Middle School Kids
Classes open to grades 6th through 8th
Categories: Defies Categories, Middle School Kids, Science, Week 6 (7/23-7/27)
- 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.
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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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)
- Instructor: Mitch Goldfarb - A Creative Director and a Designer at New Ride Design, a professional marketing solutions firm, specializing in websites and e-commerce. http://newridedesign.com/ Mitch is also a professor at West Chester University.
- Class schedule and notes: This camp runs each week of CabSummer... sign-up for one, two or even all seven weeks!
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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Categories: Dance, Defies Categories, High School Kids, Middle School Kids, Week 4 (7/9-7/13)
- Instructor: Rebecca Shumosic and Brittany Moretz
- Class schedule and notes: ***This camp WILL NOT go to the Kalmar Nyckel!!***
Price of camp is $250.00
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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Categories: Dance, Middle School Kids, Week 2 (6/25 - 6/29)
- Instructor: Kathleen Glynn
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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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, Middle School Kids, Week 4 (7/9-7/13)
- Instructor: Andrew Bedell - Has been playing saxophone for twelve years. He studied with John Scarpulla of Tower of Power and Diana Ross before studying with Broadway woodwind artist Todd Groves. While at the University of Delaware he performed in its Jazz Ensembles and Chamber Ensembles on soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones as well as flute. Andrew also led his own jazz quintet, performing at numerous recitals and venues in Newark and Wilmington. As a freelance musician Andrew has played in horn sections, rock and funk bands, and big bands at venues such as the Knitting Factory, Starland Ballroom, and The Queen Theatre. He has also been a part of numerous recording sessions in New York and Delaware. As an educator Andrew has taught private saxophone lessons for six years. He directed his own big band while a sophomore and junior at the University of Delaware. He has also been on faculty at the University of Delaware Community Music School Jazz Camp. Andrew Bedell is currently performing and recording in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York while composing original music for his debut CD.
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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Categories: Dance, High School Kids, Middle School Kids, Week 3 (7/2-7/6)
- 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: Middle School Kids, Theatre, Visual Arts, Week 7 (7/30-8/3)
- Instructor: Ms. Barbara Winkler
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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Categories: High School Kids, Middle School Kids, Science, Visual Arts, Week 7 (7/30-8/3)
- Instructor: Ed Schone - A Former math teacher and current science teacher, Ed Schone was a scientific illustrator before entering the education profession. A lifelong passion for astronomy led to an undergraduate major in physics at Rutgers University. After operating two illustration/design businesses, Ed obtained a masters degree in physical science education.
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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Categories: Middle School Kids, Science, Week 6 (7/23-7/27)
- Instructor: Ed Schone - A Former math teacher and current science teacher, Ed Schone was a scientific illustrator before entering the education profession. A lifelong passion for astronomy led to an undergraduate major in physics at Rutgers University. After operating two illustration/design businesses, Ed obtained a masters degree in physical science education.
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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Categories: Middle School Kids, Science, Visual Arts, Week 4 (7/9-7/13)
- Instructor: Ed Schone - A Former math teacher and current science teacher, Ed Schone was a scientific illustrator before entering the education profession. A lifelong passion for astronomy led to an undergraduate major in physics at Rutgers University. After operating two illustration/design businesses, Ed obtained a masters degree in physical science education.
A Collage of Exploration How could sailors arrive at their destination before a GPS? In this camp, we will understand how the marvelous combination of art and science let man travel to the far reaches of the Earth. Find out how people used natural means and avoided pirates WITHOUT using electronic devices. Creative map-making and [...]
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Categories: Middle School Kids, Visual Arts, Week 4 (7/9-7/13)
- Instructor: Rhonda Schone
Create Your Dragon of the Sea If you are interested in creating with paper maché you are in the right place. We will use traditional and non-traditional materials and methods to create a wonderful sculptural sea dragon hand puppet. This is not a project for the faint of heart. With a little hard work, imagination, [...]
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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: Dance, High School Kids, Middle School Kids, Week 6 (7/23-7/27)
- Instructor: Mrs Shayna Petruccelli
In this camp participants will learn how to show casting agents and directors what they can really do! We will cover what they are looking for in your resume, headshots, and performance during your audition, and we will prepare you not only for dance calls, but those ever so scary “dancers who can sing” and [...]
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Categories: Dance, High School Kids, Middle School Kids, Week 5 (7/16-7/20)
- Instructor: Mrs Shayna Petruccelli
Have you ever watched the dancers surrounding your favorite musical stars and wanted the chance to dance in that style? Or have you watched your favorite television dance shows and dreamed of being on the stage dancing for your life? Have you ever seen commercials featuring dance and wondered how it’s all put together during [...]
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Categories: High School Kids, Middle School Kids, Recording Studio, Week 4 (7/9-7/13)
- 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.
Ever wonder how the sounds of movies and Television seem so life like? This camp is devoted to creative sound design through both sound recording and synthesis. We will look into how foley art works and how to operate the equipment in capturing these sounds. Students will learn how to build soundscapes and use them [...]
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Categories: Defies Categories, High School Kids, Middle School Kids, Recording Studio, Week 3 (7/2-7/6)
- 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.
This camp will be based around the recording arts and sound design giving students an introductory look into how a studio functions in recording as well as creating sounds. We will look into the physical aspects of sound learning how it works and why we perceive it as we do. The week will also focus [...]
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Categories: Middle School Kids, Visual Arts, Week 6 (7/23-7/27)
- Instructor: Ms. Barbara Winkler
Hope you are familiar with the mind-blowing winding staircases, goggle-eyed fish and interlocking patterns and puzzles of Dutch artist M.C. Escher… because in this camp you will create your own “Tessellation Tee Shirt” using Escher’s printmaking and drawing techniques. Share on Facebook
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Categories: Middle School Kids, Visual Arts, Week 5 (7/16-7/20)
- Instructor: Ms. Barbara Winkler
Immerse yourself in the cooling art of fan making, in this camp you will learn all about the history of Japanese fans and spend most of your time learning three techniques to create different types of fans. Share on Facebook
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