Johnston Community Education

UPDATE (4/28/2023): Due to maintenance and construction projects happening in our school district this summer, the June 12-16 session ONLY of Anchor Kids has been relocated to Wallace Elementary. Anchor Kids was built to give kids the tools to lead strong, healthy lives. We do this through the 5 Pillars of Health for Kids: Fitness, Nutrition, Seeds2Snacks, Mindfulness, Sport/Activity. Our summer camp dives deeper into these 5 pillars with fun, immersive, and engaging programs to start the learning process of leading healthy lives. Pillar 1: Fitness. We utilize what we call the 9 foundational bodyweight movements to teach kids proper movement and mix them up in as many ways as creatively possible to put kids through a fun exercise experience. We begin each day with movement warm-ups and a 10:00 group exercise session together. Pillar 2: Nutrition. We partnered with a local Registered Dietician to put together a fun and engaging infographic that gives kids the creative freedom to learn about each food group in an activity we call "Eat Your Colors". This breaks a plate of food down into proteins, carbohydrates, fats, dairy, and grains. We also reinforce good hydration habits and differentiate between a "healthy" drink and a not-so-healthy drink. Kids will utilize fun coloring activities to show how they can eat their colors. Pillar 3: Seeds2Snacks. This is a fun and innovative pillar that gives kids the tools to plant their own seeds in planting pods that we provide and we teach the basics of caring for the seed to grow into their own healthy snacks. Food just doesn't magically appear in a grocery store and Seeds2Snakcs helps to reinforce that idea. Pillar 4: Mindfulness. Yoga has been around for centuries, but primarily taught and practiced by adults. This pillar gives kids the time, energy, and space to think their own thoughts and feel their own feelings while engaging in fun and interactive yoga flows and poses. Pillar 5: Sport/Activity. Kids will focus on the intangibles of sport and activity like teamwork, working together to achieve a goal, respect, sportsmanship, effective communication, and more. This pillar wasn't designed to coach a sport, even though we do work through some skills of specific sports, it was more so designed to give kids an idea of how sport and activity can be fun and challenging at the same time with the proper tools to engage with others and work hard. Throughout the camp kids will tell stories, read stories, play games, interact with each other in a positive way, create their own Anchor Kids Ethos together, exercise together, eat healthy snacks (considerations made for food sensitivity and allergies), drink lots of water, be inside and outside, and just have an all around great time! Your student will also be issued a book: The Way of the Warrior Kid - Field Manual, by Jocko Willink, that is theirs to keep once the camp is complete. Anchor Kids. Lead the Way. https://www.facebook.com/AnchorKidsOrg https://www.instagram.com/anchorkidsorg/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/anchor-kids-org/ Instructor: Anchor Kids

Observe the world through an artist's eyes! Participants will learn to use proportion, light, shadows, and line work to make drawings come to life! Participants will practice techniques, create drawings of their very own, and learn to develop skills in idea generation and sketching. Instructor: Kenzie Lindsey

Participants will use clay slabs, coils, and pinch pots to make pizza, pie, cake, secret cupcake jars. Decorate with additive elements like colorful glazes and clay frosting, and use subtractive techniques like sgraffito. Participants will also learn about famous food artists like Wayne Thiebaud. 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. Please note: some of the projects in this camp will be new this year and some will be similar to last year. Keep in mind that any repeated projects will look different this year because your child has a whole year of experience and learning under their belt. 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. Instructor: Amy Uthus https://www.amyuthus.com/

Participants will learn about modern master artists and the art forms and styles that make each unique in this clay camp. Projects may include: Clay Tiles with Piet Mondrian, Picasso Portraits, Sweet Treats with Wayne Thiebaud, and others as time allows. 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. Please note: some of the projects in this camp will be new this year and some will be similar to last year. Keep in mind that any repeated projects will look different this year because your child has a whole year of experience and learning under their belt. 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. Instructor: Amy Uthus https://www.amyuthus.com/

Time to reach new heights and learn more about the strategies in climbing! Climb Iowa staff members belay the participants on the ropes and help with climbing our bouldering walls. Fee covers the rental harnesses and climbing shoes. Signed Visitor Agreement is needed. Instructor: Climb Iowa Staff

STEM Video Game Enrichment for the 21st Century learner. Each {YEL!} Coding class follows four basic components: Teach It!…Students learn different video game and storytelling design techniques (movement blocks, control blocks, basic animation, adding scores, etc.) Code It!… Students use Scratch® to code their own story and video games. Explore It!…Students can write their own story and video game code, experiment with it and test new options. Our collaborative learning environment encourages students to learn from each other. Keep It!…Students keep their stories and video games online with Scratch® and can access it and expand upon it at anytime. Sign up today to THINK, LEARN and PLAY WELL with {YEL!}. Scratch® is an MIT created and monitored, kid-safe web interface. It uses a drag and drop programming interface to teach students of all levels coding practices. Students can keep their code online with Scratch and can access it and expand upon it at anytime. Instructor: Youth Enrichment League https://youthenrichmentleague.com/ https://youthenrichmentleague.com/portfolio-item/c...

This camp is for band students are who WILL BE ENROLLED (Fall 2023) in 9th-12th grades. Each day will be spent rehearsing fun music for the Friday concert that can be enjoyed by the parents and families. Students will also receive a band camp t-shirt. Camp Directors: Steve Kellar & Jason Heeren

Players learn baseball material that fits their age range. Learn and improve throwing, hitting, pitching, catching, fielding, sliding, and team offense and defense. Players will be working hand in hand with varsity coaches and HS players. Deadline to order a t-shirt is May 25. Camp Director: Coach Michael Barta