North Penn Offering Broad Diversity of Summer Camps for Kids

Lansdale, PA -- The North Penn School District Community Education Program has announced a lengthy lineup of summer camps for kids int he area.

From sports and fitness to music, theater and Lego robotics classes, there's something for everyone in the Community Education Program.

During the week of July 5-8, 2016 the following camps will take place:

All-Sport Speed Camp (Grades 6-12) *NEW
Local sport performance training and NPHS personnel are combining their resources to bring the North Penn Athletic Community an all sport speed development camp. This three-day camp will help athletes ages 12-18 develop fundamental sprint mechanics. Athletes from every sport will benefit from this camp.
WHEN? 7/5/16-7/7/16, 9:00 AM-11:00 AM
WHERE? North Penn High School, Track

Co-Ed Soccer Day Camp (Grades 1-9)
The soccer camp staff will emphasize the four basics of soccer: technique, tactics, fitness and fun. Camp staff will use the Coerver method to teach individual ball skills and provide a positive, fun learning experience. All campers will receive a t-shirt!
WHEN? 7/5/16-7/8/16, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
WHERE? Walton Farm Elementary School, Gym

Cooking for Kids
Fruits and Vegetables - You Won’t Believe What You Can Do With Them Now (Grades 1-5) NEW*
Your fruits and vegetables have never tasted so good. Learn how to make delicious smoothies, pies, zucchini squash noodles and much more.
WHEN? 7/5/16-7/7/16, 9:30 AM-11:30 AM
WHERE? North Penn High School, Room F131

Multimedia Art (Grades 1-7)
Enrich your summer and experiment with a variety of art materials including different paints, printing ink, pencils, pastels, and more. New projects are offered each summer.
WHEN? 7/5/16-7/7/16, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
WHERE? North Penn High School, Room J18

Drawing Camp I (Grades 1-5)
Enhance your creativity and drawing skills this summer. Fundamentals of drawing will be taught, including light and shadow, perspective and composition. New subject matter (objects to draw) will be offered each year.
WHEN? 7/5/16-7/7/16, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
WHERE? North Penn High School, Room J7

Cartoon Universe (Grades 2-7)
Draw fantasy art in space. From Star Trek® to Star Wars®, draw your favorite sci-fi characters and invent a few of your own. Bring to life robots, aliens, and fantastic creatures in spaceships, futuristic cities, or planetary landscapes. Draw a brief comic in your own cartoon universe.
WHEN? 7/5/16-7/7/16, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
WHERE? North Penn High School, Room J6

Technology Camp (Grades 6-8)
Welcome to the North Penn Technology Camp, where students will explore the exciting world of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Technology Camp will have fun, exciting and challenging activities to feed your child’s interest. Topics may include engineering, mathematics, coding, architecture, chemistry, biology, ecology and more. We will utilize fun learning activities and frequent play or socialization breaks to strike a balance between academics, summer fun and promote lifelong learning. While camp is fun, it is grounded in PA standards based curriculum developed to ensure real life application of skills learned.
WHEN? 7/5/16-7/8/16
8:30 AM-3:30 PM (T-TH)
8:30 AM-11:30 AM (F)
WHERE? North Penn High School, Room H6

Ongoing camps throughout summer:

Theatre & Kids Performing Arts Camp
For over 30 years, directors Will and Suzy Liegel have been offering year-round classes, touring children’s choirs, traveling children’s theatre and young performer’s shows in addition to its dynamic, professional and fun, carefully planned, creative camp for students with an interest in the performing arts and related fields. Camp features small age-divided classes for half- or full-day opportunities. The accent is on building self-confidence, taking “safe risks” and building teams all while polishing skills in the stage and screen arts.
WHEN? 6/27/16-8/5/16, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
WHERE? North Wales Elementary School, Gym

Elementary Beginning Band (Grade 4)
Students who will be finishing 4th grade this year or are new to band and just started playing their instrument this year should enroll in this course. The fundamentals of ensemble playing will be taught. Individual techniques will be taught through an additional 30-minute group lesson per week.
WHEN? 7/5/16-7/28/16
8:00 AM-8:45 AM Beginner Lessons
8:45 AM-9:15 AM Group Lesson 1 day/week
WHERE? Inglewood Elementary School, Gym

Elementary Beginning String Ensemble (Grades 3-4)
Students presently in grades 3 and 4, or without previous string ensemble experience, but who have had school instrumental lessons, may enroll. The Beginning Ensemble will reinforce foundational skills and build ensemble technique. Sectionals will be scheduled Monday – Thursday.
WHEN? 7/5/16-7/28/16
10:15 AM-11:00 AM
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Sectionals
WHERE? Inglewood Elementary School, Gym

Intermediate Band/Beginning Jazz Band (Grades 5-6)
This course is designed for students that will finish 5th or 6th grade this year and have played for at least two full years. Intermediate Jazz Band is also available for students who wish to meet for an additional hour each day. Jazz band instrumentation is limited to the following: saxophone, trumpet, trombone, drums, guitar, piano and bass. Individual techniques will be taught through an additional 30-minute group lesson per week.
WHEN? 7/5/16-7/28/16
9:15 AM-10:15 AM Beginning Jazz (begins 7/6/16)
10:30 AM-11:30 AM Concert
11:30 AM -12:00 PM Intermediate Group Lesson 1 day/week
WHERE? Inglewood Elementary School, Gym

Intermediate String Ensemble (Grades 5-7)
Students presently in grades 5, 6 and 7 with ensemble experience may enroll. This class will give students continuing experience in ensemble work. The music will be selected to continue advancing techniques and further student progress.
WHEN? 7/5/16-7/28/16
Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
WHERE? Inglewood Elementary School, Gym

Middle School Band/Jazz Band (Grades 7-9)
Students who finish grades 7- 9 this year and have 4+ years of instrumental experience should enroll in this course. Jazz Band is available to any student that plays saxophone, trumpet, trombone, drum, guitar, piano and bass. Individual techniques will be taught through an additional 30-minute group lesson per week.
WHEN? 7/5/16-7/28/16
8:00 AM-8:45 AM Students not in Jazz Band Group Lesson 1 day/week
9:15-10:15 AM Concert Band
10:30-11:30 AM Jazz Band: (begins 7/6/16)
11:30 AM-12:00 PM Students in Jazz Band Group Lesson 1 day/week
WHERE? Inglewood Elementary School, Gym

Suzuki Classes (Grades K-2)
Any K-2 student who has previously been enrolled in a Suzuki class may enroll. Small group classes will be assigned by the instructor according to the ability of the student. Suzuki classes will meet twice weekly and will be 30 minutes in duration. Each student will be contacted by NPSD staff prior to the start of camps with his or her lesson day/time.
WHEN? 7/5/16-7/28/16, 8:00 AM-9:30 AM
WHERE? Inglewood Elementary School, Gym