Leisure Magazine, Prince William County Virginia, Fall 2021

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“EAR TO CANVAS”- THE POET SPEAKS, THE ARTIST CREATES

At Clearbrook Center For The Arts 2230 Tacketts Mill Dr B, Lake Ridge, VA 22192

Ages 8+ (For children and adults) An excitingly creative program led by Poet Laureate Kim B. Miller and Artist Kelly Haneklau. Poems to Canvas - The Poet Speaks, The Artist Creates. Learn the art of embracing the moment, while poetic words vividly unfold into visual art. Learn how to paint with words. Pre-registration is required. Oct 16 / 2p-4p Nov 7 / 2p-4p

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■ BABYSITTER TRAINING LEVEL 1 Ages 11-15

The American Red Cross helps to develop skills in six critical areas: Leadership, Safety, Safe Play, Basic Care, First Aid & Professionalism. Sep 25 / 9a-3:30p Oct 16 / 9a-3:30p Nov 20 / 9a-3:30p Dec 18 / 9a-3:30p

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■ BABYSITTER TRAINING LEVEL 2 Ages 11-15

Completion of Babysitting Training 1 is required. To earn the Child/ Infant CPR/First Aid Certificate you must successfully demonstrate all skills. Babysitter handbook required for this class. Oct 23 / 9a-3:30p

$80

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Ages 6-9: Introduce your child to the wonderful world of programming! In this class, students will learn basic programming concepts using a simple drag-and-drop interface within the software Scratch, a project developed by the MIT Media Lab. Students will use their imaginations and implement creative thinking, while at the same time learning how to create and program simple games. Use pre-made art assets or create your own, and learn how to program them, to walk, talk, and interact with objects. Teach students logic and visual programming in order to create simple, 2D Video Game in Scratch 2. No class 11/26. 348001 VA Oct 29-Dec 10 / 5p-6p F $149 Ages 10-14: In this course students will learn basic programming and logic flow and learn how to apply those concepts to create games. Using Scratch, a scripting language developed by MIT to give kids an easy entry into coding, students will go through the iterative process of creating a program or game from idea to completion. Successful students in this class will have several completed 2D games they will be able to play and show off on most computers and will have mastered the skills they need to continue making games using scratch at home. No class 11/26. 348001 VB Oct 29-Dec 10 / 6:15p-7:15p F $149

■ CODING IN MINECRAFT Ages 10-14

Using a custom mod called “Computercraft”, students will learn how to program robots called “Turtles” inside the world of Minecraft. In this class, students will be introduced to LUA, a simple scripting language used to develop games such as Angry Birds, where they will learn how to programming if-thenelse statements, for-while loops, and implement their own functions. Kids will utilize problem-solving skills by learning how to program their robots to complete various tasks and objectives such as programming their turtles to automatically build, mine, and craft items and structures. Sep 17-Oct 22 / 6:15p-7:15p

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■ CODING IN MINECRAFT WITH LUA Ages 6-9

Using a custom mod called “Computercraft”, students will learn how to program robots called “Turtles” inside the world of Minecraft. Kids will utilize problem-solving skills by learning how to program their robots to complete various tasks and objectives such as programming their turtles to automatically build, mine, and craft items and structures. They will be introduced to programming if-then-else statements, for-while loops, and implement their own functions using Lua, a simple scripting language. Looking for a fun way to introduce your child to programming? Why not do it using a game they love! Sep 17-Oct 22 / 5p-6p

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Location Key ■ Chinn Aquatics & Fitness Center ■ Veterans Memorial Park & Community Center

51 | Prince William County Parks, Recreation & Tourism | Register Online: www.pwcparks.org

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