Johnston Community Education

The Johnston Middle School Football Camp is a three-night introduction to Johnston Football and football conditioning. Athletes will have the opportunity to learn all about offensive and defensive positions and special teams play. Coaches will emphasize the fundamentals of various positions so athletes learn about the game of football and build confidence. The camp will include sport-specific conditioning drills, position-specific fundamentals, and games and competitions. The camp will be coached by the JMS 8th grade football coaching staff. Camp Director: Coach Thomas Griffin

This camp will be a high intensity camp focusing on preparation for competition. Drills will be fast-paced and challenging. Learning to compete and teamwork will be the goal of the camp. Camp Director: Coach Rick Brooks

Camp is designed to emulate the competitiveness and pace of the high school soccer game involving daily themes of technical, possession, and finishing. Camp Director: Coach Jim Frizzell

Clay camp this year will highlight student-favorite projects from Amy's past decade of teaching. 5-star projects include: Snail Bowls, Animal Water Squirters, Mosaics, and Lascaux Cave Painting Mini-Worlds. Individual expression will be highly encouraged, and famous artists will be introduced. 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 and disinfect the room. Instructor: Amy Uthus

Clay camp this year will highlight student-favorite projects from Amy's past decade of teaching. 5-star projects include: Scrumptious, Sculptural Frosted Desserts, Wishing Wells, Gnomes n' Homes, and an additional project chosen by class vote. Individual expression will be highly encouraged, and famous artists will be introduced. 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 and disinfect the room. Instructor: Amy Uthus

In this camp, we will meet daily to explore all the creepy, crawly, and cute creatures we might find in our gardens. We will use squishy clay to make gnomes, owls, ladybugs, birdbaths, planters, and more! We will get a little dirty, learn new building techniques, and have lots of fun playing with clay. 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 and disinfect the room. Instructor: Amy Uthus

Dragon Ninja Warrior camp is a great introduction into the challenging and competitive world of obstacle course racing! Participants will spend some time each day warming up in the gymnastics gym participating in games and races. This time also includes some time on trampolines and in the foam pits. We then transition to the ninja gym and work through an obstacle course! Instructor: Emerge Academy

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! Instructor: TigerLily STEM

All Pre-K through 8th grade wrestlers are welcome to attend. This camp will be instructed by Johnston High School wrestling staff. Fundamental positions, situational and live wrestling, and mental preparation will be covered. All ability levels, from brand new beginners to experienced wrestlers, are encouraged to attend. Please reach out to head wrestling coach Aaron Tecklenburg with questions at aaron.tecklenburg@johnston.k12.ia.us. Camp Director: Coach Aaron Tecklenburg

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. Your child will receive a Scratch user name and password so they can access their projects from any computer at anytime. Instructor: Youth Enrichment League

Junior Dragon Power is a conditioning program that emphasizes proper body weight exercises, weight lifting technique, core strength, flexibility, agility, speed, power and endurance. This program is designed to improve overall athletic ability that will enhance performance for all sports. Younger athletes will use little or no weight. Broom sticks will be used to perfect lifting technique. Please wear athletic shoes/shorts/shirt. Camp Director: Coach Eric Shafer

Little Dragon sports are focused on providing a FUN introductory experience for all. Players will participate in age-appropriate games, activities, and scrimmages designed to teach fundamentals, encourage physical activity, and generate interest in the sport. No experience necessary. *Discounted rate for participants that qualify for Free/Reduced Meals: In order to increase the accessibility of our programs, Johnston Community Education is experimenting with a new financial assistance program this summer (2021) that allows any participant that qualifies for Free/Reduced Meals to automatically qualify for a reduced program registration fee. If your participant qualifies for Free/Reduced Meals, (20-21 or 21-22 school year) please select the "F/R Meals Rate" during the registration process to receive a 25% discount. All participants that select the "F/R Meals Rate" will be verified prior to the start of the program. Anyone that selects the "F/R Meals Rate" but does not actually qualify, will be charged the full registration fee. Instructor: JCE Staff