Sample
Schedules
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Sample
Schedule for Grades 3/4
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7:00-9:25
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Before
Care Available at Walnut Creek Intermediate!
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9:25-9:35
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3rd/4th
graders are greeted by their Aides. |
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9:35-10:25
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1st
period -- a discovery-based science class, such as “CSI”
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10:25-11:20
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2nd
period -- a participatory mystery class, like “Mystery of Dr. G” |
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11:20-11:35
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Snack
break |
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11:35-12:30
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3rd
period -- a team-building, design class, such as “Build It!” |
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12:30-12:40
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3rd/4th
graders are either escorted to the Pick up Point to go home or to the
After Care Room for more fun adventures. |
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12:40-6:00
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After
Care Available at Heather Farms Park!
Lunchtime Swim,
play games, go on field trips, make friends, have fun! |
Tuesdays
and Thursdays
Sample
Schedule for Grades 3/4
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7:00-9:25
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Before
Care Available at Walnut Creek Intermediate!
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9:25-9:35
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3rd/4th
graders are greeted by their Aides. |
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9:35-10:25
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1st
period -- a visual art class, such as “Optical Illusions”
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10:25-11:20 |
2nd
period -- an active, fun class, like “Obstacle Courses” |
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11:20-11:35
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Snack
break |
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11:35-12:30
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3rd
period -- creative language art
class, like “Detective Stories” |
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12:30-12:40
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3rd/4th
graders are either escorted to the Pick up Point to go home or to the
After Care Room for more fun adventures. |
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12:40-6:00
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After
Care Available at Heather Farms Park! Lunchtime Swim,
play games, go on field trips, make friends, have fun! |
Detectives, Scientists, Mystery Writers, Code Breakers: Your assignment, should you decide to accept it, will be to have the best summer ever! Join your friends and colleagues and discover the secret worls of Mysteries, Puzzles and Optical Illusions at Arts, Adventures & Academics Summer Camp. See you there! Signing Off, |
All
3rd/4th graders will pick their top choices out of these
classes. We will match them with a
schedule that includes their top priorities!
3 classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and 3 more classes on
Tuesdays and Thursdays! More
choices, more fun!!!
CLASS
DESCRIPTIONS FOR 3RD/4TH GRADERS:
Build
It!
Instructor:
Sue Scott
What
do you do with 15 spools, 10 inches of string and 3 feet of bendable cardboard?
Answer: Build It!
In this visual art class, you will work as a team to solve various
problems. Create structures that
stand tall and design facades that will amaze those who pass by.
Put the laws of physics to the test while creating fun and fabulous
sculptures! Make art that has
potential for kinetic movement. Use
teamwork to explore the illusion of space with your artwork, and then tackle the
challenge of making art that moves in space.
Be the engineers, architects, designers and more!
CARTOONING
CAPERS AND OTHER ILLUSTRATED ADVENTURES
Instructor: Tim Hancock
Ever want to
put your ideas in a comic book? Think
you can create the illustrations for the next great adventure series? Learn the visual art techniques you need to wow your friends
with your own creations! Create
illustrated “choose your own adventure” stories with multiple possible
outcomes. Take your work from
character development to full panel design. Learn drawing skills to make your
work come to life! We will cover
facial expression, figure drawing and story boarding using pen & ink, brush
painting and Prismacolor markers.
CSI
Instructor:
Staff
Here’s
your chance to explore, investigate, and experiment with forensic evidence.
Analyze fingerprints and determine the components of the mystery ink. Then
investigate, and try to solve, a compelling mystery -- “The Case of the
Missing Millionaire” – with tests and methods real crime scene investigators
might use. Will we find enough hard evidence to determine “who done it”?
DETECTIVE
STORIES
Instructor:
Staff
Could
the next great mystery writer or legendary detective be among us?
We’ll find out as we develop stories of suspense and intrigue through
writing, acting, and interactive games. From the silly to the serious, from
Inspector Gadget to Sherlock Holmes, you’ll be the writer, the detective, the
suspect, or maybe even the villain. Trench
coats and magnifying glasses optional, creative thinking and fun times required!
HISTORY
MYSTERY
Instructor:
Michelle Flynn
Travel
back into ancient lands. Our team of explorers will search the clues found in
ancient artifacts to decode mysterious messages and unearth forgotten treasures
from lost lands. Create
and use visual art pieces to deepen the mystery.
What could these hieroglyphics mean?
Why have these relics been destroyed?
Let’s suit up in our safari gear and chase down secrets from the past!
MAZES,
PUZZLES, RIDDLES AND TEASERS
Instructor:
Staff
Can you meet
the challenge? Out-think your
opponent. Use your logic to solve
the riddle and create a few of your own. In
this class, you’ll play games and use all different parts of your brain to
solve perplexing puzzles. Play the Brain Relay or solve the dilemma in the guessing game, Whodunit?!
You’ll come out a winner!
THE
MYSTERY OF DR. G:
An Interactive Theater Adventure
Instructor:
Lee Goldin
Step
into the shoes of a world-renowned scientist and spend the summer unraveling a
spellbinding mystery. The brilliant anthropologist, Doctor
Gallagher, was about to make a groundbreaking discovery when he mysteriously
disappeared. Now it’s up to you to join an elite team of researchers to track
him down before his nefarious nemesis, Dr. Evander Lowenthal, gets to him first!
Using the power of your own imagination, travel to an exotic and exciting world
that is unlike any game you have ever played or any theater you will ever see.
Reserve your ticket on a voyage to discovery!
OBSTACLE
COURSES
Instructor:
Staff
Give
up? Never!
Overcome the physical trials that come your way and race through the
Brain Teaser Obstacle Course with your team.
Don’t let these opulent obstructions and contorting conundrums slow you
down! Use your strength and your
smarts to meet the challenge!
OPTICAL
ILLUSIONS
Instructor:
Tara Norman
In
this visual art class, discover the secrets artists have known for centuries.
How can up be down or near be far? How
can something solid drip down the wall? The answer is: Art. Design
visual puzzles, learn “tricks of the eye” and develop your art skills
through fun projects of various media.
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