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Camp Invention holds camps at ZCHS, Guerin By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

twice.” Hale said the Zionsville camp typically draws most of its students from Camp Invention is so popular that Zionsville, Carmel and Brownsburg. He Zionsville West Middle School science estimates 40 to 50 percent return. teacher Darren Hale Jill Folstrom, of Guerin STEM said some students Catholic’s admissions departreturn year after ment, is serving as director year. for the fourth year at the Hale is returning as direcGuerin camp. tor for the camp, which is “The students come from set for Zionsville Community all over the area,” Folstrom Schools’ Freshman Center said. “Students keep coming Hale June 8-12. Another camp will back because of the staff. be offered at Guerin Catholic High Parents tell us the kids don’t want School in Noblesville, June 15-19. the day to end.” Hale said the camp is for kids Ken Torisky, from the National entering kindergarten through sixth Inventors Hall of Fame, said the purgrade. pose of Camp Invention is to build “Camp Invention is appealing beconfidence and problem-solving skills cause of the hands-on nature of its in young innovators through handsprograms,” Hale said. “Kids aren’t just on, fun activities. sitting around; they are constantly In the 2020 program, called Elevate, moving and doing things. Each year, campers will explore the principles of the programs change, which means flight, design their own sports facilcampers can come back year after ities and protect ecosystems. At the year and never see the same program end of the program, each camper will

bring home a robot. Camp Invention, a program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, provides a unique experience for children to make discoveries about the importance of intellectual property while exploring, creating and designing, Torisky said. “Each year, the program features a new curriculum inspired by some of our nation’s greatest inventors — the NIHF Inductees,” Torisky said. “For 2020, the Elevate curriculum features video challenges from these Inductees encouraging children to be confident in their ideas and explore their ability to innovate.” What follows are descriptions of the hands-on modules: • Camp Invention Flight Lab: Imaginations soar as children learn about flight with gliders, rockets, heliballs and hand-copters. They build a cityscape from upcycled materials, navigate

planes through a storm and take apart a robot. • Design Thinking Project: Campers learn the value of their creativity as they bring their biggest ideas to life. To become successful innovators, they create sketches, build prototypes, design logos and learn how to pitch their inventions. • Rescue Squad: Using teamwork and problem-solving skills, children protect Earth’s ecosystems. Inspiring activities include creating pods to compete in zip line races, exploring energy conservation, eliminating pollution and more. • Camp Invention Champions: As they discover the unseen inventors behind their favorite sports, campers apply their own ingenuity. They trade inventor playing cards, create and play their own high-energy hover ball games and design and build the ultimate sports complex.

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Campers learn to sail at the Indianapolis Sailing Club’s summer camp. (Submitted photo)

Students set sail at ISC summer camp By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com The Indianapolis Sailing Club, 11325 Fall Creek Rd., Indianapolis, once again is offering summer GEIST camps teaching beginners, intermediate and advanced sailors how to sail or improve their skills. The club is offering 6 1/2 weeks of camps, with the first half-week set aside exclusively for advanced sailors. The remaining six weeks are for beginners, intermediate and advanced sailors. “The nice thing about our camp is we break them up to beginner, intermediate and advanced groups and by age, so they can build on each other,” office manager Michelle Sarber said. “We have beginners in every week, so you don’t have to know how to sail to come and hang out and learn.” The camps are designed for ages 8 to 17. The club also offers a program with the sailing ranking system. “You start as a senior recruit. Kids can choose to do this and they don’t have to, but as you learn, it builds

on itself and they get a ribbon and a certificate,” Sarber said. “That’s one of the reason kids come back year after year is to participate in that, too. There are seven rankings, and the end goal is to be a regatta skipper, and that is expert sailing skills. They can race and manage a boat on their own.” Camps are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each weekday. Weeklong camps begin June 8 and run through July 24. Cost for a weeklong camp is $400 for nonmembers and $250 for members. Discounts for multiple weeks or multiple kids are available. Kids bring their own lunch, lifejacket and towel. The sailing club provides boats and safety gear. “We also have safety boats on the water all the time. There is a 1-to-3 ratio of staff to campers,” Sarber said. “We sail with them if they need to, but a lot of them sail by themselves. That’s how they learn best, but we are always on the water on safety boats.” To register, visit indianapolissailing. org and print the camper form and return it to the club with a check.

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Westfield Washington Township will open registration for its summer camps at 9 a.m. April 13. TownSUMMER ship Education Director Kristy White said many of the camps fill up on the first day. Camps range in themes and are offered for preschool ages and ages 6 to 8 and 9 to 11. “This is my 13th summer for camps,” White said. “When we started, we started just for preschool age because I found there was a need in the community for that. We started with Wild and Wacky and cooking, and I tried to do good, old, wholesome camp fun – tie-dying and being outside as much as possible.” White eventually began offering camps for older children at the request of parents.

Kids participate in craft making at a Westfield Washington Township camp. (Submitted photo)

White runs in-house camps with cooking classes as well as the Wild and Wacky Summer Fun camp and the STEM camp, which are offered at the township offices, 1549 E. Greyhound Pass. A contractor conducts additional camps at MacGregor Park, 21105 MacGregor Park Rd. Prices range from $85 to $130 per session. The three-hour camps are available in three- or four-day sessions, beginning June 8. For more, visit westfieldwashingtontwp.us.

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University camps feature arts, culture, sports and STEM By Sadie Hunter sadie@youarecurrent.com Each year, University High School welcomes any student from any elementary, middle or high school to take part in Summer U, the school’s SUMMER annual camp series that spans two summer sessions and eight weeks. With a focus on sports, STEM and skill-building, the 27 different camps vary widely. “New this year, we have a French culture and language camp that is offered for two age ranges,” said Nila Nealy, summer programs coordinator at University High School. “And we are offering a board games camp as a low-tech partner to some of our returning hightech camps.” In Summer Session 1, kids and parents can choose from 19 different camps. Sports camps include “Square 1” and “Multi-Sport” through a partnership with Indiana Primetime Sports. A food science camp will blend STEM and skill-building. For students in grades 5 through 8, the weeklong camp will explore the science behind cooking. “This camp is a version of our popular high school for-credit course that was offered during January term and includes hands-on food preparation to illustrate the science principles,” Nealy said.

University High School’s annual Summer U camp is open to all students, grades 1 through 12 in June and July. (Submitted photo)

Other camp options focused on creativity in Summer Session 1 include “Write Better in One Week,” “Film Production” and “Creative Writing,” among others. In Summer U’s second summer session, “Square 1” and “Multi-Sport” will be offered each week from July 6 to July 24. Summer Session 2 also will offer camps on strategy and STEM, including “Board Games,” “Thinking Mathematically,” “Game Design” and “Minecraft Coding & 3-D Printing,” among others. To see a full listing of camp offerings and pricing, or to register, visit universityhighschool.org/academics/ summer/enrichment-camps.

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CAMPS AT A GLANCE Art/Creativity: Creative Writing, French Language & Culture, Film Production, Elementary Art Fun, Game Design: Unity, Experience Theatre: Annie Jr., Skill-building: Cybersecurity & You, Food Science, Write Better in One Week, Social Communication 101, Building Resilience for Success, Study Skills for Freshmen, Notetaking for High School, Board Games STEM: Scratch & Raspberry Pi, 3-D Modeling, Vex Robotics, Rocketry, World of Minecraft, Minecraft Engineering, Minecraft Megabuild, Minecraft Coding & 3-D Printing, Thinking Mathematically Sports: Square 1, Multi-Sport • Registration: Open until the start of each camp. • Pricing: Generally $165 per week with exceptions. • Schedule: Summer Session 1 runs from June 1-26 and includes four camp weeks and 19 different camps. Summer Session 2 runs from July 6-24 and includes three camp weeks and eight different camps.

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13 beautiful acres on Geist Reservoir is the perfect place for your child to learn to sail. The camp for novice to advanced sailors ages 8-16 is designed to teach basic sailing & water safety for beginners and more advanced sailing and racing to veterans. Camp is divided by age and ability. Camp runs every day rain or shine with lots of sailing, swimming, instructional videos, on/off water coaching and educational games.

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Please contact Michelle Sarber at office@Indianapolissailing.org or by phone at 317-335-7385. Also see indianapolissailing.org for photo tour and camp application.

Camp Cathedral returns, adds leadership sessions By Sadie Hunter sadie@youarecurrent.com Each year, Cathedral High School offers several summer camps that cover interests. EDUCATION Its Camp Cathedral series offers 57 different camps. Seven weeks will be dedicated to getting students in grades 1 through 12 immersed in something new or refine a skill they may already have. “One of our most popular selections is our STEM Minecraft Camps,” said Anthony Ernst, director of Camp Cathedral. “We host six STEM Minecraft Camps per summer, and there are various grade levels that these camps serve. At all our camps, children experience Minecraft through a customized educational version of the game played on a secure server that includes only other campers and that is continuously monitored by camp counselors.” Ernst said he also is excited about offering two leadership retreats for middle school students, one for boys and one for girls. “This is a unique leadership re-

Camp Cathedral will offer adventure, sports, STEM and art camps and more across seven weeks this summer. (Submitted photo)

treat experience created by Camp Cathedral,” Ernst said. “Campers who attend (the girls’ camp) will experience fun activities combined with message-driven guest appearances from female community leaders, elite athletes and professionals who share their insights on setting goals.” Ernst said the leadership retreat for boys will teach skills on how to become a leader in the classroom, in athletics and in a professional setting. For a complete list of camps or to register, visit gocathedral.com/ on-campus/campcathedral.

CAMPS AT A GLANCE Adventure: Adventure Camp, Adventure Camp Jr., Safari Camp, Spy Camp, Art/Creativity: Cake Clinics, Camp Create-A-Snack, Creative Writing, Drama/Theatre Camp, Eat Your Artwork Camp, ‘Seize the Clay’ Pottery Wheel Camp, Show Choir Extravaganza, We Love Art Camp Character: American Girl Doll Camp, Disney Dreams Camp, Fairy Tales and Story Writing, Harry Potter Camp, Jedi Adventure Camp, Mermaids and Unicorns Camp, Superhero Camp, Skill-building: American Sign Language (beginner, advanced), Journalism 360, Safe Sitter Camp, Service to Create A Smile, Speech (two levels), Girls Leadership Retreat, Young Men’s Leadership Retreat STEM: Filmmakers’ STEM Camp, LEGO

Junior Build Camp, LEGO Robotics Camp (two levels), Math Mania, Minecraft All Stars, Minecraft Engineering Camp, Minecraft Explorers Camp, Minecraft Games & More, Minecraft Megabuild Camp, Minecraft: World of Minecraft, Super Science Sports: Baseball, Basketball (boys, girls), Bowling, Cheer Camp, Football Camp, Golf, Lacross (girls), Soccer (boys, girls), Softball, Speed Development Clinic, Swim and Summer Fun Camp, Tennis (boys, girls), Volleyball (boys, girls), Wrestling • Registration deadline: Any time before the first day of camp until July 24 • Pricing: $85-$200 • Schedule: Weeklong camps are offered June 8 to July 31.

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By Sadie Hunter sadie@youarecurrent.com Since 2011, Guerin Catholic High School in Noblesville has been home to Camp Purple. Each summer, PROGRAMS the program offers a variety of athletic and enrichment camps open to any child entering kindergarten through eighth grade at the start of the 2020-21 school year. “Since we’re a high school, we’re opening up our school in the summer,” Camp Purple Director Jill Folstrom said. “Our current students who are part of the Camp Purple Club are our counselors.” Folstrom said when Camp Purple began, school administrators perceived a lack of faith-based summer camp offerings for families. “Last year, we had 715 campers registered, but in terms of total campers, there were 936 throughout the whole summer,” Folstrom said. “It’s all on the Guerin Catholic campus, so parents can pick up and drop off there. Ninety percent of our camps are halfday camps, but there are a couple of camps that are full day.” Folstrom said Guerin’s most popular camps are its STEM camps, which are full day, and six Minecraft camps. “A new camp that’s exciting is our farming camp. It’s called Farming Vegetables and Working for Justice,” she said. “One of our high school teachers will be teaching it, and we just got that approved to be a class for next year’s curriculum.”

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Camp Crosser attendees are bused to a location on the White River 10 minutes northeast of Noblesville for camp activities. (Submitted photo)

Camp Crosser, Club Daybreak return By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com The Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville will bring back two of its popular summer activities, BOYS AND Club Daybreak and GIRLS CLUB Camp Crosser. Both are open to club members. Camp Daybreak is from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, from June 8 to July 31. It has three daily sessions – 7:30 to 11 a.m., 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. The early and late sessions are $9 and the middle session is free for club members. Club Daybreak, for ages 6 to 12, is offered at the Boys & Girls Club, 1700 Conner St. “Registration spots are not limited for that, and that consists of all sorts of different educational activities, open space where they can explore our computer lab and art room and gym activities,” Director of Development Nathan Helm said. “There’s a wide range of different things and op-

portunities for field trips and cooking classes, different things like that.” The highly attended Camp Crosser offers weeklong sessions from June 8 to July 31 for ages 6 to 12. Each session is $115 for members. At 8:30 a.m., campers are transported to the Camp Crosser site, approximately 10 minutes northeast of Noblesville. They return to the Boys & Girls Club at 4 p.m. Camp Crosser activities include zip lining across the White River, arts and crafts, outdoors ports, archery, a pool day, campfire cooking and environmental education. There’s also an overnight stay on Thursdays. Campers should pack lunch. “Camp Crosser sessions typically do always fill up,” Helm said. Camp Crosser registration begins in early May, but a date hasn’t been set. When a date is set, it will be announced on the Boys & Girls Club’s Facebook page. The club’s teen center also will be open during the summer. A Boys & Girls Club membership is $55 annually. For more, visit bgcni.org.

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The Flickner family, from left, Matthew (on keys), Lauren (vocals), David (bongos), Stephen (drum set), Jennifer (guitar) and Andy (bass). (Submitted photo)

Bach to Rock features musical variety By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Jennifer Flickner views Bach to Rock camps as offering something for everyone. BANDS Bach to Rock, 2480 E. 146th St., Carmel, is owned by Flickner and her husband, Andy. It opened in the summer of 2018 and is the first franchise in Indiana. “We have a variety of camps we offer, and we tailor them differently, depending on what age students are enrolled,” Flickner said. “We have a Rock Band camp and that will vary whether they are younger or older or whether they’ve played before or not. We tweak it to the individual.” During the Rock Band camp, students learn about different instruments. “Then, they will do a performance for all of their fans,” Flickner said. Rock Band, Glee Club and Intro to DJ are weeklong camps for ages 7 and older. Rock City World Tour is a weeklong camp for ages 4 to 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. “It’s half-day but it’s a lot of musical introduction, so they are exposed to many instrumental and musical terms,” Flickner said. Flickner said students can attend the morning camp, the afternoon or

combine both. “They can take just what is interesting to them,” Flickner said. Flickner said if interest is high, she and her husband have the ability to use more teachers for a particular camp. “Last year, we would have one of the camps do something early in the summer and the kids would come back and repeat Rock Band because it’s going to be different kids in the band and different songs,” Flickner said. “Then, they might want to learn different instruments.” Flickner is a former first-grade teacher in the Pike school system and worked in admissions and event planning at University High School. “My husband, who has always had a love for music, was in the field of engineering,” she said. Andy teaches guitar, drums and piano approximately 15 hours each week at the school. The Flickners’ three older children are graduates of University High School. Stephen works full-time at Bach to Rock. David and Lauren are on staff during summer break from college to help with the camps and work the front desk. Youngest son Matthew, a Zionsville Community High School freshman, studies jazz piano at the school.

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When physics teacher Matt Mulholland established Indy STEM Camps seven years ago in MINECRAFT Zionsville, he did so with a purpose of combining learning with fun. It was, after all, what his own kids wanted. “What began in 2012 with one Minecraft camp, a camp created at the request of my own children, has grown into an organization that has conducted over 150 camps and served more than 3,000 children in the Indianapolis metropolitan area,” said Mulholland, founder and director of Indy STEM Camps. Beginning June 1, Indy STEM Camps is offering a series of nine, five-day Minecraft camps – with optional morning and afternoon sessions – for elementary and middle school-age children. Camps are available at five area locations and are structured around the popular Minecraft video

Campers play “Freeze Tag” on a secure Minecraft server during a previous Indy STEM Camp. (Submitted photo)

game, which challenges players to complete tasks — such as building structures or extracting raw materials — with special tools. Mulholland, a longtime physics teacher at Zionsville Community High School, is a lead counselor for several of the camps, which are staffed by a mix of experienced teachers and STEM-focused college students. Besides ZCHS, camps are offered at University High School, Cathedral High School, Guerin Catholic High School and Fishers Riverside Intermediate School. For a full list of camps, visit indystemcamps.com.

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CYT camps at new site By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Christian Youth Theater’s summer camps will have a new site. “The thing we’re THEATER most excited about is we have a camp in Zionsville for the first time this year,” CYT Executive Director Laura Baltz said. “A lot of families were traveling from Zionsville to other locations.” This is the 11th season for the camps. “We have many kids that come almost every week,” Baltz said. “We teach them all the theater basics, so it’s singing, dancing and acting. It’s working to get a show pulled off in a short period of time.” Baltz said there are two weeks each for Under the Sea camp with a “The Little Mermaid” theme and Camp Hakuna Matata, which is themed “The Lion King.” The weeklong day camps for ages 4 to 12 are Monday through Friday, with ages 4 to 7 staying half-days. Each

June 8-12, 9:00-3:00 Zionsville residents Heidi and Holden LeBar at a 2018 Chirstian Youth Theater camp. (Submitted photo)

camp concludes with a performance for family and friends. “With ‘Seussical Jr.,’ the teenagers put on a Broadway show in one week,” Baltz said. The teens will audition, learn lines, music and choreography in five days and perform the entire musical on the final day. “The teen camp is limited, so everyone who signs up for the teen camp will have a role in the musical,” Baltz said. For more, visit cytindy.org.

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Church offers themed camps By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Geist Christian Church will offer several themed age-group camps this summer for children. Kids Camps are for preKIDS school children ages 3 to kindergarten. Camp Quest is for students in first through sixth grade. Kids Camps are offered at the Mud Creek campus, 8550 Mud Creek Rd., Indianapolis, and the Promise Road campus, 12756 Promise Rd., Fishers. Camps are from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. There will be four Camp Quest sessions, two in June and two in July. Each camp has a theme. Campers do not have to attend the church. Open spots are available but Geist Christian Church Assistant Director Paula Mager said camps typically fill up. “They all include motor development, art, faith and values, math and

Campers participate in themed activities at Geist Christian Church. (Submitted photo)

science in a hands-on, play-based curriculum,” Mager said. “It’s great because it offers them an opportunity to play and to meet other children, to socialize but to still work on a few academic areas and give them a little bit of an ongoing schedule throughout the summer. It gives the parents a great break.” The weekly fee is $90 per child. For more or to register, visit geistwdm. org/camps-and-clubs.

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School of Rock keeps expanding its summer camp program. “This year is unique GROWTH in that it’s the first summer we are having a camp pretty much every week,” said Nicole Roach, general manager for School of Rock Carmel Roach said there are weekly camps at the Carmel and Fishers sites. There are 11 different camps. Camps run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. At 3 p.m. on the Friday of camp, the students give a performance. The performances are usually in back of the SoHo Cafe in Carmel and in a Kroger parking lot in Fishers. “Our youngest age range is 6 to 7, and we’re doing all the way up to age 18,” Roach said. “This summer we are covering all the bases.” The camps for ages 6 to 7, called Rookies, gives the students exposure to all the rock band instruments,

Campers tie-dye T-shirts at a Best of the ’90s School of Rock camp. (Submitted photo)

Roach said. “They’ll get exposure to guitar, bass, drums and then the microphone if they like to sing,” Roach said. “They’ll learn basic concepts of rhythm and play along to rock band songs, which is really cool.” A new camp this year is 21st Century Modern Rock, including bands such as Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Imagine Dragons. For camp dates and times, visit carmel.schoolofrock.com or fishers. schoolofrock.com.