All Camps listed below are for the upcoming 2012 Summer- Registration opens Saturday Feb.11!!!

Welcome to Comedy

Categories: Elementary School Kids, Theatre, Week 3 (7/2-7/6)

Students will learn the secrets to performing comedy from timing, delivery, voice projection, and body language.  The comic actor must believe it and then the laughs will come. Students will experiment with different forms of comedy to include character comedy, prop comedy, improvisational comedy, and sketch comedy. Students will perform skits from well-known comedic movies [...]

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Medieval Mystery – A Crime Scene Investigation

Categories: Defies Categories, High School Kids, Science, Week 7 (7/30-8/3)

Imagine being a detective as you investigate Medieval Crime Scenes. In this camp you will create a scale model crime scene, and then try to solve another mystery created by one of your campmates. A keen eye and sharp mind are all that is required. The Medieval Theme will include literary references from that period, [...]

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Science of the Seven Seas

Categories: Defies Categories, Middle School Kids, Science, Week 6 (7/23-7/27)

Join us as we investigate Earth’s Marine Environment and man’s exploration of the oceans. This one week camp will include topics covering marine vessels, weather, oceanography, and navigation on the high seas. Share on Facebook

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Undersea Exploration in our Yellow Submarine

Categories: Defies Categories, Elementary School Kids, Science, Week 1 (6/18 - 6/22)

As member of our crew you will be exploring the ocean’s depths through images, class discussions, and fun activities. Our voyage will take us from the surface to the sea floor where we will discover strange creatures and man’s curiosity about our watery world. Welcome Aboard!! Share on Facebook

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Get Wired to the Web

Categories: High School Kids, Media and Communication Arts, Middle School Kids, Week 1 (6/18 - 6/22), Week 2 (6/25 - 6/29), Week 3 (7/2-7/6), Week 4 (7/9-7/13), Week 5 (7/16-7/20), Week 6 (7/23-7/27), Week 7 (7/30-8/3)

Whether you sign-up for one week or all seven… this camp teaches you how to build a professional website “Live” on the Internet. Show family and friends. Set up colors, patterns and textures. Tweak images and text. Create a Lightbox and Image Gallery. Add Photos, Blogs, Animated Images, Newsletters and more. A website is a [...]

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Color Guard / Dance Team

Categories: Dance, Defies Categories, High School Kids, Middle School Kids, Week 4 (7/9-7/13)

Emphasis will be placed on proper execution of dance (a mix of hip-hop, jazz, and modern) and color guard techniques to express dynamic, synchronized visual movements to music. Giving students the opportunity to perform, grow, learn, experiment, and develop skills, and project confidence in their abilities. Routines and choreography will be tailored to the talent [...]

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Discover Dance: The science behind the movement!

Categories: Dance, Elementary School Kids, Week 4 (7/9-7/13)

In this camp, participants will become dancing scientists!  Learners will discover not only some cool moves, but they will also investigate how to dance in a safe and injury-preventative manner.  This dance session incorporates science and discovery through kinesiology and an introduction to the bones and muscles in the body.  While learning how to move [...]

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Dance Jam Session

Categories: Dance, Middle School Kids, Week 2 (6/25 - 6/29)

In this camp, participants will explore, practice and execute dance genres of Jazz, Hip-Hop, and Tap.  In conjunction with the “House of Rock” theme, students will rock out to various styles of music and dance from classic rock to smooth jazz.  This dance camp will be a great introduction to both dance and music history [...]

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A Day in the Life of Cab:Piano

Categories: Elementary School Kids, Instrumental, Week 1 (6/18 - 6/22)

Wonder what It is like to be a Piano major at Cab? In this week in the life of a piano student you will learn  the music of one of the greatest rock groups of all time. Thats right….John, Paul, Ringo, and George……The Beatles… songs like ”Let it Be”, “Yesterday”, “Eleanor Rigby” and so many more timeless hits. How [...]

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Let’s ROCK!!!!

Categories: Elementary School Kids, High School Kids, Instrumental, Middle School Kids, Week 2 (6/25 - 6/29)

Bring your favorite rock/pop music charts and learn how to improve them…through improvistioan, performance practice, exercises, and some personal creativity. Learn to make the music your own. Don’t know what you would like to play? Well, we know hundreds, maybe even thousands of songs. Together we will explore some of the music of the greatest [...]

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Keep It Moving…

Categories: Elementary School Kids, High School Kids, Instrumental, Middle School Kids, Week 3 (7/2-7/6)

Jazz, pop, rock, and classical music are ever changing, ever evolving, and never static. There is always room for improvisation, creativity, and improvement. On any given day, music can be played and performed differently. Learn how create variety and expression to your favorite songs and discover new ones, in the process. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Share on Facebook

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Kalmar Nyckel – Now and Then

Categories: Defies Categories, Elementary School Kids, Week 4 (7/9-7/13)

All hands on deck! Spend a week with a member of the crew to learn about  the ship and her crew as she was sailed in 1638 and today, 2012. Monday – We will create a Captain’s Log and begin an overview of the week. Tuesday – We will be at the Kalmar Nyckel Shipyard [...]

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The Life As An Explorer

Categories: Defies Categories, Middle School Kids, Week 4 (7/9-7/13)

Camp objective: Students will put themselves in the explorers’ shoes as they learn about famous explorers, design maps, and write fictional logs of their adventures. Highlights of the week include trips to the Kalmar Nyckel Shipyard and a voyage on a replica of the Kalmar Nyckel itself! Weekly Schedule Monday: Students will look at famous [...]

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Hip-Hop

Categories: Dance, High School Kids, Middle School Kids, Week 3 (7/2-7/6)

This year we’re going back to the beginning. I’m ready to share my knowledge of Hip Hop and teach a variety of styles from grooving, popping/locking, breakdancing and many more! Throughout the week we will be learning about the average life of a professional Hip Hop dancer such as auditions, their “swag” and performing on [...]

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Beginners Hip-Hop

Categories: Dance, Elementary School Kids, Week 2 (6/25 - 6/29)

This year we’re going back to the beginning. I’m ready to share my knowledge of Hip Hop and teach a variety of styles from grooving, popping/locking, breakdancing and many more! Throughout the week we will be learning about the average life of a professional Hip Hop dancer such as auditions, their “swag” and performing on [...]

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iLife Journaling

Categories: Apple, Elementary School Kids, Media and Communication Arts, Week 3 (7/2-7/6)

Who do you want to be? A super hero? An underwater explorer? Create your world the way you want it to be. Draw, make movies and music, take photos – be creative and have fun making a journal using Apple’s iLife software. Learn about Mac applications such as iPhoto, GarageBand and iMovie! Learn how to use [...]

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Renaissance journaling

Categories: Elementary School Kids, Media and Communication Arts, Visual Arts, Week 7 (7/30-8/3)

Who do you want to be? A superhero? An underwater diver in an ocean? An explorer? Learn iMovie, GarageBand and iPhoto. Take photos, draw, write and film video using what is available. This is about creativity. Then copy that content into iLife on a computer. This class is about more than computers though—it is also [...]

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Punch and Judy Sock Puppet Theater: Writer, Designer, Director, and Actor

Categories: Middle School Kids, Theatre, Visual Arts, Week 7 (7/30-8/3)

If you love being creative in every artistic medium…this Punch and Judy camp is just for you. In three days you will be producing a Renaissance sock puppet play from beginning to end. You will be doing everything from writing the play, making the sock puppets, casting the actors and putting on the show… Share [...]

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Changing the World View:The Renaissance Man

Categories: High School Kids, Middle School Kids, Science, Visual Arts, Week 7 (7/30-8/3)

Need some summertime inspiration? Learn about a few of important early figures of the Renaissance era that created flourishing art, music, literature, architecture, flying machines and more. Learn about the astounding Renaissance culture and style and the artists who were scientists and scientists who were artists. Why, we might not have video games without the [...]

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CSI: Art Museums

Categories: Middle School Kids, Science, Week 6 (7/23-7/27)

It’s a Crime Scene Investigation and an Art Museum Thriller! Mystery, mayhem and murder shake the international art community. Follow the trail of a master art thief who will stop at nothing to procure great masterpieces from some of the world’s most prominent museums. Collect the evidence, analyze the clues, and construct a profile to nab [...]

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