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Autumn Activity Guide 2019

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42 /lombardparks YOUTH & TEEN 3D VIDEO GAME DESIGN (Ages 8-12) Learn to create 3D games and challenge your friends. We will be creating games for the PC version of Kodu, Microsoft's award-winning game design platform. Students will learn the art of rapid game design and develop an understanding of underlying game mechanics. Students can choose from 20 different game characters including flying saucers, submarines, and a Pac-Man-like Kodu character then use an interactive terrain editor, a bridge and path builder, and other tools to create their 3D game world. Kodu is available as a free download for Windows. Bring a USB drive on the last day or games can be emailed to parents. Refund requests must be made three working days prior to start of program. Instructor: Computer Explorers Location: Sunset Knoll Recreation Center Code Day Date Time R/NR Fee 307157-01 W 09/18 - 10/09 4:30 - 6:00 pm $82/$85 LEGO STEM WORKSHOP (Ages 5-9) Are you ready for an adventure of a lifetime? Put on your hiking boots and camouflage, you're about to enter Jurassic Brick Land! Students will build a world that comes to life with gentle Brontosaurus, ferocious Velociraptor, terrifying T. Rex and more. Students will learn fascinating facts about amazing dinosaurs and other extinct animals that roamed the earth and swam the seas during the age of dinosaurs. Our proprietary kits and model plans incorporate gears, axles, motors, battery packs and other technic Lego components. Our specialized project kits and model plans are sure to challenge all grade & skill levels. Come learn, build, and play at Jurassic Brick Land after school classes! Refund requests must be made three working days prior to the program. Instructor: Bricks 4 Kidz Location: Sunset Knoll Recreation Center Code Day Date Time R/NR Fee 307159-01 F 10/25 5:30 - 7:30 pm $25/$28 NEW! JEDI GALAXY (Ages 5-9) Students will build motorized models that represent spacecraft from your favorite popular space movie and models related to the NASA space program. Our one-of-a-kind models incorporate beams, gears, axles, motors & battery packs! Are you a budding astronaut? An adventurer who loves space exploration? Then you'll love our space theme projects. We'll provide the bricks; all you need to bring for this adventure is your imagination! Refund requests must be made three working days before class begins. Instructor: Bricks 4 Kidz Location: Oakbrook Terrace Park District Code Day Date Time R/NR Fee 307160-01 Tu 12/03 6:00 - 8:00 pm $25/$28 HOME ALONE (Ages 7-12) This American Red Cross course teaches skills children should know if they find themselves alone (i.e.: answering phones, doors, etc.) Register early; space is limited. Instructor: Brenda Jaeger Location: Sunset Knoll Recreation Center Code Day Date Time R/NR Fee 307102-01 M 10/14 6:00 - 7:00 pm $16/$22 MARVELOUS MAGIC (Ages 5-12) Amaze family and friends with tricks that involve cards, ropes, coins, mindreading, and more. While the tricks may appear difficult, you'll discover that they are quick to learn and easy to perform. All materials are provided; each child receives a magic kit to take home. Children are grouped by age and always learn tricks that are age appropriate. New tricks are taught each session. Instructor: Magic Team of Gary Kantor Location: Iowa Community Center Code Day Date Time R/NR Fee 307103-01 W 09/25 4:00 - 4:55 pm $20/$25 307103-02 F 11/22 5:15 - 6:10 pm $20/$25 CHESS SCHOLARS (Ages 5-12) No previous knowledge of chess is necessary. Players of all levels are welcome. Each class will consist of a fun interactive teaching period and guided practice time. Both new and returning participants will get to the next level under the guidance of an experienced Chess Scholars coach. Children will have the opportunity to test for a Chess Belt under a unique Chess Scholars system patterned after martial arts belts. There will also be a chess competition with prizes at the end of the session! Instructor: Chess Scholars Location: Sunset Knoll Recreation Center Code Day Date Time R/NR Fee 307105-01 Sa 10/05 - 11/09 11:00 am - 12:00 pm $90/$100

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