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Specialty Camps2015

ART CHESSCLAY

DANCEFORENSICS

PHOTOGRAPHYSCIENCE

THE ROEPER SCHOOL

Birmingham Campus 1051 Oakland Avenue . Birmingham, MI 48009

248.203.7470 www.roeper.org

roepercamp@roeper.org

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2015 SPECIALTY CAMPS

In addition to our well-known Day Camp and Summer Stock Theatre programs, Roeper offers SPECIALTY CAMPS that are smaller in size and shorter in duration to meet specific interests of students. Each SPECIALTY CAMP allows campers to have fun and learn from Roeper teachers who are experts in their fields.

Photography CampFor students entering grades 7 – 12

Session 1: June 22 – 26, 9am – 3pmSession 2: June 29 – July 3, 9am – 3pm$260 per one-week session

Clay CampFor students entering grades 3 – 12

Grades 3 – 5: June 15 – 25, 10:30am – Noon$130 per two-week session

Grades 6 – 12: June 15 – 25, 12:30 – 2:30pm$170 per two-week session

Glazing day for all, July 9

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ROEPERS C I E N C E C A M P For students entering grades 6 – 8

Session 1: June 22 – 26, 9am – 3pmSession 2: June 29 – July 3, 9am – 3pm$260 per one-week session

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Dance CampFor students entering grades 2 – 8

Grades 2 – 4: August 10 – 14, 9 – noon$150 per half-day one-week session

Grades 5 – 8: August 17 – 21, 9am – 3pm$260 per full-day one-week session

Che§§ CampFor students entering grades 3 – 8

July 13 – 17, 9am – 3pm$260 per one-week session

Art Camp: Paintingand PrintmakingFor students entering grades 9 – 12

August 3 – 7, 9am – 3pm$260 for the one-week session

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ALL ROEPER SPECIALTY CAMPSare held at

THE ROEPER SCHOOL BIRMINGHAM CAMPUS1051 Oakland Avenue . Birmingham . 48009

Speak Out:Forensics Acting CampFor students entering grades 5 – 9

July 27 – August 7, 9am – 3pm$520 per two-week session

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Clay CampGRADES 3 – 12

Clay is an exciting and magical material. Duirng the two week session, students will learn about the art and craft of clay while having fun and exploring their creativity. ROEPER CLAY CAMP is a unique pottery program offering a total hands-on experience for everyone. We offer patient encouragement and personal guidance. Classes are small, with a maximum of 12 students per class. Students receive both group and individual instruction at their own levels. A wide variety of ceramic techniques are taught: shaping clay into pinch pots, designing and constructing slab projects, building unique coil vessels, clay decoration and glazing.

Classes will be taught by Roeper faculty member, TESSA STEIN. Ms. Stein graduated with a B.A. Degree in Ceramics from the Johannesburg College of Art in South Africa. For 30 years, she has been working as a ceramic artist and educator. She has traveled extensively, working as a production potterin various countries. Her work has been exhibited in galleries in South Africa, Canada and the United States. She has an extensive teaching background, and the majority of her teaching experience has been as a resident artist in over 50 schools. Before joining the Roeper faculty in 2009, she

worked in the Education Department at the D.I.A., VSA Arts of Michigan and was Education Director at Paint Creek Center for the Arts.

Nine days, JUNE 15 – 25 plus July 9 — for glazing Grades 3 – 5: 10:30am – Noon, $130Grades 6 – 12: 12:30pm – 2:30pm, $170

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The ROEPER SUMMER SCIENCE CAMP is an opportunity for middle school students who love science to explore science concepts with hands-on activities in real-life situations. We will build science knowledge and experience using inquiry-based activities that employ the scientific method, data collection and pure discovery. Students will learn to relate experimentation and science to the real world in these lively classes.

Science Camp is led by The Roeper School Science teacher, WENDY MAYER. Wendy holds an Associate’s Degree from Schoolcraft College, a Bachelor’s Degree (summa cum laude) in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Science Education from Wayne State University. She has been teaching for nine years and currently teaches 7th and 8th grade science, health and a multitude of middle school science electives.

SESSION 1: SPLISH, SPLASH PHYSICSOne-week, JUNE 22 – 26, 9am – 3pm, $260

Dive into the exciting and buoyant world of physics! In this class, students will work together to build a life-size dinghy. From the forces that make stuff float to the Greeks behind it all, this class gives you the opportunity to explore the world of physics, boats and water, with many hands-on activities and a race to the finish!

SESSION 1: HIGH FLYIN’ SCIENCEOne-week, JUNE 29 – JULY 3, 9am – 3pm, $260

Explore the final frontier and blast off into outer space! In this class, students will build and test all different kinds of rockets while learning the science behind Astronomy. We will learn about Stars, dive into Black Holes, flash past Comets, and discover other heavenly bodies in and beyond our solar system. From the scientists who made the discoveries to the principles behind space travel, we will go to where no person has gone before!

GRADES 6 – 8

Photography Camp

The ROEPER PHOTOGRAPHY CAMP will teach interested students to work in a wet lab darkroom as well as work with digital images in a digital lab.

The darkroom experience is a wonderful way for students interested in photography to explore the magic of black and white pinhole photography using an authentic darkroom. This is a hands-on experience for students entering 7th to 12th grades. Students will shoot a variety of pinhole cameras starting with the standard oatmeal container. Students will produce paper negatives, make positives in the darkroom and learn how to hand-color black and white photographs. All materials are provided. Students will also have the opportunity to scan their pinhole images, and work on them digitally in Photoshop. In addition, students will be able to work with digital images that they bring with them to camp.

Photography Camp is led by Roeper faculty member, MICHELLE STAMLER. Michelle holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Art History from Oakland University. She has been teaching photography at The Roeper School for 22 years, currently teaching darkroom photography, digital photography, digital video editing and graphic design to middle and upper school students. Michelle, a freelance and fine art photographer, began her career in England and has exhibited in Europe and across the United States.

Session 1: JUNE 22 – 26, 9am – 3pm, $260

Session 2: JUNE 29 – JULY 3, 9am – 3pm, $260

GRADES 7 – 12

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Che§§ CampGRADES 3 – 8

The ROEPER SCHOLASTIC CHESS CAMP is a five-day chess adventure for

children entering 3rd through 8th grades who wish to learn, study and have fun with

chess. The camp is open to beginning, intermediate and advanced students of the

game. Morning sessions consist of small group lessons divdided by skill level and

age. Afternoons are devoted to whole group competitive play. On the last day of

camp, all students have the opportunity to participate in a Rated Scholastic Chess

Tournament.

Chess Camp is led by two Roeper faculty members,

ELLEN HOPPE (Lower School) and PATRICK RATLIFF

(Middle School), and Roeper Chess Team Coach DIALLO

SMITH.

One-week, JULY 13 – 17, 9am – 3pm, $260

Ellen Hoppe

Patrick Ratliff

Diallo Smith

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Art Camp:Painting and Printmaking

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GRADES 9 – 12

The Roeper Painting and Printmaking Camp is open to students entering grades

9 – 12. Students will explore a range of approaches to art through a combination

of acrylic and watercolor painting, block and screen-printing. We will experiment

with various methods of painting onto prints, and printing onto painted papers.

Demonstrations will be given everyday. Students can expect to complete both

individual and collaborative projects during the week.

Roeper Art Camp is led by The Roeper School Art teacher,

JANET SZETO. Janet holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts

and Communication from Rutgers University and a Master’s

Degree in Art Education from the School of the Art Institute

of Chicago. She has been teaching for more than nine years

and currently teaches drawing, painting, printmaking and

art history to middle and upper school students. She has a

strong interest in learning about contemporary artists and

in introducing experimental approaches in artmaking using

collage and mixed media.

One week,AUGUST 3 – 7, 9am – 3pm, $260

Lainy Lesnau

Julia DeGazio

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Dance CampGRADES 2 – 8

The ROEPER SUMMER DANCE CAMP is designed to engage students with a passion for dance in a challenging and creative summer dance experience. Each one-week camp provides young dancers with a solid foundation in ballet and modern dance technique, combined with the opportunity to explore and refine their choreographic and interpretive dance skills. Classes are held in the Dance Studio on The Roeper School’s Birmingham campus, which is equipped with a sprung wood floor, portable ballet barres and mirrors.

All classes will be taught by Roeper faculty member, SANDRA ALLEN. Sandy is the Artistic Director of the Roeper Repertory Dance Theatre and the Roeper Dance Ensemble. During the academic year, she teaches dance, creative movement, performing arts and yoga to children in preschool through grade 12 at The Roeper School. As a professional dancer, she has performed with both ballet and modern-based dance companies, and she has choreographed for numerous community theatre and school productions. Sandy earned her BA degree from Wayne State University.

SESSION 1: Grades 2 – 4, 9am – NoonOne week, AUGUST 10 – 14, $150

SESSION 2: Grades 5 – 8, 9am – 3pm One week, AUGUST 17 – 21, $260   

SAMPLE DAYS

NOTE: Modern dance classes are conducted bare-footed. Ballet shoes are recommended, but not required, for ballet class. Students must provide their own snacks and beverages and lunch for full-day students. Students must be picked up at the designated dismissal time. There will be no supervision after that time.

Half-day (Grades 2 – 4)

Arrival Yoga Warm-UpBalletModern/Jazz Snack & Beverage Break Cultural Dance Exploration Creative MovementDismissal

Full-day (Grades 5 – 8)

ArrivalYoga Warm-UpBallet TechniqueBallet ChoreographyLunchModern Dance TechniqueModern Dance ChoreographyStudent Dance CompositionDismissal

Just to clear up the most commonly asked question, this is an ACTING camp, not a

crime scene investigation camp.  At SPEAK OUT: FORENSICS ACTING CAMP, a

two-week long program, students use plays, stories, poems, or their own writing to

focus in on the details of performance and public speaking.  Students can perform

in a solo piece, with a partner, or in a group performance.  Participants play

with different techniques that address line interpretation, character development,

stage fright, body language, improvisational theater, and finding ways to connect

with their own emotions and with their audience through the words of their

piece.  Students will be working with some of the top forensics coaches in the state

of Michigan!  If you’re not familiar with forensics as a performance art and would

like to know more, please contact our Summer Program office.   

FORENSICS CAMP is led by Roeper teacher, DAN JACOBS.

Dan has taught science fiction and fantasy literature, forensics,

debate and a myriad of other classes at The Roeper School for

over 10 years. Dan graduated from the University of Michigan

with a BA in English, a minor in Social Sciences and certification

in Secondary Education. He is also the Head Coach for speech

activities at Roeper, including Lincoln-Douglas Debate, High

School Forensics and Middle School Forensics.

SESSION 1Two-weeks, JULY 27 – AUGUST 7, 10am – 3pm, $520

Speak Out:Forensics Acting CampGRADES 5 – 9

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GENERAL INFORMATION

LOCATION

All Roeper Specialty Camps are held at The Roeper School’s Birmingham Campus located at 1051 Oakland Avenue in Birmingham (two blocks north of Maple on the west side of Adams Road).

LUNCH

For full-day programs, students must provide their own lunches. Vending machines are available for snack and beverage purchases.

ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

Online registration is available at www.roeper.org, or applicants may fill out both sides of the registration form, tear it off and mail it with the full payment to:

Roeper Summer Programs41190 Woodward Avenue Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Enrollment is limited, so early registration is advised. Credit cards are not accepted.

For a refund of fee, all cancellations must be in writing and received by May 29, 2015. No refunds will be issued after May 29, 2015.

OTHER FORMS

The necessary forms will be mailed to you with a confirmation letter. All forms must be completed and returned prior to the beginning of your child’s session.

DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP

Campers may be dropped off no earlier than 15 minutes prior to the start of their registered camp and must be picked up no later than 15 minutes after the registered camp ends. There is no before- or after-care for Roeper Specialty Camps.

CONTACT US

Roeper Summer Program Office248/203-7470 or roepercamp@roeper.orgFor more information, please visit our website: www.roeper.org.

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