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3- IGNITE Gr 6-9+ Camps and Clubs
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About 3- IGNITE Gr 6-9+ Camps and Clubs

IGNITE Camps and Clubs are designed for youth grades 6-9+. Options include after school, non-school day, and summer camp opportunities in art, movement, drama, science, and technology. Camps and clubs will follow all of the updated guidance from MDH and the CDC regarding safe practices for youth programming during the COVID-19 pandemic. You will be sent detailed information about what to expect before the start. Please note charges for many camps have been delayed until 1-5 days before the start of camp. If your cart total is 0, please continue the checkout process to enter your payment information for the automatic charge.

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Culinary Arts: Cake Decorating
Arts and Drama

Let’s Bake and Decorate Cakes and Cupcakes! This is a 4-day camp for incoming grades 6-9. Youth will bake cakes and cupcakes and then learn techniques to decorate them and take them home. We will be making 12 cupcakes and two 8” round cakes, buttercream icing and marshmallow fondant. We will use what we make to do a decorating class including making buttercream shell boarders, stars and writing on cakes. We will use one of the cakes to cover with fondant and decorate with fondant decorations. We will also make a few cake pops just for fun! Youth will have their own decorating kit to take home with them at the end of camp!
2020/21 CE Catalog

Acrylics
Arts and Drama

COMPAS Artist Anne McFaul Reid Incoming Grades 6-10 Do you love painting and want to learn more about acrylic techniques? Youth will draw upon their own experiences in nature to create a landscape, bird painting, or any nature inspired work. Painting can come from memories, places you have been or places you have always wanted to visit. Participants will learn basic painting techniques, including brushwork and color mixing. About the Artist: Anne McFaul Reid | Visual Arts Anne is a brilliant sculptor and painter with sold artwork throughout the country. During a residency or workshop, each student will experience art, understand the art form, create art, and connect this art-making experience with other parts of their lives. Anne graduated from Minneapolis College of Art & Design (MCAD) with a degree in fine art, and has worked in numerous residencies such as the Walker Art Center, Science Museum of Minnesota and Metropolitan Open School.
2020/21 CE Catalog

IGNITE Film Camp
Arts and Drama

Mark Toutge Would you like to be in a movie? Would you like to be an actor, actress, camera operator, sound person or lighting technician? This summer, be a part of a student film crew where we’ll be producing an original short movie and learn the behind the scenes workings of making a movie with an industry professional. Student filmmakers will be able to take these learning experiences and apply them into their own media production programs or any classroom setting using video production as an educational module. Each student will need to bring a blank USB flash drive to receive a completed copy of the movie. This camp is for incoming grades 7-12. A camp for grades 3-6 is also available here.
2020/21 CE Catalog

IGNITE Tennis Camp
Recreation and Sports

Grades 6-9 (Fall 2021) Grab your tennis racket and get ready to play! Whether you’re a beginning, an intermediate or an advanced player, this program will improve your game and help you get more enjoyment from tennis. Our tennis programs focus on skill refinement as well as practice and match play to develop consistent, well-rounded tennis players. Each player is given personal attention and taught through repetition in an enjoyable, lively atmosphere. Skyhawks Sports tennis breaks down the fundamental skills of tennis through easily understood games and exercises to help improve the athlete’s overall coordination and technique. Players learn proper grips, footwork, strokes, volleys and serves during a series of drills designed to teach skills in a fun and dynamic way. In addition to developing a love for tennis, athletes will learn the rules and etiquette that make tennis such an exciting game to play.
2020/21 CE Catalog

Veterinary Adventures
Technology & Science

Veterinary Adventures is for incoming 6-9 grade students who are interested in learning more about animals and a career as a veterinarian. Each day will include learning about different aspects of the veterinarian's job. There will be fun hands-on activities like taking vital signs, looking at radiographs and learning to suture. Companion animal visitors will be also be part of this exciting summer camp.
2020/21 CE Catalog
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