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Broadoaks Children's School Summer
Academies
science camps
for Preschool through 8th grade
Broadoaks offers summer academies
for children from preschool through 8th grades.
Children will participate in all of the academies
offered each day.
All academies are designed to
promote academic and social development, to provide
opportunities for joy-filled and playful learning,
to foster creativity and problem solving, and
to build summer-time memories that will last
a lifetime. Academy activities varied by
grade level
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2009 Summer Academies
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June 22 -
Aug. 14 |
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June 22 - July 2 |
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July 13 - Aug. 7 |
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June 22- Aug. 14 |
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July 6 - July 17 |
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Aug. 3 - Aug. 14 |
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Additional Academies
(Pending confirmation of teacher availability)
- Dancing with the Stars (grades to be determined)
- Fitness (Grades K-8)
- Keyboarding (Grades 3-8) Students will be introduced to keyboarding. The goal is for students to learn and practice correct hand position, and to build speed and accuracy.
- Magic with Mr. David Stryker (Grades 3-8 with magic shows for grades 1-2)
- Philosophy with Whittier College Professor Dr. Paul Kjellberg (Grades 6-8)
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Summer Application Procedure
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Mail to
The Broadoaks Children's School
P.O. Box 634
Whittier, CA 90608 |
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For more information,
please contact
| Kathleen Pompey |
| (562) 907-4937 |
| kpompey@whittier.edu |
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Scenes from the 2007 Summer Academies |
The
Science Academy
June
22 - August 14
Grades Preschool - 8 |
Led by Dr.
Vann Priest, physics professor at Rio
Hondo College, Troy Kimura, M.A., Elementary
Program Supervisor, and Andrea Bautista, M.A., Primary-Grade Science Program Coordinator, students build scientific
knowledge and inquiry skills throughout the summer. This year's themes are
When Disaster Strikes (Weeks 1 & 2: June 22 – July 2)
Broadoaks’ scientists will investigate the causes of earthquakes, hurricanes, and tornadoes and study how to be prepared when these phenomena occur. Students must register for both weeks.
Survivor (Week 3: July 6 – 10)
Why don’t woodpeckers get headaches? Are bats really blind? Broadoaks’ young biologists will explore how various organisms have adapted to the environment and how those adaptations help them survive. Special Event: A field trip to the La Brea Tar Pits for grades 4 – 8.
Up, Up, and Away (Week 4: July 13 - 17)
How is it possible for a 900,000-pound plane to get off the ground? Broadoaks’ young aerospace scientists and engineers will conduct an investigation into the physics of lift and thrust.
Inventors & Their Incredible Inventions
(Week 5: July 20 - 24)
Along with the scientific and engineering principles used in many everyday devices, students will research the interesting lives of those daring women and men who developed these gizmos, widgets, and doohickeys.
Those Terrible Lizards - Dinosaurs (Week 6: July 27 - 31)
Did you know that the most fierce and savage of the dinosaurs, the Allosaurus, lived in Wyoming 150 million years ago? The Broadoaks paleontologists will study these creatures and recreate a dinosaur skeleton. Special Event: A field trip to the Natural History Museum for grades 4 – 8.
Amazing Plastics (Week 7: August 3 - 7)
From toys to cars to the space shuttle, plastics are among the world’s most technologically important products. Our chemists will experiment with plastics that they make from some everyday household products.
Shark! (Week 8: August 10 – 14)
Dissection Week! During the always-popular dissection week, our young scientists will dive into marine biology to investigate a much-maligned species, the shark. Students will examine the external and internal anatomy of a dogfish shark. Through developmentally appropriate activities, including dissection at some grade levels. |
This Academy will incorporate math,
science, and technology. Although the themes are used school-wide, learning experiences are
adapted for each age and grade level. |
The
Music Academy
June 22 - July 2
Grades K - 8 |
Music and Theatre Academy led by Whittier College professors Stephen Cook and Jennifer Holmes. Movement, music, singing, and acting will be explored in a supportive, disciplined, and fun-filled environment. This academy will meet daily during Weeks 1 and 2, with a culminating performance for Kindergarten through 8th grades on Thursday, July 2.
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Art Academy
July 7 - Aug. 1
Grades 4 - 8 |
Donna Hollander, Broadoaks parent and local artist, will a lead this fabulous Academy in Weeks 4 - 7. Emphasis will be on drawing techniques. Students will complete a project each week. |
Arts & Crafts Academy
June 22- July 10
Grades K - 8 |
July 13 - August 7
Grades K - 3 |
Aug. 10 - Aug. 14
Grades K - 8 |
Children will complete interesting arts and crafts projects to take home at the end of each week. In many cases, the art projects will be connected with Science Academy theme weeks.
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Cooking
Academy
July 6 - July 10
1st - 3rd grades |
July 13 - July 17
4th - 8th grades |
Calling all chefs...This academy will provide opportunities for students to learn kitchen basics and prepare some goodies and snacks, under the direction of one of Broadoaks’ most accomplished cooks, Mrs. Jennifer Walker.
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Talent Show
August 3 - August 14
Grades K - 8
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Come one, come all…step right up and show your talent. Children will create a short act to perform for their classmates and parents. Performance dates and times will be announced during the summer. Students must register for both weeks.
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