Afternoon Classes

Arts & Crafts
Ages 9 & Older
Stacie Bolan
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Your child will learn and do a wide variety of age appropriate arts and crafts such as fingerprint beads, rain sticks, model magic animal masks, aboriginal hand prints, and much, much more.

Weird & Strange Creatures of Sitka
Ages 8-10
Kristie Nelson
Meet at Hames Center
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Limit of 10 students
Fee: $50.00

Join a Park Ranger from Totem Park to explore the wilder side of Sitka. We'll go outside every day to investigate the weirdest wildlife that nature has to offer, including slimy banana slugs, mysterious tide pool creatures, and elusive forest animals. Be prepared to do light hiking in any type of weather and be ready for adventure!!!

Bookworms
Ages  6 - 8
Jessica Christianson
Baranof - Room 19
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm 
Limit of 12 students
Fee: $50.00

Let's get inspired by some of our favorite authors and illustrators. If you want to know more about how authors like Eric Carle, Mo Williams, and Lois Elhert make their famous books, this is the camp for you! After reading some great children's books, we'll put our inspiration to use with drama, writing, and visual art activities.

Flag Football
Ages 9 &10
Matt Walsh
Blatchley
This camp runs from Tues to Friday
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm 
Fee: $50.00

Kids will do passing and throwing drills, learn about different positions, and play organized games of flag football.

Outdoor Survival Camp
Ages 10 & Older, with permission of staff
Eric Matthese
Blatchley
Time: Mon- Wed 1pm – 4pm meet in classroom
Thurs & Fri - camp out (meet at 11am on Thurs and return Fri at 4pm
Group Size: 12 - 16 students
Fee: $65.00

Students will learn the foundations of survival: Seven Steps to Survival, safe travel in bear country, safe water preparation, edible plants, fire building, and basic first aid. On Thursday night we will build a survival shelter and camp under the stars. Students may choose to sleep in tents or in the survival shelter we have built. Outdoor gear may be provided, but students are highly encouraged to bring their own equipment. Becoming familiar with their own equipment will help make them safer when they go out with family, friends, and on their own.

Lacrosse with Livvy
All Ages
Livvy King
Blatchley MPR
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Kids will learn the game of lacrosse. This camp is for all ages and all abilities. We will learn the basics (throwing, catching, how the games is played, and also getting into some fun games that will simulate the game of lacrosse. At the end, students will play in full scrimmages with 2 teams and real lacrosse rules.

Studio Watercolors
Ages  9 - 11
Sandra Fontaine
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm 
Limit of 12 students
Students must sign up for both Weeks 1 & 2
Fee: $50.00

Students with more experience with watercolors will work on more advanced projects and beginners will work with the color wheel and washes.

Afternoon classes

Arts & Crafts
Ages 5 - 8
Stacie Bolan & Livvy King
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Your child will learn and do a wide variety of age appropriate arts and crafts such as fingerprint beads, rain sticks, model magic animal masks, aboriginal hand prints, and much, much more.

Candle Making
Ages 8 & Older
Brenda Papoi
Blatchley - Room 218
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Class Limit of 15
Fee: $50.00

Students will learn to make and decorate different types of candles (sand, ice, molded, dipped). Students will take walks to gather and learn about local flowers. We will press the flowers and use them to decorate the candles. Each student is asked to bring one or more cardboard juice box container to use as a candle mold (the kind frozen juice comes in).

Geo Caching
Ages 9 & Older
Mindy Jacoby
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

The first 3 days of the camp students will be going on hikes and geo caching... and on the last day students will create their own geo cache (brain storming, coming up with clues, putting together the treasure, and going on the hike).
Day 1 - SJ Campus
Day 2- Mosquito Cove
Day 3- Harbor Mountain Rd
Day 4- Create Your Own

Flag Football
Ages 7 & 8
Matt Walsh
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm 
Fee: $50.00

Kids will do passing and throwing drills, learn about different positions, and play organized games of flag football.

River Walking
Grade 6 - 12 or by permission of leaders
Eric Matthese
Blatchley
Time: Mon- Wed 10am – 2pm, Thurs & Fri - 10am - 4pm
Group Size: 12 - 16
Fee: $65.00

This 4 day class will explore some of the watersheds in Sitka. Participants will learn about hydrology of the Sitka area by following sections of rivers. Participants will need to bring water, rain gear, good hiking shoes or rubber boats, and will need to wear layered clothing.

Mon: Bear Mountain Waterfall
Tues: Granite Creek
Wed: Beaver Lake Drainage
Thurs: Indian River Falls

Wild Sitka Exploration
Ages 7 - 9
Natalie Sattler
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm 
Limit of 10 students
Fee: $50.00

Get ready to experience the wild side of Sitka. Sensory exploration, hand-on experiences, stories, and plenty of activities are in store for these curious learners. Discover our beautiful world and learn more about your connections to the life around us and our planet.

Art Sparklers
Ages 6 - 8
Jessica Christianson
Baranof - Room 19
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm 
Fee: $50.00

Sign up for art explosion. This camp focuses on visual art for primary-aged kids. Students will use paint, glue, clay, and other fun "hand-on" media -- please come "dressed for mess!"

Creative Playtime
Ages 4 & 5 or entering Kindergarten
EJ Treadway
Baranof
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm 
Limit of 16 students
Fee: $50.00

For more info call Ms. Treadway
at 747-5702 

"How to get ready for Kindergarten without even knowing it." This program is for children enter Kindergarten in the fall and is designed to promote and foster social and academic development with peers and an emphasis on developing literacy skills. The daily routine will be beginning reading strategies, as well as phonemic awareness and phonics, through stories, songs, and finger play. Snacks, games, and crafts along with fine and gross motor skills activities as well as time outside.

Studio Watercolors
Ages  9 - 11
Sandra Fontaine
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm 
Limit of 12 students
Students must sign up for both Weeks 1 & 2
Fee: $50.00

Students with more experience with watercolors will work on more advanced projects and beginners will work with the color wheel and washes.

Morning Classes

Inter Tidal Exploration
All Ages
Curt Ledford
Hames Athletic and Wellness Center
Time: 7:30am – 10:30am
Fee: $50.00

Explore the low-tide beaches close to Sitka. This is a week with several minus tides. Students will explore the different tidal zones, do some simple experiments, learn about beach conservation, and have a lot of fun with tidal pools. Rubber boats and rain gear are recommended. You will get dirty, wet, and muddy, but will have a lot of fun.

Afternoon Classes

Sport Stacking
Ages 6 - 9
Stephanie DeKlerk
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Sport Stacking (formerly known as cup stacking) is an individual and team activity played using plastic cups. It originated in the early 1980s at a Southern California boys and girls club and received national attention in 1990. Participants of sport stacking "up stack" and "down stack" cups in pre-determined sequences, competing against the clock or another player. Sequences are usually pyramids of 3, 6, or 10 cups. Proponents of the sport say participants learn teamwork, cooperation, ambidexterity and hand-eye coordination.

Sewing
Ages 12 & Older
Stacy Emswiler
Blatchley Rm 210
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Students will learn to sew baby blankets, pillows, and other simple projects.

Spanish with Elvia
Ages 5 – 8
Elvia Torres
Blatchley Home Ec Room
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

This will be a fun and hands on experience. We will combine language with easy art and yummy cooking activities.

Brain Games
Ages 5 - 8                      
Jessica Christianson
Baranof Rm 19
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Shake off that after lunch slump with exercise for your head and hands. We'll stretch our bodies and brains with group games, exploration centers, and activities for moving and shaking. Students need to wear shoes and clothes ready for action and bring a healthy dose of energy.

Two Peaks/Two Paddles
Grades 6 - 12, or with permission by leader, all participants must be approved by leader
Eric Matthese
Blatchley
Time: 10am – 4pm
Group size: 12 - 16
Fee: $65.00

This 4 day class has two hikes and two kayak trips. Participants will need to bring water, lunch, rain gear, and good hiking shoes. Rubber boats are recommended on paddle days.

Mon: Climb Gavin Hill
Tues: Kayak to Causeway
Wed: Climb Mt. Verstovia
Thurs: Kayak across Eastern Channel to Leesoffskaia Bay

Lacrosse with Livvy
All Ages
Livvy King
Blatchley MPR
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Kids will learn the game of lacrosse. This camp is for all ages and all abilities. We will learn the basics (throwing, catching, how the games is played, and also getting into some fun games that will simulate the game of lacrosse. At the end, students will play in full scrimmages with 2 teams and real lacrosse rules.

Frisbee Games
Ages 9 & Older
Matt Walsh & David Kreiss-Tomkins
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

This Workshop will demonstrate basic rules and skills of ultimate frisbee and other disc games such as boot and fribee golf.

Fishing
All Ages
Derek Bremer
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Students will visit several onshore locations around Sitka to try our luck catching a variety of species. Access to some locations may require moderate hikes. Gear and tackle will be provided, but feel free to bring your own. Catch-and-release is encouraged.

Local Artist Crawl
Ages 9 & Older
Julie Graham
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Visit 1 or 2 artists everyday. Students will visit silver workers, potters, jewelers, carvers, etc. There will be interview questions, journal writing about the interviews and possibly picture taking.

Afternoon Classes

Planes, Cranes, and Automobiles
Jessica Christianson
Baranof Rm 19
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Join us for a building extravaganza! Kids will explore the science of movement and construction through guided designs, team projects, and individual experiments. Let your imagination zoom as we make things lift, fly, and roll!

Sewing
Ages 12 & Older
Stacy Emswiler
Blatchley Rm 210
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Students will learn to sew baby blankets, pillows, and other simple projects.

Spanish with Elvia
Ages 5 – 8
Elvia Torres
Blatchley Home Ec Room
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

This will be a fun and hands on experience. We will combine language with easy art and yummy cooking activities.

Photography
Ages 10 & Older
Derek Bremer
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Bring your artistic eye on daily field trips to various photo-friendly locations around Sitka, with a different theme each day. Basic instruction in camera operation and photography techniques with an emphasis on composition. Digital and disposable cameras preferred; we will not be able to develop film.

Adventure Hiking
Grades 6 - 12, or with permission by leader, all participants must be approved by leader
Eric Matthese
Blatchley
Time: 10am –4pm
Group Size: 12 - 16
Fee: $65.00

This 4 day class will explore some of the less traveled places in Sitka. These areas do not have maintained trails. These hikes for those who have shown they can hike the established trails like Gavin Hill and Mt. Verstovia. Participants must bring water, lunch, rain gear, and good hiking shoes.

Mon: Beaver Lake from Herring Cove
Tues: West Ridge of Harbor Mountain
Wed: Indian River Muskeg
Thurs: Starrigavan Ridge

Movie Making
Ages 8 & Older
Livvy King
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Students must sign up for both weeks
Fee: $50.00

Students will be "Making a Movie." We will write a script, assign roles, act it out, and take turns doing all the parts - directing, filming, acting, and on the last day we will edit it and watch it.

Camp Games
Ages 7 - 10
Matt Walsh
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Students will learn and play different camp games such as capture the flag, four square, kickball, all types of tags, etc.

Trash to Treasures
Ages 8 & Older
EJ Treadway
Baranof
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

This camp will offer students the opportunity to use and develop math skills (measuring, counting, following directions) through turning recyclable items into useful and/or ornamental objects. Several different projects will be completed so attendance for more than one week would not be repetitious.

Afternoon Classes

Spanish with Elvia
Ages 9 & Older
Elvia Torres
Blatchley Home Ec Room
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

This will be a fun and hands on experience. We will combine language with easy art and yummy cooking activities. The 9 & Older class will give students practice with fundamental vocabulary greeting, numbers, phrases, and other basics.

Fishing
All Ages
Derek Bremer
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Students will visit several onshore locations around Sitka to try our luck catching a variety of species. Access to some locations may require moderate hikes. Gear and tackle will be provided, but feel free to bring your own. Catch-and-release is encouraged.

Arts & Crafts
Ages 5 - 8
Julie Graham
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Your child will learn and do a wide variety of age appropriate arts and crafts such as fingerprint beads, rain sticks, model magic animal masks, aboriginal hand prints, and much, much more.

Reading Fun
Ages 5 –8
Matt Walsh
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Students will read books and make crafts/projects relating to the story.

The Game of Kings and Queens
All Ages
Eric Matthese                     
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Learn the rules of chess and then improve with simple opening strategies and endgame skills. Learn to use chess clocks, record and analyze games, and watch chess movies. Participants will have the option in competing in a tournament on Thursday. New and experienced players are encouraged to attend. New players will learn the rules and receive help from experienced players. Experienced players will start out playing each other, and learn new skills to improve their play.

Movie Making
Ages 8 & Older
Livvy King
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Students must sign up for both weeks
Fee: $50.00

Students will be "Making a Movie." We will write a script, assign roles, act it out, and take turns doing all the parts - directing, filming, acting, and on the last day we will edit it and watch it.

Around the World in 4 Days
Ages 6 - 8
Jessica Christianson
Baranof
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Pack your bags for a globe-trotting adventure. Students will "travel" to countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and South Africa. We will explore these lands through their languages, stories, games, music, and food. All aboard!

Doggie Play Days
All Ages
Curt Ledford
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Do you and your dog need more exercise this summer? If so, this is the camp for you, your dog, or your family to walk and hang out together. Your dog must be kid friendly, get along with other dogs well, and be able to be walked on a leash. For the younger kids, we ask that their parents join us in this adventure.

Trash to Treasures
Ages 8 & Older
EJ Treadway
Baranof
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

This camp will offer students the opportunity to use and develop math skills (measuring, counting, following directions) through turning recyclable items into useful and/or ornamental objects. Several different projects will be completed so attendance for more than one week would not be repetitious.

Afternoon Classes

Spanish with Elvia
Ages 9 & Older
Elvia Torres
Blatchley Home Ec Room
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

This will be a fun and hands on experience. We will combine language with easy art and yummy cooking activities. The 9 & Older class will give students practice with fundamental vocabulary greeting, numbers, phrases, and other basics.

Sport Stacking
Ages 6 - 9
Stephanie DeKlerk
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Sport Stacking (formerly known as cup stacking) is an individual and team activity played using plastic cups. It originated in the early 1980s at a Southern California boys and girls club and received national attention in 1990. Participants of sport stacking "up stack" and "down stack" cups in pre-determined sequences, competing against the clock or another player. Sequences are usually pyramids of 3, 6, or 10 cups. Proponents of the sport say participants learn teamwork, cooperation, ambidexterity and hand-eye coordination.

Arts & Crafts
Ages 9 & Older
Julie Graham
Blatchley
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Your child will learn and do a wide variety of age appropriate arts and crafts such as fingerprint beads, rain sticks, model magic animal masks, aboriginal hand prints, and much, much more.

Cooking With Curt
All Ages
Curt Ledford
Blatchley Home Ec Room
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

Back by popular demand, "Chef Curt" brings back his mouth watering recipes. Students will cook yummy/healthy snacks, breads, etc. and then the last day of camp students will cook a dinner for their families.

Salmon Lake Expeditoin
Grades 7th - 12th or by permission of leader, all participants must be approved by leader
Eric Matthese
Blatchley
Group Size: 12 - 16 students
Fee: $100.00
Prerequisites: Some camping and hiking experience. Must be physically fit enough to kayak 12 miles and hike 8 miles in 4 days. Proper outdoor clothing is required and everyone must participate in a gear check and orientation on Friday July 25th.

Four days of hiking, camping, fishing, remoteness, wildlife, good food, and good people. This is a great trip for people who have enjoyed some of the other outdoor programs this summer.

Mon: Kayak 6 miles from Herring Cove to end of Silver Bay, Hike 2 miles to Salmon Lake Cabin
Tues: Day hike in the Salmon Lake area, on Lucky Chance Mountain
Wed: Play day at the lake
Thurs: Hike back to Silver Bay and kayak back to Herring Cove

Get Ready for Kindergarten
Ages 4 - 5 or starting Kindergarten this fall
Jessica Christianson
Baranof Rm 19
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

If your child is starting Kindergarten this fall, sign up for this sneak peak of school. Kids will participate in literacy, math, and science activities, while making connections with other upcoming kindergartners. Have your child come explore Baranof Elementary and see why going to school will be fantastic!

Trash to Treasures
Ages 8 & Older
EJ Treadway
Baranof
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00

This camp will offer students the opportunity to use and develop math skills (measuring, counting, following directions) through turning recyclable items into useful and/or ornamental objects. Several different projects will be completed so attendance for more than one week would not be repetitious.