River Valley School Summer Enrichment Programs River Valley School 401 North Highland Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (412) 924-0045 www.rivervalleyschool.net rvspitt@yahoo.com (Across from Home Depot) Roots and Shoots Eco-fun Camp June 20th – August 19th Weekday mornings from 10 AM to Noon Two hours of fun, sun, exploration and cool art for 3 to 6 year olds who really dig nature. $9 daily drop-off rate; $80 for 10 sessions Down-in-the-Dirt Gardening Camp June 21st – August 18th Tues, Wed and Thurs Mornings 9 AM to Noon Learn gardening basics, soil science, raised bed construction and plant lore from Maria Graziani, founder of Healcrest Urban Community Farm. For children 7 years and older. $12 daily drop-off rate; $100 for 10 sessions (Includes materials and a healthy snack) Beginning Journalism Fridays, July 8 – August 12 9 – 11 am Fine tune your writing skills as you study with veteran Post Gazette journalist Don Hammonds. Children (grades 4 and older) will receive instruction in news writing and basic journalism followed by lab work. The end product will be a newspaper! Cost : $ 60 Spanish and French Martha Witman teaches language through storytelling, games and art. Learn about Spanish language, holidays, food and more! Or study the language and culture of the Francophone world. Martha is a recent graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a BA in French and Spanish. Five-Week Course For Children from 3 to 6 Years Tuesdays & Thursdays from June 21 - July 28 (no class during the week of July 4th) Spanish 1-1:50 or French 2-2:50 Cost : $65 Language and Culture Workshops For Children 7 years and older Fridays June 24, July 1, July 15, July 22 and July 29 Spanish 10-12 or French 12-2 Cost: $65 Second Time Around Art Don’t throw away those buttons and bottle caps! Give them a second time around as you create masterpieces with salvage artist Paula Wiener. Monday afternoons from 4 to 6 PM June 20, July 18, July 25, Aug 1, Aug 8 Or Friday afternoons 1 to 3 PM June 24, July 22, July 29, Aug 5, Aug 12 Cost: $9 daily drop-off; $80 for 10 sessions Mandarin Chinese Song, dance, games, arts/crafts and storytelling make learning a language fun! Native Mandarin speaker Ying-Ying Shih has extensive experience teaching both children and adults. Three Hour Introductory Workshop 9AM – 11:50 AM Adults: Thursday, June 23, Tuesday, June 28, Tuesday, July 19, or Thursday, July 28 Children (K – Grade 4): Thursday, June 30, Thursday, July 14 or Tuesday, July 26 Children (Grade 5 and older): Tuesday, June 21, Tuesday, July 12 or Thursday, July 21 (Materials and snacks are provided) Cost : $ 20 Five Week Course Children (K – Grade 4): 1:00 – 1:50 PM Children (Grade 5 and older): 2:00 – 2:50 PM Adults: 3:00 – 3:50 PM Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 21 to July 28 (no classes during the week of July 4th) Monday evening for adults: 8 – 9:50 PM June 20, June 27, July 11, July 18 & July 25 Cost : $ 65 Ying-Ying’s website : www.pitt.edu/~yisst1 Visit our website for more workshops and classes throughout the summer: www.rivervalleyschool.net __________________________________ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com