Summer 2008
Programs - Ages 5 to 9
Schedule of Kidspace Camps and Workshops*
Prices vary from $180 to $ 200 per week
All Camps M-F 9am to 3pm
with Extended Day available
Schedule of Kidspace Camps and Workshops*
Prices vary from $180 to $ 200 per week
with Extended Day available
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Kidspace Camp
Ages 6-8
$180 per week
Kidspace Camp is an ongoing camp which has weekly themes geared toward the active child who likes to swim, play more outdoors, take hikes, and socialize. Our day is structured around a theme (Stellar Stars, Medieval Madness, Pirates, etc., see below) with craft activities, dance, music, food integrated into the theme. Campers have outside time in our shaded play area to socialize with other campers of the same age as well as to share lunch. Kidspace swims two times a week at Camp New Hope, traveling in mini buses with seat belts for all campers. Swim time is on Tuesday and Thursday from 12 to 1:30. Camp size is maximum of 26 with two teachers and two counselors-in-training. Tarenne Robertson and Thomas Latimer will be in charge of the Kidspace camps.
Kidspace vs. Workshops: What's the difference?
Weekly Themes
Session 1
June 16-20
Medieval Madness
Lords and ladies, join us as we create costumes, a “round table,” and castle. Step into another era of knights, kings, princes, and princesses. Bring your courtly manners to camp! Tarenne Session 2
June 23-27
Music Mantras 1 space
Can’t stop tapping your feet to the beat? Join us this week for a music extravanganza! We’ll listen, share, create and celebrate music in this fun-filled week guaranteed to leave you with a song -- or two -- in your heart (and head)! Tom Latimer
Session 3
June 30-July 4
Stage One
Join us as we tap into the performer within! During this fun-filled week, we’ll take a peek into the world of acting. We’ll make costumes, learn lines, and practice a few songs and simple dances.
Tom LatimerSession4
July 7-11
World Wonders FULL
Spend a week “traveling” around the world learning about our world’s most amazing places and spaces. What about visiting the Great Wall of China or the Pyramids of Egypt? Underwater enthusiasts enjoy “exploring” the Great Barrier Reef, while others may take a “dive” into the Grand Canyon!Tom Latimer & Tarenne Session5
July 14-18
Animal Adventures FULL
Tune into some fun facts about your favorite animals. We’ll make animals from clay and natural materials, play animal games, sing animal songs, read animal stories and create our own animal journals. It will be a ROARRRing good time! Tom Latimer & Tarenne Session 6
July 21-25
Food Fun FULL
Calling all chefs! We’re not afraid of a little mess in this kitchen! Find our fun centered around food. Mix and measure and have lots of tasting for pleasure. At the end, take home a recipe book filled with this week’s favorite “adventures” to try at home. Tom Latimer & Tarenne Session 7
July 28-Aug. 1
Decade a Day FULL
Remember the 1950s? ’60s, ’70s, and big-haired ’80s? No? Well, here’s your chance to explore your parents’ and grandparents’ closets, trunks, and record collections! Join us for a rockin’ good time as we explore the dress, music, and culture of yesteryears! Tom Latimer & Tarenne
Session 8
August 4-8
Water Washout 1 spaceDive in as we have fun exploring underwater creatures. We’ll make our favorite sea creatures, create fishy journals, sing songs about the sea, visit the creek, play water games, and lots more. Tarenne & Jodie Hagenberger
Workshops
A Total Act! DSI Improv Company Sessions 5&6 • July 14-25*FULL Ages 6-8 Sessions 7&8 • July 28-Aug. 1*1 space $380 per workshop
* two-week session
Experienced instructors from DSI Comedy Theater (www.dsicomedytheater.com) will lead the group through a week of improvisation to develop characters and theatrical presentation. We will read short plays together and discover what makes live theater fun to watch. Do you like the hero? Do you like the villain? Campers will work together and explore their imagination as they make believe while preparing a scripted performance for family and friends in the afternoon on the last Friday. This camp is two weeks long to ensure time to prepare, rehearse, and perform!
Act Out! DSI Improv Company Session 2 • June 23-27 FULL Ages 6-8 $190 per week
Come join our experienced instructors from DSI Comedy Theater (.dsicomedytheater.com) as they share the world of improvisation (something most of you know a lot about already!). In this “funshop,” we’ll develop characters and create our own theatrical presentation. We will start by reading some short fairy tales together and discover what makes a play fun to watch. Do you like the hero? Do you like the villain? We’re going to explore our imaginations as we make believe, while preparing a performance for family and friends on Friday afternoon.
Art Sparks Becky Schoeneck Session 2 • June 23-27 FULL Ages 6-8 $195 per week
Come join Becky in her fourth summer with us as we set off on an exciting adventure in creative explorations! We will explore different mediums such as colored pencils, markers, paint, pastel chalk, fabric, clay and dough to experiment with watercolors, draw, and paint, create collages and sculpt. We work indoors as well as outdoors as we take time for hikes down to the stream.We use nature for inspiration. By week's end, we can present our portfolios to family and friends in our artist exhibit.
BUGS! Benita Edgerton
Session 6 • July 21-25 FULL Ages 5-6 Session 8 • August 4-8 FULL $190 per week
Giant Millipedes and Giant Walking Sticks...We will look at the largest insects from around the world, where we can find them, what they eat, and who eats THEM. We’ll also explore the world of germs – they’re “bugs” too! We’ll try a different daily experiment to help us find out how germs are spread, how they can hurt our bodies, and how to fight them.
Camp Invention Camp Invention Program Session 8 • August 4-8 FULL Ages 6-11 $240 per week
The Camp Invention Program is a weeklong summer enrichment program that fosters creativity, teamwork, inventive-thinking skills, and science literacy. There are five modules that the campers will rotate through: Problem Solving on Planet Zak, Spills and Chills, Imagination Point, and I Can Invent. Campers will need to register through Camp Invention campinvention.org . Do not send registration for this particular camp to CFS.
Hours: 9 am to 3:30 pm. Campers needing Extended Day should use CFS registration forms just for extended day requests. Camp Invention participants may opt for extended day morning (8 am to 9 pm $18) and/or afternoon extended day til 5:30 ($40) or both ($55).There is no 4:00 pick up option.
Clay Magic Cora Fishman & Jodie Hagenberger Session 6 • July 21-25FULL Ages 6-8 $195 per week
Nature’s many forms will inspire our art! We will explore the textures and shapes found in nature, creating impressions from leaves, shells, bark and more to decorate and shape clay into beautiful forms and worlds that emerge from our imagination. Some of our creations will be fired in a sawdust kiln to truly experience the “magic” of earth, air, fire, and water. Our day will encompass two sessions of clay time, interspersed with stories and outdoor games and activities.
Cowpokes & Critters Betsy Blair Session 5 • July 14-18 FULL Ages 6-8 $190 per week
Our focus in on the American Southwest as campers act out an original Blair( yB) story in which characters become various plants and animals of the desert and eventually change into “the cowpoke kids,” the magical children of the desert. Besides doing creative movement, we’ll be drawing and painting and listening to stories of what it’s like to hike in unique places like Arches and the Grand Canyon. Along the way, the campers will get a chance to learn about two specific pueblo tribes, the Hopi and the Zuni, who live in the Southwest.
Crafty Cats Tonie Lilley Session 1 • June 16-20 FULL Ages 7-9 Session 4 • July 7-11 3 spaces $190 per week
Come share your feline obsession with us! We'll learn about cats through acting exercises, daily trivia challenges and lots of craft projects...catnip mice and other cat toys, cat-themed gifts, cat statues in the style of ancient Egypt, cat prints inspired by medieval woodblock prints and cat watercolors modeled on Japanese ink drawings. Throughout the week we will read folk tales, story books and informational books about cats. No dogs allowed!
Dynamic Dinos Benita Edgerton Session 1 • June 16-20 Ages 5-6 Session 3 • June 30-July 4FULL $190 per week Session 5 • July 14-18 FULL
Bonitasaura to Tyrannosaurus Rex … we will explore some dinosaurs we already know, meet some new ones, and create some of our own! Join us for an exciting week of dinosaur explorations as we find answers to what they ate, how fast they ran, if they communicated, why some grew so big, which was the fastest, how social were they, and why they became extinct.
Earth Arts Samantha Macy Session 5 • July 14-18 FULL Ages 5-7 $190 per week
Let’s gather up earth’s own art materials and make our own creations. We will experiment with outdoor sculptures; make natural paints, found poems, leaf rubbings and prints on cloth and paper, flower pressings, and sun prints. We’ll also weave grass and during our forest treks if we encounter any animal tracks we’ll create plaster animal prints. We’ll make time for songs and stories every day. Each day our classroom will be the outdoors, gathering materials and exploring. Earth Arts wouldn’t be complete without plenty of creek stomping so be prepared to get a little dirty!
Earth Keepers Heather Cramer Session 1 • June 16-20 FULL Ages 5-7 $190 per week
We will gather in circle to pay our respects to the Earth and all its beings ...rocks, soil, water, air, plant life, animals, and humankind. Through art, storytelling, dance, song, and sharing, we will reclaim our love for this beautiful earth. Art activities include creating our own totem animal as a mask, sand painting, turtle shell shakers, drums, mandala drawings and so much more! Each one of us has a place in the healing work that is needed for the earth today.
Enchanting Kingdoms Benita Edgerton Session 2 • June 23-27 FULL Ages 5-6 $190 per week
We now crown you ruler of your own kingdom! Let’s live the life of a King or Queen from the past, the present, and the future as we explore kingdoms and courtly life. There will be plenty of time to wear your crown and create your own personal kingdom as well as play with your subjects. We’ll learn about rulers from different countries and how the courts were organized. We’ll play act, dress up, and create our own kingdom.
Fairies and Trolls Betsy Blair Session 4 • July 7-11 FULL Ages 5-7 $190 per week
Come start each morning in a moving circle which turns into a snaking line and ends in a whirling spiral. We’ll move our feet, our arms, and our whole selves to whimsical music and learn a special charm. While resting on pretend green moss, we’ll listen to stories of tiny magical people. We’ll draw and paint and glitter and shine. Come join us as we create our own troll houses and work on costumes to wear. Then let’s practice for the Parent Sharing at the end of the day on Friday.
Fairy Worlds Shannon O'Connor & Alison Stajich Session 8 • August 4-8FULL Ages 6-8 $195 per week
What magical creatures exist in the forest or in our imaginations? Come join us as we create our own special nature spirit houses and forest habitats. We’ll explore the world of fairies, trolls and other fantastic creatures with nature walks, storytelling, music, dance, art and sewing. We’ll create our own special world where the creatures will be safe and happy while learning about the history of these creatures in other cultures around the world.
Fiber Fun! Lisa Herndon Session 7 • July 28-Aug. 1 FULL Ages 6-8 $190 per week
Let’s work with fiber! We’ll create various projects using fabrics, yarns, sequins, beads, decorative notions, macrame, and various sewing mediums. You can choose from projects such as wall hangings, quilted pillows, and camper creations. On Friday, we’ll show off our projects to parents and friends in our own Fiber Art Show. We’ll create new pieces and have fun with new friends!
Garden Art Megan Lucchesi Session 6 • July 21-25 FULL Ages 5-7 $190 per week
With plywood as our canvas, garden art can be anything you dream … Moon and stars, sunshine and flowers, maybe a creature of your own design watching over your garden. With a little sanding, some acrylic paints and our imaginations, we will create outdoor garden paintings .... the possibilities are colorfully endless!
Going Green Benita Edgerton Session 4 • July 7-11 3 spaces Ages 5-6 Session 7 • July 28-Aug. 1 FULL $190 per week
Come join the “green” revolution and explore how we can recycle everyday. We’ll recycle paper and make our own personalized paper by hand. We’ll explore ways that we can help recycle everyday objects in our own home, how to compost the remains of our lunches (those slippery banana peels!), and why we need to recycle! Let’s GO GREEN.
Magical Quest Tonie Lilley Session 2 • June 23-27 FULL Ages 5-7 Session 3 • June 30-July 4 FULL $190 per week
Join us for a week of magic and fantasy as we explore the realm of legends, myths and fairy tales. Each day we will learn about the magic associated with the elements of our world: air, fire, water, earth and spirit. We will create artifacts, spells and meet fantastical creatures. Aspiring young witches and wizards, be prepared for almost anything! Please wear clothing that is suitable for messy potion-making.
Mosaic Fun Lisa Herndon Session 8 • August 4-8 FULL Ages 6-8 $190 per week
Come create a mosaic world. We’ll help you create projects using mosaic tiles, old dishes, and ceramic pieces (being very careful with these objects!) You will create your own mosaic masterpieces using recycled materials and mosaic pieces from flowerpots to paving stones. On Friday, new creations will star in our art show for parents and friends.
Mystical Fairies Becky Schoeneck Session 1 • June 16-20 FULL Ages 6-8 $195 per week
In this enchanting camp, we’ll begin by transforming ourselves into fairies, complete with wings, wands and crowns. Then we’ll create a wide variety of tiny fairy items: boats, houses, butterflies and pom-pom friends to keep the fairies company. We’ll mix up magical potions, map out enchanted lands, and learn mysterious codes to write to the fairies. The camp will culminate with a fairy dance and parade.
Ripples of Peace Heather Cramer Session 3 • June 30-July 4 FULL Ages 5-8 Session 7 • July 28-Aug. 1 FULL $190 per week
Creating a harmonious world begins in the heart and ripples out to the whole world. We will engage in art activities that honor our community and cultures from all around the world… African adinkra cloths, medicine wheels, birds of peace, peace kites, mandalas, and more. Woven through our creations will be storytelling, song, and playful activities.
Sportsters Melissa Eccleston Session 3 • June 30-July 4 FULL Ages 6-8 Session 4 • July 7-11 FULL $190 per week
Join Melissa as we learn to play some sports … we will learn some basic skills in team sports while using agility, balance, and coordination skills. Don’t worry…we can’t play all day, so there’s plenty of time for storytelling, rest, and some arts and crafts. We’ll stay indoors to play, but go outside when it’s cool or find a shady spot to do some quiet sports.
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