3
Early Drop Off 8-9am
K-9
Wonderful World of Coding
2-4
After School Care 3-6pm
K-9
Mind Blowing Experiments for Future Scientists
2-4
I need to drop my child off earlier than 9:00 am and Grade level refers to the grade your child will be entering in Fall pick-up later than 3:00 pm. What can I do? How can I register my child? Please print out the registration form on our website, or complete the form in the back of the Lexplorations catalog, and submit your completed registration one of the following ways: Mail: Lexington Community Education, 146 Maple Street, Lexington, MA 02420 FAX: 781.863.5829 Scan form and email: lce-lexplorations@lexingtonma.org Bring form to the LCE office at the Lexington Public School Central Administration Building at 146 Maple Street. • Online registration is not available for Lexplorations. • Registrations can not be completed over the phone.
Will I receive a confirmation? Confirmations of registration are mailed in mid-May. If a class is full, or there is a question on your child’s registration, our office will contact you.
How do I know what classes are available? Please visit our website, www.lexingtoncommunityed.org, for class availability.
The class my child wants is full. What do I do? We suggest you register your child in an alternate class for that week, and indicate your child's first choice. We will place your child on a waitlist for their first choice class and contact you if a spot becomes available. You will not be charged a switch fee if your child moves to their first choice class.
Lexplorations offers both a before-school drop-off program from 8:00-9:00 am, and an after-school care program from 3:00-6:00 pm. Students must be enrolled in a Lexplorations program to participate in either of these programs. Please note the programs are available only at the Estabrook School. LCE does not provide transportation between Estabrook and other locations.
I only need the before-school and after-school program two days a week. Can I sign up for only two days?
What should my child bring to Lexplorations? Please pack a snack, drinks and lunch for your child each day. There are no refrigerators in the classrooms; please pack an ice pack if necessary. If your child is entering Kindergarten, 1st, or 2nd grade, we recommend that you pack an extra T-shirt, underwear, and shorts/pants. Children should not wear flip flops. They should wear sandals with straps, or sneakers.
Who do I contact if my child will be absent? Please contact the Lexplorations office at 781.862.8043 to report absences. Please do not call the Estabrook or Lexington High School office; Estabrook and Lexington High School staff do not administer the Lexplorations program and cannot help you.
Expectations
What if our plans change and I need to withdraw Children should be able to participate in group activities with teacher supervision. If a child is unable to do so, we will contact my child? The $30 deposit for each class is not refundable. If you contact Lexplorations at least 10 days prior to the start date of your child's class, tuition will be refunded minus the $30 per class, nonrefundable deposit. If you withdraw your child less than 10 days prior to the start date of your child's class, all tuition, including the deposit will be forfeited. You can switch your child to another program for a $15 switch fee.
What are the hours of the Lexplorations program? Most Lexplorations classes meet from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm unless otherwise noted.
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parents immediately to discuss the appropriate next steps.
Week 2 July 9 - July 13
Grade
Grade
Math Mania
3-4
Creative Hands
K-2
Code Breakers
3-4
Super Scientists
K-2
A Week at Hogwarts
3-4
Zumba Kids Travel the World
K-2
Spy School
3-5
American Girl Summer
K-2
Science Magic
4-5
Art Explorations
K-2
Phys Ed Games Galore
4-6
Magical Math
1-2
Journey to a Black Hole
4-6
Getting Silly With Dr. Seuss
1-2
Geo*Art
4-8
Under the Deep Blue Sea
1-2
Sew Much Fun: An Introduction to Hand Sewing
5-6
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!
1-3
5-7
Full STEAM Ahead
1-3
Intro to Python Programming, Micro:bit Microcontrollers & 3D Printing
Math Mania
3-4
Theater Adventure
5-7
Minecraft Adventures
3-4
Robotics with Lego Mindstorms EV3
5-7
Drawing Hangout
3-5
Scratchboard Animals Workshop (1/2 day)
6-8
Artists & Authors
3-5
Drawing & Painting Realistic People, Animals & More (1/2 day)
6-8
American Girl Summer
3-5
Body, Mind, & Barre
6-8
The Art & Science of Nature
4-5
All That Jazz
6-9
Sewing for Fun & Function
4-6
Barter to Bitcoin - The Journey of Money
7-9
Stop Motion Movie Making
4-6
Foundational Chemistry
11
Star Wars
4-6
Early Drop Off 8-9am
K-9
Phys Ed Games Galore
4-6
After School Care 3-6pm
K-9
Dungeons & Dragons and Magic
4-9
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Junior Journalists
5-6
Mathletics
5-6
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Weekly Directory Week 4 July 23 - July 27
Information
Grade
Early Drop Off 8-9am
K-9
Into The Wild
K-2
After School Care 3-6pm
K-9
Phys Ed Adventure
K-2
Week 5 July 30 - August 3
Chemistry in the Kitchen and Literature & Crafts
K-2
Where I Live: Our Community With Arthur & Friends
K-1
Messy Science
K-2
Phys Ed Adventure
K-2
Magical Math
1-2
Art Explorations
K-2
The Secret World of Fairies
1-3
Junior Scientists…Hop Aboard
K-2
Full STEAM Ahead
1-3
Messy Science
K-2
I Am An Author
1-3
Amazing Rainforests
1-2
Simply Sewing
2-4
Magical Math
1-2
1BEFORE
2BEFORE
3BEFORE
4BEFORE
5BEFORE
Vet Science
2-4
Magic Tree House Adventures
2-4
$30
$35
$35
$35
$35
Hogwarts School of "Sciencecraft" & Artistry
2-4
Simply Sewing
2-4
Silly Science
3-4
Spy School
3-5
Code Breakers
3-4
Harry Potter Fun
3-5
Art Explorations
3-5
Incredible Improv
3-5
Bookmaking
3-5
Sports & Fitness
3-5
Sports & Fitness
3-5
Dungeons & Dragons
4-9
Science Magic
4-5
Weaving Magic
5-7
Electronic Art with Paper Circuits
4-5
Robotics With Lego Mindstorms EV3
5-7
The Tinkering Studio: Creating A Rube Goldberg Machine
4-6
Theater Adventure
6-8
Journey To A Black Hole
4-6
Chamber Orchestra
6-10
Dungeons & Dragons
4-9
Inkless Authorship
7-9
Writer's Workshop
5-6
Early Drop Off 8-9am
K-9
Building Barns & Bridges: Architecture & Engineering
5-8
After School Care 3-6pm
K-9
Intro to Python Programming, Micro:bit Microcontrollers & 3D Printing
5-7
Contemporary Book Art
7-9
3D Design & Printing Throw Down
8-9
EARN COMMUNITY SERVICE CREDIT WITH LEXINGTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION • High school students who are entering their Sophomore, Junior or Senior year in September 2018 may earn community service credit as aides in the summer Lexplorations program. • The program runs for five weeks from July 2 through August 3, 2018. The hours are 8:45 am to 3 pm. • Volunteers must commit to a minimum of one full week.
• Classes will be held at Estabrook Elementary School and at Lexington High School. We especially need aides at the Estabrook School location. • If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out the application on pages 16-17, or download the application from our website: • www.lexingtoncommunityed.org. • Please note that the application is two pages.
Questions? Please call LCE at 781.862.8043
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Grade
ESTABROOK BEFORE-SCHOOL DROP-OFF
GRADES K-9
Students must be enrolled in a Lexplorations program to participate in Before School Drop-Off. Students enrolled in the before-school drop-off program will be supervised by Lexplorations staff in the gymnasium from 8:00-9:00 am. Younger children will be accompanied to their regular classroom at 9:00 am. This before-school program is held at the Estabrook School only. LCE does not provide transportation between Estabrook and other locations. Pre-registration required.
July 2–July 6* (4-day week)
July 9–July 13
July 16–July 20
July 23–July 27
July 30–August 3
ESTABROOK AFTER-SCHOOL CARE GRADES K-9
Students must be enrolled in a Lexplorations program to participate in After School Care. LCE offers staff-supervised activities and play from 3:00-6:00 pm, with time for a parent-provided afternoon NUT-FREE snack. Children have the opportunity to enjoy both indoor and outdoor play. This program is held at the Estabrook School only. LCE does not provide transportation between Estabrook and other locations. Pre-registration required. Children in After-School care must be picked up promptly at 6:00 pm. A late fee of $1.00 per minute will be charged for students remaining at school past 6:10 pm.
July 2–July 6* (4-day week)
July 9–July 13
1AFTER
2AFTER
$125
$155
July 16–July 20 3AFTER
July 23–July 27 4AFTER
$155 $155 *Closed July 4 in observance of Independence Day.
A MESSAGE FROM THE LEXPLORATIONS SUMMER NURSE We are happy that the warm weather and sunshine will soon be here and look forward to another summer of fun in the sun! • Sun safety is important. Please consider applying sunscreen to your children at home before sending them to Lexplorations. • If you would like your children to reapply sunscreen to themselves during the day, please send a supply with them to the program. • We do not have sunscreen available. • Wearing a hat can also provide protection from the sun. • Encourage hydration by sending water in bottles or containers. • Students should not wear flip-flops. They should wear sandals with straps, or sneakers.
July 30–August 3 5AFTER $155
TO CONTACT LEXPLORATIONS, PLEASE CALL 781. 862. 8043 Please do not call the Estabrook or the Lexington High School office. The Estabrook/Lexington High School staff does not administer the Lexplorations program. The LCE/Lexplorations Office is open from 8:30 am-6:00 pm when Lexplorations is in session.
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Where I Live: Our Community with Arthur & Friends
Dani Turner Estabrook PBS’s famous aardvark, Arthur, lives in a friendly community, just like Lexington and its surrounding towns! Come learn about the community you live in. Each day, we will read and discuss different books from the Arthur series. We will practice mapping skills and learn about important community helpers in our towns. We will also write thank-you notes to some of the important community helpers that we want to recognize. Games and arts & crafts activities will support the social studies learning that we do together. We will also view videos of the popular PBS series, Arthur, so we can see these community helpers in action!
July 30–August 3
$295
Super Scientists
code: 5ARTH Grades K–2
Erica Smith Estabrook Explore the scientific world as we experiment with chemistry, physics, electricity and properties of water. We will get our hands dirty as we make Oobleck, funny putty and sidewalk chalk. We will learn about physics and gravity as we study the art of making paper airplanes and other air-powered toys. We will also view episodes from The Magic School Bus to support learning.
July 9–July 13 July 16–July 20
$295 $295
Creative Hands
code: 2SUPER code: 3SUPER Grades K–2
Kathleen Hanna Estabrook Hand-crafted objects are fun to make, fun to give as gifts, and fun to use! Learn how to make crafts such as beaded jewelry, DIY puzzles, collage, tie-dyed tee shirts, bubble wrap sea creatures, clay creations, keepsake boxes and more! Each day’s activities and crafts will center around a theme, such as “Beach Art” and “Flower Power”. You will also listen to stories, create pictures, and play group games.
July 2–July 6 July 9–July 13
$240 $295
Zumba Kids Travel the World
code: 1HANDS code: 2HANDS Grades K–2
Renae Stockton Nichols Estabrook Dance, shake, giggle, and groove in a Zumba® class created just for kids! Lively routines choreographed to Latin, Hip-Hop, and radio hits will combine music and movement into kid-friendly steps that are easy to learn and fun to perform. Each day will feature a 45–60 minute Zumba® Kids class, followed by activities, books, and videos that will explore the countries that the music and dances come from. Students will get a sense of what it would be like to live in these other countries, and will capture their learning through a world study journal and world-themed art projects.
July 9–July 13
$295
An American Girl Summer
code: 2ZUM Grades K–2
Kelly Torpey Estabrook Did you know that each American Girl doll hails from a specific time and place in our Nation’s history? Learn about American history and what it was like to be a child long ago. One doll and her story will be featured each day, along with related games, music, and crafts that are representative of the doll’s background. You do not need to own or bring any of these dolls to join the fun. All dolls (not only American Girl dolls) are welcome!
July 9–July 13
$295
Into the Wild
Grades K–2
Julie Buxton Scafidi Estabrook Join an amazing safari through Africa with Jack Hannah as our guide! We will view videos of Jack in the wild, and create our own safari, complete with passports. We will explore and recreate the natural habitats of animals while learning how they live and thrive. Enjoy action-packed projects including making masks, habitat murals, and animal models. Jump into the wild and join our animal adventures!
July 2–July 6 July 23–July 27
$240 $295
code: 1WILD code: 4WILD
Phys. Ed. Adventure
Grades K–2
Vic Cuzzupe Estabrook Join us in a combination of group games, cooperative learning, skill development, and teamwork building activities. Our adventure will consist of some favorite Phys. Ed class activities, as well as games that may be new to you. Each day we will also have a sports-related arts and crafts session, and some time to watch a short cartoon or film which focuses on sports and wellness. Whether you are an advanced athlete, a beginner, or just looking to have fun, you will find the right fit in Phys. Ed Adventure!
July 2–July 6 July 16–July 20 July 23–July 27 July 30–August 3
$240 $295 $295 $295
code: 1GYM code: 3GYM code: 4GYM code: 5GYM N ew
Stories, Songs & Sunshine
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Grades K–2
Lauren Smith Estabrook Join us for a Waldorf-inspired week of art, language and play! We will tell folk tales of nature, and to reinforce the language and images presented in the stories, students will sing, paint, draw, and play. This class will feature elements of the natural world, outdoor play, and movement activities, encouraging imagination and literacy and supporting healthy physical development.
July 2–July 6
$240
Chemistry In The Kitchen and Literature & Crafts
code: 1STOR
Grades K–2
Charlotte Graham & Callie Graham Estabrook Let your imagination, creativity, and critical thinking skills thrive through science experiments and craft projects. For half the day, we will safely experiment with common kitchen chemicals to produce science experiments, such as erupting volcanoes and growing crystals. We will also examine other scientific processes including fermentation and energy transference, through the creation of foods including pretzels, ice cream and chocolate chip cookies. We will record our findings in daily lab reports. During the second half of the day, we will explore the adventure offered through the language of story. We will also work toward developing and improving the basic skills necessary for reading well while making stories come alive through art projects.
July 16–July 20 July 23–July 27
$295 $295
code: 3CHEM code: 4CHEM
code: 2DOLL
Grade level refers to the grade your child will enter in September, 2018.
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Art Explorations
July 9–July 13 July 30–August 3
$295 $295
Junior Scientists—Hop Aboard!
Amazing Rainforests
code: 2EXPL code: 5EXPL
July 30–August 3
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Grades K–2
Kelly Torpey Estabrook Junior Scientists hop aboard the Magic School Bus for exciting and engaging scientific journeys. Each day we will investigate a different theme such as weather, insects, plants, water and the solar system, with different activities, read-alouds and experiments. Scientists will have a chance to reflect on their journey through science talks and journal writing. In the afternoon, we will unwind with a read-aloud and watch Ms. Frizzle on her fascinating adventures. Fasten your seatbelts Junior Scientists—it’s going to be a wild ride on the Magic School Bus!
July 16–July 20 July 30–August 3
$295 $295
A “Beary” Good Time
code: 3JR code: 5JR Grades K–2
Julie Buxton Scafidi Estabrook Are you ready for a “bearrific” week of bear-filled experiences? Would you like to have a picnic or pajama day with a teddy bear you’ve made? Build bears, and make clothing, accessories, and homes for them, too! We will listen to “beary” great stories, play bear games, and create teddy bear, brown bear, and panda bear crafts that include puppet making, mask making, bear bead activities, bear visors, and more.
July 16–July 20
$295
Messy Science
code: 3BEAR Grades K–2
Anne Duffey Estabrook Make fun, cool, messy, and beautiful science experiments! We will learn simple engineering with catapults, race tracks, and towers. Make slime, flubber, and lemon volcanoes, and learn about simple chemical reactions. We will create science-based artwork including salt painting, puffy paint, and making crystals. We will log our scientific predictions and the results of our experiments in our science journals, and have science talks about why reactions occur, and how the scientific method works. Science goes so well with play, art, and discovery. Let’s combine them all for a week and have some messy science fun!
July 23–July 27 July 30–August 3
$295 $295
Creation Stations
code: 4MESS code: 5MESS Grades 1–2
Elizabeth Class Estabrook If you can’t get enough of arts and crafts, this is the class for you. Design and create all week long as you work on arts and crafts projects, ranging from simple to more complicated projects that take a few days to complete. Projects may include decorating and painting wooden crafts, ceramics, calendars, coffee filter butterflies, aprons, sand art, and creating projects using beads and gimp. Our day will include a short movie after recess to give everyone a chance to cool down and relax before starting another activity.
July 16–July 20
Teacher bios are on page 15, and on our website. www.lexingtoncommunityed.org
Grades K–2
Katie Bettencourt Estabrook If art class is your favorite class of the week, you will love Art Explorations! Using the work of famous artists, nature, and books for inspiration, we will explore art materials and techniques including clay, printmaking, drawing, collage, painting, and 3D materials. You will bring home lots of new artwork to fill your home art gallery!
$295
Grades 1–2
Johanna Rodrigues Estabrook Calling all scientists! Come experience the sights and sounds of the Amazon rainforest. Each day is filled with science, stories, games and crafts as we learn about the ecology of this special place. What adaptations do animals have? How do you make it rain in a jar? We transform our summer classroom into the layers of the rainforest and recreate the diversity of plants and animals that live there. It will be an adventure!
$295
Magical Math
code: 5RAIN Grades 1–2
Amy Shew Estabrook Join us for some “magical math”! In Magical Math everyone is a “math person”! Play some great math games, like Sum Swamp, Rat a Tat Cat, Loose Change, Money Bags, Sudoku, Fire Station Dalmatian, Blink, and more. But we won’t just take math sitting down—we’ll also play some active games and have a “mathemagical” scavenger hunt! You will be entertained by a few brief math videos that teach concepts about money, telling time, and estimation. An estimation station will be part of each day, as well as some fun mathematical crafts. All of our magical math knowledge will culminate in the creation of your very own board game.
July 9–July 13 July 16–July 20 July 23–July 27 July 30–August 3
$295 $295 $295 $295
Getting Silly with Dr. Seuss:
code: 2MAG code: 3MAG code: 4MAG code: 5MAG Grades 1–2
Dani Turner Estabrook Join us for a week filled with exploration, imagination, learning, and Silly Seuss fun! Each day we will read and explore some popular Dr. Seuss stories. Books will be transformed into plays for exciting Reader’s Theater performances filled with nonsense words, rhyming, and laughter. You’ll get creative as you make props, and do craft and beading projects that correlate with the stories we read. We will also write, illustrate, and publish our very own silly story! We’ll explore Seuss’s famous way with words through in-class games, explore science with planting and experimenting, and watch cartoon video versions of books and the motion picture, Horton Hears a Who!
July 9–July 13
$295
Under The Deep Blue Sea
code: 2SEUSS Grades 1–2
Rachel Quebec Estabrook Dive in and discover life in the ocean. See how big whales really are, find out what sharks feel like, and hold coral and beautiful shells. Throughout the week you’ll have fun with games, arts, crafts, and stories while learning all about mammals, fish, and invertebrates. Students will enjoy two films—National Geographic Really Wild Animals: Deep Sea Dive, and Disney’s Finding Nemo You will discover so many fascinating creatures...from the sandy shore to under the deep blue sea!
July 9–July 13 July 16–July 20
$295 $295
code: 2SEA code: 3SEA
code: 3STAT
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Grades 1–3
Cindy Chartrand Estabrook Get lost this summer in the mysterious world of fairies! Create a special blend of fairy dust, and enjoy other magical crafts as we learn and read about fairy folklore. We will engage in some dramatic fairy playtime, watch Walt Disney’s motion picture Tinker Bell and create fairy houses that can be used to welcome fairies into our hearts and homes.
July 23–July 27
$295
code: 4FAIR
Full STEAM Ahead
Grades 1–3
Jaclyn Carlozzi Estabrook Calling all makers, tinkerers, artists, and engineers! Join us for a week bursting with exploration, imagination, engineering, curiosity, learning, and fun! Discover the wonderful world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) through hands-on creations, innovations and challenges. Test your creativity and imagination as you become architects and engineers, and work on group building and design challenges. You’ll build and test catapults, participate in Lego design challenges, and much more!
July 2–July 6 July 9–July 13 July 23–July 27
$240 $295 $295
code: 1STEAM code: 2STEAM code: 4STEAM N ew
Olympic Games
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Grades 1–3
Kristin Cahoon Estabrook Calling all Olympians! Get excited for a gold medal week! Participate in our kid-friendly Olympic games as we collaborate, create, and participate in our own version of Olympic events. You will learn all about the Olympics–from the first Olympics to the present day games–as we explore the meaning of Olympic rings, flags, torches, and medals through stories, activities, and crafts. We’ll even create some of our own sports equipment.
July 16–July 20
$295
I Am An Author
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Grades 1–3
Renae Stockton Nichols Estabrook Do you love to make up stories? Get ready to unlock the writer within you! Learn to use voice, descriptive details, narration and dialogue, and how to capture your readers and keep them engaged until the end of your story. We will use the writers workshop format (plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish) and group feedback throughout the writing process. At the end of the week you will have a published story to take home and keep.
July 23–July 27
$295
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!
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Grades 1–3
Julianne Zhou Estabrook Curious about creepy crawlies in nature? Come read, explore, and create! You’ll read stories about our insect friends, and participate in creative bug craft activities. You’ll also complete exciting experiments and make observations in your science journal.
July 9–July 13
$295
code: 2BUG
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Become An Engineer
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Grades 2–3
Michelle Labonte Estabrook What do you do with an idea? You change the world! Using the Engineering Design Process (brainstorming, building, testing, and evaluating) you will learn how to shape your ideas into reality. You’ll investigate how engineering is connected to mathematics, and work as a team to solve engineering challenges using a box of mystery supplies. Design challenges include constructing a solar oven, building a simple catapult, designing a better bicycle and building a table that can hold several dictionaries out of newspapers. We will also learn about famous engineers and how their inventions changed the world. Read. Question. Think. Be an engineer!
July 2–July 6
$240
code: 1BEC
Wonderful World of Coding
Grades 2–4
Jaclyn Carlozzi Estabrook Do you want to design and build your own game that you can share with others? You will learn about the wonderful world of computer coding through fun activities. You will discover that coding is all around you, and create your very own code-based game at the end of the week. We will start by exploring some human coding concepts as a pre-tech activity to activate your thinking. Then we will use laptop computers to transfer your new coding understanding and skills, and to build your unique game.
July 16–July 20
$295
code: 3WOND
Magic Tree House Adventures
Grades 2–4
July 30–August 3
code: 5TREE
Jaclyn Carlozzi Estabrook Calling all adventurers! Morgan Le Fay is at it again and this time she needs your help! The tales of the Magic Tree House will come to life as we travel from Camelot to the Caribbean Sea, and beyond! Learn with the characters from Mary Pope Osborne’s wildly popular book series and then buckle up for your own scavenger hunts and missions! You will design your own tree house, mix up some arctic ooze and discover fossils!
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Mind-Blowing Experiments for Future Scientists
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Grades 2–4
Erin Shanley Estabrook Through hands-on activities and real world discussions, you’ll explore, question, and test your theories as part of the scientific method. You’ll participate in experiments and watch some dazzling demonstrations that will inspire you to explore the world around you through a scientific lens. You will conduct both fundamental and quirky experiments such as: Is it possible to blow up a balloon without actually blowing into it? How does water get from the ground to the leaves of a plant? Can you turn a potato into a light bulb? How strong is spaghetti? Experiment with all this and more!
July 16–July 20
$295
Vet Science
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Grades 2–4
Julianne Zhou Estabrook Vet science is the place to explore all things furry, fuzzy, creepy, crawly, feathery and scaly! Read books, make crafts, and play games while learning about animal science and veterinary medicine. At the end of the week, we’ll have a visit from a baby goat!
July 23–July 27
$295
code: 4VET
Simply Sewing
July 23–July 27 July 30–August 3
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Hogwarts School of “Sciencecraft” & Artistry
Code Breakers
code: 4SIM code: 5SIM
July 16–July 20 July 23–July 27
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Grades 2–4
Rachel Garcia Estabrook Do you wish you could attend Hogwarts? Are you a witch or wizard in training? We will explore the arts and sciences of the magical world of Harry Potter. Students will be sorted into Houses, create wands and hats, and participate in Hogwarts activities including the Leaky Cauldron Potions Class, the Creation and Care of Magical Creatures, the Fantastic Beasts Swap, the Transfiguration Challenge, and Raising Dragon Eggs.
July 23–July 27
$295
code: 4WART
Math Mania
Grades 3–4
Kyle Tompkins Estabrook Have fun while keeping your math skills sharp! We will spend part of the day playing math games—individually, with partners, and in small groups. Games will cover all the strands of mathematics—number sense and operations, patterns and relations, geometry, measurement, data analysis, and probability. Games include Mastermind, Set, Dino Math Tracks: Place-Value Game, Loose Change, Whip Around, Snap It Up, Blink, Block by Block, The Allowance Game, Zeus on the Loose, and more! We will spend part of each day creating and constructing math board games and card decks. Books with math themes, including Sir Cumference and the First Round Table, will be available to read.
July 9–July 13 July 16–July 20
$295 $295
code: 2MANIA code: 3MANIA N
Minecraft Adventures
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Grades 3–4
Julie Scafidi Estabrook Spend a week immersed in the world of Minecraft! This Minecraft experience isn’t just about building, it’s about working collaboratively to design and create Minecraft worlds using technology and Legos. You will also participate in Minecraft crafts. Whether you are a Minecraft veteran or new to the game, there are new experiences and unchartered territories waiting! Students will not play the video game during this class.
July 9–July 13
$295
Silly Science
code: 2MINE Grades 3–4
Katrina Roscoe Estabrook Do you like things that go pop and fizz? Do you ever wonder what makes things ‘go’? Okay with getting a little messy? Join us as we try to answer “how many kinds of slime are there”? In Silly Science, we’ll use common household materials in science experiments such as building and erupting volcanoes. We will also put on our engineer hats as we explore the laws of motion to design and build our own roller coasters.
July 23–July 27
Grade level refers to the grade your child will enter in September, 2018.
Grades 2–4
Lauren Harris Estabrook Hand-sewing is a skill that encompasses mathematics, decision making, spatial awareness, and hand-eye coordination, all while working toward creating a beautiful, one-of-a-kind product. Learn the basics of hand-sewing through selecting fabrics and learning to cut and use basic sewing patterns. Our projects will include creating pillows, bags, accessories, and even clothing for dolls or stuffed animals. We will also learn to embellish and personalize projects to match your own personal style.
$295
code: 4SILLY
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Grades 3–4
Sonny Wilde Estabrook Humans have used secret codes for private communications for thousands of years. Learn the logic behind creating codes, techniques to decipher them, and how to invent your own private code. You will even try your hand at Braille, learn some sign language, and write in invisible ink. There are so many ways to communicate, including pictographs, Morse code, spoken language, and number codes. You will try brainteasers, treasure hunts, code-breaking, and codemaking! Histay lasscay illway ebay unfay orfay ouyay andway ouryay riendsfay!
$295 $295
code: 3CODE code: 4CODE
A Week at Hogwarts
Grades 3–4
Katrina Roscoe Estabrook Have you ever wished you could go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry like Harry, Ron, and Hermione? Now is your chance! You will participate in a house sorting ceremony, design a wand, create potions, and learn how to play Quidditch (the muggle version, of course!) Show off your creative side by creating Harry Potter-themed crafts, reading scenes from the books, and writing stories based on the series. We will watch short sections of Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone daily.
July 16–July 20
$295
code: 3HOG
Spy School
Grades 3–5
Julianne Zhou Estabrook Welcome to an exciting world of espionage! Spy School teaches physical skills, problem solving, teamwork, and critical thinking within the framework of the exciting world of a spy. Each day we will receive a top-secret mission to complete in order to become a master spy. You’ll participate in exciting activities such as martial arts training (non-contact), an obstacle course, a “laser” maze, and creating and using spy gadgets.
July 2–July 6 July 16–July 20 July 30–August 3
$240 $295 $295
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Drawing Hangout
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Grades 3–5
Iris Goldfarb Estabrook Hone your drawing skills as we explore drawing techniques and styles in a relaxed and inventive atmosphere. We will examine the rich cultural heritage of drawing through the mediums of cartooning, graffiti lettering, ATC’s, Zines, collage, and gelli prints.
July 9–July 13
$295
Write On
code: 2DRAW Grades 3–5
Kyle Tompkins Estabrook Let your imagination run wild this summer as you combine creative writing and drama! After reading some scenes from popular plays, we will write skits to perform, design puppets for a puppet show, explore and write poetry, create commercials, and write songs or raps to share and perform for each other. We will also create illustrations to accompany our writing adventures!
July 2–July 6
$240
Harry Potter Fun
code: 1WRIT Grades 3–5
Sarah (Nickerson) Davison Estabrook Are you the ultimate Harry Potter fan? If you answered “yes”, then get ready for a week filled with fun, creativity and…Harry Potter! After you are sorted into your “house”, you will create your own Monster Book of Monsters, learn how to make a potion out of household items, and design your own wand. The story will provide inspiration for our activities and adventures, which we will document in our journals. So hop on your broomstick and join us for a “wizarding” week.
July 30–August 3
$295
code: 5HARRY
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Upper Elementary Artists & Authors
Grades 3–5
Danielle Griffith Estabrook Calling all artists and authors! Create a fictional story that is developed, illustrated, and bound by you! In this jam-packed week you will produce your own picture books and learn creative writing strategies. Write, revise and edit your own creative fiction story using strong leads, descriptive language, and powerful narrative suspense, with endings that will leave your audience wanting more books by you! We will be using mentor texts by famous picture book authors to learn different writing strategies and techniques. Once we have our stories written, we will use different mediums in art (i.e. acrylic paint, watercolors, markers, colored pencils, etc.) to illustrate our stories. Students will learn which scenes in their stories are most important, and which can be heightened by an illustration.
July 9–July 13
$295
code: 2A&A
Art Explorations
Grades 3–5
Katie Bettencourt Estabrook If art class is your favorite class of the week, you will love Art Explorations! We’ll create with a different kind of art medium each day, as we explore art materials and techniques including clay, printmaking, drawing, collage, painting, 3D materials, and more. We will use the work of famous artists, nature, and books for inspiration. You will bring home lots of work to fill your home gallery!
July 2–July 6 July 23–July 27
$240 $295
code: 1EXPL code: 4EXPL
An American Girl Summer
Grades 3–5
Lisa Maffei Wallace Estabrook Did you know that each American Girl doll hails from a specific time and place in our Nation’s history? Learn about American history and what it was like to be a child long ago. One doll and her story will be featured each day, along with related games, music, and crafts that are representative of the doll’s background. You do not need to own or bring any of these dolls to join the fun. All dolls (not only American Girl dolls) are welcome to join the class!
July 9–July 13
$295
Incredible Improv
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Grades 3–5
Joshua Curhan Estabrook Do you like to laugh, make up funny stories and act? Then improv is for you! In “Reader’s Theater”, we will make stories come alive through acting. You will learn about improv and acting techniques using your face, body, and voice. Then, we will make up scenes and pretend to be different people through games such as Charades, Questions Only, and Secret Identities! We will watch short video clips of professional improv performers and try out their moves. By the end of the class you will know lots of improv and storytelling techniques!
July 30–August 3
$295
Sports & Fitness
code: 5IMPROV Grades 3–5
Gordon Spiller Estabrook Join us as we stretch, tone, strengthen, and have fun with team building and cooperative game play! Learn new PE skills and improve your current ones through cooperative sport preparatory lead-up games. Work toward achieving your personal best as we practice skills taught in PE class at all Lexington schools. You will have fun while learning ways to increase and measure strength, muscular endurance, cardiovascular fitness and flexibility.
July 23–July 27 July 30–August 3
$295 $295
code: 4SPOR code: 5SPOR
Lexplorations registrations can be emailed to: lce-lexplorations@lexingtonma.org
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Bookmaking
Grades 3–5
Kirsten Sweet Estabrook Challenge your creative and fine motor skills! Learn how to make books with a variety of covers, both hard and soft, as well as techniques for binding books, such as using sticks and rubber bands, or sewing. You’ll sew, glue, or fold paper in new and unusual ways. Create cover designs for your books and personalize many of them in class with drawings, writing, photos, or found objects. Many of the books can be replicated at home and used for school projects, reports, or personal use. Book styles will include Japanese Side-Sewn, Plastic Bag, Accordion Fold, Sketch, and much more!
July 23–July 27
$295
code: 4BOOK
Electronic Art With Paper Circuits
Grades 4–5
Mary Beth Reen-Desai Estabrook This class will introduce you to the magic of electronic circuits while you use your creativity to produce unique paper inventions. Investigate the difference between a series and a parallel circuit, illuminate pins with your favorite sport logo, and light up an origami lantern. As you learn more about circuits, other projects may include putting your 3D initial up in lights, making electronic cards with switches, creating a joke card that illuminates, building a paper generator powered by YOU, creating a birthday card that lights up when you open it, lighting up a paper helicopter with LEDs, and much more Tuition is slightly higher for this program due to increased expenses
July 23–July 27
$305
The Art & Science of Nature
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Grades 4–5
Catherine Paladino Estabrook If you are curious about how things work in the natural world and love to draw, paint, and do exciting experiments, this workshop is for you! Each day will include hands-on science investigations and a related art project. We will explore topics such as light and shadows, bubbles and crystals, and bird feathers and butterfly wings. We will create beautiful works of art based on our scientific observations, using quality materials such as watercolor, scratchboard, and pastel. Be prepared to be amazed, and to make meaningful, impressive artwork.
July 9–July 13
$295
Krazy Kritters
code: 2NAT Grades 4–5
Cathy Cote Estabrook Sew and/or glue together the stuffed buddy of your dreams. Learn to make stuffed animals, both ordinary and extraordinary! If you can imagine it and draw it, you can create it. You will start by turning a pair of socks into a stuffed dog, learning in the process how to cut material, thread a needle and sew basic stitches by hand. You will then learn how to take your own drawings and make patterns to create 3D versions of your creations.
July 2–July 6
$240
Science Magic
code: 1KRAZY Grades 4–5
Dan Garland Estabrook Have fun while exploring amazing scientific principles! Learn about energy, electricity, the laws of motion, magnetism, sound, and chemical reactions using household materials. Build complex contraptions, examine the insides of a computer, take apart a VCR, and learn about light and lenses using strobe lights, lasers, and ultraviolet light.
July 16–July 20 July 23–July 27
$295 $295
code: 3SCIE code: 4SCIE
Teacher bios are on page 15 and on our website. www.lexingtoncommunityed.org
Sewing for Fun & Function
Grades 4–6
Rachel Kuberry Lexington High School Sewing is a fun and relaxing hobby that is both enjoyable and functional. This week we will learn the basics of hand sewing, including some embroidery stitches. We will also create small projects such as keychains, pillows and stuffed animals while learning skills such as sewing on buttons, snaps, and patching a tear. If time permits we will use an electric sewing machine.
July 9–July 13
$295
Stop Motion Movie Making
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Grades 4-6
Johanna Rodrigues Estabrook Are you imaginative and creative? Do you like to tell stories? Stop Motion Animation uses material such as clay, puppets, or legos to create scenery and characters that are turned into a movie such as Shaun the Sheep. By the end of the week you will be the writer, producer and director of an original stop motion film!
July 9–July 13
$295
code: 2STOP
Star Wars
Grades 4–6
Victor Cuzzupe Estabrook Join us in a galaxy “far, far away” from Lexington on a week of high-flying Star Wars adventures. Learn the ways of the Force through exercising your body, mind, and creativity. Create your own extraordinary characters, design starships and droids, construct a lightsaber, and go through Jedi training. This week offers otherworldly arts and crafts, physical activities in the gymnasium, classroom game play, collaboration as you solve group problems, research of the vast Star Wars universe, and viewing video clips of the trilogy in a well-paced manner.
July 9–July 13
$295
The Tinkering Studio: Creating A Rube Goldberg Machine
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Grades 4–6
Johanna Rodrigues Estabrook Calling kids who are creative, persistent, and who like hands-on challenges. Rube Goldberg Machines are a series of simple machines (pulleys, ramps, etc) linked together so that one triggers the next to go off. Maybe you have seen the large one at the Museum of Science in Boston? Bring your sense of humor as we create our own Rube Goldberg Machine. We won’t be satisfied until we take a simple task such as ringing a bell or opening a book and accomplish it in the most complicated way!
July 23–July 27
$295
Phys Ed Games Galore
code: 4RUBE Grades 4–6
Mike Gloor Estabrook Play traditional as well as non-traditional sports/activities that will engage your brain and body and enhance the functioning of both. The schedule provides time to work as a group as well as individual choice time at stations. Some favorite activities from the past include, basketball, soccer, capture the flag, dodgeball, group dynamic challenges, Speed Stacking, Wii sports, balance equipment, juggling to name but a few.
July 2–July 6 July 9–July 13 July 16–July 20
$240 $295 $295
code: 1BRAIN code: 2BRAIN code: 3BRAIN
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Upper Elementary Journey To A Black Hole
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Grades 4–6
N Heny Taraz Estabrook Stars, galaxies, supernovas, gravity, time, space, elements, the Big Bang... Have you ever wondered how our universe works? Are Black Holes real? What happens if something falls into one? Is the universe really expanding? Are atoms truly the smallest building blocks of matter? Discover the answers to these questions by engaging in hands-on, creative projects such as constructing models. Explore the world of cosmology and the laws of physics that govern our universe, and learn about Sir Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, and Stephen Hawking. Prepare to be amazed by the work of 2017 Nobel Prize winners in Physics who were able to detect the gravitational waves that Albert Einstein predicted one hundred and one years ago!
July 16–July 20 July 23–July 27
$295 $295
Chain Reaction
code: 3BLA code: 4BLA Grades 4–6
Sonny Wilde Estabrook Come join the chain reaction action! Are you patient and creative? Do you love engineering, building, and challenging yourself? Join us as we explore the fascinating world of Rube Goldberg machines. What are these machines, you ask? Well, they’re devices or contraptions that are deliberately overdone or over-engineered to perform a simple task in a very complicated manner (think of certain viral videos or the classic board game, Mousetrap!). We’ll use dominoes, marbles, ramps, levers, and other materials to create amazing chain reactions in a fun and supportive atmosphere.
July 2–July 6
$240
GeoArt
code: 1CHN Grades 4–8
Gerry Goolkasian Estabrook If you enjoy art and computer games, join us for an action-packed week solving visual puzzles and creating original 2 and 3 dimensional designs. Draw and build beautiful full-color geometric creations, including fantasy architecture and amusement parks. You will use conventional art tools as well as painting and drawing software to design fascinating fractals, and more. You will also enjoy figuring out all the angles as you play in our daily miniature golf tournament on the computer.
July 16–July 20
$295
Dungeons & Dragons
code: 3GEO Grades 4–9
Gerry Goolkasian Estabrook Newcomers and experts alike will play the fun and popular game of Dungeons & Dragons. You will invent a character that comes to life while taking part in imaginary adventures that take you through new lands and experiences with other players in your campaign. We will also play a fun game of “Crack-About” dodgeball in the gym each day.
July 2–July 6 July 23–July 27 July 30–August 3
$240 $295 $295
code: 1DANDD code: 4DANDD code: 5DANDD
Dungeons & Dragons and Magic
Grades 4–9
Gerry Goolkasian Estabrook Newcomers and experts alike will play the fun and popular game of Dungeons & Dragons. You will invent a character that comes to life while taking part in imaginary adventures that take you through new lands and experiences with those in your campaign. Students interested in playing Magic cards will also have the option to experience playing with other Magic card enthusiasts for part of each day. Please bring your own Magic cards. We will also play a fun game of “Crack-About” dodgeball in the gym each day.
July 9–July 13
$295
code: 2MD&D
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Upper Elementary Junior Journalists
Grades 5–6
Neil Taylor Estabrook Extra! Extra! Calling young journalists! Join us for a week of writing and publishing. We’ll create our own newspaper or magazine filled with articles, games, puzzles, photographs, and illustrations and learn how newspapers and magazines are published. We will then choose one of many possible assignments in investigative journalism, and get started. You’ll use computers and learn about advanced layout and publishing features. At the end of the week, we’ll print a jam-packed, stylish magazine based on your creative writing and design ideas. In addition, you will work as part of a TV News Team to create a video newscast!
July 9–July 13
$295
Mathletics
code: 2JOUR Grades 5–6
Caroline St. Onge Estabrook Are you interested in strengthening your mind, body, creativity, and teamwork skills this summer? We’ll do art projects, logic puzzles, scavenger hunts, outdoor games, light exercise, and team-building activities. You’ll explore math concepts such as fraction equivalence, probability, geometry, algebra, review the four operations, and play some math board games. Learn how to solve logic, Sudoku, and KenKen puzzles, read about math, and participate in a math scavenger hunt!
July 9–July 13
$295
Engineering Challenge
code: 2LETIC Grades 5–6
Neil Taylor Estabrook Attention all builders, designers, inventors, and challenge lovers! This week of Engineering Challenges will give you plenty of opportunities to work in teams to solve building and design problems. Can you construct balloon powered car? Can you design a catapult that will launch a marshmallow the farthest? Want to build a real-life Rube Goldberg Machine? Each day will feature one or two design challenges as well as lessons into the engineering and physics behind them. Join this group if you like doing and not just talking about real science!
July 2–July 6
$240
code: 1ENG
Sew Much Fun: An Introduction to Hand Sewing Grades 5–6 Molly Mills Estabrook Have you ever seen something at a store and thought, “I wish I could make that!” With basic sewing skills, you will be able to make many different things. In this introductory sewing class you will learn basic sewing skills and make small projects such as small bags, plushies and more.
July 16–July 20
$295
Writer’s Workshop
code: 3SEW Grades 5–6
Caroline St. Onge Estabrook Calling all enthusiastic writers! Spend a relaxing week getting creative with a pen and pencil (or typing on Google Docs). We will read strong examples from writing genres such as personal narrative, opinion, fantasy, and more, notice strategies used by the authors, and get lost in the writing process. You will do some shared writing, peer revising, and publishing This week will inspire your creativity and enhance your love of writing!
July 23–July 27
$295
code: 4WRIT
Building Barns & Bridges: Architecture & Engineering
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Introduction to Python Programming: the Micro:bit Microcontroller & 3D Printing
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Eileen McMahon Lexington High School This workshop will introduce you to Python programming, 3D printing, and the Micro:bit micro controller. The Micro:bit control board is loaded with things like light, temperature and motion sensors, and even a radio that we’ll use to create a firefly swarm and other cool projects! You will learn how to program the easy-to-use Micro:bit with Python, and 3D print a holder for the Micro:bit. At the end of the week you can take your Micro:bit and case home to use for your own projects. No previous programming experience is required. Tuition is slightly higher for this program due to increased expenses.
July 16–July 20 July 23–July 27
$305 $305
Theater Adventure
code:3PYTH code: 4PYTH Grades 5–7
Poornima Kirby Lexington High School Ever daydream about having super powers or spend time twirling an imaginary mustache, or perfecting your evil laugh? Bring out your inner superhero or villain, goofy sidekick, or mysterious shapeshifter as we create scenes that borrow from the best action-adventure and superhero stories. You will create characters, including their super powers and weaknesses and even secret identities. You will play theater and improv games, do some scene writing and character work, and craft the masks and props needed to present our stories. We’ll also create commercials for ridiculous products, such as a fork fashioned from noodles, or a dog-food scented perfume, to intersperse with our adventure scenes. You will learn performance skills, and about story structure and collaboration in an imaginative, team-focused environment. At the end of the week, we’ll stage a unique workshop performance for friends, family, and other Lexplorations classes.
July 16–July 20
$295
Weaving Magic
code: 3THEA Grades 5–7
Beth Guertin Estabrook Weave a cotton scarf (6” X 72”) on the Schacht Loom. Choose different colored cotton yarn, design a stripe warp, thread the loom, and start weaving your scarf, working at your own pace. Finish by either adding a twist fringe or sew your project into an infinity scarf. Additional project choices on the rigid heddle loom include another scarf, felted coasters, felted purse, or an origami pillow. Potholder looms, bow looms, band looms, cardboard looms and “baskets” will also be available to weave on. You must be able to tie an overhand knot. Students can come to the instructor’s studio in Waltham to choose their colors for the scarf before the class. Cricket looms are available for purchase from instructor. Tuition is slightly higher for this program due to increased expenses.
July 30–August 3
See pages 16-17 for the Lexplorations aide application for students entering grades 10, 11 or 12.
Grades 5–8
John Chamberlain and Lorraine Grosslight Estabrook Build models of 3D barns, houses and bridges. Raise your barn from the ground up, connect vertical frames, and add supportive truss work. As we learn about roof designs and architectural styles, you can personalize your structure with staircases, doors, and walls. We will build covered truss bridges, drawbridges, covered bridges and maybe even suspended and cable-styled bridges while exploring engineering designs and concepts. Bring out your inner architect/ engineer and exercise your eye for design!
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code: 5WEAVE
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Grades 5–7
Jennifer Burgin Estabrook Join like minded inventors and programmers for a fun week building and programming robotic systems! Expand your skills of designing and building Lego structures and programming with EV3. Work alone or with a partner to invent your own project or use available instructions for building and programming.
July 16–July 20 July 30–August 3
$295 $295
code: 3LEGO code: 5LEGO
Intro to 3D Design & Printing
Grades 6–7
Lisa Contre Lexington High School Learn to use 3D modeling software to design 3D objects. We will explore the engineering process, create designs using 3D software, tackle different challenges, and learn how to print out our designs. You will be able to take home one 3D printed object at the end of the week. Tuition is slightly higher for this program due to increased expenses.
July 9–July 13
$305
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Scratchboard Animals Workshop
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Grades 6–8
Catherine Paladino Lexington High School Love to draw animals? Learn how to use scratchboard to create striking black and white drawings of some of your favorite creatures. Scratchboard, a medium used by illustrators to make beautifully detailed images that resemble woodcuts or engravings, is perfect for drawing animals with fur, feather, and fins! Using a pointed nib, lines and shading are scratched into black ink, revealing the white clay background underneath. The result is a bold black and white image that can be colored later with inks or pencil. Choose and sketch your subject, transfer the sketch to scratchboard,ew and ! make marks with different nibs to build your final N image. Previous drawing experience is strongly recommended. Please note this is a ½ day class meeting from 9:00am–12:00pm.
July 16–July 20
$150
Drawing & Painting Realistic People, Animals & More
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Robert Butler Lexington High School Learn to paint majestic horses, powerful jungle cats, and their exotic habitats. You will also develop your skills painting the likenesses of people. Through class demonstrations and individual instruction, artist-teacher Robert Butler will guide students of all learning styles in a relaxed yet structured setting. Included: Anatomy, Color Mixing, Composition and much more. Please note this isNaew ½! day class meeting from 12:00pm–3:00pm.
July 16–July 20
$150
Theater Adventure
code: 3DRAW
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Dani Turner Estabrook Have you ever felt a brain block while trying to write or wished you could run a little faster? Do you ever wake up and feel like you could use more sleep? A healthier body can affect your sleep, and sports and school performance. Together with Ms.Turner, a certified Barre and Fitness Instructor, you will work on strengthening and increasing heart rate through stretching techniques, barre postures and bursts of cardio–all set to current fun and upbeat music! You will also learn about nutrition and staying fit. We’ll use resistance bands and light 1–3 lb weights to challenge your muscles while strengthening your core for good mind and body development. “Set the barre” for a healthier you!
July 16–July 20
$295
MATHCOUNTS
code: 3BARRE Grades 6–8
Kenton Findell Estabrook Improve your math and problem-solving skills and strategies! This class can serve as an introduction to, and practice for, MATHCOUNTS, an educational program that culminates in a national competition for 7th and 8th graders. We will look at algebra, geometry, numbers theory, and more.
July 9–July 13
$295
Lexington’s Got Talent
code: 2MATH Grades 6–9
Sandy Lewis Lexington High School Do you love to sing? Do you find yourself singing in the car, at home, at school? No matter what your singing level this program is for you! Sing alone or in a group and each day you will take home a CD of the day’s compilations! Our week ends with a concert in the high school auditorium, complete with microphones and a great sound system! Come with friends, or make new ones! Songs are waiting to be sung!
July 2–July 6
$240
Diplomacy
code: 1SING Grades 6–9
Eben Miller Lexington High School Calling all future strategists! Try your hand in the delicate balance of cooperation and competition that is Diplomacy. Diplomacy is a board game based on historical events on the eve of World War I. Using alliances, tactics, and even a little betrayal, you will lead a European power in a struggle to outwit your opponents. We will combine playing our games with discussions of strategy, geography, and history. We will also play other historical strategy games like Risk!
July 2–July 6 July 9–July 13
$240 $295
code: 1DIPL code: 2DIPL
Grades 6–8
Poornima Kirby Lexington High School Ever daydream about having super powers or spend time twirling an imaginary mustache, or perfecting your evil laugh? Bring out your inner superhero or villain, goofy sidekick, or mysterious shapeshifter as we create scenes that borrow from the best action-adventure and superhero stories. You will create characters, including their super powers and weaknesses and even secret identities. You will play theater and improv games, do some scene writing and character work, and craft the masks and props needed to present our stories. We’ll also create commercials for ridiculous products, such as a fork fashioned from noodles, or a dog-food scented perfume, to intersperse with our adventure scenes. You will learn ! performance skills, and about story structure New and collaboration in an imaginative, team-focused environment. At the end of the week, we’ll stage a unique workshop performance for friends, family, and other Lexplorations classes.
July 9–July 13 July 30–August 3
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Body, Mind, & Barre
$295 $295
code: 2THEA code: 5THEA
Grade level refers to the grade your child will enter in September, 2018.
Lexington Residents: To learn about limited scholarship assistance, please call 781.862.8043 for an application. Page 13
Middle and High School All That Jazz
Grades 6–9
Justin Aramati Lexington High School Ever wonder how jazz musicians are able to improvise what they play? Well this is your chance to learn, straight from teachers in Lexington’s award winning Jazz program. Our focus will be a simple, accessible approach to improvising melodies. We will also work to develop the important basic skills necessary to playing in an ensemble. Both new and returning students are welcome, and will be placed in an ensemble with other students of similar experience. Students should be able to read music and possess age-appropriate facility on their applied instrument. All instruments are welcome; but we especially need bass (upright and/or electric), drums, piano and guitar players! Interested students are encouraged to attend both weeks. Tuition is slightly higher for this program due to increased expenses.
July 9–July 13 July 16–July 20
$305 $305
code: 2JAZZ code: 3JAZZ
Chamber Orchestra
Grades 6–10
Beth Abbate Lexington High School If you enjoy orchestra-playing and would like to try it in a smaller group, or if you love to play in quartets, trios and the like, this is your chance to enter the fun and sometimes intense world of chamber music. Covering music from the Baroque to the present, this course offers full-group and small-group rehearsals and coaching, as well as mini-lessons in music theory and history. We’ll end the week with an informal concert. String players are the core of the course; winds and brass are welcome too, but please sign up early to ensure the best repertoire and parts. Please indicate your instrument on your registration form. Performers should play at Suzuki book level 3 and above.
July 30–August 3
$295
code: 5ORCH
Artist Sketchbook
Grades 7–9
Brittney Carbone Lexington High School Do you like to doodle, draw, paint or collect imagery? Art journaling can be one of the most rewarding forms of art! You will use mixed 2D media techniques to fill a blank sketchbook from cover to cover. The resulting artist journal will be a collection of narrative, observational, and inspirational imagery using printmaking painting, assemblage and collage techniques.
July 2–July 6
$240
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Contemporary Book Art
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Grades 7–9
Brittney Carbone Lexington High School Take a creative journey in making a book come to life! Book art is a contemporary art form that uses traditional methods to transform a book into a sculpture. Your sculpture may depict the context of the book or your own chosen theme. It may be made of several compartments and folds, with additives of decoupage and drawings, or supplemented with sculptural appendages.
July 23–July 27
$295
code: 4CONT
We are pleased to offer an Intensive College Essay Writing Workshop this summer. Please see our spring class listings for details. www.lexingtoncommunityed.org Page 14
Our Teachers
Inkless Authorship: Digital Art & Writing
Grades 7–9
Charlotte Parish/Samantha St. Lawrence Lexington High School Whether you are inspired to create art, photography, fiction, or nonfiction, the digital world can help you display and share your ideas! Using multi-media production platforms (including StoryBird, Adobe Spark, GoAnimate and SoundCloud) as well as traditional artistic methods, this course will help you appsmash your way to a polished, professional Google Sites portfolio that promotes your inkless authorship!
July 9–July 13 July 30–August 3 Barter to Bitcoin: The Journey of Money
$295 $295 N ew
(Ms. St Lawrence) code: 2INK (Ms. Parish) code: 5INK !
Grades 7–9
Sumeit Aggarwal Lexington High School Why do we use money to buy things? How would the world run if there was no money? What do banks do anyway? Starting with the early use of barter, our journey will take our hero Farmer Fiona through the use of gold, paper money, and towards a future where she may not carry any currency at all. We will learn about the role of banks, interest rates, credit cards, blockchain technologies, and the importance of saving, managing, and making good choices in our own future financial lives. You will play finance-based games, and participate in hands-on exercises to experiment with your new-found skills in the world of money.
July 16 -July 20
$295
3D Design & Printing Throw Down
code: 3BART Grades 8–9
Lisa Contre Lexington High School Working in teams, you will learn the engineering design process, (brainstorm, building, testing, revaluating and revising) by responding to various design challenges. You will learn how to use 3D modeling software and how to prepare your files for 3D printing. At the end of the week you can take home one object you designed. Tuition is slightly higher for this program due to increased expenses.
July 23–July 27
$305
Foundational Chemistry
code: 43D Grade 11
Michael Horesh Lexington High School This course is designed to assist high school Juniors entering all levels of chemistry with applying mathematical principles in the context of chemistry, and to equip them with skills and strategies to avoid common pitfalls. We will foster a strong foundation in applied algebra and principles of chemistry, as well as strong inquiry and problem-solving skills within the context of scientific understanding. Topics will include dimensional analysis, atomic structure, periodic trends, chemical bonding, formula writing and chemical naming, chemical equilibria, and stoichiometry. Classes include daily laboratory activities to complement instruction, techniques for data collection and analysis, and problem-solving activities based on experimental data.
July 16 - July 20
$295
code: 3HSCHEM
We are pleased to offer summer SAT Prep classes. Please see our spring class listings for details. www.lexingtoncommunityed.org
Beth Abbate earned a B.A. and M.M. from Yale University and a Ph.D. from Harvard University and currently teaches at the Boston Conservatory. Sumeit Aggearwal, MBA, MSIS is the managing partner and cofounder of Finhive LLC specializing in personal finance education. Justin Aramati is an LHS Music Teacher. Katie Bettencourt is the Hastings School Art Teacher. Jennifer Burgin teaches Engineering and Design at Diamond. Robert Butler’s artwork has been shown at the Smithsonian National Museum. He has taught the arts in New England for over thirty years. Kristin Cahoon is a 1st grade teacher at the Estabrook School. Brittney Carbone is an art teacher at Clarke Middle School. Jaclyn Carlozzi is a 2nd grade teacher at Estabrook. John Chamberlain is 8th grade English teacher at Clarke. Cindy Chartrand is a Kindergarten teacher at Estabrook. Elizabeth Class is a 5th grade teacher at Harrington. Lisa Contre is a 4th grade teacher at Hastings. Cathy Cote is a retired Lexington Public Schools Librarian. Joshua Curhan is a 2nd grade teacher at Bowman. Vic Cuzzupe is a PE /Wellness teacher in the Lexington Public Schools. He has also worked as an Adaptive Physical Education teacher and has taught with Lexplorations since 2011. Anne Duffey is a Kindergarten teacher at Harrington. Kenton Findell is a math teacher at Diamond. Rachel Garcie is a 2nd grade teacher at Estabrook. Dan Garland is a 5th grade teacher at Bridge. Mike Gloor is a health and PE teacher at Clarke. Iris Goldfarb is the K-5 art teacher at Bowman. Gerry Goolkasian is a retired LPS math teacher. Lorraine Grosslight is an engineering teacher at Clarke. Charlotte Graham is a retired Clarke SPED teacher. Callie Graham is an English teacher at Burlington High School. Danielle Griffith is a 4th grade teacher at Harrington. Beth Guertin has been a weaver for more than thirty years. Kathleen Hanna is an 8th Grade English teacher Diamond. Lauren Harris is a 1st grade teacher at Estabrook. Michael Horesh teaches chemistry and Earth science at Lexington High School. Poornima Kirby is a freelance acting teacher. She teaches with Actors Shakespeare Project, Watertown Children’s Theater and others and has taught with Lexplorations since 2014. Rachel Kurberry is the District Wide Assistive Technology Specialist for Lexington Public Schools and is licensed in severe special education (all levels) and instructional technology. Michelle Labonte is a 2nd grade teacher at Harrington. Sandy Lewis is a former LPS teacher who now teaches in the Newton Public Schools.
Lisa Maffei Wallace is a 1st grade teacher at Fiske. Eileen McMahon earned her Ed.M. from Harvard Graduate School of Education and is passionate about providing children and teens with engaging hands on STEAM learning experiences. Eben Miller is an 8th Grade ELA and Social Studies teacher at Clarke. Molly Mills is a 4th Grade teacher at Bridge. Sarah (Nickerson) Davison is a 1st grade teacher at Hastings. Catherine Paladino is an art and science teacher with more than 10 years of experience. She has written several award-winning children’s books. Charlotte Parish is an English teacher at Lexington High School. Rachel Quebec is a 1st grade teacher at Estabrook. Marybeth Reen-Desai is a certified K-6 teacher. Johanna Rodrigues is a Science teacher at Diamond. Katrina Roscoe is a 5th grade teacher at Estabrook Julie Scafidi is a 4th grade teacher at Hastings. Erin Shanley is an Elementary Moderate Resource Teacher (grades K-5) at Fiske. Amy Shew is a 1st grade teacher at the Fiske School. Erica Smith is a 1st grade teacher at Harrington. Lauren Smith is a certified Waldorf teacher and has taught at The Waldorf School of Lexington for 14 years. Gordon Spiller is a Elementary Physical Education teacher (K-5) in the Lexington Public School System. Samantha St. Lawrence is an English teacher at Lexington High School. Caroline St. Onge is a 5th grade teacher at Estabrook. Renae Stockton Nichols is a former LPS teacher. She is currently certified as a grade 1-6 teacher and has taught for Lexplorations for several summers. Kristen Sweet is a 1st grade teacher at Hastings. Heny Taraz is a Lead Challenge program teacher for grades K-6 in the Waltham Public Schools. Neil Taylor is a 5th Grade teacher at Bowman. Kyle Tompkins is an Enrichment & Challenge Support Specialist in the Brookline Public Schools and a former LPS teacher. Kelly Torpey is a 1st grade teacher at Fiske. Dani Turner is a K-8 Reading Specialist at Clarke. Sonny Wilde is a 4th grade teacher at Fiske. Julianne Zhou is a Mandarin teacher at Diamond.
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Lexplorations Aide Application LEXINGTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION/
Lexplorations Aide Application
LEXPLORATIONS 2018
APPLICATION FOR SUMMER AIDE – Please complete BOTH Sides FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES 10, 11, and 12 in September 2018 ONLY
Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________ ___________Zip____________
Home Phone:
___________________________Cell Phone: ___________________
T Shirt Size:
Youth L
Email: _________________________ Date of Birth _____________ Grade: Sept 2018: 10th/11th/12th Youth XL
Adult S
Adult M
Adult L
Adult XL
Special Interests, talents, skills: _____________________________________________________
Previous experience with children (please describe): _____________________________________
Lexplorations will be at the Estabrook School as well as Lexington High School. Generally, elementary and younger middle school students are at Estabrook, and older middle school and high school students are at LHS. Please indicate location and weeks you are free to volunteer: Estabrook LHS July 2 – July 6 (4 Day Program) Session One Session Two July 9 – July 13 Total Number July 16 – July 20 Session Three of Weeks I Wish July 23 – July 27 Session Four to Volunteer _____ Session Five July 30 – August 3 My preference for grade level of student I will work with is:
Grade K-2 ____
Grade 3-5 ___
Grade 6-9___
Assignments are made on a first come, first served basis. Please submit your application early. Our volunteer aides work from 8:45AM to 3:00PM, Monday through Friday. Aides will also be required to attend a short informational meeting at Estabrook on Monday at 8:30am. If you are assigned to Lexington High School please contact our office (781 862 8043) for this important information. We make every effort to place volunteers where they will be happiest and do their best work -- but we must also meet our teacher's needs as well.
LEXINGTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION
146 MAPLE STREET, LEXINGTON MA 02420 PHONE: 781-862-8043
lce-lexplorations@lexingtonma.org
SUMMER AIDES FOR LEXPLORATIONS Thank you for your interest in LEXPLORATIONS, our summer program for children. Please complete
the aide application and return it to us with a $10.00 non-refundable application fee.
Our high school student aides work closely with individual teachers in our summer programs. The hours our aides work are from 8:45AM until 3:00PM, Monday through Friday. Aides are also required to attend
a short, informational meeting at Estabrook on Monday at 8:30am. If you are assigned to Lexington High
School please contact our office (781 862 8043) for this important information. We try to match your interests
with the program topic, if possible. We also try to place you with the requested age group.
Aides are NOT students in the class. They assist the teacher in many ways, including working one-on-
one with a student; helping small groups perform an activity; being a "gofer" for supplies and messages; reading aloud; supervising play during recess periods; talking with students; calming an upset child; helping with very simple first aid procedures; and many other tasks as needed. Aides are expected to behave in a mature, responsible fashion at all times and to be responsive to the needs of the teacher and student. All aides and staff must be totally respectful at all times of each child's personal integrity.
Parent #1 Name: ________________________________________________________________
Lexington Community Education reserves the right to reassign aides to meet the needs of teachers/staff.
Parent #2 Name: _________________________________________________________________
Aides get full credit for community service hours -- as many credits as hours are worked. We will send you the community service forms with your confirmation letter. Your summer teacher should be asked to sign this form at the end of the week. If an aide's work is seriously unsatisfactory, he or she will be asked to leave. No community service hours will be granted if the aide is dismissed.
Daytime Phone: ________________________ Cell Phone: ______________________________
Daytime Phone: _________________________ Cell Phone: _____________________________
Please include a $10.00 non-refundable aide application fee.
Or make checks payable to: Lexington Community Education
I/We the parents/guardians of __________________ a minor, hereby consent to his/her participation in the Lexington Community Education's LEXPLORATIONS summer program, the taking of photos of my child and/or promotion of the program and to his/her use of the Lexington Public School facilities and equipment. I/We further agree to release and save harmless the Lexington Public Schools, its officers, employees, agents and attorneys from any and all liability or expenses arising out of any incident involving, or any account of any inquiry to the above-named minor in connection with such program. I/We hereby give permission to Lexington Community Education to authorize emergency personnel and /or physician(s) at a local hospital to secure proper treatment of my/our children as named above, in the event that LCE attempts to reach parents are unsuccessful. I/We agree to abide by LCE policies.
_________________________________ Parent Signature
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Our aides enjoy their experience with Lexington Community Education. We try and create a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere in our programs, and want you to have a positive experience. If you have any questions or wish to speak with the LCE staff, please call or visit our office. The number is 781-862-8043, and our office is located at 146 Maple Street (LPS Central Office). We are open from
10AM until 3:30PM Monday through Thursday and at LHS Room 142 from 4PM – 9PM Mon-Thursday.
I have read, understood and will abide by the job description above.
Signature of HS Student:_______________________________________ Date:______________
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LEXPLORATIONS 2018 REGISTRATION 781.862.8043 • FAX: 781.863.5829 • email: lce-lexplorations@lexingtonma.org Mail/Walk-in: 146 Maple Street, Lexington, MA 02420
Lexington Community Education 146 Maple Street Lexington, MA 02420
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Please complete all information below. Use pen and print clearly. Please photocopy as many copies as you need. You may pay by check or with Visa/Mastercard. Make checks payable to Lexington Community Education. Please complete and submit registration forms by either email, snail mail, fax, or walk-in. Please do not submit multiple copies of your child’s registration.
Boston, MA Permit No. 172
First Name:_________________________________ Last Name:____________________________________ Nickname:_________________________
Grade in Sept. 2018: _ _____ Home Phone: _________________________
Street:_____________________________
Town:_________________________ State:____ Zip:_________
Name of Parent 1:___________________________________________
WS CAR-RT-SORT
Work #: _____________________ Cell#: ___________________ e-mail:__________________________________ Name of Parent 2:___________________________________________ Work #: _____________________ Cell#: ___________________ e-mail:__________________________________
Postal Patron of Lexington Lexington, MA
Emergency Contact (not a parent): _________________________ Daytime #: _____________ Cell #: ___________ Emergency Contact (not a parent): _________________________ Daytime #: _____________ Cell #: ___________ Are there any special considerations we should know about so that your child will have a positive experience in the Lexplorations program? Please list below or attach a note describing any special needs (either medical, emotional, behavioral) and/or allergies that we should know about. LCE follows Lexington Public School health policy regarding allergies. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ LCE only ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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I/We, the parents/guardians of ______________________________ (a) minor(s), hereby consent to his/her participation in the Lexington Community Educations’ LEXPLORATIONS summer program, the taking of photos of my/our children and/or promotion of the program and to his/her use of the Lexington Public School facilities and equipment. I/We further agree to release and save harmless the Lexington Public Schools, its officers, employees, agents and attorneys from any and all liability or expenses arising out of any incident involving, or any account of any injury to the above-named minors(s) in connection with such program. I/We hereby give permission to Lexington Community Education to authorize emergency personnel and/or physician(s) at a local hospital to secure proper treatment of my/our children as named above, in the event that LCE attempts to reach parents are unsuccessful. I/We agree to abide by LCE policies.
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Amount to Charge: $ ________
Date: ____________________
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this summer!
Stories, Songs & Sunshine Grades K–2 Junior Scientists—Hop Aboard! Grades K–2 The Secret World of Fairies Grades 1–3 Olympic Games Grades 1–3 I Am An Author Grades 1–3 Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! Grades 1–3 Become An Engineer Grades 2–3 Mind-Blowing Experiments for Future Scientists Grades 2–4 Vet Science Grades 2–4 Hogwarts School of “Sciencecraft” & Artistry Grades 2–4 Minecraft Adventures Grades 3–4
Drawing Hangout Write On Harry Potter Fun Incredible Improv The Art & Science of Nature Krazy Kritters Stop Motion Movie Making The Tinkering Studio: Creating A Rube Goldberg Machine Journey To A Black Hole Writer’s Workshop Introduction to Python Programming:
Grades 3–5 Grades 3–5 Grades Grades 3–5 Grades 4–5 Grades 4–5 Grades 4-6 Grades 4–6 Grades 4–6 Grades 5–6 Grades 5–7
Robotics with Lego Mindstorms EV3 Grades 5–7 Scratchboard Animals Workshop Grades 6–8 Drawing & Painting Realistic People, Animals & More Grade 6–8 Body, Mind, & Barre Grades 6–8 Lexington’s Got Talent Grades 6–9 Contemporary Book Art Grades 7–9 Barter to Bitcoin– The Journey of Money Grades 7–9