| Show v 20 Home Saturday May 13 2000 Choices From n Camp i$l Q July Cos is SlOmembers am-noo- 10-1- 4 SZOnon-membe- rs Treehouse Children’s Museum 24th Street and Washington Boulevard Ogden ' 394-966- 3 Drawing Camp Instructor Alisa Allen will lead an adventure in drawing with crayons pencils chalk and pastels For ages 6 and up n July Camp is 10 3 4 Cost is $10members An array of activities to choose from including improvisation discovering Shakespeare acting for the camera musical theater and backstage preparation for a night at the Egyptian For grades 2 July Camp is 9 am-noo- n 1 Tuition is $40day or StandartFExarrwier ) Children's “There art literally thousands ofprograms out there to consider Itcanbeatouch choice' -- program director for the YMCA of "“S2S prehistoric times science 4-experiments and art Ages 6 Each session is 9:30 am-- 3 17-2- $175week pm Egyptian Theatre Company 328 Main St Park City (435) 649-937- 328-33- 12-1- ZooCamp Spend a week at the zoo learning about the animals of Australia including the zoo’s special summer resident the pm June Tuesday-Thursda- Great Expeditions Camp Children and teens explore the art history and modem art of Africa India and China as well 17 Cost is $20 Must register in y 13-A- ug 1- -4 12-A- 18 fourth-grade- Camp for ages 12-1- meets 9 6 pm June 0 Cost is $75camp Alliance for the Varied Arts Bullen Arts Center 43 S Main 26-3- 0 person and sign a parents’ release form Marshall White Center 222 7 28th St Ogden t Summer Fun Club Sports water activities arts and crafts movies and dances plus breakfast and lunch each day For ages Camp is 8 am-- 3 pm St Logan (435) 753-29’ Fine Aits Center Summer Arts Camps Sessions include watercolor painting papier-mach- e pantomime collage cartooning children’s theater and puppetry For Sunnyside Ave Salt Lake City 1 ext 763 For more information visit the Web site ' depending on class interest and available instructors Weeklong classes will be pm June 1:30-3:3- 0 $15-52- 21 12-A- 13-1- 5-- 12-1- Performing 5-- 12-A- 392-693- 6-- 12-1- June am-noo- n 19-2- Another of Bird’s tips for parents: Decide what goal you want your child to achieve by going to camp Do you want die child to get in shape leam a skill be educated or be a Camps From ID choose a day camp or ovemighter depends a lot on the child’s needs and development Bird said Some children will thrive in an overnight situation because it may boost their (age 4) through fourth grade First session is 8:30 am-12:5 second pm June 0 session is 8:30 pm 2 Cost for each is July $35 Lincoln Center Boys & Girls Club 271 N 100 West Brigham City (435) 723-62Sports Camps at Lincoln champion? “Consider the realistic abilities of the children” Bird said “Don’t set them up to be bored and don’t set them up to fail” and ce Editors of Wasatch Parent Magazine noticed the explosion in the number and variety of children’s summer camps about four years ago and started publishing its annual camp guide each April The magazine based in Salt Lake City is a free publication distributed from South Davis County to Provo ‘ Publisher Todd Posselli gives parents several other suggestions for questions to ask or ideas to think about when choosing a camp First consider what you can afford Camps range from a few dollars for a few hours of fun to $1500 for a summer’s worth of activities meals and lodging Ask about scholarships or financial aid -many offer them Ask about the camp’s independence Others though might be terrified and traumatized by being away from home and family In any case Bird said parents must ask themselves why they are sending the child to camp and whose needs they are trying to meet “Sometimes parents get caught up in doing something for themselves Maybe they have to work and need someone to watch the kids” Bird said “Or maybe they’re trying to get their kids to do something they always wanted for themselves” — a woman who wanted to enroll her daughter in a basketball camp because it was an activity she always wanted to do The child however showed no interest in that sport Center Session consists of four separate weeks of sport tournaments and instruction Co-e- d volleyball grades five through 12 8:30 am-12:pm June 6 Cost is $30 Soccer for girls grades five through eight is 8:30 am-12:pm June 3 Cost is $65 Soccer for boys grades five through eight is 8:30 am-12:pm June 26-3- 0 Cost is $65 Co-e- d bowling grades five 9 0 12 through pm July 7 Cost is $25 Lincoln Center Boys & Girls Club 271 N 100 West Brigham 4 City (435) Summer Adventure Day Camp Team-oriente- d sporting events mountain trail exploration nature discovery studies creative arts and crafts and scavenger hunts are all a part of this mountain-sid- e camping experience For ages Camp operates 9:30 am-- 4 18 Kids may pm June participate by day week or season Cost is $45day $200 week or $l500season Deer Valley Resort Park City 0 (435) 30 12-1- 30 19-2- 30 am-12:3- Art Camp Children will explore a wide assortment of lessons in performing and visual arts For ages Four weeklong sessions will be held 9:30 am-noo- n 4 Monday-Frida- y June Cost is $55 including supplies Eccles Community Art Center 2580 Jefferson Ave 5 Ogden School of Performing Arts Dance Camps Students will explore ballet jazz and African dance will dance during Ages and camps 10 am-noo- n 12:15-2:1- 5 pm June 6 ages 9 and older will dance 10 5-- 723-622- Nature Camps Cost is $95session Ogden Nature Center 966 W 5 12th St Ogden Summer Dipper Day Camps Wade through a stream in search of insects identify animals by the tracks they leave behind crafts and make nature-inspire- d Campers will explore different habitats in Cache Valley and experience nature using the five senses 29-3- 0 Through crafts stories hikes and other hands-o- n activities campers will discover how animals are adapted to live in their surroundings day camp with Ages sleep-ovefor specific ages at varying times Sessions run 9:30 am-- 3 pm 5-- 621-759- 7-- 12-A- ug rs June 649-100- pm-- 19-2- 1 and June am June 9 and 4 and June 26-2- 8 22-2- 3 392-693- philosophy For example the YMCA camps focus on four Christian values on which the organization is founded -caring honesty respect and responsibility “Make sure that a camp is promoting values in line with what the family wants to be taught or emphasized” Posselli said Question the camper-to-counsel- or 1 YK-XQG- -friL UlgJ 5 11 ® - 1 Canyon (435) (gl ® ® 00 jrj AMERICAN DREAM HOME? Utah Musical Theatre’s “Kids Act Up” Camp Leam more about the performing arts and put on a student production of “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” For ages 4 Weeklong intensive camp runs 9 am-4:3- 0 pm June 26-3- 0 Cost is $150 before June 12 or $175 after and includes a lunches and two tickets to UMTs “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” Browning Center Weber State 7 University Ogden ) Youtheatre Summer Camps - fl T-sh-irt r:'TtS! triUbLKT 10-1- it 2040 No Fort Lone Layton 771-057- rax 9 771-330- 1 HCI EX® - FINANCING AVAILABLE 4 2000 Interactive theater workshops that include all aspects of t performing: creative drama stage movement voice and speech improvisation character development musical theater and backstage production For ages 4--7 10-- 1 1 am June 9 am-- Forages June 3 10-1-4 l pm 19-2- Forages 13-1- 5 pm July 3 -- t or Tuition 'r- 9371noo Potpourri Camp ' 755-32- 39 n and - $85halfday FomAILYoue 1 -C- r 7-- 16 19-A- 466-629- jr 9 om MMO IT Acidmc VmI and Sfia We’re Vacation Specialists It’s Fa 779-08Office 778-02112 North Killfield Rd 84 Layton UT 84041 88 Heartland 779 flUH 4 jm it rnmrm rntimma V7 04O41 Lmrtmm --- 3220 SOUTH 1900 WEST OGDEN UT 84401 627-10- 20 B0-8G7-205G f qu!u3 to' biitlnsssss Awnings Patios Carports Siding Doors Vinyl Windows Patio Furniture vSttISI Rtal Estatt Naads ' - 7 Lake City 578-82YMCA Camp Roger Located 14 miles east of Kamas itt the Uinta Mountains jn this nondenominational program J is based on the principles of jv 11 j caring honesty respect and responsibility has been going for more than 50 summers Campers participate in archery arts and crafts campfires skits challenge courses fishing hiking mountain- -horseback riding nature exploration sports and games For boys and girls ages Three- - and five-da- y sessions 1 1 Cost is run June $225-$37- 5 depending on the 03 session Financial aid available n l:SFr - HAPPEN! Heartland MOKKiAdrlOKI’ j Utah Museum of Natural History 1390 E Presidents Circle University of Utah Salt a custom pool nducsSaca yens: CHoehc HEiapnoucmcnd afl (Sail Stagy I In your own back yard!! 99 3080 Grant Ave 392-592- 3 Specially Eacirc ' ’ f pm am-noo- 5-- 8 ranges $50 to $205 depending on this camp v Egyptian Theatre Company 3: j Main St Park City (435) 6- - inf O e - rm' KEATimi!KTISO&l£C 626-715- 10-1-4 pm 9 with lunch from noon-- 1 Cost is $160full day Beat The Summer Rush! 3 July that run ousting quElliy protiusls & service for Eli voufliousshold n::d3 incida & out Joking for the Treehouse Children’s Museum 24th Street and Washington Boulevard Ogden 8-- 14 4-- 12 and July 8 $60session Big Dipper Day Camp for children entering grades four and five this fall 9 am-- 2 pm July 1 4 Cost is and July $90session Stokes Nature Center Logan ’A convenient $35non-membe- rs or July ’ Little Dipper Day Camp for children entering grades two and three this fall 9 am-- l pm June 1- -2 3 -- 625-427- 31-A- ug 7 -- 7 or aschoonstandardnet 17-2- - v 223-414- always supposed to be summer school Clegg said “Maybe you want kids to actually leam something Maybe you just want kids to go have fun That’s OK too” he said “There are so many camps to choose from Pick one and enjoy it” You can reach reporter Amy Schoon formerly Amy Pray at 25-2- y $150 for five days Junior kid’s camp for ages 4--6 runs from 10:30 am-l:3- 0 pm Monday Wednesday and Friday during the same weeks Cost is $28 per child for each day- ’ or $75 a week - c 0 Sundance Utah : Summer Discovery Camps " hands-on Seven weeks of wide a ' variety learning covering of topics They include the Senses solar system crazy critters dinosaurs elementary 7’ physics learning to be an amateur geologist Native American culture sea creatures "- - 7 “ and the science of cooking "‘7 depending on Ages activity Camps are divided into morning and afternoon sessions t Perhaps most important remember that camp isn’t 2 Monday-Saturda- ug There is no ideal formula he said and a lot depends on the age group and activity However he encourages people to stick with a lower ratio in the range of six to eight campers per counselor 19-2- pm 4 19 Cost ranges from June $40 per child for one day up to ' ratios 26-Ju- ly 19-2- ‘ Sii Eccles Community Art Center 2580 Jefferson Ave 394-966- ‘J 3 5 Ogden Sam Payne’s Theater Camp Learn theater basics from the pros and perform a play for friends and families For ages 5 and up June Camp is 10 am-noo- n 1 with performances tentatively scheduled pm July 1 Cost is $25members ‘ 6-- am-- 10-A- 6-- 8-- Cost is $45 Must register in person and sign a parents’ release form Marshall White Center 222 7 28th St Ogden “Beat the Summertime Blues” Camp Activities crafts and field trips are centered around unique ' theme weeks including sports the Stone Age wilderness the movies water farming and am-12:3- Animation Workshops Campers will learn scripting storyboarding developing and modeling characters for claymation set building digital photography and editing skills Daylong camps are June 9 for ages 7 June 6 for ages 1 1 June 20-2- 3 for ages 5 will A fourth session June 27-3- 0 be for those who have mastered their first class Cost is $50day Sundance Utah 225-41ext 4535 or 4448 ‘ 77 13 12-Ju- ly 723-07- ' ' V Sundance Kid’s Camp a raise to designed Programs child’s awareness of the beauty of the natural environment and the 77a 7 joy of art in daily life Activities include hiking theater games -r bug safaris and art projects jsessions run 9 For ages 30 0 - wwwhoglezooorg puppetry For week Some discounts and scholarships available Fine Arts Council 58 S 100 West Brigham City (435) Cost is AI '7? 582-163- 629-834- and up first-grade- rs June Monday-Frida- y 10-1- rs 4 5-- 11 am-2:3- ”) rs July 4 Tunes 9:30 am-- pm each day each session Cost is $135session ' Utah’s Hogle Zoo 2600 629-834- Camp for ages S- -l 1 meets for or two sessions 9 am-noo- n pm for two weeks June ' first-- and second-grade26-3- 0 for third- -' and 394-96- 63 as music dance food creative koala For June 7 Camp is noon-- 4 drama and culture 83 - Field trips biking swimming skating parties and more are offered as constructive afternoon activities for teens For ages Treehouse Children’s Museum 24th Street and Washington Boulevard Ogden - 5-- 30 Children’s Museum of Utah 840 N 300 West Salt Lake City- -- 1 1 Summer Teen Thing S20non-membe- rs June Monday-Frida- y y Cost is $150session ActMttessports am-noo- Museum Summer Camp 2000 Four weeklong sessions of workshops games crafts and other educational activities centered around toys theater 9 v ni |
