SHORTS & SPORTS 2018

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1 SHORTS & SPORTS 2018 An Educational/Recreational Day Camp Look inside for lots of NEW classes! STATE COLLEGE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMUNITY EDUCATION Registration begins Monday, February 19 at 10 AM

2 State College Area School District Community Education offers half and full day camps for youth in Grades 1-6 (Fall 2018) at Park Forest Elementary School. You choose two educational short term enrichment courses for morning activities and are divided into age-appropriate groups for afternoon activities that include recreational sports and swimming. TIMES: Half Day - 9:00 AM - 12:05 PM - Educational Shorts. Drop off is from 8:45 AM - 8:55 AM. Full Day - 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM - Shorts & Sports: Includes educational shorts in the morning and recreational activities in the afternoon. Drop off is from 7:30 AM - 8:55 AM. Classes begin promptly at 9:00 AM. Afternoon Adventures - 12:15 PM - 5:30 PM LOCATION: SHORTS & SPORTS Park Forest Elementary School FEE: $105 - Half Day - Educational Shorts per week (*$85 Week 2) $195 - Full Day - Shorts & Sports per week (*$165 Week 2) $100 - Afternoon Adventures per week (*$80 Week 2) NOTES: Parents provide transportation. ~ Full Day and Afternoon Adventures students need to pack a lunch, afternoon snack, and drinks (all products must be nut-free). ~ Youth will swim twice a week at Park Forest pool. ~ There is limited enrollment in each course; registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. ~ Students will be grouped by date of birth for afternoon activities. ~ On Fridays, Full Day and Afternoon Adventures students will have the option of purchasing a pizza lunch for an additional fee. ADDITIONAL SUMMER OFFERINGS ONCE UPON A SUMMER Your summer story starts here. This week is jam packed with crafts, science, art, physical activity, and MORE! FOR: Fall Grades 1-6 DATES: Monday - Friday, June TIMES: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM LOCATION: Park Forest Elementary FEE: $190 ART IN AUGUST Join us on an adventure in ART! Students spend the week creating beautiful keepsake art while learning new skills and discovering hidden talent. Content is different each week, so sign up for both! Each week ends with a Showcase for families. FOR: Fall Grades K-5 DATES: Monday - Friday WEEK 1: August 6-10 WEEK 2: August TIMES: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM LOCATION: Park Forest Elementary FEE: $200 per week SUMMER SEND-OFF Saying goodbye to Summer is hard. But since we must, let's have fun doing it!!!! Art, science, games, and sports add up to a Summer send-off like no other! FOR: Fall Grades K-5 DATES: Monday - Friday, August TIMES: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM LOCATION: Fairmount Avenue School FEE: $190 BLAST OFF WITH GAME-BASED LEARNING! For students entering Grades 4-6, Black Rocket returns for a summer of exciting and creative science technology courses! A VIRTUAL REALITY offering will immerse students in simulated environments and 3D experiences. Full class descriptions are on the last page of this brochure.

3 COURSE SELECTIONS FALL 2018 GRADES 1, 2 & 3 TIME 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM 10:35 AM to 12:05 PM Week 1 June Week 2 July 2-6 *No camp Wed.7/4 Week 3 July 9-13 Encounters with Jurassic Creatures Engineering a Fairytale Jugemos y Cantemos (Let's Sing & Dance) Mission Space Encounters with Jurassic Creatures Engineering a Fairytale Jugemos y Cantemos (Let's Sing & Dance) Mission Space Encounters with Jurassic Creatures Engineering a Fairytale Jugemos y Cantemos (Let's Sing & Dance) Mission Space Despicables in Space Slime U Despicables in Space Slime U Despicables in Space Slime U Week 4 July Week 5 July Week 6 July 30-Aug 3 Arte en Espanol Monster Mash Sweet Science Arte en Espanol Monster Mash Sweet Science Arte en Espanol Monster Mash Sweet Science Junkyard Wars Monsters & Merry Mayhem Team Builders Junkyard Wars Monsters & Merry Mayhem Team Builders Junkyard Wars Monsters & Merry Mayhem Team Builders COURSE SELECTIONS FALL 2018 GRADES 4, 5 & 6 TIME 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM 10:35 AM to 12:05 PM Week 1 June Week 2 July 2-6 *No camp Wed.7/4 Week 3 July 9-13 Week 4 July Black Rocket: Code Your Own Adventure Robot Reboot Black Rocket: Star Wars Stop Animation Robot Reboot Black Rocket: Lego Video Games Robot Reboot Black Rocket: Minecraft Modders Fear Factor Marvel Madness BR: Code Your Own Adventure (cont) Breakfast Club Cantando y Danzando (Singing & Dancing) Not Your Parents Art BR: Star Wars Stop Animation (cont) Breakfast Club Cantando y Danzando (Singing & Dancing) Not Your Parents Art BR: Lego Video Games (cont) Breakfast Club Cantando y Danzando (Singing & Dancing) Not Your Parents Art BR: Minecraft Modders (cont) Creaciones Culinarias (Culinary Creations) Gotta Get Em All Week 5 July Black Rocket: Virtual Reality-The Future is Now Fear Factor Marvel Madness BR: Virtual Reality (cont) Creaciones Culinarias (Culinary Creations) Gotta Get Em All Week 6 July 30-Aug 3 Black Rocket: Make Your First 3D Video Game Fear Factor Marvel Madness BR: 3D Video Game (cont) Creaciones Culinarias (Culinary Creations) Gotta Get Em All

4 EDUCATIONAL "SHORTS" COURSE DESCRIPTIONS PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SAME COURSE CONTENT IS OFFERED EACH WEEK. ARTE EN ESPANOL This creative art camp returns with NEW techniques. Find inspiration in the animated Disney film Coco. You will create your very own Coco character and more fun art. CANTANDO Y DANZANDO (SINGING AND DANCING) Let's have fun learning Spanish dances and traditional songs featured in the animated Disney film Coco. You will get to know the stories behind the scenes, learn some vocabulary and make your own magical paper mache figurine called alebrije. CREACIONES CULINARIAS (CULINARY CREATIONS)* If you have a sweet tooth or enjoy trying new flavors, this camp of culinary creations is for you. We will prepare delicious dishes, sweet and savory, and at the same time learn some Spanish vocabulary and useful phases around the kitchen. DESPICABLES IN SPACE Join the Minions as they blast off into outer space! Use bricks to build your favorite little yellow guys and Star Wars characters, learn about various space craft, encounter some Storm Troopers, and make a light sabre to take home! ENCOUNTERS WITH JURASSIC CREATURES Experience the world of Minecraft and Jurassic creatures as we use LEGO bricks & technical components to build and craft amazing dinosaurs and Minecraft elements. Face new challenges as you encounter a ferocious velociraptor, a terrible T-Rex, and many more! ENGINEERING A FAIRYTALE The classic fairy tale characters you know and love need your help! Design a stronger bed for Papa Bear, a parachute to help Rapunzel escape from her tower, and a way for Jack to get his golden eggs down the beanstalk. FEAR FACTOR* What do frozen feet, frog eggs, and fish eyes have in common? They're all part of this exciting new offering that combines team challenges with gross competitions. If you don't mind getting your hands dirty, this class is for you. FITNESS FRENZY Are you looking to become stronger, faster, quicker? This class will help increase your speed, agility, and strength by combining training drills with fun activities that cater to any and all sports. FUN IN THE SUN Spend class outside (weather permitting) playing tag, running relays, and completing scavenger hunts. What better way to spend the summer than having some fun in the sun! GOTTA MAKE 'EM ALL Calling all Trainers! Design and create your own Pokemon figures using clay. Use the beginning basic elements of Water, Normal, Ground & Psychic to fabricate the 3 stages of your Pokemon, compose an original trading card & don't forget to give it great HP!! JUNKYARD WARS Inspired by the popular TV show, you'll be challenged to solve unique problems by transforming everyday objects into something extraordinary. You'll never look at cardboard the same way!! JUGEMOS Y CANTEMOS (LET'S SING & DANCE) If you like dancing, moving around and singing, this is the place for you! Play fun traditional games loved by Hispanic children, learn to sing in Spanish and create some colorful art inspired by images featured in the animated Disney film Coco.

5 EDUCATIONAL "SHORTS" COURSE DESCRIPTIONS PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SAME COURSE CONTENT IS OFFERED EACH WEEK. MARVEL MADNESS Test your superhero know-how! Crafts, games (superhero Jeopardy!), and of course comic books, join forces to create this marvellous class. MISSION SPACE Your mission: Explore the farthest reaches of the galaxy through games, crafts, and stories. Blast off on a trip far, far away. MIXED MEDIA MADNESS Explore and improve your creativity while learning how to draw and paint like an artist! Create two dimensional works of art using tempera and acrylic paint, pastels, watercolors, and more. MONSTER MASH Bring the monsters out from under the bed in this fantastically monstrous art class. Create your own menagerie of colorful creatures using clay and other materials. MONSTERS AND MERRY MAYHEM! Stop asking where the wild things are - we have them right here! Use a variety of art techniques and materials to bring the monsters you've always read about to life. NOT YOUR PARENTS ART Step outside the norm for some new and unusual art techniques such as insoluble painting. Create an ever-changing, interactive piece of art that responds to touch and continually flows. It's totally groovy! ROBOT REBOOT Take a creative look at robots in this fascinating new offering. Learn how robots have been depicted in movies, TV and art through the years. Create a detailed drawing of a robot, make your own ArtBot, and use recycled items to make your own robot sculpture. SENSATIONAL SCULPTURES Create 3D masterpieces in this fun class using mediums such as clay and paper mache while improving your artistic skills and abilities. SLIME U You're about to get schooled in SLIME! Learn how to make fluffy slime, galaxy slime, unicorn slime, and the coolest color-changing slime you've ever seen. SWEET SCIENCE* What do Pop Rocks, Mentos, and Skittles all have in common? Besides being super tasty, you can do some amazing science experiments with them. Join us as we satisfy both your curiosity and your sweet tooth. TEAM BUILDERS Learn how much fun it can be to work together. Work in pairs and small groups to complete exciting challenges and fun tasks! THE BREAKFAST CLUB* Smoothies, oatmeal bars, muffins - oh my! Join us as we learn about health and nutrition while creating delicious breakfast treats that will help you start your day on the right foot. *Food items are used in this class; students with food allergies should consider another offering.

6 Tech programs that TAKE OFF! Project Based Courses for Grades 4-6 Offered in cooperation with Black Rocket (+Courses carry an additional $62 fee per week) Students will work in pairs or teams for most of the program. Returning students can create more advanced projects that build on previous years. CODE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE! INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING Watch as the characters in your imagination come to life in this unique course that blends classic storytelling with animation techniques and coding. Start with a concept, design the characters, and choose not just one ending, but many! Learn how to create your own text-based adventure games with variables, conditional logic, images, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. LEGO VIDEO GAMES Combine your two favorite activities: LEGOs and Video Games! Students will create their own LEGO characters and adventures in an interactive 2D Video Game. At the end of the program, every student will have a finished LEGO Video Game that can be shared with friends and family through a password protected Black Rocket website. Games are only compatible on PC computers; Mac versions can be created after the program for a $15.00 conversion fee. MAKE YOUR FIRST 3D VIDEO GAME! In this Black Rocket classic, you will go well beyond the limitations of the traditional 2D game design classes and create an immersive 3D world. Students will learn the physics behind 3D games, explore beginner event scripting, level design, controlling the flow of gameplay, and storytelling. Student created games will be available on a password protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. DON'T FORGET ABOUT OUR SECONDARY CAMPS! A sampling of planned programs: ART IN AUGUST LEGO VIDEO GAMES MINECRAFT MODDERS SUMMER LIT CAMP WOODTURNING Visit for more details and to register MINECRAFT MODDERS Use your favorite game to learn the basics 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 own a PC/MAC version of Minecraft. Tablet, phone, and game console versions of Minecraft are not compatible. STAR WARS STOP ANIMATION Make your own Star Wars adventure come to life! Bring in your favorite action figures or Star Wars vehicles and create a short film with your friends. Whether you want to recreate a scene from Star Wars or design a new world of your own, this class brings your dreams to the screen. Students will need to bring in Star Wars action figures or vehicles from home, but all other equipment will be provided. Student-created films will be available on a password protected website to share with friends and family. VIRTUAL REALITY: THE FUTURE IS NOW Embark on an EPIC adventure in virtual reality! In this cutting edge class, you will learn the foundations of VR design by creating your own virtual worlds, exploring simulated environments, and crafting memorable 3D experiences. At the end of the week, take home your first cardboard VR headset to show friends and family the new worlds you created. VR projects can be viewed on a website or a mobile device. Students do not need a mobile device to take the class, but to use the VR headset at home a camper will need access to an Android or Apple mobile device. VR Games will be available on a password protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. **There is an additional $19 lab fee for the VR headset. SUMMER FUN!

7 Registration Information All registration and payment is ONLINE! Visit and click the Register Now button. We suggest using the Course Selections grid on the previous page to select the Shorts & Sports weeks and courses for which you wish to register PRIOR to visiting the website. If you are a new user, click Create New Account at the bottom of the screen and follow the on-screen prompts. Be sure to include emergency contact info and pertinent medical info. Returning users should log in and update emergency information before selecting classes. (NOTE: Our registration system is separate from the District's Parent Portal.) REGISTERING All camps will be listed on the left hand side of the screen under CEEL/Summer Camps. Select the camp for which you would like to register. A Session Schedule will open. Eligible students will be listed in a drop down on the Session Schedule page. Select the student you would like to register. Click Add next to Full or Half day, as well as 9:00 and 10:35 classes. You will see the classes being added to your cart in the upper right hand corner. If you need to register additional children for this particular camp, select their name from the drop down at the top of the page and follow the same process to create their schedule. Once you have completed your selections, you may register for additional camps by clicking the desired camp in the left navigation bar. Review your selections and click Checkout to continue. WAITLIST Only Black Rocket classes will have a waitlist option. PAYMENT At the time of registration, a non-refundable fee of $25 per student is required. At checkout, you will have the option of paying in FULL or placing your total bill on a Payment Plan +. If you choose to place your invoice on a payment plan, your credit card will be charged every Monday, starting May 7 and ending June 25, for a total of 8 weekly payments. You will receive a confirmation upon successful registration. +You must click the box that says "Click here to put this invoice on a payment plan". If you do not do this prior to entering your credit card information, your credit card will be charged the entire invoice amount. There will be a charge of 5% on any refund required should you inadvertently pay more than you intended. The system defaults to monthly payments, but dates will be changed by office staff prior to the first payment. CANCELLATIONS You must complete an online form for all cancellation or schedule change requests. You can find this form at No refunds are granted for cancellations made with less than five business days' notification prior to the start of a course. All cancellations are subject to a $20 cancellation fee per student, per camp. SCASD Community Education 240 Villa Crest Drive State College, PA (814) or commed-reg@scasd.org

8 State College Area School District Community Education 240 Villa Crest Drive State College, PA The State College Area School District is an equal opportunity education institution and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, national origin or disability in its activities, programs, or employment practices as required by Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, and Americans with Disabilities Act. For information regarding civil rights, grievance procedures and services, or activities and facilities that are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities, contact the Compliance Officer, State College Area School District, 131 West Nittany Avenue, State College, PA 16801, (814) Share this flyer with a friend!