GOOD SHEPHERD SUMMER CAMP CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Camps are open to Incoming 1st-8th graders
Recycled Art with Mrs. Junker and Ms. Jenna
Spend the week with Mrs. Junker and Ms. Jenna creating art from trash and found objects! We have new
projects from years past! Look forward to Tin Can Lanterns, Scrabble Tile Art, Succulent Arrangements, Tie
Dye, Treasure Box Art and more! If you enjoy art, creating functional projects, and thinking outside the box
then this is the class for you! The class is open to twenty incoming K-8 participants, so sign up quickly!
Girls Lacrosse with Mrs. Junker
Girls entering K-8 are welcome to join Mrs. Junker and play girls Lacrosse! Girls will learn skills through drills
and fun games as well as have a scrimmage every day. Girls lacrosse is offered as an after school sport for
students in 3rd-8th grade from late October-December. This will be an awesome class for girls who are
interested in playing next school year or are looking to improve skills for the next season. Lacrosse stick and
protective eyewear will be provided. Participants are to have their own mouth guards; these aren’t provided.
Cooking/Baking with Ms. Jenna
In this camp, students will be introduced to many different cooking and baking techniques. We will have fun
exploring new ways to create healthful meals as well as fun treats! Your child will also be educated on proper
nutrition and eating, to help young bodies and brains grow strong! Over this week-long camp, students will
learn how to follow recipes, measure ingredients, and properly use kitchen tools. Your child will learn some
valuable life skills while having fun!
Reading, Writing and Math Workshops with Ms. Jenna (K-2)
This camp will be geared towards students entering 1st and 2nd grades. This will be a great way to ensure that
your student is practicing their reading, writing, and math skills over summer break. We will practice reading
comprehension and fluency, writing informational, opinion, and narrative pieces, and basic math skills.
Keeping in mind that it is summer time, we will have lots of fun as we stay sharp on these important
educational topics!
Sports & Fitness with Ms. Jenna
This camp will be jam-packed with games, sports, obstacle courses, and all sorts of fitness fun. These elements
are combined to keep children engaged and entertained, while teaching them proper movement technique
and creating a broad athletic foundation. Activities each day will include a thorough warm up, various
technique building drills, fun games, and all different sports! Your child will come home happy, tired, and
ready for more the next day! It is imperative to pair fitness and fun, to create a lifelong love of health and
fitness for our children.
Acrylic Painting with Ms. Vanda (2nd-8th)
This a basic course designed for beginners or intermediate students. Simple shapes and compositions are
taught and practiced.
6/19- Ocean Scene
6/20- Starfish and other Sea Life
6/21- Night Scene 1
6/22- Night Scene 2
6/23- Fine tuning previous works from earlier in the week
Drawing and Painting with Ms. Vanda (2nd-8th)
This drawing and painting class will build both fine motor skills and confidence for students. Students will also
be taught how using correct tools increases the likelihood of creating successful project details. This is a fun
class designed to uplift the student.
6/19- Drawing the ocean in graphite reverse
6/20- Drawing trees in a landscape
6/21- Drawing a Dog or Cat
6/22- Drawing a Horse
6/23- Fine tuning previous works from earlier in the week
Craft Camp, Manga, Comic and Folk Art with Ms. Vanda
This camp will teach many processes for creating art.
6/26- Basic Manga Heads / Corn Husk Dolls
6/27- Creating a Paper Dragon
6/28- Drawing a simple comic scene
6/20- Painting a Colorful Dragonfly scene with glitter
6/30- Charcoal Redwood Tree
(Clay time or mosaic time for those students who need a break)
Painting with Ms. Vanda (2nd-8th)
This drawing and painting class will build both fine motor skills and confidence for students. Students will
learn how using correct tools increases the likelihood of creating successful project details. Students will have
fun, learn new techniques, and advance their art skills.
6/26- Painting a Rooster
6/27- Painting a Lighthouse
6/28- Painting a Tropical Night
6/29- Painting a landscape with trees and water
6/30- Painting a Monarch Butterfly on a flower
Morning Session (Clay time or mosaic time for those students who need a break during the curriculum)
Painting with Ms. Vanda (2nd-8th)
This drawing and painting class will build both fine motor skills and confidence for students. Students will also
be taught how using correct tools increases the likelihood of creating successful project details. This is a fun
class designed to uplift the student.
7/3- Painting a Boat
7/5- Painting a Dragon
7/6- Painting an Illuminated Capital Letter(Your Child’s Initial), (Big story book letter with gold)
7/7- Fine tuning previous works from earlier in the week.
Cooking with Little or No Heat with Ms. Vanda
This camp will familiarize students with way of preparing food without using heat. Each item on the
preparation menu uses healthful nourishing ingredients. Food safety and hand washing techniques will also
be taught.
7/3- Tiramisu
7/5- No bake chocolate oatmeal cookies /frozen banana pops
7/6- Mango Sticky Rice
7/7- Cheesecake
All students will have samples to take home
Nature and Science with Mr. Todd (2nd-8th Grade)
Hang with Mr. Todd and learn all about our natural world. We will get back to our roots as we explore
different ecosystems and the importance of our role in preserving our environment!
Team Games with Mr. Todd (1st-8th Grade)
Enjoy a class filled with fun games and sports with Mr. Todd! Fun games include Dodgeball, Capture the Flag,
Kickball, and more. For sports we will play Basketball, Ultimate Frisbee, Soccer, and Volleyball. Get ready to
have fun in the sun!! Open to K-8 and no limit to number of participants.
Ultimate Frisbee with Mr. Todd (3rd-8th Grade)
Summer isn't summer without tossing some disc! Join Mr. Todd in his summer camp tradition of playing
Ultimate Frisbee in the sunshine. The group will focus on improving fundamentals and studying "the spirit of
the game" as they play multiple variations of Ultimate Frisbee throughout the week!
Guitar with Mr. Todd (3rd-8th Grade)
Rock out with Mr. Todd as we focus on improving our guitar skills. Never played before? Great! Mr. Todd will
show you the basics and offer multiple learning styles to get you playing your favorite tunes by the end of the
week! Already jamming? Awesome! You will be able to expand your knowledge of the instrument and perfect
advanced techniques!
*SPACE IS LIMITED*
*Bring your own guitar!*
Yoga and Mindfulness with Mr. Todd (2nd-8th Grade)
Join Mr. Todd and others as we explore the art of Yoga and the relationship between our minds and bodies.
Each day we will advance our practice and develop understanding of how to bring Yoga into our lives off the
mat.
Wilderness Survival with Mr. Todd (4th-8th Grade)
Prepare yourself for any situation in the wilderness with Wilderness Survival with Mr. Todd. Adapted from the
Boy Scouts of America, you will learn how to effectively build a shelter, perform search and rescue using
proper wilderness first aid and many more skills for future outdoor adventures!
Scientific Tools and Discoveries with Mrs. Gonzalez
Students will learn how to properly use scientific tools with precision in Mrs. Gonzalez's science camp this
summer. Learning how to use Graduated Cylinders and Triple Beam Balances to measure has never been so
much fun. Students will conduct several labs and learn how to properly use a microscope. Come and explore!
STEM with Mrs. Gonzalez
Come and build with Mrs. G! STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific
disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — in an interdisciplinary and applied
approach. Students will be given challenges and they will have to problem solve and work together to
complete the task. STEM is a great way for students to think outside the book and apply concepts they
have learned in class.
Volleyball with Mrs. Gonzalez
Bump, Set, Spike! Playing volleyball is a quick, fun game that many children love participating in. We will be
working on the basic of the game; passing, serving, setting and keeping a rally going. This volleyball camp
invites both girls and boys who are in 4th grade and up. The more the merrier, let's play!
STEM Fundamentals using LEGO® Materials
Power on your engineering skills with Play-Well TEKnologies and tens of thousands of LEGO® parts! Apply realworld concepts in physics, engineering, and architecture through engineer-designed projects such as
Snowmobiles, Towers, Catapults, and Battletracks! Design and build as never before, and explore your craziest
ideas in a supportive environment. An experienced instructor will challenge new and returning students to
engineer at the next level. There is no prerequisite for this course.
Minecraft Master Engineering using LEGO® Materials
Bring Minecraft to life using LEGO® parts! Build a motorized walking Creeper, a terrifying Ghast, and a
motorized Minecart! This project-based camp, designed by Play-Well instructors, combines the basic format of
our core engineering-themed programs based on the world of Minecraft. Students will explore real-world
concepts in physics, engineering, and architecture while building their favorite Minecraft objects. Students will
have a blast, even without any prior experience with Minecraft or the LEGO® building system.