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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.
Broadoaks will offer several
Academies this summer, each designed to promote
academic and social development, provide
opportunities for joy-filled and playful
learning, foster creativity and problem solving,
and build summer-time memories to last a
lifetime. Developmentally and academically
appropriate Academy activities will be designed
for each grade level.
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2010 Summer Academies
Preliminary
Broadoaks 2010 Summer Academic Schedule
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WEEK |
ACADEMIES |
Week 1*
June 21- 25 |
Science: Becoming Scientists
Musical Theatre (K-8) |
Week 2*
June 28-July 2
School closes at 3:00 p.m. on
Friday, July 2 |
Science: Prehistoric Creatures
Musical Theatre (K-8)
Performance on Friday at 2:00p.m. |
Week 3
July 6-9
School closed Monday, July 5 |
Science: The Egg Drop
Cooking (K-1)
Arts & Crafts (2-3)
Art (4-6)
Photography (7-8) |
Week 4
July 12-16 |
Science: Invention Convention
Arts & Crafts (K-3)
Art (4-6)
Photography (7-8) |
Week 5
July 19-23 |
Science: Science of Food and Cooking
Arts & Crafts (K-5)
Cooking (6-8) |
Week 6
July 26-30 |
Science: Dissection!
Talent show (K-8)
Cooking (4-5) |
Week 7*
August 2-6 |
Science: Maps, Mapping, and Urban
Planning
Talent Show (K-8)
Cooking (2-3) |
Week 8*
August 9-13
School closes at 3:00 p.m. on
Friday, August 13. |
Science: Maps, Mapping, and Urban
Planning
Talent Show (K-8) |
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*Enrollment in the two-week
session is required for Weeks 1&2
and Weeks 7&8. Local
fieldtrips planned throughout the
summer for grades 4-8. No extra
charge for fieldtrips this year, but
students may need money for local
bus transportation. |
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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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THE
BROADOAKS SCIENCE ACADEMY
Weeks 1 - 8
Grades Preschool - 8
The Science Academy is Broadoaks’ flagship summer
program. Students build scientific knowledge and inquiry
skills throughout the summer. This year’s theme weeks
include
Becoming Scientists: Demonstrations, Experiments and
Lab Reports (Scientific Method) (Week 1: June 21 - 25)
Students will see a variety of scientific demonstrations
and conduct a few experiments of their own to learn more
about scientific approaches and methods. They will
complete lab reports on their observations and
discoveries. In upper elementary and middle school,
these lab reports will incorporate the conventions of
scientific reporting generally used in high school and
college. Throughout the summer, students will use what
they learn in this week to write about their experiences
in the various Science Academy theme weeks.
Prehistoric Creatures (Paleontology) (Week 2: June 28
- July 2)
Everyone knows about the T-rex. What about all the other
forms of life? What did fish look like 500 million years
ago? When did mammals and birds appear? The young
paleontologists will dig into these topics and more.
The Egg Drop (Physics) (Week 3: July 6 - 9, closed
July 5)
Back by popular demand! Scientists will find out how to
keep an egg dropped from a great height from breaking by
applying the physics principles of material strength,
elasticity, and absorption of energy. (Please note that
the height from which the eggs are dropped will depend
on the age and skills of the scientists. The oldest
students will have their eggs dropped from the top of
the Whittier College Science Building.)
The Invention Convention (Engineering; Scientific
Creativity) (Week 4: July 12 - 16)
Back by popular demand from last year, students will
develop their own gizmos, gadgets, widgets, and
doohickeys to solve everyday problems or improve the
quality of life on earth. At the end of the week,
students will display their incredible inventions for
each other to see. During the week, they will also learn
about the interesting lives of the daring women and men
who created some of the world’s most important
inventions.
The Science of Food and Cooking (Chemistry and
Nutrition) (Week 5: July 19 - 23)
Taking advantage of fruits and vegetables from the
Broadoaks gardens and from local growers, this week will
coincide with the Cooking Academy (Grades 6-8) so
students will be able to study the chemistry of food,
including the chemical content of food, the chemical
reactions that take place in cooking, as well as during
the digestion and metabolism of food.
Dissection! (Comparative Anatomy) (Week 6: July 26 -
30)
During this always-popular dissection week, our young
scientists will examine the heart, brain, and other
organs of the cow, sheep, and pig. Using these
specimens, students will better understand the roles
these and other organs play in their own body.
Maps, Mapping, and Urban Planning (Geography, Social
Science) (Weeks 7 & 8: August 2 - 13)
During the first week, students will use Graphic
Information Systems (GIS) to represent, manage, and
interpret data on maps. During the second week, they
will study cities and how they work. They will build a
model city. Older students will go on a fieldtrip to
learn more about the city of Whittier. Students must
register for both weeks.
SCIENCE ACADEMY activities will differ from grade
to grade
to ensure that they are developmentally appropriate for
each grade.
THE BROADOAKS MUSICAL THEATRE ACADEMY
Weeks 1 and 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 Friday, July 2 at 2:00 p.m. (school closes at
3:00 p.m. on performance day).
THE BROADOAKS ART ACADEMY
Weeks 3 and 4
Grades 4 - 6
Donna Hollander, Broadoaks parent and local artist, will
a lead this fabulous Academy in Weeks 2 and 3. Emphasis
will be on drawing techniques. In some cases, projects
may be related to the science themes.
THE BROADOAKS ARTS AND CRAFTS ACADEMY
Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
Grades 2 – 3 Grades K - 3 Grades K - 5
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.
THE BROADOAKS COOKING ACADEMY
Week 3 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7
Grades K - 1 Grades 6 - 8 Grades 4 - 5 Grades 2 - 3
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.
THE BROADOAKS PHOTOGRAPHY ACADEMY
Weeks 3 and 4
Grades 7 - 8
Led by Broadoaks’ teacher, Connie Romero, an avid and
accomplished photographer, students will create various
types of photographs based on location, scenery, and
artistic purpose. Students will visit various sites on
the Whittier College campus to take photographs.
Students will consider the ways in which their
photographs reflect their interests, values, and world
views.
THE BROADOAKS TALENT SHOW
Weeks 6 - 8
Grades K - 8
Come one, come all…step right up and show your talent.
Children will create a short act to perform for their
classmates and parents. Performances are scheduled for
Friday, August 13. Grades K - 3 performance at 10:00
a.m. Grades 4 - 8 performance at 11:30 a.m. School
closes at 3:00 p.m. on performance day. Students must
register for weeks 7 and 8.
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