District 622 Community Education

"Exploring Photography" is an engaging and hands-on 3-day summer camp designed for students in grades 3-8 who have an interest in discovering the art and science of photography. This dynamic camp aims to introduce participants to the fundamentals of photography, foster creativity, teach technical skills, and teach phot editing.

No experience necessary to attend this drumline camp – students of all levels and abilities are invited to come have fun drumming! Drumline camp is open to all ISD 622 students who are entering grades 6-12. All equipment, instruments, sticks, mallets, and music will be provided. Whether you already have been part of a drumline or you don’t have experience at all, this camp is for you. Register for the beginning track if you have 1 year or less of percussion experience and register for the advanced track if you have 2+ years of percussion experience. In this camp we will give you all the information needed to play in an indoor drumline, from introduction to kinds of drumline instruments to technique to marching with the instruments to instruction in the drumline instrument(s) of your choice. Join us and have a great time learning about the wonderful world of indoor drumline! This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. *Students who participate in this camp will have the opportunity to continue their drumline involvement by joining Fusion Drumline in the fall. Fusion Drumline is ISD 622's school-year indoor drumline group, which is open to students in grades 7-12. More information can be found at fusiondrumline.com.

Whether you are a seasoned artist or just starting, "Intro to Comic Creation" is the perfect summer camp to unleash your imagination and cultivate the skills needed to craft your very own comics! Join us for 3 days of fun, creativity, and storytelling magic.

If learners like building and figuring out how things work, they will love this class. Join us as we explore, investigate, and solve problems while learning about simple machines' engineering building blocks. Students working in pairs will enjoy hands-on activities using LEGO Gears and unique LEG Technic engineering components that incorporate math, science, and creativity. They will then use what they learned to solve challenges. Learning projects my include3 min mechanical concept models, a moving dragon, scale, clown, crane car, fan, merry-go-round, and more. Students will be working in pairs.

This camp will energize and excite students by combining the LEGO® building system's versatility and the Mindstorms EV3 (the most sophisticated microcomputer brick ever made by LEGO®). Working each day in teams, students will construct fun LEGO® models, experiment with programs, and compete in robotic challenges. Robot building, block programming, and teamwork will be part of each day's activities. The final challenges will be centered around hitting targets and a sumo battle. Students will be working in small teams of 2-3.

Challenge your mind and body this summer. We will learn & play chess to make our brains sweat and also play some physical games to make our bodies sweat. We will split our activities to keep both our heads and hearts active! Chess skills will cover the beginner to an intermediate player and physical games may include badminton, pickleball, tag games, and other indoor/outdoor games based on the ability level and mix of the group!

Learn to build and launch your own rockets from everyday common materials. Multiple design, building, and recovery techniques will be experimented with. Use 3D design software to design and 3D print some of the parts for your models. These rockets are cheap to make so it removes the anxiety of "doing it wrong"! Build it and see what happens within the rules of model rocketry. A rocket launch is part of the program. Launch equipment is provided. We may have time to use simulations to experiment with real rocket variables and try to find out what it takes to move an object beyond earth's gravity and possibly to other planets.

This 3D printing camp takes students through the 3D printing process from start to finish. Students will design 3D objects using TinkerCAD and the 3D slicing program Cura to bring their creations to life. From industrial design and manufacturing to software and hardware engineering, the 3D printing industry is booming. This course is an excellent introduction to 3D printing and is ideal for students who like to draw, design, imagine, and see their creations come to life. Printing and material fees are included. Students will get to bring home two of their 3D creations. Students should have basic reading skills.