P.A.C.E. Virtual Summer Opportunities Fair http://summer.columbuspace.org Parents for Academic Challenge and Enrichment Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:34:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Gedanken Institute of Problem Solving http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/04/gedanken-institute-of-problem-solving/ http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/04/gedanken-institute-of-problem-solving/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:34:40 +0000 gedankeninstitute http://summer.columbuspace.org/?p=281 The class is in its 11th year, a fun yet intense focus on problem-solving with an emphasis on develping both mental stamina and strength. There will be individual work and group work. Topics will include: Risk Management, Pattern Recognition, Operations Research, Logic, Probability, Physics, Geometry and a large variety of puzzles including Rubik’s Cube. Also included will be modules on data interpretation including aggregation bias and non-transitive rankings.

The program is a week-long course that willbe conducted from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm daily from July 9th through July 13th at Baldwin Wallace and August 6th through August 10th at Lakeside. It is a course that has been taught previously as part of the TAG summer camp program funded by the State of Ohio. It has been very successful in the past.

The focus of the course will be problem solving. It will develop not only mental strength, but mental stamina as well. There will be individual work and there will be group work. Topics will include: Risk Management, Pattern Recognition, Operations Research, Logic, Probability, Physics, Geometry and a large variety of puzzles including Rubik’s Cube. Also included will be modules on data interpretation including correlation vs cause and effect, aggregation bias and non-transitional rankings. The course will be designed for the intellectually inquisitive 12-17 year old.

The summer program contains parts of a semester-long course that I teach in the honors program at Baldwin-Wallace College. The problem solving course has been so successful that I was recruited to teach it in the graduate business program at B-W and, at the request of the director of the honors program I’m currently developing an advanced version problem solving course that is being taught in Spring 2012.

By collaborating with Professor Peter November of the University of Wellington, New Zealand and Professor Zbigniew Michalewicz of the University of Adelaide, Australia while on a 2006 sabbatical, I have refined and improved the course many times. I have developed many modules by myself and I have many drawers of puzzles, props and games — many of which are custom-made — that I use during the course.

For more information, contact Dr. Ed Meyer at or at 440-826-2495. Or visit our website to learn more and apply at www.gedankeninstitute.com

]]> http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/04/gedanken-institute-of-problem-solving/feed/ 0 YMCA Day Camp at Blacklick Metro Park http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/04/ymca-day-camp-at-blacklick-metro-park-2/ http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/04/ymca-day-camp-at-blacklick-metro-park-2/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:32:25 +0000 Evan Garver http://summer.columbuspace.org/?p=277
  • Sponsor: YMCA of Central Ohio
  • Location: Blacklick Woods Metro Park
  • Phone: 614-834-9622
  • Fax: 614-834-9625
  • Web: http://ymcacolumbus.org/daycamp/garver.php
  • Email:
  • Contact Person: Evan Garver
  • Age/Grade level: Entering 1st through 6th grade
  • Time: 8:30am-3:30pm
  • Length of program: 1 week (10 total weeks available)
  • Cost: $110 for YMCA members; $145 for Non-Members
  • Financial aid available? Yes
  • Notes: Summer just wouldn’t be the same without the fun and challenge of our Day Camp program. With different themed activities each week, you won’t want to miss a single one. Explore the great outdoors with us!*NEW* Swim lessons and open swim included each week of camp!
  • Online registration available!
    • ]]>     http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/04/ymca-day-camp-at-blacklick-metro-park-2/feed/ 0     YMCA Day Camp at Hickory Lakes http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/04/ymca-day-camp-at-hickory-lakes/ http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/04/ymca-day-camp-at-hickory-lakes/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:31:19 +0000 Evan Garver http://summer.columbuspace.org/?p=284
  • Sponsor: YMCA of Central Ohio
  • Location: Hickory Lakes
  • Phone: 614-834-9622
  • Fax: 614-834-9625
  • Web: http://ymcacolumbus.org/daycamp/garver.php
  • Email:
  • Contact Person: Evan Garver
  • Age/Grade level: Entering 1st through 6th grade
  • Time: 8:30am-3:30pm
  • Length of program: 1 week (10 total weeks available)
  • Cost: $110 for YMCA members; $145 for Non-Members
  • Financial aid available? Yes
  • Before and After care available? Yes
  • Notes: Summer just wouldn’t be the same without the fun and challenge of our Day Camp program. With different themes each week, you won’t want to miss a single one. *NEW* Swim lessons and open swim included each week of camp!
  • Online registration available!
    • ]]>     http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/04/ymca-day-camp-at-hickory-lakes/feed/ 0     YMCA Day Camp at Dayspring Community Church http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/04/ymca-day-camp-at-dayspring-community-church/ http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/04/ymca-day-camp-at-dayspring-community-church/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:30:07 +0000 Evan Garver http://summer.columbuspace.org/?p=285
  • Sponsor: YMCA of Central Ohio
  • Location: Dayspring Community Church
  • Phone: 614-834-9622
  • Fax: 614-834-9625
  • Web: http://ymcacolumbus.org/daycamp/garver.php
  • Email:
  • Contact Person: Evan Garver
  • Age/Grade level: Entering 1st through 6th grade
  • Time: 8:30am-3:30pm
  • Length of program: 1 week (10 total weeks available)
  • Cost: $110 for YMCA members; $145 for Non-Members
  • Financial aid available? Yes
  • Notes: Summer just wouldn’t be the same without the fun and challenge of our sports-themed Day Camp program. With a different sport introduced each week, you won’t want to miss a single one. *NEW* Swim lessons and open swim included each week of camp!
  • Online registration available!
    • ]]>     http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/04/ymca-day-camp-at-dayspring-community-church/feed/ 0     YMCA TeenXtreme Camp at Blacklick Metro Park http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/04/ymca-teenxtreme-camp-at-blacklick-metro-park/ http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/04/ymca-teenxtreme-camp-at-blacklick-metro-park/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:28:47 +0000 Evan Garver http://summer.columbuspace.org/?p=287
  • Sponsor: YMCA of Central Ohio
  • Location: Blacklick Metro Park
  • Phone: 614-834-9622
  • Fax: 614-834-9625
  • Web: http://ymcacolumbus.org/daycamp/garver.php
  • Email:
  • Contact Person: Evan Garver
  • Age/Grade level: Entering 7th through 9th grade
  • Time: 8:30am-3:30pm
  • Length of program: 1 week (10 total weeks available)
  • Cost: $125 for YMCA members; $150 for Non-Members
  • Financial aid available? Yes
  • Notes: TeenXtreme is more than your regular day camp…it’s a whole bunch of exciting activities including field trips, designed especially for teens. Don’t miss out on a summer that’s way out of the ordinary!
  • Online registration available!
    • ]]>     http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/04/ymca-teenxtreme-camp-at-blacklick-metro-park/feed/ 0     Summer Acceleration Camp http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/04/summer-acceleration-camp/ http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/04/summer-acceleration-camp/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:24:11 +0000 caroljackson http://summer.columbuspace.org/?p=278 Haugland Learning Center’s Summer Acceleration Camp provides students with academic and social skills instruction to build upon skills learned during the school year and prevent the regression that normally occurs during summer break. All students will be assigned to small groups based on age and ability. All instruction is designed to meet the individual needs of each student. Morning activities will focus on academic needs based on the student’s IEP. Afternoon activities will focus on social and daily living skills with practice in the community once a week. Day camp runs for a 4 week block from Jun 19-July13, from 9 AM–3PM. Cost: $1150 plus a $100 non-refundable fee, due upon registration. Methods of payment: Level 1 Waiver, I/O Waiver, credit card, cash, and checks. Children not currently enrolled in HLC must be assessed to determine if our summer camp is a good fit for them. Early registration deadline is April 15th, but applications considered through June 1st. Please visit us online at www.HauglandLearningCenter.com.

    ]]>     http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/04/summer-acceleration-camp/feed/ 0     YMCA Camp Willson http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/03/ymca-camp-willson-2/ http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/03/ymca-camp-willson-2/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:03:37 +0000 YMCACAMPWILLSON http://summer.columbuspace.org/?p=270 Founded in 1918, YMCA Camp Willson is Central Ohio’s premiere overnight summer camp for Boys and Girls ages 7-17. We offer programs that teach Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility. Activities include: swimming, water trampoline, cookouts, campfires, high ropes course, rock wall, sports, arts and crafts, survival skills, archery, horseback riding and much, much, more. Accredited by the American Camping Association. Visit www.ymcacampwillson.org for more information.

    ]]>     http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/03/ymca-camp-willson-2/feed/ 0     Columbus Recreation and Parks http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/02/columbus-recreation-and-parks/ http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/02/columbus-recreation-and-parks/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:06:44 +0000 crpdcamps http://summer.columbuspace.org/?p=261 Columbus Recreation and Parks
    Phone: (614) 645-7000 Fax: (614) 645-0686
    Web: www.columbusrecparks.com
    Email:
    Contact person: Wendy Frantz
    Age/grade level: Pre-K (ages 4-5), Elementary (ages 6-12), Middle, High School
    Type : Day Camps
    Length of camps: Weekly, June 4 – August 10, 2012; register for as many weeks as you want
    Hours:  Varies; Core hours are 9 am-4 pm (many camps offer early drop off and late pick up)
    Cost: $40-$161 per week
    Financial aid?: Yes
    Registration:  Register online beginning Saturday, March 10 at 10 am.  In-person registration will also be on Saturday, March 10 from 10am-4pm at any Community Center.  Mail-in registration will begin March 12.
    Program Description:   The sports-minded camper can choose from basketball, cheerleading, football, gymnastics, hockey, soccer, tennis, or track and field.  A week at Smith Farms for the Great Art Getaway will inspire the budding artist.  Those campers who want to learn how to dance will be taught basic to advanced movement within hip hop as well as an infusion of traditional West African and Latin styles at the Traditional Digital Dance Camp.  And for those who like a little bit of everything, center camps are the choice for you.  Center camps are held at Barnett, Far East, Lazelle, Tuttle, Whetstone and Woodward Park Community Centers.  Even Grandparents aren’t left out – they can spend a week with their grandchildren (ages 8-14) at “Gram and Gramp” camp.

    ]]>     http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/02/columbus-recreation-and-parks/feed/ 0     The First Tee Columbus http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/02/the-first-tee-columbus/ http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/02/the-first-tee-columbus/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:01:12 +0000 Judith Cockrell http://summer.columbuspace.org/?p=253 The First Tee of Columbus is committed to impacting the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.

     In an atmosphere where learning is exciting, youth are assisted in the process of developing these traits through peer group-learning, course play, range practice, instructional clinics, motivational workshops, event exposure and educational components. Below is a listing of our 2012 programs.

     PeeWee Ages 4-5 / Little Linksters Ages 5 – 6 (5 by Jan 1, 2012) 

    An introduction to The First Tee Life Skills Experience™. Session length 60 minutes

     Certification: The First tee Life Skills Experience™

    The First Tee Life Skills Experience™, a curriculum for teaching character education through life skills, is one of the unique features that differentiate The First Tee from other youth initiatives and junior golf programs. It ultimately strives to instill in participants The First Tee Nine Core Values: honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, courtesy and judgment.

    Through the Life Skills Experience™, young people discover how skills essential to success on a golf course can also help them flourish in life. These skills include:

    • Self-management
    • Interpersonal communication
    • Goal setting
    • Mentor
    • Effective conflict resolution

    This curriculum was developed by experts in the field of positive youth development and is delivered in or chapter-based program by coaches trained through The First Tee Coach Program. Participants advance through the different Life Skill levels through a certification process with five general requirements: core lesson exposure, life skills application, golf skills application, life skills knowledge, golf knowledge.

    Life Skill Levels

    • PLAYer  I, II, III
    • Par          I, II, III
    • Birdie      I, II, III

     Adult program

    Learn a new skill or get ready for the season. This class is for adult’s age 18+. All skill levels welcome. Monday evenings.

    •  March 5th Putting  
    •  March 12thChipping           
    • March 19thPitching  
    •  March 26th Full swing         
    • April 2nd Range                  
    • April 14th Tee Time

     Girls Golf                                                                                                                               

    The LPGA/USGA Girls Golf program provides an opportunity for girls, ages 7 to 17, to learn to play golf, build lasting friendships and experience competition in a fun, supportive environment, preparing them for a lifetime of enjoyment with the game. The program includes four (4) two-hour workshops on Monday evening 6:00-8:00PM.

    •  June 4, 2012- Grip Stance Posture & Putting
    • June 11, 2012 – Chip/Pitch
    • June 18, 2012 - 9 Healthy Habitats and Full Swing
    • June 25, 2012* – 9 Hole tournament

     * Extended session 6:00-8:30PM, includes box lunch

     Fee: $60.00 for the series                                   

    All equipment and instruction will be provided by The First Tee of Columbus. Participants are welcome and encouraged to bring their own equipment.

     Spring Session begins April 21, 201/ Summer Sesssion begins June 5, 2012

    For registration information visit www.cscc.edu/firsttee or email  phone 614.471.1404

     

    ]]>     http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/02/the-first-tee-columbus/feed/ 0     Columbus Recreation and Parks Therapeutic Camps http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/02/columbus-recreation-and-parks-therapeutic-camps/ http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/02/columbus-recreation-and-parks-therapeutic-camps/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:58:42 +0000 crpdcamps http://summer.columbuspace.org/?p=263 Phone: (614) 645-5648
    Fax: (614) 645-2373
    Web: www.columbusrecparks.com
    Email:
    Contact person: Mary Beth Moore
    Age/grade level: ages 6-21 as long as they are in school
    Type : Sport Camp and Day Camps
    Length of camps: Sport Camp (3 days) June 11-13; Weekly, June 18 – August 3, 2012; register for as many weeks as you want
    Hours: Core hours are 8:30 am-3 pm early drop off at 7:15 and late pick up until 5:15 for an extra fee.
    Cost: $65-$80 per week
    Financial aid?: Yes
    Registration: Online registration will begin March 10 at 10am. In-person registration will be held Saturday, March 10 from 10am-4pm at Franklin Park Adventure Center. Registration will be taken at this time for any open spots.
    Program Description: Three Day Sport Camp held at the Franklin Park Adventure Center will feature a variety of Adaptive Sports for the beginner through advanced athlete. Our day camps are held at the Franklin Park Adventure Center and Dodge Community Center. Campers will get to experience a little bit of everything including the all time favorite overnight camp out during our Camp-n-Challenge week. Our experienced camp staff embraces each camper’s individuality. The Summer of Fun and Adventure Day Camp creates a safe environment where positive social development occurs and friendships are made.

    ]]>     http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/02/columbus-recreation-and-parks-therapeutic-camps/feed/ 0     BalletMet SummerDance Camp 2012 and Downtown Summer Programs http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/02/balletmet-summerdance-camp-2012-and-downtown-summer-programs/ http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/02/balletmet-summerdance-camp-2012-and-downtown-summer-programs/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:05:56 +0000 Chris Rogers http://summer.columbuspace.org/?p=250 Summer Celebration - June 18-22, 2012- Ages 7-12 years
    9:00-4:00 Monday through Friday
    BalletMet Columbus
    322 Mount Vernon Avenue, 43215

    Celebrate the summer with new moves!  From chilling to the beat – to moving with your friends – you are never at a loss for fun!  Tap those toes, stretch those arms, and strut your stuff as you celebrate the summer!  All campers enjoy regardless of whether you have danced or not!  Move to the groove in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, improvisational acting, visual arts and more!  Company guest artists will present additional demonstrations and the week culminates in a Camp Sharing Session for campers and parents in our BalletMet Performance Space. 

    Cost $220

    Mini Camps introduce children to creativity, movement and fun through themes incorporating dance, arts & crafts, and music.  This mini camp includes a visit from a dancer in costume! 

    Fancy Nancy (c) Tea Party – June 18-22 – Ages 4-6 years – 9:00-11:00am – Cost $125

    You’re invited to a tea party extraordinare!  Inspired by the book series, we will have a head to toe adventure of everything fancy…tiaras, fairy wings, tu-tus and more!  Ooo-la-la…it will be tres magnifique!   

    copyright (c) 2009 Robin Preiss Glasser

    Evening Dance Classes – July 2-27, 2012 – Downtown will also offer evening classes in multiple disciplines including Creative Movement, ballet, tap, jazz, modern, and more!  Ages 4-84 can all come and enjoy the dance!

    August Afternoon Classes for Youth and Adults- August 6-24 – BalletMet offers two hour ballet classes for youth and adults of Intermediate and Intermediate Advanced levels.  Intermediate classes will be 2:00-4:00 followed by Intermediate/Advanced and Advanced classes from 4:00-6:00.  Details will be forthcoming at www.balletmet.org.

    See www.balletmet.org – for details about these and camps and programs at our Gahanna Vista Plaza, Reynoldsburg, and Worthington (MAC) locations.
    614.229.4860 or 614.536.0400

    ]]>     http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/02/balletmet-summerdance-camp-2012-and-downtown-summer-programs/feed/ 0     BalletMet Mini Camps and Camps – Gahanna Vista Plaza http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/02/balletmet-mini-camps-and-camps-gahanna-vista-plaza/ http://summer.columbuspace.org/2012/02/balletmet-mini-camps-and-camps-gahanna-vista-plaza/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:05:24 +0000 Chris Rogers http://summer.columbuspace.org/?p=248 Location: BalletMet Vista Plaza, 1141 N. Hamilton Road, Gahanna, OH  43230     -   www.balletmet.org  -  614.224.1672/614.536.0400.

    BalletMet Mini Camps introduce children to creativity, movement, and fun.  Each week long workshop is designed to explore the them using dance, arts & crafts, and music.  All mini camps also include a a meet & greet visit from a dancer in costume! 

    A Castle Adventure – Ages 3-5 – June 11-15 – 10:00am-12:00pm Cost $125

    Come along on a castle adventure as we explore all things royal.  Our imaginations will lead the way to noble knights, elegant princesses, magical unicorns, and fiery dragons.

    Fancy Nancy(c) Tea Party – Ages 3-5 - July 16-20 – 10:00am-12:00pm – Cost $125

    You’re invited to a tea party extraordinaire!  Inspired by the book series, we will have head to toe adventure of everything fancy…tiaras, fairy wings, tu-tus and more!  Ooo-la-la…it will be tres magnifique!   Copright(c) 2009 Robin Preiss Glasser

    Full and Half Day Camps

    Camp Carnival – Ages 5-7 years -  July 16-19 – Full Day (Young Chefs & BalletMet) Cost $275  -  Half Day (BalletMet only) $130

    Welcome to the Carnival!  Enjoy the amusements, food, sideshows, games, and prizes!  In the morning at Young Chef’s, you’ll create carnival food favorites (Fair Fries and Elephant Ears and more)!  After a short walk to BalletMet’s Vista Plaza Studio, the fun continues as we choreograph a carnival of dancing with ballet, jazz, and tap.  We’ll use arts & craft projects to help us create the carnival scene.  Fun for all!

    Dancing Damsels & Dramatic Dragons – Ages 5-7- July 9-13 – 9:00am-12:00pm – Cost $150

    Join BalletMet and Columbus Children’s Theatre for an amazing fairytale adventure this summer.  Each day you will work with BalletMet Dance and CCT Teaching Artist who will guide you through all sorts of fun activities.  Throughout this adventure you will learn to sing, act, and dance while creativng a performance like no other.  Whether you are a Dancing Damsel or Dramatic Dragon – be prepared to dazzle your family on Share Day!

    Dine & Dance! – Ages 8-12 – 9:30-4:30 – July 9-12 – Full Day (Young Chef’s and BalletMet) Cost $275 – Half Day (BalletMet only) cost $130 

    Dinner and a movie, anyone?  Spend your time at Young Chef’s creativng formal dinners including appetizers, dinners, and desserts for an upscale dining experience.  Follow it up with a short walk to the BalletMet Vista Plaza Sutdio for fun filled dancing inspired by popular dance movies.  So  Stuep Up, kick off you Sunday Shoes,, and Bring it On as we move our way through ballet, jazz, tap, dancing games, adn arts & crafts!

    Triple Threat – Ages 8-12 – June 25-29 – 9:00am-12:00pm – BalletMet & CCT – Cost $150

    This ever-popular program is back!  Students in this half day camp with partners BalletMet and Columbus Children’s Theatre will explore all the skills of a “Triple Threat” singing, dancing , and acting.  Not only will you learn the basics of stage presence, scene work, and audition skills, but by the time the class is over you will be able to act, dance, and sing your way across that stage.  Be prepared for a Share Day performance worthin of a Tony Award!

    Don’t forget to check out all the camps and programs at the BalletMet Downtown, Reynoldsburg, and Worthington (MAC) locations too!

     

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