Elementary School Kids
Classes open to students entering 3rd grade through 5th (unless otherwise noted)
Categories: Elementary School Kids, Theatre, Week 3 (7/2-7/6)
- Instructor: Brittany Moretz
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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Categories: Defies Categories, Elementary School Kids, Science, Week 1 (6/18 - 6/22)
- Instructor: Mr. Jim Lewis – Mr. Lewis currently teaches science and engineering classes at John Dickinson High School. His degrees are in Physics and Earth Science and Astronomy. Research projects include topics in Astronomy, Nuclear Physics, Education, and Chemistry.
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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Categories: Dance, Elementary School Kids, Week 4 (7/9-7/13)
- Instructor: Kathleen Glynn
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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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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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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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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Categories: Defies Categories, Elementary School Kids, Week 4 (7/9-7/13)
- Instructor: Kathleen Shearer -I have taught grades 2 through college in my 34 year teaching career. I graduated from The Ohio State University with a BSEd and MA. I am a National Board Certified Teacher and past state finalist for the Presidential Award in Mathematics and Science Teaching. I am sailing crew on the Kalmar Nyckel and a ship's educator as I continue teaching in retirement.
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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Categories: Dance, Elementary School Kids, Week 2 (6/25 - 6/29)
- Instructor: Rebecca Shumosic
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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Categories: Apple, Elementary School Kids, Media and Communication Arts, Week 3 (7/2-7/6)
- Instructor: Ms Julie Ardis
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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Categories: Elementary School Kids, Media and Communication Arts, Visual Arts, Week 7 (7/30-8/3)
- Instructor: Ms Julie Ardis
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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Categories: Elementary School Kids, Middle School Kids, Visual Arts, Week 2 (6/25 - 6/29)
- Instructor: Rhonda Schone
Come, express yourself and be happy. Join us in this exhilarating workshop and receive a sketchbook of your own to transform into an amazing personal art journal. The sketchbook is your blank canvas. Spread your wings and fill those pages with an abundance of art by using exciting techniques in this week long Artathon! Enjoy [...]
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Categories: Elementary School Kids, Media and Communication Arts, Week 1 (6/18 - 6/22)
- Instructor: Mr. Steven M. Mayo - CCSA MS Communication Arts Teacher
In this week long camp, students will spend five days in the life of a Cab Major. Areas covered will be Photography/Photo Editing, Digital Art and Graphic Design Basics, Media Literacy, Creative Writing, Script Writing, and Videography. The course will conclude with a video production in combination with another camp. Share on Facebook
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Categories: Dance, Elementary School Kids, Week 7 (7/30-8/3)
- Instructor: Ms Heather Ley
Journey to the past to learn dances of the Renaissance. We will be learning elements of the Allemande, Galliard, and Pavane forms of dance. We will also be comparing Renaissance dance to some of today’s dance forms. Share on Facebook
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Categories: Dance, Elementary School Kids, Week 3 (7/2-7/6)
- Instructor: Ms Heather Ley
Kinetic art….What better way to show Art through movement then dance? This week we will be working on various types of dance including ballet, Jazz, and Modern. The dancers will learn the how to connect emotions to dance. Share on Facebook
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Categories: Elementary School Kids, Week 1 (6/18 - 6/22)
- Instructor: Mr. David Allen - A 2011 graduate of the Cab Calloway School of the Arts in Stage
Technology. Along with over five years of experience working technical theatre both in
community theaters, and professionally, he also holds positions as a sound and
recording engineer. As a musician, David has been studying both privately and
independently for over 10 years, ranging in instruments of study from piano, to alto
saxophone, to voice. Along with extensive musical theatre and vocal jazz experience,
David has performed solo and in groups across Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and
New York. Currently David is working on his Bachelor in Music for Sound Recording Technology at Ithaca College located in Ithaca, New York.
Wonder what It is like to be a voice major at Cab? In this week in the life of a voice student, we will be working on basic vocal technique, sol fege, and beginner’s music theory preparing you to hold your own in a choir or as a solo singer. As well as gaining a [...]
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Categories: Elementary School Kids, Visual Arts, Week 5 (7/16-7/20)
- Instructor: Lindsey Ostafy
Asian Culture is especially known for it’s fine artworks in clay. This week we will be learning about the Terracotta Army in China, and many more remarkable clay objects. We will be creating works in stoneware clay that will be fired in a kiln, as well as self-hardening clay. We will also be making clay [...]
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Categories: Dance, Elementary School Kids, Middle School Kids, Theatre, Week 6 (7/23-7/27), Week 7 (7/30-8/3)
- Instructor: Director/Music Director: Mr. Gabriel Di Gennaro
Choreographer:, ***This camp WILL NOT go to the PA Renaissance Faire the 7th week l!!***
The story centers around Horton the Elephant, who finds himself faced with a double challenge–not only must he protect his tiny friend Jojo (and all the invisible Whos) from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left to his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces [...]
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Categories: Elementary School Kids, Visual Arts, Week 4 (7/9-7/13)
- Instructor: Ms. Kristen Leida
For centuries artists, mystified by the sea, have captured the visual effects of wind, drama of the waves and those who try to navigate it. After studying works of art by such regional artists Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth, and Julian O. Davidson, we will draw and learn about ships first-hand at a visit to the [...]
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Categories: Elementary School Kids, Visual Arts, Week 3 (7/2-7/6)
- Instructor: Kristen Leida
In Art That Moves, students will create two ‘kinetic’ works that involve movement and viewer participation. First, through an exploration of modern art styles and a variety of medium (markers, watercolors, tempera paint and oil pastel) students will create pinwheels. Next, the students will examine opposites to create their own agamograph by drawing two designs [...]
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Categories: Elementary School Kids, Visual Arts, Week 2 (6/25 - 6/29)
- Instructor: Ms. Kristen Leida
Classical and Kandinsky, Jazz and Romare Beardon, the Beatles and Peter Max; Music and Art go together like…peanut butter and jelly! After experimenting in abstract, collage, and printmaking with artists of the past and their musical influences, students will paint their own masterpieces in response to what makes her/him ‘shuffle’ every day. Share on Facebook
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