College For All Kids Summer Camps 2015

College for All Kids & TEENS TOO!

AGES 5-14

Summer Camps

Register online at stchas.edu/learnforlife or call 636-922-8233.

2015

JUNE 1 -

AUG. 7

College for All Kids & TEENS TOO!

ARE YOU READY? Quality programming College for All Kids programs are designed to attain the following goals: • P rovide hands-on exploration in specialized fields such as science, engineering, technology, chemestry, math, language arts, computer science, career explorations, visual/ performing arts, fine arts and sports.

• P rovide challenging experiences and intellectual stimulation for students to develop their special interests.

• E xpose students to a learning atmosphere that will motivate them to achieve their highest potential.

Safe We are committed to ensuring your child’s safety. All instructors and staff have passed a background check, and camp assistants are CPR-certified and Epi-Pen trained. Training for all staff is provided to ensure the safest environment possible. Parents must

sign their child in and out daily. Our student-to-adult ratio is 10:1. Safety, fun and learning are what our program is all about!

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with activity and get very hungry. $6 will cover lunch and drink (water bottle or Sunny D), and $1 covers the ice cream bar on Fridays. Who knows, your child may meet his or her new BFF at camp!

Flexible

Join College for All Kids for a fun-filled summer with so much variety you will never get bored! Our camps range from culinary to technology and everything in-between! You will definitely find a program that your child will love.

Come for a half-day camp or full-day camp, or come for the whole summer.

Our before- and after-care program gives working parents the flexibility your family needs!

Fun

Get your welcome packet

Our instructors and staff are committed to making sure your child has a blast at camp with lots of fun, hands-on activities and cool projects. Fridays are fun days with extra activities and an ice cream bar after lunch. What can be more fun than that? Kids have the option of purchasing lunch in the Student Center cafeteria or bringing lunch from home. Don’t forget to send a snack each day – students are busy

After registering, make sure to download the welcome packet at stchas.edu/learnforlife – click on Summer Camps, then follow the underlined link at the top of the page. The packet includes important information you should know plus a welcome letter, menu options and an emergency form that must to be returned one week prior to camp.

Before- and After-Care Program Available!

Register online

at stchas.edu/learnforlife or call 636-922-8233.

Before-care is available at 7 a.m., and after-care is available until 5:45 p.m. The minimum age for students to attend is 5 years old. There will be no after-care available for half-day morning camps if your child is only registered in a morning camp. For afternoon-only camps, there will be no before-care available if your child is only registered in an afternoon camp.

Lunch Supervision If you register your child in both a morning and afternoon half-day camp, you must register for lunch supervision. The cost is $10. No student can be left unattended for lunch. Safety is our #1 goal! Our staff will pick up students from their camp, supervise them at lunch and take them to their afternoon camp. Full-day camps do not require registration for lunch supervision.

Register early! Limited availability.

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THINGS PARENTS SHOULD KNOW Days, Dates and Hours

Drop-Off and Pick-Up Times

Full-day camps are scheduled in one-week sessions from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday including a lunch and recess period. Recess includes a walk to the College Center gym after lunch with student’s choice of games to play. Choose from a variety of programs to create a half-day or full day of camps. Before- and after-care are also available from 7 a.m.-5:45 p.m. Half-day camps are from 9 a.m.-noon and/ or 1-4 p.m. If you choose two half-day camps, you must register for a lunch supervision. Full-day camps do not require registration in lunch supervision.

For safety reasons, children are not allowed on campus unless accompanied by an adult or registered for an SCC camp or class. Additionally, parents/guardians need to bring children to their camp or before-care in the morning and sign them in.

After camp, all students need to be signed out. Also, students must not be on campus more than 15 minutes prior to camp, and they must be picked up within 15 minutes after camp ends. No vehicles can be parked in the front circle lot.

Locations The majority of camps are held at St. Charles Community College’s main campus with the exception of some camps which will have the following icons in front of them:

Students not picked by 4:15 p.m. will be escorted to aftercare located in Room 112 in the Fine Arts Building and must remain until a parent or guardian comes in to pick him/her up. NOTE: repeated late pick ups (more than two) will result in a mandatory $25 charge.

An email is sent out to all participants one week prior to camp start date with detailed camp information parents need to be aware of for the week.

St. Charles Arts Council 7443 Village Center Drive O’Fallon, MO 63368 The SCC/LU Nursing and Allied Health Center 1 Academy Place Dardenne Prairie, MO 63368 Great Skate 130 Boone Hills Drive St. Peters, MO 63376

Late Pick-Up Procedure

Art Glass Array 501 Kingshighway St. Charles, MO 63301

Check In Procedure All students will check in on Monday mornings 10-15 minutes prior to the start of camp or beforecare. Detailed information about location of a particular camp is located in the welcome packet that you can print off at stchas.edu/learnforlife (and click on summer camps). At this time, you can turn in your health form and hold harmless form (unless you already mailed them in), receive your name badge, pick up a lunch menu and receive any additional information for your camp. If your child has an EPI-Pen and is not able to self-administer, please have it labeled with the child’s name and in a sealed bag, and check it in to a staff member.

Who We Are: The College for All Kids Team We are passionate about providing welcoming, safe camps that inspire and cultivate everyone’s interests and spark new ones! Our qualified, caring and competent instructors and camp assistants believe that offering an innovative, active education is key to enriching a child’s mind, body and spirit.

Most instructors are teachers or professionals in their field.

Camp assistants are college or high school students who have participated in orientation and a training workshop that includes being CPR-certified and EPI-Pen trained. Many plan to pursue education degrees in college. All instructors and staff have passed a criminal background check.

Additional information can be found in the welcome packet located online at stchas.edu/learnforlife. Click on summer camps, and you will see it at the top of the page. For program policies, visit stchas.edu/summercamps.

For general questions, please call 636-922-8233. For program questions or concerns, contact Amy Fitzwilliam, program specialist, at 636-922-8335.

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Minecraft Designers If you love the game Minecraft but always wanted to design your own characters and buildings for your games, this camp is for you! Learn the basics of creating 3D models using new software to design your very own objects, create skins for characters and import them into your favorite Minecraft games. To access their project at home, students must have a PC/MAC version of Minecraft. Tablet, phone and game console version of Minecraft are not compatible. Parent email address is required to use 3D modeling software. New teachers this year; students can work individually or in pairs.

Geocaching – The Search for Treasure! (AGES 7-12) Welcome to the high-tech treasure hunt. Join us for one of the fastest growing outdoor activities. Using handheld GPS units, you will hike SCC for buried caches. Be the first group to master reading a map and coordinates, learn the importance of maintaining your logbook and use Internet sites to update data that can be used by other hunters. After this week, you will be able to direct your own family on a similar adventure. Bring your GPS to camp if you have one.

6/1-6/5 M-F 9a-noon $99

AGES 11-14

6/1-6/5 M-F 9a-noon $149 AGES 8-10

6/1-6/5 M-F 1-4p

$149

Point! Shoot! Digital Photography (AGES 7-12) Have fun transforming your photos into your own special work of art! Unleash the photographer in you and make your photos and videos come alive! Become familiar with design elements used in compositions by photographing flowers, landscapes, other elements of nature, architecture and people. Create your own slide show by adding special effects and music. Be a star in your own computer-generated video! Bring digital camera to camp.

6/1-6/5 M-F 9a-4p $175

STEM CAMPS In support of the Missouri Department of Higher Education’s (MDHE) commitment to improve education and support the development of industry in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), St. Charles Community College will offer 38 youth STEM camps this summer at SCC and at our Nursing and Allied Health Center located in Dardenne Prairie. Our camps are designed to make learning fun and exciting and to encourage students to explore careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The college is involved in a number of efforts to improve STEM education through academic programs and partnerships.

Just look for the

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next to the camp name to distinguish if it’s a STEM camp!

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Cupcake Wars (AGES 7-9) Do you love to make cupcakes and watch Cupcake Wars on the Food Network? In this amazing camp, you can let your imagination and creativity run wild as you discover how to use icing, flavorings, candy clay, gumpaste, decorations and candies and turn them into creations of art! Each day you will be given a theme. On the final day, we will have our very own cupcake wars.

Teams will create a business name and a logo. Are you up for the challenge? Aprons will be provided.

6/1-6/5 M-F 9a-noon $109

Blast Off Into Outer Space (AGES 7-12) Design, build and launch your own rocket out of paper, bottles, tubes and more. Learn about thrust, lift, balance and force while experimenting with several forms of propulsion such as chemical reactions and pressures. Teams will develop a business plan to create a rocket for NASA to use for space tourism. From designing, creating budgets, building and launching, you determine which team will be the next to send their rockets on a space vacation. If we can make it launch, it is going up!

Young Composers (AGES 5-7) Does your child love to sing? Learn the fundamentals of singing and playing instruments. Your child will explore the basics of rhythm, melody and dynamics while creating and writing their own music with homemade instruments. Activities include making a life-sized musical staff, playing, singing and dancing games, exploring a few historic musical figures and learning songs for a performance at the end of the week.

6/1-6/5 M-F 9a-4p $169

6/1-6/5 M-F 9a-noon $109

Beginning Volleyball (AGES 9-14)

Disney速 Musical Junior (AGES 5-7)

Learn the fundamentals of volleyball while having a great time!

Students will be taught all the basic skills for volleyball (passing, setting, serving and spiking). Taught by an experienced volleyball coach. Tuition includes T-shirt.

This camp is for the Disney速 princes and princesses who love to sing and dance. Explore a new Disney速 story every day, and learn songs, vocal techniques and choreography for an end-ofthe-week performance. Your child will love dressing up as a new character each day and making movie-themed snacks to go with each beloved Disney速 story.

6/1-6/5 M-F 9a-noon $109

6/1-6/5 M-F 1-4p

$109

= STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) camp

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WEEK OF JUNE 1

Journey Into Imagination

LEGO® Robotics Engineering Camp (AGES 7-10)

Channel your creativity as you use stories and games to explore different settings. Become a pirate, an undersea explorer, circus performer or anything you can imagine as you use improv to create scenes and bring your characters to life. Come meet new friends, get wacky and grow in confidence as you learn to perform for your classmates. Class held at the Nursing and Allied Health Building location in Dardenne Prairie.

New! Ev3 LEGO® robotic engineering kits bring you the latest technology in programming education. Build LEGO® models featuring working motors and sensors, learn simple programming techniques to make models perform simple tasks and explore a series of cross-curricular, theme-based activities, all while developing skills in science, technology, engineering, math, language and literacy. Students will work in teams.

AGES 8-10

6/1-6/5 M-F 1-4p

$115

6/1-6/5 M-F 9a-noon $115 AGES 11-14

6/1-6/5

M-F

1-4p

$115

WEEK OF JUNE 8 Drama Camp (AGES 8-14) The entire world’s a stage! Experience the exciting process of theatre through scene work and characterization. You will audition for a specific published play on the first day.

For the following four days, you will block the play, work on characterization and gather props and costumes. A final performance will be on Friday.

6/8-6/12 M-F 9a-4p

$179

An American Girl’s Life (AGES 7-12) Enjoy the week with Josefina, Kirsten, Rebecca, Molly and Julie.

Journey into each doll’s time period. Explore a way to be helpful or charitable and choose a project to make for your favorite charity. Plant a garden, learn Spanish, eat chocolate fondue, create a scrapbook and more! Class held at Nursing and Allied Health location in Dardenne Prairie.

6/8-6/12 M-F 9a-4p

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$169

Percy Jackson Olympians, Lightning Thief Camp (AGES 8-12) Join Percy and his friends as mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus walk straight out of the pages of Percy’s Greek mythology textbook right into this fun and imaginative camp.

Do you have what it takes to fight your way through a world of mythological monsters and dangerous demi-gods? If you find your way to camp half-blood, you just may learn to fight like a real hero, save mythological creatures and battle the powers of the underworld. Only you can complete your quest (with the help of your friends, of course)!

6/8-6/12 M-F 9a-4p

$169

WEEK OF JUNE 8

Kids in the Kitchen (AGES 7-9)

Frozen Dance Camp (AGES 5-7)

Love to be in the kitchen? Growing gourmets will have the opportunity to cook and have fun! Immerse yourself with cooking techniques, tools of the trade, basic etiquette, nutrition, safety, and even a little kitchen math. Students will be making gourmet sandwiches, homemade pizzas, cupcakes, pasta and more. Each day will be a different theme. Students will be cooking breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and dessert foods.

Includes CD of recipes, aprons provided. Students must wear closed-toed shoes. NO AFTER-CARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CAMP.

Do your kids love Disney’s Frozen movie? Your child will be enchanted as they learn ballet and tap techniques along with mini dances set to Disney’s Frozen music. Each day we will make a Frozen-themed craft or play a game. NO AFTER-CARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CAMP.

6/8-6/12 M-F 9a-noon $109

Waltz your way into a magical princess themed dance adventure!

Ballet and tap techniques will be taught along with mini dances set to princess inspired music. Each day students will make a princess-themed craft or game. NO BEFORE-CARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CAMP.

6/8-6/12 M-F 9a-noon $99

Princess Dance Camp (AGES 5-7)

6/8-6/12 M-F 1-4p

$99

LEGO® Robotics Engineering Camp (AGES 7-10)

App Attack!

Take the first steps into the world of mobile app design and customize your own game app! Using a specialized app and game development tool, students will explore the world of Web-based apps. In addition to learning the basics of mobile app design and game development, you will also see first-hand how the world of app publishing functions. Student-created apps will be accessible on a private site and can be played on any mobile device or computer. No prior experience is necessary, and students do not need to own a smartphone or tablet to take the class. New teachers this year; students can work individually or in pairs.

New! Ev3 LEGO® robotic engineering kits bring you the latest technology in programming education. Build LEGO® models featuring working motors and sensors, learn simple programming techniques to make models perform simple tasks and explore a series of cross-curricular, theme-based activities, all while developing skills in science, technology, engineering, math, language and literacy. Students will work in teams. NO BEFORECARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CAMP. 6/8-6/12 M-F 1-4p

$115

AGES 8-10

6/8-6/12 M-F 9a-noon $149 AGES 11-14

6/8-6/12 M-F 1-4p

$149 = class held at the Nursing and Allied Health Center = STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) camp

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WEEK OF JUNE 8

Famous Artists (AGES 9-14)

Extreme LEGO® Robotic Engineering (AGES 11-14)

Explore the faces behind the frame as we create pieces of art in the style of famous artists such as Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo and more. Immerse yourself in the past by exploring different mediums and creating your own unique piece inspired by these masters of art. Expect to take several finished creations home along with increased knowledge of the fun techniques of drawing and painting.

New! Ev3 LEGO® robotic engineering kits bring you the latest technology in programming education. Build and program robots using the new LEGO® Mindstorms EV3 System. Learn about mechanical and software design, loops, conditional statements, problem solving and teamwork skills. Control the robot to avoid obstacles, carry objects and play sounds. Projects are structured for advanced challenges working in teams.

Student should have taken a camp or class in robotics or have some experience.

6/8-6/12 M-F 9a-4p

$179

Trick Photography – How’d They Do That?

6/8-6/12 M-F 9a-noon $115

(AGES 10-14)

Have you ever wanted to fly? Or have your name float in thin air?

Learn how to create pictures that will have others scratching their heads. Paint an image with light, make someone look tiny, and even freeze time! Students must bring their camera to camp.

6/8-6/12 M-F 1-4p

$115

WEEK OF JUNE 15 Harry Potter (AGES 10-12)

Cupcake Wars (AGES 10-12)

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at St. Charles Community College. Magical folks who have read the books

by J.K. Rowling will enter a familiar world of delights! We also welcome Muggles wishing to learn about Harry Potter’s world.

Our quest is to learn about magical creatures, Quidditch dueling and other wildly interesting objects. Are you up for the challenge?

Do you love to make cupcakes and watch Cupcake Wars on the Food Network? In this amazing camp, you can let your imagination and creativity run wild as you discover how to use icing, flavorings, candy clay, gumpaste, decorations and candies and turn them into creations of art! Each day you will be given a theme. On the final day, we will have our very own cupcake wars.

Teams will create a business name and a logo. Are you up for the challenge? Aprons will be provided.

6/15-6/19 M-F 9a-4p

6/15-6/19 M-F 9a-noon $109

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$179

WEEK OF JUNE 15

Snazzy Scrapbooking (AGES 7-12)

G2 – The Girls Gamers Club

Love to take pictures but don’t know what to do with them?

Are you a scrapbooker and want to work on your photo albums? Learn and use scrapbooking techniques including embellishments, stamping punches, Sizzix machine, paper layering, borders and tiles. We will also look at photo-taking techniques and use scrapbooking techniques to make cards and enhance school projects. The perfect camp for crafty kids! Must bring scrapbook and pictures.

Hang out with friends, have fun and learn key STEM skills in this one-of-a-kind class. Candy Crush, Facebook and Instagram were all built by people who understand the foundations of design and technology. In this class, learn the basic elements of 2-D Game Design. Each day will have a tech challenge and a profile of the female stars of the tech world. Student games will be available on a Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Games are only compatible on PC computers. Students can work individually or in pairs.

6/15-6/19 M-F 9a-4p

$179

AGES 11-14

Camp Scrubs (MIDDLE SCHOOL)

6/15-6/19 M-F 1-4p

Thinking of becoming a nurse or are you interested in exploring careers in the health field? Here’s your chance to experience this exciting career first-hand! Some of the camp highlights will be: receive your very own pair of scrubs and stethoscope; learn firsthand what it’s like to be a nurse; how to use a stethoscope; work on Human Patient Simulator; get a behind-the-scenes tour of an area hospital skills lab; check pulse, BP and vitals; learn the power of exercise; life in the ER; healthy living and eating right; the world of science and your heart. Camp held at the Nursing and Allied Health Building located in Dardenne Prairie.

AGES 8-10

6/15-6/19 M-F 9a-4p

$189

Girl Power: LEGO® Robotic Engineering Camp

$149

6/15-6/19 M-F 9a-noon $149

Avatar: Legends of Aang and Korra (AGES 8-14) Are you a fan of Avatar, the popular series on Nickelodeon? Do you like animé adventures? In this creative, adventurous camp, explore the Avatar culture. We will have elemental bending battles, create Japanese calligraphy, use computer technology for campers to recreate their own bending portrait and make your own foam swords like the character Sokka. This camp will involve individual and group projects, teamwork and role-playing.

Camper will spend a week immersed in the world of Avatar.

6/15-6/19 M-F 9a-4p

$169

(AGES 11-14)

This camp is just for the girls! Did you know there is a shortage of women in STEM ( Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) related careers? In this innovative camp, girls will discover challenges together that make robotics technology assessable using problem-solving techniques using new EV3 Lego Robotic Engineering kits . These kits are the latest in technology and programming education . Create your robot using basic computer programming, principles of simple and complex machines, gearing and your own creativity. Girls will also learn about careers in science, robotics and engineering, who knows you could be the next NASA Robotic Engineer!

6/15-6/19 M-F

Become a Disney Character (AGES 7-9) From a hero to a princess or a mouse to a villain, have fun reinventing yourself! Using stories, music, scenes, costumes and props, become your favorite Disney character.

6/15-6/19 M-F 9a-4p

$179

9am-noon $55 = class held at the Nursing and Allied Health Center = STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) camp

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WEEK OF JUNE 15

Junior Space Explorers (AGES 7-9)

LEGO® Robotic Engineering (AGES 8-10)

Calling all space explorers! This exciting camp combines strengthening reading and writing skills with fun space activities.

We’ll be reading a book from the Magic Tree House series and using games and crafts to enhance our knowledge about space.

Campers will blast off to reading in this fun-filled camp.

New! Ev3 LEGO® robotic engineering kits bring you the latest technology in programming education. Take your engineering skills to a new level using LEGO® Mindstorms EV3 Robotics kits. Discover the challenges that make robotics technology accessible using problem-solving techniques. Create your robot using basic computer programming, principles of simple and complex machines, gearing and your own creativity. Teams will attempt to exploit the design weaknesses or incidental mechanical advantage of their opponents’ robots.

6/15-6/19 M-F 9a-4p

$169

6/15-6/19 M-F 1-4p

$115

WEEK OF JUNE 22 Minecraft Designers (AGES 11-14)

Computer Game Design (MIDDLE SCHOOL)

Do you love the game Minecraft and always wanted to design your own characters and buildings for your games? This class is for you! Learn the basics of creating 3D modeling using new industry grade software to design your very own characters and import them into your favorite Minecraft games. Students will all have their own computers. Students must have Minecraft at home to import characters and a parent’s email address is required to create student accounts. Class held at Nursing and Allied Health Center. New teachers this year; students can work individually or in pairs.

Don’t just play the game – make them! Be introduced to the awesome world of video game creation. Design your own arcade games, platform games, adventures and screensavers. You select your own heroes and monsters. At the end of the academy you will be able to save your game to play on your computer at home. Basic programming skills will be introduced.

AGES8-10

6/22-6/26 M-F 9a-noon $149 AGES 11-14

6/22-6/26 M-F 1-4p

$149

6/22-6/26 M-F 9a-4p

Drama Camp (AGES 8-14) The entire world’s a stage! Experience the exciting process of the theater through scene work and characterization. You will audition for a specific published play on the first day.

For the following four days, you will block the play, work on characterization and gather props and costumes. A final performance will be on Friday.

6/22-6/26 M-F 9a-4p

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$185

$179

WEEK OF JUNE 22

An American Girl’s Life (AGES 7-12)

Creative Chemistry (AGES 7-12)

Enjoy the week with Josefina, Kirsten, Rebecca, Molly and Julie.

Journey into each doll’s time period. Explore a way to be helpful or charitable and choose a project to make for your favorite charity. Plant a garden, learn Spanish, eat chocolate fondue, create a scrapbook and more!

What do you get when you mix fun, curiosity, learning and excitement? Recipes for creative chemistry. Conjure up gum drop molecules, ice cream in a can, crystal snowflakes, water bottle rockets and other bizarre concoctions. You’ll want to do these experiments over and over again. Chemistry has never been so much fun!

6/22-6/26 M-F 9a-4p

$169

6/22-6/26 M-F 9a-4p

$179

Harry Potter (AGES 7-9) We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at St. Charles Community College. Magical folks who have read the books

by J.K. Rowling will enter a familiar world of delights! We also welcome Muggles wishing to learn about Harry Potter’s world.

Our quest is to learn about magical creatures, Quidditch dueling and other wildly interesting objects. Are you up for the challenge?

6/22-6/26 M-F 9a-4p

$179

Masterchef (AGES 10-12) Step up and become a culinary master! Immerse yourself with advanced cooking techniques, tools of the trade, basic etiquette, nutrition, safety and even some kitchen math. Growing gourmets will be making delectable delights from breakfast to dinner in preparation for the final cookoff. A CD of all recipes and cooking information will be given to all masterchefs. Aprons provided.

Bring a water bottle each day and wear closed-toed shoes.

Prerequisite: Must have taken Kids in the Kitchen or have prior kitchen experience. NO AFTER-CARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CAMP. 6/22-6/26 M-F 9a-noon $109

LEGO® Robotic Engineering + Programming (AGES 9-14)

Designer Girls (AGES 8-13) Do you love Pinterest? Create the hottest looks for your room and yourself in this design Pinterest-inspired camp. Make funky and hip photo boards, jewelry, hair accessories, room decorations and even cake pops to enjoy while you are doing all that creating! It’s going to be a fun-filled week with lots of take-home projects.

6/22-6/26 M-F 9a-4p

New! Ev3 LEGO® robotic engineering kits bring you the latest technology in programming education. Take your engineering and robotic skills to a new level using LEGO® Mindstream NXT Robotic Kits and Computers. Learn the secret ins and outs of the software and build robots. Programming language with implementation and functions of the software will be taught and challenges with your team members will make the class a blast!

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) is the focus of this very cool class. Prerequisite: Must have prior robotic experience.

6/22-6/26 M-F 1-4p

$115

$189 = class held at the Nursing and Allied Health Center = STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) camp

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WEEK OF JUNE 22

Print Mania (AGES 7-9) Discover the art of making multiples! Projects will include silkscreen, stenciling T-shirts or fabric, fruit and vegetable prints, plexiglass etchings and more. Creativity encouraged to create unique and endless works of art. Class held at St. Charles Arts Council.

6/22-6/26 M-F 9a-noon $109

“I will come back to SCC next year.

It was awesome!�

MEGAN, age 9

WEEK OF JULY 6 Comedy Theater Camp (AGES 10-14)

Physics, Flight and Vehicles (AGES 7-12)

Do you like to make people laugh or dream of being a standup comedian? Come laugh with us every day as you learn a variety of theater and improvisational games. Perform your own comedy sketches and commercials for your friends and family at a performance on the last day. LOL!

Blast into a fun-filled week. Design, build, and launch airplanes, flying gadgets, motor vehicles, hot air balloons and more! Learn the physics behind flight, and race your vehicles for speed and distance. You will learn the tactics to succeed as pilots using computers that allow you to fly with flight simulators. Watch the flight club perform aerobatics with their remote-control airplanes, and learn how they control the flight and distance for their planes.

7/6-7/10 M-F 9a-4p

$169

7/6-7/10

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$189

WEEK OF JULY 6

CSI: Mystery to Trial (AGES 7-12)

Smart Girls Leadership Camp (MIDDLE SCHOOL)

Step into the shoes of a crime scene investigator. A mystery needs to be solved! Working together as a Crime Scene Unit, you will take crime scene photographs, search for clues and start a case file to keep track of the evidence. Learn real procedures for collecting fingerprints and analyzing DNA. Put clues together, and interview witnesses to find the truth of the mystery. A mock trial will be held on the final day of camp. Discover how forensic experts and witnesses testify in court. Play the jury, decide whether the evidence was properly handled, and deliver a verdict.

Have you ever wanted to be part of a club where you can talk about any topic you want, explore through art, writing and drama and have lots of fun activities and opportunities for self-expression? You will participate in tons of cool activities and discussions about confidence, friends, challenges in middle school, preparing for high school, healthy relationships, problem solving, body image, parents and so much more. You will be guided to develop leadership abilities and meet other girls who will become your new BFF!

7/6-7/10 M-F 9a-4p

7/6-7/10 M-F 9a-4p

$169

$169

Cupcake Wars (AGES 10-12) Do you love to make cupcakes and watch Cupcake Wars on the Food Network? In this amazing camp, you can let your imagination and creativity run wild as you discover how to use icing, flavorings, candy clay, gumpaste, decorations and candies and turn them into creations of art! Each day you will be given a theme. On the final day, we will have our very own cupcake wars.

Teams will create a business name and a logo. Are you up for the challenge? Aprons will be provided. NO AFTER-CARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CAMP.

LEGO® Robotic Engineering Camp (AGES 9-14)

This camp is for the club volleyball player and/or high school level players. Advanced skills will be taught to encourage the athlete to play at his or her highest level. Tuition includes T-shirt.

NO AFTER-CARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CAMP.

New! Ev3 LEGO® robotic engineering kits bring you the latest technology in programming education. Take your engineering skills to a new level. Discover the challenges that make robotics technology accessible using problem-solving techniques. Create your robot using basic computer programming, principles of simple and complex machines, gearing and your own creativity.

Teams will attempt to exploit the design weaknesses or incidental mechanical advantage of their opponents’ robots.

7/6-7/10 M-F 9a-noon $109

7/6-7/10 M-F 9a-4p

7/6-7/10 M-F 9a-noon $109

Advanced Volleyball (AGES 11-14)

$225

= STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) camp

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WEEK OF JULY 6

Math Madness (AGES 6-7)

Minecraft Modders

Explore the patterns of numbers and the fun of solving interesting and meaningful arithmetic problems. Let us take the frustration out of learning math. Games and activities will reinforce math skills while having fun! NO AFTER-CARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CAMP.

Use your favorite game to learn the basic of modding and foundations of programming. Learn scripting and logic statements as you create your first mod! Introductory coding will also be taught through a simulated environment inspired by Minecraft. Student projects will be available on a Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. To access their project at home, students must have a PC/MAC version of Minecraft. New teachers this year, students can work individually or in pairs.

NO AFTER-CARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CAMP.

7/6-7/10 M-F 9a-4p

$169

AGES 8-10

7/6-7/10 M-F 9a-noon $149 AGES 10-14

7/6-7/10 M-F 1-4p

$149

WEEK OF JULY 13 Making Movie Magic (AGES 8-12)

Ironchef (AGES 10-12)

Do you like to watch movies, TV shows and YouTube videos?

Have you ever wanted to make your own movie? Here’s your chance! Learn the basics to making your own movie as you take your idea from the planning process to writing a script, developing your shots, taping the video and editing the video into your own movie.

Kick it up a notch! Now that you know how to make tasty dishes, learn what goes into meal planning and more complicated menus. You will be putting together a different meal each day, creating breads, different types of salads, main courses, desserts and beverages. Each student will receive a CD with recipes.

Aprons provided. Prerequisite: Must have taken Masterchef or have prior kitchen experience.

7/13-7/17 M-F 1-4p

$139

7/13-7/17 M-F 9a-noon $109

Kinder Science (AGES 5-7) Calling all young scientists! Discover the wonders of your world through science and creativity. Listen to stories, explore the outdoors, and experiment with fun hands-on activities such as making flubber, glitter suncatchers and ocean wave bottles. Who knew science and nature could be so much fun!

7/13-7/17 M-F 1-4p

14 w

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$109

WEEK OF JULY 13

Youth Inline Roller Hockey Camp (AGES 6-12)

The Voice™: Music Camp (AGES 9-14)

Do you want to improve your hockey skills or try a fun new sport? Join us at Great Skate for a week of hockey and superior coaching. Players divided into groups based on ability and age. Learn proper skating techniques, puck handling, shooting and passing, small-sided games and scrimmages and overall understanding of the game. T-shirt included. Class held at Great Skate.

Do you love to sing and watch the TV show The Voice? We will show you how to be a star. Learn audition techniques and stage presence, and have fun learning how you can shine with the talent you have. Receive group and personal vocal coaching throughout the week to improve your singing skills, and perform a special song of your choosing along with a group number on the last day. Singing and performing has never been so much fun! Bring a CD music accompaniment of a song on the first day.

7/13-7/17 M-F 9a-noon $139

7/13-7/17 M-F 9a-4p

$179

Glass Around the World (AGES 7-12) Kids will love this unique camp! We will learn about glass techniques famous in Italy, Spain, America and Ireland and make our own versions. We will make fused glass, stained glass mosaics, as well as faux glass using art materials. You will bring home 2-3 completed projects ranging from fused glass pendants/magnets, small dish and 6x6 stained glass mosaic. Glass held at Art Glass Array.

7/13-7/17 M-F 9a-noon $129

Frozen Frenzy! (AGES 5-7) Join us for a week filled with singing and dancing to Disney’s Frozen. Learn songs, vocal techniques and choreography for an end-of-the-week performance. Make Frozen-inspired crafts and snacks to compliment each day.

7/13-7/17 M-F 9a-noon $109

Video Game Animation Take your game design to the next level by creating and animating your own character sprites, objects and backgrounds.

Start with a name, develop the character’s personality, signature moves, special powers and a story line. Finish with a fully animated character to be used in future games. Students do not need any prior experience in game design, animation, or sketching. Student-created animations will be available on a password-protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Games are only compatible on a PC. Class held at the Nursing and Allied Health Center.

AGES 8-10

7/13-7/17 M-F 9a-noon $149 AGES 11-14

7/13-7/17 M-F 1-4p

$149

= class held at the Art Glass Array = class held at Great Skate = class held at the St. Charles County Arts Council = class held at the Nursing and Allied Health Center

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WEEK OF JULY 20

Minecraft Designers (AGES 11-14)

Shoot and Score – Boys Basketball (AGES 9-14)

Do you love the game Minecraft and always wanted to design your own characters and buildings for your games? This class is for you! Learn the basics of creating 3D modeling using new industry grade software to design your very own characters and import them into your favorite Minecraft games. Students will all have their own computers. Students must have Minecraft at home to import characters and a parent’s email address is required to create student accounts. NO BEFORE-CARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CAMP. New teachers this year; students can work individually or in pairs.

Take your basketball game to the next level. Learn footwork, shooting, dribbling and pass techniques to become a better, more complete basketball player. Each day will include skill clinics and scrimmages. Tuition includes a T-shirt.

7/20-7/24 M-F 1-4p

7/20-7/24 M-F 8a-noon $139

$149

Raging Reaction Lab/Grossology (AGES 7-12) Do you love to gross people out? In this ghastly camp, you will have burping contests, learn about farts and poop shoots and make fake barf, blisters and scabs. Not gross enough? Campers will also dissect owl pellets, make slime and learn about the physiology of snot. There will be experiments with Mentos and Coke, and we’ll make pop and bottle rockets and self-inflating balloons.

7/20-7/24 M-F 9a-4p

$169

Broadway Musical Theater Revue (AGES 8-14) Perform in a musical revue! You will get a chance to pick music from classic shows such as Oklahoma, Guys & Dolls, Cinderella and Fiddler On The Roof and participate in choreographed routines. Vocal instruction and dance terminology will be taught as you work on the revue. A performance will be held on Friday.

7/20-7/24 M-F 9a-4p

$179

SCAN AND HEAR WHAT PAST CAMPERS HAVE TO SAY!

Cupcake Wars (AGES 7-9) Do you love to make cupcakes and watch Cupcake Wars on the Food Network? In this amazing camp, you can let your imagination and creativity run wild as you discover how to use icing, flavorings, candy clay, gumpaste, decorations and candies and turn them into creations of art! Each day you will be given a theme. On the final day, we will have our very own cupcake wars.

Teams will create a business name and a logo. Are you up for the challenge? Aprons will be provided.

7/20-7/24 M-F 9a-noon $109

Minecraft Designers (AGES 8-10) If you love the game Minecraft but always wanted to design your own characters and buildings for your games, this camp is for you! Learn the basics of creating 3D models using new software to design your very own objects, create skins for characters and import them into your favorite Minecraft games. To access their project at home, students must have a PC/MAC version of Minecraft. Tablet, phone and game console version of Minecraft are not compatible. Parent email address is required to use 3D modeling software. New teachers this year, students can work individually or in pairs.

7/20-7/24 M-F 9a-noon $149

16 w

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WEEK OF JULY 20

LEGO® Robotic Engineering + Programming

Marvelous Mosaics (AGES 10-14)

(AGES 9-14)

Gemstones, tiles, clay, smashed plates and more – you’ll be using a variety of materials to create one-of-a-kind mosaic masterpieces. Projects include a unique self-portrait, embellished working lamp and a glittering disco ball. This camp promises to be a colorful week of art and fun!

New! Ev3 LEGO® robotic engineering kits bring you the latest technology in programming education. Take your engineering and robotic skills to a new level using LEGO® Mindstream NXT Robotic Kits and Computers. Learn the secret ins and outs of the software and build robots. Programming language with implementation and functions of the software will be taught and challenges with your team members will make the class a blast!

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) is the focus of this very cool class. Prerequisite: Must have prior robotic experience.

7/20-7/24 M-F 9a-4p

7/20-7/24 M-F 9a-noon $109

$225

Kindermath: Arithmetic Adventures (AGES 5-6) Explore the patterns of numbers and the fun of solving interesting and meaningful arithmetic problems. Let us take the frustration out of learning math. Games and activities will reinforce math skills while having fun. NO AFTER-CARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CAMP. 7/20-7/24 M-F 9a-4p

$169

Art-A-Palooza (AGES 5-7) Participate in an art-making extravaganza! Campers will experience with different media, including painting, printmaking, sculpture and more. Discover inspiration at the St. Charles Arts Council and use pattern, repetition and shape to make unique works of art. Class held at St. Charles Arts Council.

Write On! Young Author Camp (AGES 9-14) From Harry Potter to Hunger Games, we all love a great story.

Imagine the alternate ending to Divergent, or ponder what it would be like to live in space in this camp that takes your writing to new levels. We’ll explore everything from fiction, poetry and graphic novels, draw characters, create storyboards, as well as design and decorate a journal to capture all of your great ideas!

7/20-7/24 M-F 1-4p

$109

7/20-7/24 M-F 9a-noon $109

Storybook Art (AGES 5-7) Explore the pages of your favorite stories and create beautiful works of art. Go on a fairytale scavenger hunt, learn art techniques and how plants and conservation fit in the worlds of Dr. Seuss. Class held at St. Charles Arts Council.

7/20-7/24 M-F 1-4p

$109

= class held at the St. Charles County Arts Council = STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) camp

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WEEK OF JULY 27

Shoot and Score – Girls Basketball (AGES 9-14)

Kids in the Kitchen (AGES 10-12)

Take your basketball game to the next level. Learn footwork, shooting, dribbling and pass techniques to become a better, more complete basketball player. Each day will include skill clinics, scrimmages and competitions. Tuition includes a T-shirt.

Love to be in the kitchen? Growing gourmets will have the opportunity to cook and have fun! Immerse yourself with cooking techniques, tools of the trade, basic etiquette, nutrition, safety and even a little kitchen math. Students will be making gourmet sandwiches, homemade pizzas, cupcakes, pasta and more. Each day will be a different theme. Students will be cooking breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and dessert foods.

Includes CD of recipes, aprons provided. Students must wear closed-toed shoes. NO AFTER-CARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CAMP.

7/27-7/31 M-F 8a-noon $139

7/27-7/31 M-F 9a-noon $109

Future Inventors Manufacturing Camp (MIDDLE SCHOOL)

So You Think You Can Dance?™ (AGES 9-12) Based on the show So You Think You Can Dance, learn techniques and styles performed on the show. Styles include hip-hop, jazz, and lyrical/contemporary. View dances from the show, and discover how to put mini-dances together. Performance on the last day.

7/27-7/31 M-F 9a-4p

$169

Audition Theater Workshop (AGES 8-14) This camp will teach aspiring young performers how to present oneself in an audition setting. You will work on a variety of different audition scenarios from preparing a song cutting to monologue work to cold reading. Learn how to dress for the audition, how to keep a casting director’s attention, and how to present yourself in the best possible way. By the end of the week, you will have gained the confidence and preparation awareness for all future audition settings.

7/27-7/31 M-F 9a-4p

18 w

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$179

Join us for this unique career exploration camp into the world of manufacturing. Students will work in teams and learn how to collaborate together to work on robotic challenges using NXT Mindstorm kits and the newest technology – EV3 LEGO® Kits Also, in partnership with Component Bar Products in O’Fallon, students will design and build a product. Learn how SolidWorks, a 3D design software product works and operate various kind of manufacturing machinery under the close supervision of expert manufacturing trainers. Tour a local manufacturing facility to learn what types of jobs exist, what skills and training are required and how those businesses are developed. You will have the opportunity to hear directly from local manufacturing company owners how they started their businesses, applying basic entrepreneurship principles to understand how a single product idea becomes a business. Whether you aspire to work in manufacturing or medicine, law or any other field, having a basic understanding of how things are made and how businesses develop will make you more appreciative of the world around you and the tools you will use in your life. T-shirts and transportation provided.

7/27-7/31 M-F 9a-4p

$89

WEEK OF JULY 27

Upcycle Art (AGES 8-12)

Mixed Media Art Camp (MIDDLE SCHOOL)

Transform junk to masterpieces! Don’t miss this chance to explore unconventionally creative ways to reduce, reuse and recycle by making eco-friendly original art! Using recycled and repurposed material, we’ll design one-of-a-kind, upcycled creations by taking junk to treasure using collage techniques, clay, paint and other mediums. Some projects will be T-shirt book bags, hanging planters, necklaces and bracelets, cardboard arcade games, paint chip collage and more! This is one cool, eco-friendly camp!

Create, imagine and explore using various mediums such as drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and more! We’ll use diverse materials and techniques and enjoy the creative process.

The basic elements of line, shape, value, texture, pattern, space and color will be explored. Be inspired by Michelangelo, Monet, Van Gogh and others, then paint, sculpt and draw, adding imagination and a ton of creativity to make your own personal masterpieces!

7/27-7/31 M-F 9a-4p

7/27-7/31 M-F 9a-4p

$179

$189

How to Train Your Dragon (AGES 7-12) Based on the popular book series, we will create Viking names and shields and act out short skits. Practice writing using the Viking alphabet. Model magic will be used to create your very own dragon. Discover how to speak and write in dragonese so we can talk to our dragons and utilize technology as we create a Glogster on your dragon. Lots of games and activities for a Vikingfilled week!

7/27-7/31 M-F 9a-4p

$179

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WEEK OF AUG. 3

Code Breakers

Mad Science – Science Palooza (AGES 5-12)

Calling all future coders, programmers and designers! Learn the basics of coding languages like HTML5, JavaScript and CSS through a series of Web projects and design challenges each day, and be on your way to becoming the next tech star! Student projects will be available on a Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Class held at the Nursing and Allied Health Center.

Discover a week of all things science! Campers will dissect owl pellets and build a super-strong bridge. Can your bridge withstand the shake, rattle and roll challenge? Want a cool way to recycle a newspaper? How about turning it into a geodesic dome that you and your friends can sit in? Campers will explore the world of birds and beasts with birdhouse building and our super bug investigation. Campers will roll up their sleeves in the Mad Science chemistry lab and mix, mash and brew concoctions to create cool sidewalk chalk and bath fizzers! Assemble and control pulleys, levers, catapults, simple machines and megapinchers!

Campers will discover the wonders of photography and make their own chromatography-dyed T-shirt. It’s a week packed with non-stop science fun! NO AFTER-CARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CAMP.

AGES 8-10

8/3-8/7 M-F 9a-noon $149 AGES 11-14

8/3-8/7 M-F 1-4p

$149

8/3-8/7

Kids in the Kitchen (AGES 7-9) Love to be in the kitchen? Growing gourmets will have the opportunity to cook and have fun! Immerse yourself with cooking techniques, tools of the trade, basic etiquette, nutrition, safety and even a little kitchen math. Students will be making gourmet sandwiches, homemade pizzas, cupcakes, pasta and more. Each day will be a different theme. Students will be cooking breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and dessert foods.

Includes CD of recipes, aprons provided. Students must wear closed-toed shoes. NO AFTER-CARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CAMP. 8/3-8/7 M-F 9a-noon $109

= class held at the Nursing and Allied Health Center = STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) camp

20 w

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M-F

9a-3p

$225

LOOK WHAT KIDS ARE SAYING ABOUT COLLEGE FOR ALL KIDS!

“My favorite part was getting to make my own game.”

CAMERON, age 10

“I loved acting and performing.”

SARA, age 8

“Making experiments and launching our rockets was so cool!”

BRANDON, age 11

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Download the welcome packet at stchas.edu/learnforlife under Summer Camps, and register for before- and after-care if needed.

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2015

Register online at stchas.edu/learnforlife or call 636-922-8233.

Register online at stchas.edu/learnforlife or call 636-922-8233.