May 19, 2005

DEL MAR COLLEGE’S SUMMER 2005 “KIDS' STUFF” SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
From swimming to singing to academic enrichment, Del Mar College offers kids plenty of summer activities

Do you ever get tired of your kids’ summer-long question, “What is there to do?” What about their saying, “I’m bored.” Del Mar College has the answer with its “College for Kids” Program, summer music camps, aquatics program and Prefreshman Engineering Program. Young students can have fun while continuing their education during the summer months. Activities include:

• June 1 through July 27 Corpus Christi Prefreshman Engineering Program for 7th, 8th and 9th Graders, noon to 5 p.m., Del Mar College East Campus, Ayers and Baldwin, free of charge. For young geniuses wanting to spend more time in the classroom during their summer vacation, the Corpus Christi Prefreshman Engineering Program at Del Mar College will give these dedicated youth the opportunity to solve mathematical problems, design engineering wonders, and learn about computer operating systems and languages. The eight-week camp targets youth interested in pursuing studies in engineering, science, technology and mathematics when they attend college. Del Mar College is the local site for TexPREP. Activities include class work, field trips, guest speakers and special events like bottle rocket, egg drop, and bridge and airplane building contests. Eligibility requirements apply. For registration and more information, call Dr. Bet Shahbaz, associate professor of mathematics, at 698-1238.

• June 6 Youth Aquatics Session I Swimming Lessons begin for elementary and middle school students. Two lesson times are available, 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday through June 23 in the Del Mar College Natatorium in the Gymnasium on the East Campus, Baldwin Blvd. Session II begins June 27. Tuition is $40 for 12 forty-five minute lessons and must be paid at time of registration. Registration underway in the Center for Workforce, Economic and Community Development’s Multiservice Center, 3013 Ayers. Youth must be age six by August 1, 2005, to qualify for the program. Individuals are required to register their youth in person as well as present a birth certificate and Social Security card at that time. Call 698-1328 for more information.

• June 6 College for Kids classes begin. College for Kids provides a fun opportunity for students in grades 6 through 12 to explore new academic areas, upgrade basic skills, create special interests, meet new friends and participate in a structured, informative, non-pressured academic environment. As the College’s youngest students, College for Kids participants can explore algebra or geometry, take sign language or conversational Spanish, work on their creative writing or calligraphy or stir their creative juices through drama, basic drawing and journalism, among many other topics. Classes meet on the Del Mar College East Campus Monday through Thursday, 1-5 p.m., through June 30. Tuition is $200. Registration underway in the Center for Workforce, Economic and Community Development’s Multiservice Center, 3013 Ayers. Call 698-1328 for more information.

• June 20-24 Del Mar College Summer String Orchestra Program, in conjunction with the Corpus Christi Chamber Orchestra at Del Mar College, provides string students with the experience of playing a variety of music to strengthen their technical skills. More experienced students will play music that challenges their current musicianship. Additionally, this year’s camp will offer elementary and middle school orchestras. Early registration runs through June 10 with a $45 tuition rate. Late registration is $50 and is scheduled 8:30-9 a.m. on Monday, June 20, in the Patio Room of the Fine Arts Center Music Building, East Campus, Ayers at Kosar. For further information, call the Music Office at 698-1214.

• June 27 Youth Aquatics Session II Swimming Lessons begin for elementary and middle school students. Two lesson times are available, 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday through July 14 in the Del Mar College Natatorium in the Gymnasium on the East Campus, Baldwin Blvd. Session III begins July 18. Tuition is $40 for 12 forty-five minute lessons and must be paid at time of registration. Registration underway in the Center for Workforce, Economic and Community Development’s Multiservice Center, 3013 Ayers. Youth must be age six by August 1, 2005, to qualify for the program. Individuals are required to register their youth in person as well as present a birth certificate and Social Security card at that time. Call 698-1328 for more information.

• July 5 - 8 Del Mar College All-State Choir Camp - The Place to Be! Students entering grades 9 through 12 will receive instruction from clinicians Jing Ling-Tam and Ronnie Sanders as well as outstanding collegiate staff and high school directors. This year’s camp promises to be exciting, instructive and fun. Activities include daily choral rehearsals, sectionals, instruction in sight singing and group vocal techniques. The camp will also include breakout sessions that cover conducting, composition, music theory as well as Master Voice classes and diction lessons. Camp highlights include a beach party, talent show and movie night. A concert and recording session will culminate this intensive week of music study. Music includes selections from the 2005-2006 audition music for the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) District and Regional Choirs. Formal choir camp activities, including rehearsals and classes, are scheduled from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Music Building, located at Ayers and Kosar, on the Del Mar College East Campus. Registration is $125.00. Lunch and dinner are included, and overnight accommodations are available. To register or for more information, go online to www.delmar.edu/music/choircamp or call the Music Office at 698-1214.

• July 18 Youth Aquatics Session III Swimming Lessons begin for elementary and middle school students. Two lesson times are available, 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday through Aug. 4 in the Del Mar College Natatorium in the Gymnasium on the East Campus, Baldwin Blvd. Tuition is $40 for 12 forty-five minute lessons and must be paid at time of registration. Registration underway in the Center for Workforce, Economic and Community Development’s Multiservice Center, 3013 Ayers. Youth must be age six by August 1, 2005, to qualify for the program. Individuals are required to register their youth in person as well as present a birth certificate and Social Security card at that time. Call 698-1328 for more information.

• July 18-22 Del Mar College Band Camp for students entering grades 7 through 12. The one-week camp provides students with an opportunity to enjoy music making with encouragement from teams of leading music educators from South Texas. Rehearsals and camp activities are scheduled 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday in the Fine Arts Center Music Building on the College’s East Campus, Ayers at Kosar. All students will perform a free concert for family, friends and the public on Friday, July 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Sinton High School Auditorium. Tuition for the camp is $100 for individuals who preregister before or on July 8. Regular registration is $125 after July 8. Auditions are July 16 from 9 a.m. until noon and in-person registration is also that day in the Patio Room of the Music Building. Tuition covers a daily lunch Monday through Thursday and a light evening meal on Friday in the Sinton High School cafeteria after the rehearsal for the evening performance on Friday, July 22. Students will receive a compact disc recording of the final camp concert and a souvenir Band Camp patch. Call 698-1215 or 698-1608 for more information or email arussell@delmar.edu.

-DMC-mce

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