Please note that students have the option to stay for Lunch and  Recess (11:30 am  to 12:30pm) if they are taking a morning and afternoon workshop for an additional $25 charge, please include in your deposit.  All workshops are Monday through Thursday and have a 12-student limit, unless otherwise noted. Workshop students are invited to join us at Krepps Park and Pool on Friday's. See Pool information for details.

LEGOLand at MLA: Ages 5-8. June 14-17, 2010 (9:30 - 11:30am) [$115]
You've never seen so many Legos! Come and build with them plus bricks, blocks, straw tubes, Lincoln Logs and pretzels. You will have a pretzel house to take home. Grab your buddies and join in the fun with Ms. Pat. 

Advanced Sculpture: Ages 7-9 (9:30-11:30am) June 21-24, 2010 [$115]
Using stones we'll be building an Inukshuk, which is a marker or guide post for safe travel in the wilderness. Out of the Northwest we will learn about totem poles and create our own out of cans and paper mache'. Will also try our hand with building with clay, carving soap and designing with pantyhose. Join Ms. Pat for this advanced sculpture class!
Instructor - Ms. Pat

Kids Can Cook: Ages 5-7 (9:30-11:30am) June 21-24, 2010 [$120]
Many kid-friendly recipes will be presented and tasted with Mrs. Seese. Participants will take home a personalized cookbook at the end of the week and a new appreciation for the family chef at dinner time. We will also be making our own personal apron!
 
Beginning Sculpture: Ages 5-6 (9:30-11:30am) June 28- July 1, 2010 [$115]
Make an original scultpure from pantyhouse, visit the wilderness and learn about the Inukshuk, a trail marker for safe travel, with Ms. Pat. Make your own Inukshuk to take home. Try your hand at scultping clay pots and travel to the Northwest to discover the secrets of the totem pole. Create your own totem pole out of coffee cans to take home.

Candy-The Science of Sweets: I Ages 5-8 (9:30-11:30am) June 28-July 1, 2010 [$130]
Students will explore the scientific concepts of sweets, with Ms. Taylor, through baking, candy making and more! See carbon dioxide in action, learn about the stages of candy making, discover how leavening agents work and actually make marshmallows.  

Candy-The Science of Sweets II: Ages 9-11  (12:30-2:30pm) June 28-July 1, 2010 [$130]
Students will explore the scientific concepts of sweets, with Ms. Taylor, through baking, candy making and more! See carbon dioxide in action, learn about the stages of candy making, discover how leavening agents work and actually make marshmallows.  

Rocketry Ages 8-11  (12:30-2:30pm) June 28-July 1, 2010 [$130]
3, 2, 1, BLAST OFF!! Join Mr. John Montgomery as you learn how a rocket flies, the parts of a rocket, and how to build a rocket.  Campers in this workshop will get to set off their own rocket, as they learn the mechanics of rocketry from Mr. M with equipment and information from NASA.

Artcycle! Ages 8-11 (9:30-11:30am) July 5-9, 2010 [$115]
Turn recyclable materials into fun and useful projects! Transform newspaper, cardboard and corcks into your own paper, beautiful flower sculptures, a rain stick, and a message board. Instructor Mary Hinchliffe.

Watercolors of Summer Ages 8-11 (9:30-11:30am) July 12-16, 2010 [$115]
Learn the basics of watercolor! Students will use nature for their inspiration. First we will sketch in pencil and then use watercolors to create a beautiful work of art. Weather permitting students will sketch outside and paint on the porch. Instructor Mary Hinchliffe.

Map Reading 101 Ages 5-7 (9:30-11:30am) August 2-6, 2010 [$110]
Join “Sarge,” who is USMC Retired, for a week of Map Reading and Direction Finding. Students will create their own Maps, learn directions and how to read a compass, understand distances and participate in an actual Treasure Hunt where the student will be required to find treasure using Sarge’s Treasure Map.

Beginning Tumbling Ages 5-11  (12:30-2:30pm) July 26-30, 2010 [$100]
Mr. John Montgomery will be instructing the children in all sorts of skils to include backbends, cartwheels as well as backhandsprings, utilizing a variety of mats and coaching aids to assist the children.  Mr. M has had several years experience coaching a variety of levels of gymanstics.