Learn babysitting basics: child care, fun children's activities, dealing with common problems & safety tips for all ages. Bring pen/pencil, doll & lunch. After completing this course, you may fill out an application, with parent's permission, to be on the Roudenbush babysitting list. Cost includes handouts.

Try piano lessons without a lengthy commitment! Kids will have fun as they get a solid musical foundation. You'll need an instrument at home for practice. To maximize learning, an adult is expected to attend every class and learn with the student. The final class will be a recital party at the instructor's studio! Find out more about class and instructor Joshua Shapiro at www.ivorylit.com

Work as an engineer that helps dogs! Abby is a real-life dachshund that lost the use of her hind legs. Through collaboration between Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach and Tufts Veterinary School, you will get background information about Abby's case and construct a prototype that could be used to help dogs with a similar disability. You will use LEGO bricks and various other materials to design and build an assistive device for Abby.

It is your first case as detective! You need to help the owner of a local gourmet market find his missing gift cards. This case will involve collecting data on certain grocery store products to learn how they react to other substances. To do this, you will need to perform a series of tests on each substance. Next you will test the mystery substance left at the crime scene. By analyzing your data and comparing test results, you will get a clue as to what happen to the missing gift cards. This is a hands-on class that will use observation, experimentation, data collection, and data analyses!

All aboard for lots of hands-on fun. Join in the escapades of Harry, Ron and Hermoine. Play quidditch, make an edible wand and we will brew some fantastic potions to drink. Wonder where the sorting hat will place you? Make cool crystals and experiment with colored magic sand. Come join us where the magic of science, art, and literature meet.

Young children are given basic challenges and are encouraged to build creatively in a hands-on environment. The instructor uses a variety of methods to guide students through the problem solving process ensuring the students learn and have fun at the same time.

Children will learn about basic engineering principles as well as friction, simple levers, motion, and momentum. In some sessions team building will be encouraged to solve problems like planning a city or building simple items for use around the house.

Eric Kingsley, founder of Brickapalooza, is an Information Technology professional and has been an adult LEGO fan for 12 years. Eric has been a LEGO Ambassador and currently works on fan created content for LEGO Universe. He has run LEGO classes in the past and is branching out and expanding his pallet of LEGO themed classes.

This specially designed program for Summer 2013 will introduce your child to the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. The Roudenbush Community Center is offering this interactive, hands-on LEGO Robotics program in four 1-week sessions. Both boys and girls will find the activities exciting and engaging as they stimulate their imagination. The curriculum was developed by Tufts University Center for Engineering and Educational Outreach with funding from the IBM Global Work/Life Fund.

Students will design, build, and program their robots using the engineering design process. Several open-ended challenges will be posed to the students throughout the week. They will use standard LEGO bricks, programmable LEGO bricks, and other materials to complete their projects. The week will start with activities focusing on stability in design, weight distribution, and momentum as the students incorporate programming and motors into their designs. Each week, we will have a special visitor from the Robotics or Scientific field.

July 15-19 - Visiting Guest: (tbd)
Fun & Games: Students learn how to build and program robot to sing, dance, navigate a maze, hit or pitch a ball, play mini golf, and more. Campers will build a new project each day, learning how to make things spin, roll, turn and rock. Then they will take what they have learned to design their own thrills and challenges.

July 22-26 - Visiting Guest: Catch the Science Bug. "Engineering Science Bug Putty", Wed, July 24
Battle Bots: Campers learn to design and build their own motorized battle cars and other vehicles. Using principles of simple and complex machines, gearing, and mechanical advantage, students will try to flip, push, or smash their opponent's battle vehicles. Students may outgrow their love of LEGOs (don't count on it), but this insight into physics will stay with them forever.

August 5-9 - Visting Guest: Catch the Science Bug. "What Floats Your Boat?", Thur, Aug 8
Ocean Odyssey: Come along on a journey like no other ~ dive into the deep waters of the ocean and learn build and program robots. Campers are on an undersea adventure and will build robots to explore the ocean floor, save a giant squid, connect an air pipeline, and more.

August 12-16 - Visiting Guest: (tbd)
Sports: Students will have fun creating robots that can throw, dunk, kick and score. You can increase your robot's speed, flexibility and range of motion and then experience the thrill of victory when your robot goes for a long shot and actually scores the goal!

Extended AM & PM care is available through our Schoolage program. Prices listed are for full enrollment only, no partial hours.

About the instructor:
Janet has earned a Masters of Education, Degree in Kinesiology, Bachelors of Science Degree in Physical Education, Minor in Health Education, and is a Certified Health and Physical Education Teacher
2004 - Present: Wellness, Health, physical Education Teacher at Middle School Level
1986 - 2003 Elementary Physical Education teacher
Married 28 years with 3 grown sons.
Janet loves problem solving games, and activities.
She enjoy the outdoors - It's a must on a daily basis I believe in Exercise for the Mind and the Body!

Explore the world of TV production in this week long summer camp. Learn how to use video to tell a story or record an event. Get hands-on experience with a variety of recording and editing equipment. During the week, you will produce and direct a program that will be aired on Westford CAT's public access channels.

Do you have amazing stories bubbling inside your head? In this week-long workshop we will let loose all your ideas and get them on paper. We will read short stories, and learn a variety of writing skills and techniques inspiring you to write your own adventures. At the end of the week, you will have your own illustrated book to celebrate and bring home!

About the Instructor:
Brenda Tobin is a Certified Massachusetts Elementary School Teacher, motivating children of all learning levels to grow as writers in their own unique voice. Your child will receive one-on-one guidance, and will be encouraged to use his/her imagination in writing.

You are invited to a tea party with Snow White! We enjoy tea after fun princess games, stories, dancing, and a princess-themed craft project. Wear your favorite party dress if you have one. We have dress-up costumes to play with, too!

Learn to be a princess from Snow White herself in this fun 3-day workshop. We will learn the responsibilities of being a princess as well as princess songs and dance moves. We will practice princess posture and etiquette at a daily tea party (bring a snack) and host a royal ball on the last day.

We all want to get more liquids into our children during hot weather, but kids resist plain water. Through songs and stories we'll learn more about the importance of water and explore some veggie and fruit infused water options and homemade vegetable juice. All kid approved recipes!

Rhythm Kids is an exciting music and drumming program that gets children to integrate and assimilate rhythm into their lives! Each class blends multicultural hand drumming with lots of movement, dance, musical pre-note reading activities and very cool, musical games designed to develop, musicality, concentration and cooperation. Each student will be provided with a djembe drum to be used during class. Children have a blast because they are learning so much while they have a lot of fun. Parents love it because their child is not only learning musical terms, new rhythms and beats, starting to understand how to read music, but also enjoying themselves. Musical learning supports all learning! For more information about this program, visit www.rhythmkids.com. $25 Materials fee is for October class only.

About Instructor: Greg Nikitas earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications/Media and has been working with children of all ages for the past four years. He toured Massachusetts for three summers performing Aesop's Fables and the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales with the Central Mass Repertory Theatre as an actor, singer and dancer. Greg studied voice at Indian Hill Music School and plays professionally as a solo acoustic artist. Greg learned to play the guitar and drums early in life and currently teaches private guitar lessons and early childhood classes. Greg's energy is contagious and inspires children to enjoy music as much as he does!

Join Scout Badge/Patch workshops at Roudenbush for some fun and interactive activities.

Sept 14 (Sat) 9:00 am-11:00 am Jeweler Badge Workshop for Juniors
Want more sparkle in your life? Try making jewelry! It's easy and inexpensive to do. You can design necklaces, bracelets, or earrings for yourself or to give to other people. Try this badge and you will have created something wonderful to wear in no time.

Oct 9 (Wed) 3:30 pm-5:00 pm Staying Fit (Healthy Living) Badge for Girl Scout Juniors (Girls Grades 4-6)
Discover how to energize your body with the right kinds of food and exercise. Try out some different ways to exercise, including Zumba for energy, yoga for relaxation, and Pilates for building strength. Learn how to select foods that give you the most energy. Begin to take charge of your own good health!

Oct 16 (Wed) 4:00 pm-5:30 pm Environmental Awareness (Make Your Own) Badge for Girl Scout Brownies/Juniors (Girls Grades 2-5)
How can we help to care for our planet? Can we find uses for items that we don't need any more? Come and learn some cool ideas for turning old items into treasures. Learn about ways to recycle things rather than throwing them away. See how to turn kitchen scraps into beautiful garden compost using worms. You can even bring some tricky items to see if we can figure out how to keep them out of the trash!

Oct 19 (Sat) 9:00 am-11:00 am Girl Scout Way Workshop badge for Juniors
As a Girl Scout Junior, you're on an adventure to find your own path through the world. Our sisterhood is full of traditions to help guide you. In this badge, share activities and spirit that's a century strong and growing stronger every day- because of Girl Scout stars like you!

Oct 23 (Wed) 3:30 pm-5:00 pm New Cuisines (Cook) Badge for Girl Scout Cadettes (Girls Grades 7-8)
Let's go around the world and try some new foods. It will surprise you to learn where some popular foods originated. We'll cook some things you've never tried before, as well as some traditional recipes to which we add our own flair! Then we'll share all these dishes and discuss them with friends.

Nov 9 (Sat) 9:00 am-11:00 am Flowers Workshop Badge for Juniors
Flowers are so beautiful, we bring them from the outside to add cheer to a room. But there's more to flowers than just good looks. Without them, plants could not make seeds, and scientists think the world would be much drier (and a lot less pretty). Dig up more flower secrets in this badge!

Nov 13 (Wed) 4:00 pm-5:30 pm Snacks (Cook) Badge for Girl Scout Brownies/Juniors (Girls Grades 2-5) Healthy snacks and simple meals are easy and fun to make. Come and learn about what foods are good for your body and why. Find out where food goes after it enters your body and how it helps you grow. Then prepare a healthy, quick and easy meal.

** At least 1 Troop leader and parent is required to stay.

Ever stay at home alone while other family members are gone? This class will help children learn safety rules for staying home alone. Learn how to deal with strangers, phone calls, emergencies and other common problems without fear.

Children work in groups of 3-5 depending on class size to create a short stop motion animation video. Groups begin by storyboarding and writing their story on the first day while we discuss setting expectations. Day two through four is dedicated primarily finalizing the story and set design. The final day is for
filming and editing. During filming each student will get to sit as the director, computer operator, and movement coordinators. Should time allow students will also voice over their movies and create sound effects, create an intro and final credits. Movies will be posted to YouTube for students to share their creations
with family and friends.
On average we expect each group to create 30-60 seconds of film using a 10-15 frame per second
playback rate. This will require 300-900 pictures per group. Should groups decide to collaborate on a story a longer overall movie is possible by combining scenes.

Eric Kingsley, founder of Brickapalooza, is an Information Technology professional and has been an adult LEGO fan for 11 years. Eric has been a LEGO Ambassador and currently works on fan created content for LEGO Universe. He has run LEGO classes in the past and is branching out and expanding his pallet of LEGO themed classes.

Students must have beginner working knowledge of most major and minor chords. Workshop includes instruction, demonstration and practice of several fingerpicking patterns. Each participant will learn a minimum of 3 popular songs in fingerpicking technique. Please bring guitar fully stringed and tuned.

About the Instructor - Darlene Bailey
After a 35 year management career, Darlene chose to leave the corporate
world behind, and build a new reality from her lifelong passion for music.
In 2011 she wrote and recorded her debut CD which has gone on to
receive national radio airplay and has earned numerous industry
accolades.
She performs 150+ shows annually in coffee houses, restaurants, special
events, and senior and healthcare communities throughout New England.
Specializing in Beginner and Intermediate guitar for all ages, Darlene
teaches all styles and genres (and some vocal coaching), with an eye on
achieving fast results while keeping it fun.

We will explore all aspects of theater, beginning with bonding and warm-up drills and moving towards improv, diction, projection, memorization, comedic timing, and all technical aspects of stage acting. Kids will collaborate on a script, work together on designing props and costumes, and on the last day, put on a live performance for the parents.

Kids will write and design their own comic book! They will devise the characters they want, write the story, and draw the pictures. We will start with a problem that the characters need to solve, and then have the characters resolve it. Kids will visualize their stories and produce a well thought out creative comic book.

YMCA Camp Massapoag is a traditional outdoor summer day camp located on 42 wooded acres in Dunstable, MA. Campers ages 5-12 enjoy swim instruction, free swim, boating, archery, nature crafts, sports, games, singing, and team building activities during weekly sessions. Overnights and special events are also offered. Teen campers (Rising grades 7 & 8) participate in these activities in two-week sessions or learn leadership skills in our three-week Counselor-in-Training program (Rising grades 9 & 10). Fully certified staff will lead all activities and supervise camper groups.

Campers and staff are encouraged to use the values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility in our Character Education program. These values are at the core of our behavior management practices.

Free bus transportation is included in our affordable fees and is available from Roudenbush community Center in Westford. Camp hours are 9 AM to 4 PM with extended care available at Roudenbush 7 AM to bus pick up and bus drop off to 6 PM. Extended care fee is payable directly to the Roudenbush School Age program.

YMCA Camp Massapoag is operated by the Greater Lowell YMCA, complies with all Massachusetts Department of Public Health regulations and is licensed by the Dunstable Board of Health.


Cost:
$30 YMCA Program Membership Fee
YMCA Registration Fee $35 first child & $25 per additional child
$220 per week Camp Massapoag Rising Grades K-6
$235 per 1 week Feature Camp Rising Grades 3-6
$455 per 2 week Music & Drama Feature Camp Rising Grades 3-6
$220 per 1 week Pioneer Camp Rising Grades 7 & 8
$415 per 3-week CIT Rising grades 9 & 10
3% Roudenbush registration fee will be added on to all orders.
Registration information is available at the Roudenbush Community Center.

For more information contact Camp Director Peter Rizzo at PRizzo@lowellymca.org

A fun and creative workshop for budding writers and performers! Children will be given a theme and will write lines for their own character integrating imagination and real life experiences. Children will perform short drama improvisations while learning the fundamentals of playwriting. On the last day of class, there will be a performance of the group play!