MAGIC OF MUSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOPS for Grades 1 through 12

MCC Music Department

Enjoy three fun-filled Musical Comedy/Movement Workshops for 1st through 12th graders. Each session will culminate in a Dazzling Broadway Musical performance! Classes will stress techniques in singing, dancing and acting. Each student, except for students in Workshop III, will be required to bring a recording device. Students should wear loose, comfortable clothing and tennis shoes. We will strive to maintain a gender balance in each of the three workshops.

Sue Anne Lucius, Coordinator and MCC Music Department Chair
Marcus Denton, Music Director and CGCC Music Department Chair

MCC & CGCC Music Department Faculty
Linsey Maxson, Dana Rodgers, Ryan Tan, Tyler Maxson, Julie Fischbeck, Sabrina Bodine, Allyson Van Patten, Jennifer Crandall.

MMT Workshop I – for students Grades 5 through 12 during Fall 2011
Class Number 19985
Monday - Friday, Jun 6 – Jun 18, 1:30pm – 5:30pm
Performances Friday, Jun 17 at 7:30 pm & Saturday, Jun 18 at 2:00pm & 6:30pm
Extended rehearsals on Wednesday and Thursday, Jun 15 and 16 from 1:30pm to 6:30pm
Charge $285**

**Registration deadline is May 11. $75 deposit is due at registration. The balance of $210 is due May 17, 2011.

MMT Workshop II – for students Grades 5 through 12 during Fall 2011
Class Number 19986
Monday - Friday, Jun 20 – Jul 2, 1:30pm – 5:30pm
Performances Friday, Jul 1 at 7:30pm & Saturday, Jul 2 at 2:00pm & 6:30pm
Extended rehearsals on Wednesday and Thursday, Jun 29 and Jun 30 from 1:30pm to 6:30pm
Charge $285**

**Registration deadline is May 11. $75 deposit is due at registration. The balance of $210 is due May 24, 2011.

MMT Workshop III – for students Grades K through 4 during Fall 2011
Class Number 19987
Monday - Thursday, Jun 20 – Jun 30, 9:30am - 11:30am
Performance Thursday, Jun 30 (Times to be determined)
Charge $140**

**$75 deposit is due at registration. The balance of $65 is due May 27, 2011.

For a complete and detailed brochure about the MMT Workshops including expense for costumes, etc., please call Community Education at (480) 461-7493.

SUMMER JAZZ WORKSHOP for high school students and Young Adults

MCC Music Department

The workshop provides instrumental students with an intense, one week long musical experience studying and performing jazz in a small combo setting. Participants have the opportunity to work with leading educators and professional musicians in theory, listening, master class and ensemble rehearsals. The combos will conclude the week with a concert.

MCC Music Faculty: Paul Brewer, sax/director; Rob Hunter, co-director-trumpet; Barb Catlin, piano; Mike King, bass; Dom Moio, percussion.

SOUTHERN & DOBSON CAMPUS
Class Number 21373
Monday - Friday, Jul 11 – Jul 15, 9:00am – 3:00pm
Five sessions: Charge $285**
Performance: Friday, Jul 15, 5:00pm

**For detailed information about the workshop and auditions for the Big Band, please visit www.mccband.com

MACHINIMA -- STUDIO 180 – where video production meets game technology for Grades 8 through 12

MCC Business Department

If you love playing video games and want to learn how to create your own game-based movies, then this camp is for you! Specialists in the technology field instruct teens on the techniques used in both digital video production and video game technology. Upon completion of the camp, students will have produced their own Machinima movies within a team environment. The word Machinima (muh-sheen-eh-mah) comes from combining machine (computer) and cinema (video) and involves film making within a real-time, 3D virtual environment, often using 3D video-game technologies. The student-centered learning environment includes state-of-the-art hardware and software in a multimedia studio (named Studio 180+) and a computer lab. High-end computers, video equipment, and a chroma key green screen will be utilized to create the end products.

Pre-requisite: Experience playing various video games and basic computer operations.

Business Department Coordinator: Burton Borlongan, B.F.A.
Business Instructors: Phil Waclawski, B.S., M.S., Nicki Maines, B.S., M.B.A., Misa Vening, B.S., M.S., Ken Costello, B.S., M.S.

RED MOUNTAIN CAMPUS
Class Number 21355
Monday - Thursday, Jul 25 – Jul 28, 8:30am - 5:00pm*
Four sessions: Charge $285**

*Note: This is an all day camp. Students may bring their lunch, or buy their lunch at the College cafeteria.
**Class charge includes cost of all materials, e.g. video game modeling application and flash drive. Approximate value $80.

ALICE WORLD BUILDING CAMP - Animating 3D Worlds for Grades 7 through 10

MCC Business Department

Calling all kids! Join us this summer to learn the basics of computer programming using the introductory computing tool called Alice. With Alice, you will be able to create exciting, visually appealing, 3D animation stories, and interactive games. Thanks to Alice’s large 3D graphic libraries and its drag-and-drop interface, you will be able to create 3D animations in no time. To enhance your stories, you will be able to incorporate sound and voice into your games, all the while learning the basic concepts of computer programming. What are you waiting for? Sign up now for Getting to Know Alice Summer Camp and come join the fun!

MCC Faculty Coordinator: Phillip P. Waclawski, B.S., M.S.

RED MOUNTAIN CAMPUS
Class Number 21369
Monday - Thursday, Jul 11 – Jul 14, 8:30am - 5:00pm*
Four sessions: Charge $250**

* Note: This is an all day camp. Students may bring their lunch, or buy their lunch at the College cafeteria.
** Class charge includes the cost of all materials.

3D MODELING WITH BLENDER for grades 8 through 12

MCC Business Department

Create and modify 3D models using the powerful open source 3D Modeling and Animation software, Blender! Learn how to create and modify wireframes, apply textures and animate 3D figures as used in games and movies! The Camp includes lecture and demonstration, individual and group project direction, open source software and on-line materials for use outside of the Camp.

MCC Faculty Coordinator: Phillip P. Waclawski, B.S., M.S.

RED MOUNTAIN CAMPUS
Class Number 21356
Monday - Thursday, Jul 18 – Jul 21, 8:00am - 5:00pm*
Four sessions: Charge $250**

* Note: This is an all day camp. Students may bring their lunch, or buy their lunch at the College cafeteria.
** Class charge includes the cost of all materials.

THE ORGANIC ANIMATION STUDIO for Grades 6 through 8

MCC Art Department

Do you love animated films like Fantastic Mr. Fox or Corpse Bride? Ever thought about making your own animations? The Organic Animation Studio at Mesa Community College is a hands-on learning environment for young people interested in exploring the amazing world of stop-motion animation. Students will learn a variety of creative techniques for constructing and drawing animated characters and scenes, and will utilize simple and affordable equipment and software to create their own animated films. The Organic Animation Studio is limited to 21 students.

MCC Media Arts Faculty Coordinator: Chris Todd, B.F.A., M.F.A.

SOUTHERN & DOBSON CAMPUS
Class Number 21357
Monday - Thursday, Jul 11 – Jul 14, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Four sessions: Charge $135**

**Studio Charge includes the cost of materials.

MATH IN ACTION! for Grades 6 through 8

MCC Math Department

Join us for four class days of exciting and stimulating discussions, explorations, and hands-on activities that foster creativity, reasoning, teamwork, computer usage and fun! Some of the activities in past years were designing a gym, building a dog, creating musical instruments for a band and playing Let’s Make a Deal. New topics and activities are planned this year, designed to pique your intellectual interest. There will be some computer usage for research, computation and documentation. Students will leave with a new love for math.

MCC Math Coordinators: Donna-Jean Wilson & Ken Seidel.

SOUTHERN & DOBSON CAMPUS
Class Number 21371
Monday - Thursday, Jun 13 – Jun 16, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Four sessions: Charge $125**

RED MOUNTAIN CAMPUS
Class Number 21372
Monday - Thursday, Jun 20 – Jun 23, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Four sessions: Charge $125**

**Course charge includes the cost of materials.

CREEPY, CRAWLY CRITTERS for Grades 3 through 6

Life Science Department

Lasso lizards, catch insects, observe living creatures under the bushes and in the pond in the unique, natural, desert environment at the MCC Red Mountain campus. In addition to seeing desert "critters" in their natural environment, students will learn first-hand how to use science to study them.

Life Science Faculty Coordinator: Krya Perry, M.S.; RM Science Lab Animal Curator, AZ Wildlife Education Volunteer: Darrell Woolf.

RED MOUNTAIN CAMPUS
Class Number 21380
Monday – Thursday, Jun 13 – Jun 16, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Four sessions: Charge $129**

**Class charge includes the cost of all materials.

EXTREME SCIENCES for Grades 4 through 6

MCC Physical, Life and Exercise Science Departments

So You Want to BE a ..............????????????

Come explore your dreams of becoming a scientist, doctor, dietitian, astrologist, exercise physiologist, zoologist, engineer, chemist, sports coach and many more. If you like to construct, explore, develop, experiment, design or calculate and are curious, then this is the camp for you. Join us and have fun with hands on activities that introduce you to careers that are based on science.

Science Faculty Coordinators: Physical Science Chair: Michael Sims, M.S.E., Ph.D., Exercise Science Chair: Ann Stine, B.S., M.S., Life Science Chair: Saundra Minckley, B.S., M.S.

SOUTHERN & DOBSON CAMPUS
Class Number 21358
Monday – Thursday, Jun 6 – Jun 9, 7:30am - 11:30am
Four sessions: Charge $135**

**Course charge includes the cost of materials.

STORMCHASING for Grades 7 through 12

MCC Cultural Science Department

Storm Chasing is an exciting look at all types of severe weather: tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms and lightning, floods, and more! Students will work with forecasting meteorologists to learn how to forecast and identify these deadly weather events.
Note to parents: This is an intense discussion of real weather dangers. Permission needed to view PG-13 movie: Twister.

MCC Cultural Science Coordinator: Erinanne Saffell, M.A., Ph.D.

SOUTHERN & DOBSON CAMPUS
Class Number 21359
Monday - Thursday, Jun 13 – Jun 16, 8:30am - 11:30am
Four sessions: Charge $130**

**Course charge includes the cost of materials.

FUN WITH FOURS- For Preschool

MCC Early Childhood Department

Students will explore the world around them through hands on learning experiences! They will use their senses, develop language and literacy skills, use math manipulatives, foster fine and large motor skills, develop problem-solving skills, develop self-help skills and social interaction. Students will also learn how to prepare no-cook, healthy snacks for our Fun with Fours!

Education Faculty: Rochelle Ramirez-Clark, M.S., M.Ed., Supervisor of Early Childhood Education Center

SOUTHERN & DOBSON CAMPUS
Class Number 21378
Monday - Thursday, Jun 6 – Jun 9, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Four sessions: Charge $145**

**Class charge includes the cost of all materials.

MCC’s ACADEMY FOR THE GIFTED CHILD for Grades K through 5

MCC Education Department

The MCC 2011 Future Leaders Academy for the Gifted will meet the needs of your bright, innovative, and active son or daughter. The students will choose four interdisciplinary classes in the areas of science, language, social studies, math and technology that will target multiple intelligences, real-world experiences, discovery, innovation and problem solving. This academy's primary focus is provide a safe, exciting, learning environment where the students will have a great time engaging their minds and developing educational goals for their future. Students may select from four classes: Rocket Science!, Game Day, Play and Build your own chess set, Design A Creature, Habitat Adaptations, Roald Dahl Literature Circle, Inventions, Reverse Engineering, Become an Author, Geocaching, Hip Hop Dancing, and MCC's Golf Academy.

MCC Education Coordinator: Karen Guerrero, B.S., M.Ed.

SOUTHERN & DOBSON CAMPUS
Class Number 21364
Monday - Thursday, June 20 – 23, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Four Sessions: Charge $250**

Students should bring a sack lunch and a beverage each day.
**Course charge includes the cost of materials for four classes and take-home kit.

KICKSTART KINDERGARTEN for students entering Kindergarten *

MCC Education Department

Students entering Kindergarten will prepare for school in a fun, engaging, safe environment with teachers who have many years of experience working with the early learner. Kickstart will cover state standards in all subject areas through exciting, hands-on activities. Covered will be letter recognition and phonemic sounds to acquire the building blocks for reading. Comprehension strategies will be developed using award-winning children’s literature and the writing process will be introduced while looking at bugs. Development of number sense and numerical operations for math will use computers, estimation, probability and measurement will be introduced while preparing food, and logic and problem solving will be incorporated focusing on animals, science discovery and geographic explorations.

MCC Education Coordinator: Karen Guerrero, B.S., M.Ed.

SOUTHERN & DOBSON CAMPUS
Class Number 21365
Monday - Thursday, June 13 – 16, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Four Sessions: Charge $150**

*Pre-requisite: Students must be at least 4 years of age and fully potty trained – no pull-ups.
**Course charge includes the cost of materials.

KICKSTART 1st GRADE for students entering 1st Grade

MCC Education Department

Students entering 1st Grade will prepare for school in a fun, engaging, safe environment with teachers who have many years of experience working with the early learner. Kickstart will cover state standards in all subject areas through exciting, hands-on activities. To provide a firm foundation for reading, students will gain a firm grasp on phonemic sounds, acquire decoding skills, spend time on spelling patterns and learn 1st grade site words. Comprehension and writing skills will be developed through award-winning children’s literature. For mathematics, the focus will be on number sense and numerical operations while using computers, we will work on estimation, probability and measurement while preparing food. Logic and problem solving will focus on science discovery and geographic explorations. We will culminate the week with a ‘100 Day’ where students will create their own word problems using addition and subtraction and instructors will use centers to expose the children to the building blocks of multiplication and algebra.

MCC Education Coordinator: Karen Guerrero, B.S., M.Ed.

SOUTHERN & DOBSON CAMPUS
Class Number 21368
Monday - Thursday, June 13 – 16, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Four Sessions: Charge $150**

*Course charge includes the cost of materials.

KID’S CULINARY CAMP for Grades 3 through 6

MCC Culinary Studies

Young chefs will learn safety and responsibility in the kitchen plus how to make a dinner for the family. Young chefs will also learn:

• proper knife skills
• appropriate oven use
• use of different ingredients
• how to measure ingredients
• how to read package labels
• how to read and comprehend recipes
• (students may even create their own recipe!)
• the importance of presentation and flavor in food

Food themes for the three day culinary experience will include authentic Spanish dishes, Asian cuisine, classic French with a twist, pastries and baked goods including cake decorating and design, and frozen desserts and beverages. The young chefs will learn the importance of team efforts while cooking, cleaning and serving each other. On the final day of the three-day Camp, parents are invited to join their children for a lunch sampling of what their young chef has created. Class limited to 12 students.

Culinary Science Director: Chef Bill Collins

SOUTHERN & DOBSON CAMPUS
Class Number 21360
Tuesday - Thursday, Jul 12 – Jul 14, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Three sessions: Charge $140**

**Included in the charge is the cost of the food, the chef’s T-Shirt and cap. Young chefs are encouraged to bring an apron.

Girls Out Loud! Empowerment for Girls Grades 7 through 9

MCC Cultural Science Department

This workshop will focus on empowering girls by understanding how popular culture affects their image of themselves. Studies show that eight in ten girls today believe they are not good enough or feel they don’t measure up in one of the following ways – their looks, performance in school, and relationships with friends and family members. This workshop invites girls to discover the power of popular culture and the impact on girls’ visions of themselves.

MCC Cultural Science Faculty: Amy Leer, Ph.D.

RED MOUNTAIN CAMPUS
Class Number 21381
Monday – Thursday, Jul 11 - Jul 14, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Four sessions: Charge $99**

**Course charge includes the cost of materials.

LEADERSHIP 101 for Grades 9 through 11

MCC Counseling and Student Life & Leadership Departments

“Finding the Leader Within” is a camp experience to help high school students gain skills to become efficient and effective school leaders. Through the use of interactive games, lively discussions and leadership exercises, students will develop leadership and life skills promoting their individual personal skills and assets. Included will be personality/leadership type and team building activities, effective communication skills for iPod leaders, leadership characteristics for the text message generation, Walking the Walk: Putting Things in Motion covering Parliamentary procedures, event planning and time management.

Faculty Coordinator: Karen Hardin, Ed.D.
Instructors: Sonia Esposito, Counseling; Greg Reents and Meredith Warner, Student Life and Leadership.

SOUTHERN & DOBSON CAMPUS
Class Number 21361
Monday - Thursday, Jun 6 – Jun 9, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Four sessions: Charge $99**

**Course charge includes the cost of materials.

YOU CAN BE A CHANGE AGENT! for Tweens & Teens Grades 6 through 9

MCC Education Department

Calling all tweens & teens to join us for an amazing opportunity to look within and build a better you. You will be more motivated and energized to become a “change agent”. Along the way you will join new friends as we work together to plan for the challenges of the 21st century. Graduates of this Camp become leaders in their communities who do truly make a difference.

Education Faculty: Tammy Clow Kennedy, M.A.Ed

SOUTHERN & DOBSON CAMPUS
Class Number 21382
Monday – Thursday, Jun 20 – Jun 23, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Four sessions: Charge $119**

**Class charge includes the cost of all materials.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN’T WRITE… for Grades 4 through 6

MCC Education Department

If your child doesn't like to write or doesn't think they can, this class is for them! Students are guaranteed to strengthen their abilities and talents in writing while building confidence as they experience the pleasure of writing. This all-new workshop provides a wealth of activities using the six traits of writing and children's literature that are flexible, creative, and even excite the most reluctant writer! The six writing traits improve written communication skills, which in turn, provide a solid foundation for writing throughout students' lives. Your son or daughter will surprise their teachers next year with what they CAN DO!

P.S. Kids who love books and love to write will really, really like this class, too!

MCC Education Instructor: Pam Schoenfeld, M.S., M.Ed.

SOUTHERN & DOBSON CAMPUS
Class Number 21362
Monday - Thursday, Jun 6 – Jun 23, 9:00am - 10:30am
12 sessions: Charge $130**

**Course charge includes the cost of materials.

BABYSITTING 101 for Grades 6 through 9

MCC Early Childhood Department

Students will develop a "Child Care Kit" while learning the basics of babysitting. They will learn how to handle emergency situations, how to be prepared for caring for young children, and how to make the time they spend with young children meaningful and fun. The students will also learn how to develop a resume, interview, and market their services in a fun and hands-on experience.

MCC Education Instructors: Rochelle Ramirez-Clark, M.S., M.Ed.

SOUTHERN & DOBSON CAMPUS
Class Number 21363
Monday - Thursday, July 18 – 21, 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Four Sessions: Charge $145**

**Course charge includes cost of materials.