Summer Discovery Brochure 2018

EXPLORE DISCOVER NURTURE BROADEN

pjaproud.org/summer

At the heart of PJA Summer Discovery.... are experienced teachers and staff creating their classes based on topics they are passionate about, and sharing them with your children. Summer Discovery instructors strive to provide quality enrichment programming that is fun and challenging, with the goal of providing “new learning� for students.

General information: p. 2-4 Leapfrog: (Ages 4-6): p. 5-6 Stepping Stone: (Grades 1-3) p. 7-8 Mosaic: (Grades 2-6) p. 7, 9, 10 Soaring: (Grades 3-6) p. 9, 11 Dragon Team: p. 11-12 Instructors: p. 13-14

• Program Hours: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (pre-care available at 7:30 am) • All students must be the designated age for the course and potty trained by start of class.

• PJA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, or national origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, or any programs.

Bring a vegetarian snack and lunch (meat- and shellfish-free) and a water bottle.

• PJA Pre-Care: 7:30 - 9:00 am Cost: $25 per week (pre-registration required) • Extended Day: Continue on to MJCC Day Camp!

PJA will escort students to the MJCC at 1:00 pm.

3-5 year olds: PJA rate + $131 or $110 for MJCC members 6 + up: PJA rate + $129 or $108 for MJCC members Visit: www.oregonjcc.org/daycamp for info.

Sunday, February 11 10:00 am - 1:00 pm 6651 SW Capitol Hwy. MJCC Lobby

5% Discou Feb. 11 nt -28!

Every effort will be made to offer listed courses and instructors. If a course must be canceled, PJA will make every effort to direct your child to another class or offer a full refund. There are no refunds after May 1 except for course cancellation. In the unusual case where refunds are appropriate, PJA will charge a $25 processing fee.

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PROGRAM

LEAPFROG Ages 4-6

JULY 9-13

JULY 16-20

JULY 23-27

JULY 30-AUG. 3

Magic School Bus: Land of Rainbows & Unicorns Ellen Kipnis

Magic School Bus: Human Body Ellen Kipnis

Magic School Bus: Human Body Ellen Kipnis

Coco: Follow Your Dreams Camila Mancia

Art Takes Nature As a Model-Aristotle Part I Leslie Berman

Art Takes Nature As a Model-Aristotle Part II Leslie Berman

Moana: Island Adventure Part I Chris Blakemore

Moana: Island Adventure Part II Chris Blakemore

Theater: Fairy Tale Mix-up!

Kim Krikorian

Musical Journeys Justin Carroll

Musical Journeys Justin Carroll

STEPPING STONE Entering Grades 1-3

MOSAIC

Entering Grades 2-6

Chemistry for Kids Heather Maclaughlan

PJA Beasts and Where to Find Them Susanna Perrin

Captain PJApants Susanna Perrin

Magic School Bus: Human Body Ellen Kipnis

Intro to STEM with LEGOS® - Ages 5-7 Play-Well

Theater: Elephant & Piggie Kim Krikorian

Girl STEM with LEGOS® - Ages 6-10 Play-Well

I  Horses Susanna Perrin

World of Balloon Animals Stone Johnsen

Garden to Table Radha Rogers

Experiment: Light and Dark Jana Hopfinger

Ninjaneering with LEGOS® - Ages 6-10 Play-Well

Needle Felting Fairy Garden Lisa Russell

Needle Felting Under the Sea Lisa Russell

Play with Your Food, Eat Your Science Lisa Russell

Unicorns, Dragons, & Bigfoots, Oh My! Lisa Russell

Garden to Table Radha Rogers

Balloons: Inflatable Fashion Stone Johnsen

Garden to Table Radha Rogers

Sew Wonderful Jana Hopfinger

Diary of a PJA Kid Susanna Perrin

Chemistry for Kids Heather Maclaughlan

Minecraft®: Build a School Stone Johnsen Coco: Follow Your Dreams Camila Mancia

SOARING

Entering Grades 3-6

DRAGON TEAM Ages 7-14

STEM Challenge with LEGOS® - Ages 8-11 Play-Well

Minecraft®: Redstone Stone Johnsen

(More available classes for grades 3-6 in Mosaic, page 10)

See a class you’re interested in, but are older than the age assigned to the class? Join the Dragon Team and be a leader! See page 12.

Leapfrog engages young learners in an exploration of math, science, and literacy activities that are hands-on and inquiry-based. These classes nurture your child’s curiosity, allow imaginations to flourish and encourage a love for learning.

Stepping Stone inspires children to explore new and exciting topics that incorporate inquiry-based activities, global themes and project-based work.

Students will form friendships with other learners who share their passion for the same topic.

Mosaic brings together a broader range of students in an effort to foster and encourage a patchwork of new ideas and lines of inquiry. With mixed-age groups, students learn from their instructor and from one another.

Soaring challenges learners to broaden their thinking through in-depth study of topics offered by our talented instructors. Classes will be taught with inquiry in mind, allowing students to express themselves creatively.

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JULY 9-13

Ages 4 - 6

JULY 16-20

JULY 23-27

JULY 30-AUG. 3

Magic School Bus: Land of Rainbows & Unicorns Ellen Kipnis

Magic School Bus: Human Body Ellen Kipnis

Magic School Bus: Human Body Ellen Kipnis

Coco: Follow Your Dreams Camila Mancia

Art Takes Nature As a ModelAristotle Part I Leslie Berman

Art Takes Nature As a Model-Aristotle Part II Leslie Berman

Moana: Island Adventure Part I Chris Blakemore

Moana: Island Adventure Part II Chris Blakemore

Theater: Fairy Tale Mix-up!

Kim Krikorian

Musical Journeys Justin Carroll

Musical Journeys Justin Carroll

ART TAKES NATURE AS A MODEL - ARISTOTLE PART I

Spend the week in the Outdoor Classroom and be inspired by nature! Take nature walks, collect natural items to make mandalas, do nature weaving and create flower fairies. Explore patterns, make nature’s paintbrushes and more!

Instructor: Leslie Berman Cost: $195

ART TAKES NATURE AS A MODEL - ARISTOTLE PART II

Spend the week in the Outdoor Classroom and be inspired by nature! Keep a nature journal, use natural items to create clay nature prints and face sculptures.

Explore patterns, paint your designs on rocks and more!

Instructor: Leslie Berman Cost: $195

COCO: FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS

Come and learn more about Miguel’s Mexican heritage through art, music, Spanish and more! Learn how to make some traditional art from Mexico, like paper marigolds, papel picada, and even make your own magical guitar. We will be wrapping up the week with a fiesta!

Instructor: Camila Mancia Cost: $190

MAGIC SCHOOL BUS® SERIES: LAND OF UNICORNS & RAINBOWS

Come join Ms. Frizzle and explore the magical/mystical “Land of Unicorns and Rainbows.” Our Journey includes unicorn tales, rainbow science, art and much more.

Instructor: Ellen Kipnis Cost: $200

MOANA: ISLAND ADVENTURE PART I & PART II

Explore the call of the ocean with our favorite Island Chief, Moana! Make tomato jeweled crabs, leis and heart of Ta fiti stones.

Come learn different ways to dance and express yourself. The week will end with a class luau, complete with fruit kabobs!

Moana Part II will have new activities.

Instructor: Chris Blakemore Cost: $185

MUSICAL JOURNEYS

Explore many styles of music and musicmaking! Come sing, listen, explore musical instruments, and build your own. Sing as a group, listen to music from around the world and learn from guest musicians.

There will be a performance of songs we’ve learned at the end of the week!

Instructor: Justin Carroll Cost: $195

THEATER: FAIRYTALE MIX-UP!

This class is for kids who want a chance to shine in front of a group. We will use fairy tale characters and mix them up for a whole new play. Make costumes, sets/props and learn about developing a character and putting on a show. Invite your family and friends to watch at the end of the week.

Instructor: Kim Krikorian Cost: $190

Register at: pjaproud.org/summer

MAGIC SCHOOL BUS® SERIES: INTO THE HUMAN BODY

Ms. Frizzle and her young scientists will make blood, expand lungs and learn about fire safety. Take a field trip to Doernbecher’s Safety Center, ride the Tram and much more!

Instructor: Ellen Kipnis Cost: $200

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Entering Grades 1-3

Entering Grades 2-6 JULY 9-13

STEPPING STONE

MOSAIC

JULY 16-20

JULY 23-27

JULY 30-AUG. 3

Chemistry for Kids Heather Maclaughlan

PJA Beasts and Where to Find Them Susanna Perrin

Captain PJApants Susanna Perrin

Magic School Bus: Human Body Ellen Kipnis

Intro to STEM with LEGOS® - Ages 5-7 Play-Well

Theater: Elephant & Piggie Kim Krikorian

Girl STEM with LEGOS® - Ages 6-10 Play-Well

I  Horses Susanna Perrin

World of Balloon Animals Stone Johnsen

Garden to Table Radha Rogers

Experiment: Light and Dark Jana Hopfinger

Ninjaneering with LEGOS® Ages 6-10 Play-Well

Needle Felting: Fairy Garden Lisa Russell

Needle Felting: Under the Sea Lisa Russell

Play with Your Food, Eat Your Science Lisa Russell

Unicorns, Dragons, & Bigfoots, Oh My! Lisa Russell

Garden to Table Radha Rogers

Balloons: Inflatable Fashion Stone Johnsen

Garden to Table Radha Rogers

Sew Wonderful Jana Hopfinger

Diary of a PJA Kid Susanna Perrin

Chemistry for Kids Heather Maclaughlan

Minecraft®: Build a School Stone Johnsen Coco: Follow Your Dreams Camila Mancia

PJA BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

CAPTAIN PJAPANTS

Come enjoy unlikely adventures in this comic book writing, slightly inappropriate, week based on the hilarious series, “Captain Underpants!” Make snot slime, your own Cape and Hipno rings. This class promises not to “Stink-A-Lot”!

Instructor: Susanna Perrin Cost: $190

CHEMISTRY FOR KIDS

Learn how different properties interact, combine and change through fun and handson experiments. We’ll melt metal with our hands, create tin hedgehogs, and learn how to dye our own cloth. Experience water science as we desalinate seawater to drink.

Study and make ferrofluid, elephants toothpaste and more!

Instructor: Heather Maclaughlan Cost: $190

EXPERIMENT: LIGHT AND DARK

Can worms see light? What affects your shadow? Have you ever thought about what light sources create the brightest light? Explore light and darkness through experimentation, building and creating.

Instructor: Jana Hopfinger Cost: $190

GARDEN TO TABLE

Delicious dishes start with great ingredients.

Split your time between the kitchen and the PJA Garden to plant, weed and harvest! We will use the harvest to create delicious and nutritious meals. If you like to cook, eat and get your hands dirty, this is the class for you.

Instructor: Radha Rogers Cost: $195

GIRL POWERED STEM FUNDAMENTALS WITH LEGOS® - AGES 6-10 Learn in a supportive environment for girls to build projects such as Snowmobiles, Towers, Catapults and Battletracks! Design and build as never before, and explore your craziest ideas!

Note: Open to all and will challenge new and returning students to engineer at the next level.

Instructor: Play-Well Cost: $185

I Y HORSES

Learn about the lives of these amazing animals in the wild and in our own backyards. Delve into the care of horses, amazing art projects, stories and games. A real horse will visit PJA. Come observe and ride it!

Instructor: Susanna Perrin Cost: $200

INTRO TO STEM WITH LEGOS® AGES: 5-7

Give your imagination a boost with tens of thousands of LEGO®! Build engineer-designed projects such as: Cities, Garbage Trucks, Catamarans and Dinosaurs. Design and build as never before, and explore your craziest ideas in a supportive environment.

Instructor: Play-Well Cost: $185

MAGIC SCHOOL BUS® SERIES: INTO THE HUMAN BODY

Ms. Frizzle and her young scientists will make blood, expand lungs and learn about fire safety.

Take a field trip to Doernbecher’s Safety Center, ride the Tram and much more!

Instructor: Ellen Kipnis Cost: $200

Bring your wand and get ready to learn about magical creatures. Delve into the origins of mythical beasts and how to charm them.

Activities include: magic tricks, reading, writing, drawing and creating. Real animals will visit!

Instructor: Susanna Perrin Cost: $200

NINJANEERING WITH LEGOS® AGES: 6-10

Enter the world of Ninjago and become an apprentice Ninjaneer! Learn the way of Spinjitzu, build the Fire Temple, race Skull Trucks and encounter the mighty Dragon! This is an ideal way to prepare young Ninjaneers for the challenge of Ninjaneering Masters with LEGO® Materials.

Instructor: Play-Well Cost: $185

THE WORLD OF BALLOON ANIMALS The art of balloon sculpting has been a sensation since 1939! Learn the basics of balloon twisting, and how to make traditional balloon animals. Receive your own Qualatex® Balloon Pump and bag of 100 assorted balloons to practice.

Instructor: Stone Johnsen Cost: $195

THEATER: ELEPHANT & PIGGIE

Interested in Mo Willems books and acting?

Then come and shine in front of a group and help write a script, develop characters and make costumes. Make sets/props, learn stage direction and choreography. Invite your family and friends to watch at the end of the week.

Instructor: Kim Krikorian Cost: $190

Register: pjaproud.org/summer

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Entering Grades 2-6

Entering Grades 3-6 JULY 9-13

MOSAIC

JULY 16-20

JULY 23-27

JULY 30-AUG. 3

Needle Felting: Fairy Garden Lisa Russell

Needle Felting: Under the Sea Lisa Russell

Play with Your Food, Eat Your Science Lisa Russell

Unicorns, Dragons, & Bigfoots, Oh My! Lisa Russell

Garden to Table Radha Rogers

Balloons: Inflatable Fashion Stone Johnsen

Garden to Table Radha Rogers

Sew Wonderful Jana Hopfinger

Diary of a PJA Kid Susanna Perrin

Chemistry for Kids Heather Maclaughlan

Minecraft®: Build a School Stone Johnsen Coco: Follow Your Dreams Camila Mancia

SOARING

STEM Challenge with LEGOS® - Ages 8-11 Play-Well

(More available classes for grades 3-6 in Mosaic, page 10)

Minecraft®: Redstone Stone Johnsen

CHEMISTRY FOR KIDS Learn how different properties interact, combine and change through fun and hands-on experiments. We’ll melt metal with our hands, create tin hedgehogs, and learn how to dye our own cloth. Experience water science as we desalinate seawater to drink. Study and make ferrofluid, elephant’s toothpaste and more!

Instructor: Heather Maclaughlan Cost: $190

COCO: FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS Come and learn more about Miguel’s Mexican heritage through art, music, Spanish and more!

Learn how to make some traditional art from Mexico, like paper marigolds, papel picada, the Day of the Dead celebration and even make your own magical guitar. We will be wrapping up the week with a fiesta!

Instructor: Camila Mancia Cost: $190

DIARY OF A PJA KID Comics! Graphic novels! Cartoons! Spend the week creating your own comics. Each day we will learn about a different genre of doodle based on favorite books. Take home a class zine at the end of the week.

Instructor: Susanna Perrin Cost: $195

GARDEN TO TABLE Delicious dishes start with great ingredients.

Split your time between the kitchen and the PJA Garden to plant, weed and harvest! We will use the harvest to create delicious and nutritious meals. If you like to cook, eat and get your hands dirty, this is the class for you.

Instructor: Radha Rogers Cost: $195

INFLATABLE FASHION

SEW WONDERFUL

Balloon art is much more than dogs and flowers! Step away from traditional creations to explore a more modern balloon art form - balloon fashion! Learn how to make whacky and stylish balloon hats, bracelets and other wearables!

Receive your own Qualatex® Balloon Pump and a bag of 100 assorted balloons.

What skills do you need to sew simple projects?

How can you add your sense of design to your project to make it your own? Come learn basic sewing skills on a sewing machine and sew three projects-- a pillowcase, a pencil case and a kippah. You can create your own project, too!

Bring your machine.

Instructor: Stone Johnsen Cost: $195

Instructor: Jana Hopfinger Cost: $195

MINECRAFT®: BUILD A SCHOOL

UNICORNS, DRAGONS AND BIGFOOTS, OH MY!

Learn about the fundamentals of quality Minecraft® building. Explore many different types of architecture from around the world, and learn how to build them in Minecraft®! This class is perfect for those kiddos who love to build with Minecraft’s® Creative Mode!

Instructor: Stone Johnsen Cost: $195

NEEDLE FELTING: FAIRY GARDEN

Delve into folklore, legends and recorded sightings of these fascinating creatures and many more. We will look at the wampus cat, jackalopes, mothman and lake monsters. These stories will inspire exciting works of art and creative crafts.

Instructor: Lisa Russell Cost: $190

Create a world of wonder with wool. Sculpt fairies, gnomes, trees, flowers and mushrooms using specialized barbed needles to tangle and compact wool into artful creative toys.

Instructor: Lisa Russell Cost: $190

NEEDLE FELTING: UNDER THE SEA Learn about narwhals, whales, fish, octopus and starfish, while making artful creative toys. Learn to use specialized barbed needles to tangle and compact natural wool fibers into adorable friends.

Instructor: Lisa Russell Cost: $190

PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD, EAT YOUR SCIENCE Science never tasted so good. Learn about chemical reactions, make art supplies and bath products. Make homemade ice cream and butter. Test the acid in candy and so much more; all from food! All ingredients are Kosher.

Instructor: Lisa Russell Cost: $190

Soaring descriptions on the next page.

Register at:

pjaproud.org/summer 10

MINECRAFT®: REDSTONE ENGINEERING Create machines using Redstone, one of Minecraft’s coolest technical features. Learn the basics of electronic circuitry and a little bit of computer programming. Learn the complexities of Redstone in a supportive environment, with an instructor who aims to make it easy to understand!

Instructor: Stone Johnsen Cost: $195

STEM CHALLENGE WITH LEGOS® - AGES: 8-11 Gear up your engineering skills with tens of thousands of LEGO® parts! Apply real-world concepts in physics, engineering and architecture projects such as: Fork-lifts, Houseboats, Mini Golf Courses and the London Tower Bridge Design and build as never before. Explore your craziest ideas in a supportive environment.

Instructor: Play-Well Cost: $185 (More available classes for grades 3-6 in Mosaic, page 10)

Register at: pjaproud.org/summer

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All classes are Dragon Team opportunities!

We hope you join our team!

Do you see a class that interests you? Just pick your topic, pay, and register! Learn leadership skills by aiding the instructor, participating in class activities, and contributing your knowledge to young children. Each team member will receive a t-shirt and certificate of participation.

“ I really enjoy Summer Discovery Dragon

Team because I get to work with kids and still participate in the class activities. The instructors are so helpful and they make you feel at ease with the kids and the

whole program in general. Dragon Team - Ruthie Dragon Team Member

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is the perfect place to work with kids!

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“I love teaching Summer Discovery because it gives me time to explore curriculum that interests me that might not be tied to curriculum I teach during the school year!�

- Jana Hopfinger (Summer Discovery Instructor)

LESLIE BERMAN

teaches in the PJA preschool. She is passionate about gardening and is a leader in developing the outdoor classroom. She loves to integrate nature into all aspects of learning and creating.

CHRIS BLAKEMORE

has worked for four summers with Summer Discovery, as well as with Kidscorner and water exercise at the MJCC. She grew up in Hawaii and is excited to teach oceanography, Polynesian folklore, cooking and STEAM.

RICHARD BOYD

is the PJA Day School Registrar. He just finished his tenth year with PJA. Richard loves to support and help administrators and teachers in any way he can.

JUSTIN JUDE CARROLL

is a music teacher, singer-songwriter & music director of theater productions.

Being a preschool teacher at PJA is his favorite job ever. As Justin Jude, he has released three albums of original music. Justin also teaches private voice, guitar and ukulele lessons.

JANA HOPFINGER

has been teaching Hebrew and Jewish Studies at PJA for many years. It is here that she combines her love of Judaism with creative arts and crafts that inspire her students.

MARTA JANSSEN

is a PJA Instructional Aide in Kindergarten, Fifth grade and Second grade classrooms. She has also worked with students of all grades from both public and private schools in the PJA Afterschool program. This is her third summer with the Summer Discovery program.

STONE JOHNSEN

has been working in after school care for eight years. He’s a professional balloon entertainer, owner of PDX Balloons, as well as a musician, artist and Minecraft expert!

HEATHER MACLAUGHLAN

has worked for three years with Summer Discovery. When Heather isn’t having a blast working with kids, she spends her time with family. Her favorite pastimes are traveling and reading.

CAMILA MANCIA

is excited to bring her first language, Spanish, to her students She has worked for PJA’s Kidscorner for four years. She will be teaching Spanish and the history of the language through art, music and food!

SUSANNA PERRIN ELLEN KIPNIS

has taught for 24 years, 12 of those at PJA. She believes in learning through hands-on activities and curiosity as a guide to gaining new knowledge.

She loves children and her goal is to make a positive difference in all children’s lives.

KIM KRIKORIAN

has been working with young children for 20+ years and for Summer Discovery for four years. She has a variety of experience in community theatre with a strong love for musicals. Kim has two sons who share her love of children’s literature and exploring local theatres.

CELINDA LLANEZ

is a PJA Kindergarten teacher and the Director of PJA’s Summer Discovery. An educator for 21 years, Celinda strives to provide children with memorable, meaningful experiences. As the Director for eight years, her goal is to provide programming in which students learn through play, inquiry, and of course discovery!

has been teaching at PJA for 15 years.

She loves the integration of stories and art with learning. She has three children, a dog, and a horse. She has had guinea pigs, rabbits, gerbils, cats and fish. She enjoys the great outdoors, reading, creating her own art, stories and spending time with family and pets.

PLAY-WELL TEKNOLOGIES

provides project- based programs for children, ages 4-14, using LEGO. As they build elaborate objects, structures and vehicles, kids have fun while exploring fundamental principles of engineering and physics.

RADHA ROGERS

has taught at PJA for nine years teaching Middle school Spanish, cooking, and health. She works with PJA teachers to plan and incorporate learning experiences in the kitchen and PJA in the garden. She loves to learn, cook, be outside and dance.

LISA RUSSELL

teaches in the PJA Afterschool programs. This is her fourth year teaching at Summer Discovery. She also runs her own small businesses, In A Stitch Animals and Cryptid Comforts.

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Portland Jewish Academy Summer Discovery Ages 4 - 14 6651 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland | 503.244.0126 | pjaproud.org

PJA SUMMER

DISCOVERY

2018