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ACT Test Prep Course (Gr. 10-12)EnrichmentTo help prepare for ACT testing, we are offering this intensive test preparation workshop that coaches high school sophomores, juniors and seniors to do their best on the ACT. In the five-hour ZAPS seminar, students will learn strategies for using partial knowledge to eliminate wrong choices, gain tips for improving in all four sub-tests: English, Math, Reading, Science; understand the most strategic ways to use limited testing time, take shortened practice tests that mirror the actual testing experience, reduce their test anxiety and gain confidence. Students receive a comprehensive study guide and 24 practice test workouts with detailed answer explanations. Students will also get suggestions for individualized study in the days leading up to the test. The vast majority of students who take this class say that they believe it helped them improve their test score!Youth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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Acrylic Painting for Tweens (Ages 11-15): Open StudioEnrichmentExperiment with a variety of acrylic painting techniques as you take your ideas from thumbnail sketches to a fully developed painting. Learn more about composition as you paint from life and your imagination, color theory, the selection of your color palette, and brush handling tips for best results. This is a welcoming class environment for all levels of painters. Students should purchase/bring a canvas panel or canvas board no larger than 16x20, 2B pencil, eraser, sketchbook or drawing paper, water container, old towel, paint shirt/apron, table easel (optional).Youth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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Advanced Youth Tennis (Ages 14-18)RecreationCommunity Education in collaboration with the Alexandria Tennis Association is offering tennis instruction for all levels of ability. The sessions will be skill based instruction, meaning the teaching will include basic fundamentals of tennis with an emphasis on fun and enjoyment. Age appropriate tennis racquets will be available for use or players may bring their own. Participants MUST wear tennis shoes (No sandals).Youth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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Alexandria Girls Basketball "Skills Roundup" Camp (Gr. 1-6)Recreation"Skills Roundup" Camp is an opportunity for your athlete to work with the Cardinal Varsity coaching staff on skills and advanced offense and defense techniques. The camp include drill work along with small sided 1 on 1, 2 on 2, and 3 on 2 game play, where players will be put in game-like scenarios that will improve their IQ and decision making. The 1st-3rd grade session will focus on the basic skills and concepts. The 4th-5th grade session will work on the intermediate skills and team execution.Youth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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WaitlistBe Prepared NOT Scared (Gr. K-3)EnrichmentHave you been in or near an emergency situation where someone was hurt? Imagine being able to help out in a situation where first aid is needed. Children can make a difference in an emergency situation. It is important to let them know basic first aid steps in different situations. Topics include: recognizing an emergency and knowing what to do, calling 911, basic first aid techniques, personal safety tips, tricky people, basic gun and fire safety.Youth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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Beginner Youth Tennis (Ages 7-9)RecreationCommunity Education in collaboration with the Alexandria Tennis Association is offering tennis instruction for all levels of ability. The sessions will be skill based instruction, meaning the teaching will include basic fundamentals of tennis with an emphasis on fun and enjoyment. Age appropriate tennis racquets will be available for use or players may bring their own. Participants MUST wear tennis shoes (No sandals).Youth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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Block 1 (Gr. 1-3): Sports SamplerYouth Enrichment CampNote: This class is part of Youth Enrichment Camp, $162 for the week. You must register for Block 1, 2 & 3 in order to participate in the week long camp. Build teamwork and a competitive spirit through games! Ultimate football, castle-ball, kickball and colony-ball. Instructor: Ben KettlerYouth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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Block 1 (Gr. 1-3): Story ArtYouth Enrichment CampNote: This class is part of Youth Enrichment Camp, $162 for the week. You must register for Block 1, 2 & 3 in order to participate in the week long camp. Have you ever wanted to see your stories come to life? Dream up a creative tale or exciting adventure using storytelling essentials like character and plot. Chart out your ideas using storyboarding. At the end, show off your story to the world by creating a picture book. Instructor: Jenn JohnsonYouth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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WaitlistBlock 1 (Gr. 1-3): Wild & Wonderful Contraptions!Youth Enrichment CampNote: This class is part of Youth Enrichment Camp, $162 for the week. You must register for Block 1, 2 & 3 in order to participate in the week long camp. We welcome and challenge you to invent a wild and wonderful contraption! Using a variety of gears, pulleys, levers, marbles, balls, and whatever else we can get our hands on, we will build a contraption that will complete a mundane task. This contraption will be built over the course of the week, bring your imagination! Instructor: Barb PetersonYouth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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Block 1 (Gr. 4-6): Board Game ManiaYouth Enrichment CampNote: This class is part of Youth Enrichment Camp, $162 for the week. You must register for Block 1, 2 & 3 in order to participate in the week long camp. Are you bored at home with nothing to do? Learn how to play tons of different board games, while being competitive with your friends and classmates! Take the strategies with you to family game nights and dominate! Instructor: Sara StonebergYouth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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WaitlistBlock 1 (Gr. 4-6): Egg Parachute/BridgeYouth Enrichment CampNote: This class is part of Youth Enrichment Camp, $162 for the week. You must register for Block 1, 2 & 3 in order to participate in the week long camp. Come explore science and math as we do fun, engaging activities. Students will be asked to create a parachute for an egg that we throw off a ledge; can you create a parachute that allows the egg to not crack? How about building a bridge with toothpicks that stays up when we add weight? This class will explore these concepts and have fun while doing it! Instructor: Susie HamiltonYouth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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Block 1 (Gr. 4-6): Infinity & BeyondYouth Enrichment CampNote: This class is part of Youth Enrichment Camp, $162 for the week. You must register for Block 1, 2 & 3 in order to participate in the week long camp. Let's get outside! Students will be learning about the sun, stars, planets, and galaxies and how everything works together. We will be going outside and collecting data to show what is happening and what astronomy is all about!. Instructor: Bailley PetersonYouth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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WaitlistAgnisoonu K (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)Block 2 (Gr. 1-3): Get Creative!Youth Enrichment CampNote: This class is part of Youth Enrichment Camp, $162 for the week. You must register for Block 1, 2 & 3 in order to participate in the week long camp. Over the course of the week, we will be painting like the greatest masters of painting. Every day we will be inspired by a new artist. We will use a variety of techniques to bring your own creation to life, using some tips and tricks that have endured throughout the ages. Bring your beret and some comfy clothes to paint in! Instructor: Barb PetersonYouth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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Block 2 (Gr. 1-3): Infinity & BeyondYouth Enrichment CampNote: This class is part of Youth Enrichment Camp, $162 for the week. You must register for Block 1, 2 & 3 in order to participate in the week long camp. Let's get outside! Students will be learning about the sun, stars, planets, and galaxies and how everything works together. We will be going outside and collecting data to show what is happening and what astronomy is all about!. Instructor: Bailley PetersonYouth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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Block 2 (Gr. 1-3): Inventors of the Future!Youth Enrichment CampNote: This class is part of Youth Enrichment Camp, $162 for the week. You must register for Block 1, 2 & 3 in order to participate in the week long camp. Do you love science and inventing new ideas? Come and learn about inventions of the past, while creating your own new inventions to put to the test in competitions with your friends and peers! May the best inventions win! Instructor: Sara StonebergYouth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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Block 2 (Gr. 4-6): Logic PuzzlesYouth Enrichment CampNote: This class is part of Youth Enrichment Camp, $162 for the week. You must register for Block 1, 2 & 3 in order to participate in the week long camp. Soduku, Fill It Ins, Ken Kens, and more! In this class, we will learn how to solve different logic puzzles and the math behind them! Instructor: Susie HamiltonYouth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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Block 2 (Gr. 4-6): Natures' ArtYouth Enrichment CampNote: This class is part of Youth Enrichment Camp, $162 for the week. You must register for Block 1, 2 & 3 in order to participate in the week long camp. We will be creating art using nature with many natural materials as well as from some recycled materials. Prepare to get a little messy making art! We will be outside and inside for this class. Instructor: Jenn JohnsonYouth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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Block 2 (Gr. 4-6): Sports SamplerYouth Enrichment CampNote: This class is part of Youth Enrichment Camp, $162 for the week. You must register for Block 1, 2 & 3 in order to participate in the week long camp. Build teamwork and a competitive spirit through games! Ultimate football, castle-ball, kickball and colony-ball. Instructor: Ben KettlerYouth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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WaitlistBlock 3 (Gr. 1-3): Egg Parachute/BridgeYouth Enrichment CampNote: This class is part of Youth Enrichment Camp, $162 for the week. You must register for Block 1, 2 & 3 in order to participate in the week long camp. Egg Parachute / Bridge: Come explore science and math as we do fun, engaging activities. Students will be asked to create a parachute for an egg that we throw off a ledge; can you create a parachute that allows the egg to not crack? How about building a bridge with toothpicks that stays up when we add weight? This class will explore these concepts and have fun while doing it! Instructor: Susie HamiltonYouth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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Block 3 (Gr. 1-3): Natures' ArtYouth Enrichment CampNote: This class is part of Youth Enrichment Camp, $162 for the week. You must register for Block 1, 2 & 3 in order to participate in the week long camp. We will be creating art using nature with many natural materials as well as from some recycled materials. Prepare to get a little messy making art! We will be outside and inside for this class. Instructor: Jenn JohnsonYouth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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Block 3 (Gr. 1-3): Oh Snap!Youth Enrichment CampNote: This class is part of Youth Enrichment Camp, $162 for the week. You must register for Block 1, 2 & 3 in order to participate in the week long camp. Learn about energy and how you use it in your everyday life! Students will be working with snap circuits and using different materials to create different energy sources. We will even be going outside and using different energy sources. Instructor: Bailley PetersonYouth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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Block 3 (Gr. 4-6): Inventors of the Future!Youth Enrichment CampNote: This class is part of Youth Enrichment Camp, $162 for the week. You must register for Block 1, 2 & 3 in order to participate in the week long camp. Do you love science and inventing new ideas? Come and learn about inventions of the past, while creating your own new inventions to put to the test in competitions with your friends and peers! May the best inventions win! Instructor: Sara StonebergYouth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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WaitlistBlock 3 (Gr. 4-6): Lego RoboticsYouth Enrichment CampNote: This class is part of Youth Enrichment Camp, $162 for the week. You must register for Block 1, 2 & 3 in order to participate in the week long camp. Students will make a plan to solve a real-world problem. You will build a robot from scratch and develop a coding sequence to solve the problem. Instructor: Ben KettlerYouth Summer 2022-Spring 2023
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PopularBlock 3 (Gr. 4-6): Wild & Wonderful Contraptions!Youth Enrichment CampNote: This class is part of Youth Enrichment Camp, $162 for the week. You must register for Block 1, 2 & 3 in order to participate in the week long camp. We welcome and challenge you to invent a wild and wonderful contraption! Using a variety of gears, pulleys, levers, marbles, balls, and whatever else we can get our hands on, we will build a contraption that will complete a mundane task. This contraption will be built over the course of the week, bring your imagination! Instructor: Barb PetersonYouth Summer 2022-Spring 2023