Aims College for Kids 2012

Celebrating 32years of Educational Summer Fun

College For Kids at Aims Community College is celebrating 32 years of summer educational fun in 2012 with a very special curriculum. This year, students entering grades 2 through 7 can take two classes each week for just $180 per week, which includes lunch. Classes run Monday through Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Aims Community College, 5401 W. 20^th St., Greeley, CO 80632.

Classes are held from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm each day. You can drop off your child as early as 7:30am. Classes end at 3:30 pm and you must have your child picked up by 4:00 pm.

**Students pick (2) classes from below, they will take one in the morning, the other in the afternoon. Each class is approximately 3 hours long.

Classes offered Week 1: June 4-7 (Monday –Thursday) include:

**Students pick (2) classes from below, they will take one in the morning, the other in the afternoon. Each class is approximately 3 hours long.

Make your own video game that you can take home and play! Design an interactive 2D game on the same software used at Aims for this college class. Create and edit graphics, use sprites from popular games and develop your own multi-level type of maze game, plat-former, shooter, flying or tank game to impress your friends and family. Basic drag and drop scripting is used to create game interactions, and to determine player actions and outcomes. The program offers extensive features for game creation and design. Students will use their imagination, artistic talents, and technological skills to create something fun and interactive, while learning how to promote their game on the web.

Who wants to be a star? Students in this fun, interactive, and hands on class will be able to use all of the TV, Radio, and Recording equipment that the pros use. Students will have the opportunity to become recording stars, shoot and edit music videos, talk live on the real Aims radio station, and even create their own radio and TV newscasts! You learn how operate the cameras and equipment while also being the star of your own productions. This fun and exciting class is a great way to get your hands on the latest music and video production equipment in the Communication Media department at Aims Community College. And to top it off, you’ll be able to take home the audio and video tracks you create to share with your family and friends. Quiet on the set!.......Action!

Discover the mystery, fun, and mind-blowing experience that is Crazy Science! Students will make ooey-gooey slime, watch clear liquids magically change color, make super bouncy balls, invent their own carbonated drink, shoot off rockets, and more fun lab experiments. Students will be exposed to concepts such as: Chemical Reactions, Viscosity and Rate of Flow, Polymers, Temperature, Electricity, Pressure and Newton’s Third Law of Physics. Students will engage in problem solving activities and discover what it is that makes all of these crazy things happen. The best part is most of these experiments involve every day household items so you can share them with your friends and family. It is recommended that students who chose this option wear “play clothes” or clothes you don’t mind getting a little messy.

Kids of all technological backgrounds will get a crash-course in Computer Animation where basic animation concepts and principles are taught. Students will create stop-motion animation using cut-outs, toys, clay and a camera. They will learn how to rot-o-scope animation using Photoshop and live video sequences, and also use basic storytelling and cinematographic techniques in this fun filled hands-on workshop. Once they know their stuff, they will put their skills to the test and make their own creations as individuals or in groups. Students will be able to take home copies of their creations!

Come join us for art that is fun and exciting. We will doing lots of projects like: Piñatas, burlap weaving, dream catchers, finger painting, 3-D sidewalk chalk, paper masks, clay masks, blow painting, tie-dying, string painting, X-Ray painting, collage, mural painting, spray paint projects, treasure boxes, tissue paper flowers, salt painting, and yarn painting. Some other possible projects may include mock stained glass, Aboriginal dot Paintings, weaving, printmaking, spray paint T-shirts, frescoes, painting mosque, clay pots and ceramics . And if you want to do a special project please let us know and we will try to do it. You’ll also get to display your art for others to see and then take it home! Students will be encouraged to follow not only their imagination and inspiration but also that of other students in the class.

Students as individuals, or in partners or small groups, will create, write and illustrate their own original graphic stories using photographs that they take. Direct instruction will include use of digital cameras, photography techniques, creative idea generating, writing skills, proofreading and editing skills, and use of PowerPoint program to put the creation into print. Take great pictures and use your imagination! Students will be able to take home the finished product.

Materials: If students have digital cameras and USB drives, they are encouraged to bring them, but these are not required and will be provided for use. Students should be prepared to do some photographing outdoors. This program will be team taught by a professional photographer and a certified English teacher.

**Students pick (2) classes from below, they will take one in the morning, the other in the afternoon. Each class is approximately 3 hours long.

**This class will be similar to the one offered in week 1; however returning students are welcome to take it again and continue on with their game or start a new one. You do not have to take Video Game Design (1) in order to take this class.

**This class will be similar to the one offered in week 1; however returning students are welcome to take it again and continue to learn and make new productions. You do not have to take the Lights! Camera! Action! (1) class in order to take this class.

**This class will be similar to the one offered in week 1; however returning students are welcome to take it again and continue to learn and make new projects. You do not have to take the Lights! Camera! Action! (1) class in order to take this class.

Kids of all technological backgrounds will get a crash-course in Computer Animation where basic animation concepts and principles are taught. Students will create stop-motion animation using cut-outs, toys, clay and a camera. They will learn how to rot-o-scope animation using PhotoShop and live video sequences, and also use basic storytelling and cinematographic techniques in this fun filled hands-on workshop. Once they know their stuff, they will put their skills to the test and make their own creations as individuals or in groups. Students will be able to take home copies of their creations!

**This class will be similar to the one offered in week 1; however returning students are welcome to take it again and continue on with new art projects and crafts. You do not have to take Art Week (#1) in order to take this class.

**This class will be similar to the one offered in week 1; however returning students are welcome to take it again and continue to learn new science concepts. You do not have to take Crazy Science (1) in order to take this class.

Students will make ooey-gooey slime, watch clear liquids magically change color, make their own eraser and super bouncy ball, invent their own carbonated drink, make a glowing blue concoction to examine why fire flies glow, make a dinosaur grow to many times its original size, and more fun lab experiments. Students will be exposed to concepts such as: Chemical Reactions, Viscosity and Rate of Flow, Polymers, Temperature, Pressure and Newton’s Third Law of Physics. It is recommended that students who chose this option wear “play clothes” or clothes you don’t mind getting a little messy.

Registration Process

REGISTRATION TO BEGIN ONLINE APRIL 16^TH

Don’t have a computer? Need online registration help?
If you do not have online access, we will assist you with online registration. Call 339-6312 (during normal working hours).

Payment is due at time of registration.
Students are not enrolled until payment is received.

Visa, MasterCard and Discover credit cards are accepted.
Make payments by check or cash at the CFK office 5590 West 11th Street Greeley, CO

Vital Information
Birth date is required.

Grade
The program is designed for 2nd-7th Grader.

Minimum/Maximum
Seats in classes are first come-first served. A minimum number of students is necessary for us to financially afford to offer a class. Based on the enrollments decisions will be made as to which classes will be held.

Cancellation of Class
If a class is cancelled based on lack of sufficient enrollment, parents will be notified by phone and/or email.

Cancellation Refund
Full refunds are automatically granted and mailed upon cancellation of a class. Processing takes three to six weeks. Check will be made payable to the student.

Student Drop Refund
In order to get a refund you must withdraw on or before the Tuesday prior to the start of the next weeks classes.

Attendance

For the health and general safety of our students while at Aims Community College, please notify the College for Kids Office, (970)339-6213 if a student will be absent. It is the parent’s responsibility to pick up students immediately after class session. Students found loitering or unattended will be escorted to the Continuing Education Office in the College Center and the parents contacted.

This year’s drop off and pick up location will be in the General Services Building on the main campus of Aims Community College, 5401 W. 20^th St., Greeley, CO 80632. The General Services building is the building on the far west side of the campus. Come in the middle doors of the building.

classes start at 8:30AM. You may drop out as early as 7:30AM. You may pick your child up any time after 3:30PM, but all children MUST be picked by 4PM.

Any participant who identifies himself/herself as an individual with a disability (mobility, visual, hearing, learning, mental, emotional, speech, or health) should notify us at least a WEEK before a course begins.

Supplemental Services MUST be involved in the process of arranging for accommodations for any qualified participant with a disability seeking access to educational programs.

Photography Release

I understand that by attending the College For Kids program, I hereby assign to Aims Community College all rights in and to any photographs, motion pictures, videotapes, audio recording and/or written depictions created in the production of Aims' promotional materials.

For additional information or questions please call 970-339-6213 or email john.dixon@aims.edu

Classes offered Week 1: June 4-7 (Monday –Thursday) include:

Registration Process

REGISTRATION TO BEGIN ONLINE APRIL 16TH

Vital Information Birth date is required.

Grade The program is designed for 2nd-7th Grader.

Minimum/Maximum Seats in classes are first come-first served. A minimum number of students is necessary for us to financially afford to offer a class. Based on the enrollments decisions will be made as to which classes will be held.

Cancellation of Class If a class is cancelled based on lack of sufficient enrollment, parents will be notified by phone and/or email.

Cancellation Refund Full refunds are automatically granted and mailed upon cancellation of a class. Processing takes three to six weeks. Check will be made payable to the student.

Student Drop Refund In order to get a refund you must withdraw on or before the Tuesday prior to the start of the next weeks classes.

Attendance

REGISTRATION TO BEGIN ONLINE APRIL 16^TH

Vital Information
Birth date is required.

Grade
The program is designed for 2nd-7th Grader.

Minimum/Maximum
Seats in classes are first come-first served. A minimum number of students is necessary for us to financially afford to offer a class. Based on the enrollments decisions will be made as to which classes will be held.

Cancellation of Class
If a class is cancelled based on lack of sufficient enrollment, parents will be notified by phone and/or email.

Cancellation Refund
Full refunds are automatically granted and mailed upon cancellation of a class. Processing takes three to six weeks. Check will be made payable to the student.

Student Drop Refund
In order to get a refund you must withdraw on or before the Tuesday prior to the start of the next weeks classes.