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At Mt. SAC we are looking forward to working with your children this summer during our College for Kids Program. This is an opportunity for your children to expand, enhance or review areas of interest and study. Our entire staff is committed to making this a positive and rewarding experience. In order to ensure the safety and security of each child, we ask you to read and follow the General Policies and Procedures found at our website http://communityed.mtsac.edu. You can also find the Medical Release Form, Lunch Order Form and Daily Timeline at this site.
This year our program will run Monday-Thursday only. First class stars at 8:00am and the last one ends at 4:45pm.
Session I: June 25 – July 12
Fees: $140 (does not include material fees)
Holidays: July 4 (no class)
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Session I June 25-July 12 (4th-6th) $140 per class
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Session I June 25-July 12 (6th-8th) $140 per class
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Session II: July16 – August 02
Fees: $148 (does not include material fees)
Holidays: None
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Session II July 16-August 02 (4th-6th) $148 per class
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DESCRIPTIONS
ARTS
Ceramics: Mugs and Bowls
Students will learn wheel throwing and hand building techniques, making functional objects such as bowls and mugs. Students will be decorating and glazing their own work. All dishes are food safe and available to be picked up the week after classes have ended.
Ceramics: Vessel and Sculpture Making
All fired up and ready to throw mud! Students receive hands-on instruction with mold, slab, coil and sculpture methods and a variety of tools, making functional and decorative pieces to be proud of. Class fees include clay, glaze, tools and firing costs. Finished artwork will have to be picked up the week after class ends, due to firing schedule.
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Creative Printmaking for Everyone -
Participants receive hands-on instruction in silkscreen and relief printmaking techniques, creating original designs for prints on paper and fabric. Participants will design and silkscreen a t-shirt, emboss and print paper using relief blocks and create stamps for printing. All materials are water based and non-toxic.
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COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
Computer Animation: iMotion
This course will cover the basics and some advanced aspects of computer animation. Participants will learn the principles of animation using basic shapes, pre-made graphics and sounds. Applying the basics, they will then graduate to a more advanced level of animation, customizing their own graphics, sounds and effects.
Graphic Design: iDesign, iPublish
Participants will work together in teams running a make-believe Magazine Publishing agency. Students will rotate within groups (production departments) to be involved in the different aspects of creating a magazine. These production departments will focus on Journalism (using page layout software), Graphic Design (using photo imaging software) and Print Making (using a large format printer and binding techniques). No experience necessary, lots of imagination required...
Web Page Design
Ever look at a web page and wonder "how did they do that?" If so, this is the course for you. Not only will you learn how web pages are created, but you will leave with all the basic knowledge needed to create your own web page. Create blogs, import images, add features like counters and background images to your very own webpage.
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ENGLISH
The Reading and Writing Experience
This program is designed to enrich and enhance your child's reading and writing skills. They will build their fluency and comprehension skills. The class will also focus on the four basic writing styles: narrative, expository, descriptive and informative. We will journey through the writing process with an array of exciting projects. Come and join the fun!
Study Skills-
How to Get that “A”:
Students focus on skills needed to be successful in class. Interesting skill-building activities will be used to improve student achievement in the areas of note taking, paragraph and report writing, summarizing, reading comprehension, test taking and vocabulary building. These skills will greatly enhance your child’s success throughout their future school years. This will be a fun, fast-paced class designed to raise your child’s study, writing and test-taking skills.
Reading Comprehension
Students focus on different styles of writing, from poems and plays to fiction and nonfiction. They will learn how to decipher the meaning of words through context and understand plot, character, and settings. They will analyze stories for themes and relationships. Focus will be on critical thinking and summarizing the main idea.
A Creative Writing Workshop
Have you ever felt that you had a story inside just bursting to come out, but didn't quite know how to get started? Then this is the class for you! Learn how to brainstorm topics, create a great "hook" lay out an appropriate setting, develop believable characters, plot out an engaging storyline and publish the completed work for friends and family. Greatly improve your writing mechanics-spelling, punctuation, grammar and editing. By the end of the course, you will have a self-published composition ready for presentation. Past participants are encouraged and welcome to attend. They will have the opportunity to further their writing and editing skills, producing one or two finished pieces.
Advanced Writing Skills
Topic sentences, main ideas, supporting sentences, commentary sentences - learn how to put it all together and make it interesting. Students will focus on turning their writing skills into captivating pieces of literature from narratives, expository writings and persuasive writings.
Speech and Presentation Skills
Are you afraid to talk in front of a group of people? Learn to command attention in front of a crowd. Speak clearly and loud for everyone to hear. Students will learn how to debate their ideas with confidence and how to overcome nervousness.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Conversational Spanish I
Conversational Spanish I ¿Hola, como estan? Conversational Spanish is designed for students without knowledge of the language. This is a practical course that develops the skills necessary to converse with Spanish-speaking people. The primary focus will be on oral communication as well as vocabulary building.
Conversational Spanish II
This class builds on the previous two weeks, but classes are made for new students to join in at anytime as well.
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MATH
All about Fractions
Fractions can be a difficult concept to understand. This class will focus on all the rules one needs to know about fractions. Participants will learn about lowest common denominators, comparing fractions, adding/subtracting/multiplying / dividing fractions and much more. Each lesson will include manipulative and will culminate to creating game board using all of the rules taught.
Math Review and Improvement
Does your child need extra help with fractions? What about subtraction, multiplication and division? Help with understanding ratios and percentages? We will identify those problem areas and improve your son/daughter needs with tools to better understand and apply math concepts. They will also gain confidence and expand their self-esteem.
Introduction to Algebra
This class is designed to prepare students who are entering algebra. The class will introduce algebra skills including: solving equations and inequalities, integers and absolute values, areas and perimeter, factors and monomials, negative exponent and proportions. Students continue their progress with consecutive courses going more in depth.
Algebra I
This class is designed for students who are entering algebra, or who have already taken algebra and want more clarification and practice with the concepts of algebra. Algebra I will include the study of: variables and proportions, graphing and solving equations, working with multivariable equations, and solving systems of equations. Students may continue this study of mathematics in Algebra Part II.
Algebra II
This class is designed for students who are entering algebra, or who have already taken algebra and want more clarification of the concepts of algebra. This course will build on the “Algebra I” class, but it is not required to take Algebra II. In this course, students will explore the concepts of: slope equations, factoring and graphing quadratics and the quadratic formula, solving and graphing inequalities, methods of simplifying and solving equations, completing the square, and deriving the quadratic formula.
Introduction to Geometry
This class is designed to prepare students who are beginning geometry. The class will introduce area and perimeter of polygons, including hexagons, trapezoids and parallelograms. Students will understand the parts of a circle and understand how pi is derived. Emphasis will be on logic and proof statements. Classes will be adjusted to the level of the students accordingly.
Geometry
Want to learn how to make geometric shapes out of construction paper so they can fly? Want to discover the concepts of geometric shapes, size and why they are so beautiful? Join the fun academics of Geometry. Students will engage the basic concepts of various formulas, terms, angles, figures, area, perimeter and the famous Pythagorean Theorem formula.
Math FUNdamentals
The review of essential math concepts needed to be successful in a math world through the use of manipulatives and fun group activities.
Solving Word Problems
Students will develop the skills needed to solve multi-step word problems through the use of different strategies and manipulatives.
Money Smarts for Kids
Students will learn specific techniques in budgeting! This is a basic course in practical money skills. Students will identify and prioritize personal and financial goals, create a plan to achieve those goals, and provide practice setting up and maintaining a personal budget. Students will understand and find sale prices for clothing. They will understand the basics of checkbook accounting and learn the value of the dollar.
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SCIENCE
The World of Physics: Rockets, Coasters, and Waves
In this section of the World of Physics, we will be exploring several aspects of Physics: The Laws of Motion and Light and Sound. Students will design, construct, test and launch a 2-Liter bottle rocket. Rockets designed by past students have soared well over 200 feet in the air - powered only by air and water! Students will study potential and kinetic energy as we construct our own roller coasters! We will also hear and see the physics of light and sound as we “surf” these waves to understand how they work! The second installment of World of Physics - Bridges, Motors, and Matter is offered during Session Two. It will build on even more amazing wonders in the World of Physics.
The World of Physics: Bridges, Motors, and Matter
In this section of the World of Physics, we will be exploring even more aspects of Physics: Physical Forces and Electricity and Magnetism. We will put up a fight against the force of gravity as we design and construct popsicle stick bridges. We will test to see how much weight our bridges can hold before gravity wins! Bridges that were constructed in the past have held more than 200 times their weight before collapsing! We will also study electricity and magnetism and how they can be combined into a working motor that we build ourselves! Lastly, we will explore density, buoyancy, and heat using liquids, solids, and gases. The World of Physics - Rockets, Coasters, and Waves is offered during Session One. This is a separate course and is NOT required to take Bridges, Motors, and Matter.
Introduction to Chemistry
Open your mind to the field of chemistry. Chemistry for kids will allow you to investigate and learn the basics to establish a strong foundation. Daily laboratory activities will provide great hands-on experience for such topics, such as chemical reactions, state changes of matter, acid and base chemistry and much more. You will be introduced to the Periodic Table of Elements in a fashion that will enable you to remember the content for future classes. If you want a fun challenge, this class is for you.
CSI: Forensic Investigator
"Elementary, my dear Watson, the butler did it." Or did he? Enter this fascinating world of forensic science by examining fingerprints, fabric, toxicology, and hair samples to determine if the butler really did commit the crime. Students will journey into detective mystery writing and from their experiences in the lab they will create a mystery of their own. Learn practical applications of the scientific method and discover a new area of investigative science.
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LIFE SCIENCE
Kids Klub
Come join us for the last period of the day, filled with fun and educational activities. There will be on campus field trips, sports, martial arts demonstration by the Mt. SAC Martial Arts Department, and lots of other fun things to do and see.
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