PISD Summer 2009 Enrichment Camps
Schedule
How to Register for Pflugerville ISD Summer Enrichment Camp(s)
How To Apply For The Pflugerville ISD Employee $25 Discount For Camp Invention
Frequently Asked Questions
Download Forms
Schedule
| CAMP INVENTION #1 Camp Discover: Come discover the fun in science and engineering! Decipher clues that will help find lost Viking gold and build sturdy boats that are able to survive the fury of the Atlantic Ocean as you hunt for this lost treasure in Viking Treasure Trek: The Quest Begins. Then develop a new superhero comic book series that features superheroes with science-based super-powers and experiment with those powers in Comic Book Science: FlyJack and Jill. In Land Sled X-treme, build, test and race a land sled through a wild obstacle course. Next, create fantasy inventions or complicated, multi-step machines from pieces and parts of broken appliances and recyclables in I Can Invent. Get ready to mix up and fast forward traditional playground games in Recess Remix. Camp Discover has something fun for everyone! *Note: Students may enroll in both Camp Invention #1 & #2. | |||||
| Audience | DATES | TIMES | Location | Transportation/Snacks | Fee |
| Students Entering Grades 1-6 | June 15- 19 | 9:00-3:30 | Kelly Lane Middle School | Parent provides lunch & transportation, camp provides snack | $205, $180 to PISD staff child |
| CAMP INVENTION #2 Camp Explore: Have fun learning about space, forensics, amazing inventions, and physics with Camp Explore’s incredible activities! In Wild Blue Y’Under, you will build boats, hovercrafts, gliders, road vehicles, and futuristic methods of travel that help keep spies from stealing important documents. Then tune in to mysterious radio signals from space and make contact with aliens in Tape Me to Your Leader. Spend the week acting as crime scene investigators, conducting experiments and using forensic science and deductive reasoning to find a guilty culprit in Solve It II: The Missing Inventor’s Log. Next, create fantasy inventions or complicated, multi-step machines from pieces and parts of broken appliances and recyclables in I Can Invent. Get ready to mix up and fast forward traditional playground games in Recess Remix. Camp Explore has something fun for everyone! *Note: Students may enroll in both Camp Invention #1 & #2. | |||||
| Audience | DATES | TIMES | Location | Transportation/Snacks | Fee |
| Students Entering Grades 1-6 | June 22-26 | 9:00-3:30 | Kelly Lane Middle School | Parent provides lunch & transportation, camp provides snack | $205, $180 to PISD staff child |
CREATIVITY CAMP: Do you like to write? Do you live for art? Is the theatre or Improv your dream? Do you love music or dancing? If you love the creative arts, this is the camp for you! Spend your week creatively, then take a field trip to UT’s Blanton Museum of Art. Students will create, design, perform, and record one or more of the following: a play, claymation, commercial, music video, movie, etc. From creative writing, play-writing, acting, costume and set design to creative problem solving, filming, dancing, and art, the Creative Arts curriculum will be designed to tap into students' creative processes. Students will work with a variety of media, including paint, chalk, and clay, as well as explore types of music and dance. Student choice will be highly valued and emphasized, so we plan to provide students with the techniques and the tools necessary for the children to take the concepts and transfer them into the content and format of their choice. The Creative Arts Camp is sure to be a lot of fun and will certainly stimulate those creative juices! |
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| Audience | DATES | TIMES | Location | Transportation/Snacks | Fee |
| Students Entering Grades 1-6 | June 29-July 2 | 8:30 - 2:30 | Kelly Lane Middle School | Parent provides lunch, snacks & transportation | $125 |
| PFLEX ROBO SAFARI: Come and experience the excitement of a safari here at home! Use Lego Mindstorm Robotics Kits to create an animal that will respond to your stimulus. Students will begin their day with a mini-lesson and will then be given the chance to build their animals and its environment. Don't miss this opportunity to use technology and express your creativity. Robokit provided | |||||
| Audience | DATES | TIMES | Location | Transportation/Snacks | Fee |
| G/T PFLEX Students Entering Grades 4-6 | June 29-July 2 | 8:30-2:30 | Kelly Lane Middle School | Parent provides lunch, snacks & transportation | $125 |
| ROBO-RACERS: Do you like to go fast? Come learn about the exciting world of robo-racing. Using Lego Mindstorm Robotics kits, students will learn about gears and sensors as they create cars to navigate a small race track. Don't miss this chance to drag race your robots. Robokit provided |
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| Audience | DATES | TIMES | Location | Transportation/Snacks | Fee |
| Students Entering Grades 4-6 | June 22-25 | 8:30 - 2:30 | Kelly Lane Middle School | Parent provides lunch, snacks & transportation | $125 |
| PIANO KEYBOARDING for KIDS! Have you ever wanted to learn how to play the piano? Here's your chance! Keyboarding for kids will teach you everything you need to know about basic piano skills. Class sizes will be kept small for more individualized attention. You will learn solo, duet, and ensemble pieces of music. Each camp will end with a recital where you can show your friends and family how much you have learned. Keyboard provided. One-on-one or group lessons available. | |||||
| Audience | DATES | TIMES | Location | Transportation/Snacks | Fee |
| Students Entering Grades 3-6 | Jun 15-19 | 8:30-11:30 | Kelly Lane Middle School | Parent provides snacks & transportation | $75 |
| AUTOMATED ENGINEERING & ROBOTICS CAMP: Middle School students will design, construct, and program an automated robotics system as a solution to a given real world situation. This is a unique opportunity for students to collaborate with volunteer engineering professionals from National Instruments, intellectual peers, and a LEGO MINDSTORM trained educator. Robokit provided |
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| Audience | DATES | TIMES | Location | Transportation/Snacks | Fee |
| G/T Students Entering Grades 6-8 | June 29-July 2 | 8:30-3:30 | Kelly Lane Middle School | Parent provides lunch, snacks & transportation | $150 |
| MIDDLE SCHOOL ROBOCAMP: Want to design and program your own robot using software similar to what real engineers use? Robocamp combines cutting-edge technology with creative high-level problem-solving for high-octane learning. Robokit provided | |||||
| Audience | DATES | TIMES | Location | Transportation/Snacks | Fee |
| Students Entering Grades 6-8 | June 22-25 | 8:30 - 3:30 | Kelly Lane Middle School | Parent provides lunch, snacks & transportation | $150 |
| SCHOLAR INSTITUTE: High scores on the PSAT/SAT could be the key to scholarships and college opportunities in your future. Learn and practice test-taking strategies to raise your PSATSAT scores even higher. | |||||
| Audience | DATES | TIMES | Location | Transportation/Snacks | Fee |
| Students Entering Grades 11-12 | June 22-25 | 8:30 - 11:30 | Pflugerville High School | Parent or student provides snacks & transportation | $65 |
How to Register for Pflugerville ISD Summer Enrichment Camp(s)
Si necesita información en español, favor de comunicarse con Maribel Hernandez al 594-0175.
Due to LIMITED ENROLLMENT, register early! First come, first served!
- For all camps, download the Pflugerville ISD registration form and health form and fill them out. Additionally, Camp Invention requires their own registration at www.campinvention.org
- For all camps EXCEPT CAMP INVENTION, make out check or money order to PFLUGERVILLE ISD. Camp Invention checks must be made out to Camp Invention and mailed to the address on their website.
- Mail payment and forms to Mickey Kohler, G/T Coordinator, Pflugerville ISD, 1401 W. Pecan St., Pflugerville, TX 78660. (Remember, Camp Invention checks should be mailed to the Camp Invention address on their website.)
- You may also turn in forms and check to the receptionist at the admin bldg.
- Your child will receive a confirmation of enrollment letter at school no later than May 29. Note: Camp Invention will send out its own confirmation. To check registration for Camp Invention, go to www.campinvention.org
- If dates, times, or places change, you will receive a letter, email, or phone call.
- Registration fees are non-refundable after June 4, 2009.
- If the camp fills before your child is enrolled, your check will be returned.
- Camps must have a minimum of 15 students, so if we have to cancel a camp, you will be notified and your payment returned.
- If you have questions, please contact the G/T Department: Maribel Hernandez at 594-0175 or Mickey Kohler at 594-0124.
How To Apply For The Pflugerville ISD Employee $25 Discount For Camp Invention
- Complete the “2009 CAMP INVENTION Registration Form for Hosting School District.”
- You also will need to complete the district registration and medical forms.
- Do NOT send payment. Just send the registration forms and medical forms to Mickey Kohler, G/T Coordinator, Pflugerville ISD, 1401 W. Pecan, Pflugerville, TX 78660.
- Camp Invention requires that Ms. Kohler verify that you work in the district. Ms. Kohler will sign the “2009 CAMP INVENTION Registration Form for Hosting School District” and send it back to you via school mail. She will keep the other forms.
- When you get the Camp Invention form back, mail it and full payment for $180 to
CAMPINVENTION RESERVATIONS
565 White Pond Drive
Akron, OH 44320
Note: The address is at the bottom of the form. - For confirmation and more information about Camp Invention, visit their website at www.campinvention.org or contact Elena Caballero at 1 800-968-4332 xt. 6891.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is childcare available before or after the camps?
No. Please do not drop your child off earlier than 15 minutes before class. - Are scholarships available?
Not at this time; however, if your child is on free & reduced lunch, you can contact Mickey Kohler at 594-0124 and put your child’s name on a waiting list for scholarship money. If scholarships become available, Ms. Kohler will contact you. - How will I know if my child is accepted to a camp?
Your child will receive a confirmation letter at school, at the latest, by May 29. If the camp fills up before your child is enrolled, we will notify you by phone call or email and send back your check. - If my plans change, can I get a refund?
Yes, as long as you contact Maribel Hernandez in the G/T Dept., 594-0175, by June 4, 2009. After that date, you will only receive a refund if we can fill that slot with another student. - Is it okay if my child misses a class or two?
Yes, however, try to not miss a robotics class. That information is difficult to make up. - If my child misses a day, may I get a refund for that day?
No, we pay the teacher from the registration fees and need full payment. - May I stay with my child in class?
You may visit the class to see how your child is doing, but we want to foster independence in the child, so, generally, it is better if the parent does not stay all day. - Is a nurse available to give meds?
Yes. Be sure to fill out the medical form that is attached to registration.