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Super Summer, Week One, June 16-20 at Tekoppel
Elementary School
Super Summer, Week Two, July 14-28 at Castle
Elementary School
Summer
Programs for Children
There are two, one-week Super Summer sessions:
Week One: June 16 - June 20 at
Tekoppel Elementary School, 111 N. Tekoppel Ave., Evansville, IN
Week Two: July 14 - July 18 at John H. Castle Elementary School,
3077 Hwy 261, Newburgh, IN
Super Summer will look a little different this year, as we
collaborate with the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
(EVSC) and Warrick County School Corporation to 'connect' USI's
Super Summer with federal grant EVSC has been awarded to support
teaching and learning science. This grant will partially subsidize
the morning Super Summer classes at a reduced rate. The morning
science classes affiliated with the grant are only $35.00 per course
and the afternoon and morning preschool classes are $75.00, less
than last summer's per course fee. Please note the morning classes
for children ages 4-6 are NOT affiliated with the grant and will be
charged at the same $75.00 rate as the afternoon classes. ENROLL
EARLY-CLASSES FILL QUICKLY!
Morning classes meet 9:00 - 11:00 AM; Afternoon classes meet 12:30 -
3:00 PM. The morning science classes will use FOSS kits, a
curriculum based on the concept that students learn science best by
doing science. Each science-theme kit contains materials and
activities that engage students in enduring experiences that lead to
a deeper understanding of the natural world.
Free lunchtime supervision is available at each location for those
enrolling in both morning and afternoon classes. Students enrolled
all day at Tekoppel School in Super Summer west, in June, may
eat lunch in the school cafeteria free of charge. Student staying
for lunch at Castle Elementary School for July's Super Summer east,
should bring their own non-perishable lunches and drinks. Grades
referred to are the grades to be entered this fall.
REGISTRATION FEE:
$35.00 Per morning science course for
grades K-8
(Does not include the morning classes for children age
4-6 years);
$75.00 Per afternoon course and for morning preschool
classes.
click below for sample class descriptions:
WEEK ONE: JUNE, 16 - 20,Tekoppel Elementary School
[Tekoppel Elementary School is located at 111
Tekoppel Ave., Evansville, IN
]
Morning Classes 9:00 - 11:30 AM
DR. SEUSS IS ON THE LOOSE
Ages 4 - 6 years
YTH410
Horton and other characters from Dr.
Seuss books will be the springboard for a variety of activities to
encourage participation in art, music, math and readying readiness
activities.
Instructor: Trina Virden, Preschool Teacher, Holy Rosary Totten Hall
Preschool
Fee: $75.00
WOOD & PAPER
Grade: Kindergarten
YTH411
Children will explore properties of the
physical world and design original creations with wood and paper.
Instructor: Nicole Mahone, & Becky Schlachter, EVSC Teachers
Fee: $35.00
BALANCE AND MOTION
Grade: 1 - 2
YTH412
Participants will perform amazing balancing
feats, explore rollers on ramps and create spinners and zoomers, as
they discover that not all moving objects travel in the same way.
Instructor: Mary Ann Feller & Susan Keach, EVSC Teachers
Fee: $35.00
STRUCTURES OF LIFE
Grade: 3 - 4
YTH413
Young biologist will learn to identify
properties of plants and animals as they investigate the structures
required for the growth and survival of these organisms.
Instructor: Susan Anderson & Marilyn Jochim, EVSC Teachers
Fee: $35.00
A variety of investigations, including
flinging, floating, and flipping student-constructed objects and
will help these young scientists discover relationships through
controlled experimentation.
Instructor:
Fee: $35.00
UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE
Grade: 7 - 8
YTH415
Students will discover that all living things, bacteria, fungi,
plants, and animals, despite their complexity, share the same basic
characteristic--they are composed of cells and a single cell is the
fundamental unit of life. This class prepares students for high
school biology.
Instructor: Suzanne Glass-Foster & Kevin Moesner, EVSC Teachers
Fee: $35.00
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click below for sample class descriptions:
WEEK ONE: JUNE 16 - 20, TEKOPPEL ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
[Tekoppel Elementary School is located at 111
Tekoppel Ave., Evansville, IN
]
Afternoon Classes 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
The ocean contains many exciting, interesting forms of life. Through hands-on science, art, music and literature activities, young oceanographers will explore the deep blue sea.
Fee: $75.00
MEDIA MIX Grade: 1 - 3 YTH421
Students will explore a variety of art media and materials including pencils, paints, collage materials, and 3D sculpture as they discover their own creativity and learn about famous artists of the world.
Fee: $75.00
BUILD A SHADOW BOX Grade: 2 - 4 YTH422
Children will learn about China as they create their own Chinese Shadow Box - a miniature museum of Chinese culture and inventions. Activities include making and using the abacus, learning about chopsticks and how to use them, and exploring Chinese writing and other aspects of this Asian culture.
Fee: $75.00
KSI - KID'S SCENE INVESTIGATION Grade: 3 - 5 YTH423
Young detectives will work together in a Kid Scene Investigation to help determine who stole the cookies from the cookie jar. Lifting chocolate fingerprints, molding tire tracks and other scene processing will lead to the capture and conviction of this mysterious cookie thief. Kids can share their finds with a special visitor, a real detective!
Fee: $75.00
DRAWING AND CARTOONING Grade: 4 - 8 YTH424
Students will sharpen their drawing skills with exercise in observation and creativity as they learn to cartoon and explore still-life, landscape, human and animal figure drawing using graphite, charcoal, conte, pastels, ink and watercolor. Drawing methods will reflect a variety of world cultures from Sumi-e drawing to batik and dye techniques.
Fee: $75.00
RADICAL ROBOTS Grade: 6 - 9 YTH425
Robots are popping up everywhere, from vacuuming the house to performing surgery and exploring other planets. Students will use their creativity and problem-solving skills as they build and program Lego robots to navigate a maze, climb a hill and even sumo wrestle.
Fee: $75.00
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click below for sample class descriptions:
click below for sample class descriptions:
WEEK TWO: JULY 14 - 18,
CASTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
[Castle Elementary School is located at 3077 Hwy. 261, Newburgh, IN
]
Morning Classes 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
ANIMALS TWO BY TWO
Grade: Kindergarten
YTH431
Young students will have personal interaction with some common land
and water animals [snails, fish, insects], observing differences in
structure and behavior.
Fee: $35.00
AIR & WEATHER
Grade: 1 - 2
YTH432
Earth Science is introduced as the students explore their natural
world to learn about air pressure and weather.
Fee: $35.00
MAGNETISM & ELECTRICITY
Grade: 3 - 4
YTH433
Activities include examining magnetic attraction and repulsion, as
students learn how magnetic power is related to electricity.
Fee: $35.00
Students are introduced to the basic concepts of environmental
biology as they learn the major factors that affect life in terrestrial and
aquatic systems.
Fee: $35.00
CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS
Grade: 7 - 8
YTH435
Future young scientists will examine the basic concepts of
chemistry -- substances, elements, kinetic energy, solutions and reaction,
through a variety of experiments and observations.
Fee: $35.00
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WEEK TWO:JULY 14 - 18, CASTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
[Castle Elementary School is located at 3077 Hwy. 261, Newburgh, IN
]
Afternoon Classes are 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
YOUNG EXPLORERS
Grade: K - 2
YTH440
Each day brings a new country, new culture and new activities for
these young explorers, providing opportunities for cooking, crafts and
language development, as the group 'travels' to far-away
places--different places than visited in week one!
Fee: $75.00
IT'S MAGIC!
Grade: 1 - 3
YTH441
Explore the scientific basis for illusions, while learning to
perform magic tricks, boosting self-esteem and fooling family and
friends. Activities include experiments, optical illusions, performance
techniques, and the grand finale, a magic show starring the students.
Fee: $75.00
KIDS CREATE
Grade: 2 - 5
YTH442
Projects that kids love, including new activities and some old
favorites--creating candles and stepping stones, stencling, and weaving
baskets--will teach lots of useful skills while increasing creativity.
Fee: $75.00
SCIENTIFIC KIDS
Grade: 3 - 5
YTH443
Each afternoon brings a new type of science into the classroom as
students explore physics, chemistry, and biology, through a variety of
experiments and activities.
Fee: $75.00
THE TECH TEAM
Grade: 4 - 8
YTH444
Computer enthusiasts will use digital camera to capture and edit
still photos and produce multi-media Powerpoint presentations that will
be burned to CDs. The team will also be introduced to other new
Internet-based technology tools Skills honed in this course will enhance
future homework projects and develop necessary career skills!
Fee: $75.00
MEDIA MIX: FINDING YOUR VISUAL VOICE
Grade: 6 - 9
YTH445
Students will explore art techniques that will enable them to
express their individuality using a variety of media, such as drawing,
sculpture, printmaking, jewelry, and weaving.
Fee: $75.00
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