What:
Youth Recreation Summer Program
Contact: Kim Luckey, CTRS (Program Coordinator): 507-208-6248
Dates:
June 15 - August 21, 2009 (Closed
Friday, July 3)
Program
Hours: 8:45 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Extended
Care Hours:
Ages:
2 - 21
Fees: $16.65/hr.* One-to-One Support Fee: $21.53/hr.*
*Cost includes enrollment in activities of choice.*
Transportation
fees:
Parents are responsible for arranging transportation to and
from the program, including School Bus transportation to and from Summer School.
Transportation can be provided only if the youth has no other form of
transportation. Transportation will be provided PossAbilities Youth Recreation
Staff.
*Additional cost- Minimum fee: $8.69/round trip*
The time spent with the PossAbilities
Summer Youth Recreation Program will be packed full of field trips, swimming,
games, songs, crafts and fun summer adventures!
Each day, we will start and finish at the
The programs offered will be
inclusive. Our program is designed for youth who have disabilities, but the
activities that your child chooses to be involved in, will be in coordination
with programs that include youth who do not have disabilities. What a great
experience! Our program is designed with your child in mind. We will be offering
various programs that your child can sign up for, through us, and will be able
to do the types of things that they enjoy most!
We will be providing staff support, depending on the level of support
your child needs to be involved in these programs. If these programs do not fit
the needs of your child, there are many other options. We are a very flexible
program and willing to work with you and your child!
Listed below are the opportunities
that PossAbilities Summer Youth Recreation Program has to offer.
The list is broken into two different sections for easier reading; AGES
7 AND UP and AGES 2 - 6.
Keep in mind: Since we are providing our own staff at these activities,
some of these age groups and grade levels can be adjusted, if you think the
activity would be a good fit for your child.
Also, remember even if the activity is only for half the day, we will
provide transportation back to the Y and your child can join up with the group
for activities until his or her pick-up time.
AGES 7 AND UP
YMCA
SUMMER DAY CAMP
Summer program for children entering Grades 1-6!
June 15th - August 21st
Program Hours: 9:00am
- 4:00pm
Children
are separated into age-appropriate groups: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade (Explorers)
in one group; 4th, 5th, and 6th grade (Adventurers)
in another group. Every week each group will go on an exciting short field trip
(TREK)
and a wonderful long field trip (VOYAGE).
The groups will engage in many different activities centered around a different
theme each week. They will go swimming, complete arts and crafts activities, and
have a blast each week at the Y! Field trips include water parks, Minnesota
Twins game, historic
June 15-19:
Theme: Wet and Wild Week
(Trip:
June 22-26:
Theme: Super
Sports Week (Trip:
June 29–July 2:
Theme: Extreme Adventures
(Trip: Valleyfair)
July 6-10: Theme: Spirit Week (Trip: Explorers (
July 13-17:
Theme:
Explore Minnesota (Trip: Explorers (Children’s Museum) Adventurers (
July 20-24:
Theme: Carnival Week
(Trip: On-Site Carnival at the YMCA)
July 27-31:
Theme: Cartoon Character
(Trip: Nickelodeon Universe at Mall of America)
August 3-7:
Theme: Football Fever (Trip: MN Vikings
Training Camp)
August 10-14: Theme: Under the Sea (Trip: Underwater
Adventurers)
August 17-21: Theme: Summer
Splash (Trip:
SUMMER
OF SERVICE 2009 (SOS)
Looking
for a GREAT summer opportunity? Join SOS for two weeks of FUN! SOS is a program
for youth entering grades 5-12. During
each two-week session, youth will work on a team of ten helping our community
with different service-learning projects. Location:
Century High School LIMIT:
We are only able to register 4 PossAbilities Youth per session.
SOS Daily Schedule
(Monday-Thursday)
9:00-11:30
am Morning Project
11:30-1:00
pm Lunch/Travel
1:00-3:30
pm Afternoon Project
3:30-4:00
pm Reflection
Fridays are “FUN DAYS”
Session
1— June 15 - 26
Session 2— July 6 - 17
Session 3— July 20 - 31
Session 4— August 3 - 14
J.E.T.S DAY CAMPS
J.E.T.S
half-day summer camps are a great way for kids ages 3-13 to combine gymnastics,
tumbling, group games, music, and crafts around a new exciting theme each week.
The three hour days will be filled with exciting activities including
gymnastics, climbing, arts and crafts, use of the foam pits, trampoline fun, and
stimulating games. The instructors
will use themes each week to lead the children on a fun and exciting gymnastics
journey. Campers will be divided
into day camps in the following format: 3
& 4 year olds, 5 & 6 year olds, 7-9 year olds, 10 and up.
Please pack a morning snack, they
do not provide one. LIMIT:
We are only able to register 4 PossAbilities Youth per session.
Ages:
3-13
Time:
9-noon
NEW LOCATION (Starting June 2009):
Daily Schedule
9:00:
Attendance and Free Play
9:10:
Warm Up
June
15th – 18th: Theme: Aloha Week
Join us as we kick off J.E.T.S Summer Camp 2009 Hawaiian-style.
Be sure to bring your leis, grass skirts, Hawaiian shirts and laid back
attitudes as we start off our summer of fun.
Aloha
June
22nd – 25th: Theme: Super Hero Week
This camp is a super week filled with super fun.
From Batman to Spiderman, firefighters to our parents.
Campers will be telling us all about their favorite superheroes!
Camp staff will also help our campers to see the super talents they have.
Feel free to dress up like your favorite super heroes.
July
6th – 9th: Theme:
Circus Spectacular
Step right up it’s the real thing. Faces
are painted, magic wands are shiny, and our campers become clowns, acrobats, and
lion tamers. Jump through hoops,
walk the tight rope, and swing at the trapeze.
The circus has come to J.E.T.S Gymnastics and you don’t want to miss
out.
July
13th – 16th: Theme: Imagination Week
If you like using your imagination, this week is for you!
This week is all about being creative and playing make believe!
Join us for creative crafts, awards, games and trips through our
imagination island where your dreams, ideas, and thoughts can come to life.
It’s sure to be an imagination sensation.
July
20th – 23rd: Theme: Pirates and Princess Week
Shiver me timbers! Pirates and
Princess’ galore. This week will
be filled with treasure hunts and enchanted dreams.
Dress up like your favorite Pirate or Princess.
Camp activities include a Victorian tea party, a treasure hunt, dress up
day, arts and crafts, and a visit to pirate bay.
Yo ho ho.
July
27th – 30th: Theme: Wild West Week
Calling all cowgirls and cowboys it’s time to saddle up!
This week is all about the adventure and the spirit of the Wild West.
Welcome to Wild West City where you will help us turn J.E.T.S. into an
old frontier town. Climb aboard our
stagecoach and trains and travel back to the frontier.
Yee haw
August
3rd – 6th: Theme: Around the World Week
Hola! Bonjour!
Campers will jet across the globe this week as we learn about games,
crafts, and fun other kids have throughout the world.
Don’t worry about bringing your passport; campers will have the chance
to make their own as we travel through the week.
Ciao!
Aug
10th – 13th: Theme:
Under the Big Top
Calling all acrobats! Join us for
under the big top week as our Ring Master prepares for one of the greatest shows
on earth. Parents are invited to see
a once in a lifetime performance on Thursday at
Aug
17th – 20th: Theme:
Space Week
3,2,1 …. Blastoff to our fun filled galaxy.
This week we will explore the stars and planets in our jet cruiser.
Astronauts, aliens, and flight attendants are welcome.
Play space explorer, climb on the moon, and reach for the stars.
Suit up for games, create out of this world crafts, and have a
‘space’tacular time at J.E.T.S. space station.
To infinity and beyond!
COMMUNITY
EDUCATION CAMPS & ACTIVITIES
Fear
Factor
Conquer
your fears! Be part of a team participating in games and activities that will
challenge you!
July 10 (9:00 – 4:00)
Location:
Northrop - Gym
Grades:
4-10
August 18 (9:00 - 4:00)
Location:
Northrop - Gym
Grades:
4-10
Survivor
You are
invited to be a castaway on a deserted island! Participate in tribal group
challenges for points and individual challenges for rewards! Be prepared to
outlast and outplay other tribes.
July
24 (9:00 – 4:00)
Location:
Northrop - Gym
Grades:
4-10
August
20 (9:00 – 4:00)
Location:
Northrop - Gym
Grades:
4-10
Youth
All Sports Camp
Join the Community Education Youth staff this summer
for an all-around athletic camp. Experience volleyball, basketball, swimming,
soccer, kickball, disc golf, and many more sports. All activities will be geared
to the age level of the child with a focus on sportsmanship, learning the rules
of play, and FUN, FUN, FUN. Participants receive a free T-shirt and prizes will
be given out daily for all sorts of challenges.
Monday
& Wednesday, June 29 – July 8
12:30-3:00
Location:
Willow Creek Gym/Fields
Grades:
K-6
Tuesday
& Thursday, July 28 – August 6
12:30-3:00
Location:
Willow Creek Gym/Fields
Grades:
K-6
Summer
Craft Camp
If you really love crafting and want a fun place to be for a
week of creating, join us for all five classes.
June
15 - 19 (9:30-Noon)
Location:
Northrop-Room 319
Grades:
2-5
June
15 - 19 (1:00-3:30)
Location:
Northrop-Room 319
Grades:
6-10
Craft
If you are an EXTREME craft lover and would like a fun place
to be all day for a whole week, then this is the camp for you! Don't
worry, we won't sit around in the classroom all day, we will find or create some
of our needed supplies outside.
June
22 - 26 (9:00 – 4:00)
Location:
Northrop-Room 319
Grades:
2 – 5
June
22 - 26 (9:00 – 4:00)
Location:
Northrop – Room 308
Grades:
6 – 10
Travel
the World Day Camps
Travel the world with us! Each day we will make native crafts,
have a theme snack, read a story or watch a short movie, and play games in the
gym that are all related to our destination. We will even make a pretend
passport to stamp each day as we travel. Theme
Days:
June
29 – July 2 (9:00 – 4:00)
Location:
Northrop – Room 109
Grades:
K-2
June
29 – July 2 (9:00 – 4:00)
Location:
Northrop – Room 102
Grades:
3-6
All
About Animals Week
There are so many kinds of animals. Some are big and some are
small. Some are scary and some are our very best friends. This week we celebrate
them all. Theme Days:
Sea Animals, Barnyard Animals, Zoo Animals, Pets
July
6 – 9 (12:30-3:30)
Location:
Northrop – Room 109
Ages:
6-8
When
I Grow Up Camp
Students will have many opportunities to do hands-on
activities each day as we explore different careers and the various skills and
interests they require. Theme Days:
Teacher, Chef, Naturalist, Paleontologist
July
20 – 23 (9:00-4:00)
Location:
Northrop – Room 112
Ages:
6-8
Nascar
Day
Drivers start your engines! We will make our own cars to race
down the ramp, have "scooter-car" races in the gym, weave a checkered
flag, and even our snack will be fast!
Monday
& Wednesday, July 27 and 29
12:30-3:30
Ages:
7-9
Location:
Northrop – Room 109
Kids
Cooking Camp
Come hungry! Children will learn the basics of kitchen safety,
nutrition, and simple cooking techniques while working with a variety of
ingredients. All classes are hands-on; everyone will participate in making
various aspects of a meal. Students will learn how to read a recipe, prepare and
cook delicious and healthy dishes. They will polish manners and learn table
etiquette too! All campers will take home a copy of the recipes used.
Tuesday
& Thursday, July 14 and July 16
12:30-3:00
Ages:
7-10
Location:
Century – Room H-231
Monday
& Wednesday, July 20 and July 22
12:30-3:00
Ages:
7-10
Location:
Century – Room H-231
Iron
Chef Rochester
Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to cook and create
meals. Students will learn about food from other cultures as well as learn how
to prepare the foods that they love. Each day, students will prepare the meal
they will eat. All classes are hands-on; everyone will participate in making
various aspects of their meal. Students will learn how to read a recipe, prepare
and cook delicious and healthy dishes. Students will learn creative garnishing
and techniques to enhance the presentation of meals. They will polish manners,
learn table etiquette, and practice safe food handling. Everyone will take home
a copy of the recipes used.
June
22 – 25 (9:00-11:30)
Location:
Century-Room H-231
Grades:
4-9
June
22 – 25 (12:30-3:00)
Location:
Century-Room H-231
Grades:
4-9
Junior
Science Camp
Students will have many opportunities to do hands-on
activities each day as we explore four different areas of science. The fields we
will investigate are: Gravity (build a mini air-helicopter and other
experiments); Magnetism (experiment with magnetic separation and make a magnetic
nail); Chemistry (lemon submarines and volcanoes); and Horticulture (parts of
plants and how they grow).
June
22 - 25 (12:30-3:00)
Location:
Northrop-Room 109
Grades:
1-3
The
Best of Science Explorers III
If you enjoy science and want a chance to experiment and learn
with your friends, then this is the class for you. Each day we will explore a
different aspect of science: Archaeology (learn about digging through ruins,
reading hieroglyphics, and more); Finger Printing and Blood Typing (don't worry,
we don't use real blood); Physics (build a hydraulic lift); and Electricity
(create a battery, an electromagnet, and a dimmer switch).
August
3 - 6 (9:00-11:30)
Location:
Northrop-Room 319
Grades:
2-6
Lego
Robotics
Build
and program Lego Robots with the first generation of programmable Legos! Working
in groups, students will build the robot necessary to complete assigned tasks,
write the program to "train" the robot, and have their robot perform
the task as required. Use the CD-Rom software and programmable remote
controller. Taught by Willow Creek Industrial Technology Instructor Keven
Newton.
August
10 – 14 (9:00-Noon)
Location:
Willow Creek-Room C-103
Grades:
5-9
Creature
Creations
You imagine it and we will create it! Building creative
creatures is what this class is all about. But wait, making a creature is just
the beginning! We'll build homes for our creatures, act out some creature
craziness, and make up some pretty fun stories about your creation!
Bring your best creative, artistic skills to this class and prepare
yourself for some creative fun! It's going to be pretty wild! Le Theatre De
L’errur is located at
July
27 – 31 (9:00-11:00)
Location:
Le Theatre De L’errur
Ages:
6-11
QUARRY
HILL NATURE CAMPS
Ages:
Present Kindergarten & 1st graders
Time:
9:00–11:30 OR 12:30–3:00
Theme:
Sensational Animals
Dates:
June 15-19, June 22-26, July 6-10, July 13-17, July 20-24, July 27-31,
August 3-7, August 10-14, and August 17-21
Explore
Ages:
Present 2nd & 3rd
graders
Time:
9:00–11:30 OR 12:30–3:00
Theme:
Catching Critters
Dates:
June
15-19, June 22-26, July 6-10, July 13-17, July 20-24, July 27-31, August 3-7,
August 10-14, and August 17-21
Dung
beetles, monarchs, stink bugs, damselflies, wolf spiders – there are so many
critters to get to know! A week
filled with a variety of outdoor activities & hands-on discoveries
emphasizing the world of invertebrates. Plus,
campers will canoe, fish, hike and explore the cave.
LIMIT:
We are only able to register 2 PossAbilities Youth per age group and
session.
Ages:
Present 4th & 5th graders
Time:
9:00–11:30 OR 12:30–3:00
Theme:
Hangin’ with the Birds
Dates:
June
15-19, June 22-26, July 6-10, July 13-17, July 20-24, July 27-31, August 3-7,
August 10-14, and August 17-21
Hang
out with the birds including grosbeaks, blue jays and woodpeckers.
Catch live birds using bird traps and mist nets, then band and release
them. Campers will also rock climb,
canoe, fish, and more!
LIMIT:
We are only able to register 2 PossAbilities Youth per age group and
session.
Ages:
Present 6th – 8th graders
Time:
9:00-11:30
Theme:
Outdoor-ology
Dates:
July 13-17, July 27-31, and August 17-21
We’ll
be trying a little bit of everything! Be
prepared to get wet tromping through the stream, kayaking, or canoeing; and get
muddy as learn how to use a compass & GPS.
It’s sure to be a great week.
LIMIT:
We are only able to register 2 PossAbilities Youth per age group and
session.
R.A.D.A.R MINI-GOLF & PIZZA LUNCH
Join us for pizza lunch in the Rec Lanes restaurant
and play 18 holes of mini golf at Putter’s
Dates: Wednesdays,
June 17 - August 19
Time: Lunch
at Noon, with golfing immediately following
Ages: 4
and up
RIDEABILITY
Providing therapeutic and recreational equine
activities for people with disabilities (enhancing their physical, emotional,
spiritual and mental health for participants through the service of horses).
LIMIT:
We can only take 6 kids, so it is a first come – first serve basis.
Dates:
Tuesdays, June 16 – August 11 (No class on June 30 and July 7)
Time:
5:00 – 6:15
Ages: 4 and up
EAGLE BLUFF OVERNIGHT TRIP
Eagle Bluff is a private, non-profit residential environmental
learning center located in
Students will sleep in dorms when staying at Eagle Bluff.
Each suite offers 8 bunk style beds, double sink, private toilet, private
shower, and personal storage areas. Males
and females will be separated in different suites.
Students will receive cafeteria style dinner, breakfast, and lunch
in a dining hall. The dining hall
offers an entrée, selection of side dishes, salad bar, and a selection of fresh
fruit.
Students must pack the following items:
Outdoor shoes that can get wet or muddy, indoor shoes, rain gear, socks,
sweatshirt/fleece, changes of clothing (including long pants & long sleeve
shirt), sleeping bag, pillow, towel, soap, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste,
pajamas, water bottle, medications if needed.
Dates:
Monday, June 29 – Tuesday, June 30th
Times:
9:00 am on Monday – 4:00 pm on Tuesday (Will only be charged for 8
hours a day)
Ages:
6 and up
FRIDAY
TEEN DAY
Last
summer we changed “Guy” Teen Day into Teen Day so girls could be included
and I think girls were the majority on most of the Teen Days, so this summer
will be Friday Teen Days again. Teen
Day will run every Friday of the summer from 8:30-4:30 (Closed: July 3rd) and
will mostly include out of town adventures; below is the schedule of trips.
June
19: XRKADE:
The XRKade was developed
by a group of gamers and fitness enthusiasts with a goal of making games and
activities more fun! It’s a fitness facility of the 21st century,
only this facility makes fitness fun. With an
June
26:
July
10:
July
17: The Links Mini Golf Course:
The Links at Dred Scott
Miniature Golf has over 5000 sq. ft. of putting surface for players to explore
with holes ranging from a water jump hole to a hole with an elevated cup that
will test your mettle. Our course does not contain such obstacles as animals,
windmills, or clowns, but has a more natural look that incorporates undulations
and unexpected turns within the green itself.
July
24: The
Depot Waterpark: Indoor/Outdoor
water park features a 3-story tall waterslide, 4 pools, a splash fountain, an
oversized whirlpool, indoor observation deck, and an arcade center.
Youth will owe an extra $3.00 on
this trip. http://www.thedepotminneapolis.com/waterpark/default.asp
July
31:
August
7:
August
14:
August
21:
SIBLING
ADVENTURE DAYS
Every
year I sit down with a family to help plan their child’s summer schedule
through PossAbilities and there always seems to be a brother or sister without a
disability that hears about the activities that their sibling gets to
participate in and they want to come along .. WELL, this year they will have the
opportunity to attend an Adventure Day with their sibling that has a disability.
We will be offering 5 Sibling Adventure Days on Wednesdays from
9:00-4:00. The cost of each sibling
without a disability will be $25 per day. Payment
is due at registration time (all activity/field trip fees covered by
PossAbilities). The sibling without
a disability must be 5 years or older and the staffing ratio for kids without
disabilities will be 1 staff to 5 kids. Below
is the schedule of main activities that will take place on each day, but when we
meet to do summer scheduling I can provide you with a full activity schedule for
the day. PossAbilities will provide
a snack, but each child must bring a cold lunch. Drop
Off and Pick Up Location:
June
17: Games (SPUD, Parachute,
Duck Duck Grey Duck) and Swimming
at
July
1:
July
15:
July
29: Games (Red Light-Green
Light, Simon Says, 3 Legged Race), Chalk Drawings, and Lark
Toys/Mini Golf
August
12:
POSSABILITIES
RECREATION
PossAbilities
Recreation will provide support to individuals who choose not to participate in
the activities above. Activities and support can be individualized to meet the
needs of each youth and our home base for activities will be the Rochester Area
Family Y. PossAbilities Recreation
has joined up with Child Care Resource & Referral’s SNAP Program (Summer
Neighborhood Activity Project), so one day a week the PossAbilities Recreation
group of kids will be integrating with SNAP Program.
SNAP is a colorful bus that goes to different parks and playgrounds in
the
7:30-9:00:
Kids
arrive in gym for AM care
9:00-10:00:
Gooey Gak for Kids
You will need:
Spoon
Small container
1 cup all purpose glue
¾ cup water
Borax
Food Coloring
How to make:
1.
Mix
together with spoon the all purpose glue, water and 2 drops of food coloring
2.
Mix
separately 1/3 cup water and ½ teaspoon borax.
Slowly pour borax mix into glue mix.
3.
Let
stand a few minutes, and then let the kids knead the mixture with their hands.
4.
Pour
off any remaining liquid and store in plastic sandwich bags.
10:00-11:30
Outside games
(Sidewalk Chalk, Drip Drip Splash, Frogger)
11:30-Noon:
Lunch
Noon-3:30:
3:30-4:00:
Snack
4:00-5:30:
Open
Rec in gym for PM care
VALLEY FAIR TRIP
Once again we will be taking our annual special trip
to
Date:
Friday, August 21st
Park
Open: 10am-10pm
Leaving YMCA at 8:30 am and returning at 9:00 pm
If
you have other ideas that you would like your child to be involved in, PLEASE
let us know and we will do everything we can to help get your child
involved!!!!!
(This will
depend on staff availability)
AGES 2 ½ - 6
YMCA
DAY CAMPS
Pee - Wee Camp for 3 Year Olds
9:00
- 11:30am
Monday
- Friday
June 15 – 19:
Theme:
Rainbow Round-Up
LIMIT:
We are only able to register 3 PossAbilities Youth per session.
Mini Camp for 4 and 5 Year Olds
9:00
- 11:30am
Monday
- Friday
June 22 – 26:
Theme:
Dino Daze
July 13 – 17:
Theme:
Bubble Bonanza
July 27 - 31:
Theme:
Incredible Insects
August 3 – 7:
Theme:
Fantastic Fun
LIMIT:
We are only able to register 3 PossAbilities Youth per session.
COMMUNITY
EDUCATION CAMPS & ACTIVITIES
Youth
All Sports Camp
Join the Community Education Youth staff this summer
for an all-around athletic camp. Experience volleyball, basketball, swimming,
soccer, kickball, disc golf, and many more sports. All activities will be geared
to the age level of the child with a focus on sportsmanship, learning the rules
of play, and FUN, FUN, FUN. Participants receive a free T-shirt and prizes will
be given out daily for all sorts of challenges.
Monday
& Wednesday, June 29 – July 8
12:30-3:00
Location:
Willow Creek Gym/Fields
Grades:
K-6
Tuesday
& Thursday, July 28 – August 6
12:30-3:00
Location:
Willow Creek Gym/Fields
Grades:
K-6
Travel
the World Day Camps
Travel the world with us! Each day we will make native crafts,
have a theme snack, read a story or watch a short movie, and play games in the
gym that are all related to our destination. We will even make a pretend
passport to stamp each day as we travel. Theme
Days:
June
29 – July 2 (9:00 – 4:00)
Location:
Northrop – Room 109
Grades:
K-2
All
About Animals Week
There are so many kinds of animals. Some are big and some are
small. Some are scary and some are our very best friends. This week we celebrate
them all. Theme Days:
Sea Animals, Barnyard Animals, Zoo Animals, Pets
July
6 - 9 (9:00-Noon)
Location:
Northrop – Room 109
Ages:
4-5
July
6 – 9 (12:30-3:30)
Location:
Northrop – Room 109
Ages:
6-8
When
I Grow Up Camp
Students will have many opportunities to do hands-on
activities each day as we explore different careers and the various skills and
interests they require. Theme Days:
Teacher, Chef, Naturalist, Paleontologist
July
20 – 23 (9:00-4:00)
Location:
Northrop – Room 109
Ages:
4-5
July
20 – 23 (9:00-4:00)
Location:
Northrop – Room 112
Ages:
6-8
Nascar
Day
Drivers start your engines! We will make our own cars to race
down the ramp, have "scooter-car" races in the gym, weave a checkered
flag, and even our snack will be fast!
Monday
& Wednesday, July 27 and 29
9:00-Noon
Ages:
5-6
Location:
Northrop - Room 109
Little
Chefs
Roll up your sleeves for cooking fun! Each day the menu
changes but is guaranteed to be delicious! Bring your appetite! Learn the basics
of kitchen safety and simple cooking techniques while working with a variety of
ingredients. Polish manners and learn table etiquette too!
Tuesday
& Thursday, July 14 and July 16
9:30-11:30
Ages:
5-7
Location:
Century – Room H-231
Monday
& Wednesday, July 20 and July 22
9:30-11:30
Ages:
5-7
Location:
Century – Room H-231
Creature
Creations
You imagine it and we will create it! Building creative
creatures is what this class is all about. But wait, making a creature is just
the beginning! We'll build homes for our creatures, act out some creature
craziness, and make up some pretty fun stories about your creation!
Bring your best creative, artistic skills to this class and prepare
yourself for some creative fun! It's going to be pretty wild! Le Theatre De
L’errur is located at
July
13 – 17 (9:00-11:00)
Location:
Le Theatre De L’errur
Ages:
4-5
July
27 – 31 (9:00-11:00)
Location:
Le Theatre De L’errur
Ages:
6-11
Junior
Science Camp
Students will have many opportunities to do hands-on
activities each day as we explore four different areas of science. The fields we
will investigate are: Gravity (build a mini air-helicopter and other
experiments); Magnetism (experiment with magnetic separation and make a magnetic
nail); Chemistry (lemon submarines and volcanoes); and Horticulture (parts of
plants and how they grow).
June
22 - 25 (9:00-11:30)
Location:
Northrop-Room 109
Ages:
4-6
Summer
Science Camp
Little
scientists will perform experiments using solar ovens and find rainbow colors on
a magical ice cube. We will also
create an ocean in a bottle, make animal masks, sand paintings, and make home
made glue.
August
10-14 (9:30-11:30)
Location:
Northrop, Room 112
Ages:
3-4
August
10-14 (12:30-2:30)
Location:
Northrop, Room 112
Ages:
5-6
Summer
Book Camps
Back
by popular demand are the summer book camps featuring children’s authors for
your child’s enjoyment. Summer
book camps meet Monday – Thursday. Please
dress your child in comfortable play clothes.
Each book camp will include various art projects and activities.
Ages:
4-6. Location:
Northrop, Room 210
Theme:
Audrey Wood. Enjoy
"Ten Little Fish", "The Napping House", "Silly
Sally", and "Piggies". We will learn about water and farm
animals.
Time:
9:30-11:30 OR 12:30-2:30
Dates:
June 15-18
Theme:
Paulette Bourgeois. Join
Franklin and his friends for fun adventures in "Franklin Celebrates",
"
Time:
9:30-11:30 OR 12:30-2:30
Dates:
June 22-25
J.E.T.S DAY CAMPS
J.E.T.S
half-day summer camps are a great way for kids ages 3-13 to combine gymnastics,
tumbling, group games, music, and crafts around a new exciting theme each week.
The three hour days will be filled with exciting activities including
gymnastics, climbing, arts and crafts, use of the foam pits, trampoline fun, and
stimulating games. The instructors
will use themes each week to lead the children on a fun and exciting gymnastics
journey. Campers will be divided
into day camps in the following format: 3
& 4 year olds, 5 & 6 year olds, 7-9 year olds, 10 and up.
Please pack a morning snack, they
do not provide one. LIMIT:
We are only able to register 4 PossAbilities Youth per session.
Ages:
3-13
Time:
9-noon
NEW LOCATION (Starting June 2009):
Daily Schedule
9:00:
Attendance and Free Play
9:10:
Warm Up
12:00
Pickup
June
15th – 18th: Theme: Aloha Week
Join us as we kick off J.E.T.S Summer Camp 2009 Hawaiian-style.
Be sure to bring your leis, grass skirts, Hawaiian shirts and laid back
attitudes as we start off our summer of fun.
Aloha
June
22nd – 25th: Theme: Super Hero Week
This camp is a super week filled with super fun.
From Batman to Spiderman, firefighters to our parents.
Campers will be telling us all about their favorite superheroes! Camp
staff will also help our campers to see the super talents they have.
Feel free to dress up like your favorite super heroes.
July
6th – 9th: Theme:
Circus Spectacular
Step right up it’s the real thing. Faces
are painted, magic wands are shiny, and our campers become clowns, acrobats, and
lion tamers. Jump through hoops,
walk the tight rope, and swing at the trapeze.
The circus has come to J.E.T.S Gymnastics and you don’t want to miss
out.
July
13th – 16th: Theme: Imagination Week
If you like using your imagination, this week is for you!
This week is all about being creative and playing make believe!
Join us for creative crafts, awards, games and trips through our
imagination island where your dreams, ideas, and thoughts can come to life.
It’s sure to be an imagination sensation.
July
20th – 23rd: Theme: Pirates and Princess Week
Shiver me timbers! Pirates and
Princess’ galore. This week will
be filled with treasure hunts and enchanted dreams.
Dress up like your favorite Pirate or Princess.
Camp activities include a Victorian tea party, a treasure hunt, dress up
day, arts and crafts, and a visit to pirate bay.
Yo ho ho.
July
27th – 30th: Theme: Wild West Week
Calling all cowgirls and cowboys it’s time to saddle up!
This week is all about the adventure and the spirit of the Wild West.
Welcome to Wild West City where you will help us turn J.E.T.S. into an
old frontier town. Climb aboard our
stagecoach and trains and travel back to the frontier.
Yee haw
August
3rd – 6th: Theme: Around the World Week
Hola! Bonjour!
Campers will jet across the globe this week as we learn about games,
crafts, and fun other kids have throughout the world.
Don’t worry about bringing your passport; campers will have the chance
to make their own as we travel through the week.
Ciao!
Aug
10th – 13th: Theme:
Under the Big Top
Calling all acrobats! Join us for
under the big top week as our Ring Master prepares for one of the greatest shows
on earth. Parents are invited to see
a once in a lifetime performance on Thursday at
Aug
17th – 20th: Theme:
Space Week
3,2,1 …. Blastoff to our fun filled galaxy.
This week we will explore the stars and planets in our jet cruiser.
Astronauts, aliens, and flight attendants are welcome.
Play space explorer, climb on the moon, and reach for the stars.
Suit up for games, create out of this world crafts, and have a
‘space’tacular time at J.E.T.S. space station.
To infinity and beyond!
QUARRY
HILL NATURE CAMPS
Ages:
Present 4 and 5 year olds
Theme:
Animal Discoveries
Time:
9:00–11:30 OR 12:30–3:00
Dates:
July 6-10, July 13-17, July 20-24, July 27-31, and August 3-7
It’s
all about animals this summer at
LIMIT:
We are only able to register 2 PossAbilities Youth per age group and
session.
Ages:
Present Kindergarten & 1st graders
Time:
9:00–11:30 OR 12:30–3:00
Theme:
Sensational Animals
Dates:
June 15-19, June 22-26, July 6-10, July 13-17, July 20-24, July 27-31,
August 3-7, August 10-14, and August 17-21
Explore
R.A.D.A.R MINI-GOLF & PIZZA LUNCH
Join us for pizza lunch in the Rec Lanes restaurant
and play 18 holes of mini golf at Putter’s
Dates: Wednesdays,
June 17 - August 19
Time: Lunch
at Noon, with golfing immediately following
Ages: 4
and up
RIDEABILITY
Providing therapeutic and recreational equine
activities for people with disabilities (enhancing their physical, emotional,
spiritual and mental health for participants through the service of horses).
LIMIT:
We can only take 6 kids, so it is a first come – first serve basis.
Dates:
Tuesdays, June 16 – August 11 (No class on June 30 and July 7)
Time:
5:00 – 6:15
Ages:
4 and up
SIBLING
ADVENTURE DAYS
Every
year I sit down with a family to help plan their child’s summer schedule
through PossAbilities and there always seems to be a brother or sister without a
disability that hears about the activities that their sibling gets to
participate in and they want to come along .. WELL, this year they will have the
opportunity to attend an Adventure Day with their sibling that has a disability.
We will be offering 5 Sibling Adventure Days on Wednesdays from
9:00-4:00. The cost of each sibling
without a disability will be $25 per day. Payment
is due at registration time (all activity/field trip fees covered by
PossAbilities). The sibling without
a disability must be 5 years or older and the staffing ratio for kids without
disabilities will be 1 staff to 5 kids. Below
is the schedule of main activities that will take place on each day, but when we
meet to do summer scheduling I can provide you with a full activity schedule for
the day. PossAbilities will provide
a snack, but each child must bring a cold lunch. Drop
Off and Pick Up Location:
June
17: Games (SPUD, Parachute,
Duck Duck Grey Duck) and Swimming
at
July
1:
July
15:
July
29: Games (Red Light-Green
Light, Simon Says, 3 Legged Race), Chalk Drawings, and Lark
Toys/Mini Golf
August
12:
POSSABILITIES
RECREATION
PossAbilities
Recreation will provide support to individuals who choose not to participate in
the activities above. Activities and support can be individualized to meet the
needs of each youth and our home base for activities will be the Rochester Area
Family Y. PossAbilities Recreation
has joined up with Child Care Resource & Referral’s SNAP Program (Summer
Neighborhood Activity Project), so one day a week the PossAbilities Recreation
group of kids will be integrating with SNAP Program.
SNAP is a colorful bus that goes to different parks and playgrounds in
the
7:30-9:00:
Kids
arrive in gym for AM care
9:00-10:00:
Gooey Gak for Kids
You will need:
Spoon
Small container
1 cup all purpose glue
¾ cup water
Borax
Food Coloring
How to make:
5.
Mix
together with spoon the all purpose glue, water and 2 drops of food coloring
6.
Mix
separately 1/3 cup water and ½ teaspoon borax.
Slowly pour borax mix into glue mix.
7.
Let
stand a few minutes, and then let the kids knead the mixture with their hands.
8.
Pour
off any remaining liquid and store in plastic sandwich bags.
10:00-11:30
Outside games
(Sidewalk Chalk, Drip Drip Splash, Frogger)
11:30-Noon:
Lunch
Noon-3:30:
3:30-4:00:
Snack
4:00-5:30:
Open
Rec in gym for PM care
VALLEY FAIR TRIP
Once again we will be taking our annual special trip
to
Date:
Friday, August 21st
Park
Open: 10am-10pm
Leaving YMCA at 8:30 am and returning at 9:00 pm
If
you have other ideas that you would like your child to be involved in, PLEASE
let us know and we will do everything we can to help get your child
involved!!!!!
(This
will depend on staff availability)