Active
Team Games
Fee: $75
Share the ball! Share the fun! Learn the essentials of team
play and its importance to group games such as “Capture
the Flag” and competitive sports like soccer. Play your
own favorite games and some you haven’t tried before.
Participants should be prepared for a high level of physical
activity indoors and out, and need to dress in a way that
allows them to move—fast!
Location:
Jefferson &
River Bluff Middle School Gym and Fields
Instructor: Kurt Leswing
Adventure
Week (Ropes, Rocks, Survival & A Cave) Fee:
$300
Rock rat or newbie, both will enjoy a week of self challenge at
their own pace and learning new skills. Join Middle School
U staff and area businesses for a week with a new adventure
every day. Spend one day working on team and individual
challenges on a multi-element ropes course. On the second
day, share in a geo-cache adventure using GPS units to help
us navigate our way to various hidden treasures. Day three,
take the adventure down under by caving in an active cave.
Explore nooks and crannies in a series of connected rooms
70 feet below the surface. On day 4, take your skills to the
rocks—rock climbing at Devil’s Lake –one of the Midwest’s
premiere climbing destinations! Wilderness survival will be
our adventure for day five. No special skills are necessary to
participate--all needed skills and safety protocols will be
taught. All technical gear will be provided. Students from
both the Madison and Stoughton Middle School U sites will
be included in this course.
Location: Daily field trips to Hawkwind Adventure Challenge
Course, Devils Lake State Park, Popp’s Cave, and Aldo
Leopold Nature Center sites; transportation provided from
Jefferson Middle School and River Bluff Middle School.
African Dance Fee: $90
Come and learn the African dance, Tokoe, from a man who
learned it as a young man in his native Ghana and has shared
it with people all over the world. Tokoe is a recreational
dance performed by the Ewe’s from the Volta Region of the
Southern part of Ghana, West Africa. The dance is performed
by the youth to tell people in the community that they are
leaving childhood and coming into adulthood. Young people
in Ghana, as well as in many other cultures, are happy when
there are more things they can do as young adults. Come
and learn one of the dances they use to celebrate.
Location: Jefferson Middle School
Instructor: Nani Agbeli
African Drumming Fee: $90
Spend a week learning African drumming with an
experienced teacher of the art. Students will learn Fume-
Fume, a recreational musical form from Ghana, West Africa.
Fume-fume is performed on celebratory occasions and to
cheer people up and lift their spirits.
Location: Jefferson Middle School
Instructor: Nani Agbeli
Afro-Latin Music & Dance Fee: $85
In Africa and Latin America, drumming and dancing are a
major part of daily life. Participants will learn how to sing
several songs, do many different dance moves, and how to
clap and drum some of the basic rhythms from communities
in West Africa, Brazil, and the Caribbean. We will watch some
exciting videos and learn about different instruments like
the talking drum, the gangokui bells, the djembe, and more.
Come and explore these fascinating cultures and their music,
and find out how they are similar to rock ‘n’ roll and the blues.
Location: Jefferson Middle School
Instructor: John Doing
Archeology Fee: $85
Few people know that Wisconsin had a walled town with
pyramids and temples around a central square even before
Christopher Columbus was born. Students can expect
to learn about this and other interesting facts as well as
have the possibility to join in a Wisconsin State Historical
Society archaeological excavation (schedule and weather
permitting). Visits to museums and prehistoric sites will
compliment instruction.
Location: Jefferson Middle School; transportation provided for
field trips.
Instructor: Joseph Monarski
Babysitter
Training
Fee: $90
This course prepares youth for the many responsibilities
associated with caring for infants and young children.
Participants will learn to make good decisions regarding
the health and safety of young children as well as basic care
skills. The course will also include emergency first aid skills.
Participants who complete the course satisfactorily and pass
a written exam will be Red Cross certified.
Location: Jefferson Middle School
Presented
by: American Red Cross
Baking
Fee: $90
Each day participants will bake a different treat from cookies
to coffee cakes and pies to pizzas. Learning basic baking
skills will help make participants at home in the kitchen
whether fixing a snack for themselves or a main dish for their
family.
Location: Jefferson and River Bluff Middle Schools
Instructor: Diane Haas
Ball Games & Sports
Fee: $70
This week will include a host of active games played with
all kinds of balls. Koosh balls, hacky sacks, playground balls,
basketballs and soccer balls will all be included. The week
will focus on variety and off er a chance to play traditional
games like kick ball, and non-traditional games like Bocce
Ball. Be prepared with clothes and shoes appropriate for a
high level of activity.
Location: Jefferson and River Bluff Middle Schools
Instructor: Kurt Leswing
Basketball
Fee: $70
Get your game on, because court is in session. Learn new
skills and improve the ones you have - dribbling, passing,
driving and shooting. Playing a variety of games and
practicing fast paced drills will build your individual player
skills, teamwork skills and sportsmanship.
Location: Jefferson and River Bluff Middle Schools
Instructor: Tim Stengl
Beaded
Jewelry
Fee: $85
Learn a lifetime craft: beaded jewelry. Make popular and
fashionable beaded jewelry with basic patterns or from
your own creative designs. Experiment with jewelry making
tools and unusual “found” objects to make your own special
creations. A field trip to choose materials is included in the
course.
Location: Jefferson & River Bluff Middle Schools
Instructor: Diane Haas
Bike Maintenance
Fee: $85
Learn the basics of bike maintenance and simple bike repair
in this course. Tools and equipment will be provided and you
will learn how to use and maintain a repair kit, if you wish to
create your own. A visit to a local bicycle shop is planned.
Location: Jefferson Middle School
Billiards
Fee: $80
Learn the thinking person’s pool game! From basic shot
techniques to advanced strategies, you will learn to enjoy
a game that challenges your brain as well as your hand-eye
coordination. Instruction and supervision for the billiards
course is provided by Middle School U staff , with an area
business supplying the facility and equipment. Students
from both the Madison and Stoughton sites will be included
in this course for the week of July 14.
Location:
Area billiards facility; transportation provided from Jefferson Middle School and River Bluff
Middle School.
Instructor: Tim Stengl
Board
& Card Games
Fee: $75
Do you like to challenge your brain
with all kinds of board and card games? Do you enjoy the stimulation
of friendly competition? Then this course is for you. Play old
favorites like Monopoly or learn new and unusual ones. Learn traditional
and not-so-traditional card games. Use strategy and your imagination.
Participate in a round-robin game tournament or use the uninterrupted
time to play longer more complex versions of games.
Locations: Jefferson & River Bluff Middle Schools
Instructor: Jennifer Washburn
Bowling
Fee: $90
Think anyone can bowl? You’re right! But take your game
to the next level by nailing the basics such as using the right
ball, solid footwork and a smooth release. Learn from an
avid recreational bowler willing to share the strategies and
enjoyment of this popular Wisconsin activity. You may even
learn how to keep score the “old-fashioned” way, with a pencil
and a score sheet.
Location:
Madison area bowling center; transportation provided from Jefferson Middle School.
Instructor:
Deanne Lensert
Breakfast
Anytime
Fee: $90
Have you heard, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the
day?” Now learn how to make it interesting and to enjoy it
at any time of the day. The course will feature some ideas for
healthy “on-the-go” breakfasts as well as leisurely alternatives
such as French toast and baked brunch dishes.
Location: Jefferson
Bluff Middle School
Instructor: Tracie Zoll
Bucket
Drumming
Fee: $80
Who needs snares and high hats? Get funky with a bucket!
Learn how to play basic funk and hip-hop rhythms using
sticks and plastic buckets. Experiment with a variety of
playing surfaces and use household items such as drums
and sticks. Participants will learn about keeping time,
understanding rhythm and playing in sync with others.
Whether you’re a serious student of music or just looking for
ways to express that noise in your head, you’ll enjoy making
new sounds and finding your own groove.
Location: Jefferson
Bluff Middle School
Instructor: John Doing
Buying, Cooking & Eating Locally Fee: $90
Want to reduce your carbon footprint? Want to eat healthier,
better tasting food? Want to help keep organic farmers
on the land? This course will explore where to buy fresh
organically grown foods from local farmers and how to
prepare them. The course will include a visit to a farmers’
market, a community supported agriculture farm, or a natural
foods co-op. In this course, students will participate in every
step from selecting the food to enjoying its consumption.
Location: Jefferson
Bluff Middle School
Instructor: Jean Colvin
Cake
Decorating
Fee:
$90
The layer or sheet cake is your palette. Create borders and
flower patterns using decorator frosting you make yourself.
Learn how to add pizzazz to your cake creations using basic
application tricks and coloring techniques. In addition to
cookies and cakes you can also decorate other pastry creations.
Location:
Jefferson Middle School
Instructor: Elizabeth Deardorff
Candle
Making
Fee: $85
Learn the basic techniques of candle making and safe ways
for handling the materials needed to make hand crafted
candles. Students will create many different types of candles
including gel, honeycomb, floating, dip and drip, carved,
beaded, scented, and molded candles.
Location: Jefferson Middle School
Instructor: Michael Graveen
Candy
Making
Fee:
$85
This candy course will include molded candies and sculpted
candies, such as lollipops. It will also include cooked candies,
such as fudge and homemade caramels. Students will learn
both microwave and stove top preparation. Food safety
and correct handling of hot materials will be stressed. The
course will also include different methods of presentation of
the created candies. At least one example of another type
of food gift will be created to share with family or friends. A
field trip to a candy shop or specialty supply store is planned.
Location:
Jefferson Middle School
Instructor: Andrea McMillen
Canoe
& Kayak Level 1
Fee: $250
Never paddled? No problem! This introductory course is
for those who have never taken paddling lessons. Spend
your week learning to canoe and kayak on Lake Mendota.
Participants will spend two days learning to canoe, two days
learning to kayak and then take a local trip on Friday. The
course is intended to introduce basic paddling safety and
skills as well as encourage students to paddle and enrich
teamwork skills. Students from both the Madison and
Stoughton sites will be included in this course for the week
of July 28. Participants must have a valid Red Cross Level 3
swim card or equivalent.
Location: James Madison Park, transportation provided from Jefferson Middle School
and River Bluff School
Presented
by: Supreme Water
Sports
Canoe
& Kayak Level 2
Fee: $250
This is the advanced course for those who have taken Canoe
and Kayak Level 1. Offering time in canoes and kayaks, this
course will have a more “get up and go” learning style with
paddlers leaving first thing each morning and heading for the
water. Participants will work on developing self-sufficiency
and teamwork as well as advanced paddling skills. This course
will introduce more advanced paddling and tripping skills
as well as inspire students to paddle, encourage leadership
potential and enhance teamwork skills. Students from both
the Madison and Stoughton sites will be included in this
course for the week of August 11. Participants must have a
valid Red Cross Level 3 swim card or equivalent.
Location:
James Madison Park, transportation provided from Jefferson Middle School
and River Bluff School
Presented
by: Supreme Water
Sports
Canoe
Fishing Fee: $145
Spend a summer day other than paddling
and fishing? We don’t think so! This course will teach
participants basic canoeing
and water safety skills,
fishing techniques,
equipment use, knot tying,
fishing safety and fish
identification while fishing
Lake Mendota. Shore
fishing and canoe fishing
will be done. Students
from both the Madison
and Stoughton sites will
be included in this course.
Participants must have a
valid Red Cross Level 3 swim card or equivalent.
Location: James Madison Park, transportation provided from Jefferson Middle School
and River Bluff Middle School
Presented
by: Supreme Water Sports
Clay Sculpture & Polymer Clay Fee: $90
Did you ever while away hours with modeling dough as a
small child? This course will give participants a chance to
create their one unique sculpture with different types of
clay. The color and versatility of polymer clay will provide an
entirely different craft material to work with as well. Use clay
tools to learn new techniques to assist with your creations.
Location: Jefferson Middle School
Design & Architecture Fee: $85
This course will allow you to design whatever interests you.
Are you interested in graphics? Design a book cover or
poster. Interested in fashion? Design an outfit. Interested
in transportation? Design a car. Interested in architecture?
Design a room, a floor plan or an entire home. This course
will off er the tools and the creative space to put our ideas on
paper and share ideas with others.
Location:
Jefferson Middle Schools
Instruuctor: John Meredith
Dice
and Domino Games
Fee: $70
Dice and domino games have been around since early
civilization. They are played in every culture by all ages. This
course takes participants back to basics: no computers, no
video games. It’s just you and your brain and some simple
game pieces. Return to a simpler time when your brain was
the only computer you needed!
Location: Jefferson Middle School
Instructor: Diane Haas
Digital
Photography Fee: $90
Digital cameras have revolutionized the art of picture taking! If
you don’t like it, just erase it! This introductory course in digital
photography will cover composition, angles, lighting and lens.
Students will produce a display of their work by the end of the
week. Students are requested to bring their own camera, if at
all possible.
Location: Jefferson and River Bluff Middle Schools
Instructor: Rose Johnson-Brown
Disc
Golf and Ultimate Fee:
$85
Take advantage of Madison’s Elver Park course and learn the
active, fast paced game of disc golf. Students will play the
course, check out specialized discs and learn the tricks of the
disc. Course time will also be spent on learning Ultimate Disc.
In Ultimate the idea is to pass the disc to teammates until the
goal line is crossed. Invite your friends to enroll in this course
as well - the more people, the better the game.
Location:
Jefferson Middle School with field trips to area disc golf courses.
Instructors:
Casey Hopp
Drawing
Fee: $85
Always doodling? Want to learn more about how to draw
something that interests you? This course will teach you
how. Students will have the opportunity to experiment with
a wide range of drawing materials including India ink, chalk,
pens, pencils, and markers. After trying different media, the
students will learn more about contour drawing so that their
work can acquire additional shape and depth.
Location: Jefferson Middle School
Instructor: Jerry Butler
Electricity & Magnetism Fee: $80
Flip the switch and the lights come on! We take electricity for
granted in our energy-dependent world. The course will give
participants a hands-on understanding of electricity from
how a flashlight works to why some strings of holiday lights
don’t work when one bulb is burned out. Explore circuits
and create your own electric-powered invention. Work with
magnets and observe the connection between electricity
and magnetism. Add a touch of magnetism to your electric
creation.
Location: Jefferson Middle School
Entrée
Cooking
Fee:
$95
Cook complete entrées from lasagna to homemade pizza
and vegetarian dishes from scratch. Students will work with
the instructor to determine what entrées to make and then
create their own shopping list. The group will enjoy the rest
of the week cooking and eating their creations.
Location:
Jefferson & River
Bluff Middle Schools
Instructor: Lindsay Norrish
Fencing Fee: $90
As well as being a modern Olympic sport and a time honored
symbol of nobility and refinement, the sport of fencing represents one of the most exciting and challenging of
athletic events. This brief introduction to the sport will allow
students to experience some of that excitement as well as
the tradition and self-discipline which marks fencing as a
unique sport. Use of all necessary equipment and protective
clothing is provided in the cost of the course. Students from
both the Madison and Stoughton Middle School U sites
will be included in the August 11-15 course.
Location:
Jefferson Middle School
Instructor: Joseph Monarski
Football
Fee: $80
The quarterback throws the ball and the wide receiver
catches it but what is everyone else doing? How do all these
players perform their roles and come together as a team?
This course teaches the basics of football as a team sport.
You will gain understanding of different player’s roles and the
skills required for those roles while practicing the game in a
non-contact environment.
Location:
Jefferson and River Bluff Middle Schools
Instructor: Michael Weinhammer
Geojourney Fee: $120
Rocks, ROCK! Get ready to explore all the natural treasure
the earth has to offer. Investigate the basic components of
our earth—rocks, minerals and gems. Search for clues and
discover a life story hidden inside a rock! Would you like to
become a spelunker for a day? Immerse yourself in the Cave
and learn how caves and speleothems form. As part of the
journey, learn the basics of using an orienteering compass
to set and find a bearing. Practice your new skills; plot your
course and take a journey on the orienteering course. In
addition to visiting Cave of the Mounds, we will spend time at
geology exhibits, and hunting for rocks and fossils.
Location:
Location: Daily field trips including trips to Cave of the
Mounds; transportation provided from Jefferson
Middle School.
Presented by: Cave of the Mounds and MSU staff members
Glass Mosaics
Fee: $100
This course is designed to provide each student with the
basics of working with mosaics. Designs and individual
projects will be discussed the first day. Do bring any design
ideas you might have this first day. Choices of projects will
be indoor mosaic on plywood, glass to glass mosaic, garden
mosaic on a terra cotta pot or outdoor stepping stones. You
will learn how to use a mosaic nipper and glass cutter to
shape the pieces of glass. After the glass is all cut, you will
learn about the proper adhesives and the final step which is
grouting.
Location: The Vinery, 4317 W. Beltline Hwy.; transportation
will be provided from Jefferson Middle School
Presented by: The Vinery
Golf Fee: $100
Learn the basics and work on your golf skills. This course
will review the fundamentals of grip, club selection and other
basics of course play. Time on the practice range and at Par-3
courses will be based on the skill level of the group. Students
are requested to bring a beginning set of golf clubs, if at all
possible.
Location: Jefferson Middle School with field trips to area
driving ranges and golf courses.
Instructor: Tim Davis
Gym Games
Fee: $80
If “gym time” is still your favorite time of day this course is
for you! You will have a chance to play all the gym games
you’ve always loved like Steal the Bacon or Dr. Dodge. You’ll
learn new variations on some old games and learn some new
games too.
Location:
Jefferson Middle School
Instructor:
Tim Stengl
Healthy
Cooking & Eating Fee:
$90
“What makes a food healthy?” If you ever asked yourself that
question, then this is a course for you. The fundamentals
of food science will be covered, as well as an overview of
the recommended daily allowances. The course will focus
on how to eat a healthy, balanced diet and how much is a“serving”. At least two items will be prepared each day, so
come willing to taste test a variety of foods. A field trip to a
grocery store or specialty store is planned.
Location: Jefferson Middle School
Instructor: Whitney Falk
Hemp
and Floss Jewelry Fee:
$85
This course features the techniques of hemp and floss
weaving and knot tying. Participants will have the
opportunity to create their own necklaces, bracelets and
decorations. Students will take a field trip to a bead store
to select some decorations to use in their creations and also
have an opportunity to create their own clay beads.
Location:
Jefferson Middle School
Instructor: Molly King
Hiking & Exploring Fee:
$165
Explore some of the most beautiful parts of Southern
Wisconsin’s state parks. Hike to a “hidden” cave in Governor
Dodge State Park, climb to the top of the bluff s at Devil’s Lake
State Park with spectacular views of the lakes and explore
the many caves of Wyalusing State Park, weather permitting.
Good hiking shoes and day pack with water and stamina for
sustained hiking are necessary.
Location: Jefferson Middle School with daily field trips.
Location:
Jefferson Middle Schools with daily field trips.
Instructor:
Casey Hopp
Hip Hop 101 (MP4) Music Programs for Youth Fee: $90
Experience the major elements of Hip Hop culture including
break dancing, deejaying, urban art and music production.
Then explore and discover how Hip Hop can be used for
self-expression, education and as a catalyst for personal and
social growth.
Location: Jefferson Middle School
Presented by: Streets of Gold Productions
Ice
Cream Making and Creations Fee:
$85
Who screams for ice cream? We all do! Learn how to make
homemade ice cream from scratch and other ice cream
desserts. Perhaps you will be able to create your own special
flavor. An old-fashioned ice cream social will be held on the
last course day. A field trip to Babcock Hall or an ice cream
parlor is planned.
Location: Jefferson Middle School
International
Cooking Fee: $90
Bring a willingness to try something new and all of your taste
buds. Students will focus on recipes from other countries,
as well as some vegetarian dishes. Learn to use cooking
equipment you may never have tried before such as a fondue
pot or a wok, in addition to a conventional range top or oven.
Location: Jefferson Middle School
International Games Fee: $85
Learn to play bocce ball, try La Crosse or perhaps, cricket,
anyone? Participants will get to try a variety of games and
sports played in other countries. After a sampling, the
students will select the games they want to continue playing.
Location:
Jefferson and River Bluff Middle Schools
Jewelry Making Fee: $85
Learn to create jewelry using wire, stones, safety pins or
beads. Participants will be able to use jewelry making tools
to experiment and create their own jewelry. Basic patterns
will be provided to help you get started. A field trip will be
taken to a craft store to get ideas and materials.
Location:
Jefferson Middle School
Join the Band Fee: $85
OK kids, it’s finally time for your first concert tour! Well,
maybe it’s only to MSU and back, but that’s a start! This
program is open to participants who currently play a
musical instrument. We will create a band out of whatever
instruments we have to work with, and compose songs for
the band to play. Participants will learn the ropes about
being a musician: how to practice, the history of some of the
world’s most successful musical groups, and what it’s like to
perform. Let’s get that guitar out of the basement and on the
road to Join the Band!
Location: Jefferson Middle School
Instructor: John Doing
Kayak
Fee:
$250
This course combines the kayaking portions of Canoe and
Kayak I and II. We will spend the entire week kayaking;
working on paddling and rescue skills, navigating with chart
and compass, float plans, deep-water rescues and Eskimo
rolling. Days one and two will cover the basics of kayaking,
and days three, four and five will be learning on the go!
Students from both the Madison and Stoughton Sites will be
included in this course. Participants must have a valid Red
Cross Level 3 swim card or equivalent.
Location: James Madison Park, transportation provided from
Jefferson Middle School and River Bluff Middle School
Presented
by: Supreme Water Sports
Kitchen Science Fee: $85
Why do onions make you cry? How does yeast make bread
rise? What makes popcorn pop, whipped cream frothy and
angel food cake fluffy? Participants will learn the scientific
answers to these questions and conduct a lot of other
experiments with everyday materials found around the
kitchen. Bring your scientific curiosity to “cook up” something
interesting.
Location: Jefferson Middle School
Instructor: Diane Haas
Klutz Games
Fee: $85
Is it too hot to be active but too boring to sit still? Then
try these games! This survey course is made for the “lazy,
hazy, crazy days” of summer. Students can get some activity
without over-doing. Try yo-yos, hacky sacks, jump rope,
Chinese jump rope, jacks, marbles, juggling balls and fox tails.
If a break from these games is needed, participants can try
spool knitting, quilling, wax strings, pipe cleaners, “beadlings”,
Cat’s Cradle and string games.
Location:
Jefferson Middle School
Instructor: Tim Stengl
Machine
Sewing Fee: $85
Learn the basics of hand sewing and how to operate a
sewing machine. Participants will learn how to select and
use a pattern. Initial projects will be items for your room and
wardrobe accessories. A field trip to a fabric store will allow
students to select their own fabric and notions in order to
create their own article of clothing.
Location:
Jefferson Middle School
Make
Your Own Bear
Fee: $85
Students in this bear making course will make 12, 15 or
18-inch traditional teddy bears made of man-made fur.
The bears will be hand-sewn, jointed and have child-safety
eyes. Students will also have the opportunity to machine
sew outfits for their bear as time allows. Students will have
several types of bears to choose from.
Location:
Jefferson Middle School
Instructor:
Marge Stuht
Microwave
Cooking Fee:
$90
Find out how to use a microwave oven to do more than
make popcorn or reheat food. Participants will learn how to
create appetizers, beverages, soups, salads, main dishes, and
desserts. Enjoy your creations during the course or take them
home to share with family and friends.
Location:
Jefferson Middle School and River Bluff Middle
Schoo
lInstructor: Whitney Falk
Mini-Musical
Theater
Fee: $90
Come learn and experience the world of musical theater.
Students will explore various shows and styles as they learn
and prepare the music and basic choreography for a mini revue
to be presented for family and fellow students at the
end of the course.
Location:
Jefferson Middle School
Instructor: Michael Kraus
Mock Court
Fee: $80
Are you interested in law or being a lawyer? Do you want to
understand how the court system works? Through role-playing, participants will get a better understanding of the
third articles of the U.S. Constitution—the Judicial Branch.
Throughout the week students will participate in several
different mock trials, including Federal and Supreme Court
cases. Roles will include serving as juror, an attorney, either
for the prosecution or for the defense, or as a judge. A field
trip to the Capitol and the Wisconsin State Supreme Court is
planned.
Location:
Jefferson Middle School
Instructor:
Deanne Lensert
Mosaics Fee: $85
The art of mosaics dates back thousands of years.
Participants will learn the equipment and techniques
necessary to create a mosaic piece from a range of materials.
Perhaps a trivet or pot; maybe a stepping stone or wall
decoration; all of these are possibilities. Students will make
their own mosaic creations to keep for themselves or share
with their friends and families.
Location: Jefferson Middle School
Instructor: Jennifer Washburn
Mountain
Biking Fee: $175
Mountain biking is an
exciting type of cycling
that challenges riders to
use balance as well as
endurance and strength.
Learn the skills of off-road riding and basic
maintenance and repair
of your bike. Several trips
will be taken to off-road
trails in the Madison area,
weather permitting. A
multi-gear mountain bike
(no hybrid and no 27-inch
wheels) in good working
condition, a bike helmet,
and stamina for sustained biking are required. Students from
both the Madison and Stoughton sites will be included in this
course the week of August 18.
Location:
Jefferson Middle School with field trips to area mountain biking trails.
Instructor: Alex Evans
Nature In and Around Madison Fee:
$85
Get ready for a new adventure every day! Through hands-on,
interactive field trips, we will experience, up close and
personal, the wonders of our natural world in and around
the Madison area. This course is your chance to discover . . .
explore . . . investigate . . . listen . . . observe . . . research . . .
touch . . . immerse yourself in the awesome outdoors.
Locations: Jefferson & River Bluff Middle Schools
Instructor: Andrea McMillen
Net Sports Fee:
$75
This recreational course will offer a variety of sports in which
the use of a net is included. Participants will play volleyball,
tennis, badminton and table tennis. The instructor will
offer insight into the strategy of the game and beginning
skill instruction. The course emphasis is on variety and
sportsmanship.
Location:
Jefferson Middle School
Instructor: Michael Weinhammer
One Act Play Fee: $90
This will be a fun play with parts for everyone! Actors will
spend the week learning parts, staging and rehearsing the
play, as well as creating the set and personal costumes. The
final performance will be shared with other Middle School U
students and families at the end of the week.
Location: Jefferson Middle School
Instructor: Michael Kraus
Orienteering
and Geocaching
Fee:
$85
This course will start with learning the basics of using an orienteering compass and a topographic map, which includes
terrain features and elevation lines. Students will use pace-and-learn methods for estimating distance covered. Several
outings to navigate orienteering courses will be taken. The
second portion of the course will include Geocaching, a type
of treasure hunt using a GPS unit to navigate to a specific
location in order to find a hidden object. Participants will
learn to operate a hand-held GPS (hiking model) and then
practice the use by finding geocaches in the Dane County
area. Students will be doing some rough terrain walking, so
bring appropriate footwear and a daypack with water
.
Location: Jefferson Middle School with daily field trips
Instructor: Andrea McMillen
Painting Fee:
$85
In this painting course, students will explore different
painting techniques including watercolor, acrylic and oil stick
to create original works. The styles and techniques used in
the course will be based on observations of works by well known
painters. The course will include at least one field trip
to a local gallery or museum.
Location: Jefferson Middle School
Instructor: Jennifer Washburn
Paper Arts Fee:
$85
From the delicate Japanese art of origami to constructing
durable paper maché projects, this course will examine
the endless possibilities of paper. Functional pieces and
oversized decorative works will be created. This course will
include at least one field trip to a local gallery or museum.
Location:
Jefferson Middle School and River Bluff Middle Schools
Instructor: Jerry Butler
Pasta Galore Fee:
$85
Participants in this course will learn about and have an
opportunity to make different types of pasta as well as
different pasta sauces. They will also have an opportunity
to make their own pasta using a pasta machine, and, of
course, taste-test their work. A field trip to a specialty store is
planned.
Location: Jefferson Middle School
Photojournalism Fee: $90
Students will learn basic photography skills and how to use
their photos to express a point of view or tell a story. This
course will allow participants to combine their photos and
writing skills to produce a finished product to share with
friends and family. Students are requested to bring their own
digital camera, if at all possible.
Location: Jefferson
Middle School
Instructor: Rose Johnson-Brown
Pottery
Fee: $170
This is a two-week course offered with an intervening week
to allow projects to dry. Students need to be available for
both weeks. During the first week of this two-week course,
students will create several containers and small clay pieces
using a variety of hand-built and wheel-thrown techniques.
Following a week break that is necessary for the clay to
dry, students will return to paint and glaze their creations.
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