Joe the Art Guy Classes
Joe the Art Guy offers painting and drawing classes for Birthday Parties as well as single-day classes including, "Kid's Draw Animals with Joe," Acrylic Painting" and "Caricature Drawing."
Chess Camp
Want to learn the game of chess check out this summer camp.
Be A Magician!
Have you ever wanted to be like the famous magicians and entertain people with your feats of magic and illusion? Now you can learn the secrets of professional magicians from a real pro! This five day, hands-on course will teach you not only how the tricks work, but you will also learn how to perform them, and in some cases how to actually make your own magic from simple items found in most any home! At the end of the course, you will have the opportunity to perform a trick in our very own show and discover some of the illustrious history of this age-old art.
The course instructor is Greg Joyce.
Cake Decorating for Beginners and Step 2
In this class, you will improve your baking skills and learn recipes for great frosting. Learn to decorate your own cakes with borders, flowers, leaves, side drapes, roses, cartoon designs, script writing and more! The best part is you get to take home your own finished cakes! In the second step, you will learn several flowers and borders, theme cakes, holidays, baby and wedding showers. This class may require some additional supplies to be purchased in addition to the class fee. Lisa Williamson will be the instructor.
Novice Photography Workshop
The Washington Park District has teamed up with Kara Kamienski Photography again for this offering! Learn to use your DSLR camera like a pro! We'll walk you through all you need to know about your fancy camera- what settings to use, what do those lenses mean, and how to take better pictures! This class is designed for beginners who are wanting to do more with their camera than just shoot the 'auto' button! Attendees are encouraged to bring their camera to class for hands-on learning!
Writing Workshops
The Washington Park District has teamed up with Andrea Herrick for some fun summer writing classes. She will guide middle school age students in ways to build fictional worlds or characters in one day classes. The students will be able to learn from Andrea, but also will be able to ask question and hear from other students in class in this class.
French Language Class
Join Mr. Nathan Sidwell in either of his four-day French class. Become immersed in the beautiful French language. Best for 11-13 year olds.