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Calling All Campers
SUMMER CAMPS
Calling all Campers!
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The days are getting longer and the end of the school year is in sight. You know what that means: summer is almost here! And summer means summer camps, and the freedom to explore your hobbies and interests. Here are a few of Kansas City’s top summer camps, and one of the country’s best summer riding programs. So get ready, get set, and get out your calendar! You won’t want to miss out.
Summer Riding at The Woods William Woods University, Fulton, MO
By Dani Moritz ’13
Session I Session II Riders age 14-17 Riders age 10-13 July 1-6 July 8-13
This is the twentieth year for William Woods University summer riding program. Here you will find a competitive riding experience in English/hunter pleasure, hunt seat, saddle seat and western for beginning through advanced riders. There are two one-week sessions targeting sleep-over (residential) as well as commuting riders.
Residential riders stay in an air-conditioned dorm on the William Woods campus, with roommates, dorm counselors and a Residential Director. You will eat your meals in the campus dining hall.
You will get lots of time in the saddle on many different show quality horses at William Woods’ world-class facilities. The usual schedule will have you in one riding lesson in the morning and a second one after dinner. On a day with a special activity planned, you would have one longer ride instead. You should definitely see improvement in your skills by the end of the week.
All horse-related activities take place on campus in the Equestrian Complex. The Complex includes six barns, two large indoor riding arenas, and an outdoor ring. There is also a large (and airconditioned!) equestrian classroom in the stable with a big screen TV. The dorm, dining hall and Equestrian Complex are all within walking distance of each other.
The camp isn’t just about riding and competition. When out of the saddle, you will get to participate in a variety of other horse-related activities. A camper from the summer of 2010 had this to say about her experience: My favorite part of the camp was the friendly, laid-back attitude of the instructors, and the good friends I made there. I especially enjoyed that we didn’t just ride; we helped do all-around chores such as bathing, feeding, stripping moldy old tack and cleaning lots of stalls.
You can tell your parents that you will learn from the top instructors in the field. All staff are active riders and show in their chosen seat.
www.williamwoods.edu/
srp or Jennie Petterson, Program Director, at jennie. petterson@williamwoods.edu, 573.592.1102
Is your favorite period in school Art Class? Are the margins of your notebooks (and the occasional textbook) filled with sketches and drawings? Are you always designing or making something? Then you need to check out the summer art classes for kids at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Summer art classes and workshops are available for children as young as three, and go up to classes just for teenagers. You will get up close and personal with the Museum’s world-class collections while learning new or improving existing creative skills. The selection is so incredible the only problem you will have is choosing which classes to take!
You can tell your parents that the Nelson-Atkins doesn’t discriminate against grown-ups: there are even classes for them. (They can check them out online.) Plus, if your family has a museum membership, the cost of everyone’s class is 20% off! www.nelson-atkins.org.
ages 3-4 Color Connections: June 26-29 Eye Spy: July 10-13 art aBC: July 17-20 Sculpture You Say: July 24-27 My Museum Book: July 31-aug 3 ages 4-5 Lost and Found: June 19-22 Curious Creatures: Saturday Workshop, June 23 Color Connections: June 26-29 Let’s Build: Saturday Workshop, July 21 Shapes to Wear: Saturday Workshop, august 4
By Nancy Norton, Senior Editor
ages 5-6 Meet Me at the Fair: (2 sessions) June 19-22 or July 17-20 World Travelers: (2 sessions) June 26-29 or July 24-27 Mermaids & More: (2 sessions) July 10-13 or July 31-aug 3
Summer Camps at the Ballet Kansas City Ballet
Whether you want to focus on classic ballet or just want to have some fun while you work on your technique and confidence, check out all the summer classes at the Kansas City Ballet. You can attend workshops and classes at their Bolender Center Campus or at the Johnson County Campus.
Classes offer something for every interest and performance level. Younger kids can learn to dance at the Fairy Tale camps that are centered around the Nutcracker and Cinderella. The Magical Movement Workshops each have a designated theme, allowing you to have fun while teaching you confidence as a dancer.
If you have some ballet experience and want more, you should take a look at the wide range of classes offered. You can tell your parents there are classes for the littlest dancers up to adult dancers, too. Maybe your mom has been dying to get her old pointe shoes out of their box again.
www.kcballet.org
ages 3-5 Bolender Campus Creative Movement I (3-4): Mondays June 11-July 2 Creative Movement II (4-5): Tuesdays June 12-July 3 Johnson County Campus Creative Movement I (3-4): Wednesdays June 6-27 Creative Movement I (3-4): Wednesdays June 11-aug 1 Creative Movement II (4-5): Thursdays June 7-28 Creative Movement II (4-5): Thursdays July 5-26
ages 5-7 Johnson County Campus Pre-Ballet I: Wednesdays July 11-august 1 ages 5-8 Bolender Campus Fairy Tale Camps Nutcracker: June 11-14 Cinderella: June 25-28
ages 6-9 Bolender Campus Magical Movement Workshops Super Heroes: June 30 Johnson County Campus alice in Wonderland: July 14 Peter Pan: June 16
ages 7-9 Johnson County Campus Pre-Ballet II: Thursdays July 5-26
ages 8-10 Johnson County Campus Classic Ballet, Level 1: Wednesdays July 11-aug 1
By Jackie Emory, Staff Writer
ages 10-13 Bolender Campus Classic Ballet, Level 2 Mini Intensive: M-Th June 11-21 Johnson County Campus Classic Ballet, Level 2 Mini Intensive: M-Th July 9-19 Classic Ballet, Level 3 Intensive: M-F Jun 4-29 Classic Ballet, Level 3: Tu/Wed July10-aug 1
ages 14 and up Johnson County Campus Classic Ballet, Level 4 to advanced: M-F June 4-July 27
Bolender Campus Dance Discoveries Sleeping Beauty: June 11-14 Peter & the Wolf: June 18-21
ages 6-8 Dragons Afloat: June 19-22 Pack Your Suitcase: June 26-29 Welcome to the Fair: July 10-13 Fantastic Fabric: July 17-20 Magic Machines: Saturday Workshop, July 21 Future Vision: July 24-27 Under the Big Top: July 31-aug 3 Sensational Spaces: Saturday Workshop, august 4
ages 7-9 Have a Seat: (2 sessions) July 10-13 or July 24-27
ages 8-10 Museum in action: June 19-22 art by accident: July 31-aug 3 ages 9-13 Keep Your Balance: Saturday Workshop, June 23 Find What’s Funny: June 26-29 Drawn to art: June 26-29 Drawing & Painting: (2 sessions) July 10-13 or July 31-aug 3 Cartooning: Please Exaggerate: July 17-20 Me, Myself & I: Saturday Workshop, July 21 Comic Connection: July 24-27 art to Wear: Jewelry: July 24-27 Set the Table: July 31-aug 3 Jazzy Jewelry: Saturday Workshop, august 4 ages 10-13 Museum in action: June 19-22
ages 13-16 Steampunk: The Future is Past: Saturday Workshop, June 30 Manga + Steam: July 10-13 art to Wear: Jewelry: July 24-27 Set the Table: July 31-aug 3
ages 14-18 art in the Real World: The art of Design: June 26-29
ages 16 and up World of Pattern: Thursdays only, June 14-28
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