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Home My WebLink AboutHandouts_Regular_Tab _04/14/2005 (2) T ► " ' �� Summer Youth College - §.� 0 June 20—July 28, 2005 Monday—Thursday , 9 AM-4 PM $55 Per Class (each class 2 hours per week) Program Lasts 6 Weeks Wind-Up/Wind-�own Available . Ages 8-14 � Registration Begins LY- ' � � M ay 5th ! , ;. v; ` � . . � a � i . . �� < . . Y''^� y .��.: �'4%k . �� ., r . �;.: \� '� �fi �� € � - r ` v�y+'� �. � �� p J � � ,� h Ft �,�'� g y "G b fi ct �� , �., . �;�� . : 1 � � � k? CONTACT: Kathy Andio, Coordinator e (561) 207- 5311 andiokC�pbcc.edu • T ' � �� Palm Beach Community College �� "�� Palm Beach Gardens Campus �� ,ztt��,,�m»,un;��«e 2005 Summer Youth Coltege ��'-�� List of Classes COMPUTER Virtual Field Trips Become an explorer. Go on expeditions to discover new places. Learn about nature, science and history. Have fun every step of the way and you do not even have to leave your computer. Join us for a virtual field trip to the Smithsonian Institution, 7he Seattle Aquarium, The American Museum of Natural History, The Audubon Society and More! Microsoft Office Applications Learn to use the four most popular Microsoft Office programs. Create letters, flyers and brochures with MS Word. Design spreadsheets to organize information. PerForm simple and complex calculations with MS Excel. Draw colorful animated slide presentations with MS Power Point. Send and receive email with attached text, drawings and photographs with MS Outlook. Web Master Using graphic and web coding software learn to make your own 3-5 page web site. Personalize the site with your own pictures, graphics and text. SCIENCE Schoolyard Ecology Just outside your window is a world to explore filled with plants, animals, and interesting environmental features. Nature is at the doorstep of every school. Direct observations of the relationships between the schoolyard environment and the organisms that live in it will spark your curiosity about the patterns and interactions in nature, and will enable you to better comprehend and appreciate the complex interactions of greater world ecosystems. See and Hear Inside the Human Body Have you ever thought about taking an x-ray, seeing a beating heart, hearing how a lung sounds through a stethoscope? You will have the opportunity to do that and much more while learning about the exciting allied health careers of Respiratory Care, Radiology and Sonography. Green Thumb Growin' Bring your green thumb and come garden with the PBCC plant nursery. Cultivate your interest in bugs and critters, gardening, and taking good care of your environment. We'll take walks on campus, hunt bugs, grow same gardens, and sprout seeds. You'll take home what you grow! Sessions include: Insects in the Garden, Basic Gardening Tools and Practices (applied to a butterfly garden and growing vegetables), Hydroponics, Recognizing Plants, and Good Earth Stewardship. Students should have a genuine interest and be prepared for normal Florida summer outdoor conditions. (There will be no use of chemicals or sharp implements.) ART Painting Learn techniques and planning involved in developing your painting style. Explore a variety of painting mediums with watercolor and acrylic paints. Produce creative mixed media projects by combining materials. Bring student supplies for painting. You Can Draw! Take a journey through the "line," which is the basis of all drawing. Learn technical skills and experiment at the same time. Work in basic materials such as graphite, colored pencil, ink and paint. Then, combine your learned skills with new and exciting ways to mix media. You will draw from real life as well as from imaginative ideas you develop yourself. It's Me Own Face The participants begin with having a plaster mask created on their own face, then the masks will be transformed into dynamic and expressive creatures or characters. After the individual mask has been transformed and painted, there will be lots of "fru-fru" (glitter, beads, feathers, and other frills) for final decoration. ; � , . MATH K. I. D. S. (Kids Investing for pollars and $ense) Dealing with money requires life long skills. This fun class will help you learn them! Learn who invented money, the role of money in forming our nation, how your grandparents and parents deal with money and how it influences our lives. Learn how to make good decisions, how to save and how to invest for the future. Learn how to budget and plan for things you want. See how your math skills work in the real world. You will leave this class with a greater sense of self- respect and a new found level of responsibility. Review Your Math You need to keep your math skills up over the summer or you will suffer in the fall. Review and pre-view. "Good math habits" will be the emphasis of this class. Math art projects will help you grasp various math concepts. Hands-On Equation Are you frustrated by all those "x's" in algebra? By using hands-on activities, your confusion will melt away as you make sense of those "x's!" This class is for anyone who is new to algebra and would a head-start for the next school year, or for those students who would like to learn algebra in a new and exciting way. LANGUAGE Espanol Para Todos This is a dynamic class. You will learn greetings and how to introduce yourself. You will learn body parts, animals, colors and much more. By the end, you will even be able to salsa or dance the meringue. For More Information Contact: Kathy Andio Coordinator, Summer Youth College Email: andiok�r,�pb��.�du Phone: (561) 207-5311