Johnston Community Education

Join the Des Moines Art Center to learn how to write and illustrate your own storybook. Read your favorite storybooks for inspiration then write a story and illustrate your drawings. Recreate your characters with clay and make puppets for a puppet show.Instructor: Des Moines Art Center

Join the Des Moines Art Center to learn how to write and illustrate your own storybook. Read your favorite storybooks for inspiration then write a story and illustrate your drawings. Recreate your characters with clay and make puppets for a puppet show.Instructor: Des Moines Art Center

Camp Brainiac is a full-day summer day camp that welcomes elementary school age kids 6-12! Camp Brainiac gives kids a break from the classroom but not necessarily from learning. Planned and run by Iowa licensed teachers, Brainiac campers will spend their days immersed in experiential learning with new activities each session. Campers have plenty of outdoor and free time to burn off energy too. This isn't like REAL summer school! Camp sessions are limited to 30 kids to ensure maximum fun. Instructor: Camp BrainiacFor more information: https://www.campbrainiac.com/

Youth Enrichment League’s {YEL!} summer chess camp works with all levels of students. Beginners learn Piece Movement, Capturing, Check, Checkmate, Castling and more. Returning students study intermediate lessons including Pins, Forks and Back Rank Mates. Advanced students will study Elimination of Defense, Opening Theory and other advanced concepts. Our summer camps are fun, fast-paced and packed with information. Battle summer brain drain and procure the necessary tools to beat your mom at chess! Instructor: Youth Enrichment League’s {YEL!}

Youth Enrichment League’s {YEL!} summer chess camp works with all levels of students. Beginners learn Piece Movement, Capturing, Check, Checkmate, Castling and more. Returning students study intermediate lessons including Pins, Forks and Back Rank Mates. Advanced students will study Elimination of Defense, Opening Theory and other advanced concepts. Our summer camps are fun, fast-paced and packed with information. Battle summer brain drain and procure the necessary tools to beat your mom at chess! Instructor: Youth Enrichment League’s {YEL!}

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 caterpillars, owls, ladybugs, platters, rainbows, 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. All tools and materials are included. No experience necessary.Instructor: Amy Uthus

We will learn about modern master artists and their unique art forms and styles in this clay camp. Projects include: Clay Tiles with Piet Mondrian, Picasso Portraits, Sweet Treats with Wayne Thiebaud, Popcorn Bowls with Lucy Rie, and more. All projects will be fired in a kiln and Amy will email parents with a pick-up date. Individual expression will be highly encouraged. All tools and materials are included. No experience necessary. Instructor: Amy Uthus

We will learn about modern master artists and their unique art forms and styles in this clay camp. Projects include: Clay Tiles with Piet Mondrian, Picasso Portraits, Sweet Treats with Wayne Thiebaud, Popcorn Bowls with Lucy Rie, and more. All projects will be fired in a kiln and Amy will email parents with a pick-up date. Individual expression will be highly encouraged. All tools and materials are included. No experience necessary. Instructor: Amy Uthus

Splash into your summer with color and the Des Moines Art Center! Explore color theory, how to mix shades, tones, and tints, and make a color wheel using handmade paint. Create colorful collages and sculptures, and paint a collaborative mural with fellow campers.Instructor: Des Moines Art Center

Splash into your summer with color and the Des Moines Art Center! Explore color theory, how to mix shades, tones, and tints, and make a color wheel using handmade paint. Create colorful collages and sculptures, and paint a collaborative mural with fellow campers.Instructor: Des Moines Art Center

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? NOTE: Parents will be asked to contribute two, 2 liter soda bottles (empty) for 2 different experiments.Instructor: Youth Enrichment League 

FIRST LEGO League Bootcamp is a fun and dynamic beginner class in EV3 robotic programming. The skills learned in building and programming the LEGO EV3 robot are specifically designed to translate into FIRST LEGO League (FLL) success for teams and team members moving onto a FLL team in the fall. We’ll learn the basics of driving straight, turning, and even coding responsive programs using a variety of EV3 sensors. We will be building and programming runs on an official 2018/19 “Into Orbit” FLL robot mat.This class will prepare your student to join and thrive on an FLL team in the fall when the new 2019/20 FLL season begins. Look for more information on how to join an official FIRST LEGO League team in the fall through Johnston Community Education.Instructor: Andrew McCormick  

FIRST LEGO League Bootcamp is a fun and dynamic beginner class in EV3 robotic programming. The skills learned in building and programming the LEGO EV3 robot are specifically designed to translate into FIRST LEGO League (FLL) success for teams and team members moving onto a FLL team in the fall. We’ll learn the basics of driving straight, turning, and even coding responsive programs using a variety of EV3 sensors. We will be building and programming runs on an official 2018/19 “Into Orbit” FLL robot mat.This class will prepare your student to join and thrive on an FLL team in the fall when the new 2019/20 FLL season begins. Look for more information on how to join an official FIRST LEGO League team in the fall through Johnston Community Education.Instructor: Andrew McCormick 

This class is for new 1st and 2nd year FLL caoches as wel las for parents that might be interested in coaching. This class will show you just how doable running a successful FLL team is! Learn how to set up a team, navigate the online team portal, basics of robotics building & programming, and tips for running effective practices. All software/EV# sets are provided. This is a FREE class but please register so we can plan accordingly. Instructor: Andrew McCormick

Join us for the annual Johnston Summer Flute Choir Workshop and become a part of our flute family of the Greater Des Moines area! 5 days of flute fundamentals, sight-reading, collaboration, musicality, performance confidence, and flute fun. Our first hour each day is dedicated to the fundamentals of flute playing followed by two hours of flute choir rehearsing! Coached and conducted by professional flutist, Amanda Johns Barro, an alumna of the Johnston School District who has received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Flute Performance. A combined performance for family and friends will be held on Friday, July 12th at 4:30pm lasting approximately an hour.The fee includes cost of the workshop, music, and a t-shirt coordinated by the group. For more specific questions, contact Amanda at barro.flute@gmail.com or view her website at www.amandabarroflutist.com. Instructor: Amanda BarroCheck out our promo video-

Join us for the annual Johnston Summer Flute Choir Workshop and become a part of our flute family of the Greater Des Moines area! 5 days of flute fundamentals, sight-reading, collaboration, musicality, performance confidence, and flute fun. Our first hour each day is dedicated to the fundamentals of flute playing followed by two hours of flute choir rehearsing! Coached and conducted by professional flutist, Amanda Johns Barro, an alumna of the Johnston School District who has received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Flute Performance. A combined performance for family and friends will be held on Friday, July 12th at 4:30pm lasting approximately an hour.The fee includes cost of the workshop, music, and a t-shirt coordinated by the group. For more specific questions, contact Amanda at barro.flute@gmail.com or view her website at www.amandabarroflutist.com. Instructor: Amanda BarroCheck out our promo video-

New and returning students invited. Each {YEL!} Chess class follows four basic components: •Teach It!…Each class students are taught different chess concepts and coached to implement those concepts into their chess games •Practice It!…Students practice positions set by the coach to improve their understanding of the concept. •Puzzle It!… Students are given chess puzzles (constructed by WIM Serafima Sokolovskaya) and work with coach guidance to solve them. •Play It!Each class ends with students playing 20-30 minutes of chess. For a more thorough description of the YEL chess program, visit www.YouthEnrichmentLeague.com.

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. 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

The next evolution in youth robotics is here! Build a seeing-sensing robot using LEGO® Bricks, then program it to complete unique tasks and challenges. Next, build a rescue helicopter to find animals in need of assistance and message Headquarters with status updates. Students LEARN basic engineering and computer coding concepts; BUILD multiple LEGO® Bricks projects; EXPLORE how the projects and programming complement each other; and PLAY with different building and programming options. Restrain summer brain drain, sign up today. Visit YELKids.com for more details.LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site or program.Instructor: Youth Enrichment League 

Do you love using your creativity to make amazing projects? This camp is for you! Join us for a fun-filled STEM inspired week! We will be making wire sculptures, custom magnets, digital art and more while exploring various STEM concepts including math, chemistry and engineering design! Snacks provided!Price increases by $10 for late registrations (less than 1 week in advance)Instructor: TigerLily STEM

Are you a fan of CSI, Law & Order, or Judge Judy? Learn and experience what happens in a real courtroom. Take on the roll of a plaintiff or defendant in a mock case. Teams will research and present their side of the case while playing the roles of lawyers and/or witnesses.Instructor: Marcus Miller