Summer
Programs for Children 2009
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There are two, one-week Super Summer sessions:
Week One: June
8-12 at Cynthia Heights School, 7225 Cynthiana Rd., Evansville, IN
Week Two: July 6-10 at Fairlawn School, 2021 S. Alvord Blvd.,
Evansville, IN
Super Summer will look a little different this year, as we
collaborate with the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
(EVSC) to 'connect' USI's
Super Summer with a federal grant EVSC has been awarded to support
teaching and learning science. This grant will partially subsidize
the morning Super Summer classes for children entering grades 1-8,
allowing USI to offer Super Summer classes at a reduced rate. The morning
science classes are only $35.00 per course
and the afternoon enrichment classes are $75.00, less
than last summers' class fees. Although the morning preK-K class is
not affiliated with the grant, the $35 fee will still be honored. ENROLL
EARLY-CLASSES FILL QUICKLY!
Morning classes meet 9:00 - 11:30 AM; Afternoon classes meet 12:30 -
3:00 PM. The morning science for grades 1-8 will use
inquiry-centered modules, which used a curriculum based on the concept that
students learn science best by doing science. Each science-themed module
contains materials and
activities that engage students in enduring experiences that lead to
a deeper understanding of the natural world. Although the morning
class themes for grades 1-8 are repeated in weeks one and two, many of the
activities will vary.
Free lunchtime supervision is available at each location for those
enrolling in both morning and afternoon classes. Students staying for lunch
should bring their own non-perishable lunches and drinks. Grades
referred to are the grades the children will enter this fall.
Registration Fee: $35 per morning course (morning classes
for students entering grades 1-8 are only $5 for those eligible for the Free
and Reduced-Price Lunch Program); $75 per afternoon course.
WEEK ONE: JUNE
8-12, CYNTHIA HEIGHTS SCHOOL
[Cynthia Heights School is located at 7225
Cynthiana Rd., Evansville, IN
]
Morning Classes 9:00 - 11:30 AM
ZIG ZAGS AND DOODLES PreK 4's & K
YTH410
Children will enjoy age-appropriate, theme-based art projects that
allow them to explore various forms of media, including clay, paint,
and drawing tools.
Instructor: Angie Laugel, Art Instructor, Scribble Studio
Fee: $35.00
GEOLOGLY ROCKS
Grade: 1
YTH411
Young geologist will sort, sift,
scratch, and wash rocks; examine silt, soil, and sand; and create
with clay as they heighten awareness of earth materials and natural
resources.
Instructor: EVSC Teachers
Fee: $35.00
WILD WEATHER
Grade: 2
YTH412
Student meteorologist will make kites, pinwheels, and bubbles to
explore the properties of air while using tools to monitor and
record weather conditions.
Instructor: EVSC Teachers
Fee: $35.00
GOOD VIBRATIONS
Grade: 3
YTH413
Discovering how sounds travel through different materials, how
sounds get from a source to a receiver, and understanding the
relationship between the pitch of a sound and the physical
properties of the source, are a few of the concepts introduced
through investigations with intriguing instruments and creations
with everyday materials.
Instructor: EVSC Teachers
Fee: $35.00
Student scientist will explore magnetic forces, construct a
variety of circuits to light bulbs, run tiny
motors, and learn how to create electromagnets.
Instructor:
Fee: $35.00
WATER WORLD
Grade: 5 YTH415
Students are introduced to the fundamental concepts of environmental
biology as they set up aquariums and brine shrimp hatcheries to
learn the major factors that affect life in aquatic systems.
Instructor: EVSC Teachers
Fee: $35.00
Student astronomers will explore why the moon has phases, why the
Earth has seasons and how gravity and motion affect the planets in
the solar system.
Instructor: EVSC Teachers
Fee: $35.00
CHEMISTY IS A BLAST
Grades: 7-8
YTH417
Student scientist will conduct investigations to probe the basic
concepts of chemistry by exploring atoms, elements, compounds,
mixtures, solutions, and chemical reactions.
Instructor: EVSC Teachers
Fee: $35.00
WEEK ONE:
JUNE 8-12, CYNTHIA HEIGHTS SCHOOL
[Cynthia Heights School is located at 7225
Cynthiana Rd., Evansville, IN]
Afternoon Classes 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EXPLORING OUR WORLD Grades: K-2
YTH420
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 learns about far-away
places.
Instructor: Trina Virden, Preschool Teacher, Holy Rosary Totten
Hall Preschool
Fee: $75.00
IT'S MAGIC!
Grades: 1-3
YTH421
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
finally--a magic show starring the students.
Instructor: Ann Nagy, Teacher, Holy Rosary School
Fee: $75.00
ART SAFARI Grades: 2-4 YTH422
Young artist will be introduced the to the process and procedures of
creating art from various media in drawing, painting, paper cutting
and folding, and modeling 3D projects using a variety of materials.
Instructor: Angie Laugel, Art
Instructor, Scribble Studio
Fee: $75.00
KIDS CREATE Grades: 3-9 YTH423
Craft projects that kids love, including new activities and some old
favorites--creating candles and stepping stones, stenciling, and
weaving baskets--will teach lots of useful skills while increasing
creativity.
Instructor: Karen O'Nan Martin, Owner, Hillcrest Collectibles
Fee: $75.00
DRAWING AND CARTOONING Grades: 4-8
YTH424
Students will sharpen their drawing skills with exercises 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 wax and dye
techniques.
Instructor: Linda Goodridge, Teacher, Signature School
Fee: $75.00
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.
Instructor: Ginny King, Teacher, EVSC
Fee: $75.00
WEEK
TWO: JULY 6 - 10, FAIRLAWN SCHOOL
[Fairlawn School is located at 2021 S. Alvord
Blvd., Evansville, IN]
Morning Classes 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
YOUNG INVESTIGATORS
PreK 4's & K
YTH430
Young
students will investigate a new theme each day, learning through
exciting hands-on activities. The themes include Deep Blue Sea,
Bugs, In the Night, Dinosaurs, and a Mystery Day to provide
opportunities for problem-solving and integrating math and language
skills.
Instructor: Trina Virden,
Preschool Teacher, Holy Rosary Totten Hall Preschool
Fee: $35.00
GEOLOGY ROCKS! Grade: 1
YTH431
Young geologists will sort, sift, scratch, and
wash rocks; examine silt, soil and sand; and create with clay as
they heighten awareness of earth materials and natural resources.
Instructor:
Fee: $35.00
WILD WEATHER Grade:
2
YTH432
Student meteorologists will make kites, pinwheels, and bubbles to
explore the properties of air while using tools to monitor and
record weather conditions.
Fee: $35.00
Discovering how sounds travel
through different materials, how sounds get from a source to a
receiver, and understanding the relationship between the pitch of a
sound and the physical properties of the source are a few of the
concepts introduced through investigations with intriguing instruments and
creations with everyday materials.
Instructor:
Fee: $35.00
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU
Grade: 4
YTH434
Student scientists will explore magnetic forces,
construct a variety of circuits to light bulbs, run tiny motors, and
learn how to create electromagnets.
Instructor: EVSC Teachers
Fee: $35.00
WATER WORLD
Grade: 5
YTH435
Students are introduced to the fundamental concepts of
environmental biology as they set up aquariums and brine shrimp
hatcheries to learn the major factors that affect life in aquatic
systems.
Instructor: EVSC Teachers
Fee: $35.00
EARTH & SPACE
Grade: 6
YTH436
Student astronomers will explore why the moon has
phases, why the Earth has seasons, and how gravity and motion affect
the planets in the solar system.
Fee $35.00
CHEMISTRY IS A BLAST
Grades: 7-8
YTH437
Student scientists will conduct investigations to
probe the basic concepts of chemistry by exploring atoms, elements,
compounds, mixtures, solutions, and chemical reactions.
Fee: $35.00
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WEEK
TWO: JULY 6 - 10, FAIRLAWN SCHOOL
[Fairlawn School is located at 2021 S. Alvord
Blvd., Evansville, IN]
Afternoon Classes are 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
LITERATURE FUN FOR THE YOUNG
Grades: K-2 YTH440
Participants will explore literature by learning about various
authors and their works. Drama, art, music and movement, math, and
language development activities that relate to the stories will
enhance listening skills, imagination, and creativity.
Fee: $75.00
Kids will integrate math and science concepts as they
measure and mix a variety of concoctions—some to eat, some to
explore, and some to mold, sculpt, and paint, creating a variety of
exciting art projects.
Fee: $75.00
KSI - KID'S SCENE INVESTIGATION Grades:
3-5
YTH442
Young detectives will work together in a Kid
Scene Investigation to help determine who stole the cookies from the
cookie jar. Lifting fingerprints, molding 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!
Instructor: Shelly Feagley,
Elementary Teacher, Resurrection School
Fee: $75.00
MORE DRAWING & CARTOONING
Grades: 4-8
YTH443
Students will sharpen their drawing skills with exercises 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 wax and dye techniques.
Fee: $75.00
ARTimation: INTEGRATING ART AND TECHNOLOGY Grades: 5-8
YTH444
Students will create their own clay characters and backgrounds, use
digital photography to capture and create their photo story, then
transfer the still images to computers, using specialized software
to create their final product—a creative, personalized animated
story.
Instructor: Ruth Baize, Teacher, West Terrace School
Fee: $75.00
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