College Essay
Ages: 16-17
Hours: Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | price $225 SOLD OUT
NEW LISTING: Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm | price $225
Leader: Amanda Lighthiser | email: lighthisera@catlin.edu
Are you wondering how you’re going to describe yourself in 650 words? Set yourself apart from the rest of the applicants? Write about your dreams without using clichés? Over the course of three mornings, rising seniors will receive hands-on training in how to write a well-crafted college admissions essay. You will reflect on your own experiences, values, and relationships. We’ll explore how to turn these reflections into a personal essay that responds to one of the five Common Application prompts. Working individually with the instructor and in small groups, you will read and discuss actual essays presented to colleges for their review, listen to and read advice from the “experts,” brainstorm ideas, and think carefully about what you want your essay to convey about you and your experiences. Each student will focus on writing an essay that reflects who you are, what you care about, and the dreams you have for your future. There will be ample opportunity to meet one-on-one with the instructor to brainstorm ideas or get feedback on your draft in progress. All you will need is your computer, and your creativity! At the end of the course, you will have a head start on one of the most challenging tasks of senior year.
Sports Spectacular
Ages: 10-14
Hours: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm | price $380
Leader: Javier Duque & Staff | email: duquej@catlin.edu
Learn and play a wide range of sports, games, challenges, and activities. The fun may include basketball, soccer, flag football, golf, volleyball, pickleball, ultimate frisbee, hiking, tennis, bowling, and possibly swimming. Activities will vary week to week depending on participant interest. Come join this super active and fun sports camp: Sports Spectacular!
Tinker Camp: Intergalactic Mayflower
Ages:10-14
Hours: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm | price $380
Leader: Blake Swensen | email: blake@tinkercamp.org
Imagine if it was your responsibility to save humanity. We will be doing just that by creating a spacecraft capable of carrying a select crew into the furthest reaches of space. Using motors, tape, lights and anything in our mad collection of materials and tools we will undertake a number of tinkering challenges designed to get us all into space. On the last day of camp we will have a showcase and all are invited watch the liftoff and tour your ship and living spaces.
On-Location Digital Photo Beginnings
Ages: 10 to 14
Hours: 9:00 am –3:00 pm | Price: $380
Leader: Iris Taboh | email: iristaboh@gmail.com
In On-Location Digital Photo Beginnings you will explore the fun of digital photography by photographing at exciting locations; such as the Japanese Garden, Tillikum Bridge, Keller Fountain, Lovejoy Fountain, Jamison Square Fountain and Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Through in-class technical demonstrations and on-location shooting projects you will learn about composition, professional camera techniques, editing, image manipulation with Photoshop and photo apps. In just one week you will begin to see the world differently through your photographic lens.
Stories Alive!
Ages: 10-14
Hours: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm | price $380
Leader: Lora Worden | email: loraword@gmail.com
Where do ideas come from? How do we turn an idea in our mind into something people can hold in their hands and read? How do we know if the idea in our mind would be best as a poem, a story, an essay, a comic, or a story that is told instead of written? How might words and images work together to tell a story? Or even words and music? Can movement help get our creative juices flowing? Come explore these questions and more as we delve into writing, explore different genres, dabble with art, learn about the publishing and book-making process, and gain inspiration from other writers and artists, as well as the world around us.
Woodshop Wonder
Ages: 10-14
Hours: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm | price $380
Leader: Tom Tucker | email: tuckert@catlin.edu
In Woodshop Wonder we’ll tailor the class to fit individual interests and abilities. Our goal will be to kindle and for some increase your knowledge and pleasure working with tools and wood, learn more art and craft, and have fun doing so. Carving and woodturning could definitely be a part of the process, as well as other techniques depending on individual projects. Whether you are a seasoned pro or new to woodworking, there is always something to learn in the woodshop.
Bernie Fagan Soccer Camps
Competitive Camps (competitive/club level experience)
Ages: 8-14
Hours: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Leaders: Bernie Fagan & staff
Designed for the Classic level player, this camp offers specialized training in technique and tactical development. This camp is for girls and boys with at least two years experience playing on a classic team. When registering we ask that you submit your child’s playing experience. Camp staff may suggest the Recreational Camp to ensure all athletes are challenged at an appropriate level to benefit from the curriculum. Competitive Camps are limited to the first 45 players who register at each location. Early registration is recommended! Register at www.berniefagansoccer.com or call 503-998-9332.
Engineering for Kids
Ages: 4-14
Hours: Various (full- and half-day camps available)
Leaders: Emily Palmer | Phone: 503-914-9995
Engineering for Kids have Junior Camps for our youngest engineers ages 4 - 7, Apprentice Camps for our experienced engineers ages 7 - 10, and Master Camps for our expert students ages 11 and over. Through both directed and open-ended projects, campers will explore everything from aerospace engineering to electronic game development.
Anthony Newman Multi Sport Camps
Ages: 6 to 14
Hours: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Leader: Anthony Newman Sports Camps Staff (email: anthonyansc@gmail.com)
Anthony Newman's Sports Camps is proud to offer our Multi-Sport Camp for young athletes who are not quite ready to focus on just one sport. This camp will serve as an introduction to the world of sports for children just starting out and as an alternative to specialty camps. ANSC is a young athlete's dream come true offering basketball, volleyball, soccer, indoor and outdoor recreational games, etc. Anthony Newman's Sports Camps is a great opportunity for children to discover the thrill of sports while making new friends.
Please register through the Anthony Newman website. E-mail Admin@anthonynewmancamps.com or call (503)329-4899 for questions about program offerings and details.