seek 2013 brochure

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June 24-28 & July 15-19www.calu.edu/seek [email protected] • 724-938-4407

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Program Details:Cal U’s Summer Educational Enrichment for Kids (SEEK) is an academic enrichment program for school-aged children entering grades 1 through 8 in the fall of 2013. Students will participate in learning experiences that are entertaining, yet academically challenging. The 2013 SEEK program will run during the weeks of June 24-28, 2013 and July 15-19, 2013. Classes begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. Participants are escorted between classes and supervised during lunch.

Children will need to bring a bag lunch (refrigeration is not available). SEEK staff will not dispense medication.

Multi-Topic Classes:Children can participate in up to four classes per session. Half-day participation is also available (morning or afternoon). Class details by grade levels are available online: www.calu.edu/seekChildren will be placed in the following groups based on grade levels:

June July

• Grades1and2 pages4-5 pages14-15

• Grades3through5 pages 6 - 9 pages 16 - 19

• Grades6through8 pages 10 - 13 pages 20 - 21

Registration:Please complete SEEK registration and payment online: www.calu.edu/seek

Payment can be made by MasterCard, VISA, or Discover.

Fees and Refund Policy:The cost for the full-day program for one week is $135 per child. The half-day program (morning or afternoon for one week) is $90 per child. Registration is on a first come, first served basis. Class size is limited, so please register early. You must select a first and second class choice. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation letter that lists the classes selected for each child.

Withdrawal from the program must be in writing and received at least five working days prior to the start of the program in order to receive a full refund. No refunds will be issued for withdrawals received after June 17 for the session beginning June 24, 2013. No refunds will be issued for withdrawals received after July 8 for the session beginning July 15, 2013.

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8:30 - 10:15

Natural Impressions Learn about artists and create your own masterpieces! Come discover how forms found in nature shape art. In this class, we will explore how lines, patterns, textures and colors in nature inspire the work of well-known artists like Alexander Calder and J. M. W. Turner. Following their lead, we will then explore our own natural environment and create art inspired by nature.

K1-121-S13

Travel Our World… by StarlightFromAncientGreecetoNativeAmerica, study five world cultures with hands-on projects reflecting each culture’s constellations, literature, foods, and crafts. The “star” of the course is MagicEarth, a state-of-the-art mini-planetarium.

K1-122-S13

For the Love of Bugs!Become an entomologist! Experience live insects such as “Rosy” the tarantula and see a Brazilian cockroach up close. Make an edible spider. Recreate a model of an insect’s eye. Enjoy bug hunts. Identify local insects. Join us as we learn all about bugs!

K1-123-S13

10:30 - 11:45

It’s Not Easy Being GreenIt takes time and effort to help protect our planet; it’s not always easy but it is important to do simple things like turn off the lights and recycle our trash. Explore easy and fun ways to “be green” and help get the message out through kid-created puppets, cartoons, and skits.

K1-124-S13

Water WondersEnjoy water games. Recreate a model of a water molecule. Understand the importance of conserving this natural resource. Make bubbles. But, beware: you will definitely get wet!

K1-125-S13

Diamond in the RoughDiscover the world of rocks, minerals, and gems. Did you ever wonder how diamonds are really formed (not from coal like we were always told)? Or, how a pearl or a ruby is created? From video games to therapy to jewelry, gems have powerful effects on our daily lives. Design and create a “gem” of your own.

K1-126-S13

JUNE 24-29 • GRADES 1-2

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12:45 - 2:15

Rocks, Clouds, Water and Flowers Come discover how artists respond to nature in their works. In this fun class, we will learn about artists like GeorgiaO’KeeffeandClaudeMonetwho were inspired by their natural environments and then make our own artistic creations as we explore our natural environment.

K1-127-S13

Nature Study Outdoor Treasure Hunt Treasure hunts aren’t just for pirates. Design thrilling scavenger hunts with clues for your friends. Is your favorite animal a lion, a tiger, or a bear? Oh my! Well, now you can find out what it is like to be the exotic animal of your choice as we research and write a story from that animal’s point of view.

K1-128-S13

The Invented CameraScience and art team up again! Learn about photography, light, and how the eye works by transforming every day objects into pinhole cameras. We’ll explore time-treasured photographic techniques, work in a real darkroom, and investigate the nature of light through this natural and magical way of taking photographs.

K1-129-S13

2:30 - 4:00

Edible ArtHave fun creating edible works of art! From structured challenges to free-form art, get creative and hungry designing projects in this class.

K1-130-S13

How Does your Garden Grow?1 part water, 2 parts soil, 3 parts learning at SEEK! Come and grow your own garden. Find out what makes for the best vegetables and most beautiful flowers. Come investigate why rabbits, deer and other wildlife love our gardens too.

K1-131-S13

Cyanotype PhotogramsDo you like photography? Join this class and learn a centuries old but amazingly fun way to create your own unique photographic pictures! Photograms are photographs that are made without a camera and cyanotype is the process that was used to make blueprints and it develops with just plain tap water! Use this cool process to make unique works of art using objects found in nature.

K1-132-S13


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8:30 - 10:15

3, 2, 1…Blastoff!Cal U, we have liftoff! Explore the great, wide open sky. Find out why it rains, how clouds are formed and why stars have names. Create a solar system snowglobe from a jar and even build and launch your own rocket.

K3-140-S13

Build My World: A Minecraft ChallengeUse architectural and engineering skills to solve challenges that involve real world locations. Work with teammates on a design challenge using the world of Minecraft: plan, build, create and see who wins using this virtual world of building blocks.

K3-141-S13

Nature Study Outdoor Treasure HuntTreasure hunts aren’t just for pirates. Design thrilling scavenger hunts with clues for your friends. What’s your favorite wild animal? Find out what it is like to be the exotic animal of your choice as we research and write a story from that animal’s point of view.

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K3-143-S13


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10:30 - 11:45

Comic Book Hero WorkshopDo you want to work for Marvel or DC someday? Learn about and produce your own comic book using creative writing and artistic skills. Since 1933, comic books have become increasingly relevant to popular culture. Use art and literature to create your own characters and stories based on important issues, such as the environment, politics, history, and geography.

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K3-145-S13

Heat Wave: Exploring Global WarmingScale the thermometer and delve into the topic of global warming. In this course, you become the scientist and search for possible causes of global warming, using different tools, such as websites, photographs, and diagrams.

K3-146-S13

Edible ArtHave fun creating edible works of art! From structured challenges to free-form art, get creative and hungry designing projects in this class.

K3-147-S13


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12:45 - 2:15

Nature-Inspired YogaEmbrace nature as you learn the art of yoga. Experience how the wind can deepen breathing, understand how the summer sun can relax muscles, and find out how a flower can encourage better focus and balance. Use nature as a guide as you explore basic yoga moves and breathing skills during this stress-relieving class.

K3-148-S13


K3-149-S13

How Does your Garden Grow?1 part water, 2 parts soil, 3 parts learning at SEEK! Come and grow your own garden. Find out what makes for the best vegetables and most beautiful flowers. Come investigate why rabbits, deer and other wildlife love our gardens too.

K3-150-S13


K3-151-S13


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2:30 - 4:00

Food ScienceDo you get tired of being told not to play with your food? Don’t worry: in this class you can! Explore everyday ingredients found in the kitchen and use them for experiments, like making dancing raisins and concocting homemade ice cream. Warning: this may change the way you look at groceries!

K3-152-S13

It’s Not Easy Being GreenIt takes time and effort to help protect our planet; it’s not always easy but it is important to do simple things like turn off the lights and recycle our trash. Explore easy and fun ways to “be green” and help get the message out through kid-created puppets, cartoons, and skits.

K3-153-S13

The Environment and Contemporary ArtContemporary artists often turn to their natural environments for inspiration. Unlike artists from the past, contemporary artists work in unconventional mediums like light and trash. We will explore the work of several contemporary artists in depth and then thoughtfully respond with works of our own.

K3-154-S13

Travel Our World… by StarlightFromAncientGreecetoNativeAmerica, study five world cultures with hands-on projects reflecting each culture’s constellations, literature, foods, and crafts. The “star” of the course is MagicEarth, a state-of-the-art mini-planetarium.

K3-155-S13


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8:30 - 10:15

Nature-Inspired YogaEmbrace nature as you learn the art of yoga. Experience how the wind can deepen breathing, understand how the summer sun can relax muscles, and find out how a flower can encourage better focus and balance. Use nature as a guide as you explore basic yoga moves and breathing skills during this stress-relieving class.

K6-131-S13

It’s Sew Fun to ReuseLearn the art of hand-sewing. Participants will learn to use many different types of sewing skills such as embroidery, cross-stitch, quilting, and button attachment to create a pillow from a t-shirt and other recycled fabrics.

K6-132-S13

Canstruction Class Combine the world of design and construction to create a work of art with your classmates. You will plan and build a sculpture from canned and recycled goods that will help a local food bank or animal shelter. Charity work feeds the body and soul. Make a difference in this class, one “can” at a time.

K6-133-S13

Numbers in NatureNumbers appear in everything that we see, smell, touch, hear, and taste whether we realize it or not. In this class, jump in and discover the effects of numbers in the environment. Understand patterns found in plants and animals and learn how we use these patterns in everything from science to art.

K6-134-S13


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10:30 - 11:45

Biomimicry: Human Designs Using Nature Ever notice how nature’s creatures have wonderful adaptations to interact and survive in their environment? Discover how biomimicry, the process of copying nature in human designs, is revolutionizing new designs in architecture, clothing, transportation, communications, plus many other designs. Your challenge: design and model your own creation!

K6-135-S13

Watercolor: Plants and Animals that Represent MeAll of us are very different and unique in many ways. On the outside, we can see these differences through our hair, eyes, height, and other physical traits, however, there are hundreds of ways to show who we are to the world. In Watercolor: Plants and Animals that Represent Me, we will use our own lives to create a painting that symbolizes a small part of us. Using your favorite colors, the month/year that you were born, personal heritage, etc, our paintings will come alive!

K6-136-S13

Gardening 101Do you have a green thumb? Do you want to learn more about gardening? Find out what makes for the best vegetables and most beautiful flowers. Learn about soil types, nutrients, and planting options such as containers and raised beds.

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K6-138-S13


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12:45 - 2:15

Food ScienceWhy does fruit turn brown? How does yeast grow? And, how is cottage cheese formed? Find out all about bromatology (or food science) in this class. Explore everyday ingredients found in the kitchen and use them for experiments, like making dancing raisins and concocting homemade ice cream. Warning: this may change the way you look at groceries!

K6-139-S13


K6-140-S13

Eco-Friendly ScrapbookingA picture is worth a thousand words. Happy. Excited. Eco-Friendly? Together, we can use materials to piece together our favorite memories, while keeping our carbon footprint low. Utilizing eco-friendly resources and supplies such as recycled paper, organic glue and markers, we will be able to present fun and sassy scrapbooks that even parents will be jealous of!

K6-141-S13

Babysit FitBring out your inner-preschooler! Learn how to entertain the 2-5 year old crowd. Create fun and safe activities to make your babysitting experience one that will have parents calling you back. Music, stories, crafts, snacks, and “time-out” techniques will be discussed in this class.

K6-142-S13


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2:30 - 4:00


K6-143-S13

Heat Wave: Exploring Global WarmingScale the thermometer and delve into the topic of global warming. In this course, you become the scientist and search for possible causes of global warming, using different tools, such as websites, photographs, and diagrams.

K6-144-S13

No Impact Life?What would you say to a year without a car, air conditioning, or a TV? You would have to be crazy, right? Find out why one man and his family lived without any modern conveniences for 365 days. Take a one-week challenge and learn how to lessen your impact on the environment through five days of fun activities and experiments.

K6-145-S13


K6-146-S13


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8:30 - 10:15

Natural ImpressionsLearn about artists and create your own masterpieces! Come discover how forms found in nature shape art. In this class, we will explore how lines, patterns, textures and colors in nature inspire the work of well-known artists like Alexander Calder and J. M. W. Turner. Following their lead, we will then explore our own natural environment and create art inspired by nature.

K1-133-S13

For the Love of Bugs!Become an entomologist! Experience live insects such as “Rosy” the tarantula and see a Brazilian cockroach up close. Make an edible spider. Recreate a model of an insect’s eye. Enjoy bug hunts. Identify local insects. Join us as we learn all about bugs!

K1-134-S13

Numbers in NatureNumbers appear in everything that we see, smell, touch, hear, and taste whether we realize it or not. In this class, jump in and discover the effects of numbers in the environment. Understand patterns found in plants and animals and learn how we use these patterns in everything from science to art.

K1-135-S13

10:30 - 11:45


K1-136-S13

Wild About WaterCleanandGreen.Canyouimaginelife without water…on a hot day in summer, with nothing to drink, and no way to cool yourself down in the heat? Appreciate water in this class. It quiches our thirst, waters our plants, and most definitely, cools us down when our body temperature rises! Bring a towel! You will get wet!

K1-137-S13


K1-138-S13

JULY 15-19 • GRADES 1-2

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12:45 - 2:15

Best in ShowWant to show your parents that you’re ready for a dog? Are you a dog whisperer? This class will teach you how to take care of a dog, how to interact with them, and how dogs helphumans.Getachancetomeeta police officer and his canine and a local vet and her dog, Diesel.

K1-139-S13

Am I Blue?FromPicassotoBlueManGroup,thecolor has inspired art of all kinds-poetry, performance, and a whole genre of music. Azure to cornflower to royal, participants learn about art-inspired by this popular hue and create original-inspired masterpieces.

K1-140-S13

Nature ReflectionsCan you hear the call of the wild? Did you ever think that you would have class in the great outdoors? Now is your chance! In Nature Reflections, we will explore the exciting world around us. You will write about your discoveries and have your very own reflections published!

K1-141-S13

2:30 - 4:00

All the World’s a StageDo you love to pretend? Is the whole world a stage to you? Then this is where you need to be. Come create masks and puppets and we will act and dance the day away.

K1-142-S13

How Does your Garden Grow?1 part water, 2 parts soil, 3 parts learning at SEEK! Come and grow your own garden! Find out what makes for the best vegetables and most beautiful flowers! Come investigate why rabbits, deer and other wildlife love our gardens too!

K1-143-S13


K1-144-S13


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8:30 - 10:15

Cultural CuisineLeave the Mon Valley by exploring and cooking foods from around the world! Travel to countries like Italy, Mexico, Ireland, and Japan by examining their culture through food. Expand your palate! No passports needed.

K3-156-S13


K3-157-S13

Nature ReflectionsCan you hear the call of the wild? Did you ever think that you would have class in the great outdoors? Now is your chance! In Nature Reflections, we will explore the exciting world around us. You will write about your discoveries and have your very own reflections published!

K3-158-S13

Survivor, Cal U!Join us for our version of “Survivor” and compete for fun and prizes at Cal U. Endure a variety of mental and physical challenges as you SEEK to become the winners of Survivor, Cal U!

K3-159-S13


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10:30 - 11:45

Earth-Friendly Art In this “green” class, create art by using things that are normally thrown away. Boxes, plastic containers, bubble wrap, twist ties, and anything else you can think of will be used to create unique 3-D art. Participate in discussions involving the environment and importance of recycling.

K3-160-S13

Glogging about Natural DisastersWho needs blogs when you can make aglog?!Getthosecreativejuicesflowing in this class as we educate ourselves about different natural disasters that occur on our planet. We will learn safety and survival tips in addition to making online multimedia posters about these natural disasters that we can share with our peers.

K3-161-S13

Figure it Out!Don’t get slimed! Compete in our version of the Nick game show which showcases contestants’ special talents or unique achievements. Students will be selected to guess contestants’ skills by completing a variety of fun challenges and activities.

K3-162-S13

How Does your Garden Grow?1 part water, 2 parts soil, 3 parts learning at SEEK! Come and grow your own garden! Find out what makes for the best vegetables and most beautiful flowers! Come investigate why rabbits, deer and other wildlife love our gardens too!

K3-163-S13


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12:45 - 2:15

The Environment and Contemporary ArtContemporary artists often turn to their natural environments for inspiration. Unlike artists from the past, contemporary artists work in unconventional mediums like light and trash. We will explore the work of several contemporary artists in depth and then thoughtfully respond with works of our own.

K3-164-S13

SEEK Flash MobThis fun dance class will have students creating their own flash mob to be performed on the last day of camp. During the week, students learn different dances and styles to perform together to a group selected song. When and where will it happen? It’s a surprise!

K3-165-S13


K3-166-S13


K3-167-S13


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2:30 - 4:00

Am I Blue?FromPicassotoBlueManGroup,thecolor has inspired art of all kinds-poetry, performance, and a whole genre of music. Azure to cornflower to royal, participants learn about art-inspired by this popular hue and create original-inspired masterpieces.

K3-168-S13


K3-169-S13


K3-170-S13

Eco-Friendly ScrapbookingA picture is worth a thousand words. Happy. Excited. Eco-Friendly? Together, we can use materials to piece together our favorite memories, while keeping our carbon footprint low. Utilizing eco-friendly resources and supplies such as recycled paper, organic glue and markers, we will be able to present fun and sassy scrapbooks that even parents will be jealous of!

K3-171-S13


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8:30 - 10:15

Outside Improv!The Cal U campus will become the stage as this class explores the natural settings to get inspiration for theatre games and scenes. Students will have an opportunity to get their creative juices flowing as they use nature as their theatrical backdrop.

K6-147-S13

Canstruction Class Combine the world of design and construction to create a work of art with your classmates. You will plan and build a sculpture from canned and recycled goods that will help a local food bank or animal shelter. Charity work feeds the body and soul. Make a difference in this class, one “can” at a time.

K6-148-S13


K6-149-S13

10:30 - 11:45

Cultural CuisineLeave the Mon Valley by exploring and cooking foods from around the world! Travel to countries like Italy, Mexico, Ireland, and Japan by examining their culture through food. Expand your palate! No passports needed.

K6-150-S13

Watercolor: Plants and Animals that Represent MeAll of us are very different and unique in many ways. On the outside, we can see these differences through our hair, eyes, height, and other physical traits, however, there are hundreds of ways to show who we are to the world. In Watercolor: Plants and Animals that Represent Me, we will use our own lives to create a painting that symbolizes a small part of us. Using your favorite colors, the month/year that you were born, personal heritage, etc, our paintings will come alive!

K6-151-S13

SEEK Flash MobThis fun dance class will have students creating their own flash mob to be performed on the last day of camp. During the week, students learn different dances and styles to perform together to a group selected song. When and where will it happen? It’s a surprise!

K6-152-S13


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12:45 - 2:15


K6-153-S13

No Impact Life?What would you say to a year without a car, air conditioning, or a TV? You would have to be crazy, right? Find out why one man and his family lived without any modern conveniences for 365 days. Take a one-week challenge and learn how to lessen your impact on the environment through five days of fun activities and experiments.

K6-154-S13

Figure it Out!Don’t get slimed! Compete in our version of the Nick game show which showcases contestants’ special talents or unique achievements. Students will be selected to guess contestants’ skills by completing a variety of fun challenges and activities.

K6-155-S13

2:30 - 4:00

Glogging about Natural DisastersWho needs blogs when you can make aglog?!Getthosecreativejuicesflowing in this class as we educate ourselves about different natural disasters that occur on our planet. We will learn safety and survival tips in addition to making online multimedia posters about these natural disasters that we can share with our peers.

K6-156-S13

Survivor, Cal U!Join us for our version of “Survivor” and compete for fun and prizes at Cal U. Endure a variety of mental and physical challenges as you SEEK to become the winners of Survivor, Cal U!

K6-157-S13


K6-158-S13


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