Spring Lake Park Schools Community Ed

Public speaking is one of the top skills that employers look for, yet it is one of the most dreaded parts of required curriculum. But it doesn't have to be! Students who attend this camp will engage in activities that allow them to bulid confidence while simultaneously harnessing the strengths and interests they already have to hone their skills as a public speaker. Current members of the Spring Lake Park Speech Team and head coach Shannah Anderson will co-lead this four-day program where we will focus on effective speaking techniques as well as strengthening leadership skills. Participants will explore the 13 categories of MSHSL Speech (Creative Expression, Discussion, Duo Interpretation, Extemporaneous Reading, Extemporaneous Speaking, Great Speeches, Humorous Interpretation, Informative Speaking, Original Oratory, Serious Drama Interpretation, Serious Poetry Interpretation, Serious Prose Interpretation and Storytelling). Students will select a piece and focus on effective vocal tone, facial expression, and bodily gestures (blocking) and work towards a mini-showcase on Day 4.

Session 1 - July 17-21 - Anime and Manga Fashion: If you love all things Manga and Fashion, sign up for this class. Join Young Rembrandts for this drawing workshop; we’ll be drawing and coloring all things ANIME! Artists will learn to draw anime style fashion characters ranging from simple to elaborate– this is a great way to combine fashion designing skills and learn new manga tricks. Each day students will complete multiple pieces of artwork like manga hairstyles, school uniforms, fantasy costumes and more ARTastic drawings. Sign up today! Session 2 - Aug 28-31 - Favorite Art in Apps and Games: Art is all around us, including on phones and online! Join Young Rembrandts for a workshop mimicking the amazing imagery of our Favorite Apps and Video Games! Every day students will learn new illustration and coloring techniques inspired by popular video games. Artwork is inspired by a pixel block characters, plants, zombies and many more classic apps and games. If your child loves to game or draw, they’ll have a blast putting their own personal touches on some of these favorites! Register your special gaming artist today!

Join this dynamic course to learn a dynamite instrument! Players will learn the basics of music including reading music, rhythm, melody and meter. We keep the class fun while making the instrument easily accessible for all students. Sign up today to let the music play! NOTE TO PARENTS: Visit https://youthenrichmentleague.com/what-kind-of-guitar-should-i-buy-for-my-child/ to learn what kind of guitar to buy for your child.

Let's take mess-making to a whole new level! We’ll paint with plaster, sculpt with gooey gunk, make papier mache birds and fling paint like Jackson Pollock. We will even learn some art terms along the way. These are not projects to tackle at home – leave the mess with us. After all, being a kid is messy business! Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child each day.

When in doubt, make it mini! Teeny and tiny is all the rage, so come create a series of microscopic masterpieces! We’ll sculpt an itty bitty bowling set, a magnificent mini cake, and all kinds of other teeny tiny creations. It’s total mini mania!!!

It’s a slime takeover! In this camp, slime is the main event. We’ll explore different slime recipes as we create tons of gooey, sparkly, stretchy, messy goo. From an out-of-this-world glitter solar system slime, confetti cake slime and bubblegum scented slime, we’ll make a different slime during each day of camp. We’ll even throw in a little painting and sculpting on the side, too! Roll up your sleeves, and get ready for the Slime-Tastic time you’ve been waiting for! Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child each day.

Grades 6-8 1-week camp June 26-30 Mon-Fri 9-3:30 Grades 9-12 2-week camp July 24-July 28 Mon-Fri 9-3:30 We are thrilled to offer our students the opportunity to work with some of the finest teaching artists in the Twin Cities! Our program combines singing, acting, and dancing to establish and hone the building blocks of performing, foster creativity and nurture self-esteem. Through positive and imaginative class experience, our performers will develop confidence in all of these areas, strengthen their skills and have lots of fun! This camp is open to all skill levels - no prior experience in performance required, just a desire to have fun and work with others to create some fantastic memories! We are fortunate to be able to offer you the chance to work with these amazing artists: Shinah Hey is a Twin Cities-based actor who has worked across the country performing as leads in two national tours with the Kennedy Center and at some of the top regional theaters in the nation. In the Twin Cities she has worked at The Guthrie, Ordway, Chanhassen Dinner Theaters, Theater Latte Da, Children’s Theater and Artistry. She was most recently seen in the TikTok famous and critically acclaimed run of Ride the Cyclone as Ocean O’Connell Rosenberg at Arena Stage. Up next she will be returning to the Guthrie to understudy three roles in Into the Woods. Shinah has a passion for helping kids find what makes them unique in the theater world and leaning into their specialty. Benjamin Dutcher has been seen on operatic and theatrical stages across the country. A Twin Cities-based singer, actor, and educator, his repertoire covers a vast range of both opera and musical theater and includes on-camera appearances for History Channel and PBS. His previous engagements include work with Minnesota Opera, Theater Latté Da, Opera Columbus, Asolo Repertory Theater, Skylark Opera, Trademark Theater, and Mill City Summer Opera. In addition to performing, he has been a teaching artist and private voice teacher for multiple schools and organizations around the Twin Cities. Benjamin was a part of the Drama Desk Award winning cast of All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 Off-Broadway at the Sheen Center in NYC (broadcast on PBS) and can be seen this summer in Godspell with Artistry. McKinnley Aitchison is an actor, singer and teaching artist based in the Twin Cities. She’s been seen on stages throughout the Twin Cities including Theater Latte Da, Illusion Theatre, History Theatre, Old Log Theater and more. In addition to performing, she is an integral part of the Illusion Theater’s “Theater Access for Youth” mission by leading their Peer Education Programming. She provides partnership with schools and local communities to engage youth with arts and leadership building activities such as adapting and performing plays for their peers on topics of current concerns in their communities. She takes her talent and knowledge to middle schools and high schools spanning throughout the metro and Southern/Central Minnesota. She currently leads a residency program at Highland Park Middle School for students interested in exploring the foundations of theater arts and performance.

In "Uke Can Do It!" students will learn the fundamentals of playing the ukulele including tuning, strumming and picking techniques, reading chord and tablature notation, and songwriting! Experienced students will be guided with more mature playing techniques, while younger instrumentalists will learn the basics. Every level of musicianship is welcome to help start each student on their own ukulele journey! Led by SLP Music Teacher Mrs. Geist Schlottman.

There’s plenty of room for imagination in this camp! We’ll make tons of cool stuff for your room. From the walls to the windows and doors, we’ll make all the accessories you’ll need to transform your pad into your dream room! We’ll craft fantastic projects like clay trinket boxes and picture holders. We’ll even splatter paint on canvas to create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. Best of all, we’ll make graffiti that your mom will actually let you put on your walls!