Looking for something for your kids to do while they're on winter break? The Community Center will be offering some great winter camps this year to meet the needs of the community! To register for any of these camps, simply fill out our registration form and submit it to the Community Center via email, fax, mail or walk-in. The Registration form can be found on our website at www.ahccc.org or in our directory listing on the Patch.
The following camps will be held the week of Dec 19-23:
Lego Animation
Ages 7+, 9:00a - 12:00p, $150 + $25 materials fee
Ready to take your fascination with Legos to the next level? Movies By Kids will provide all the Legos you need to create amazing movies. The ideas will be yours, the sets will be built by you, and you will operate all the equipment to bring your masterpiece to the big screen. Whether it’s a re-creation of an epic pirate battle scene, or an adventure in another galaxy, this camp is the ultimate chance to not just play with Legos but make them come to life using the art of Stop-Motion-Animation!
Claymation
Ages 7+, 1:00-4:00p, $150 + $25 materials fee
Have you ever wanted to make your own movie like “Chicken Run” or “Wallace & Gromit”? Then join this exciting camp where students will storyboard their idea, then design, create and animate their own clay character. The process starts by building an armature or “Skeleton” for the character. Then all layers of clay are applied until the character is ready for the camera. Students get to operate the digital cameras and make their characters come to life. After the filming is complete, they will become the voices and supply the voice-over. All projects will be edited and a DVD will be provided to every child in the camp.
Disgusting Science
Ages 5-12, 9a-12p, $120
Kids make fake blisters, cuts and wounds, blood, eyeballs, brains and more. They can see the plaque on their teeth, simulate tooth decay, test for saliva digestion and make an ear wax detector. Disgusting? No doubt! Educational? Absolutely! After all, did you know that blisters are the body's way of protecting your skin, or that mucus helps keep germs out? Learn the science behind sticky and icky bodily functions while doing some truly nasty experiments.
Fossil Finders
Ages 5-12, 1-4p, $120
Roll up your sleeves as we dig in to archeology. Restore a ruined mummy and discover the fascinating traditions and myths behind the ancient art of mummification. create a time capsule that includes information about current events and interests, reconstruct artifacts and dinosaur bones and create your own hieroglyphics code based on the style of the Egyptian language.
Singing & Recording
Ages 5-Teen, 9a-3p, $249
Sue Willett has been a professional singer and singing teacher for over 20 years! Her voice has been in hundreds of recordings, on major television and in films. In this camp you will Perform, Record, Master Class Format, Improve Stage Performance, Learn Music Theory and Sight Singing.
Advantage Basketball Camp
Ages 5-Teen, M-Th, 9am-5pm
Very flexible enrollment options, discounts available
Enroll online at www.advantagebasketball.com
This basketball camp was rated one of the top 3 basketball camps in the country by Sports Illustrated for KIDS. Please visit www.advantagebasketball.com for more information and to register.
