Johnston Community Education

Coach Kenton Tennal has been running or assisting basketball camps for nearly 2 decades. The goal of his camps is to provide each camper with a positive, fun-filled learning experience. The camp is designed to provide personal attention to help young athletes improve their basketball fundamentals. These camps set the framework for successful future athletes.

Coach Kenton Tennal has been running or assisting basketball camps for nearly 2 decades. The goal of his camps is to provide each camper with a positive, fun-filled learning experience. The camp is designed to provide personal attention to help young athletes improve their basketball fundamentals. These camps set the framework for successful future athletes.

Coach Kenton Tennal has been running or assisting basketball camps for nearly 2 decades. The goal of his camps is to provide each camper with a positive, fun-filled learning experience. The camp is designed to provide personal attention to help young athletes improve their basketball fundamentals. These camps set the framework for successful future athletes.

Learn the basics of roller skating (Stop, stride, getting up, and bending down). Skate rental included if needed. Fee includes admission for open skate session ($11.99 value x 6). Feel free to stay longer after. LOCATION: Skateland, 5621 Meredith Drive, Des Moines. Registration Deadline: July 9

Learn foundational cheerleading skills with the Johnston Cheerleaders! A performance will be hosted at the end of the week showcasing what cheerleaders learned. K - 2nd grade will learn the basics of motions, cheers and jumps. 3rd - 6th grade will learn motions, cheers, jumps and a dance. Instructor: Alec Craigmile

All levels of chess players welcome. The {YEL!} Teach It!…Practice It!...Play It! method keeps chess students progressing with 60+ chess lessons and thousands of puzzles as well as guided games and an end-of-week in-class tournament. Class fee includes ChessKid.com membership for the session ($49 annual value). Battle summer brain drain...sign up today. Visit YELKids.com for more info. https://youthenrichmentleague.com/portfolio-item/c... Instructor: Youth Enrichment League

Clay camp this year will highlight student-favorite projects from Amy's past decade of teaching. This years planned projects include bobbleheads, animal masks, and gulping creatures! (Projects may vary based on class ability and work speed.) Our projects will be fired in a kiln and Amy will email parents with a pick-up date (usually 2-3 weeks after the last day of class). All tools and materials are included. No experience necessary. If your child is registered for more than one clay camp, supervision is NOT provided between camps. Our instructor needs this time to reset the room for the next camp. Instructor: Amy Uthus

Launch and watch your very own rocket speed 300 feet into the air! Then it is yours to take home! Students will make and take home multiple rockets of varying difficulty throughout this session. We will use these rockets and airplanes to investigate basic aeronautical concepts including: propulsion, thrust, lift, drag and more. We will also hypothesize about travel in outer space, how to get a United States astronaut to Mars and life on Mars. Do you have the right stuff? Please visit YouthEnrichmentLeague.com for more information. NOTE: Parents will be asked to contribute two, 2 liter soda bottles (empty) for 2 different experiments. Registration Fee INCLUDES $18 materials fee. Instructor: Youth Enrichment League https://youthenrichmentleague.com/portfolio-item/r...

Join us for a fun state-fair inspired STEM camp! We will be making agriculture inspired crafts, learning about technology in modern farming, competing in building challenges and playing fair inspired games! Please wear clothes appropriate for hands-on activities and outdoor games! Registration Deadline: July 31. Instructor: TigerLily STEM https://tigerlilystem.com/

New and returning students invited. Favorite instructors return with more knowledge, refined coaching skills and, of course, the favorite fencing games and arm bands. We supply safety swords, protective masks, chest plates and jackets. Sign up today to join this sport deemed the “sport of the intellectual athlete!" Check out these links for more information: https://youtu.be/TXI3HNufCOo https://youthenrichmentleague.com/portfolio-item/fencing/

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Flight School Camp! From rockets to kites and planes to birds, if it flies, we will be exploring it during this fun, hands-on camp! Join us as we learn all about physics, engineering, technology, biology and more as they relate to flight through games, crafts, experiments and engineering design challenges! Registration Deadline: May 29 Instructor: TigerLily STEM

Join coaches and athletes from the Lady Dragon Track & Field team for an introduction to the fundamentals of this great sport! Emphasis will be on fun and building individual skills & fitness. A non-competitive mini fun Track Meet will be on the final day, when everyone will receive a gift for participation. Instructor: Coach Chris Siewert

This is for any girl who wants to have fun & make new friends while building both strength & fitness. Athletes of all different sports will benefit from this program. Girls who may not have participated in team/ball sports in the past often find personal success & fulfillment in the sport of running & Cross Country. WHAT: Members of the JHS Girls Cross Country team (coaches & athletes) will lead participants in a wide-range of activities based on the Mission Statement & Six Basic Principles that have made Johnston Cross Country one of the most successful programs in the State of Iowa. Mission Statement: Developing strong, confident young women who are dedicated to building a stronger community while participating in competitive athletics as part of a healthy lifestyle. Basic Principles: Be Healthy. Dream Big Dreams. Work Hard. Have Fun. Kick Butt. Embrace Your Sisters.

Little Dragon sports are focused on providing a FUN introductory experience for all. Players will participate in age-appropriate games and activities designed to teach fundamentals, encourage physical activity, and generate interest in the sport. No experience necessary. This is an outdoor activity. Participants should dress appropriately for activity and the weather. Players should bring a baseball mitt with them. All participants should bring a water bottle. Parents will be directed on where to pick up their child for each specific location.

Little Dragon sports are focused on providing a FUN introductory experience for all. Players will participate in age-appropriate games and activities designed to teach fundamentals, encourage physical activity, and generate interest in the sport. No experience necessary. This is an outdoor activity. Participants should dress appropriately for activity and the weather. Players should bring a baseball mitt with them. All participants should bring a water bottle. Parents will be directed on where to pick up their child for each specific location.