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The MLDC also offers what we call our elective choices that offer the ability to specialize for two-hour blocks of time. Some of our most popular options are listed below. Although all of the activities are open to our teens, we have a number of options that are open to other age groups as well. If you would like to see the entire schedule at a glance and what age groups may participate, then click onto the "Calendar-at-Glance" link.
Click here ARCHERY
Instruction is provided using recurve bows specific to the size and ability of the campers. Using progressions in the lesson plan, campers are taught basic archery skills and move on with greater measurable distances and varying targets. Our Archery Specialist has an NAA Level I Archery Certification.
DATES TOPICS June 26 Crazy Eight Archery
July 1
Archery Explosion July 10 Water Balloon Archery July 15 Blindfold Archery Aug 7 Hoops Indoor Archery
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ARTWORKS
Use a variety of mediums to express your creativity! Play with paint on a canvas, create jewelry, woodwork, and do scrap booking. Our Art Specialist will guide you to use your imagination through painting, sculpting, and drawing
DATES: TOPICS:
June 24
Glass Blowing
June 26
Candy Making Workshop
July 3
Fire Your Desire Ceramics
July 10
Foam core Construction
July 10
Glitter and Glam Make your own lip gloss and bath salt July 17 Candle Making
July 22 Etched Glass
July 24
Sewing Bee July 29 Merlin Silver Star Jewelry Making
July 31
Shaving Cream Cards
July 31 Woodworking (Animal Creations) August 5 Tie Dye August 7 Knitting August 12 Scrap booking
Glass
Blowing Atticus Glassblowers from Amherst Mass teach campers the craft of glass blowing. Each camper will take home a special gift! DATE: June 24Candy Making
Workshop Everyone loves candy and this is the day our campers will learn how it is done. Campers fill candy molds with special chocolate and create a mouth watering filling. Yummmm! DATE: June 26 Fire Your Desire CeramicsCampers create beautiful ceramic pieces at The Fire Your Desire Studio in Acton Ma. After their pieces have been “fired” they will bring them home. DATE: July 3
Campers make candles the old fashioned way; using bee’s wax
and natural colors and scents.
Campers use their MLDC tee shirts to make cool 70’s apparel! Foam Core Construction & Etched Glass Our art expert, Dave Negrin, teaches these two intricate and beautiful mediums. Campers will be able to bring home their pieces and display them for their families. DATE: July 10 (etched glass) and July 22 (Foam Core Construction) Knitting &
Sewing Campers learn the basic craft of knitting by learning how to make their own scarf. Using our new sewing machines, campers make their own, custom tote bag. Best of all, campers will have the skills to do the same at home! DATE: Sewing July 24 and Knitting
August 7 Scrapbooking Campers will make memories come alive by taking pictures from
home and designing and creating lasting images. DATE: August 12
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BIKE HIKE
Campers will ride from DATE: July 15
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BOATING
Fun on the water! We spend time learning the
fundamentals of each watercraft on beautiful
KAYAKING/CANOEING/PADDLEBOATSDATES June 26 July 8 July 24 Aug 5 Turtle Hunt!!!
SAILING DATES July 1 July 17 July 31 August 7 August 12 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DANCE GOTTA
DANCE “Gotta Dance”, a local dance company, will provide an enjoyable hip
hop and Zumba dance classes. Campers learn new moves and fun footwork. Listen to
great music and learn an exciting dance routine! DATE: July 15 (Hip
Hop) August 12 (Zumba)
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Glitter and Glam! HAIR DESIGN /Make your own Beauty Products Campers will work with different hair styles, including “up do’s.” Learn the best methods of hair care for your hair type and styles that complement your look. Campers will also make lip gloss and baths salts by using all natural ingredients. DATE: July 10
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Long ago, there were sword masters who ran schools teaching the elite how to fight with a blade. Since the introduction of guns, many of these ancient techniques and tactics disappeared... leaving only books and drawings to carry on the method of their art. Recently, some of these texts have been translated from their native Medieval German language into English. Now, our group of researchers and instructors are interpreting these techniques and movements into actual sword fighting skills!
Learn techniques that have been formulated by our own experts. Use foam padded swords to work on various strikes, parries and evasions. And then revel in the chaos of a practice battle, with teams of swordfighters dueling against each other! DATE: July 30
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FISHING
One of the most popular areas of camp, you will get to spend time fishing for
Trout and Bass at
DATES TOPICS
July 3
Catch The Big One July 15 The Magic of Fishing August 12 Reel Expectations
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Disc golf is played much like traditional golf. Instead of a ball and clubs, however players use a flying disc, or Frisbee®. The sport was formalized in the 1970's, and shares with “golf” the object of completing each hole in the fewest number of strokes (or, in the case of disc golf, the fewest number of throws). A golf disc is thrown from a tee area to a target which is the "hole". The hole can be one of a number of disc golf targets; the most common is called a Pole Hole®, which is an elevated metal basket. As a player progresses down the fairway, he or she must make each consecutive shot from the spot where the previous throw has landed. The trees, shrubs, and terrain changes located in and around the fairways provide challenging obstacles for the golfer. Finally, the "putt" lands in the basket and the hole is completed. Disc golf shares the same joys and frustrations of traditional golf, whether it's sinking a long putt or hitting a tree halfway down the fairway. (Excerpt from PDGA.com)
Ultimate Frisbee is an exciting, non-contact team sport, played by thousands the world over. It mixes the best features of sports such as Soccer, Basketball, and Football into an elegantly simple yet fascinating game. Don Phillips is a veteran of the sport of Disc Golf and Ultimate Frisbee. He is involved in teaching the sport to children around the state.
DATES TOPICS June 24 Ultimate Frisbee July 22 Ultimate Frisbee July 31 Disc Golf
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INTRO TO SCUBA DIVING
Campers will be allowed to experience scuba diving under the supervision of a
professional Scuba Instructor at DATE: July 8 Discover Scuba August 7 Scuba/Sail
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LAND SPORTS
Fun, fun, fun!!! Campers will learn fundamental skills and positioning pertaining to each sport. Time will be spent assessing the strategy of each game. In individual sports, such as golf and archery, time will be spent learning proper technique as well as playing the game. Our Land Sports Specialist is an avid lacrosse, soccer, and basketball player.
DATES TOPICS
June 26 Dodge
Ball/Flag Football July1
Knockout
July 8
Golf (lesson
at Kimball Farm, includes time at the driving range)
July 12
Knockout
July 10
Golf (play the 3 par
course at Kimball Farm) July 17
Sports Extravaganza July 24 World Cup Soccer
July 29
Disc Golf ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAD SCIENCE!
DATES TOPICS July 8 Forensics July 17
Totally Gross Chemistry July 31
Incredible Edibles
August 5
All About Bubbles
August 12
Volcanoes Forensics
Under the watchful eye of a State Police Crime Lab official, campers will learn
how cases are solved through the use of fingerprinting and DNA. This thriller elective will have campers
on the edge of their seats!!!DATE: July 10
Totally Gross Chemistry
When is science fun? When it is gross!! Campers will learn about the disgusting scientific world of slime and other messy gross creations.
DATE: July 17 Incredible Edibles
We all love to eat
and what a better way than to create incredible food through the magic of
science… Campers will add and mix to create delightful edible treats. All About Bubbles
Campers will spend
the morning in a world of bubbles… They will make them, chew them, blow them and
create fun experiments with them…
Campers will be up to their eyeballs in bubbles!!! Volcanoes
This elective is a favorite with our campers. They will create their very own volcano and watch it erupt right in front of them.DATE: July 12------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OUTDOOR PURSUITS Nature Hikes,
River Navigation, Orienteering, Outdoor Cooking, and Wilderness Exploration are
just a few of our Nature & Outdoor programs. Campers are able to learn
tree identification, bird calling, and pond studies. Our Nature and
Outdoor Specialist is an avid outdoorsman with comprehensive experience.
Experiential education has never been more fun! DATES TOPICS June 26 Outdoor Kayak Adventure (Still River Outfitters)
July 3 Rise and Shine Outdoor Cooking
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PERFORMING ARTS Improvisation, small skits, miming, song writing, scenery/props and more are part of our drama workshops. Campers will have the opportunity to develop, discuss, write and even perform their expressions. They will work towards bringing their imaginations to life. Additionally, campers will be able to adapt traditional camp songs by modifying them into today’s top 40 hits. Learn how to use a digital camcorder and create a video! Learn editing, filming and create your own montage.
DATES TOPICS June 24 and August 7
Karaoke July 8 Video Production July 29
Lion King Production Prep July 30 Lion King Production Prep August 1
MLDC Presents The Lion King ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Build and Design Come explore the world of Robotics by building different models in Robotics as well as using different power sources to make them run. How would you like to build and launch your own rocket? Make it from scratch and prepare for blast off! We offer various creations that campers build and design using different materials. Dates
July 3
Rocketry
July 10 Foam Core Construction
July 17 Robotics
July 22 Balsa Wood Construction
July 29
Build A Set (Lion King)
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ROYAL TEA PARTY Royal Tea Parties by Lady J
provide a time travel adventure. She will take campers back in time to the
Victorian Era of 1890. As campers sip tea and nibble on fine pastries,
campers will escape the present and explore DATES: July 24
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THE TOWER Test your
ability to climb, balance and work with others at challenging heights; the
climbing tower is the answer. This 40-foot structure is designed to allow for
the incorporation of both beginner and intermediate level tasks that will keep
campers intensely engaged during their use of the element. In keeping with MLDC
standards, only professionally trained instructors operate the tower to ensure
the highest level of safety possible. DATES TOPICS June 24 Team Building/Games July 1 Team Spirit August 5 Treasure on the Tower
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