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FULL-DAY CAMPS

Enjoy a full-day of fun and save when you use the activity code below to register for these camps.  These camps include a supervised lunch hour with the instructor. Please bring a sack lunch labeled with the camper’s name, sunblock, water, and two snacks. For more information, visit CampAV.org.

 6/12-6/16


Bionerds: From Insects to Spooky Science            $405/$425

Bionerds

Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about the amazing bugs around us such as beetles, crickets, ladybugs and more in the morning. Learn about creepy and crawly topics, from animals like bats and spiders to things like skeletons in the afternoon. Your child will be up close and personal with the live/fresh/preserved organisms, perform some dissections, and engage in cool biology experiments using lab equipment/tools.

  • A $110 material fee is payable to the instructoron the first day of camp.

Aliso Viejo Middle School-Room 503

BIN003      6/12-6/16            M-F        9am-4pm             5-12yrs

 

Art-rageous: Fine Art & Sculpture            $437/$485            

Parker-Anderson Enrichment

We explore many different art media in these full-day camps, giving students a chance to explore both 2D and 3D art. Using a variety of materials including watercolor, clay, and more, students will learn important artistic techniques such as perspective, horizon line, detail work, and molding. Create beautiful paintings, intricate sculptures, and fabulous crafts inspired by the works of famous artists.

Aliso Viejo Middle School-Room 702

PAE032      6/12-6/16            M-F        9am-4pm             5-12yrs 

 

Lego Robotics & Robot Building $428/$475

Parker-Anderson Enrichment

Join us for Lego Robotics in the morning where students are given new and different Lego projects every day to build, test, and modify as they graduate to the next level of engineering comprehension. In the afternoon, students will build both in-camp and take-home robots using various materials such as K’NEX, motors, wires, screws, batteries, and more. (Students do not get to take home any of the LEGO projects from the morning camp, but parents will receive a link to a Google Drive file where pictures of the students with their completed projects will be uploaded after the end of the session. The afternoon camp will include three take-home robots. The in-camp K’NEX robots cannot be taken home.)

Aliso Viejo Middle School-Room 606

PAE053      6/12-6/16            M-F        9am-4pm             6-12yrs

 

STEM + Pokémon Engineering using LEGO Materials       $370/$390

Play-Well TEKnologies

Prepare for a full-day LEGO® camp packed with hands-on and minds-on STEM fun! First, build projects inspired by cool machines while applying real-world concepts in physics, engineering, and architecture. Then join Ash and Pikachu to explore the vast world of Pokémon as we build and catch our favorite Pokémon, rescue Pikachu from Team Rocket, and take a ride on the S.S. Anne to uncover rare and mystic Pokémon. Come along on our journey to catch 'em all!!

Aliso Viejo Ranch 

PWT003     6/12-6/16            M-F        9am-4pm                             5-7yrs

 

Become a Youtuber & Intro to Roblox Development      $525/$550

Code Ninjas

In the morning, campers will work together to create and customize a shared YouTube channel, including the design of unique channel art, profile pictures, and video thumbnails. In the afternoon, campers will experience a hands-on and fully- guided experience on learning the basics of game building and creative development in an online gaming platform called Roblox.

  • A $50 material fee is payable to the instructor on the first day of camp.

Aliso Viejo Ranch              

CNJ007     6/12-6/16            M-F        9am-4pm             8-13yrs

 

6/19-6/23

 

Breakthrough Sports Basketball Camp   $310/$339

Breakthrough Sports

With more than twenty years of experience developing youth sports programming for professional sports teams (LA Clippers, Kansas City Chiefs, Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks), Breakthrough Sports brings its award-winning summer camp series to Aliso Viejo families! Breakthrough Sports camps are inclusive, high-energy camps used to focus on the fundamentals of basketball and to help boys and girls of ALL skill levels improve their game. Our coaches, including former pro players, will help improve mechanics, develop basketball IQ and most importantly boost confidence!

  • Each participant will receive a Breakthrough Sports jersey.

Don Juan Avila Middle School-Blacktop 2

BTS003  6/19-6/23            M-F        9am-4pm             6-14yrs 

 

Stop-Motion Animation, Anime & Cartooning    $392/$435

Parker-Anderson Enrichment

In the Stop-Motion Animation camp, we will have a blast storyboarding ideas, developing plots, and making inanimate objects and characters come to life frame by frame! Learn how movies like “The Boxtrolls” and “Wallace and Gromit” are made when you create your very own Stop Motion films. Students will receive a copy of their work at the end of the session. In the Anime, Cartooning, and Comic Creation camp, learn how to sketch, create interesting stories, and develop character dialogs. You will learn how to draw your own characters from conception to completion as well as popular characters from a variety of cartoons, comics, and Anime. Learn how to draw different facial expressions, create backgrounds, write plots, and more as you create your very own paper comics.

Aliso Viejo Ranch 

PAE041      6/19-6/23            M-F        9am-4pm             5-12yrs

 

Adventures in Game Design & Modding with Minecraft $525/$550

Code Ninjas

In the morning, campers will explore different programming concepts as they create various games inspired by Breakout, Snake, Flappy Bird, and more using a block-based programming language called Scratch—a kid-friendly, visual programming environment developed by MIT. In the afternoon, during the Design Modifications (mods) with Minecraft®, campers will use block-based coding to create 2D and 3D textures for their Minecraft® world along with their very own custom content - including weapons, armor, and enemies!

  • A $50 material fee is payable to the instructor on the first day of camp.

Aliso Viejo Ranch              

CNJ008      6/19-6/23            M-F        9am-4pm             8-13yrs

 

6/26-6/30

 

Art-rageous: Fine Art & Sculpture            $437/$485            

Parker-Anderson Enrichment

We explore different art media in these full-day camps, giving students a chance to explore both 2D and 3D art. Using a variety of materials including watercolor, clay, and more, students will learn important artistic techniques such as perspective, horizon line, detail work, and molding. Create beautiful paintings, intricate sculptures, and fabulous crafts inspired by the works of famous artists.

Aliso Viejo Middle School-Room 702

PAE033      6/26-6/30            M-F        9am-4pm             5-12yrs 

 

Lego Robotics & Robot Building $428/$475

Parker-Anderson Enrichment

Join us for Lego Robotics in the morning where students are given new and different Lego projects every day to build, test, and modify as they graduate to the next level of engineering comprehension. In the afternoon, students will build both in-camp and take-home robots using various materials such as K’NEX, motors, wires, screws, batteries, and more. (Students do not get to take home any of the LEGO projects from the morning camp, but parents will receive a link to a Google Drive file where pictures of the students with their completed projects will be uploaded after the end of the session. The afternoon camp will include three take-home robots. The in-camp K’NEX robots cannot be taken home.)

Aliso Viejo Middle School-Room 606

PAE054      6/26-6/30            M-F        9am-4pm             6-12yrs

 

Silly Science & Lego Masters       $400/$445

Parker-Anderson Enrichment

The morning science program will delight and astonish young children encountering the wonders of nature for the first time! Experiment with a bit of chemistry, paleontology, physics, and so much more in this exciting camp. Young children will develop a passion for learning about the world around them! In the afternoon Lego Masters camp, students will learn basic building techniques as they work with standard Lego bricks to complete team challenges! Being LEGO Smart is more than building with LEGO bricks--it's having the ability to work in teams, solve problems, and build amazing LEGO creations as you explore your creativity! Join us for the perfect combination of learning and fun. 

Aliso Viejo Ranch

PAE064      6/26-6/30            M-F        9am-4pm             4-7yrs

 

7/3-7/7

 

Breakthrough Sports Basketball Camp   $249/$275

Breakthrough Sports

With more than twenty years of experience developing youth sports programming for professional sports teams (LA Clippers, Kansas City Chiefs, Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks), Breakthrough Sports brings its award-winning summer camp series to Aliso Viejo families! Breakthrough Sports camps are inclusive, high-energy camps used to focus on the fundamentals of basketball and to help boys and girls of ALL skill levels improve their game. Our coaches, including former pro players, will help improve mechanics, develop basketball IQ and most importantly boost confidence!

  • Each participant will receive a Breakthrough Sports jersey.

Don Juan Avila Middle School-Blacktop 2

BTS005     7/3-7/7 M-F        9am-4pm             6-14yrs 

No camp 7/4

 

Science Explosion            $347/$385

Parker-Anderson Enrichment

In this full day science camp, students will explore a wide variety of scientific fields including astronomy, paleontology, engineering, chemistry, invention, and physics. Students will conduct hands on projects and experiments including exploring magnetism and electricity, building rockets, making five-minute ice cream, creating Elephant Toothpaste, exploring extreme bubbles, and creating inventions as they practice the Scientific Method. Science is all around us so let's jump in and have some fun!

Aliso Viejo Ranch 

PAE062     7/3-7/7 M-F        9am-4pm             5-12yrs

No camp 7/4

 

Hogwarts and Jedi Training Academies $342/$380

Parker-Anderson Enrichment

In the morning camp, perfect your Wizardry skills in this interactive, creative, spell-binding camp! Find out which house you belong to and learn how to make potions, use your wand, identify creatures, and more! Witches and wizards of all ages will graduate the Academy with the supplies and skills to use their magic for good. In the afternoon, the Force will be with you as you learn the way of the Padawan!   Play Ultimate Star Wars games, build Star Wars Lego projects, and go from Jedi Padawan to Jedi Knight in one session! You will learn to act like the characters, draw the Jedi cartoon characters, create your own Jedi cape, take home your very own Light Saber, and more! Students will become Jedi Knights in a Knighting Ceremony for friends and family at the end of the session.

  • The Knighting Ceremony performance will take place at the end of the last day of camp and will last for about 15 minutes.

Aliso Viejo Ranch

PAE074     7/3-7/7 M-F        9am-4pm             5-12yrs

No camp 7/4

 

Bionerds: From Microscopic World to Human Body         $325/$341

Bionerds

Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about microscopic world, such as bacteria, protozoa, sea monkeys, yeast, and more in the morning. Learn about how amazing your body is and how its systems work, from your brain to your skin in the afternoon. Your child will be up close and personal with fresh/preserved organs and live organisms and perform many dissections and cool biology experiments using lab equipment/tools.

  • A $88 material fee is payable to the instructoron the first day of camp.

Aliso Viejo Middle School-Room 503

BIN009     7/3-7/7 M-F        9am-4pm             5-12yrs

No camp 7/4

 

Inventors with Makey Makey & Code Your Own Robot in Minecraft       $425/$450

Code Ninjas

In the morning, campers using a Makey Makey circuit board and maker materials will design and build music interfaces, game controllers, and more!  In the afternoon, campers will use code to control a robot in Minecraft Education Edition®. Through simple programming, they'll apply complex computer science concepts to automate the boring parts of Minecraft® such as farming, digging and more. 

  • A $50 material fee is payable to the instructor on the first day of camp.

Aliso Viejo Ranch              

CNJ009     7/3-7/7 M-F        9am-4pm             8-13yrs

No camp 7/4

 

7/10-7/14

 

Art, Cooking, & Architecture      $446/$495

Parker-Anderson Enrichment

Join us for a full day of art, architecture, and cooking fun. The architecture camp combines the fascinating worlds of art and architecture as students create building-themed 2D and 3D projects. During the cooking camp, students will tantalize their taste buds and have fun with crafts! Students will explore a different cooking recipe each day while also making beautiful works of art while the food is cooking. 

  • This camp is not recommended for students with severe allergies. If your child has any minor allergy or food restriction, please email oc@parker-anderson.org.

Aliso Viejo Ranch

PAE024      7/10-7/14            M-F        9am-4pm             5-12yrs                 

 

Stop-Motion Animation, Anime & Cartooning    $392/$435

Parker-Anderson Enrichment

In the Stop-Motion Animation camp, we will have a blast storyboarding ideas, developing plots, and making inanimate objects and characters come to life frame by frame! Learn how movies like “The Boxtrolls” and “Wallace and Gromit” are made when you create your very own Stop Motion films. Students will receive a copy of their work at the end of the session. In the Anime, Cartooning, and Comic Creation camp, learn how to sketch, create interesting stories, and develop character dialogs. You will learn how to draw your own characters from conception to completion as well as popular characters from a variety of cartoons, comics, and Anime. Learn how to draw different facial expressions, create backgrounds, write plots, and more as you create your very own paper comics.

Aliso Viejo Ranch 

PAE042      7/10-7/14            M-F        9am-4pm             5-12yrs

 

Robotics using LEGO® Spike Prime & Minecraft Engineering        $370/$390

Play-Well TEKnologies

Prepare for a full-day LEGO® camp packed with hands-on and minds-on STEM fun! First, learn about concepts such as basic programming skills, sensors, and robotic components while building robots with the Spike Prime system. Then, venture into the world of Minecraft in our unique LEGO® experience. Get ready to build your base, craft your tools, use your Minecart to harvest raw resources, and battle to stop the Ender Dragon from ending the world.

Aliso Viejo Ranch  

PWT006      7/10-7/14            M-F        9am-4pm                             6-10yrs

 

7/17-7/21

 

Kids Hip Hop Academy Camp     $350/$375  

Fitness With Flavor  

An exciting summer camp that teaches kids everything about Hip Hop, including its history, culture, and where it is in today’s styles. From basic dance movements to experimenting with breakdancing, kids will learn popping, locking, and all the cool styles. Several amazing industry professionals will make guest appearances throughout the week to work with the kids. Campers will also learn how to create their own dance routines and freestyles. They will rock a performance on the last day of camp in front of their parents and guests with some hip-hop happening choreography, new and different every summer!  Come learn all about Hip Hop dance and get your move on.  All levels are welcome!

  • A $20 material fee is payable to the instructor on the first day of camp.
  • Wear sneakers.
  • Bring lunch and 2 snacks.

Aliso Viejo Ranch 

FWF002      7/17-7/21            M-F        9am-4pm             7-12yrs  

 

Breakthrough Sports Basketball Camp   $310/$339

Breakthrough Sports

With more than twenty years of experience developing youth sports programming for professional sports teams (LA Clippers, Kansas City Chiefs, Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks), Breakthrough Sports brings its award-winning summer camp series to Aliso Viejo families! Breakthrough Sports camps are inclusive, high-energy camps used to focus on the fundamentals of basketball and to help boys and girls of ALL skill levels improve their game. Our coaches, including former pro players, will help improve mechanics, develop basketball IQ and most importantly boost confidence!

  • Each participant will receive a Breakthrough Sports jersey.

Don Juan Avila Middle School-Blacktop 2

BTS007     7/17-7/21            M-F        9am-4pm             6-14yrs 

 

Art-rageous: Fine Art & Sculpture            $437/$485            

Parker-Anderson Enrichment

We explore different art media in these full-day camps, giving students a chance to explore both 2D and 3D art. Using a variety of materials including watercolor, clay, and more, students will learn important artistic techniques such as perspective, horizon line, detail work, and molding. Create beautiful paintings, intricate sculptures, and fabulous crafts inspired by the works of famous artists.

Aliso Viejo Middle School-Room 702

PAE034      7/17-7/21            M-F        9am-4pm             5-12yrs 

 

Lego Robotics & Robot Building $428/$475

Parker-Anderson Enrichment

Join us for Lego Robotics in the morning where students are given new and different Lego projects every day to build, test, and modify as they graduate to the next level of engineering comprehension. In the afternoon, students will build both in-camp and take-home robots using various materials such as K’NEX, motors, wires, screws, batteries, and more. (Students do not get to take home any of the LEGO projects from the morning camp, but parents will receive a link to a Google Drive file where pictures of the students with their completed projects will be uploaded after the end of the session. The afternoon camp will include three take-home robots. The in-camp K’NEX robots cannot be taken home.)

Aliso Viejo Middle School-Room 606

PAE055     7/17-7/21            M-F        9am-4pm             6-12yrs


7/24-7/28

 

Bionerds: From Forensic Science to the Ocean   $405/$425

Bionerds

Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about forensic science and solve mysteries in the morning.  Learn about the amazing marine animals from the tiny planktons, sea stars, to the great white sharks, and more in the afternoon.  Your child will be up close and personal with the live/preserved organisms, perform many dissections and cool biology experiments and forensic science using lab equipment/tools.

  • A $110 material fee is payable to the instructoron the first day of camp.

Aliso Viejo Middle School-Room 503

BIN006     7/24-7/28            M-F        9am-4pm             5-12yrs

 

Challenger Sports Core Camp     $250/$299

Challenger Sports

Challenger International Soccer Camps (staffed by coaches from Europe, Brazil and the U.S.) teach a fun, technical, and tactical based curriculum, revolving around five of the world’s leading soccer nations: Brazil, France, Spain, UK and the US. This combination of on and off-field skill development will both engage and entertain players and will encourage them to push the boundaries of their talents. The new international curriculum will contain a selection of age & ability appropriate drills and practices used by coaches throughout many countries in Europe and South America.

Don Juan Avila Middle School-Field 3

CSC003     7/24-7/28            M-F        9am-4pm             7-14yrs 

 

Art, Cooking, & Architecture      $446/$495

Parker-Anderson Enrichment

Join us for a full day of art, architecture, and cooking fun. The architecture camp combines the fascinating worlds of art and architecture as students create building-themed 2D and 3D projects. During the cooking camp, students will tantalize their taste buds and have fun with crafts! Students will explore a different cooking recipe each day while also making beautiful works of art while the food is cooking. 

  • This camp is not recommended for students with severe allergies. If your child has any minor allergy or food restriction, please email oc@parker-anderson.org.

Aliso Viejo Ranch

PAE025      7/24-7/28            M-F        9am-4pm             5-12yrs 

 

Minecraft & Stop Motion             $392/$435

Parker-Anderson Enrichment

Come join us in the Minecraft camp to learn about and play the most popular computer game on the planet! Learn building techniques, details of commands, and how to change the look of the game by playing on the provided laptops. In the Stop-Motion Animation camp, we will have a blast storyboarding ideas, developing plots, and making inanimate objects and characters come to life frame by frame! Learn how movies like “The Boxtrolls” and “Wallace and Gromit” are made when you create your very own Stop Motion films. Students will receive a copy of their work at the end of the session.

Aliso Viejo Ranch

PAE046      7/24-7/28            M-F        9am-4pm             5-12yrs

 

STEM+Pokemon Master Engineering using LEGO Materials          $370/$390

Play-Well TEKnologies

Gear up for a full-day LEGO® camp packed with hands-on and minds-on STEM fun! In this challenge-based program, start by building engineer-designed projects and putting your creativity and problem solving into action. Then, learn to build your favorite Pokémon, evolve them into more powerful versions, and come face to face with the current champion in an epic battle for the title. Challenge yourself in the world of Engineering and Pokémon in this new full-day themed camp for LEGO® fanatics!

Aliso Viejo Ranch   

PWT009     7/24-7/28            M-F        9am-4pm             7-12yrs

 

 7/31-8/4

 

Breakthrough Sports Basketball Camp   $310/$339

Breakthrough Sports

With more than twenty years of experience developing youth sports programming for professional sports teams (LA Clippers, Kansas City Chiefs, Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks), Breakthrough Sports brings its award-winning summer camp series to Aliso Viejo families! Breakthrough Sports camps are inclusive, high-energy camps used to focus on the fundamentals of basketball and to help boys and girls of ALL skill levels improve their game. Our coaches, including former pro players, will help improve mechanics, develop basketball IQ and most importantly boost confidence!

  • Each participant will receive a Breakthrough Sports jersey.

Don Juan Avila Middle School-Blacktop 2

BTS009     7/31-8/4               M-F        9am-4pm             6-14yrs 

 

Stop-Motion Animation, Anime & Cartooning    $392/$435

Parker-Anderson Enrichment

In the Stop-Motion Animation camp, we will have a blast storyboarding ideas, developing plots, and making inanimate objects and characters come to life frame by frame! Learn how movies like “The Boxtrolls” and “Wallace and Gromit” are made when you create your very own Stop Motion films. Students will receive a copy of their work at the end of the session. In the Anime, Cartooning, and Comic Creation camp, learn how to sketch, create interesting stories, and develop character dialogs. You will learn how to draw your own characters from conception to completion as well as popular characters from a variety of cartoons, comics, and Anime. Learn how to draw different facial expressions, create backgrounds, write plots, and more as you create your very own paper comics.

Aliso Viejo Ranch 

PAE043      7/31-8/4               M-F        9am-4pm             5-12yrs

 

Science Explosion $432/$480

Parker-Anderson Enrichment

In this full day science camp, students will explore a wide variety of scientific fields including astronomy, paleontology, engineering, chemistry, invention, and physics. Students will conduct hands on projects and experiments including exploring magnetism and electricity, building rockets, making five-minute ice cream, creating Elephant Toothpaste, exploring extreme bubbles, and creating inventions as they practice the Scientific Method. Science is all around us so let's jump in and have some fun!

Aliso Viejo Ranch 

PAE063      7/31-8/4               M-F        9am-4pm             5-12yrs 

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