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Baylor’s

University for Young People

(UYP)

Catalog of Programs

&

Course Offerings

2011

NOTICE:

• Students entering the 4th grade in Fall 2011 have the option of attending one or both of the primary programs and/or taking courses on the Baylor campus.

• Parents of younger students will want to carefully consider the locations of the courses on campus and be comfortable with students transitioning between locations.

• An automatic $20.00 registration fee will be assessed for each participant. This fee covers the cost of the registration process.

• Each UYP participant will receive the official UYP t-shirt for 2011.

• Supplies listed under individual courses are to be provided by the students.

• If you do not wish to receive the UYP catalog any longer, please inform the CCLE office by e-mailing CenterSupport@baylor.edu to be removed from mailing list. Include UYP student’s full name and parent(s) name.

Interdisciplinary Elementary Programs

(For students entering 1st – 4th grades)

NOTE: $20 registration fee will be automatically assessed per participant.

June 13-June 17

(Monday-Friday)

|Time |Course Description |Cost |

|8:30am-2:00pm |Creative Problem Solving Camp: Explorations |$150.00 |

|Hillcrest Professional |Participants will use creative problem solving as they explore the remains of a | |

|Development School |vanished culture in a simulation of an archaeology dig.  Expert groups will | |

|4225 Pine Avenue |employ the disciplines of anthropology, museum studies, history, art, science, | |

|Waco, Texas |and journalism to unravel the mysteries of a long-forgotten people and | |

| |communicate their discoveries to others.  The week culminates in a showcase of | |

|Lead Teachers: |the activities, skills, discoveries, and products explored and developed by the | |

|Tammy Johnston |children. | |

|Amy McNamara |Supplies: Daily sack lunch | |

|Bianca Ochoa | | |

|Gayla Reid | | |

June 27-June 30

(Monday-Thursday)

|Time |Course Description |Cost |

|8:30am-2:00pm |Paths in Perspectives |$150.00 |

|Woodway |Explore paths in a Texas-geography themed outdoor learning environment through | |

|Elementary |various perspectives such as following the path of surface water and underground| |

|325 Estates Drive |water; drawing a journey through the regions of Texas; tracing the migrations of| |

|Woodway, Texas |hummingbirds and monarchs; writing poetry; and tracing human settlement | |

| |patterns. Activities will culminate with a final product.  Parents are welcome | |

|Lead Teachers: |to attend the final showcase of the students' activities and products. | |

|Emilee Ashenfelter |Supplies: Daily sack lunch  | |

|Tammy Johnston | | |

|Gloria Lewis | | |

|Sarah McCormick | | |

|Amy McNamara | | |

|Nancy Weaver | | |

NOTE: $20 registration fee will be automatically assessed per participant.

|SESSION I |

|June 6-17 |

|Grades 4 and 5 |

|Time |Course Descriptions |Cost |

|9:45-11:15 |Baylor CSI: Tracy Cooper-Jimenez |$95 |

|Cashion Academic Center |You will learn the steps to solving mysteries using problem solving and forensic | |

|Room 400 |science. There will be opportunities to solve real mysteries using the skills that| |

| |have been taught in the class. Join us and create your own mystery! | |

| |Supplies: Spiral notebook | |

|9:45-11:15 |Intro to Shakespeare: Bethany Wallace |$90 |

|Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts |Through games, storytelling, and acting, you will be introduced to Shakespeare and| |

|Center: Movement Studio |the magical world of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You will be quoting Shakespeare by| |

|Room 128 |the end of class and will have an early appreciation for the Bard! | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|9:45-11:15 |UYP Gazette: Sue Elliott |$95 |

|Draper Academic Building |Extra! Extra! Read all about it! We are seeking journalists for the fourth edition| |

|Room 207 |of the UYP Gazette. If you are interested in writing your own article, conducting | |

| |interviews, and being part of the fourth edition of our newspaper, then this is a | |

| |class for you! Qualifications include: a curious mind, an enjoyment of writing and| |

| |a love for UYP! No experience necessary! Sign up today! | |

| |Supplies: Spiral notebook or flip pad | |

|9:45-11:15 |Kamashibai Art: Ingrid Erickson |$95 |

|Cashion Academic Center |Tell your own short story in pictures using an ancient Japanese art form. This | |

|Room 308 |class involves drawing, painting, and a whole lot of creativity! We will read and | |

| |perform our stories at the end of the class for parents and friends! | |

| |Supplies: Art smock/apron or old shirt to protect clothing. | |

|9:45-11:15 |China! The Art, The Food, and The Language: Agnes Tang |$95 |

|Cashion Academic Center |What do people do for fun in China?  What do they eat in Beijing, Hong Kong, or | |

|Room 413 |Chengdu?  What dialect of Chinese should I learn?  Come experience for yourself | |

| |the language, the food and the favorite pastimes of the Chinese people. Learn how | |

| |to play Jianzi (Chinese hacky sacks), make Jiaozi (Chinese dumplings), greet one | |

| |another in Putonghua (Mandarin), write Chinese characters, and a lot more! | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|11:30-1:00 |Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Sue Elliott |$95 |

|Cashion Academic Center |Thinking about the future? Have you ever wanted to be rich? In this course, you | |

|Room 400 |will learn and experience realistic situations and tips on how to live a long, | |

| |successful life. You will set life goals, learn how to communicate effectively, | |

| |and plan the future! Come join us for an advanced look at your future! | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|11:30-1:00 |A Collection of Creative Crafts: Tricia Fertsch |$95 |

|Cashion Academic Center |Ready to learn a new creative art? Join us for fun and unique art projects that | |

|Room 413 |include creating piñatas, bottle beasts, string art, decoupage, mosaics, and “all | |

| |about me” activities. All you need is your imagination! | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|1:15-2:45 |Can You Haiku? Tricia Fertsch |$90 |

|Cashion Academic Center |Let your imagination soar as you write and share your own works of art through | |

|Room 413 |poetry! A perfect class for those who love to express themselves. Bring your vivid| |

| |imaginations and discover the pleasure of poetry. A wide variety of poetry will be| |

| |explored, written, and shared. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|1:15-2:45 |Every Picture Tells a Story: Joanne Beaty |$95 |

|Cashion Academic Center |If a picture paints a thousand words, what story comes to your mind when you see | |

|Room 400 |Claude Monet’s Poppies? What do you think Mona Lisa was thinking? What did | |

| |Picasso’s Three Musicians sound like? In this course, you will observe and | |

| |analyze works of visual art and compose your own stories about them. You will | |

| |begin to understand how the use of colorful vocabulary and descriptive language | |

| |can “paint” a picture in your mind. You will have the opportunity to create you | |

| |own piece of visual art and write an imaginative story about it. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|1:15-2:45 |Under the Sea Pottery: Barb Francis |$95 |

|Baylor Science Building |Have you ever wanted to create your own sea creatures? Come explore the colors and| |

|Room to be determined |shapes from under the sea! Using slab construction and pinch pots we will craft | |

| |sea creatures from clay, make blowfish, sea urchins, starfish, and anemones. | |

| |Supplies: Art smock/apron or old shirt to protect clothing. | |

|1:15-2:45 |Inside Out! Anatomy 101: Kathe Barbur |$95 |

|Hooper-Shaefer Art Building|Join us as we take a trip through the incredible human body! Come make your own | |

|Room 180 |cell model, experiment to see how your intestines really work, examine a human | |

| |heart, and make an edible one. Learn the different parts of your brain, and see a | |

| |real human one. WOW! We will even make a 2-D replica of all the major body | |

| |systems. You will come out of this class knowing more about your “insides” than | |

| |you do your outsides! Special note…in this class students will have the | |

| |opportunity to taste various foods. Please let UYP know of any food allergies your| |

| |child may have. | |

| |Supplies: Brad folder with pockets | |

|1:15-2:45 |The Real Game of Life: Paula Miller |$85 |

|Draper Academic Building |You’re all grown up and ready to enter the real world. In this class you will | |

|Room 205 |choose a job, find a place to live, and even buy a car, but not without a catch! | |

| |You will need to use technology to design a budget and deal with real life | |

| |scenarios. At the end, you will have a PowerPoint journal of your ideal future to | |

| |share and enjoy. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|SESSION I |

|June 6-17 |

|Grades 6, 7, and 8 |

|Time |Course Descriptions |Cost |

|9:45-11:15 |Ceramic Jewelry: Barb Francis |$95 |

|Baylor Science Building |Ready to make your own jewelry? Come join us and design pendants, earrings and | |

|Room to be determined |bracelets that you make from clay. Learn to put together your jewelry pieces using| |

| |metal and leather bindings. Make a ceramic box for your jewelry pieces. Learn the | |

| |basics about working with clay. Who knows, maybe you could even sell it! | |

| |Supplies: Paint smock/old shirt/or apron to protect clothing | |

|9:45-11:15 Cashion Academic|Laser Technology: John Pedrotti |$90 |

|Center Room 300 |Are you interested in Laser Technology? Want to learn how lasers work and how to | |

| |use them? This class is for you! We will learn how to operate lasers and how | |

| |people use them through hands-on activities! You will experiment with lasers, | |

| |windows, and mirrors as well as build a collimator and a simulaser! | |

| |Supplies: None, all safety equipment will be provided | |

|9:45-11:15 |Leisure Time and Fun Activities! |$85 |

|Marrs McClean Gymnasium |Crystal Brewster | |

|Room 116 |Come join the fun while playing and learning new indoor and outdoor activities. We| |

| |will learn lots of neat outdoor skills and have fun playing games…something new | |

| |every day. No sitting around here—we will be active the entire time! | |

| |Supplies: Tennis shoes. | |

|9:45-11:15 Hankamer School |Train Your Brain: Joy Howard |$95 |

|of Business Room 102 |Does your brain ever get confused? Well now is the time to put it in training! | |

| |This class looks at logic, math, language, and knowledge games that can help train| |

| |your brain! Get out of a Traffic Jam, create words with Boggle, you will | |

| |creatively communicate with classmates and come out a champion! Join the fun and | |

| |train your brain for greatness! | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|11:30-1:00 |Comedy Improv: Josiah Wallace |$85 |

|Hooper-Shaefer Fine Arts |Through a variety of improvisational acting exercises and games you will discover | |

|Center |the creative and comic genius that resides within you! You will gain confidence, | |

|Meet in foyer |develop listening skills, and learn how to work as a team! | |

| |Supplies: Pen, Spiral, A willingness to say “YES” | |

|11:30-1:00 |Train Your Brain: Joy Howard |$85 |

|Hankamer School of Business|Does your brain ever get confused? Well now is the time to put it in training! | |

|Room 102 |This class looks at logic, math, language, and knowledge games that can help train| |

| |your brain! Get out of a Traffic Jam, create words with Boggle, you will | |

| |creatively communicate with classmates and come out a champion! Join the fun and | |

| |train your brain for greatness! | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|1:15-2:45 |everyBody…NIA! Candace Ingram |$95 |

|Hooper-Shaefer Fine Arts |Do you think you know the most important muscle in the body? Where the upper most | |

|Center: Movement Studio |part of your spine ends? You might be surprised! NIA teaches us about the body, | |

| |and The Body’s way by integrating the personalities of martial arts, dance, and | |

| |healing art together with music, movement…MAGIC! Come slip on your X-Ray Anatomy | |

| |goggles and see everybody’s 200 bones and 700 muscles moving in The Body’s way! | |

| |Supplies: Water bottle, comfortable clothes to move in, girls need sliders under | |

| |dresses and skirts. | |

|1:15-2:45 |Cooking with Cathy: Cathy Kincheloe |$95 |

|Mary Gibbs Jones Family |Come learn beginning cooking in the kitchen labs of Baylor! Each day is a new type| |

|Consumer Sciences Building |of food such as quick breads, veggies, appetizers, cakes and all it takes to put a| |

|111 |full meal together. Of course, someone has to taste all the wonderful food you | |

| |have prepared! | |

| |Supplies: Bring your ideas! And an apron if you have one | |

|1:15-2:45 Hankamer School |Get a Jump on Geometry: Brian Krienke |$90 |

|of Business Room 102 |Have you ever found the area of a Hershey’s Kiss? What about the slope of a | |

| |staircase! Have you ever looked at pizza geometrically? In this class you will | |

| |realize that geometry is all around us! Come find out about parent functions, | |

| |special case triangles, explore with Battleship, and create problems of your own! | |

| |Supplies: Pencil | |

|1:15-2:45 Moody Library |DVD Academy: Dikran Bullajian |$95 |

|Basement Room G32 |Are you tired of looking at your digital pictures on your camera? Would you like | |

| |to watch your home videos on your television instead of your computer? In this | |

| |course, you will learn how to transform your digital pictures and videos into a | |

| |Hollywood production. This course goes beyond the slideshow and movie making | |

| |skills. Students will create a personalized DVD to take and play at home. | |

| |Supplies: Flash drive or DVD for media storage, spiral notebook, pen/pencils | |

|SESSION I |

|June 6-17 |

|Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 |

|Time |Course Descriptions |Cost |

|9:45-11:15 |Cooking with Cathy: Cathy Kincheloe |$95 |

|Mary Gibbs Jones Family & |Come learn beginning cooking in the kitchen labs of Baylor! Each day is a new type| |

|Consumer Sciences Building |of food such as quick breads, veggies, appetizers, cakes and all it takes to put a| |

|Room 111 |full meal together. Of course, someone has to taste all the wonderful food you | |

| |have prepared! | |

| |Supplies: Bring your ideas! And an apron if you have one | |

|9:45-11:15 |Movement for the Stage: Physical Comedy: David Reed |$85 |

|Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts |You will develop an immediate relationship with the stage and with an audience in | |

|Center Meet in the foyer |this class. There will be a strong focus on increasing your sense of play, the | |

| |generation of new material, and being physically precise yet blundering | |

| |emotionally. Class will consist of exercises and mimetic techniques, clown | |

| |improvisation, and stage presence. You will be exposed to pantomime, clowning | |

| |skills, physical comedy, juggling, developing your own unique character and | |

| |beginning aerobatics. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|9:45-11:15 Moody Library |Facebook for Change: Kim Bullajian |$90 |

|Basement Room G 32 |Facebook is a great way to share pictures, talk to friends, and update others | |

| |about your life, but have you ever thought about facebook in a different way? What| |

| |about to get a job or promote social change? In this class, we will learn how to | |

| |network professionally and impact our community using a well-known social | |

| |networking site. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|9:45-11:15 |Draw the Town, Paint the Town! Kathe Barbur |$95 |

|Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts |We will use our own great city of Waco, Texas, the county seat of McLennan County,| |

|Center |as the inspiration for Draw the Town, Paint the Town! Using visuals from Waco and | |

|Room 180 |other sources, you will sketch, draw, paint, and create your own representations | |

| |of various aspects of Waco, which we will combine to form a mural that will be | |

| |displayed for all to see! We will also view works of art around the Baylor campus | |

| |to gain understanding of the concept of a mural and explore art museums around | |

| |campus! | |

| |Supplies: Paint smock/old shirt/or apron to protect clothing, any pictures of | |

| |Waco landmarks you can bring. | |

|11:30-1:00 |Facebook for Change: Kim Bullajian |$90 |

|Moody Library Basement Room|Facebook is a great way to share pictures, talk to friends, and update others | |

|G32 |about your life, but have you ever thought about facebook a different way? What | |

| |about to get a job or promote social change? In this class, we will learn how to | |

| |network professionally and impact our community using a well-known social | |

| |networking site. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|1:15-2:45 |Comedy Improv: Josiah Wallace |$85 |

|Hooper-Shaefer Fine Arts |Through a variety of improvisational acting exercises and games you will discover | |

|Center Meet in the foyer |the creative and comic genius that resides within each you. Come and gain | |

| |confidence, develop listening skills, and learn how to work as a team. | |

| |Supplies: Pen, Paper, A willingness to say “YES” | |

|1:15-2:45 |Laser Technology: John Pedrotti |$90 |

|Cashion Academic Center |Are you interested in Laser Technology? Want to learn how lasers work and how to | |

|Room 300 |use them? This class is for you! We will learn how to operate lasers and how | |

| |people use them through hands-on activities! You will experiment with lasers, | |

| |windows, and mirrors as well as build a collimator and a simulaser! Supplies: | |

| |None, all safety equipment will be provided | |

|1:15-2:45 |UYP Book Club: Sarah Lieber |$95 |

|Cashion Academic Center |Come explore the world of literature, reading and writing! We will journey and | |

|Room 308 |experience the well known trilogy, The Hunger Games. We will read all three books,| |

| |view film clips, discuss literature and interpret these books and films creatively| |

| |in order to see what the world of reading is all about. | |

| |Supplies: Spiral Notebook, Pen | |

|1:15-2:45 |Take It Outside! Crystal Brewster |$85 |

|Marrs McLean Gym Room 116 |Come and join the fun while playing and learning new indoor and outdoor | |

| |activities! We will learn lots of neat outdoor skills and have fun playing | |

| |games…something new every day! No sitting around here—we will be active the entire| |

| |time! | |

| |Supplies: Tennis Shoes | |

|SESSION II |

|June 20-June 30 |

|Grades 4 and 5 |

|Time |Course Descriptions |Cost |

|9:45-11:15 |Under the Sea Pottery: Barb Francis |$95 |

|Baylor Science Building |Have you ever wanted to create your own sea creatures? Come explore the colors and| |

|Room to be determined |shapes from under the sea! Using slab construction and pinch pots we will craft | |

| |sea creatures from clay, make blowfish, sea urchins, starfish, and anemones. | |

| |Supplies: Art smock/apron or old shirt to protect clothing. | |

|9:45-11:15 |CSI: Baylor: Tracy Cooper Jimenez |$95 |

|Cashion Academic Center |You will learn the steps to solving mysteries using problem solving and forensic | |

|Room 400 |science. There will be opportunities to solve real mysteries using the skills that| |

| |have been taught in the class. Join us and create your own mystery! | |

| |Supplies: Spiral notebook | |

|9:45-11:15 |Leisure Time and Fun Activities! |$85 |

|Marrs McLean Gym Room 116 |Crystal Brewster | |

| |Come join the fun while playing and learning new indoor and outdoor activities. We| |

| |will learn lots of neat outdoor skills and have fun playing games…something new | |

| |every day. No sitting around here--we will be active the entire time! | |

| |Supplies: Tennis shoes | |

|9:45-11:15 |UYP Gazette: Sue Elliott |$95 |

|Draper Academic Building |Extra! Extra! Read all about it! We are seeking journalists for the fourth edition| |

|Room 207 |of the UYP Gazette. If you are interested in writing your own article, conducting | |

| |interviews, and being part of the fourth edition of our newspaper, then this is a | |

| |class for you! Qualifications include: a curious mind, an enjoyment of writing and| |

| |a love for UYP! No experience necessary! Sign up today! | |

| |Supplies: Spiral notebook or flip pad | |

|11:30-1:00 |Fables, Fairy Tales, and Tall Tales: |$90 |

|Cashion Academic Center |Tricia Fertsch | |

|Room 413 |Fables, Fairy Tales, and Tall Tales Yes! These are favorites from around the | |

| |world. You will be delighted and entertained with some of literature’s best loved | |

| |stories. The humor, warmth, and morals will be enhanced as you create story | |

| |murals, posters, and short skits. Come join the fun. “No entertainment is so cheap| |

| |as reading nor any pleasure so lasting” | |

| |Supplies: Pencil | |

|11:30-1:00 |Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Sue Elliott |$95 |

|Cashion Academic Center |Thinking about the future? Have you ever wanted to be rich? In this course, you | |

|Room 400 |will learn and experience realistic situations and tips on how to live a long, | |

| |successful life. You will set life goals, learn how to communicate effectively, | |

| |and plan the future! Come join us for an advanced look at your future! | |

| |Supplies: | |

|1:15-2:45 |everyBody…NIA! Candace Ingram |$85 |

|Hooper-Shaefer Movement |Do you think you know the most important muscle in the body? Where the upper most | |

|Studio |part of your spine ends? You might be surprised! NIA teaches us about the body, | |

|Room 128 |and The Body’s way by integrating the personalities of martial arts, dance, and | |

| |healing art together with music, movement…MAGIC! Come slip on my X-Ray Anatomy | |

| |goggles and see everybody’s 200 bones and 700 muscles moving in the body’s way! | |

| |Supplies: Water bottle, comfortable clothes to move in, girls need sliders under | |

| |dresses and skirts. | |

|1:15-2:45 |Laser Technology: John Pedrotti |$90 |

|Cashion Academic Center |Are you interested in Laser Technology? Want to learn how lasers work and how to | |

|Room 300 |use them? This class is for you! We will learn how to operate lasers and how | |

| |people use them through hands-on activities! You will experiment with lasers, | |

| |windows, and mirrors as well as build a collimator and a simulaser! Supplies: | |

| |None, all safety equipment will be provided | |

|1:15-2:45 |Knockout Performances: Tricia Fertsch |$90 |

|Cashion Academic Center |Do you love to perform? We will present our own interpretations of children’s | |

|Room 413 |classics through plays, skits, puppet shows, and charades. These dramatic | |

| |activities are sure to excite the “actor” in all of us. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|1:15-2:45 |DVD Academy: Dikran Bullajian |$95 |

|Moody Library Basement G32 |Are you tired of looking at your digital pictures on your camera? Would you like | |

| |to watch your home videos on your television instead of your computer? In this | |

| |course, you will learn how to transform your digital pictures and videos into a | |

| |Hollywood production. This course goes beyond the slideshow and movie making | |

| |skills. Students will create a personalized DVD to take and play at home. | |

| |Supplies: Flash drive or DVD for media storage, spiral notebook, pen/pencils | |

|SESSION II |

|June 20-June 30 |

|Grades 6, 7, and 8 |

|Time |Course Descriptions |Cost |

|9:45-11:15 |Cooking with Cathy: Cathy Kincheloe |$95 |

|Mary Gibbs Jones Family |Come learn beginning cooking in the kitchen labs of Baylor! Each day is a new type| |

|Consumer Sciences Building |of food such as quick breads, veggies, appetizers, cakes and all it takes to put a| |

|111 |full meal together. Of course, someone has to taste all the wonderful food you | |

| |have prepared! | |

| |Supplies: Bring your ideas! And an apron if you have one | |

|9:45-11:15 |Comedy Improv: Josiah Wallace |$85 |

|Hooper-Shaefer Fine Arts |Through a variety of improvisational acting exercises and games students will | |

|Center Meet in the foyer |discover the creative and comic genius that resides within each of them. They will| |

| |gain confidence, develop listening skills, and learn how to work as a team. | |

| |Supplies: Paper, Pencils, A willingness to say “YES” | |

|9:45-11:15 |Drawing Around Campus: Kathe Barbur |$95 |

|Hooper-Schaefer Art Building|We will use the Baylor campus as our inspiration-drawing landscape, architecture, | |

|Room 180 |still life, and even sketching from the collections of the Mayborn Museum. Come | |

| |join us as we learn skills such as gesture and contour drawing, shading techniques| |

| |such as hatching and cross-hatching, and work with pencil, charcoal, pastels, and | |

| |artist’s pen. We will take a tour of Baylor’s art department and visit the Martin | |

| |Museum of Art. So pack your apron and supplies as we draw around the campus! | |

| |Supplies: Art smock/apron or old shirt to protect clothing, water bottle. | |

|9:45-11:15 |UYP Book Club: Middle School Edition: |$95 |

|Cashion Academic Center Room|Sarah Lieber | |

|308 |Come explore the world of literature, reading and writing! We will journey through| |

| |multiple genres and types of books that deal with the issues we see every day. We | |

| |will read books, view film clips, discuss literature and interpret these books and| |

| |films creatively in order to see what the world of reading is all about. | |

| |Supplies: Spiral Notebook, Pen | |

|11:30-1:00 |The DVD Academy: Dikran Bullajian |$95 |

|Moody Basement Library Room |Are you tired of looking at your digital pictures on your camera? Would you like | |

|G32 |to watch your home videos on your television instead of your computer? In this | |

| |course, you’ll learn how to transform your digital pictures and videos into a | |

| |Hollywood production. This course goes beyond the slideshow and movie-making | |

| |skills. You will create a personalized DVD to take and play at home. | |

| |Supplies: Flash drive or DVD for media storage, spiral notebook, pen/pencils | |

|11:30-1:00 |Laser Technology: John Pedrotti |$90 |

|Cashion Academic Center Room|Are you interested in Laser Technology? Want to learn how lasers work and how to | |

|300 |use them? This class is for you! We will learn how to operate lasers and how | |

| |people use them through hands-on activities! You will experiment with lasers, | |

| |windows, and mirrors as well as build a collimator and a simulaser! | |

| |Supplies: None, all safety equipment will be provided | |

|1:15-2:45 |Ceramic Jewelry: Barb Francis |$95 |

|Baylor Science Building |Ready to make your own jewelry? Come join us and design pendants, earrings and | |

|Room to be determined |bracelets that you make from clay. Learn to put together your jewelry pieces using| |

| |metal and leather findings. Make a ceramic box to put your jewelry pieces in. | |

| |Learn the basics about working with clay. Who knows, maybe you could even sell it!| |

| | | |

| |Supplies: Clothes to get dirty in or smocks | |

|1:15-2:45 |Get a Jump on Geometry: Brian Krienke |$90 |

|Hankamer School of Business |Have you ever found the area of a Hershey’s Kiss? What about the slope of a | |

|Room 102 |staircase! Have you ever looked at pizza geometrically? In this class you will | |

| |realize that geometry is all around us! Come find out about parent functions, | |

| |special case triangles, explore with Battleship, and create problems of your own! | |

| |Supplies: Pencil | |

|1:15-2:45 |Painting Start to Finish: Kathe Barbur |$95 |

|Hooper-Schaefer Art Building|Have you ever wanted to learn to stretch your own canvas like the masters? Join us| |

|Room 180 |as we stretch and gesso a real canvas. You will then use acrylic paints to create | |

| |your own “master” work of art! We will look at real paintings and prints of great | |

| |artwork and students will increase their painting skills, techniques, and | |

| |repertoire. All you have to do is come ready with ideas! | |

| |Supplies: Paint smock/old shirt/or apron to protect clothing, egg cartons | |

|1:15-2:45 |Aqua Adventure II: Melissa Mullins |$95 |

|Baylor Science Building A |Begin (or continue, if you participated in Aqua Explorers last year) an | |

|122 |exploration of the wonderful world of WATER! This year, our focus will continue to| |

| |be hands-on activities and we will get outside as much as possible. However, we | |

| |will do new activities, including team-building and problem-solving exercises, | |

| |designing your own experiment, and a GPS adventure race. We will repeat the | |

| |popular activities of kayaking and fishing, including learning angler skills and | |

| |focusing more on fish identification. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|SESSION II |

|June 20-June 30 |

|Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 |

|Time |Course Descriptions |Cost |

|9:45-11:15 |Movement for the Stage-Combat: David Reed |$85 |

|Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts |This class will take you through the basics of stage combat, including body | |

|Center |movement and control, and simple stage techniques. We will cover basic foot work,| |

|Meet in the foyer |grabs and chokes, punches and kicks, falls, basic reaction techniques. You will | |

| |learn how to effectively and safely bring the many genres of stage combat to live | |

| |theater. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|9:45-11:15 |Laser Technology: John Pedrotti |$90 |

|Cashion Academic Center |Are you interested in Laser Technology? Want to learn how lasers work and how to | |

|Room 300 |use them? This class is for you! We will learn how to operate lasers and how | |

| |people use them through hands-on activities! You will experiment with lasers, | |

| |windows, and mirrors as well as build a collimator and a simulaser! | |

| |Supplies: None, all safety equipment will be provided | |

|9:45-11:15 |Social Change: Tracy Sulak |$85 |

|Cashion Academic Center Room|Are you interested in social justice issues such as…? Do you consider yourself an| |

|43 |agent of change? Come explore a pressing social issue, community, and personal | |

| |violence through a problem solving course. We will spend two weeks researching an | |

| |issue and create a presentation. During the two weeks, you will be introduced to | |

| |social science research through a self-designed project. The goal of the course is| |

| |to provide you with the tools to enact social change on a local or community | |

| |level. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|11:30-1:00 |Discovering Shakespeare: Josiah Wallace |$85 |

|Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts |Shakespearean character, stories, and language remain powerful and significant | |

|Center Meet in the foyer |more than four hundred years after his death. In this course, this power will be | |

| |unleashed for you through the acting out of Shakespearian text, viewing of video | |

| |adaptations of his plays, and the discussion of his cannon. | |

| |Supplies: Paper, Pen, Highlighter, Folder | |

|1:15-2:45 |Cooking with Cathy: Cathy Kincheloe |$95 |

|Mary Gibbs Jones Family |Come learn beginning cooking in the kitchen labs of Baylor! Each day is a new type| |

|Consumer Sciences Building |of food such as quick breads, veggies, appetizers, cakes and all it takes to put a| |

|111 |full meal together. Of course, someone has to taste all the wonderful food you | |

| |have prepared! | |

| |Supplies: Bring your ideas! And an apron if you have one | |

|1:15-2:45 |iVisualize; iEdit; iFilm: Patrick Shen |$95 |

|Castellaw Communication |Visual media is a part of our everyday lives.  From the big screen, to your | |

|Center Room 206 |television, and even the screen on your computer, people are learning to | |

| |communicate in visual mediums.  In this class you will learn the art of | |

| |storytelling as well as the technology behind it.  We will be covering the basics | |

| |of TV and film production.  We will also be teaching popular video editing | |

| |software used in digital filmmaking and animation. | |

| |Supplies: | |

|1:15-2:45 |UYP Book Club: Dr. Mona Choucair |$95 |

|Carroll Science Building |Come explore the world of literature, reading and writing! We will journey through| |

|Room 101 |multiple genres and types of books that deal with the issues we see every day. | |

| |This year we will be reading The Hunger Games trilogy! We will read, view film | |

| |clips, discuss literature and interpret these books and films creatively in order | |

| |to see what the world of reading is all about. | |

| |Supplies: Notebook, Pen | |

|1:15-2:45 |Take it Outside: Crystal Brewster |$85 |

|Marrs McLean Gym Room 116 |Come join the fun while playing and learning new indoor and outdoor activities. We| |

| |will learn lots of neat outdoor skills and have fun playing games…something new | |

| |every day. No sitting around here—we will be active the entire time! | |

| |Supplies: Tennis shoes | |

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