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Duration: 5 Weeks | 1 Hour and 15 Minutes Per Class Get ready for a high-energy, fun-packed experience where your tween/teen will discover the power of persuasion in the most exciting way! Persuasive speaking is a life-changing skill that helps kids express their ideas with confidence, influence others, and make their voices heard. Through lively games, engaging lessons, and creative challenges, your child will master the art of persuasion while having an absolute blast! LEARN • Explore the elements of persuasive speech and writing through interactive lessons and fun, real-world class discussions. • Be introduced to simple debate techniques in a playful and approachable way that boosts confidence. • Learn how to quickly structure both impromptu and prepared persuasive speeches in dynamic, fast-paced activities. • Discover techniques to captivate an audience with humor, creativity, and confidence. • Learn how to persuade different audiences with the right content while keeping things fun and engaging. • Learn how to better manage public speaking anxiety and nervousness, building confidence to speak up and present with ease. • Build a solid understanding of structure, tone, and delivery for persuasive presentations in a lively, supportive environment. DO • Work on both impromptu and prepared pitches, presentations, and speeches with high-energy practice activities. • Create imaginative and hilarious pitches with teammates for collaborative, laughter-filled challenges. • Participate in energetic demonstrations, role-playing, and interactive games that make learning unforgettable. • Receive individualized feedback, regardless of your child’s starting skill level, to ensure they improve in every session. IMPROVE • Sharpen public speaking and persuasion skills through instant feedback and hands-on practice. • Use the feedback instantly to ensure that the student captures it and applies it right away. • Benefit from personalized coaching that challenges and supports every student from their baseline. • Develop confidence, creativity, and clarity in expressing ideas, whether at school or in everyday life. Also, for classes with more than 10 students, two enthusiastic instructors will lead the sessions to guarantee every child gets the attention and feedback they deserve. Oh, and did we mention? Our instructors are professional educators AND performers who bring tons of energy and humor to every class. Your child will laugh, learn, and leave feeling excited for the next session! Please note: Occasional assignments will be given to maximize the class benefits.

Flip Out Creative Camp (Ages 3-5) Let your little one’s imagination soar at Flip Out Creative Camp! Designed for ages 3-5, this camp is all about fun, creativity, and learning through play. Each day, campers will: Boost gross motor skills with playful gymnastics and movement activities Explore their creativity with fine motor skills like drawing, painting, and cutting with scissors Build friendships and develop social skills while engaging in group activities Get a head start on kindergarten readiness with fun introductions to letters, numbers, and more Our daily activities include: Music and movement Arts and crafts Gymnastics fun Playful learning of the alphabet and numbers Organized outdoor games All campers must be potty trained.

CLASS DAYS/TIMES: Wed. 3:15-5:15pm GRADES: TK-5th MARK THESE DATES: Jan 14 - May 27 (No Class- April 1 & 8) 2-3 Performances the weekend of May 29/30 TUITION: $525 Tuition + $50 materials fee (towards costumes, props & sets) Students will get to keep costumes BRING/WEAR: Dress comfy and wear tennis shoes. Bring a labeled water bottle & snack (if needed). Please make sure to register your child using an email address that is frequently checked and is the same email you use for school correspondence. All information on classes/shows will come from Funky Divas & Dudes. Funky Divas & Dudes is an established after-school enrichment program offering high-energy dance, cheerleading, and now musical theater productions for elementary schools throughout Los Angeles, Orange County, and Portland. Our musical theater program gives students the opportunity to learn from experienced performing arts professionals while working together to produce a polished, stage-ready production they can feel proud of. Throughout the rehearsal process, students build skills in singing, acting, choreography, and character development, while also gaining confidence, strengthening public speaking abilities, and learning the fundamentals of stage performance. At FD&D, we believe musical theater is about more than putting on a show — it’s about confidence-building, creativity, teamwork, and joyful self-expression. Our supportive, high-energy environment creates a welcoming space where every child has the opportunity to shine on stage while forming friendships and creating lasting memories.

Join us for this fun-filled class where we strive to spread delight and wonder by infusing the love of imagination with beginning ballet and other dance! Each day we will explore a new magical theme. All our dance classes are designed to encourage make believe and to allow children to create their own dances that live inside their hearts! We will frolic around in our favorite costumes using imagination-stimulating games to dance our ways through magical lands! Themes: 1/5 - 1/9: Winter Fairies 1/12 - 1/16: Magic Clock Shop 1/19 - 1/23: Around the Queendom 1/26 - 1/30: Dragon Taxis 2/2 - 2/6: Bumblebee 2/9 - 2/13: Valentines 2/16 - 2/20: Moon Magic 2/23 - 2/27: The Unicorn Ball 3/2 - 3/6: Dreamland Explorers 3/9 - 3/13: All Things Small 3/16 - 3/20: Luck 3/23 - 3/27: Carnival 4/6 - 4/10: Flower Fairies 4/13 - 4/17: Super Pups 4/20 - 4/24: Warrior Princess Forest 4/27 - 5/1: Prismatic Parade 5/4 - 5/8: Baby Dragons 5/11 - 5/15: The Great Mermaid Festival 5/18 - 5/22: Pirates! 5/25 - 5/29: Rainbow Jungle By purchasing this sessions, you are securing your weekly spot for this session via a monthly subscription. Subscriptions are charged on the first of every month at a rate of $120, and can be cancelled at any time. No class the week of 3/30 - 4/3

Jam and Sing with Us! INTERACTIVE CLASSES: Fully planned, properly paced, and fun classes taught by our certified teachers who are professional musicians, committed to your child's music development

Miss Rebecca meets with the student to establish rapport and basic knowledge of the instrument. Learning materials can be chosen and ordered.

The Middle School Art class at The Atelier School of Art is a one-hour session for ages 11-13, designed to help students refine their artistic skills while exploring different mediums and techniques. This class covers drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture, with a focus on composition, perspective, shading, and color theory. Students are encouraged to develop their unique artistic voice while building a strong foundation in both traditional and contemporary art practices.

In this class, Nicole will lead you and your little ones in 45-minutes of collaborative music making. We will connect through music while we sing, dance, move, play and pretend. We will bring sanitized instruments and props along with place markers meant to act as visual aids to help us keep a safe distance from one another.

Explore the Magic Clock Shop! Kiddos will spend a day filled with imagination and adventure as they help Oliver Whizgear, resident owl tinkerer, with his newest creations! Drop off is from 9am - 9:30 and pick up is anytime between 3:30 - 4:00pm. Refund Policy: Please note that we have a no refund policy. Full credits will be issued for anything with a 4 week notice and can be used for any future Rabbit Hole activity. After 4 weeks we are unable to credit. If your child is sick or you need to miss a day of camp we will have a camp bag ready for you at the studio. This bag will be filled with enchanted projects, art materials, audio and video links and anything your kiddo might be missing in class. Please email us ahead of time and let us know if you need to miss and would like an at-home camp bag! Photography Notice: We love to share the joy of our experiences on SmugMug and social media! Photos taken during our sessions may be used on our social media platforms. If you would prefer not to have photos taken of your kiddo, please add a note to your child's account on Care.com.

We are offering 11 different art camps/ new curriculum for Art Camps this summer. Art Camp at All Things Art Studio is the best way to experience total immersion in a summer art program! It's fun & and students get a chance to delve into their creative selves without crazy time restraints. Students will also get to Tie Dye an All Things Art Studio Camp Shirt (or other item for repeat campers) on Day 1! (included in the fee of camp). In the mornings, they will be working on individual projects, and the afternoon art academy will give them a relaxed but focused exercise in fine arts. There will be landscape drawing and painting, and still life exploration. We explore drawing, clay, printmaking, textiles, weaving, watercolor, acrylics, tempera paint, glazing & more! We will work with canvas, clay, watercolor, tissue paper and many other types of medium as well. Every camp is a different curriculum, so please register for as many as you can :) It's an amazing week for students, they meet and make new art friends and enjoy the warm summer weather. Bring a sack lunch each day and a water bottle, We will have outdoor lunch & walk in the neighborhood- plus outdoor "en plain air" instruction in their daily journal/ sketchbook. Bring it on! Some of our Elementary, Middle School and High School groups will be offered at the same times & days (convenient for families with older & younger children). But the Camps will be separated by the groups and have different curriculum and locations within the studio. (MS/HS have a seperate registration with separate curriculum)

We are excited to share the day being creative, building community and friendships. Drop off is from 9am-9:30 and pick up is anytime between 2:30-3:00pm. During our days at Hilltop Creative Camp we will start our mornings off with indoor exploration, morning greetings, snack and an indoor creative activity. Nature is a huge focus of Hilltop Creative. We will have outdoor time on a neighborhood hike up to Bernal Hill and visit our local playgrounds Bernal Heights, Holly Park or St Mary's. Towards the end of the day we will be indoors and we will have an afternoon snack provided by Hilltop Creative for the campers.

We are excited to spend the week being creative, building community and making friendships. Drop Off is from 9am-9:30 and pick up is between 3:30-4:00pm. During our days together at Hilltop Creative Summer Camp we will start our mornings off with free exploration, morning greetings, snack and an indoor creative activity. Nature is a huge focus of Hilltop Creative. We will have outdoor time on neighborhood hikes and also will visit our local playgrounds and recreational areas Bernal Heights, Holly Park and St Mary's. Towards the end of the day we will gather indoors and will have an afternoon snack provided by Hilltop Creative.

We are excited to spend the week being creative, building community and making friendships. Drop Off is from 9am-9:30 and pick up is between 3:30-4:00pm. During our days together at Hilltop Creative Summer Camp we will start our mornings off with free exploration, morning greetings, snack and an indoor creative activity. Nature is a huge focus of Hilltop Creative. We will have outdoor time on neighborhood hikes and also will visit our local playgrounds and recreational areas Bernal Heights, Holly Park and St Mary's. Towards the end of the day we will gather indoors and will have an afternoon snack provided by Hilltop Creative.

Sign up for each week- we have a new curriculum each week! Kids will enjoy 4 hours of Art and Art related Activities! Day Camp is a drop off program & for ages 4 and older. Each day includes a variety of Cookies & Canvas event, One Day Workshop, OR Pottery Painting & Open Studio time. Most projects will go home same day. (If they have pottery painting that day, they will need to be picked up following week) Kids enjoy stations as well as several art projects during their 4 hours of fun at the Art Studio! Groups separated by age under K-4 grades, 5-8 grades. Bring peanut free sack lunch, snack & water bottle. Please dress for the weather- as we do take a walk in the neighborhood and eat in the garden on days when we can.

Whether your child is a competitive dancer or just looking to try something new, at La Salle's dance camp your child will learn new skills and explore different dance styles with a focus on building confidence and a joy for dance. The week will conclude with a special performance at the end of the camp where all campers show off what they learned throughout the week. All experience levels are welcome, be ready to move your body, try new things and meet new friends!

** For Rising Grades 5-8 ONLY! “Terrific Ted Talkers!”- Intro to TedX Talks! Has your child ever dreamt of performing on a Ted Talks stage? Do they have ideas they TRULY believe in and would love to voice? Do you just want to improve their overall speech confidence while they learn how to structure and present a speech? Well, this is THEIR moment! In this awesome 1/2 Day Camp, we will: - Review the fundamentals of effective speech PERFORMANCE; - Have discussions about various TEDx Talks topics or current events; - Analyze various TED Talks; - Play multiple public speaking games and work on public speaking quick speech assignments during the class; - Learn how to STRUCTURE a TEDX Speech; - Receive instructor feedback and/or peer feedback; and - Writing and present a final TEDx Talk chosen by the student! Terrific Ted Talkers SHOWCASE! We will invite key community members for a final Speech Showcase on our last day of class! We will also provide videos of the students’ speeches for parents! In both classes every day, the students will have multiple opportunities to practice what WE preach and receive feedback! Our 3-Hour day is broken into: Part I (1-1.5 hours) - Ice Breaker Activity - Lesson for the day - Practice through Game or Structured Assignment in Breakout Sessions! BREAK (15 minutes: Please bring a drink and snack.) Part II: Group Discussion of Previous Exercise/Lessons Lesson Cont. Practice through Games or Structured Assignment in Breakout Sessions! Wrap-Up Give your child the GIFT of more CONFIDENT public speaking this Summer, while they have a blast!

What do you get when you combine your favorite Stages classes and teaching artists with the fun and freedom of Summer? The ultimate first camp experience for your little one! Each week, our littlest campers are introduced to the world of a new Broadway Musical as Stages Mini-Camp Counselors bring the show to life through music, dance, dramatic play, and process art. Snack time, sensory play, outdoor adventures (weather permitting) and of course, Bubble Intermission round out the daily routine. Whether your child has taken performing arts classes in the past or you’re simply looking for something new to try this summer, Stages is for you! WHY CHOOSE BROADWAY MINI-CAMP? ✔️ Small Camp Sizes (No more than 12 Mini-Campers/Day) ✔️ Low Counselor : Mini-Camper Ratio (1:4) ✔️ Professional Teaching Artists as Counselors ✔️ New Broadway Show each week! ✔️ Play-Based Arts Curriculum developed by a professional performer turned child development specialist ✔️ 1 or 2 Day Enrollment Options June 16 & 18 - Lion King June 23 & 25 - Little Mermaid June 30 & July 2 - Trolls July 7 & 9 - Encanto July 14 & 16 - Frozen July 28 & 30 - Wicked August 4 & 6 - Superhero August 11 & 13 - Zootopia August 18 & 20 - Moana August 25 & 27 - Cinderella Broadway Mini-Camp is a GENTLE SEPARATION experience. While the goal is drop-off, we understand that for many children, this will be their first separation experience. Parents will be allowed to stay in class with their child for as long as necessary and Prep teachers will work with parents to create a drop-off routine for each child that ensures both kiddos and their parents are comfortable. Parents and caregivers whose children feel comfortable being dropped off are welcome to stay at Soul City and hang out while classes are taking place but it is not required.

What do you get when you combine your favorite Stages classes and teaching artists with the fun and freedom of Summer? The ultimate first camp experience for your little one! Each week, our littlest campers are introduced to the world of a new Broadway Musical as Stages Mini-Camp Counselors bring the show to life through music, dance, dramatic play, and process art. Snack time, sensory play, outdoor adventures (weather permitting) and of course, Bubble Intermission round out the daily routine. Whether your child has taken performing arts classes in the past or you’re simply looking for something new to try this summer, Stages is for you! WHY CHOOSE BROADWAY MINI-CAMP? ✔️ Small Camp Sizes (No more than 12 Mini-Campers/Day) ✔️ Low Counselor : Mini-Camper Ratio (1:4) ✔️ Professional Teaching Artists as Counselors ✔️ New Broadway Show each week! ✔️ Play-Based Arts Curriculum developed by a professional performer turned child development specialist ✔️ 1 or 2 Day Enrollment Options June 16 & 18 - Lion King June 23 & 25 - Little Mermaid June 30 & July 2 - Trolls July 7 & 9 - Encanto July 14 & 16 - Frozen July 28 & 30 - Wicked August 4 & 6 - Superhero August 11 & 13 - Zootopia August 18 & 20 - Moana August 25 & 27 - Cinderella Broadway Mini-Camp is a GENTLE SEPARATION experience. While the goal is drop-off, we understand that for many children, this will be their first separation experience. Parents will be allowed to stay in class with their child for as long as necessary and Prep teachers will work with parents to create a drop-off routine for each child that ensures both kiddos and their parents are comfortable. Parents and caregivers whose children feel comfortable being dropped off are welcome to stay at Soul City and hang out while classes are taking place but it is not required.

Let's DEFY GRAVITY this summer with a week of musical theater fun inspired by Wicked! Our week-long musical theater camp inspired by Wicked will bring your child's favorite songs and characters to life through music, dance, dramatic play, and process art activities. Stages camps are run by professional teaching artists with years of experience on professional stages as well as in the classroom so you can drop-off feeling confident that your child is in good hands all week long. Whether your child has taken performing arts classes in the past or you’re simply looking for something new to try this summer, Stages is for you! Stages is committed to making our camps accessible for all families. For information regarding free or reduced tuition, please visit https://www.stageschicago.org/tuition-assistance.

It's been a long time coming! Join us for a *not* Cruel Summer with a week of musical theater fun inspired by the music of Taylor Swift! Our week-long musical theater camp inspired by Taylor Swift and the Eras Tour will bring your child's favorite songs to life through music, dance, dramatic play, and process art activities. Stages camps are run by professional teaching artists with years of experience on professional stages as well as in the classroom so you can drop-off feeling confident that your child is in good hands all week long. Whether your child has taken performing arts classes in the past or you’re simply looking for something new to try this summer, Stages is for you! Stages is committed to making our camps accessible for all families. For information regarding free or reduced tuition, please visit https://www.stageschicago.org/tuition-assistance.

Country of Focus: Brazil 🇧🇷 Animal Kingdom (El Reino Animal) Go wild with Spanish! Week 2 of Spanish Immersion Camp brings the Animal Kingdom to life as campers explore animals, habitats, and culture—through real animal encounters, hands-on learning, and joyful Spanish immersion. This Week’s Highlights Include: 🦎 Live Animal Encounters with a Professional Zoologist Campers welcome Jim the Zoologist from Party Animals, who brings real animals to camp for an unforgettable, interactive experience. Students learn animal names, traits, and movements in Spanish—up close and safely guided. ✨ This is a camper favorite, and spots fill quickly for this week. 🦁 Learn to Talk About Animals in Spanish Through games, songs, and storytelling, campers build vocabulary as they describe animals like los leones, los osos, los tigres, and more—using Spanish naturally throughout the day. 🐾 Explore Animals by Habitat Students discover animals with 2, 4, 8, and no legs at all, learning how creatures live and move across different environments—connecting science, language, and play. 🇧🇷 Brazilian Culture + Mini Portuguese In honor of our country of focus, campers enjoy a playful introduction to Portuguese and explore Brazilian culture through crafts, music, and traditions. Throughout the week, campers strengthen their spoken Spanish and early biliteracy skills through interactive games, collaborative projects, and creative expression. 🎉 Families are invited to a weekly camper showcase, where students proudly share what they’ve learned at the end of the week. *Campers receive a daily snack, a take-home souvenir, time for lunch and all activity supplies. Campers bring their lunch from home. —----------------------------------- Cancellation policy: When a camp registration is canceled by the camper(s) and/or the family, a refund will be provided only if we receive notification two weeks in advance. We will, however, retain 5% of the total registration fees for processing costs. No refunds will be given for cancellations made less than two weeks in advance. Please Bring: Lunch (No NUTS please!) Comfortable Clothes Sweater or sweatshirt (in case indoors is chilly) Close-toed shoes (sneakers are best) Book bag (for taking home projects) Water bottle (Reusable) Complete change of clothes (K-2)