Higley Unified School District #60

Bricks 4 Kidz and Young Rembrandts partner to provide engaging daily activities within the curriculum areas of science, technology, engineering, art and math. Students will be introduced to different concepts of S.T.E.A.M. through tactile and visual learning methods. Parents will be required to provide lunch each day. Other details regarding attendance will be shared in a detailed flyer. Each week of camp will provide a different theme and a variation of daily activities.

Summer Mandarin Fun: Do you want to learn one of the most spoken languages in the world? Come and join us for a week of fun experiencing Chinese culture and authentic language learning. Our cultural activities will include ping-pong, hacky sack, Mahjong, Chinese Chess, chopstick competitions, Chinese jump rope, and trying Chinese traditional instruments. Students will also have the opportunity to tour China through a virtual field trip experience using VR sets. You do not need to know Chinese to join. This camp also welcomes our Mandarin immersive students, who will work with experienced language immersion teachers in small groups to polish their Mandarin skills. Registration closes on May 22nd.Email panna.leatherby@husd.orgif you have any questions. All campers will get a camp T-shirts. Teachers: Panna Leatherby, Lijie Zhao, Lingjing Luo Section: 6/17-6/20 9am-12pm @ SMS; Grades 1-6th (as fall of 2024) Cost: $180/session (10% sibling discount for this camp only) THRIVE in Mandarin: Thrive in Mandarin Camp is calling for all peer mentors. How do you qualify to become a peer mentor? If you have taken Mandarin through Coronado Elementary School's Dual Immersion Program for more than 4 years, or if you are a heritage learner already proficient in moderate Mandarin, or if you have taken Mandarin in middle school and high school for at least 3 years. You qualify as a peer mentor! Come and join us to help our younger students become like YOU and be more successful in their Mandarin learning journey. Games and friendly competitions will be led by peer mentors with their students. Peer mentors may earn volunteer hours while giving back their expertise to the community at the same time. Registration closes on May22nd.Email panna.leatherby@husd.org for any questions. All peer mentors will receive a camp-shirt. Teachers: Panna Leatherby, Lijie Zhao, Lingjing Luo Section: 6/17-6/20 9am-12pm @ SMS; Grades: 6-12th (as fall of 2023) Cost: $40/session; the cost includes a T-shirt for the peer Mentor MATH: This camp is intended to introduce young students to general information about the international math competition, Math Kangaroo. Students will be working in small groups and individually to solve math problems selected from previous competition tests. Each day, students will also practice two rounds of fast paced math facts to enhance their computation skills. Students in this camp need to be passionate about math and are willing to challenge themselves by working consistently in a test setting environment. All applicants need to have their math teacher’s recommendation (Click here to access the form); confirmation of registration will be emailed from panna.leatherby@husd.org no later than May 31st. Registration closes May 31st. Section: 6/17-6/20 1-3:30p @ SMS Grades: 3-6th(as fall of 2024) Teachers: Panna Leatherby Cost: $120/session (10% sibling discount for this camp only)

The purpose of Creative Camp to explore various forms of crafting and creativity. Age-appropriate crafts like (Pinterest style projects) resin, pour painting, slime, jewelry, upcycling, tie dye, decor, etc. for 4-8 and paper crafting, clay, jewelry, seasonal crafts and more for K-3. Students will have the opportunity to take home 2 or more one of a kind keepsakes while making new friends and having fun.