COUGAR CAMP

 

13300 Arctic Avenue * Rockville, MD  20853  * 301-962-9400 x5218  * cougarcamp@cougarcamp.com  *  www.facebook.com/cougarcamp

After School Programs...Spring 2013 Session

Registration now open!

The deadline for registration is Friday, March 29.  Registration will be considered complete when payment is received.  If payment is not received by the deadline, the student will not be enrolled.  If you wish to register after the deadline, you must first call Judy Mehlman.  There will not be any discounts for classes missed due to late enrollments or missed classes. 

We are excited to be able to offer a wide variety of classes for the Spring 2013 session.  The schedule and class descriptions are listed below. 

·     Classes start the week of April 8 and will run through the week of June 10. 

No classes on 5/1, 5/14, 5/15, 5/16, 5/27

·     If your child is going home on a later bus, please send an email to Terrance Barton at bartont@mjbha.org to let the transportation department know not to expect your child on the normal bus and to expect them on a later bus.

·     During the Spring 2013 session, if MJBHA is closed or having an early dismissal for inclement weather, there will not be any after school programs.  Please call 301-962-9400, x5592 for updates and information.

REGISTRATION PROCEDURES:

To register your child for After School Programs:

  • Click here to register now:  Register Now.
  • Complete the registration form.
  • Follow the directions at the bottom of the form for submission.  Note:  you must first...
    • Calculate the order
    • pick a payment type
    • then submit the order
  • You must complete a separate form for each child registered.

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

Payments may be made by paypal or check. 

  • Payment by PAYPAL – complete the online form and select PAYPAL as your payment option.  This will complete your registration.  You should receive a copy of the registration form by email.  If you do not, please contact Judy Mehlman at judy.mehlman@cougarcamp.com or 301-962-9400 x5159.
  • Payment by check – complete the online form and select Check as your payment option.  You will receive an email confirmation of your registration.  Please print this and submit it to Judy Mehlman, MJBHA, 13300 Arctic Avenue, Rockville, MD  20853 with your check.  Your registration will not be considered complete until payment has been received.
  • Payment by credit card - come into the front office and see Noreen or Judy and pay by credit card.

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WINTER 2013 SCHEDULE and CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

 

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

2:15

 

 

Pottery/Art Destinations

$175

Tae Kwon Do

$205

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3:30

Jr. Structural Engineering K-5

$190

Pottery/Art  Destinations

$190

Tae Kwon Do

$205

Flag football w/KOA sports

$200

 

Woodshop Apprenticeship 4-5th grade

$160

Pottery/Art Destinations for 2 hours

$300

Art with Rosa

$150

 

 

 

 

 

Band Kamp

$250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:30

 

 

Pottery/Art Destinations

$190

Tae Kwon Do

$205

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 weeks

9 weeks

8 weeks

9 weeks

NO CLASS ON

5/27

5/14

5/1, 5/15

5/16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ART DESTINATIONS/POTTERY:  Instructor: Glazed to Perfection, Tuesday

Art Destinations: PS, K-5 and 6-8:  Come to the magical world of Art Destinations, where you can experience art through fun and creative ways. Use many mediums including fabric and silk painting, wood items to build or paint, and much more. Create works of art with watercolors, acrylics, oil pastels, and chalk. Your imagination is the only limit as you can use a variety of materials (too many to list) and experiment to create your own fantastic artistic world. Every week a new approach and/or technique is used.

POTTERY:  PS, K-5 and 6-8: Glazed to Perfection!  Create nice, usable pottery pieces.  Join the fun and discover hand-building and wheel work with high fire clay and glazes using pottery wheels, a slab roller, an extruder, a Giffin Grip, and a large assortment of other pottery tools and materials. 

Students in the K-5 class can sign up for 2 hours of pottery/art at a discounted price!

ART WITH MORAH ROZA:  Instructor: Roza, Wedneday

K-5:  Learn to draw with our very own talented Morah Roza!  Learn the concepts of line, shape, composition and color in drawings. Learn how to sketch pictures on paper and other various forms of art and drawing. 

BAND CAMP:  Instructor: Band Camp, Monday and Tuesday

K-2 and 3 – 5: 

Guitar Workshop:  An introduction to playing guitar. Students will learn how to read music, play melodies, make chords and play songs. Classes will have 4-6 students. Students will use the Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book.

Keyboard Workshop:  An introduction to playing keyboard and piano. Students will learn how to read music, play melodies, make chords and play songs. Classes will have 4-6 students.

Rock Band Workshop:  The best way to learn music is by playing with other musicians in a band. By joining a band, each student has the opportunity to explore, learn, play and practice on a variety of instruments including guitar, bass, drums, keyboard and singing with other students and perform in a Season Finale Rock Showcase.

GIRLS BASKETBALL:  Instructor:  Band Camp, Monday

3-5:  Girls Hoops is a slam dunk at Koa Sports! All girls in 3rd-5th grade are invited to join the professional Koa coaches for 9 weeks of basketball fun with skills, drills and plenty of scrimmage time!  We’ll end the session with a game or two against another school. 

FLAG FOOTBAL:  Instructor: KOA Sports

K-5:  Flag Football is back!  Join the professional Koa coaches for this popular non-contact sport.  Each Thursday we’ll have skills, drills and save plenty of time for scrimmages.  New for this season, we have plans to play another school at the end of the session. 

JR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING  http://www.ascendly.com/classes/jse/

K-3:  Students learn the engineering process while building cool structures, such as houses, bridges, castles, and skyscrapers using LEGO bricks. Targeted towards Kindergartens through 2nd Graders, Jr. Structural Engineering introduces building techniques and the concepts of engineering, such as formulating the problem, brainstorming, planning, testing, and refining.  The class also emphasizes professionalism – or good sportsmanship for engineers.  The students, through these first hand experiences, gain engineering confidence and competence.

TAE KWON DO:  Instructor: Master Sharma, Wednesday

Join Master Sharma for his acclaimed sessions of Tae Kwon Do. Uniforms are included. Children will earn badges for their uniforms and stripes for their belts as the weeks go on. www.eastwesttkd.com.  As the class size in the past has been so large, the 3:30 class will be limited to the first 40 children to register.

·         Getting in touch with nature

·         Listening to the “inner self” rather than peer pressure

·         Self –acceptance

WOODSHOP APPRENTICESHIP:  Instructor: Future Makers, Monday

4-5:  Become a woodworker by completing your apprenticeship! This hands-on traditional woodworking class develops fundamental “learning by doing” skills in all young makers. Under the guidance of experienced shop professionals, each apprentice completes three high quality personal projects – an elegant hardwood cutting board, a beautiful gift box, and an indestructible multipurpose toolbox. Apprentices are introduced to fundamental “maker skills” - following plans, accurately using tape measures and rules, carefully marking, cutting, drilling and shaping with hand tools. Every project is skillfully sanded, personalized with applied wooden features, and protected with traditional hand-rubbed finishes to last a lifetime.

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