Learning Can Be Fun - 2022 Back in Person

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One-Week Sessions June 27 through July 22 New programs and old favorites

Browse through this magazine and enroll your child early:

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2022

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2 BRCC’s Learning Can Be Fun (LCBF) 2022 Summer Youth Program All Classes Meet on BRCC Weyers Cave Campus Monday through Friday, 9am - Noon, unless specified Class Fee: $195; Outdoor Adventure All-Day Classes: $450

Grades

Class

Instructor June 27-July 1

4-6

Adventure Sports Fun

6-9

Building a Computer from Parts

6-10 7-11 2-5 7-9 5-7

9am-4pm

Basketball

Creative Contemporary Dance Intro to Robotics Water Adventure Week

9am-4pm

What Makes Animals Tick Adventure Sports Fun

5-9

Hand-Building Clay Projects

7-9 8-10 3-7 2-6

8-12 8-12

Adventure Sports Week

9am-4pm 9am-4pm

Learning About Drone Technology Lego Robotics Pre-Vet Technology

9am - Noon

Pre-Vet Technology

1pm - 4pm

Advanced Lego Robotics

8-12

Basketball

8-12 7-11 7-9

Adventure in Waterway Biology

Mark Fitzgerald

T212

Dontae Gholson

9am - 4pm

Musical Theater & Dance

9am - 4pm

R115

Bryanna Dean

V135

Derek Young

V208

Jim Richerson Dr. Wynne DiGrassie & Stephanie Atkins

T210 B114

Derek Young

V209

Karis Barry

V113

Derek Young

V208

Mark Fitzgerald

T212

Bryanna Dean

V135

Dr. Wynne DiGrassie & Stephanie Atkins

B114

Dr. Wynne DiGrassie & Stephanie Atkins

July 18-22

Ceramics Water Adventure Week

V209

Jim Richerson

Musical Theater & Dance

5-9 4-6

Derek Young

July 11-15

4-6

Location

Jim Richerson

T210 B114

T210

Derek Young

V209

Karis Barry

V113

Dontae Gholson Bryanna Dean

Derek Young

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R115

V135

V208

All Classes Meet on BRCC Weyers Cave Campus Monday through Friday, 9am - Noon, unless specified Class Fee: $195; Outdoor Adventure All-Day Classes: $450

ARTS/DANCE/THEATER Creative Contemporary Dance

Musical Theater & Dance

For new or experienced dancers, this class provides each student the chance to feel triumphant in their own achievements. The course entails exploration, discovery, body movement, and stress-relief. Each class begins with warm-ups, inspired by contemporary dance forms and yoga practices; followed by movement that allows for expressive emotion, and a chance to relate to other dancers. Dancers will feel exhilarated with energy and passion for moving their body. Class ends with stretching cool down. Friday’s class period includes a 30-minute creative demonstration of contemporary dance processes.

Ready to practice basic jazz technique and fundamentals? Move to your favorite musical tunes (Mamma Mia, Chicago, Disney on Broadway, West Side Story, Cats) to warm-up with basic steps inspired by jazz pioneers Fosse and Luigi. Turn, jump, leap, learn traveling steps across the stage and create group formations of synchronous movement. Indulge in a bit of non-verbal acting, character work and relationshipbuilding with the music, involving these moving dynamics: sharp, smooth, slinky! A good chunk of class will embrace Broadway choreography, to present at Friday’s open session. Dancers will learn their unique roles in familiar musical productions; costumes/props may be brought from home to rehearsals and used during Friday’s musical theater show.

(rising grades 7-11)

June 27-July 1 Instructor: Bryanna Dean

Musical Theater & Dance (rising grades 2-6)

Ready to practice basic jazz technique and fundamentals? Move to your favorite musical tunes (Mamma Mia, Chicago, Disney on Broadway, West Side Story, Cats) to warm-up with basic steps inspired by jazz pioneers Fosse and Luigi. Turn, jump, leap, learn traveling steps across the stage and create group formations of synchronous movement. Indulge in a bit of non-verbal acting, character work and relationshipbuilding with the music, involving these moving dynamics: sharp, smooth, slinky! A good chunk of class will embrace Broadway choreography, to present at Friday’s open session. Dancers will learn their unique roles in familiar musical productions; costumes/props may be brought from home to rehearsals and used during Friday’s musical theater show.

July 11-15 Instructor: Bryanna Dean

Scholarships, based solely on financial need, are available by calling 540/453-2215 to request an application.

(rising grades 7-11)

July 18-22 Instructor: Bryanna Dean

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4 ARTS/DANCE/THEATER (continued) Hand-Building Clay Projects (rising grades 5-9)

Clay is a fun and challenging medium!

Create fanciful faces, animal sculptures, and interesting slab built plates by using hand building techniques. In addition to forming your creative pieces, you will discover how to decorate with colors and textures. Demonstrations and your chance to get on the potter’s wheel included; no prior ceramics experience needed. Bring your imagination! Additional glazing class scheduled Monday, July 25, 9am – noon. All work picked up Friday: August 5, 9am – noon.

July 11-15 AND July 25 Instructor: Karis Barry

Ceramics

(rising grades 8-12) Ever wanted to learn how to make a pot on the potter’s wheel? Learn how to throw cups, bowls, and unique shapes; then decorate your creations with textures and colors. Clay is a fun, challenging medium.

Projects limited only by your imagination; no prior ceramics experience necessary. Additional glazing class scheduled Monday, Aug 1, 9am – noon. All work picked up Friday: August 5, 9am – noon.

July 18-22 AND August 1 Instructor: Karis Barry

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All Classes Meet on BRCC Weyers Cave Campus Monday through Friday, 9am - Noon, unless specified Class Fee: $195; Outdoor Adventure All-Day Classes: $450

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES/SPORTS

Basketball

Basketball

(rising grades 6-10)

(rising grades 8-12)

Learn basketball FUNdamentals through drills and gameplay. Even if you already have some knowledge and experience in basketball, you will improve your skills in dribbling, passing, and shooting. Participate in individual and team drills, as well as offensive and defensive sets, while learning how to play each position.

Then put your skills to the test in scrimmages.

Learn basketball FUNdamentals through drills and gameplay. Even if you already have some knowledge and experience in basketball, you will improve your skills in dribbling, passing, and shooting. Participate in individual and team drills, as well as offensive and defensive sets, while learning how to play each position.

Then put your skills to the test in scrimmages.

June 27-July 1 Instructor: Dontae Gholson

July 18-22 Instructor: Dontae Gholson

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6 OUTDOOR ADVENTURES/SPORTS (continued) Adventure Sports Fun

Adventures in Waterway Biology

This day-long course includes five of the following through the week (weather and water level permitting): caving, rafting, river tubing, creek hike, a full day of swimming holes, or a lake day. Each trip requires a short walk to activity locations, and at the most a beginner level of activity. Emphasis is on offering fun first-time experiences that participants can build on into middle school classes. All safety equipment is provided.

REGISTER 10 days prior to class start date to secure transportation seat in Outdoor Adventure Vans.

This daylong class will be a fun blending of our ‘Water Adventure Fun’ activities (rafting, tubing, swimming holes, creek hike and a kid’s choice or lake day) with hands-on learning lead by a staff naturalist each day. Some of our learning experiences will include fish sampling and identification, net sampling and identification of river critters, water quality testing, and general ecology studies. REGISTER 10 days prior to class start date to secure transportation seat in Outdoor Adventure Vans.

June 27-July 1 OR July 11-15 Instructor: Derek Young or Outdoor Adventure Experiences staff

July 18-22 Instructor: Derek Young or Outdoor Adventure Experiences staff

(rising grades 4-6)

(rising grades 4-6)

Water Adventure Week

Adventure Sports Week

This day-long course includes five of the following through the week (weather and water level permitting): rafting, stand-up paddle boarding, waterfall hike and swim, tubing, paddle board kayaking, and swimming holes. All necessary equipment and personal flotation devices are provided each day. REGISTER 10 days prior to class start date to secure transportation seat in Outdoor Adventure Vans.

This day-long course includes five of the following through the week (weather and water levels permitting): caving, paddle board kayaking, rafting, swimming holes, or a lake day. All necessary equipment and personal flotation devices are provided each day.

REGISTER 10 days prior to class start date to secure transportation seat in Outdoor Adventure Vans.

(rising grades 7-9)

June 27-July 1 OR July 18-22 Instructor: Derek Young or Outdoor Adventure Experiences staff

(rising grades 7-9)

July 11-15 Instructor: Derek Young or Outdoor Adventure Experiences staff

All Classes Meet on BRCC Weyers Cave Campus Monday through Friday, 9am - Noon, unless specified Class Fee: $195; Outdoor Adventure All-Day Classes: $450

ROBOTICS/TECHNOLOGY Building a Computer from Parts (rising grades 6-9)

Build a complete computer while learning about digital concepts, number systems and codes, logical operations, parts of a computer system, and the basic concept of an operating system.

June 27-July 1 Instructor: Mark Fitgerald

Introduction to Robotics (rising grades 2-5)

Have you ever watched a robot and wondered how it works? Using electronics, you can help build a real working robot arm. You will be amazed at all the interesting things you will learn in this course! It is a great introduction before moving on to Lego Robotics.

June 27-July 1 Instructor: Jim Richerson

Learning about Drone Technology (rising grades 8-10)

Discover the uses, types, and many applications of drone technology. Explore drone features, programmed flight paths, camera considerations, safety, laws/ regulations, checklists, and flight modes. In addition, you will learn the basics of GPS guidance, how motors and actuators work, and how wireless control is achieved. This includes hands-on flight experience with an emphasis on safety!

July 11-15 Instructor: Mark Fitgerald

Registration is easy!

See page 10 for details. www.brcc.edu/continuinged/lcbf

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8 ROBOTICS/TECHNOLOGY Lego Robotics (rising grades 3-7)

You will be introduced to building and programming robots using the LEGO Mindstorms Robotic Invention System. Work in teams to construct a robot and control it using a computer. Watch the robot move about, react, and make sounds based on your own programming.

July 11-15 Instructor: Jim Richerson

Advanced Lego Robotics (rising grades 5-9)

For students with a basic understanding of the LEGO Mindstorms Robotic Invention System, build on your knowledge by constructing more advanced robotic devices using artificial intelligence that will be programmed into the operation of the robotic device. You will control the automation of the robotic device and have it make decisions based on its environment.

July 18-22 Instructor: Jim Richerson

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All Classes Meet on BRCC Weyers Cave Campus Monday through Friday, 9am - Noon, unless specified Class Fee: $195; Outdoor Adventure All-Day Classes: $450

VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY What Makes Animals Tick (rising grades 5-7)

Do you like animals and want to know more about them? Take this opportunity to explore the animal world, both small and large, and discover what makes them tick. You will spend time in the lab, vet clinic, and BRCC barn learning animal care, behavior, and what makes animals sick and how to heal them. Be ready to learn more than you ever imagined about the animal kingdom.

June 27-July 1 Instructor: Dr. Wynne DiGrassie and Stephanie Atkins

Pre-Veterinary Technology (rising grades 8-12)

Interested in veterinary medicine? Explore the veterinary world and learn the roles of the veterinarian, veterinary technician, and veterinary assistant. Learn the basics of animal handling, operation of a veterinary hospital, and common medical problems of animals.

Meet a variety of animals in a veterinary clinic setting under the guidance of an experienced veterinarian technician.

July 11-15 9am-Noon OR 1-4 pm Instructor: Dr. Wynne DiGrassie and Stephanie Atkins

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meet our instructors STEPHANIE ATKINS is a licensed veterinary technician in the Veterinary Technology program at BRCC. She graduated from Blue Ridge in 2019 with an Associates of Applied Sciences degree in Veterinary Technology and from Bridgewater College in 2017 with a degree in Biology.

Stephanie has worked in the research department at JMU as a lab animal technician for the past 4 years. She loves working with students and has a great passion of her own for learning. She has a particular interest in exotic species, most specifically small mammals (pocket pets), and zoo animals.

KARIS BARRY took a BRCC continuing education class in pottery and was “hooked.” She bought a potter’s wheel thinking it would be a nice hobby, and instead it became her vocation. She has been making her living as a potter for more than 30 years. Karis sells her work at art fairs throughout the East Coast and has been featured in galleries across the U.S. including a 1 woman show at Neiman-Marcus; a Tea Pot Invitational Show at Lill St. Gallery in Chicago; as artist of the month at Mano a Mano in Santa Monica, California; and in other galleries and competitions.

BRYANNA DEAN earned a BFA in Dance from Florida State University. She has extensive experience in performance and teaching in dance departments and studios up and down the East Coast including: at the David Mason School of the Arts, the Movement Studio in NYC, the Joyce Theater, the Martha Graham School for Youth, and Gibney Dance Studios to name a few. She is an Operations Associate and a teacher for a NYC- based dance company called “Dances for a Variable Population,” whose mission is to bring the joy and health of dance to seniors. Currently, Bryanna is the Director of Expressive Dance studio in Elkton, Virginia, where she also teaches.

DR. WYNNE DIGRASSIE, DVM, MS, DACT, CVA has been a practicing veterinarian for more than 25 years and recently became an Assistant Professor in the veterinary technology program at BRCC. She and her husband own Mountain

LCBF Registration is Easy!

Take advantage of online registration!

1. Go to www.brcc.edu/continuinged/lcbf.

2. Browse the list of Learning Can Be Fun courses.

3. When you’re ready to register, click on Create a Profile, and set up a separate profile for each child.

4. Add courses to each student’s cart.

5. Proceed to checkout; you will receive email confirmation and reminders.

Questions? Call 540/453-2215 or email wce@brcc.edu

View Equine Hospital in Steeles Tavern, Virginia, and have an amazing 8 year old son. Dr. DiGrassie has a strong interest in horses and exotic reptiles and owns several lizards and snakes that are her ambassador animals.

MARK FITZGERALD is a full-time Associate Professor of Computer & Electronics and Drone Technology at BRCC. Mark completed a two year diploma and two year degree in Electronics technology from BRCC and his undergraduate and Master’s degrees are from Old Dominion University.

Mark taught at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville for 20 years, and has extensive experience teaching younger students how to build a computer, safe and legal drone operation, and introductory robotics. Mark is an FAA Certificated UAS Remote Pilot under Part 107.

DONTAE GHOLSON moved to the Valley after graduating from Bluefield College to pursue his career and the love of his life. He has been playing basketball since he was four and began coaching eleven years ago. Dontae takes great pride in creating a fun basketball environment for kids. He has learned so much from the game, both on and off the court, and his greatest wish is to pour all that back into his community.

JIM RICHERSON is a full-time Associate Professor of Computer & Electronics at BRCC. His undergraduate and Master’s degrees are from Southern Illinois University, and he has many electronic, computer, and networking certifications. He has been teaching at BRCC for 35 years and is a long time instructor for LCBF. DEREK YOUNG is president and program director for Outdoor Adventure Experiences, Inc. Derek has always enjoyed the outdoors, and has been active in adventure sports participation and leadership for more than 34 years. He has worked with youth programs for Rockingham County Recreation Department, Girl and Boy Scout troops, and served as the youth director at a Harrisonburg church for 30 years.

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