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SUMMER CAMPS 2015 DAVIDSON PARKS AND RECREATION SUMMER CAMP GUIDE Camps are held at the Community School of Davidson Elementary and Middle School, 565 Griffith Street, Davidson, unless otherwise noted. Camps are listed in alphabetical order by title. Davidson Community Players camps are listed at the end of the brochure. Register online at www.townofdavidson.org/dpr or call our office at 704-892-3349. Please note that we have fees for residents and non-residents (NR). [1] Pre-Summer Preschool Camps Your older kids are still in school and your preschooler is already bored. Send him/her to play with us while you prepare for the summer. Art, music, science, games, and a lot of fun are waiting. Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ 1:00 p.m. Date: May 26 -‐ 29 (Tuesday -‐ Friday)/ June 1 -‐ 5 (Monday -‐ Friday) Fee: $105.00 (Tuesday)/$120.00 (Monday) NR Fee: $110.00 (Tuesday)/$125.00 (Monday) Age: 3, 4, and 5 Location: Davidson United Methodist Church *See page 5 for another Pre-‐Summer Camp All Dolled Up! American Girl Doll Join us for a fun-‐filled week with creative things for your 18’’ dolls. If your girl loves her doll, she'll love this week of creating matching T-‐shirts and totes, and much more. We will even enjoy an American girl movie with our new friends and dolls. Date: July 20 -‐ 24 Time: 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. Fee: $140.00 NR Fee: $145.00 Age: 7 -‐ 12 American Girl Craft Magic Explore the stories of popular historic American dolls with period-‐themed crafts, including keepsake boxes, tote bags, a sundress, matching jewelry, and more. On the last day, both girls and dolls will have a tea party and a fashion show. Date: June 15 -‐ 19 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $140.00 NR Fee: $145.00 Age: 4 -‐ 6 All Things Animals Students will create their own ceramic menagerie in this fun, interactive clay camp. Participants will learn basic ceramics techniques such as coiling, pinching, slab building, and texturing. Date: July 27 -‐ 31 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $140.00 NR Fee: $145.00 Age: 5 -‐ 10 App Developer Learn how to be an app developer and create your own smart phone apps for iPhone and Android. You will learn the essentials with an easy-‐to-‐use platform. Learn key programming concepts, ease your way into first steps in Java, while having fun creating fully functioning apps. Date: July 20 -‐ 24 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $135.00 NR Fee: $140.00 Age: 8 -‐ 12 Ambush Field Hockey Camp with Julie Gibbons This program is designed to teach a passion for field hockey in a fun environment. The goal is to teach skill, vision, and understanding of the sport in a positive atmosphere. No experience necessary. Date: June 22 -‐ 26 Time: 9 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $125.00 NR Fee: $130.00 Age 7 -‐ 13 Location: River Run Field Basketball Camp Campers will learn to improve their fundamental skills of basketball, such as passing, dribbling, shooting, defending, and rebounding. Each participant will need to bring athletic shoes, a drink, and a snack. Date: July 13 -‐ 17 Time: 10:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $60.00 NR Fee: $65.00 Age: 5 -‐ 6 [2] Bella K's "Selfie Style" Calling all young fashionistas, Broadway stars, artists, and athletes! It's time to get your selfie on! Bella K invites young girls to come play as we discover the secret to finding styles that make you smile, tapping into your creativity and bringing out the best in you. This fun and interactive camp emphasizes the development of positive self-‐esteem, building on young girls' physical, emotional, and social confidence. Date: June 15 -‐ 18 or July 20 -‐ 23 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon (June) 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. (July) Fee: $95.00 NR Fee: $100.00 Grade: Rising 4th -‐ 6th Creative Native American Crafts and Culture Explore the traditions of Native American heritage. Learn how to make dream catchers, headdresses, vests, and more. Date: July 13 -‐ 17 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $130.00 NR Fee: $135.00 Age: 5 -‐ 11 Create Your Own Comic Books Unleash your imagination learning how to create comic books. You will first write and draw an original comic using our guided worksheets to help you illustrate characters and scenes. Next, you will collaborate to develop a comic, which will feature animated photos of you as a character within the story. At the end of camp you will leave with a bound comic to treasure. Date: July 6 -‐ 10 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $130.00 NR Fee: $135.00 Age: 7 -‐ 12 Cooking for Tweens and Teens This cooking camp with personal chef Vera Samuels provides young people with basic cooking skills that inspire self-‐efficiency and self-‐confidence. All campers will walk away with the ability to duplicate recipes in their own homes. Bring your own beverage. Date: June 22 -‐ 26 (international) or July 13 -‐ 17 (vegetarian) Time: 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. Fee: $130.00 NR Fee: $135.00 Grade: Rising 6th -‐ 9th Create Video Games with Kodu Gamepad Using Xbox controllers, you will design, program, and present your own unique video game. Learn to add objects, add scoring elements, create paths, and add multiple characters. Navigate the Xbox 360 Gamepad and build your technical skills as you create enjoyable, fun, and challenging games to share with your family and friends! Date: July 20 -‐ 24 Time: 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. Fee: $130.00 NR Fee: $135.00 Age: 8 -‐ 12 Disney Divas Karaoke Vocal Summer Camp This fun-‐filled singing and vocal coaching class will teach your child pitch training, breath control, resonance, intonation, diction, and the development of high and low registers. This class will teach your child proper performance etiquette and vocal expressions along with building confidence in singing skills. The music for this camp will derive from the Disney's “Greatest Classics Song Collections.” Date: July 20 -‐ 24 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee : $135.00 NR Fee: $140.00 Age: 8 -‐ 12 Location: Lessons on the Lake Looking for a Full-Day Camp? Contact us if you would like to combine two camps for a full day option at a discounted rate. 704-892-3349 [3] Experimenting with Art With a variety of art centers each day, we will print, paint, scope, and make collages using a variety of materials. This camp incorporates group collaboration and individual skill-‐building. We will experiment with techniques made famous by world-‐ renowned artists. Date: June 22 -‐ 26 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee : $130.00 NR Fee: $135.00 Age: 5 -‐ 10 fencers will try out what they learn by bouting with each other. All equipment is provided. Date: June 15 -‐ 19 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $175.00 NR Fee: $180.00 Age: 8 -‐ 17 Experiment With Science Come and play with great experiments! Compete in an egg toss and egg drop contest, create your own bouncy balls, and explode a reaction rocket. Participants will learn about models, demonstrations, and true science experiments. Plants, animals, physics, chemistry, and art will all be covered. Many students are required to complete a science fair project during the school year, so start now and get it done! Date: July 13 -‐ 17 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $140.00 NR Fee: $145.00 Grade: Rising 2nd -‐ 6th Fashion Passion If your child loves fashion, then he/she will love this camp! Students will learn how to illustrate fashion designs and be able to use their creativity by making their own designs from samples of fabric. They will also design their own wearable art, T-‐shirts, flip-‐flops, hats, and bandannas! Let your future designer learn how to unleash his or her ideas. All supplies are included. Date: June 15 -‐ 19 Time: 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. Fee: $130.00 NR Fee: $135.00 Age: 5 -‐ 11 Game On: Build Your Own Board Game Design your very own board game in this fun and interactive camp. Participants will learn design techniques, tips for rule making, and technical writing. All materials will be provided. Date: July 6 -‐ 10 Time: 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. Fee: $130.00 NR Fee $135.00 Age: 7 -‐ 12 Ghosts, Smelly Socks, and Other Scary Things at Camp Together, we will read kid-‐friendly, scary stories, and then help you create your own ghoulish characters. You'll come up with an exciting plot and a spooky setting. By the end, you'll have your very own illustrated story to frighten your family and friends around the campfire. Date: July 13 -‐ 17 Time: 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. Fee: $130.00 NR Fee: $135.00 Age: 6 -‐ 11 Incredible Flying Machines Conquer the forces of nature as we experiment with numerous flying machines. Follow the development of aeronautics from Leonardo da Vinci to the Wright Brothers as we experiment with the principles of flight. Campers will construct different airplanes and then test their designs, including balloon copters, a hovercraft, paper airplanes, kites, frisbees, parachutes, a solar bag, stomp rockets, solid fuel rockets, and more! Date: June 22 -‐ 26 Fencing: Introduction to the Olympic Sport Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Come learn the exciting and fast-‐paced sport of Olympic Fee: $145.00 fencing. Students will learn footwork, basic plate work, NR Fee: $150.00 and some of the techniques involved in fencing. New Age: 7 -‐ 11 [4] Jewels of the Nile Join us for a fun-‐filled week of things that sparkle! Participants will create their own necklaces, bracelets, and earrings styled after Moroccan, Native American, and Mexican culture. There will also be face painting to accompany the traditional jewelry. Date: July 13 -‐ 17 Time: 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. Fee: $130.00 NR Fee: $135.00 Age: 5 -‐ 11 LEGO™ Design and Programming Create and program robots that rock and robots that roll! Using the LEGO™ WeDo Robotics Kit build a robotic primate that plays a drum to a rock & roll beat, a lion that roars, a bird that flaps its wings, and a boat that will rock on the rough seas. Build your knowledge of simple machines, engineering, programming, and teamwork. Date: July 13 -‐ July 17 Time: 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. Fee: $135.00 NR Fee: $140.00 Age: 8 -‐ 11 LEGO™ Juniors LEGO™ Juniors is perfect for builders who are just discovering the world of LEGO™. Juniors will learn basic building techniques, create from their own imagination, and collaborate with their friends to build amazing LEGO™ creations. Date: August 3 -‐ 6 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $180.00 NR Fee: $185.00 Age: 4 -‐ 6 LEGO™ Mania Builders will dive into thousands of LEGO™ bricks at LEGO™ Mania camp! They'll design their own creations, build cities, moonscapes, and spaceships, put together a thousand-‐piece LEGO™ mosaic, and have a great time building with their friends. If your child loves to build, then don't let him/her miss this camp! Date: July 27 -‐ 30 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $180.00 NR Fee: $185.00 Age: 7 -‐ 10 Lights, Camera, Action: Broadcasting Workshop Do you wonder what it takes to put on a TV show? Join us to learn the tricks of the trade in broadcast journalism, including lighting techniques, set design, script writing, broadcasting, and more. Participants will learn the basics of set design, put on a newscast, and present scripts in front of a camera. Date: July 13 -‐ 17 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $130.00 NR Fee: $135.00 Age: 8 -‐ 13 Little Hands Build Preschool Pre-‐Summer Camp Put a ball of clay in front of a child and watch magic happen. DPR's pre-‐summer preschool camp with Go Go Clay will engage your child's hands and imagination with a fun, challenging medium-‐-‐ceramics and pottery. Snacks, stories, games, and play will round out a busy, action-‐packed day and keep the summer boredom far away. Date: June 8 -‐ 11 (Monday -‐ Thursday) Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $135.00 NR Fee: $140.00 Age: 4 -‐ 6 Location: Davidson Parks and Recreation Mastering the Basics of Spanish If your student needs help in Spanish or wants to get a head start, this is the perfect time to do it! They’ll start speaking Spanish day one, and get the confidence needed to succeed at school. Classes will be interactive, fun, and in a relaxed setting. We will enjoy lunch at Carrburritos on Friday to practice and celebrate at the end of the week (lunch fee not included). Date: Time: Fee: NR Fee: Grade: [5] July 6 -‐ 10 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. $180.00 $185.00 Rising 6th -‐ 12th Meet the Masters Students will explore the works of famous artists and create their own works of clay inspired by masters like Picasso and Matisse. We will learn basic ceramic techniques such as coiling, pinching, slab building, and texturing. Date: July 20 -‐ 24 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee : $140.00 NR Fee: $145.00 Age: 5 -‐ 10 to get your child involved in multiple sporting activities. Your child will learn the basic fundamentals of several fun and engaging sports; including soccer, basketball, T-‐ ball, and football. Your child will also learn a variety of locomotive and manipulative skills that are fun and age-‐ appropriate. Don't miss out on this great opportunity for your child to learn and experience the thrill of sports. Each week is different. Date: June 22 -‐ 26, July 13 -‐ 17, July 20 -‐ 24 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $60.00 NR Fee: $65.00 Age: 4 -‐ 6 Minecraft: Desert Island Survival The children will work together offline in our own Minecraft World hosted on a private server. They will find ways to survive, creating everything themselves from scratch using just the Minecraft blocks, their mining and crafting talents, and their imagination and ingenuity. Date: July 6 -‐ 10 Time 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. Fee: $135.00 NR Fee: $140.00 Age: 9 -‐ 11 Minecraft: The Adventure Begins An initial introduction to Minecraft where students manipulate an avatar to mine, craft, and build in an engaging virtual world. Interwoven with the fun, students will be introduced to the basics of computer networking, the geometry of multidimensional objects, and the rendering of video game graphics. Enroll today and let the Minecraft adventure begin! Date: July 6 -‐ 10 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $135.00 NR Fee: $140.00 Age: 6 -‐ 8 Multi-‐Sport Camp Looking for something that is fun and engaging for everyone? Multi-‐Sport Camp is an exciting opportunity Outdoor Adventure Camp -‐ FULL DAY Spend a week in the great outdoors. Activities will include kayaking, canoeing, campfire building, outdoor cooking, nature hikes, swimming, fishing, recreational games, environmental education programs, greenway exploration, and more. During the week, campers will enjoy a full-‐day field trip to Lake Norman State Park. Date: August 3 -‐ 7 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ 4:00 p.m. Fee: $150.00 NR Fee: $155.00 Age: 10 -‐ 13 Location: Davidson Parks and Recreation Pet Shop Play en Español Does your child want to learn a new language? Does he/she love animals? Abigayl Pansini of the Lake Norman Language Academy will teach your child all about the basics of Spanish while pretending to work at a pet store. Children will learn words and phrases related to animal care, basic greetings, and business terminology. On Friday, participants will enjoy an ice cream party. No live animals will be present. Date: July 6 -‐ 10 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ 12:00 p.m. Fee: $165.00 NR Fee: $170.00 Age 5 -‐ 10 [6] Piano Presto This fun-‐filled piano class will teach your child rhythm reading, geographic location of keyboard letter names, and the basics of five-‐fingered dexterity of both hands. Date: June 15 -‐ 19, July 6 -‐ 10, August 3 -‐ 7 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $175.00 NR Fee: $180.00 Age: 8 -‐ 12 Location: Lessons on the Lake Preschool Recreation This camp offers an experience geared toward the younger set. Each week will have a different theme, and include games, singing, dancing, stories, and playtime. All preschool recreation camps are Monday-‐ Thursday. Children must be potty trained. Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ 12:30 p.m. Fee: $105.00 NR Fee: $110.00 3 -‐ 4 -‐ Year-‐Olds -‐ Instructed by Ashley Kelley Date: July 6 -‐ 9 -‐ It’s a Jungle Out There Learn about jungle animals and food from the jungle, and make jungle-‐related crafts. Date: July 13 -‐ 16 -‐ Sand and Sea Join us as we learn about sea life, and make sand and sea crafts. Date: July 20 -‐ 23 -‐ Frozen Fun Do you want to build a snowman? Cool off with us for one of the most fun weeks of crafts, singing, dancing, and enjoying the wonderful winter during the summer heat. Date: July 27 -‐ 30 -‐ Animal Adventures Join us on our animal adventures! We will make animal-‐related crafts. Each day will include singing, dancing, playing, reading, and making new friends. your own designs and build your own creations to take home. Date: July 27 -‐ 30 -‐ Rockin’ Reptiles and Amphibians (age 5 -‐ 6) Get up-‐close and personal with these cool creatures. Hands-‐on lessons with snakes, lizards, turtles, and frogs. Princess Journey en Español Our princesses will be moving into a new country where the only spoken language is Spanish. Children will have only five days to find their way to a royal tea party; learning directional phrases, greetings, and traditional Spanish heritage. Have your little princess bring her favorite dress for the royal tea party on Friday. Date: June 22 -‐ 26 Time: 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. Fee: $165.00 NR Fee: $170.00 Age: 5 -‐ 8 Radical Robots -‐ FULL DAY This camp will teach engineers in training how robots work and how they are used in the world around us. Campers will discover the science of electronic circuits and how robots use sensors to control their movements and explore their environment. Participants will work together to build a life-‐size robot to help understand the "insides" of a robot. Date: June 15 -‐ 19 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ 4:00 p.m. Fee: $215.00 NR Fee: $220.00 Age: 6 -‐ 11 Roaring Rockets This action-‐packed week will focus solely on rockets 4 -‐ 6 -‐ Year-‐Olds -‐ Instructed by Lauren Millner and the physics of rocket flight. Participants will launch Date: June 22 -‐ 25 -‐ Princess Party rockets propelled by water and solid fuel engines. This fun-‐filled week will include a large dress-‐up center Hands-‐on activities will get campers’ creative juices with lots of costumes and dramatic play. We will make flowing when we test the laws of physics that keep jewelry boxes, crowns, picture frames, and get ready rockets in space and build a simple telescope and a for our end-‐of-‐camp tea party. model of Saturn. Date: July 6 -‐ 9 -‐ Pirate Plunge Date: June 22 -‐ 26 Learn about pirates, make a treasure chest and maps, Time: 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. and play pirate games. Fee: $140.00 Date: July 20 -‐ 23 -‐ Construction Zone NR Fee: $145.00 Calling all future architects and builders. Come draft Age: 6 -‐ 11 [7] Science Rocks! Exploding volcanoes, shaking earthquakes, and storming oceans! Get your hands on fun activities and explore the forces that shape our planet. We’ll spend the day on volcanoes, earthquakes, water, rocks and fossils, and the atmosphere. Activities are hands-‐on and integrated with games, art, and technology. You’ll have races and water relays, make your own rock collection, have your hair stand on end with lightning, and create tornadoes; come join the fun! Dress for mess, we will use plaster, paint, and more for projects. Date: July 20 -‐ 24 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $140.00 NR Fee: $145.00 Grade: Rising 2nd -‐ 6th Soccer Camp with Carolina Rapids This soccer camp is for all skill levels. It’s a great opportunity for boys and girls to sharpen the skills necessary to play the game of soccer. Date: June 15 -‐ 19 or July 20 -‐ 24 Time: 9:00 -‐ 10:30 a.m. (4 -‐ 7) 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon (8 -‐ 14) Fee: $55.00 (4 -‐ 7), $90.00 (8 -‐ 14) NR Fee: $60.00 (4 -‐ 7), $95.00 (8 -‐ 14) Age: 4 -‐ 7 or 8 -‐ 14 Location: River Run Field Tiles and Textures With clay as our canvas, campers will design flat slabs with texture and 3D images, and then construct them into functional works of art such as boxes, picture frames, or wall hangings. Date: July 6 -‐ 10 Time 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. Fee: $140.00 N/R Fee: $145.00 Grade: Rising 6th -‐ 12th Tying Art with Nature Scrumptious Cooking for Kids Each afternoon both boys and girls will be able to push This program is designed to teach children the basics of their creativity to the max in an easy-‐going atmosphere. cooking and baking. We will explore making simple Plus, we will have a surprise expert coming to help us meals, kid-‐friendly nutritious snacks, and a different explore the ties that bind art, nature, and science. smoothie each day. Your child will enjoy his/her Campers will enjoy colors and animals, sculpting with creations at the end of each class, and prepare enough molding sand, and creating with duct tape. to take home for show and tell. Participants will also Date: June 22 -‐ 26 make a cookbook chronicling all the recipes made Time: 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. throughout the week. We must know of allergies at Fee: $130.00 registration time so that we can accommodate them N/R Fee: $135.00 accordingly. Age: 5 -‐ 10 Date: June 22 -‐ 26 or July 13 -‐ 17 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Under the Sea Fee: $115.00 Come explore under the sea, creating unique works of NR Fee: $120.00 clay art with an ocean theme. Blowfish, sharks, whales, Age: 8 -‐ 12 mermaids, and more. Students will learn basic ceramics techniques such as coiling, pinching, slab building, and Sculpture Camp texturing. In this ceramic sculpture class, students will practice Date: July 6 -‐ 10 basic and moderate ceramic techniques such as coiling, Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon pinching, slab building, and texturing. Fee: $140.00 Date: July 27 -‐ 31 N/R Fee: $145.00 Time: 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. Age: 5 -‐ 10 Fee: $140.00 NR Fee: $145.00 Grade: Rising 6th -‐ 12th [8] Davidson Community Players All camps are at the Armour St. Theater 307 Armour Street acting and musical theatre dance skills, and perform vocal selections from the hit musical. Our Broadway stars will learn choreography and lyrics to their favorite songs, construct and paint scenery, create costumes, and rehearse a Broadway showcase to perform at the end of the week for family and friends. Date: June 29 -‐ July 3 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ 4:00 p.m. Fee: $235.00 NR Fee: $240.00 Age: 8 -‐ 12 Adventures from the Sea – Ahoy there Pirate and Mystical Mermaids. Join us as we battle our way through this action-‐packed theatre camp exploring acting skills, crafts, and theatre games. Campers will explore silly characters that can only be found in the sea, construct and paint scenery, create costumes, and rehearse a show to perform at the end of the week for family and friends. Date: August 3 -‐ 7 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $135.00 NR Fee: $140.00 Age: 6 -‐ 7 Broadway Bound: Into the Woods – Dance right into Adventures in Space – Join us in a theatre camp that is Broadway as you join us in this musical theatre camp exploring the Broadway hit, “Into the Woods.” Campers will perfect acting and musical theatre dance skills, and perform vocal selections from the hit musical. Our Broadway stars will learn choreography and lyrics to their favorite songs, construct and paint scenery, create costumes, and rehearse a “Into the Woods” showcase to perform at the end of the week for family and friends. Date: August 3 -‐ 7 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ 4:00 p.m. Fee: $235.00 NR Fee: $240.00 Age: 12 -‐ 16 out of this world as we practice acting skills, crafts, and theatre games that will leave your child excited to come back for more. Campers will explore silly characters that can only be found in space, construct and paint scenery, create costumes, and rehearse a show to perform at the end of the week for family and friends. Date: July 6 -‐ 10 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $135.00 NR Fee: $140.00 Age: 6 -‐ 7 Broadway Bound: Annie – Dance right into Broadway as you join us in this musical theatre camp exploring the classic Broadway hit, “Annie”. Campers will perfect acting and musical theatre dance skills, and perform vocal selections from the hit musical! Our Broadway stars will learn choreography and lyrics to their favorite songs, construct and paint scenery, create costumes, and rehearse an “Annie” showcase to perform at the end of the week for family and friends. Date: July 6 -‐ 10 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ 4:00 p.m. Fee: $235.00 NR Fee: $240.00 Age: 8 -‐ 12 Broadway Bound: Broadway Review – Dance right into Cinderella – Join us in our magical camp that has been taken over by everyone’s favorite Cinderella characters. Campers explore acting skills, crafts, and theatre games that will leave each student excited to come back for more. With just a “bibbidi bobbidi boo,” actors will transform into Cinderella characters, construct and paint scenery, build costumes, and rehearse a show to perform at the end of the week for family and friends. Don’t miss out on this camp or you might turn into a pumpkin. Date: Time: Fee: NR Fee: Age: Broadway as you join us in this musical theatre camp exploring all the classic Broadway hits. Campers will perfect [9] June 15 -‐ 19 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon $135.00 $140.00 4 -‐ 5 Frozen Fun – Disney’s hit movie, “Frozen,” has taken this world by ‘snow’ storm. This storm has blown right into our camp and will delight our campers with songs, drama activities, crafts, and theatre games that will leave your child excited to come back for more. Campers will explore “Frozen” characters, construct and paint scenery, create costumes, and rehearse a show to perform at the end of the week for family and friends. It might seem odd to think of summer during this chilly spring weather, but that’s ok, the cold never bothered us anyway. Date: June 15 -‐ 19 (age 6 -‐ 7) July 20 -‐ 24 (age 4 -‐ 5) Time: 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. Fee: $135.00 NR Fee: $140.00 Age: 6 -‐ 7 or 4 -‐ 5 Improv Intensive – Davidson Community Players’s intensive camps are for the actors that are interested in getting more serious about their craft but in a fun and exciting way. Join us in this theatre camp filled with the creative and skillful improv activities and games. Actors will explore the skills needed to understand and perform in improv productions. Campers will create adventurous characters and scenes, construct & paint scenery, create costumes, and rehearse a show to perform at the end of the week for family and friends. Date: August 17 -‐ 21 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $135.00 NR Fee: $140.00 Age: 12 -‐ 16 Magic for Muggles: Wizard Camp – A camp filled with wizards and spells is bound to be full of mischief! Join us in this spell-‐tastic theatre camp as we explore acting skills, crafts, and theatre games. Campers will develop magical characters, construct and paint scenery, create costumes, and rehearse a show to perform at the end of the week for family and friends. Date: August 10 -‐ 14 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $135.00 NR Fee: $140.00 Age: 8 -‐ 10 Make ’Em Laugh – Come get all your giggles out at this action-‐packed comedy-‐acting camp. Join us as we explore improv comedy, comedic timing, and larger-‐than-‐life characters that will leave your child rolling with laughter! Campers will develop comedic characters, construct and paint scenery, create costumes, and rehearse a show to perform at the end of the week for family and friends. Date: June 22 -‐ 26 Time: Fee: NR Fee: Age: 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. $135.00 $140.00 10 -‐ 12 Mystery and Mayhem – Follow the clues and join us in this mystery-‐filled theatre camp as we explore acting skills, crafts, and theatre games that will leave your child thrilled to come back for more. Campers will discover scenes with twisted plots and sneaky characters, construct and paint scenery, create disguises, and rehearse a mysterious show to perform at the end of the week for family and friends. Date: June 22 -‐ 26 Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $135.00 NR Fee: $140.00 Age: 8 -‐ 10 Mythology Madness – Join your favorite mythological creatures in this theatre camp as we explore acting skills, crafts, and theatre games that will leave your child excited to come back for more. Campers will bring these well-‐ known mythological characters to life as they prepare for their final production. Each actor will be involved with the construction and painting of scenery, creating costumes, and rehearsing a show to perform at the end of the week for family and friends. Date: July 13 -‐ 17 (age 8 -‐ 10) July 20 -‐ 24 (age 10 -‐ 12) Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon (July 13 -‐ 17) 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. (July 20 -‐ 24) Fee: $135.00 NR Fee: $140.00 Age: 8 -‐ 10 or 10 -‐ 12 Shakespeare Intensive – Davidson Community Players’ intensive camps are for actors interested in getting more serious about their craft but in a fun and exciting way. Join us in this theatre camp filled with the classic drama of Shakespeare. Actors will study the skills needed to understand and perform in a Shakespearean production. Campers will explore classic characters and scenes, construct and paint scenery, create costumes, and rehearse a show to perform at the end of the week for family and friends. Date: July 13 -‐ 17 Time: 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. Fee: $135.00 NR Fee: $140.00 Age: 12 -‐ 16 [10] Superheroes – It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s Superhero Camp! Become the hero in your favorite comic books or create your own unique superhero to save the day. Join us in this SUPER theatre camp as we practice acting skills, crafts, and theatre games that will leave your child excited to fly back for more. Campers will explore SUPER characters that save the day, construct and paint scenery, create costumes, and rehearse a show to perform at the end of the week for family and friends! Date: June 29 -‐ July 3 (age 6 -‐ 7) July 27 -‐ 31 (age 4 -‐ 5) Time: 9:00 a.m. -‐ noon Fee: $135.00 NR Fee: $140.00 Age: 4 -‐ 5 or 6 -‐ 7 Vampires, Zombies & Werewolves…Oh my! – The supernatural have dragged themselves into our theatre camp as we explore acting skills, crafts, and theatre games that will leave your child excited to come back for more. Campers will develop undead characters, apply oozing makeup, construct and paint scenery, create costumes, and rehearse a show to perform at the end of the week for family and friends! Sign up quickly… campers are dying to get in! Date: August 17 -‐ 21 Time: 1:00 -‐ 4:00 p.m. Fee: $135.00 NR Fee: $140.00 Age: 10 -‐ 12 TOWN OF DAVIDSON NON-‐DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT The Town of Davidson does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability status or age in provision of services. Parks and Recreation 865 South Street Davidson, NC 28036 (704) 892-‐3349 April 1 April 9 April 17 April 18-19 April 19 April 25 May 2 May 3 May 6 May 7 May 11-15 May 17 June 14 June 21 July 4 Kid’s Bike Clinic Soil to Soul: Detoxing Gallery Crawl Art on the Green Concert on the Green Earth Day Fair Bike/Walk to Town Day Concert on the Green National Bike to School Day Soil to Soul: Life Support National Bike to Work Week Concert on the Green Concert on the Green Concert on the Green Concert on the Green SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION The Town of Davidson offers scholarships to residents. If the participant qualifies for reduced lunch, he/she might be eligible for assistance of up to 50% off published fee. If the participant qualifies for free lunch, he/she may be eligible for 75% off published fee. All scholarship applicants must show proof of eligibility for financial assistance. REFUND POLICY In the situation that a child can no longer participate in the camp for which he/she is registered, a request must be made in writing. If the request is made within a minimum of seven days prior to camp, there is a $10.00 processing fee. If a request is made less than seven days prior to the camp, a partial can be given. Once the camp has started, no refund will be given. If a participant would like to transfer to another camp, a minimum of seven days advance notice is required. WWW.TOWNOFDAVIDSON.ORG/DPR [11] CAMPS AT A GLANCE Pre-Summer Preschool (May 26 – 30 and June 1 - 5) Davidson United Methodist Church Pre-school Camp (Ages 3 – 6) Week 5 Camps (July 13 – 17) Community School of Davidson, Elementary/Middle Basketball Broadcast Journalism Cooking for Teens and Tweens - Vegetarian Creative Native American Crafts and Culture Experimenting with Science Ghosts, Smelly Socks, and other Scary Things at Camp Jewels of the Nile LEGOTM Robots Multi-Sport Davidson Community Players - Armour St. Theater Mythology Madness Shakespeare Intensive Pre-Summer Clay (June 8 - 11) Davidson Parks and Recreation Building Little Hands Build Preschool Pre-Summer Camp (Ages 4 – 6) Week 1 Camps (June 15 - 19) Community School of Davidson, Elementary/Middle Bella K “Selfie Style” American Girl Craft Magic Fencing: Introduction to the Olympic Sport Radical Robots – FULL DAY Davidson Community Players - Armour St. Theater Cinderella Frozen Fun Lessons on the Lake Piano Presto River Run Rapids Soccer Camp Week 6 Camps (July 20 - 24) Community School of Davidson, Elementary/Middle All Dolled Up! American Girl Doll App Developer Create Video Games with Kodu Gamepad Meet the Masters Multi-Sport Preschool Recreation – Construction Zone or Frozen Fun Science Rocks Davidson Community Players - Armour St. Theater Frozen Fun Mythology Madness Lessons on the Lake Disney Divas River Run Rapids Soccer Camp Week 2 Camps (June 22 - 26) Community School of Davidson, Elementary/Middle Cooking for Teens and Tweens – International Experimenting with Art Incredible Flying Machines Multi-Sport Preschool Recreation – Princess Party Princess Journey en Español Roaring Rockets Scrumptious Cooking with Kids Tying Art with Nature Davidson Community Players - Armour St. Theater Mystery and Mayhem Make ‘Em Laugh River Run Ambush Field Hockey Week 7 Camps (July 27 – July 31) Community School of Davidson, Elementary/Middle All About Animals LEGOTM Mania Preschool Recreation – Rockin’ Reptiles and Amphibians or Animal Adventures Sculpture Camp Davidson Community Players - Armour St. Theater Superheroes Week 3 Camps (June 29 – July 3) Davidson Community Players - Armour St. Theater Superheroes Broadway Bound: Broadway Review – FULL DAY Week 8 Camps (August 3 - August 7) Davidson Community Players – Armour St. Theater Adventures from the Sea Broadway Bound: Into the Woods – FULL DAY Davidson Parks and Recreation LEGOTM Juniors Outdoor Adventures – FULL DAY Week 4 Camps (July 6 – 10) Community School of Davidson, Elementary/Middle Bella K “Selfie” Style Create Your Own Comic Books Game On: Build Your Own Board Game Minecraft Begins Minecraft Desert Island Preschool Recreation – Pirate Plunge Scrumptious Cooking for Kids Tiles and Textures Under the Sea Davidson Parks and Recreation Pet Shop Play en Español Mastering Spanish Davidson Community Players - Armour St. Theater Adventures in Space Broadway Bound: Annie Week 9 Camps (August 10 - 14) Davidson Community Players – Armour St. Theater Magic for Muggles: Wizard Camp Week 10 Camps (August 17 – 21) Davidson Community Players - Armour St. Theater Vampires, Zombies, & Werewolves…Oh My! Improv Intensive Register at www.townofdavidson.org/DPR [12]
