College for Kids

Classes for 8-10 Year Olds

2008 Class Schedule and Fees
All Classes are listed by date and time.

810-YEAR OLDS

We're having a blast!
There is still time to join us for the following classes:

 


Awesome Authors 2 NEW
This class offers children the opportunity to be creators of their own book. This exciting class assists the children in improving writing skills while having fun. Please note that due to class language activities students should have completed the 3rd grade.
Price: $70
Instructor: Vicki Zellefrow
8-10 years, July 14 -18, mornings

CLOSED  Let’s Cheer
Do you have the team spirit? Want to be a cheerleader? Let’s Cheer will teach basic cheer skills such as sideline cheers and dances. This class encourages team work, leadership skills, and team spirit. Let’s go, Lions!
Price: $70
Instructor: Kellie Gilmore
8-10 years, July 14 -18, mornings

CLOSED  Math + You = FUN! NEW
Think math is boring? Think again! Math can be used in fun, exciting, and creative ways, which is exactly what we’ll explore in this class. This class will investigate mental math, logic, Web quests, games, puzzles and cool brain teasers! Get ready for an interactive math adventure that is out of this world!
Price: $70
Instructor: Jennifer Vrenna
8-10 years, July 14 -18, mornings

Outdoor Sports and Games
This class is designed for both boys and girls. Students will be introduced to the fundamental skills of several sports, and skills will be tested through the use of drills and daily scrimmages. The sports we will cover include soccer, baseball/tee ball, basketball, flag football, and kickball. Other common children's games will be played as well. This class will encourage fun, exercise, and practice, all while enjoying the great outdoors!
Price: $70
Instructor: Zack Eriksen
8-10 years, July 14 -18, afternoons

Powerful PowerPoint
Use Microsoft PowerPoint to turn a school report or project into a powerful slideshow presentation sure to capture your teacher’s attention! Impress your family by creating a slideshow using templates and presentation designs. Add text, clip art, word art, color, sounds, transitions, and animations. Participants are expected to come up with a topic of interest and develop a slide show. Students should have some computer knowledge prior to taking this course.
Price: $70
Instructor: Margaret Giles
8-12 years, July 14 -18, afternoons

Stained Glass Mosaic
Design and create your own mosaic! Students will learn the history and techniques of mosaic art, then create their own mosaic artwork using stained glass and ceramic tile.
Price: $70
Instructor: Barbara Nodes-Nakoski
8-10 years, July 14 -18, afternoons

Dance to the Music NEW
Join us for a fun-filled week of dance, dance, dance! Students will learn to count music, proper dance terms, basic dance techniques, and basic dance combinations. The week will culminate with students performing their dance routines to show off their new moves.
Price: $70
Instructor: Julie Kosin O'Donnell
8-10 years, July 21-25, mornings

CLOSED  Olympic Adventures
With the upcoming “One World, One Dream” Beijing Olympics just weeks away, learn about the history of the modern Olympic Games while polishing your skills at various real and wacky Olympic events. Start off the week by creating your own country, including its flag, and selecting events for the competition. As the week progresses, discover fun facts about the Games that you never knew and prepare for Friday’s competition.
Price: $70
Instructor: Meredith Meyer
8-10 years, July 21-25, mornings

CLOSED  Engineering MythBusters
Based on Discovery Channel’s hit TV show “MythBusters,” this class explores engineering concepts ”just to see what happens.” Which type of racing car goes faster? What are the different kinds of bridges, are they safe, and how do we build one? How does an electric circuit work? We will have design contests, explore the college’s engineering facilities, and have lots of fun. This class is for all girls and boys who want to learn about the different fields of engineering.
Price: $70
Instructor: Diana Tinlin
8-10 years, July 21-25, afternoons

Golf: Beginner Level 2
Young golfers with some experience will have a chance to concentrate on swing and short-game skills improvement. Golf clubs are NOT provided and must be brought by the participant. A driver, a putter, and a 3-, 5-, and 9-iron are recommended. This is an outdoor class, so don’t forget your sunscreen!
Price: $70
Instructor: Jon Sedelmyer
8 years and up, July 21-25, afternoons

CLOSED - Internet Encyclopedia: Research in the 21st Century NEW
(see computer access accounts)
Gone are the days of outdated encyclopedias. The Internet is the new way to research everything from the great wars to your favorite sports teams and entertainment stars.
Price: $70
Instructor: Nick Renaud
8-10 years, July 21-25, afternoons

Pencil Adventures NEW
Throughout this class students will explore drawing with pencils and colored pencils. They will review drawing techniques and will develop their own style. Believe it or not, math and science will be addressed and students will see how they’re hidden in art. Subject matter will range from landscapes to drawing animals.
Price: $70
Instructor: Tammy Hritzay
8-10 years, July 21-25, afternoons

All Wired Up
Come and join us as we learn the basic concepts of parallel, series, and open and closed circuits. Working with batteries, switches, and wires, we’ll learn about electricity. We’ll build our own circuit boards, and have fun as a team making a game-show board that lights up or buzzes when the correct answer is chosen.
Price: $70
Instructor: Joni Blackman
8-10 years, July 28 - August 1, mornings

CLOSED - Crafts from the Beach
If you love the thrill of looking for Lake Erie beach glass you’re sure to enjoy a week spent making beach glass crafts, driftwood windchimes, greeting cards, shadow boxes, bookmarks, ornaments, and more. We’ll learn the history of Lake Erie beach glass, where it may have come from, and the best places to hunt for it. Then we’ll head to the beach to search for glass of our own.
Price: $75
Instructor: Margaret Giles
8-10 years, July 28 - August 1, mornings

Kids and Money (see computer access accounts)
This class will focus on the concept of money. Even at a young age it’s important for kids to know basic skills about spending and saving money. During the week we will learn not only about the value of money, but how we earn money, how we save money, how we spend money, and how we keep track of our money. We will also discuss the difference between paper money and credit cards, and what it means when there is a sale at a store.
Price: $70
Instructor: Patty Zukowski
8-10 years, July 28 - August 1, mornings

Homemade Musical Instruments
Making homemade musical instruments can be fun. In this class students will complete simple science experiments to understand how musical instruments make sound. They will read stories about why musical instruments were invented and how they were first used. Students will then make their own musical instruments using both recycled and new materials. Join us as we make music together!
Price: $70
Instructor: Barbara Nodes-Nakoski
8-10 years, July 28 - August 1, afternoons

Journaling for Enjoyment: Yes, Writing Can Be Fun! NEW
(see computer access accounts)
Tired of writing about what what teachers tell you to write? Here’s a chance to write about whatever you like. You can also exercise your artistic side while illustrating.
Price: $70
Instructor: Nick Renaud
8-12 years, July 28 - August 1, afternoons

CLOSED  Jr. House Detectives (see computer access accounts)
Your house is a laboratory! We’ll take things apart just to see what’s inside and how they work. We’ll make bubble bombs, lava lamps, and sticky skyscrapers from common ingredients and then compare our results to see what works best in each experiment. We’ll learn all about the different ways you can use things around the house. These fun activities will be safe, easy to do, and a great way for young students to get a taste of science through investigation.
Price: $70
Instructor: Jennifer Pinzok
8-10 years, July 28 - August 1, afternoons

Pennsylvania Wildlife
Have you ever wondered about the wildlife in Pennsylvania? We have some very interesting animals in our region. If you’re curious about them this class is for you! Where do the animals of Pennsylvania live? What do they like to eat? When and where do they sleep? Come to the Penn State Behrend Outback for fun and adventure as we search for the answers.
Price: $70
Instructor: Mark Zielinski
8-10 years, July 28 - August 1, afternoons

Chess and Other Strategic Games NEW
Do you know where to move that rook, bishop, or pawn? Come on board as we play one of the world’s most popular games. Students will learn strategies and tactics of chess as well as checkers and several other strategic board games.
Price: $70
Instructor: Zack Eriksen
8-10 years, August 4-8, mornings

Designing with Microsoft Publisher (see computer access accounts)
Using common software, a personal computer, and a color printer, you can create your own greeting cards, birthday invitations, holiday letters, postcards, and much more! Have fun preparing cards to send to others!
Price: $70
Instructor: Margaret Giles
8 years and up, August 4-8, mornings

Food, Fun, and Fitness NEW
Come learn how to eat smart and move more! We will make foods that taste great and help you grow, give you energy, and keep you healthy. We’ll see how staying active is part of staying healthy, too.
Price: $70
Instructor: Janice Ronan
8-10 years, August 4-8, mornings

Knitting for the Beginner
Learn the basic terms and techniques of knitting while creating squares and rectangles that will be used in a team service project. We will experiment with various yarns and patterns to also create bookmarks, dish cloths, scarves, and slippers.
Price: $70
Instructor: Joni Blackman
8 years and up, August 4-8, mornings

CLOSED  Watercolor Experience NEW
Do you like watercolor? This class will embrace the fun and delight of this interesting medium. Students will discover the importance of good paper, brushes, and paints. They will practice washes, dry-brush, and layering techniques. Subject matter will cover animals, people, landscapes, and if time permits, cartooning.
Price: $70
Instructor: Tammy Hritzay
8-10 years, August 4-8, mornings

CLOSED  Beginner Model Rocketry
Experience the thrill of designing, building, and launching your own model rockets. The National Association of Rocketry safety code will be taught and adhered to. On Friday, families are invited to watch the students launch the rockets they’ve built!
Price: $75
Instructor: Ed Beck
8-10 years, August 4-8, afternoons

From Blueprint to Building
Use your imagination and math skills to design and decorate the spaces you live and play in! We’ll discuss measurement, ratio, proportion, and the art of focused viewing, then use these tools to create 3D drawings of our layouts. We’ll also look at the furnishings aspect of design. Students will end the week with a blueprint of what they want their space to look like.
Price: $70
Instructor: Joni Blackman
8-10 years, August 4-8, afternoons

Math + You = FUN! NEW (see computer access accounts)
Think math is boring? Think again! Math can be used in fun, exciting, and creative ways, which is exactly what we’ll explore in this class. This class will investigate mental math, logic, Web quests, games, puzzles and cool brain teasers! Get ready for an interactive math adventure that is out of this world!
Price: $70
Instructor: Jennifer Vrenna
8-10 years, August 4-8, afternoons

Travel with Technology NEW (see computer access accounts)
Students will be in charge of developing fliers, brochures, newsletters, and other promotional documents for a vacation spot of their choice using Microsoft Office software.
Price: $70
Instructor: Lisa Wagner
8-10 years, August 4-8, afternoons

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EXPIRED  Acting for the Stage 1
Join us in fun games, hilarious skits, and group activities developed for the stage. Laugh and learn many of the same techniques your favorite actors use while preparing and performing their roles. The class will culminate with a performance during the last thirty minutes of Friday’s class.
Price: $70
Instructor: Julie Kosin O'Donnell
8-10 years, June 9-13, mornings

EXPIRED  Camp Green Thumb NEW
Get your hands dirty from Penn State Master Gardeners as you learn what it takes to grow and maintain a garden. This camp will begin by investigating the wonders of plant growth and soil structure, and end by planting a small garden at the Penn State Behrend Early Learning Center. Each day will bring a new theme with lots of fun activities, investigations, and projects to take home. We’ll dig in the soil, plant seeds, experiment with different kinds of plant propagation, and practice using gardening tools, as well as taste plant-based food, learn how insects and plants help each other, take a wildflower hike, and pot plants to take home.
Price: $75
Instructor: Cyndy Marks & Sheila Anderson, Penn State Master Gardeners of Erie County
8-12 years, June 9-13, mornings

EXPIRED  Microsoft Word-Intermediate NEW (see computer access accounts)
An action-packed class for the intermediate word processor. Students will create documents while exploring the many functions of Microsoft Word. Use ribbons and toolbars to cut, copy, paste, and save. Learn to insert word art, graphics, borders, and symbols, and to change fonts, style, size and color. Put your knowledge to the test by creating bookmarks, posters, personal stationery, and certificates. This class will teach skills for a lifetime. Students should have some Microsoft Word knowledge prior to taking this class.
Price: $70
Instructor: Margaret Giles
8-12 years, June 9-13, mornings

EXPIRED  Outdoor Adventures
Join us in the Penn State Behrend Outback as we enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking, playing camp games, learning camp safety, exploring the creek, making nature crafts, enjoying camp snacks, and participating in many more exciting outdoor adventures! Come prepared for class by bringing old sneakers or water shoes, a water bottle, a towel, a backpack, a change of clothes, and other items that one might bring on a hiking excursion. No electronic games, please!
Price: $70
Instructor: Laura Berquist
8-10 years, June 9-13, afternoons

EXPIRED  Summer + Crafts = Fun!
Summer is the perfect season for gathering flowers, shells, beach glass, and other natural materials. We’ll combine these beautiful objects with our imagination to create one-of-a-kind works of art.
Price: $70
Instructor: Kellie Gilmore
8-10 years, June 9-13, afternoons

EXPIRED  Beginner Model Rocketry
Experience the thrill of designing, building, and launching your own model rockets. The National Association of Rocketry safety code will be taught and adhered to. On Friday, families are invited to watch the students launch the rockets they’ve built!
Price: $75
Instructor: Ed Beck
8-10 years, June 16-20, mornings

EXPIRED  Creative Computer Projects NEW (see computer access accounts)
Use Microsoft Project Gallery to design your own iron-on transfers for T-shirts and pillowcases, or to create a calendar, schedule, certificate, planner, menu, or label...the possibilities are limited only by your imagination! Students should have knowledge of Microsoft Word, and will work at their own pace.
Price: $70
Instructor: Margaret Giles
8-10 years, June 16-20, mornings

EXPIRED  Rainforest Fun (see computer access accounts)
Rainforests are home to two-thirds of Earth’s plant and animal species, and are the world’s largest pharmacies because of the many natural medicines they produce. Discover the many treasures lurking above, at, and below the rainforest canopy.
Price: $70
Instructor: Kellie Gilmore
8-10 years, June 16-20, mornings

EXPIRED  Camping Club
Dare to explore! Students will have an outdoor adventure and experience the joy of camping. Hike, play camp games, practice camp safety, explore Four-Mile Creek...and have a great time while learning team leadership and survival skills. Sturdy shoes and socks are required. Sandals are not permitted.
Price: $70
Instructor: Mark Zielinski
8-10 years, June 16-20, afternoons

EXPIRED  Card Sharks NEW
Playing cards are inexpensive, portable, and a great way to reconnect with family. Learn to play several games like Euchre, Pitch, Solitaire and more. Hours of fun with friends.
Price: $70
Instructor: Nick Renaud
8-10 years, June 16-20, afternoons

EXPIRED  Golf: Beginner Level 1
Boys and girls who are just learning to play golf will practice short-game skills like putting, chipping, and swing basics while having fun! YOU MUST HAVE YOUR OWN CLUBS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CLASS. Clubs will not be provided. A driver, a putter, and 3-, 5-, and 9-iron are recommended. This is an outdoor class, so remember to bring your sunscreen!
Price: $70
Instructor: Jon Sedelmyer
8-10 years, June 16-20, afternoonsEXPIRED Engineering MythBusters
Based on Discovery Channel’s hit TV show “MythBusters,” this class explores engineering concepts ”just to see what happens.” Which type of racing car goes faster? What are the different kinds of bridges, are they safe, and how do we build one? How does an electric circuit work? We will have design contests, explore the college’s engineering facilities, and have lots of fun. This class is for all girls and boys who want to learn about the different fields of engineering.
Price: $70
Instructor: Diana Tinlin
8-10 years, June 23-27, mornings

EXPIRED  Guitar: For the Beginner
Take a week-long tour of the greatest instrument of our time! We’ll learn a basic chord vocabulary and a bit about composition. So grab your “axes” and come on down! PLEASE NOTE THAT STUDENTS MUST HAVE THEIR OWN ACOUSTIC GUITAR WITH ALL SIX STRINGS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CLASS.
Price: $70
Instructor: Stephen Maynard
8-10 years, June 23-27, mornings

EXPIRED  Reptiles Rule NEW
It may not be love at first sight, but reptiles have much more to offer than their looks. Children are sure to warm up to these captivating cold-blooded critters. Children will discover the proper diet, habitats, temperature, and lighting needed for reptiles through 3D puzzles, crafts, and many other interesting activities.
Price: $70
Instructor: Lisa Pearson
8-10 years, June 23-27, mornings

EXPIRED The Crafty Corner NEW
This class will make beaded jewelrymake your own beads and string them! We will learn different techniques with wire, and the basics of knitting, crocheting, and cross-stitch
Price: $70
Instructor: Joni Blackman
8-10 years, June 23-27, mornings

EXPIRED  Let’s Cheer
Do you have the team spirit? Want to be a cheerleader? Let’s Cheer will teach basic cheer skills such as sideline cheers and dances. This class encourages team work, leadership skills, and team spirit. Let’s go, Lions!
Price: $70
Instructor: Kellie Gilmore
8-10 years, June 23-27, afternoons

EXPIRED  Surviving the Outback
Participants in this class will explore Native American skills and philosophy. Each student will learn how to live in harmony with nature and how to practice the skills needed to survive in the event of an emergency. This outdoor class will take place in the Penn State Behrend Outback and will include some hiking. Sturdy shoes and socks are required. No sandals are permitted; if they are worn the student will not participate. You will build a camp and the class will take place at camp each day after the students are checked in. Parents are invited to a demonstration on Friday at 3:00 p.m.
Price: $70
Instructor: Tim Lucas
8-10 years, June 23-27, afternoons

EXPIRED  Wizards, Witches, and Goblins…Oh My!
Use your imagination and writing skills to create a fantasy world of your own. Reminiscent of Harry Potter and other popular stories, we will tap our brain power to develop our stories’ heroes and villains. As we travel the paths our minds create we will plot our own battles and victories. Look out, we may need to invent potions and spells to keep us safe! We might even get to challenge our opponents for the ”House Cup.” But beware—once we begin, there’s no turning back!
Price: $70
Instructor: Erin Wright Pollifrone
8-10 years, June 23-27, afternoons

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