Theatre School Programs for Fall 2012

The Fall 2012 Brochure (incl schedules, fees and class information) is available for download now.  The Carousel Theatre will start accepting registrations for their very popular Fall Theatre School session on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 9:00am sharp. Each class* can max of 12 students, and  these sessions will fill up very quickly,firstcome, firstserved.  Advance registration will not be permitted.  

 Registrations can be made a few different ways: 
1. PHONE  Call the office at 604.669.3410 
2. EMAIL Fill out registration form in the brochure, scan and email  
3. FAX Fill out the registration form in the brochure, fax
4. IN PERSON Visit us at 1411 Cartwright Street (upstairs)  
 
 

More summer programs – FARM CAMPS

FarmFolk CityFolk Summer Farm Camp
July 18 – Aug 15, 2012
A great opportunity for the next generation of farmers to sink their hands into the earth and learn about ecologically sound food production. Camp will take place on Fraser Common Farm Co-op in Aldergrove on four consecutive Wednesdays (July 18th, 25th, August 1st, 8th), and then one Wednesday selling produce to the public at the Langley Community Farmers Market (August 15th).

For kids aged 6 to 12, and their parents (optional). Camp will run from 10am to 3pm each Wednesday at the farm, and from 2pm to 6pm the last day at the Farmers Market. 
Cost will be $150 for all 5 sessions.

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Visionary farmer Joel Salatin coming to Foxglove Farm
Seats still available! Joel Salatin is bringing his self-described lunatic farmer vision and philosophy to Foxglove Farm on Salt Spring Island for a workshop on pastured livestock and sustainable agriculture on June 20-21. Salatin raises grass-fed cattle and “beyond organic” chicken and pork on his 550-acre, pasture-based Polyface Farm in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Practicing what he calls “a relationship-dense production model that yields far more per acre than industrial models”, Salatin demonstrates the symbiosis between farmers, fields, and animals.
Wednesday, 20 June, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Thursday, 21 June, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $195 plus HST (includes lunch)
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Passport to Permaculture: Urban Agriculture Kids Camp
The World In A Garden is happy to present Passport to Permaculture, a summer camp where kids learn about food and ecology following the 3 ethics of permaculture: care of all people, care of the earth & fair share. Throughout this weeklong camp, kids receive stamps in their “Passport to Permaculture” as they complete activities on the topics of nutrition, urban agriculture, biodiversity, local food, multiculturalism, ethical business and more! The camp features guest speakers, a pizza-making field trip to Rocky Mountain Flatbread Company and a camper-run farm market.
Dates & Times: July 9-13 & July 23-27 | 9am-3pm
Location: The World In A GardenWest 57th & East Blvd, Vancouver, BC
Ages: 5-12
After/before care is available upon request
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WITH URBAN DIGS FARM (Burnaby)
Farm fresh food. From our house to your home.
There’s always lots of work to do on the farm and sometimes it can get overwhelming. So its nice to know that there are friendly, helpful folks out there who are willing to pitch in and lend a hand! If hard work and tasty food sounds like your idea of a good time, we invite you to join us! 

 

More summer programs

At SFU Surrey Campus

Games & Animation (11-15 years)

Learn the history of games, learn how computer games are made, and how to design and build your own computer games. Create a wide variety of projects featuring 2D to 3D animation. Some previous knowledge of computer games or game consoles is necessary.

Games Master (11-15 years)

Learn how to design and build computer games in this camp dedicated to game development. Use industry standard graphics and 3D software to build your own characters and gaming levels. Introductory programming is covered so that you can program game mechanics. This camp is for campers with previous game developing experience or a strong interest in the gaming world.

BizKids Entrepreneurship Camp (12-16 years)

The BizKids Entrepreneurship Camp spans 5 days and teaches youth about starting a business.  The idea is to explore entrepreneurship while developing innovation and communication skills.  Campers will learn to develop an idea, how to make their product and then pitch their product at a Dragons’ Den competition at the end of the week. This exciting new camp is being sponsored by the Beedie School of Business to keep registration costs down

Science AL!VE in Surrey

A Member of Actua

Surrey camps use innovative and interactive hands-on activities, curricula and approaches aimed at exposing and inspiring youth in the areas of science, engineering and technology. Surrey campers will explore a variety of sciences through activities designed with the Surrey campus in mind. Topics include ecology, nutritional chemistry and the science of music.

At SFU – Burnaby Campus

Mini-University –

A true university experience! Session A and Session B each offer exciting possibilities, as our university students teach campers in a fun and creative way. Not only will they learn in the campus classrooms and labs, but they will also be able to use the SFU sport facilities, including gyms, fields, and the pool. Individual classes on each subject will be held each day. Large group projects/productions that involve ALL subjects and all age groups will take place each day. Approximately two hours of recreation time will be included.

Session A

Engineering: Study how the structures in cities were built, how vehicles work and more. (e.g. build a bridge with popsicle sticks and see how much weight it can withhold)

Biological science: Explore marine life, forests and land creatures.

Business and marketing: Develop your business and marketing skills, manage and network your way to the top. Talk about how movies like Super Size Me has an effect on companies like Mc Donalds.

Session B

Physics: We make physics fun with a variety of interactive presentations that expose students to the forces and interactions that govern our universe. This exciting and educational training ground for young scientists will include experiments with laser and light shows, electrical and magnetic displays, as well as heat and thermodynamic demonstrations.

Chemistry: Discover the science and reactions of the molecules that surround us. (eg, build a volcano and make it erupt)

Communications and media: Learn how much the media affects your daily life. (eg, write a sample script for a TV commercial).

Summer Moviemaking – Do you want to make a short comedy, an animated video, or a dramatic short film this summer? Join us at the Telus Summer Moviemaking Camp, where you’ll learn how to write, produce, act, and direct a film with our fun, intense, and hands-on program! Alongside our talented and respectful instructors, mentors, and visiting artists, you’ll work in small teams to learn about moviemaking. You’ll discover what makes a great film, then take that knowledge into writing scripts, drawing storyboards, acting, directing, shooting and editing your own short video using professional equipment. On the last day of each program, invite your friends and family to attend a screening of your finished masterpiece, and show the world your skills as a new filmmaker.

This award-winning digital video production program is run by Pacific Cinémathèque in partnership with Dream Big Productions from Templeton Secondary. Our participants come back year after year – sign up to see what all the excitement is about!

The Director’s Cut – Hold on to your popcorn and your 3D glasses, because this summer’s biggest blockbuster is coming to a SFU and we don’t want you to miss it! Unleash your inner Spielberg at The Director’s Cut in feature film making, claymation, stop motion animation, music video production, and digital comic book production! Spend a week in the studio with almost famous film makers and media specialists who will work with you on the latest digital equipment to unleash your imagination and creativity.

Sports, Recreation, Outdoor and Aquatic Summer Programs

Summer Camps at Douglas College including Baseball, Basketball, Badminton, Beach Volleyball, Field Lacrosse, Floor Hockey, Multi-Sport, Soccer, Table Tennis, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Hip-hop/Jazz/Funk

Acting for Camera – Be an actor from the get go! In this on camera camp you will get to act every day and try scenes from movies and TV shows. Showcase your acting ability, no matter what your skill level is, and see yourself on the big screen for the final public showcase. Don’t miss this opportunity.

Advanced Web-Design – A great follow up to our ‘Intro to Web Design’ camp. This camp will challenge experienced web designers to explore the world of dynamic websites while learning advanced web design techniques. Pair this camp with ‘Intro to Web Design’ to create a challenging two-week website experience.

Creative Writing – Let your imagination run free with one of our most popular camps. Campers will try many different forms of writing including short fiction, poetry and screenwriting. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to enjoy this week long artistic experience. This camp fills up quickly!

Digi-Art – Explore your creative side in this artistic based camp, and learn from top industry graphics artists. You will learn the techniques of Photoshop, the leading software program in the photography, marketing, web graphics, and design industry. The course will cover the major components of Photoshop combined with fun and creative projects to make you an up-and-coming graphic artist. Each participant will receive a summer camp t-shirt.

Film Production – Make a movie in 5 days while learning how to create, shoot and edit. Have loads of creative fun while making new friends. Learn to work together and share your undiscovered talents. Have your own screening of the movie on the last day! If you always wanted to post great videos on the net, this fast paced sell-out camp is for you.

Intro to Programming -This course is designed to introduce the basic fundamentals of programming. Kids will become familiar with how to create an algorithm, how to create objects in a program, and how to write, debug and execute their own program through Visual Basic.

Intro to Web Design – Kids will learn how to design web pages using basic HTML, page templates, page formatting and importing graphics using MS FrontPage. Pair this camp with ‘Web Design-Advanced’ to create a challenging two-week website experience. Register early for this camp.

Stop-Motion – Do you love stop-motion? Do you create your own characters? Do you simply like to play? Then this stop motion camp is for you. Be creative everyday and make fun stop motion art to share with friends and family. Bring your own toys if you wish.

Young Writers – Writers wanted! In this camp you will be given the opportunity to experiment with many different types of writing: persuasive, poetry and journalistic, just to name a few! You will do fun writing activities to get the creative juices flowing and learn some tricks of the trade to catch common writing er-rors.

Young Urban Planners – Build a city and be the Mayor! This extremely popular camp will test kids’ creative, engineering and political side. Using one of the most popular simulation software in the industry, kids will definitely have fun while learning about urban planning.

LegoMation Classic is a camp for kids to animate Lego through the process of stop motion capture. With the help of an instructor and camp mentors, students write, storyboard, animate and edit their own animated short film. Working with a partner, a story is developed and animated. Visual effects, voice overs and music are then added. On the final day, all productions are shown in a Gala event for parents, friends, and
siblings. Each participant leaves with a set of Lego of their choice and a camp
DVD with all productions on it. The camp is held at Heritage Woods Secondary School

LegoMation Advanced Camp is a chance for previous LegoMation Camp participants to take their filmmaking to the next level. Each participant will use DV Cameras for animation capturing, After Effects for visual effects and composition, Adobe Premiere for editing, advanced visual storytelling and more! The advanced group will also receive larger sets of Lego to use for their productions and to take home at the end of the camp.
Note: participants must have attended a minimum of one previous LegoMation Classic camp and be at least 10 years old.

Young Engineers – We Are Proud to offer our first robotics Lego camp. Working in small design teams, students in this robotics camp will use the Lego Mindstorms kit to create cool robots that compete in real world challenges like racing events, robot wars, obstacle course, target practice and much more. Each day will provide a new challenge and your robot will need to morph to adapt and compete! The camp is held at Heritage
Woods Secondary School
in Port Moody.

Lights, Camera, Action! Learn the elements of film production, including pre-production planning, camera work, editing and special effects. Shoot HD cameras and learn the fundamentals of editing with Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop, then try your hand at special effects with Adobe After Effects. Take home a DVD of your final project and learn how to showcase it on YouTube. Film Boot Camp Film camp is designed for people with little or no experience in making films. The programs focus on the fundamental elements of visual storytelling that enable the participants to direct their own projects. The camp is held at Heritage Woods Secondary School in Port Moody

Art Camps at place des arts

Summer Art & Drama Programs at Evergreen Cultural Centre

Author Speaking at KIDSBOOKS

Michael Scott – the award-winning Irish author of the popular Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series will be coming to Kidsbooks to present the sixth and final book: The Enchantress

Check out our flyer!

Wednesday June 13th, 2012 at 7 pm

Note in-store location:
Kidsbooks 3083 West Broadway

Each person will require a ticket to attend. Tickets are $23.00 each and includes a copy of The Enchantress.

Purchase your tickets here

For further information, call  604-738-5335 or email events@kidsbooks

Community and Summer Opportunities

1. GIFTS (Gulf Island Film and Television School) is facilitating a free Career and Personal Planning presentation for students and adults with the focus on media. The event takes place at 6:30pm on May 23rd, at Coquitlam’s City Centre Public Library Branch.  Please see attached poster for further details.2. For anyone looking for a different kind of summer camp for their teens, GIFTS also offers engaging summer intensives on Galiano Island,  www.giftsfilms.com Kids from our group have attended, and feedback has been exceptionally positive.

3. We are celebrating the Stargazing Vision for the Teaching Observatory at SFU Burnaby’s Open House on Saturday, May 26th, at 11:30am!

Please join Prof. Howard Trottier, the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (Vancouver), and families of “Starry Nights@SFU” for a special community celebration as the vision for a teaching observatory is unveiled. Meet us at the South side of Strand Hall, adjacent to the cherry tree orchard.

Then, take a voyage to the edge of the solar system by crossing a part of SFU’s beautiful Burnaby campus in the Solar System Spurt! Departures are every 15 minutes between 12:30pm and 3:30pm.

In this Solar System Spurt scale model, the Earth is the size of a pinhead and Pluto is one kilometre from the Sun. Collect souvenirs of your expedition as you spurt past each planet. Voyages will be guided by experienced space captains, and will run rain or shine. Departures are from inside the Academic Quadrangle, at the south-east corner of the concourses, where there will also be craft tables with other fun hands-on educational activities all about our solar system.

For more information on the SFU Burnaby Open House and for directions & maps, please visit http://www.sfu.ca/openhouse/2012.html

To confirm that you will be joining us in celebration or if you have any questions, please send us an e-mail at tal2@sfu.ca

4. Jabber-Wacky Summer Camp – Summer’s Here and our very special Summer Camp for Creative Thinkers is Coming! This is our 7th Year and this year we have camps all over the the Lower Mainland and all summer long.

Port Moody July 3-6 Glenayre Elementary; Maple Ridge  July 9-13  South Bonson Community Centre; Chilliwack July 16-20 Landing Sports Centre; North Vancouver July 23-27 Brockton School; Burnaby July 30-Aug 3 Stoney Creek Elementary; TBA Aug 7-10; Ladner Aug 13-17 Sacred Heart School; TBA Aug 20-24

We are working on securing space in Surrey and Vancouver for the two TBA dates and will send out a further bulletin when completed.

Register before June 15th for a free T-Shirt!  Camp Registration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Workshop

Click here for more info – Worry monsters Poster May 15th

This workshop is for parents who are supporting a child who is struggling with anxiety.  Estimates are that over 42,000 children in BC are experiencing some form of anxiety “disorder.” Anxiety comes in many shapes and sizes, and appears different in younger children than it does in older children and adults.

Parents will learn about the common forms of anxiety in children (ex: Separation Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Phobias, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). What unites these different expressions of worry?  How best support a child feeling overwhelmed by such worry?  Participants leave with a better sense of how to help put a child’s worry monster to rest.

10 new things to talk about

As we approach the end of April, the MACC classes are as busy as ever.

1. Last week all students wrote the Caribou math contest from Brock University and the Euler / Lagrange / Pythagoras contests.  Students can access their results from the Caribou contest online and the other results will be scored and sent to us by the end of the year.  The next Caribou contest includes an interactive question, students can practice the mastermind type of question here.

2. Students have started a dance unit in PE.  Ms. Moody has been instructing all the class on Monday and Tuesday.  This week students learned circle dances, next week’s focus will be on line dances.  The school will have an afternoon dance on May 9th when students can practice their moves with the whole school.

3. Eminent People Afternoon is coming soon!  An opportunity for students to showcase their work and dress up as their eminent person will happen on the afternoon of May 11th.

4. Earth Week continued in Mundy Park this week as all 3 classes heading to the park to plant trees and shrubs.  Ask your son or daughter what they named their tree.

5. The grade 6 HCE class had reminders about facebook and online security and privacy this week.  If your son or daughter has facebook, please review their security settings with them.

6. All 3 MACC classes are attending a presentation of “A Mid Summer Nights Dream” at Charles Best next Friday.  Watch for permission forms next Monday.

7. MACC 6/7 are continuing to work on their novel studies.  Students are continuing to read and complete assigned responses.  Ms. Abbot’s class has embraced the story of “Half Brother” and are learning sign language.

8. In French, students are working on their Family Trees.  Both Beginners and Intermediates have homework this weekend to complete their family trees.

9. Ms. Abbot and Ms. Moody attended an oral research inquiry at Monty Middle last Friday.  With other teachers and administrators, we explored research related to multi-age classes and the grade 6,7,8 team model at Monty.  Much of the research focused on the social-emotional benefits of multi-aged classes and we look forward to sharing more about this topic soon.

10. Parent Information Night for Incoming Parents happened this week.  6 MACC students shared their experiences about MACC, answered questions and showed some of their work from this year.  Another 3 MACC students participated in the schools’ information night.  All demonstrated great leadership and hospitality as they welcomed new students and parents to Hillcrest.