Summer Fun Academy

Get ready for a Summer of Fun while learning and playing from one of the best summer programs in the Bay Area! Different from the traditional summer school. LGS Recreation’s fee-based Summer Fun Academy is open to all student’s 1st-8th grade. The program provides students the opportunity to strengthen their academics and to get outside and play during the summer months through a wide range of challenging, engaging, and fun programs!

PROGRAM DATES:

Session 1 – Fisher Middle School

June 19 – July 7 (3 weeks, No 7/4)

Session 2 – Saratoga High School

July 17 – July 28 (2 weeks)

Fisher Middle School Grades 1-8

Session 1 - Afternoon Camp

Join LGS Recreation Clubhouse staff for Afternoon Camp until 4:00pm for all students participating in Summer Fun Academy. Camp Programs feature: arts & crafts, healthy cooking projects, sports & games. Students will be walked by a Clubhouse staff from Fisher Middle School to Van Meter Clubhouse each day.

FEES: 3 Weeks – $498

Saratoga High School

Session 2 - Afternoon Camp

FEES:

Session 1 – $920 – Early online registration

Prices increase – Starting May 15th

Session 2 – $657 – Early online registration

Prices increase – Starting June 12th

CAMP TRACKS: Tracks have been designed to provide a variety of experiences for all students. Individual class periods are not interchangeable and registration is for the full 4-part track. This protects student cohorts and for the safety of all children, class periods may not be prorated or exchanged.

CLASS SCHEDULES:

Class 1 - 8:50AM-9:40AM

Class 2 - 9:45AM–10:35AM

Class 3 - 10:45AM–11:35AM

Class 4 - 11:40AM–12:30PM

CLASS TRANSFERS: There is a $15 transfer fee per track after registration has been submitted.

REFUND REQUEST: Refund requests for Summer Fun Academy and Summer Fun Academy Afternoon Camp must be made by May 15th at 5:00 p.m. for Session 1 and June 12th for Session 2. No refunds will be issued following the above dates.

CANCELLATION FEES:

Summer Fun Academy – $75

Summer Fun Academy Afternoon Camp – $50

Grades 1-8

Join Snapology for Afternoon Camp until 4:00pm for all students participating in Summer Fun Academy or those looking for an afternoon camp full of fun! See web for details.

FEES: Week 1 – RoboPet Robotics – $290

Week 2 – LEGO® Fun Adventures – $290

Additional Camp Information

WELCOME PACKET: A Welcome Packet containing classroom assignments, program rules, detailed drop-off information and a campus map will be emailed and made available online at www.lgsrecreation.org on June 6.

LUNCH & SNACKS: A snack and water bottle should be brought each day to camp. Students attending Afternoon Camp should bring a bag lunch as well.

LATE PICK-UP FEE: A $25 charge will be incurred in increments of 15 minutes for each camper at the conclusion of camp.

TEEN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Calling High School Students ages 15-17! Make a difference this Summer by volunteering as an SFA Teaching Assistant. Join us for one or both of the full sessions as you work alongside teachers in the classroom and with students as they transition throughout the day. Register online or call 4083.54.8700 x 231 for details.

SESSION 1 - 6/19-7/7

FISHER MIDDLE SCHOOL • GRADES 1-2

Track 1

1. Cooking Around the World

2. Valley Sports Multi Sport

3. B rick City-Planes, Trains, & Automobiles

4. Tennis/Pickleball

Track 2

1. Valley Sports Soccer

2. Fantastic Fiction Island

3. Valley Sports Baseball

4. E ssential Elements of Writing

FISHER MIDDLE SCHOOL • GRADES 3-4

Track 1

1. Valley Sports Multi Sport

2. Cooking Around the World

3. Touch 3 Volleyball

4. Fantastic Fiction Island

Track 2

1. L EGO® EngineeringCool Contraptions

2. Tennis/Pickleball

3. E ssential Elements of Writing

4. Valley Sports Basketball

FISHER MIDDLE SCHOOL • GRADES 5-6

Track 1

1. A rt of Sketching

2. Touch 3 Volleyball

3. Cooking Around the World

4. Valley Sports Multi Sport

Track 2

1. Tennis/PB

2. E ssential Elements of Writing

3. Cool Careers Island

4. Valley Sports Basketball

FISHER MIDDLE SCHOOL • GRADES 7-8

Track 1

1. E ssential Elements of Writing

2. E scape Snapology

3. Valley Sports Multi Sport

4. Touch 3 Volleyball

SESSION 2 - 7/17-7/28

SARATOGA HIGH SCHOOL • GRADES 1-2

Track 1

1. World Cup Soccer

2. A rt of Cartooning

3. Valley Sports Multi Sport

4. Cooking Around the World

Track 2

1. Valley Sports Multi Sport

2. Sloppy Science

3. A nimation - Movie Making

4. Tennis/Pickleball

SARATOGA HIGH SCHOOL • GRADES 3-4

Track 1

1. Sloppy Science

2. D isaster Island

3. Tennis/Pickleball

4. World Cup Soccer

Track 2

1. A rt of Cartooning

2. Touch 3 Volleyball

3. Cooking Around the World

4. Valley Sports Multi Sport

SARATOGA HIGH SCHOOL • GRADES 5-6

Track 1

1. Tennis/Pickleball (Combined with 7-8)

2. Cooking Around the World

3. Touch 3 Volleyball

4. E scape Snapology

Track 2

1. D isaster Island

2. Tennis/Pickleball

3. Sloppy Science

4. Touch 3 Volleyball (Combined with 7-8)

Track 2

1. Valley Sports Dodgeball

2. A rt of Sketching

3. Tennis/Pickleball

4. Cooking Around the World

SARATOGA HIGH SCHOOL • GRADES 7-8

Track 1

1. Tennis/PB (Combined with 5-6)

2. S TEM - Robot Games

3. World Cup Soccer

4. S TEAM Tank Entrepreneur

Track 2

1. Cooking Around the World

2. World Cup Soccer

3. Cool Careers Island©

4. Touch 3 Volleyball (Combined with 5-6)

After School Life

ART OF CARTOONING Students will unleash their creativity while learning about their favorite characters. This is where art and creativity collide and where drawings on paper instantly spring to life. Whatever enters a student’s imagination can be created if they put their mind to it.

ART OF SKETCHING Learn step by step how to draw some of their favorite characters and animals by combining very simple shapes and lines together into an amazingly good result. Students will learn to express themselves through different techniques and progress through each stage of their sketch until they have a finished piece truly worthy of hanging on your fridge or on your wall.

Essential Elements of Writing

This three-week course provides students foundational writing skills in three essential areas of writing. A credentialed teacher will guide students through week-long modules on “story elements,” “opinion writing,” and “summary writing.” Grade-level appropriate curriculum is designed to prepare students for the school year ahead… and beyond!

Jr.Chef Stars

COOKING AROUND THE WORLD Calling all chefs from across the globe and we’ve got your “passport” ready. Take your taste buds on tour and enjoy flavorful favorites from each country we visit. We will teach you chef important kitchen skills such as nutrition, knife skills, the purpose of core ingredients as we introduce them to the richness of the cuisines and cultures around the world. Each chef will bring home 3-5 recipes a week and learn critical life skills all while making new friends and having a blast!

Challenge Island

FANTASTIC FICTION ISLAND© WITH CHALLENGE ISLAND Once upon a time there was a page-turning island that transformed favorite children’s books into action-packed STEAM adventures. Join a literary adventure of epic proportions. From pop culture favorites to classic reads to our very own Challenge Island STEAM Adventure book series, this island is always a best seller!

COOL CAREERS ISLAND© What do you want to be when you grow up? Get a taste of some of the world’s most exciting jobs from veterinarian to mechanical engineer to video game designer! Start your future today!

DISASTER ISLAND© Inspired by the best-selling survival book series, we will take your tribe on a thrilling adventure through some of the most famous disasters in history! From the eruption of Mount Vesuvius to the sinking of the Titanic to the Great San Francisco earthquake, you and your tribemates will work together to overcome epic challenges using only the materials in your treasure chest and the power of your imagination!

STEAM TANK ENTREPRENEUR™ You and your STEAM Team will design, create and open new businesses. From PIZZApreneur Day, SWEETreprenur Day to SLIMEtrepreneur Day to even manufacturing your own cars. Can you convince the island sharks that your STEAM Team’s business belongs in the new Challenge Island Mall? Don’t miss out!

Mad Science

SLOPPY SCIENCE Explore and learn about elements, molecules and atoms. Snap on some safety goggles and get ready for some sloppy science! Junior Mad Scientists will study split-second reactions and learn about glow-in-the-dark technology. We will have them glued to their seats as they explore adhesives, clingy materials and lots of other super sticky stuff and will definitely “bond” during this session!