Enrichment
It's All in The Cards
For kids entering grades 5-8
Kids will learn games like hearts, pinochle, or thirty-one, while at the same time developing some important cognitive skills.
| Course #: | 49310-1 (Session I) 49310-2 (Session II) |
| Dates: | (Session 1) July 7-11 (Monday-Friday) |
| (Session II) July 14-18 (Monday-Friday) | |
| Time: | 12:00-1:00 p.m. |
| Fee: | $50 |
| Location: | M-5 |
| Use Entrance: | #4 |
| Instructor: | Jim Raufus, Prairie Teacher |
| Maximum: | 7 |
| Minimum: | 16 |
Build a Table, Create a Memory Table-Making Class
For kids entering grades 3 and up
Saw, hammer, sand! Glaze, paint, create! Construct a glazed, tile-top table for your own room! Make it into an animal, an insect, or anything you can imagine!
| Course #: | 48360 |
| Dates: | June 23-26 (Monday-Thursday) |
| Time: | (Session I) 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
| (Session II) 1:00-4:00 p.m. | |
| Fee: | $175 |
| Location: | Art Room, Woodworking Room |
| Use Entrance: | 4 |
| Instructor: | Cathy McCombs, Prairie School Teacher |
| Maximum: | 5 |
| Minimum: | 10 |
Introduction to Chinese
For kids entering grades 1-5
Learn basic Chinese language, such as daily greetings, numbers, writing, and Chinese characters. Chinese culture, history, and other customs will also be introduced.
| Course #: | 45310 |
| Dates: | June 23-27 (Monday-Friday) |
| Time: | 9:00-11:00 a.m. |
| Fee: | $100 |
| Location: | M-22 |
| Use Entrance: | #4 |
| Instructor: | Chao-Ying Yan |
| Minimum: | 5 |
Un Viaje Por Latino America (A Trip Through Latin America)
For kids entering Kindergarten- grade 2
Take a trip through Latin America this summer through a plentitude of literature and create arts and crafts representative of each of the countries we visit.
| Course #: | 45311 |
| Dates: | June 23-July 10 (Monday-Thursday) |
| Time: | 8:00-9:00 a.m. |
| Fee: | $100 |
| Location: | P-13 |
| Use Entrance: | #4 |
| Instructor: | Arlette Leyva, Dual Language Teacher at |
| the EBSOLA School in Kenosha, Wis. | |
| Minimum: | 4 |
| Maximum: | 15 |
"Hablo Espanol!" (I Speak Spanish)
For kids entering grades 3-5
Come and learn the Spanish language through music, dancing, crafts, and food.
| Course #: | 45312 |
| Dates: | June 23-July 10 (Monday-Thursday) |
| Time: | 9:15-10:15 a.m. |
| Fee: | $100 |
| Location: | P-13 |
| Use Entrance: | #4 |
| Instructor: | Arlette Leyva, Dual Language Teacher at |
| the EBSOLA School in Kenosha, Wis. | |
| Minimum: | 4 |
| Maximum: | 15 |
Rain Gardens
For kids entering grades 3-5
Students will study plant ecosystems, conduct new experiments on plant power, and become rain sleuths when they design and build a working rain garden.
| Course #: | 49330 |
| Dates: | June 23-26 (Monday-Thursday) |
| Time: | 9:00-11:00 a.m. |
| Fee: | $75 |
| Location: | M-1 |
| Use Entrance: | #4 |
| Instructor: | Chris Henke Mueller |
| Minimum: | 4 |
| Maximum: | 15 |
Beginning Chess and Beyond
For kids in 1-12
This program will provide different levels of instruction for the beginning student as well as those with more advanced experience.
| Course #: | 49320 |
| Dates: | June 16-27 (Monday-Friday) |
| Time: | 8:30-10:30 a.m. |
| Fee: | $225 for full two weeks |
| $150 for one week only (first week of classes) | |
| Location: | M-22 |
| Use Entrance: | #4 |
| Instructor: | Shiva Maharaj: Trainer of twice Wisconsin State Champion |
| 1997 & 1998, Trainer of North American Expert | |
| Champion-Las Vegas 2003 & Alice Holt: United States Chess Federation Certified Coach | |
| Minimum: | 4 |
| Maximum: | 15 |
Science Wonders Camp
For kids ages 4-7
Mad Science Programs are engaging, hands-on learning experiences for all children. Children enjoy engaging demonstrations, perform simple experiments, and will discover how science can help us better understand the world around us! Topics will include human body, space frontiers, weather wonders, and eye to eye.
| Course #: | 44340 |
| Dates: | August 4-7 (Monday-Thursday) |
| Time: | 8:30-9:30 a.m. |
| Fee: | $50 |
| Location: | P-12 |
| Use Entrance: | #4 |
| Instructor: | Mad Science of Milwaukee |
| Minimum: | 10 |
Science Discoveries
For kids ages 4-7
Mad Science Programs are engaging, hands-on learning experiences for all children. Children enjoy engaging demonstrations, perform simple experiments, and will discover how science can help us better understand the world around us! Topics will include dinosaurs, water works, mad mixtures, and world of worms.
| Course #: | 44341 |
| Dates: | August 11-14 (Monday-Thursday) |
| Time: | 8:30-9:30 a.m. |
| Fee: | $50 |
| Location: | P-12 |
| Use Entrance: | #4 |
| Instructor: | Mad Science of Milwaukee |
| Minimum: | 10 |
Mad Science - Mad Lab Summer 2008
For kids ages 4-7
This camp features everything that is wacky and weird in science - from crazy chemistry and radical reactions to magic potions and secret mad messages.
| Course #: | 44350 |
| Dates: | Friday, August 15 |
| Time: | 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
| Fee: | $40 |
| Location: | P-12 |
| Use Entrance: | #4 |
| Instructor: | Mad Science of Milwaukee |
| Minimum: | 10 |
Mad Science - Mad Lab Summer 2008
For kids ages 4-7
This camp features everything that is wacky and weird in science - from crazy chemistry and radical reactions to magic potions and secret mad messages.
| Course #: | 44351 |
| Dates: | Friday, August 15 |
| Time: | 12:15-4:15 p.m. |
| Fee: | $40 |
| Location: | P-12 |
| Use Entrance: | #4 |
| Instructor: | Mad Science of Milwaukee |
| Minimum: | 10 |
Sizzling Summer of Science Jr. Scientist Program
For kids ages 8-12
This five-day science camp will include exciting topics for the Jr. scientist - Optical Illusions, Detective Science, Amazing Animals, Seeking our Senses, Magnetic Magic, Bugs, Rocket Demo, Space Frontiers, Kitchen Chemistry, and Wacky Waves.
| Course #: | 44352 |
| Dates: | August 4-8 (Monday-Friday) |
| Time: | 9:45-11:45 a.m. |
| Fee: | $110 |
| Location: | M-1 |
| Use Entrance: | #4 |
| Instructor: | Mad Science of Milwaukee |
| Minimum: | 10 |
Finding Cache in Racine
For kids entering grades 5-8
Armed with your own cunning and some high tech toys - GPS receivers and digital cameras - you and your team will strike out on a fun-filled mission to find hidden caches all around our area.
| Course #: | 48350 |
| Dates: | July 7-9 (Monday-Wednesday) |
| (in the event of inclement weather, | |
| the class will be held on July 10 or 11) | |
| Time: | 8:45-11:45 a.m. |
| Fee: | $75 |
| Location: | M-1 |
| Use Entrance: | #4 |
| Instructor: | Joette Shannon |
| Minimum: | 4 |
| Maximum: | 8 |
Exploring Stage Makeup
For kids entering grades 5-8
An introduction to a variety of techniques used in makeup application for the stage. Learn the basics of stage makeup: highlight and shadow, old age, animals and fantasy, scars and bruises. Learn how to apply makeup for your next production, or make that perfect Halloween costume a big hit!
| Course #: | 46340 |
| Dates: | June 16-20 (Monday-Friday) |
| Time: | 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
| Fee: | $110 ($200 for both course 46340 |
| & 46341 ) | |
| Location: | Makeup Room |
| Use Entrance: | #2 |
| Instructor: | Rebecca Greasby & Kim Holland |
| Minimum: | 9 |
| Maximum: | 14 |
Instrument Making
For kids entering grades 5-8
Try your hand at making your own instruments! What can you find in your house, in your yard, or on a nature walk that can be turned into a noisemaker?
| Course #: | 46341 |
| Dates: | June 16-20 (Monday-Friday) |
| Time: | 1:00-4:00 p.m. |
| Fee: | $110 ($200 for both course 46340 |
| & 46341) | |
| Location: | Hilpert Room |
| Use Entrance: | #4 |
| Instructor: | Rebecca Greasby & Kim Holland |
| Minimum: | 9 |
| Maximum: | 14 |
Lights, Camera, Action! Acting for the Camera
For kids entering grades 5-8
Practice working in front of the camera, edit your work with iMovie, and turn your scene into a finished product.
| Course #: | 46342 |
| Dates: | July 21-25 (Monday-Friday) |
| Time: | 9:00a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
| Fee: | $110 ($200 for both course 46342 & 46343) |
| Location: | Hilpert Room |
| Use Entrance: | #4 |
| Instructor: | Rebecca Greasby & Kim Holland |
| Minimum: | 9 |
| Maximum: | 14 |
How To Get the Part: Preparing for an Audition
For kids entering grades 5-8
Being cast in a school or a community theatre production requires careful planning and training. Learn to select appropriate monologues and songs that will show off your skills and be a good match for your desired part.
| Course #: | 46343 |
| Dates: | July 21-25 |
| Time: | 1:00-4:00 p.m. |
| Fee: | $110 ($200 for both course 46342 |
| & 46343) | |
| Location: | Hilpert Room |
| Use Entrance: | #4 |
| Instructor: | Rebecca Greasby & Kim Holland |
| Minimum: | 9 |
| Maximum: | 14 |
Fight, Fight, Fight: Stage Combat
For kids entering grades 5-8
Learn safe and dynamic stage combat techniques. Gain experience in unarmed fundamentals such as punches, kicks, slaps, and hair pulls. Basic safety principles, warm-ups, and bits of partnered choreography will put your coordination, balance, strength, flexibility, and acting skills to good use.
| Course #: | 46344 |
| Dates: | August 11-15 (Monday-Friday) |
| Time: | 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
| Fee: | $110 ($200 for both course 46344 |
| & 46345) | |
| Location: | Primary School Gym |
| Use Entrance: | #4 |
| Instructor: | Rebecca Greasby & Kim Holland |
| Minimum: | 9 |
| Maximum: | 14 |
Show Me How You Feel: Expressing Emotions Through the Performing Arts
For kids entering grades 5-8
Feel alive with the power and magic of your imagination! Discover what happens when you combine music and drama to create a powerful emotion that touches your audience with both sight and sound.
| Course #: | 46345 |
| Dates: | August 11-15 (Monday-Friday) |
| Time: | 1:00-4:00 p.m. |
| Fee: | $110 ($200 for both course 46344 |
| & 46345) | |
| Location: | Hilpert Room |
| Use Entrance: | #4 |
| Instructor: | Rebecca Greasby & Kim Holland |
| Minimum: | 9 |
| Maximum: | 14 |
* Please note: Acting and music classes are in no way connected to performing in The Prairie School's season productions.
Auditioning Intensive for Students
For kids entering grades 7-12
For even the most experienced performers, auditioning can be a nerve-wracking event. This one-day workshop will give you the tools to forge ahead with confidence such as song choice/delivery; monologue choice/delivery, basic audition techniques, appropriate audition attire, audition etiquette, as well as headshot and resume effectiveness.
| Course #: | 46346 |
| Dates: | Monday, August 18 or |
| Tuesday, August 19 | |
| Time: | 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. |
| Fee: | $50 |
| Location: | Hilpert Room |
| Use Entrance: | #4 |
| Instructor: | Rebecca Greasby & Kim Holland |
| Minimum: | 9 |
| Maximum: | 14 |
* Please note: Acting and music classes are in no way connected to performing in The Prairie School's season productions.
Quartetworks!
For kids entering grades 5-11
Begin the summer with a very special string chamber music workshop, coached by The Manhattan String Quartet. Students in this workshop should be playing at a high class B or class A solo level. In order to balance instrumentation, students must fill out the special Quartetworks registration form. Once the registrations are reviewed, students will be notified of their acceptance.
| Course #: | 46370 |
| Dates: | June 19-21 (Thursday-Saturday) |
| Time: | 3:00-5:00 p.m. (June 19 & 20) |
| 1:00-4:00 p.m. (June 21) | |
| Fee: | $125 |
| Location: | Performing Arts Music Rooms, |
| Studios & Theatre | |
| Use Entrance: | #2 |
| Instructor: | Manhattan String Quartet |
| Coordinator: | Pat Badger, Head of Prairie School Performing Arts Department |
| Minimum: | 32 |