Steel Drums
Through direct experience playing steel
drums and hand
percussion, Mike Overmann will teach
students foundational skills
of music such as: melody and scales,
harmony and chords,
rhythm, counting, timing, fitting into
the various roles in an
ensemble, and performance practice. They
will also learn: the
history of the steel drum, how it grew
out of the culture of the
West Indies, Trinidad in particular, and
how the instrument
continues to influence that culture and
society; the construction,
building and tuning processes used in
creating the instruments.
Music will include traditional melodies
of the Islands, well‐known
folk and children's songs of North Americ
a, and some other
surprises.
Electronic Music
Production
Sidd Mukerji will teach students to use
audio editing software to
digitally record and edit music. Students
will cover the basics of
microphone selection and technique, the
recording process, audio
editing, the use of special effects, and
the use of MIDI to control
virtual instruments.
Stained Glass
Learn how to create a stained glass
window! In this beginner's
course, Laura Pinnow, a local glass
artist and art teacher, will
teach you how to cut and grind colored
glass, and solder it
together to make a stained glass panel
using the copper foil
method. For students ages 13 and
14 only.
Broadway Bound
Participants will develop skills in
singing, dancing, and acting in
musical theatre performance with Kate
Arrechi along with
students from the Theater and Dance
Department. The class will
focus on shows currently (or recently)
running on Broadway,
including Legally Blonde, Thoroughly
Modern Millie, Spring
Awakening, Grease, and others. The
program will culminate in a
performance for friends and family.
Who Wants to be a
Millionaire?
This course is designed for kids and
their parents to learn the
building blocks of wealth and investment.
Todd Rhea, from Clark
& Bradshaw, P.C. will focus on the
concept of having money work
for you, not working for money. The
course will include game
play, discussion and analysis of real
financial topics such as simple
small business and investment property
financial statements and
stock trading and investing strategies.
At the end of six sessions
the students will be armed with the
interest and motivation to
pursue lifelong financial success.
The Play's the Thing
Explore the fun of Shakespeare while
creating a performance of
your own! Learn about characters,
costuming, clowning and
combat from an Education‐Artist from the American Shakespeare
Center in Staunton, VA.
The Mathematics of Games and
Puzzles
Think mathematicians sit around all day
adding things up and
solving equations? They don't!
Mathematics is about finding
patterns, creating new realities, making
your own rules, and
thinking about the world in new ways.
Laura Taalman will teach
you to create your own mathematics with
modular origami, use
the fourth dimension to investigate the
fast‐paced card game SET,
and explore properties and strategies of
Sudoku and other
Japanese pencil puzzles. And of course,
along the way you'll learn
origami, a new card game, and a lot of
addictive puzzles! You may
even discover your own brand new
mathematical theorem. No
experience necessary except for a curious
and creative mind, and
an interest in games and puzzles.
Become a Science
Detective!
Locate the source of a flu outbreak!
Catch the classroom
kidnapper! Discover what makes Fifi and
Fido different! In this
hands‐on
laboratory experience, Rachel Comer will teach students
about genetics (How did you get your
mother's eyes and your
father's nose?), forensics (How is
science used to solve crimes?)
and epidemiology (What is causing an
infection and how is it
spread?)For 10-14 year olds only..
Lego Robotics
Learn to design, build, and program Lego
NXT Robots with Nick
Swayne. You'll learn how the physics of
torque, torsion and stress
affect robot performance. Learn how to
program all the sensors
and motors, software loops and switches,
and parallel program
execution. The class will end with a
mini‐competition based on
this year's FIRST Lego League Power
Puzzle Challenge.
Computer Aided
Design
Students will learn the fundamental
concepts of the Google
SketchUp program with Eileen B. Lusardi,
from Mosley
Architects. Google SketchUp is a free
computer modeling program
that is used to create, present, and
animate architectural and
landscape models. The students will learn
how to construct and
modify simple models, orient them on a
site, apply materials and
various components to develop the models
to a 'realistic'
level. Students will design a self chosen
model and create a
finished presentation using the program's
presentations skills
taught in the class. Since the software
is free, students will be able
to build their skills and continue their
projects after the conclusion
of the course.
Future Filmmakers of America
(FFA)
Learn how cutting‐edge technology and the age‐old desire to tell a
story come together in the form of
Digital Cinema with Rich
Clemens. Be informative and hip, as an
independent filmmaker while
also offering a perspective from the
producers, directors and actors
in the business side of the art.
Throughout, filmmakers' experiences
will demonstrate how digital video will
evolve into the cinematic
medium of the future.
Go for the Green
Hands‐on
explorations with faculty from the Center for Energy and
Environmental Sustainability Center
illustrate how conservation,
economic prosperity, and healthy
lifestyles go hand‐in‐hand. Site a
wind turbine, run fuel cells, make soap
from bio‐fuel waste, see
Earth systems on a spherical movie
screen, and construct a solar
cooker. Students explore personal
lifestyle, education, and career
choices that promote science and
technology literacy, sustainability,
and quality of life.For 10-14 year olds only.
All programs are appropriate for
children
ages 9‐14
unless otherwise specified.
