Youth Programs
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Upper Gwynedd Parks and Recreation Program Refund Policy
There are no refunds unless a program is canceled. For those registering for an athletic or outdoor program such as tennis, soccer, basketball, etc. ; please be aware, Upper Gwynedd Township Parks and Recreation will do our best to schedule one addition or extended lesson for a rain out. In the event that there is more than one day rained out, there will be no refund.
FALL 2023 PROGRAMS:
Winter Break Pottery Camp
Our winter break camp is a great way to spend a week getting to know the art of ceramics, while meeting new friends and fellow artists. Each day begins with a new lesson on hand building, followed by a guided project incorporating the new technique taught. We will also be dabbling with modeling clay (oil-based polymer.) All terracotta projects will be glazed by the participants and then taken back to INDI studios at the end of the week to be fired. All pieces will be available for pick up within 10 days from the last day of camp. Please bring a light snack and drink. All supplies included. For pictures of previous projects check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/indistudio.org or find us on Instagram @INDIStudio1. For more information, go to www.InDistudio.org
When: Tuesday-Friday, Dec. 26-29
Where: Parkside Place: Community Center
Time: 9:00AM-12:00PM
Fee: $200 per person
Ages: 5+
Winter Break Chess Camp
Join us this winter break for tons of challenging chess lessons, exciting games, and cool prizes. You'll improve your chess skills, and work out your most powerful muscle - your brain! Our camps include fun team chess games, recess time, snacks, tournaments, and puzzles. Each participant receives a T-shirt, trophy, and puzzle folder. We include all the materials necessary. Unleash your brain power and spend part of your vacation with Chess Wizards!
When: Tuesday-Friday, Dec. 26-29
Where: Parkside Place: Community Center
Time: 1:00-4:00PM
Fee: $216 per person
Ages: 6-12
Pokémon Engineering using LEGO® Materials
Calling all Pokémon trainers! With the Pokémon Championship approaching, join our enthusiastic Play-Well Instructors as we build and catch our favorite Pokémon, rescue Pikachu from Team Rocket, take a ride on the S.S. Anne to uncover rare and mystic Pokémon, and battle to see who will hold the title of Pokémon Master. Come along on our journey to catch 'em all!!
When: Winter Session 1: Wednesdays Dec. 6-Jan. 17 (omit Dec. 27)
Where: Parkside Place Park: Community Center
Time: 4:15-5:30PM
Fee: $135 per person
Ages: 5-12yrs
WINTER/SPRING 2024 PROGRAMS:
NEW! Winter LEGO: Winter Wonderland Engineering with LEGO® Materials
Let your imagination run wild with tens of thousands of LEGO® parts as we design and build leaping dolphins, buzzing beehives, and towering giraffes. Play, create, and learn in a world inspired by the animal kingdom. Design and build as never before and explore your craziest ideas.
When: Wednesdays, Jan 17 - March 8
Where: Parkside Place Park: Community Center
Time: 4:15-5:30PM
Fee: $135 per person
Ages: 5-12yrs
Mad Science: NASA
Mad Science and NASA have teamed up to bring you this exciting program! Create your own comet and explore the sun, moon, stars and planets. Learn what it’s like to live in space and work with laser technology that has been developed for space exploration. Investigate the forces of flight by building your own rocket! Weather permitting; our session will end with an actual rocket launch!
When: Fridays, January 19 - February 23
Where: Parkside Place Park: Community Center
Time: 4:30-5:30PM
Fee: $138 per person
Grades: K-5
Young Rembrandts: Elementary Drawing/Cartooning Class
Our elementary/cartooning class combines our innovative guided instruction, topics that kids love and relate to, and instructors that know how to reach this group; we take kids from thinking they’re not ‘artists’ to knowing they can achieve this, and everything else, they put their minds to. Our light-hearted subject matter will engage children, their sense of humor and their vivid imaginations.
When: Saturdays, Winter Session: Jan. 20 - March 9 | Spring Session: March 30-May 25 (NO class 4/27)
Where: Parkside Place Park: Community Center
Time: 11:00AM-12:00PM
Fee: $163 per person
Ages: 7-14yrs
NEW! Valentine's Day Family Crafting Workshop
Kids and adults alike, come discover the fun of paper crafting while making handmade crafts for Valentine's Day. You'll learn techniques like stamping and die-cutting, and make and take home three projects for Valentine's Day such as cards and treat packaging. All supplies included and both the parent/caregiver will make and take home three projects each.
When: Sunday, January 21
Where: Parkside Place Park: Community Center
Time: 1:00-3:00PM
Fee: $25 per person - each person must pay the fee if making projects. So, you must sign up the parent/caregiver in addition to the child(ren) if the adult will also make projects during the workshop (which is encouraged).
Ages: 10 and up - must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver
NEW! Drama Club
In Theatre Horizon Drama Club, students are familiarized with the fundamentals of acting as they create and then perform their own original play. Led by professional teaching artists, students practice and develop the Connecting C's: confidence & creativity, collaboration & communication, and community & care. Class culminates in a final showcase as students perform their world premiere original play for an audience of family and friends.
When: Winter Session: Sundays Jan 28 – March 27 2:00-4:00PM | Spring Session: Fridays April 5 – May 24 6:00-8:00PM
Where: Parkside Place Park: Community Center
Fee: $286 per person
Ages: 7-12yrs
NEW! Heart Workshop with InDi Studio
Looking for a special valentine activity to do together OR that special valentine present to give someone? Maybe you need the perfect activity to do with friends. We have the solution! Design and hand build your own ceramic heart for Valentine's Day! We will teach you how to use texture, glaze, and you can decide if you want to make it a heart plate, bowl, or wall art! All instructions, materials, and firing included. For pictures of previous projects check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/indistudio.org or find us on Instagram @INDIStudio1.
When: Saturday, Feb. 10
Where: Parkside Place Park: Community Center
Time: 1:00-3:00PM
Fee: $56
Ages: All Ages
NEW! Lantern/Luminaire Workshop with InDi Studio
Light up a cool fall evening with your own unique Lantern or Luminaire! In this workshop you will work with clay and learn hand building, texture, and glazing techniques in order to style your Lantern/Luminaire according to your creative vision and home design. All instructions, materials, and firing included. Projects will be available for pickup one week after the class date at the township office. For pictures of previous projects check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/indistudio.org or find us on Instagram @INDIStudio1.
When: Saturday, March 9
Where: Parkside Place Park: Community Center
Time: 1:00-3:00PM
Fee: $56
Ages: All Ages
NEW! Spring Flower Workshop with InDi Studio
Bring the Spring inside with your own flower that will never die. In this Spring Flower workshop, you will learn hand building, glazing, and texture techniques to create your own unique flower to decorate the center of a table or hang on your wall. All instructions, materials, and firing included. Flowers will be delivered to the Township 10 days after the original class date. For pictures of previous projects check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/indistudio.org or find us on Instagram @INDIStudio1
When: Saturday, April 13
Where: Parkside Place Park: Community Center
Time: 1:00-3:00PM
Fee: $56
Ages: All Ages
NEW! Spring LEGO: Spring into STEM with LEGO® Materials
Celebrate the coming of Spring with Play-Well and tens of thousands of LEGO® parts! Build chirping birds, design blossoming flowers, and take a ride on a paddle boat. Design and build as never before and explore your craziest ideas.
When: Wednesdays, May 1 – June 5
Where: Parkside Place Park: Community Center
Time: 4:15-5:30PM
Fee: $135 per person
Ages: 5-12yrs
Special ONE Day Camp:
NEW! MLK Day Improve Workshop
In Theatre Horizon’s Improv Workshop, students are familiarized with the fundamentals of acting and improvisation through theatre games, exercises, and improvisation activities. Led by professional teaching artists, students practice and develop the Connecting C's: confidence & creativity, collaboration & communication, and community & care.
* Please bring snacks, a water bottle, and a bagged lunch.
When: Monday, Jan 15 (MLK Day)
Where: Parkside Place Park: Community Center
Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM
Fee: $94 per person
Ages: 7-12yrs
Presidents’ Day Mad Science Camp: Chemical Curiosities and Energy & Motion
CHEMICAL CURIOSITIES
Mix up potions and experiment with all kinds of chemical reactions! Combine chemicals to create exothermic reactions, examine our non-Newtonian fluid, make your own sidewalk chalk and crystal gardens to take home!
ENERGY & MOTION
Forces are FUNdamental! Explore the energy of motion (potential versus kinetic energy) while tinkering with things that boink, pop, float, swing, and roll!
* Please bring snacks, a water bottle, and a bagged lunch.
When: Monday, Feb. 19 (Presidents’ Day)
Where: Parkside Place Park: Community Center
Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM
Fee: $100 per person
Ages: 6-12yrs