| Program | Session | Dates | Time | Tier 1 Rate | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrichment Morning | Session 1 | June 24-July 12 | 9am-Noon | $795 | Register |
| Enrichment Afternoon | Session 1 | June 24-July 12 | Noon-3pm | $670 | Register |
No Camp on Thursday, July 4.
Imagination Creation
Grades 1-2 Session 1 9:00
Class Type: Arts & Crafts
Unlock your imagination while having fun creating and discovering the world of art and crafts. Roll up your sleeves and make unique 2 and 3 dimensional designs with a variety of media including paints, pencils, clay, Craypas, printing and much more. Learn how to create amazing wax paper art, Papier Mache structures, colored sand paintings, and potato prints. Impress your family with dazzling tissue paper sun catchers, decorative refrigerator magnets, finger puppets, and lanterns. So come join us and get ready to use your imagination, and discover the world of arts and crafts!
Instructor: To be Announced.
Under the Deep Blue Sea
Grades 1-3 Session 1 9:00
Class Type: Crafts & Science
Join Jenn on a magical journey under the sea. Let's start our adventure by visiting with those fascinating beach creatures, hermit crabs. We'll observe our very own hermit crab and watch it grow. Then let's explore the fantastic world of colorful and wondrous fish, sharks, sea stars, and turtles. We'll find Nemo who will take us on a ride down the East Australian current to the amazing Barrier Reef where we will make "oceans" in a bottle, fish rubbings, 3-D murals, and our own class coral reef complete with fish. Discover, while we read why the Rainbow Fish gave away his beautiful scales and then create our own display to illustrate the story. Come along and dive into the wonder of the deep blue sea.
Instructor: Jenn Cofer
Computer Adventure
Grades 1-4 Session 1 9:00
Class Type: Computer - Multimedia
Are you ready for a multi-media adventure? We will create amazing computer projects using Kidspiration and Kerpoof. Use your imagination and create animated movies and story books of your own. We will read interactive books and create your own mini-books. You will design multimedia projects to wow and amaze your family and friends. Get ready to explore fantastic websites and play awesome computer games. Come join the Computer Adventure!
Instructor: Dawn Knecht
Bridge the Gap
Grades 2-4 Session 1 9:00
Class Type: Engineering
Join our mightly marvels of engineers for a unique building experience. Learn how to use a compass, protractor, graph paper and other learning aides to create your very own architectural blueprints. Use these blueprints to design impressive structures out of Legos, Knex and other interesting construction materials. Each week will feature a new set of challenges. Design a historical building, a modern urban architectural wonder such as a bridge, tunnel or highway. Imagine making an architectural marvel from the future like a space home or space airport. Be creative as you improve your math and analytical skills as your have a blast learning the art of buillding.
Instructor: Randy Cohen
The Hunt for the City of Gold
Grades 2-4 Session 1 9:00
Class Type: Scavenger Hunt
Everyone loves the excitement of finding objects on a scavenger hunt! Use your imagination while creating secret codes and different types of clues such as rhyming clues, mirror clues, rebus clues, and picture clues. Discover how to draw treasure maps and learn how to follow t hem. On the hunt, practice your decoding skills to decipher your opposing team's clues. Feel the anticipation as each team works to win the challenge. Join our class and work in teams as you meet the challenge that each hunt will bring. Scavenger hunts are a fun team-building activity for anyone!
Instructor: Caren Cohen
International Bread Bakery
Grades 3-6 Session 1 9:00
Class Type: Bread Making
In this fabulous bread-making class, learn the art of mixing, kneading and baking different types of breads. We all love to eat bread which is probably why there is such a large variety.......bagels, biscuits, buns, croissants, flat breads, and waffles. All over the world bread is considered a necessary part of any meal. Make soda bread from Ireland, crepes from France, waffles from Belgium, and calzones from Italy. Come and enjoy breads from around the world and take home your own collection of recipes to share. Bon Baguette!
Instructor: Barbara Mitchell
Spybot Robot Challenge
Grades 4-6 Session 1 9:00
Class Type: Lego Robotics
This class will use Spybotics Lego equipment to create moving robots that avoid obstacles, battle other robots, and many other amazing things! While working in small groups, you will develop learning strategies as you experiment with and discover the mechanics of robots. You will build and customize your own robot! This class is full of challenge and excitement.....don't miss it!
Instructor: Tracy Smith
Inspired Landscapes
Grades 5-9 Session 1 9:00
Class Type: Oil Painting
Be a great artist! As a certified Bob Ross instructor, Mike Teator will guide you through the process of creating beautiful and inspired landscapes using the unique Bob Ross method. This method of painting fosters great personal expression. Learn the special effects of using the "Wet-on-Wet" painting technique and create magnificent landscapes that will amaze you. Bob Ross' method will make any beginner feel like a pro. Jump on the "Joy of Painting" express and let your imagination fly. Be prepared to be amazed by your creation!
Instructor: Mike Teator
Light It Up!
Grades 5-9 Session 1 9:00
Class Type: Crafts (Lamp Making)
You will literally see your efforts come to LIGHT in this great lamp-making class. Use your engineering and design skills to create different types of working lamps with simple wiring and switches. Let your creativity flow as your take this interactive class where Annie once again turns the impossible into possible. Other projects include making a home-made flashlight, traffic light, and circuit board. Impress your family and friends with skills you throught you never had. Have fun with this unique class and light it up with Annie.
Instructor: Annie Malizia
Pirates of the Caribbean
Grades 1-2 Session 1 10:45
Class Type: Crafts (Pirates)
Ahoy Mates! Set sail along the briny blue, where we'll take a journey back to the land of pirates. Learn about famous pirates, chart where they sailed and act out your own swashbuckling skits. Enjoy eating "pirate grub" such as edible pirate ships, pirate punch, and chess pie. Choose your mates, dress as pirates, and make a treasure map to search for buried treasure. Play pirate games such as "X" marks the sport, swab the deck, and capture the flag. Get ready to sail the seven seas and dive into adventure!
Instructor: Barbara Mitchell
American Girl Adventures
Grades 1-2 Session 1 10:45
Class Type: Crafts
How would you like to be an American Girl? Trace the path Kirsten's family took to get to America from Sweden. Travel back in time with Samantha and learn how to be a detective to help your friends just like she helped her friend, Nellie. Then let's hop to1944 to lend a hand to Molly as she works on a special project for her father. Be creative and imaginative as you make a yarn doll just like Kirsten, a patriotic pinwheel like Molly, a shadow puppet like Addy and top it off by making matching girl and doll backpacks for your American Girl doll! Every day will be filled with an adventure about a different American girl. On our last day, let's all come with our favorite girl, and dress as them as we throw an American girl party! So go grab your doll and get ready for some fun as we take off on an American Girl Adventure!
Instructor: Caren Cohen
Did I Do That?
Grades 1-3 Session 1 10:45
Class Type: Cooking & Recyclable Crafts
In this one-of-a-kind craft and cooking class, you will make unique recyclable items such as a life-sized igloo out of milk cartons, make a spin drum that plays to your own beat, create favulous stuffed animals, make a recycled box city, Popsicle-stick puppets, bird houses and bird feeders. An then enjoy a well-deserved break and treat yourself to a delicious and fun snack while you discover how to make mini-pizzas, parmesan cheese straws, cheese tortillas with a twist, and Tex-Mex popcorn. This is no limit to what you can recycle and cook with Annie......"Did I Do That?"
Instructor: Annie Malizia
Clue Crew
Grades 2-4 Session 1 10:45
Class Type: Solve the Mystery
Let's solve the mystery! Have fun following all kinds of clever and unique clues that will unlock the many incredible mysteries at camp. Solve challenging riddles and travel down winding trails to search for hidden treasures throughout Concordia's campus. Enjoy creating your own encrypted codes as you work in teams to solve intricate mysteries. Write your own clues on blank puzzle pieces to create secret messages. Have a great time using your detective skills in solving problems as we discover what mysteries lurk at Concordia Summer Camp.
Instructor: Randy Cohen
The Zany World of Animated Video
Grades 2-4 Session 1 10:45
Class Type: Animated Video
Make your stories come to life in this awesome animated video class. You will be guided through the process of producing a minute-long, animated video by taking digital pictures and grouping them together in a time-sequence. Using Play-Doh, fantastic moveable action figures, LEGO's, foam core backdrops, pens and markers, you will develop your story, design what your background will look like, decide on the figures you want to animate and then bring it all together by adding sound effects and voices in a post-video production using stop-motion animation. The stories and subjects are limited only by your imagination. SO.....get ready,,,,,get set.....let's animte with professional animation instructor Mike!
Instructor: Mike Teator
Investigative Scientists
Grades 3-6 Session 1 10:45
Class Type: Science (Forensic)
Do you know what it takes to solve a mystery? As you transform yourself into a forensic scientist, discover the different ways to analyze information and how to formulate your own series of experiments. Using our own "mystery scenes," discover how the professionals solve these puzzles. Did you know that every person has their o wn unique pattern on their fingertips? Using our fingerprinting knowlege and other forensic theories and methods, we'll gather evidence against our suspects and help solve the mystery. Let the investigative scientist within you discover the elements of surprise and let's crack the case!
Instructor: Jenn Cofer
Lights, Camera, Action
Grades 3-6 Session 1 10:45
Class Type: Filmmaking Techniques
Whether it's sidesplitting comedy or an action-packed movie, there's a film for everyone. It's easy to say movies are fun, but what makes them special to you? Is it the action, crazy stunts or funny lines? In this class compare different types of movie productions such as animated shorts, music videos, movie trailers, web videos, and other types of shoots. Explore the basics of filmmaking techniques, including camera angles, lighting, sound recording, screenwriting, storyboarding, and direction. Watch movie clips from your favorite movies and discuss how these techniques were used in each film. Have fun collaborating in groups writing scripts and acting out skits. "It's Showtime" and the spotlight is on YOU!
Instructor: To be announced
Computers Unleashed
Grades 5-9 Session 1 10:45
Class Type: Video Game Design & Microsoft Office
Come have two times the fun in this unique class!
Once each week you will get ready for the future using the Microsoft Office Suite of programs to produce awesome projects. We will be disigning postcards in Publisher, building an animated slide show in PowerPoint, creating a word search in Excel and even making our own stationary in Word.
The rest of the week will be spent discovering the world of video game building. In the video game design component, we will learn how to build computer video games that will keep players coming back for more. We will focus on arcade and platform-style video games for beginners as well as advanced campers. You will be guided through the basics of game logic, animations, scoring systems, level design and more. The finale will be the creation of your very own multi-level 2D arcade game. And, if you've taken the video game design class before, don't worry, you can build on what you've already learned. Come join the adventure in this one-of-a-kind computer class!
Instructor: Dawn Knecht
Cooking Across the Globe
Grades 5-9: Session 1 10:45
Class Type: Cooking (International)
Have you ever tried spiced beef from Sri Lanka, gumbo from New Orleans, or Gyro's from Greece? Have you every tried to make them yourself? Come work in collaborative teams and learn how to plan a meal, read recipes, and measure ingredients. Come travel the globe creating and tasting cuisines from around the world. In our travels we will catalog our dining experiences in a cookbook to be enjoyed for years to come.
Instructor: Tracy Smith
| Program | Session | Dates | Times | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrichment Morning Program | Session 2 | July 15–August 2 | 9am–Noon | $850 | Register |
| Enrichment Afternoon Program | Session 2 | July 15–August 2 | Noon–3pm | $720 | Register |
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! We will continue to offer the Noon-3pm Enrichment Afternoon program as a stand-alone offer. You can choose either 9am-Noon or Noon-3pm or both to meet your enrichment program camp needs.
The philosophy of the Enrichment Program is to provide exciting, fun, creative and stimulating courses to satisfy a wide range of interests that are designed to foster personal growth. Campers will learn new skills and uncover hidden talents and develop a lifelong love of learning. The Enrichment Program offers many innovative and age-appropriate activities for children from grades 1–9.
Tjhe Ultimate Slumber Party
Grades 1-2 Session 2 9:00
Class Type: Crafts (Fashion)
There is nothing like sharing some fun time with your new BFFs! If you like fashion and dressing up, then come to our "Ultimate Slumber Party." Have an amazing time creating dazzling accessories for your hair, personalizing your purses with sequins and beads and decorating jewelry boxes using an array of materials. Every Friday, look forward to a little something extra like scrumptious treats that will leave you and your friends wanting more. With a little glitter, a sprinkle of pink, and tons of imagination "The Ultimate Slumber Party" will be a blast!
Instructor: Barbara Mitchell
Easy Cooking....123
Grades 1-2 Session 2 9:00
Class Type: Cooking (Basic Skills)
Have fun exploring basic cooking skills that will last a lifetime. Taste mouth-watering foods as you learn how to read a recipe, follow directions and measure ingredients accurately. Learn how to work in teams while preparing dishes such as homemade waffles topped with berries, apple crisp, fruit and cheese kabobs, savory muffins and fruit smoothies. Discover the fun in learning the techniques that can make cooking as easy as 1-2-3!
Instructor: Annie Malizia
Cyberspace Computer Class
Grades 1-4 Session 2 9:00
Class Type: Computer (Social Studies/Math/Science)
Let's explore cyberspace in this awesome computer class! We'll use Google Earth to visit famous places around the world, build our own online cities and explore interactive maps...who thought social studies coud be such fun?! If you love math, we'll recharge your math skills playing cool computer math games. We'll have fun with puzzles and logic games too! And if there's a scientist hiding in you, we are going to explore the world of science while we discover animals and their habitats, investigate weather, and soar into outer space! You don't want to miss this exciting adventure into Cyberspace at Concordia!
Instructor: Dawn Knecht
Snap, Crackle, Pop!
Grades 2-4 Session 2 9:00
Class Type: Science
Awaken your inner scientist! Explore the mysteries of science while you have fun investigating and experimenting with commong kitchen materials. Discover how certain materials can be both a liquid and a solid, ice can boil. and water can recycle itself. Learn how to represent molecules using candy and how to create crystal egg geodes. Make delicious homemade ice cream and demonstrate how a liquid can turn into a solid. Devise your own experiments using scientific methods in our amazing science lab. So get ready to Snap, Crackle, and Pop!
Instructor: Jenn Cofer
Awesome Landscapes for Beginners
Grades 2-4 Session 2 9:00
Class Type: Oil Painting
Never painted before? Not a problem! As a certified Bob Ross instructor, Mike Teator will guide you through the process of creating beautiful landscapes using the unique Bob Ross "Wet-on-Wet" Technique. You will use step-by-step directions designed to help anyone begin painting like a professional. Mike will guide you through the process of how color combinations and simple painting techniques create the image you want. Travel on canvas with your magic brush and have a lot of fun. Bring home a fantastic painting that will astound all.
Instructor: Mike Teator
Bubblemania
Grades 2-4 Session 2 9:00
Class Type: Science
Bursting with excitement and back by popular demand! Have you ever stood inside a giant bubble or wondered how to make the best ever bubble solution? Did you know that by watching the color of a bubble you can predict when it will pop? In Bubblemania, explore the chemistry of making bigger and longer-lasting bubbles. Investigate how different amounts of a secret ingredient in a bubble solution can change the size of a bubble. Observe how soap affects the surface tension of water and learn how air pressure can keep a bubble floating in the air. Use an array of materials to create unique bubble makers and have fun testing your design!
Instructor: To be Announced
Top Secret Mission
Grades 3-6 Session 2 9:00
Class Type: Science
Bring your 007 spy skills to this challenging science class as we learn the secrets of espionage. Explore how scientists use microscopes to perform DNA testing on saliva and hair. Add synthetic blood typing and fingerprint dusting to your repertoire of investigative skills. Unscramble secret messages, use spy-like gadgets and hidden cameras to uncover covert operations. Learn how to detect the undetectable by reading messages in invisible ink. Have fun being a summer secret agent!
Instructor: Randy Cohen
Hobbit Village
Grades 4-6 Session 2 9:00
Class Type: Building (Lord of the Rings Theme)
Here's your chance to construct a place where Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves, Wizards and Dragons live. Join us as we build the world of Middle Earth, from The Hill, home of the Hobbit himself, to the Lonely Mountain, where the evil dragon guards his stolen treasure. Create skits using the main characters including Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, and the Thirteen dwarves. Dive into the triology of The Lord of the Rings as you follow Frodo in his quest to destroy the Ring. Then challenge yourself with engaging trivia games. So brush up on your Dwarfish, Elvin and Hobbit skills and come join us in the land of The Hobbit.
Instructor: Caren Cohen
Point, Zoom, and Click
Grades 5-9 Session 2 9:00
Class Type: Digital Photography
As you page through amazing magazine pictures and ads, do you ever wonder "HOW DID THEY DO THAT?" The answer is simple......digital photography! Discover how to create pictures with a WOW factor. You will learn simple photography techniques like picture composition, cropping, and air brushing. Watch how your ordinary pictures will be transfomed into works of art. Leave this class with a photo album that will showcase your photography skills.
Instructor: Tracy Smith
Zany Crafts & Cooking from A to Z
Grades 1-2 Session 2 10:45
Class Type: Crafts & Cooking
Bring your zany imagination and crazy creativity and let's cook and craft our way through every letter in the alphabet. With 26 letters, there are lots of fun project possibilities such as amazing airplanes, jungle jewelry, dinosaurs, chocolate chip cakes, ants on a log, and zebra cakes. So let's make exciting crafts and scrumptious food.....a fun summer awaits you in "Crafts and Cooking from A to Z."
Instructor: Caren Cohen
Are We There Yet?
Grades 1–3 Session 2 10:45
Class Type: Crafts & Science
How can you travel from Antarctica to Africa to South America in three weeks? In this class, you can! Discover why it is so cold in Antarctica by learning how glaciers form. Together let's dance with penguins and play with the polar bear cubs. Then it's off to African safari to observe animals in their natural habitat and maybe even ride a camel. Why do leopards have spots? How tall can giraffes grow? We'll have fun creating our own Elephant's March and pride of ferocious lions. And finally, we'll discover the beautiful rainforests of South America where the anacondas slither and spider monkeys hang from tree tops. Design your own South American drums to dance to the beat of Brazilian music. Grab your passports and say "cheese" for the camera so our magnificent trip can begin!
Instructor: Jenn Cofer
Kids R Cooking
Grades 2-4 Session 2 10:45
Class Type: Cooking
Who says only grown-ups can cook? Why wait for your parents to make your favorite cakes, cookies, cupcakes and pies? With "Kids R Cooking", practice your skills in measuring, cutting, baking and decorating that is sure to please any crowd. Learn the basic rules and tips of baking and use these techniques to make scrumptious desserts. Pick a theme and work in teams to create the "perfect bake-off." Everyone wins because the prize is edible. Baking offers endless possibilities!
Instructor: Barbara Mitchell
The Perfect Art Class
Grades 2-4 Session 2 10:45
Class Type: Art (Multi-medium)
Do you like to experiment with different types of art? Today, paint with acrylics on canvas, tomorrow make clay sculptures. If so, "The Perfect Art Class" is for you! Create 2 and 3D works of art out of common household items like forks, cups and plates. Sculpt small renditions of famous structures out of clay or sketch and paint your own interpretation of Van Gogh's "Starry Night." Come experiment with different art mediums and discover your favorite techniques along the way. We will transform our art room into a gallery to showcase your masterpieces. Your family and friends will be impressed. Let the discovery begin!
Instructor: Tracy Smith
Manga Anime Cartoon Mania
Grades 4-6 Session 2 10:45
Class Type: Manga Anime Cartooning
Love the fantastic cartoon art of Japanese Manga? Even newcomers to drawing will learn how to draw. Discover the styles and techniques of this unique art form originating from Japanese comic books and mini-novels. Create your very own comic book! Watch as your characters develop, and wardrobes, plots and storylines come to life. Perfect your drawing, coloring techniques, and writing dialogue. Mike Teator will guide your activities through a process designed to hone your technical and critical thinking skills. Finalize a fantastic project of your own design.
Instructor: Mike Teator
Inventor's Workshop
Grades 4-6 Session 2 10:45
Class Type: Construction Design
Can you imagine your life without an automobile, computer or even a light bulb? Few of us can, these are inventions which changed the world. Anyone can invent. All you need is your curiosity and imagination. Our inventors will study the laws of physics and motion. Using graph paper, create blueprints for scale models of our unique inventions. Ordinary household items such as toothpicks, straws and even spoons will be combined with pulleys to bring these inventions to life. Push your imagination to new heights and maybe someday, you too, will create the next invention that no one in the future can imagine living without. Your invention today may help shape the world of tomorrow.
Instructor: Randy Cohen
On Top of Spaghetti
Grades 4-6 Session 2 10:45
Class Type: Cooking (Italian)
On Top of Spaghetti all covered with sauce....make scrumptious meatballs that will get rave reviews! Walk through Annie's Italian kitchen and learn how to use a pasta machine and make delicious homemade pasta that will thrill your family. Grill sausage and peppers to perfection and make pizza from scratch creating new and fun toppings. End your meal as you learn to make sweet treats such as zeppoles, tiramisu and chocolate gelato sandwiches. Bring home a book of recipes that will amaze your family and friends with your new-found talent. Mangia!
Instructor: Annie Malizia
3-2-1.....Action!
Grades 5-9 Session 2 - 10:45
Class Type: Computer (Movie Making)
The sights, sounds and action of a movie are a great way to bring pictures to life. In this computer class, you will see how to turn photos and video clips into fantastic movies with special effects, sounds, and captions. You will learn how easy it is to add titles, movement, transitions and even a music track to your projects! You'll learn how to make movie magic using Movie Maker and Photo Story and, at the end of this fabulous class, you will share your movies so everyone can enjoy your works of art! Bring your pictures, videos and imagination and join the Movie Maker fun!
Instructor: Dawn Knecht
Beads to Benefit Others
Grades 5-9 Session 2 10:45
Class Type: Benefit (Jewelry Making)
Back by popular demand! Over the past two years, Concordia's Enrichment Camp has run a successful benefit class and has raised more than $2,000 for charity. This class is designed to not only teach campers how to design and make jewelry, but to also learn how to give back to benefit others. Learn special techniques of jewerly-making such as crimping, knotting, metal-stamping, stringing, and briolette wraps. Discover how to make distinctive Illusion necklaces using beautiful glass and stone beads. Explore how to make Japanese and European Chain Maille necklaces from classic, traditional weaves to ornate rope patterns. What a "bead-tiful" way to spend your summer!
Instructor: To Be Announced
You can register for the Enrichment Afternoon Program as a separate program. So if your child wants to join us just from Noon-3pm, we have an exciting program for them to enjoy. And, of course, you can still register for both the Morning and Afternoon Enrichment Programs.
Program Focus: Provide an exciting, fun, creative and stimulating program to satisfy a wide range of interests that will challenge the mind and the imagination while fostering personal growth. Campers will learn new skills designed to uncover hidden talents and develop a lifelong love of learning.
Program Activities:
Cooking: In Concordia's kitchen, we will whip up fun and simple snacks, beverages and desserts: such as mini-pizzas, cheesy quesadillas, chocolate-covered popcorn, refreshing fruit smoothies and decadent chocolate fudge.
Science: Through scientific investigations, campers will explore the chemical reactions of everyday household ingredients. As science super-sleuths, you will be mystified as you examine the properties of ooey-gooey mystery substances like Oobleck and Gak.
Art: Create magnificent art pieces and unique 3-D designs in our art class. Have fun working with tie-dying and rice art while getting a little bit messy.
Computer: Revel in playing your favorite computer games in Concordia's state-of-the-art computer lab. If you love to draw, color and paint, then KidPix may be the game for you and, if logic games are your thing, then try the exciting game of Zoombinis. Other games will also be offered.
Water Play: Campers will have great fun playing water games, splashing in small wading pools, and sliding down the slippery slip and slide. Campers will test their coordination by following fun obstacle courses using water balloons, cones and squishy balls. There will also be a movie day where we will pop our own delicious popcorn to enjoy with the show.
Outdoor Play: Campers will have fun participating in organized games. We will head for Concordia's own sand pit to play volleyball and use Concordia's grassy quad to play kickball and more. Each day will bring new challenges for campers to build confidence, work as a team, and have fun.
So come and hang out with us for a summer of fun, fitness, and friends!
