[MeriwetherMatters] Weekend Edition, March 25, 2007

Sun Mar 25 14:56:54 EDT 2007

MERIWETHER MATTERS:  March 25, 2007

In this Issue....

- Enrichment Zone
- A3 Summer Opportunities

Enrichment Zone:

MARVELOUS MONDAYS IS SOLD OUT!  No more registrations will be taken for Marvelous Mondays.  If you
are interested in Terrific Tuesdays, Random Parts or Mixed Media Painting, please send your
registration as early as possible this week.  Classes begin immediately after Spring Break!  
Thank you, 
Laura Weis 
lweis at k12albemarle.org   

A3 Summer Opportunities:

Please find below information highlighting some summer programs available for Albemarle County
students. Registration opens on Monday, April 16th and interested families can register at 9am
that morning at the County Office Building on the third floor. Please note that the Robotics
program went to a wait list status within the first 10 minutes last year, so if students are
interested it may be wise to arrive early. Registration forms should be available on-line at the
Albemarle County website next week.

Please let me know if you have questions about any of these opportunities.
Thanks,
Debbie Parmelee
Assistant Administrator
Gifted Resource Teacher

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A3 Summer Opportunties ~ Authenic, Academic, Accelerated 
Registration opens on April 16 at 9 am at the COB or by email 
Registration forms will be available at www.k12albemarle.org and in schools by March 15 

Gear Up! -  Beginning Lego Robotics 
Learn the basics of robotics and computer programming in this fun, hands-on engineering
experience. Using the Lego RCX system, students will build robots from scratch. They will write
programs to bring their robots to life. They will design their own robots and use the engineering
process to solve a variety of challenges. The course will conclude with a Robot Expo, an
opportunity for students to showcase their robot creations before the public. Students need no
prior robotic or computer experience; the only requirement is a  desire to learn more about the
fascinating world of robots!

Rising 4th-6th graders ~ 14 students 
At Jouett
June 18 -29 ~ 8:30 am - 12 pm
Tuition $250

Gear Up! - Advanced Lego Robotics 

Take your knowledge of robotics to the next level. In the Advanced Robotics course, students
already familiar with the Lego RCX system will design and build complex robots that interact with
the world around them. Through a series of challenges, students will explore advanced Robolab
programming, robot design, and mechanical engineering concepts. This class will also conclude with
a Robot Expo, giving students a chance to show off what they have learned and built. 

 **Students must have knowledge of Robolab or RIS programming in order to take this class. 

Rising 6th - 9th graders ~ 16 students
At Jouett
June 18 - 29 ~ 12:30 - 4:00 pm 
Tuition $250

Once Upon a Musical

Calling all future technical managers, painters, builders, singers, actors, and dancers - a new
performing arts program is here!   Join us for our summer musical workshop and hone your skills in
music, acting, dancing, solo and ensemble singing, as well as set management and design. Master
back-stage tech skills such as working lights, sound systems and building sets as we produce the
90 minute musical "Once Upon A Mattress" for a live, public performance.  

Summer Stock is an intensive, authentic performing workshop that puts you on and behind stage. 
After auditioning for roles and jobs, students will benefit from private voice lessons, acting
coaching, music and drama lessons, instruction in choreography and stage management.  The curtain
on our performance of "Once Upon A Mattress" opens at Albemarle High School on July 26, 2007. 
Plan to look out from the stage lights and smile as you take those well-deserved bows!

Rising 7th - 9th graders ~ 30 students
At AHS
July 9 - 27 ~ 8 am - 2 pm, bring your own lunch 
Tuition $350

Journey through Hallowed Ground I 

Students are invited to move through history this summer as they hike, bike, canoe, and pod along
the Journey Through Hallowed Ground, the Route 15 corridor in central Virginia boasting
innumerable historical treasures. Their mission is to unlock the stories and lessons of our
nation's history as they work with expert historians, archaeologists, and national park guides.
Along the path, students will record the trials and triumphs of leaders from the Revolutionary
period through the Civil War using video iPods and digital cameras to create an original vodcast.
These documentaries, which demand careful analysis of historical information and creative
expression, will then be used as an authentic promotional tool by Journey Through Hallowed Ground
organization. Specific sites and activities include biking along the C&O Canal tow path and the
Gettysburg battlefield, canoeing at Ball's Bluff, hiking Antietam, sleuthing at Montpelier and
digging at Ash Lawn. 

Rising 6th - 8th graders ~ 24 students
At Henley
July 16 - 27 ~ varied schedules
Tuition $600 

Journey through Hallowed Ground II 

Students are invited to hike, bike and canoe along the Journey Through Hallowed Ground II.
Destinations will be different from Journey I, but participants will continue to work with expert
historians, professors, archaeologists, and national park guides to unlock the significance of
sites along the corridor. Gettysburg will be included in this session, as well as a canoe
adventure with Professor John Phillips. Journey I is not a prerequisite.

Rising 6th - 8th graders ~ 24 students
At Henley
July 30 - August 3 ~ varied schedules
Tuition $300 

Ceramics I - for credit 

Do you want to design and create your morning cereal bowl? Be creative, work with your hands, and
shape clay to make just about anything you can imagine? In this class you will make functional and
sculptural objects with clay coils, slabs, pinch pots, and use a potter's wheel. From wedging a
block of clay to bisque fires, glazing, and glaze firings, you will learn the ceramic process used
by artists from various cultures for thousands of years. 

Rising 9th - 12th graders ~ 22 students
At AHS
June 21 - July 12, July 16 - August 3 ~ 8 am - 1:45 pm
 $460

Summer Destination Imagination 

Just when you thought it was safe to put away your duct tape - it's Summer DI!

Take your brain to a new level this summer with a week of creative problem-solving, Destination
ImagiNation-style! Each day will include a full range of warm-ups, team-building  activities,
Instant Challenges, and construction and performance challenges. We'll explore teamwork,
improvisation, physics, costumes, and much more. Oh, and we'll have lots of FUN! No prior
experience with DI needed. Requirements for campers: Enthusiasm for group activities, curiosity, a
sense of humor, enjoyment of problem-solving. 

Rising 4th - 6th graders ~ 16 students
July 9 - 13 ~ 10 am - 2 pm, bring your own lunch
At Greer
Tuition $125

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