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High Places Church gearing up for summer camps, more

Posted at 9:21 am June 18, 2015
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Continuing to build on traditions spanning nearly 50 years, High Places Community Church is making preparations for both their Children’s “Mountain Movers” Kid Camp and the annual “Off The Wall” Youth Camp at Big Ridge State Park.

Kid Camp will be held during the evenings of June 22-25, Monday through Thursday, from 5:30 until 8 p.m., in and around the location of their church home, Grove Theater, located at 123 Randolph Road in Oak Ridge.

Pursuing a theme entitled “SEE GOD,” children ages 4 through upcoming grade 5 and grouped by age, will spend their evenings exploring evidences of God’s presence in the earth, water, wind, and fire. In this case, “seeing will be believing” in the sense that God can and will help us to see when we open our minds to the everyday wonders which are always on display in our world. Monday, the group will take a hike from The Grove to A.K. Bissell Park for their fun-filled explorations. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2015, Churches, Community, Faith, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Summer Camps Tagged With: Big Ridge Camp, Big Ridge State Park, Chad O'Neal, Church Development, David Allred, Dennis Miller, Grove Theater, High Places Community Church, HPCC, Kady Marcotte, Kid Camp, Martin Fischer, Mountain Movers, Off the Wall, Off The Wall Big Ridge Youth Camp, Rustic Big Ridge State Park Group Camp, Student Ministries, Youth Camp

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Children’s Museum summer camps continue in July

Posted at 11:46 am June 14, 2015
By Kay Brookshire Leave a Comment

Imagination Station Summer Camp continues at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge through July, inviting children to experience garden to table fun, create with chocolate and other culinary treats, learn from the artistic masters, fashion designs in clay, and many more adventures.

The summer camps, through July 31, offer activities for children ages 3-5 in preschool classes and for children entering grades 1 through 7. Clay camps with professional clay artist Sherrie Carris will be offered throughout the summer for children ranging in age from 4-13.

The week-long camps are offered Monday through Friday each week. Fees for a single camp are $125 for members and $135 for non-members. For combo camps, morning and afternoon, fees are $210 for members and $220 for non-members. Payment may be made by phone with Visa, MasterCard or Discover, by check, or online through PayPal.

Camps for the week of June 29-July 3 are: [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2015, Arts, Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Nonprofits, Summer Camps Tagged With: children's museum, Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, Clay Camps, Imagination Station, Preschool Camps, Sherrie Carris, summer camp, Summer Camps

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Children’s Museum hosts Wonderful Wednesdays

Posted at 2:21 pm June 13, 2015
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The Knoxville Opera will bring entertaining and popular selections from 20th century Broadway musicals and opera classics to the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge on Wonderful Wednesday, from 11 a.m.-noon June 17.

The museum will host special Wonderful Wednesday guests from 11 a.m.-noon Wednesdays during Imagination Station Summer Camp through July 31. Summer campers at the museum each week will participate, and the programs are free to the public with admission.

Other Wonderful Wednesdays are: [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2015, Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Nonprofits, Summer Camps Tagged With: Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, Knoxville Opera, summer camp, Wonderful Wednesdays

Children’s Museum summer camps offer science, art, adventures

Posted at 1:37 pm June 5, 2015
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Summer Camp Puppet Fun

A photo of summer camp puppet fun at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge in 2014. (Submitted photo)

 

Imagination Station Summer Camp kicks off at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge Monday, June 8, inviting children to a wizard school, Jedi training, CSI adventures, painting and photography classes, cooking, and garden fun. Campers will have opportunities to learn about trains with model railroaders, to create with clay, to build with Minecraft Legos, and to explore cultures around the world.

The summer camps, through July 31, offer activities for children ages 3-5 in preschool classes and for children entering grades 1 through 7. Clay camps with professional clay artist Sherrie Carris will be offered throughout the summer for children ranging in age from 4-13.

Camps for the week of June 8-12 are: [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2015, Community, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Nonprofits, Summer Camps Tagged With: Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, Clay Classes, Imagination Station Summer Camp, preK classes, Summer Camps

New summer STEM Camp at Robertsville Middle School: Invention Project

Posted at 11:35 am May 10, 2015
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Robertsville Middle School is offering Invention Project, a brand new STEM summer camp for rising sixth- to eighth-graders from June 8-12.

Invention Project builds on the great success of the Camp Invention STEM program last summer, a press release said. STEM is an acronym that means science, technology, engineering, and math, but it is also an interdisciplinary educational approach that blends these fields, which are deeply intertwined in the real world and in how students learn most effectively.

The Invention Project summer camp features a variety of entertaining and educational STEM challenges to engage the inventor, artist, and entrepreneur in each participant, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2015, Education, Front Page News, K-12, Summer Camps Tagged With: Camp Invention, engineering, Invention Project, math, Oak Ridge Schools, RMS, Robertsville Middle School, science, STEM, STEM camp, STEM summer camp, summer camp, technology

Oak Ridge Schools hosts new Discovery Energy Camp this summer

Posted at 1:29 am April 21, 2015
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This summer, Oak Ridge Schools will host the first Discovery Energy Camp for rising seventh- and eighth-grade students. This camp is open to students from Oak Ridge Schools or any other school as long as they meet the grade level requirement.

“Registration availability is limited, so please register soon!” a press release said.

During this camp, students will investigate how energy works and how small bursts of creativity can unlock huge potential for the future. This camp combines hands-on labs, engineering challenges, digital investigations, and more, the release said. It will be taught by Chris Layton, social studies teacher and STEM coach, and Chris Jaeger, Diversified Technology teacher, both from Jefferson Middle School. It will take place from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. from June 8-12 at Jefferson Middle School.

Registration is being accepted until May 1. The cost is $120 for the week. Applications are available on the Jefferson Middle School website at http://jefferson.ortn.edu/?PageName=LatestNews&Section=LatestNews&ItemID=395661&ISrc=School&Ity pe=News.

Filed Under: 2015, Education, Front Page News, K-12, Meetings and Events, Summer Camps, Top Stories Tagged With: Chris Jaeger, Chris Layton, Discovery Energy Camp, energy, Jefferson Middle School, Oak Ridge Schools, STEM

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